If you have to know, my father used to have a Globe postpaid plan which cost us around Php2000 a month. When he went to China for a year, my mom “inherited” the line and I got hers. Now dad’s back and mom finally ditched the 2k line. I gave her back hers and dad’s now a prepaid user.
If you check his account balance, you’ll see that he has 5400 free texts. He was in China from late 2006 to early 2007. So that’s a year and a few months that he’s been back.
A Globe 300 denomination load has 35 free texts. But he doesn’t usually load a 300. Sometimes, he loads a 100 denomination load, and sometimes, mom uses GCash to load his account.
Roughly calculating that, if there’s 35 free text for every 300 denomination load, then that means that he has loaded 154 300-denomination cards (a rough estimate) — not counting GCash and his other means of loading. So that’s 46,200 worth of load in a the span of a year plus a couple of months. My dad, the big spender.
When he found out that I have a Bayantel wireless landline, he started using it when we’re both home. And told me that after Bayantel’s promo, to ask if we can keep it so that he can continue using it. So far it’s been cutting down his spending. But not by a lot — yet.
So…
Dear daddy, can you just give me the huge bulk of money you spend on loads? I wanna buy some clothes, shoes, bags, alcohol, more clothes, Hello Kitty, movies — I’VE GOT LOTS TO SPEND ON!
P.S. This isn’t really an advertisement for Bayantel. They’re not paying me to write this.
Wait, so you can carry on text limits from one pay period to the other? I’m kinda confused by the whole load/prepaid/cell phone plans in the Phils. I didn’t even know there were actual plans… I thought everyone was usually just prepaid. Interesting… 5400 free texts is a-mah-zing! I have unlimited texting, but I don’t think I have ever used that much before!
Posted by anne at January 19, 2009, 9:40 amOn prepaid sim cards, the free text carries over. Really? Why not? Here in the Phils, we text A LOT.
Posted by tiffy at January 19, 2009, 7:42 pmI think I only spend a hundred pesos for a prepaid load per month. Hahaha. Isnabero sa phone.
Posted by Neil at January 20, 2009, 7:32 pmGusto ko rin ng ganyan! Pero I like having communication. Meh. I am a slave to the telecom people!
Posted by tiffy at January 20, 2009, 8:36 pmI text a lot, but I IM much more. It’s really sad.
Posted by anne at January 27, 2009, 4:03 amDear uncle,
please give tiffy some cash so she will treat her kind and loving neighbors (sina Don and charles, not just me =P) from time to time.
to shia 
Asa boy! XDDD
Posted by tiffy at February 14, 2009, 4:04 pmTiffany Chua a student from UP diliman, studying so she can learn how to read your mind. Who loves yellow and orange, and has a blatant love affair with Hello Kitty. Oh! And she also loves wasabi -- which disgust people.
And while she loves the study of Psychology, she's currently an exchange student at Nagoya Gakuin University so that she can learn how to watch Japanese dramas without the subtitles.
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I’ve not been in the Philippines for long but its clear to me it’s an amazing place. Anyway, I just commented here because I’m reading blogs about Manila. and found your site on google. If you can share any tips on things I must do when in Manila then I’d love to hear them.
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kmsta kna jan tiff? hope ur doing well dyan sa jap, ingat u lgi, miss u…=) i miss all my friends!!
hello
Tiffy! *hugs* it’sbeen a while, how are yoo?
Anne! 
Tiff: Yeah!
It’s been forever! I’m back with a new blog link 
there’s monopoly in itouch?? O_O must fix!! hehe
hey tiffy! long time no hear haha! caught you in twitter. hope all’s swell
Cause I spread the wasabi like I would bread spread. XD
hugs!
rather, understand why. grammar fail. 
i can’t believe why loving wasabi should disgust folks. hi tiffy!
Double heart!
Heart!
Karen: Sure
hahaha grabe! :p
Posted by chiara at January 19, 2009, 2:14 am