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Wednesday, March 16
Hacked!

Over the past few days, I have received tons of spoofed emails, pretending to be 'official' newsletters from eBay. I have successfully ignored all of them until one particular email caught my attention. It looked very ebay-ish (not to mention, threatening) that I decided to click the link included in the email. According to the email, ebay will suspend my account (I went over the limit) unless I sign up for this 'verification' thing. Of course, naive as I was, I clicked the link and stupidly typed in my username and password. When they started asking about my credit card, I got suspicious becuase I don't have one registered to my ebay account. Ebay should know that, I mused. Needless to say, I immediately closed the browser. Not 'til hours later did I find out how one spoofed email (and stupidity) can hack into your account. When eBay sent me a notice stating the change of my email address registered in my account, warning signs started flashing in my head. Uh-oh. I immediately contacted ebay and, bless them, they responded and changed my password and reset it back to my previous address. Whew that was scary. Serves me right, I guess.

LORYCES @ 1:35 AM | COMMENTS 7 comment(s)
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At 1:20 AM, Blogger Jet commented...

Hi Loryces! Musta na?

Grabe ha, nakakatakot naman yan. Buti you were able to do some quick thinking. Dami talagang manggagantso sa mundo.

 
At 7:28 PM, Blogger Unknown commented...

I got that exact email (threatening to suspend my account and all)! I deleted it immediately. Hehehe!

 
At 1:43 AM, Anonymous Anonymous commented...

Greetings Loryces..This experience of yours now will surely give me a lot warning in the future. I hope many more readers will find out how hackers have become a lot smarter now.

 
At 7:19 AM, Blogger u l a n commented...

hala!

 
At 9:36 AM, Blogger Night Moon commented...

geesh, keyloggers and online financial info hacker are everywhere now, thats why i bought a new pc and bombarded it with security softwaRE. even seemingly harmless spywares are not that non-malicious anymore :(

 
At 8:36 PM, Anonymous Anonymous commented...

tsk tsk tsk. ebay addict! hehehe. joke lang. *hugs* oi, tuloy ka ba sa C3? :)

 
At 12:36 PM, Blogger loryces commented...

oi salamat sa mga comments people! it's been a month since i updated this blog so pardon me for not visiting your sites. it's un-excusable i know. *sheepish grin*

 

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Tuesday, March 15
One of Those Days

Why do I continue to do these selfish acts? Why do I continue hurting, not only myself, but the people I care about? Why do I have to involve the people around me in my quest for self-destruction? Am I doing this to get attention? Am I testing the limits of the powers that be? Or am I just a self-abosrbed, masochistic bitch who has nothing better to do than go on a series of unrelentless, seemingly harmless yet notably dangerous acts of felo de se? I have no effing idea. Some days, I really hate myself... and today is one of those days.

LORYCES @ 8:56 AM | COMMENTS 1 comment(s)
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At 8:16 PM, Blogger Unknown commented...

like u said, it's just one of those days. it will pass. *hugs*

 

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Friday, March 11
Ang Dayaaa!!!

This is not fair. It's so unfair it's bordering on ridiculous. Well, not really but the thing is, Neil Gaiman is coming over HERE in CHICAGO for the effing third time and I'm not entirely sure I can make it for his latest Chicago visit. His first visit was in Skokie (katabing barrio lang namin huhu) last 2002, when I was but a newbie Chicagoan. Of course, I didn't know about his American Gods tour because we didn't have internet connection back then. It's a real pity because it happened in Barnes and Noble in Old Orchard, a mere bus ride away from me. Harumph. His second visit (as far as I know anyway) was last 2004 when he attended the Chicago Humanities Festival. Being a clinical day and all, I was, AGAIN, unable to attend his seminar. I really hated my schedule and was in a bad mood that day because Neil Gaiman had escaped my grasp again. That's when I promised myself that next time he comes here, nothing is going to stop me from seeing him, blizzard or not. All's well, I thought, when I saw the schedule on the University of Chicago Art and Culture webpage. It's on a Tuesday -- my class ends supposedly at 6pm. However, after 2 seconds, I suddenly remembered that I have work that night... until 9:30! Tang'na, this is so effing unfair!

LORYCES @ 11:41 PM | COMMENTS 4 comment(s)
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At 12:50 AM, Blogger Unknown commented...

Yaiks! Sayang! Sana wag mangyari sa akin yan pag pumunta na sya dito. =(

 
At 1:29 PM, Blogger loryces commented...

i hope so too. in your case, you can't afford to miss gaiman. ;)

 
At 10:50 PM, Anonymous Anonymous commented...

This is a bad idea, pero mag call-in sick ka na lang. >:D

 

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Tuesday, March 8
HP6 Book Cover's Out!


