It took me over a month before PLDT approved my Plan 990 phone and DSL bundle application. By the time you are reading this, the promo has been discontinued and replaced with Plan 999 (without the phone bundle).

The Plan 990 was not advertised to the public. What was heaviy promoted is the Plan 888. The Plan 888 however is confusing. The PLDT customer service can not agree whether its up to 88kbps or 188 kbps. At 88kbps, it just like a dial up!

Plan 990 is up to 384 kpbs. I checked with www.speedtest.net and I get a consistend speed of around 300kbps. The speed is just enough to listen to online music, watch Youtube or use Skype.

I discovered a new Philippine magazine catering for people interested in personal finance. The magazine provide valuable information about earning, saving, spending, borrowing, investing, and protecting your wealth. Other topics covered include:

• Tips on personal finance, including budgeting, investing, debt management, risk management, tax planning, and estate planning.
• Topics on consumer finance, including bank deposits, investment funds, stocks and bonds, credit cards and consumer loans, insurance, pre-need plans, real estate, and other investments.
• Consumer guides on cars, consumer electronics, household goods, travel destinations, real estate, and the like.

The magazine cost Php 120.

If you love retail, then a convenience store business like 7-11 maybe for you. First, you’ll need Php 3 to 7 million as an investment. This include operational rights to a store, equipment, facilities, and initial inventory.

You need not have a location. You can choose among the existing stores that are available for franchise. 7-11 will provide the required training program which is approximately 6 weeks.

Interested? Email 7-11 franchising for more information. Or visit the 7-11 website

Greenhills Christian Fellowship Turning Point invites you to attend a seminar on managing time and money titled “Time and Money: Limited Resources, Unlimited Opportunities.”

Speaker will be Mr. BJ Sebastian, Chief Strategist of JG Summit. The event will be held on May 18, 2007, 7:30pm at the CGF Center in Ortigas (right beside Cityland MegaPlaza).