Yahoo Account Recovered

After reporting that franckxethee@yahoo.com to yahoo security that my account was hacked for the nth time... I finally was able to get a new password for the old yahoo account after all the verification process... since my previous security information was altered we have to go back to information I furnished yahoo back then... and that was over 10 years ago... now I have my account recovered...

Checking on the security information, the hacker changed my name in my account info to maria lurdes, which I'm not sure if its the name of the hacker or just a name used as an alias... I changed all the security information and password... and hopefully, he or probably a she with the name registered in my yahoo account... would not be able to bother my contacts anymore...

I was able to intercept one request of prepaid cards by the hacker... and fortunately, the one led to believe that I was in need of load would be unable to give it until Saturday and hopefully an end to the hacker's vicious cycle of extorting money...

Now, I'm stuck on the idea of what to do with the old account... of course, based on nostalgia, it's been a part of me for such a long time... but since the account has been hacked... it's been bad news after bad news... and at least, I'm stuck with the idea that somehow, my contacts are much safer from the hacker than before... though still I'm asking friends to be more cautious on friends soliciting help via YM. =>

Missing the Outside World

It's been a turbulent week and a half already and the tides don't seem to be at my side at least for the next few more weeks... but hey, it's all in a days work... Smooth sailing it never was... but I never really expected an easy path...

Through all this, I'm so transparent... every emotions is obvious for me... I'm not a chameleon when it comes to masking my emotions... but it shouldn't be a drawback after all... All I know is that...

There will be times that I won't be rational, to make up for the time I never reacted...
There will be times that I'm packaged with a scowl, to make up for the time I refuse to budge...
There will be times that I appear distracted, to make up for the time I was too focused...
There will be time that I'd be full of emotion, to make up for the time that I acted like a lifeless robot...

There's always time for everything and I guess, we traverse different mindset... there's always a breaking point but the thing is... there is always a mending point, as well... Anyway, time to drop the melodramatic mode...

Right now, I'm missing the outside world... I've been so caught up with deadlines and worries that I've been stuck in my anti-social shell for probably the whole month now... I just realized that I am now moving around in smaller circles... Though no regrets really, I'm just used to going around larger circles... so there comes again the notion of time... It's a time to suffer a bit and soon it'll be time to celebrate(My bday soon).... and then it'll be travel and vacation time again...

Simple concept suddenly rushed in my mind, when today sucks, there's always tomorrow to look forward to... =>

Hack Attacked until now...

It's been months now since my email account was hacked and up to now, I'm still feeling the effects of the hacker with still several friends being victimized... Friends, please note the following:

1) franckxethee@yahoo.com is a hacked account
2) I'm using a postpaid account and a prepaid account (so please don't send any loads whatsoever, if the hacker requests it)
3) Though I may be at times out of the country for business trip, I am still Philippine based most of the time. (Don't believe representation that I'm in Dubai or US... or any other place without checking on me... so many means to contact me...)
4) Do not open links for pictures site... my pics are in multiply... (The hacker uses a phising site wherein you have to login using your yahoo account... once you login to this site, he gets your password)...
5) If any thing appears inconsistent, ask trivial questions which I can answer.
6) I don't usually ask for help even at my lowest points.

I'm quite tired now with the effects of %$%#%$$%^$ hacker... Please if you have virus, big files, spam mails, send them to franckxethee@yahoo.com... I am now reposting this message as a reminder to be more careful in helping people online without checking on them...

I hope that he would stop already since its been a while now that he has bug me and my friends... With his skills in hacking, he's definitely someone who can work and succeed... I just hope people skilled enough to hack an account be able to use their talent in something productive... =<

Off line...

Off line... that's how its been for most of yesterday and today... with network problem at the office... and me unable to connect thru DSL at home... It's rather quite difficult for me working without the net... not that I need it but being used to multi tasking... focusing on simply just one task seem foreign to me...