The just-released cover of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince


I've always liked the covers of the Harry Potter series (which is more than I can say for the story itself). Mary Grandpre's works have always fascinated me. Her use of pastels and "soft geometry" appeals to me. She gives depth to JK's characters, more than what I think JK credits them... I used to think that I'll be a Potter-maniac till I die. I was a loyal fan of the books (not much of the movies). I loved the story and the humor and (I think) the wit... until Book 5. JK stretched out the story too thinly, I thought. I was plainly disgusted with the series after that. But somehow, I feel a wee bit excited for Book 6. I just wish, when I read it, JK Rowling would draw me again to the magic of Hogwarts... before I truly turn my back on it and realize it's all a sham. I miss it... truly. Wag sanang masayang ang pera ko sa Book 6.

Interesting note: Mary Grandpre's email username is 'sabriel' which is really cool because I'm a fan of the Abhorsen trilogy and most likely, she is one too. Has she ever done any artworks, I wonder?

LORYCES @ 8:19 PM | COMMENTS 3 comment(s)
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At 1:39 AM, Anonymous Anonymous commented...

Wow, kakaexcite! I bet you preordered already! Thanks for this tip. ;)

 
At 5:29 PM, Blogger Ava commented...

uy... bagay sa site niya yung color! green! hehe. sana nga gandahan ni JK yung book 6, para ma-engganyo ka ulit! hehehe!

 
At 11:11 PM, Blogger JMom commented...

ha!ha! loryces, it seems we read the same books :-) Read through the Harry Potter series too, and just love the Abhorsen Trilogy. Interesting bit of trivia about Grandpre's user name being Sabriel.

 

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Monday, March 7
Oh Shoot

I think I blew all my savings in eBay. Oh Lord.

I can't help it! Seeing all those items I'd never thought I'd find again or those cheap but fine jewelry made me go gaga. On the first day I signed up, I think I bid on 5 items. Second day, 15. On the third, I won 12 items and had 30 pending bids. Yes, 30. I can hardly believe it myself. I think I need to get myself a psychiatric consult for "eBay abuse."

Good thing my latest credit application got denied. As my friend said, me having a credit card takes "armed and dangerous" to a whole new level.

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At 6:42 PM, Anonymous Anonymous commented...

LAAAAUUU!!! Gabe here ^o^! hay nakoh, i know how you feel. i've spent more money than i should have on collectibles in ebay x.x. grabeh! my parents are gonna kill me (especially since i keep on using my mom's credit card @.@). oh well, at least i now have my PRECIOUS bernard hill autograph card *sw000n*. oh, and the good thing about ebay? you get to buy some stuff cheaper ^_^!

 

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Tuesday, March 1
eBay's addicting!

I can feel the surge of another incoming addiction -- eBay. I have no idea why it took me this long to try it out. Probably because I thought that credit cards and Paypal were the only methods of payment. Guess I was wrong -- personal checks, money orders, and certified checks can be used with some merchants. Uh oh. With my brand-new spanking checking account, I won't be surprised if my banker inquires about the "hyperactivity" of my account. Hehe.

Anyway when my uncle purchased a satellite dish for less than half the original price last month, I admit I was intrigued. I've been hearing a lot of the good deals made in eBay but I never imagined that buying something as expensive as a satellite dish is possible. I gave it a try -- there's no harm in signing up, I mused. Little did I know that five minutes later, I was bidding like crazy. Some of the gadgets I wanted but were unavailable in malls were up for grabs -- at insane prices! Jonathan Strange for less than a dollar?! An Apple iPod mini for $5?!? A PalmOne Treo 600 for $100?!? A Canon PowerShot SD10 for $170?! These are just too good to pass up. Then again, they might be too good to be true... well, I hope not.


EDIT: What I hate about this is the fact that other people can outbid you. (DUH!) Thanks to eSnipe, I can rest easily, knowing that it can place bids for the stuff in my eBay page during the last few seconds of the auction. Mwahaha, tingnan lang natin.

LORYCES @ 1:54 AM | COMMENTS 4 comment(s)
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At 1:42 AM, Blogger Mitzie commented...

Yeah, I've read about eSnipe at Cnet.com. Seems very useful. Oh, and CNet's a cool site, too.

=)

--Mitzie

 
At 10:44 PM, Blogger lifecafe commented...

uh-oh. dangerous addiction! heheh.

 
At 2:39 PM, Blogger yusop commented...

Greetings Loryces...Ebay surely offers great conveniences and pretty good bargain. Its a great new world in narketing.More Power!

 
At 7:44 PM, Anonymous Anonymous commented...

Hi Lau,

Wow, you already have a checking account. :) When I got my own credit card, I wanted to buy every cd from my favorites in Tower Records. Haha. I had to EXERCISE huge amounts of restraint.

At the moment, I'm enjoying transacting with e-2-door.com. It's like Amazon.com but deals in Php Pesos when buying stuffs on the Net.

I've visited Ebay before but since Philippines isn't included in the PayPal system, the fad died out. I guess, it depends where one is, one can avail such services.


cyas
Raine

 

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