plus and minus

 there's this swimsuit that's been in my zalora cart for quite a while.  price is P3,495.

yesterday, was i surprised to see that the price jumped to P6,990! 😲

guess what, today i see that you can get it with up to 35% voucher discount.  yup, it can go 'down' to P4,543.50 🙄

oh, 'sale' 🤦‍♀️

hard questions

 i asked ChatGPT,

"what is the hardest question anyone has ever asked you?"

after the standard,
"As an AI language model, I don't have personal experiences or emotions..."

it went on to say,
"...  I've encountered various complex and thought-provoking questions throughout my interactions...

Some examples of challenging questions include:

1.  "What is the meaning of life?"

2.  "Is it ever justified to break the law for a greater good?"

3.  "If a self-driving car is about to crash, should it prioritize the safety of its passengers or pedestrians?"

4.  "Can machines like you ever truly understand human emotions?"

5.  "What is the nature of consciousness?""

i was underwhelmed by the reply.
that's it???
i guess i was expecting something that has a stun factor.
but yeah, those questions are not easy to answer.

i wonder what my answer would be to my own question and to those thrown at ChatGPT 🤔

all for the best

last february, i ordered a ring light online but received instead a pastry brush (!).  (the seller has since refunded my payment.)

easter sunday, someone sent me a ring light  ->  with a tripod to boot 😮

you don't get something good
because you're going to receive something better.

i'm so happy 😊
i'm so thankful 🙏

HAPPY easter 🐰

failed break-in attempt

 someone tried to break into my place on july 19, 2022.  well, there are security cameras here. 

10:05 p.m., he arrived on motorcycle.  and yes, he was wearing a helmet.

he parked his motorcycle at the end of the street, in front / near the corner of our house.

10:09 p.m., he entered our side gate.

(during the interval, he checked out the neighbors' houses.)

when he was already at the 3rd floor (reached through the outdoor stairs), he did not have a helmet anymore.  he also was not wearing a mask.

10:16 p.m. i saw his hand and arm poking through the front window of my living room.  it looked like he was trying to reach the door stopper.

so it was him i've been hearing from my bed earlier!
i just ignored the sounds!
i'm so used to all sorts of noises in the neighborhood and a lot of times they seem so near.

i asked, "ano 'yan?!"
->  'what's that?!'

he immediately pulled out his hand.

still10:16 p.m. he rushed out the side gate which all along he left open.  he was not wearing his helmet but his head was covered.

he put on his helmet while he was hurriedly walking to his motorcycle.

10:17 p.m. he drove off.

his attempt failed.

and his face was clearly captured on cam.

i informed the neighbors (through facebook messenger) on the same night.

his actions were reported to the authorities the following day.

needs improvement

july 9, i ordered spicy pepperoni pizza from pizza hut - xavierville and when it was delivered, the pepperoni was burnt, as in the edges were black!

i took pics and emailed them to pizza hut's customer service center with the note, "next time please check the quality of the pizza before delivery."

they asked for my number saying the Manager on Duty will call me.

july 12, i gave them my number.

an hour and a half later, someone from the xavierville branch called me and was i taken aback by his tack!  the guy kept on saying maybe i was just used to their [non-spicy] pepperoni lovers pizza so i thought their spicy pepperoni was burnt.  he said that really is how their spicy pepperoni is.  we were on the phone for 12 minutes and no matter what i said, that was his repeated and aggressive stand!

(for the record, i'm over half a century old and i've probably ordered pizza hut's pepperoni lovers pizza only twice in my entire life.  i am not used to it at all.  my favorite is bacon cheeseburger and that is almost always what i order from their store.

i say the pepperoni is burnt not in comparison to anything else.  the edges of the pepperoni are black, that's it!)

i told the guy if that really is his stand then put it in writing, email it to me.

what the guy emails me instead is a request for my address saying they would give me complimentary pizza.

i don't send feedback to get complimentary items.  i have given a lot of feedback and i have turned down numerous offers of replacement.

i send feedback so the store could improve and other customers would have a better experience.

in this case, i hope pizza hut would look not just into the way their spicy pepperoni is cooked but also into the way their managers interact with dissatisfied customers.  the goal is to reduce dissatisfaction, not aggravate it.