Even if I'm stuck in my myriads of to dos today... I'm squeezing one blog while the network is up.... and then the other cause of it is that, I want to blow off some steam... I'm likewise in a middle of a not so good day with a barrage of email from our CEO on a funding activity... It's just that we're just not in the same frame of thought and perspective and again, I'm still not used to all this attention... I used to work comfortably behind shadows and yet now I'm exposed...

A lot of what happened in the past few months gave me a new perspective... living by the day...
I'm used to attack life on a long-term perspective but I guess I just want to take on my worries a day at a time... or even an hour at a time... I guess my life would be better of this way, tomorrow's problem is tomorrow's worry... but I better get back today... I hope I can find some way to make it better... but if not, then I'll just make the most out of it... I'll get used to this attention... soon... and that's what I call wishful thinking...

Come to think of it, if things remained off line, then I probably would have a better day today... no emails... hehe... =>

No Monday Blogs This Time...

I usually post a new blog early Monday morning since it coincides with my coding cutoff... but today, I guess I was too tied up with meeting after meeting after meeting... then phone calls after phone calls after phone calls... though I did expect that this would be how my Monday would turnout... after receiving an SMS from our CEO on his several queries with regards to finance and accounting at 10 pm yesterday (scary now that the CEO is texting me directly)...

As soon as I woke up... I know it wouldn't be a good day... though its more of a mixed of events with highs and lows... some things went my way and some things didn't... that's just the way the cookie crumbles but I guess you can't win them all... but at least, I feel good that even in my simple ways I managed to do something that did benefit a lot of people... Then there's some light in the problems I've been carrying for weeks... though just a glimmer of hope... I'd take it any day...

Then again... there's new sets of problems to resolve... and as I still say, it's still a long and bumpy road ahead... I just can safely say that everything is fine, months from now, where I'd have my vacation mode in full stream but that day will come... It would be nice to count milestones, one step at a time... It's one thing to have a vision of the future but it's a wise move to stop... reassess... and count your blessings from time to time... There's a time for everything and slowing down, gives as time to appreciate some of the victories earned... small as it is... it goes a long way...

It's now early evening... and as things are... though there's a bumpy road ahead... there's always a will to get past it... and I hope that there will always be a spare tire in the trunk... and come to think of it, worse comes to worst, I can always walk or ask for a lift... =>

A Little Bridge ESCAPE

Ever since I started working, February was never an easy month... January to April is never easy months since those bearing the CPA letters are usually tied up with tax filing deadline in April... and me currently tied up with catching our SGX deadline... so out of my anti-social shell.. I've been craving for an ESCAPE...

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So it took a long drive to Taal, Batangas having picked to FAA babies Ruth and Cathy to visit FAA's Little Bridge... the place is now a lot better from the last time I was there... the hotel was complete and the facilities were nice and upscale already... the beach side still had a nice provincial look, which is the serene atmosphere we crave at summer time... the trees providing a decent shade to the warm weather and provides a windy feel...

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FAA was a very hospitable host... his wife also was there to share some of her thoughts on the resort... we had a nice swim at the pool... food was McDonalds takeout we had at Lemery plus all the chips we have stuck in the trunk of the car... The trip was long and having to deal with traffic as we entered Lemery... on the way back, we drop by at Josephine's in Tagaytay for a heavy snack...

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A great escape was over... and I'm all exhausted after this trip... but all the exhaustion was well worth it... since it's such a de-stress activity... and then the de-exhaust activity.. sleep.... ZZZZZZZZZZZz.....

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Excess Inkblogs: At Josephine's, had a call from She trom Cayman informing me that her account was hacked by the hacker using my hacked YM account... The hacker uses a Phizing geocities site where you have to enter your username and password in a photos link... So sad to hear that her account got hacked... I know how to she feels losing an account... Friends, if franckxethee@yahoo.com messages you, I don't need a prepaid load, I am using a postpaid line (add to the fact that I'm too proud to ask for help)... and that my photos are at multiply so don't trust any links... =>

A Charmed Day

I know that Charm, my inaanak from Arnold, was born this month even if her party in the Philippines was held last month... so was finally able to catch Arnold online to check on Charm's birthday and to my surprise.... today is a Charmed Day... Charm's Birthday!!!

Happy birthday Charm!!! A full year in the world and though I have seen you only twice since you were born, I still see how pretty you are now... and I know you're gonna be smart and witty in a few more months... You're one of my international inaanak, with you being based in Indonesia, Yna based in Hong Kong and Jarren based in Singapore (Hmmm... Rondz, can you make one for me in Australia??? hehe...)... Anyway, you're dad told me he's gonna hold a party for you tomorrow... and I hope you enjoy your hello kitty themed party chinese version tomorrow in time for the Chinese New year...

The next time I see you, I know you'll not only be a pretty baby but a talkative one as well... I'd wait for the day that you'll be telling me all those tales you had with your mom and dad in Indonesia... I know you still won't be able to read my blogs... but I'm sure you're dad would make sure to let you know that I left my busy life for a moment to write something about you... => See you around Charm!!!

It's Monday Again...

It's Monday again... not that it matters as of now, I'm not able to differentiate a weekend with a weekday... the only difference that it's easier to work on weekends with not so many people in the office... but who knows... soon, maybe I could...

Anyway, just remembered how someone told me that there's nothing wrong with being nice... most of the time, I lived by it... yet at times, I have second thoughts... Somehow, people don't want nice people as much... there are so many stereotypes associated with such a word - boring, soft and weak... then add to the fact that you tend to finish later because you always tend to give way...

Maybe there's just an equitable mix to keep the balance... after all, nobody is perfect... Just the same time, I'm not someone who dwell on what some people think... yet that doesn't mean I will be always nice... I'll be irresponsible at times... people won't miss you when you're always around... hehe...

But as now, I need to be responsible enough to remain focused... the last I checked, there's still quite a long list of to dos... before the next board meeting... so from being nice, it's back to my cruel deadline...=<

IBlog

My first time to connect to the net via wifi using my Ipod touch and amazingly, it works!!! Though a bit difficult... That's how this blog found itself online.

Wacky Weekend Break

Wacky Weekend Break... doesn't really intend to be what it seems... but to cut the narrative... It's Ryan's Baby Wacky Chirstening where I served as a godparent together with so many others... Ryan, Bobot, H, Roy and Jing are now my kumpare and kumare... hehe...

The baptism was at 10 am... arrived together with Jing and H a little bit just in time for the ceremony... and to our surprise, there's so many sets of godparents... Wacky's one lucky kid on Christmas and birthdays... Reception was at Jade Garden in Timog... Nice watching how Bobot's youngest is scared of Jing... hehe...

After a while of eating and merriment... it was a time to call it an afternoon...

Welcome to the Christian world Wacky!!!


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Excess Inkblogs: Pamper yourself afternoon...

Since it's still early in the afternoon... I decided to pamper myself with a nice workout at fitness first (cycling)... and massage at skinline... I really wanted to pamper myself since I've been handling enormous amount of stress (free of charge up to now...)... but still have my stress ball on my side and there's something I can learn from this... =>

Up to You...

When consulted at times, I end up saying "up to you!!!" No matter how profound my thought of the matter is... I still believe we are all old enough to know what's right or wrong... and even if we're headed of in a wrong direction, it still helps us in a certain way...

Not that I don't care if people make mistakes but most of the time, people have to decide on what they want and not on what others want... others are just there to guide them... but the choice should always be from within...

If you'd say you'd like to jump of a cliff... I'd say, that's stupid but I guess you're old enough to know what's right... but in the wildest scenario that you'd jump, I'd definitely come running down the cliff to catch you... Being in my protection bubble doesn't mean, me nagging you how to live your life but for me hovering in a safe distance that you don't lose your space... and at the same time, to be you're safety net in those dire times...

Then there's the other thought I sometimes say, whatever makes you happy... and that my friend is always up to you...
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