 Who would have thought that we would be bumping into LIFEHOUSE on a Wednesday afternoon, having lunch at Discovery Suite, Restaurant 5? Well, this is what we call being at the right place at the right time.
Despite the importunate bodyguards, it was really nice of them to have us document this rare and surreal event. As Jayboi would like to say…”I love you Lighthouse Family!” hahaha….. Pardon for the over exposure. We’re overly excited and was permitted to take only one shot. "rubbish!"
LIFEHOUSE You & Me Live in Manila!
July 26, 2008, Saturday at 8:00pm, Araneta Coliseum
Ticket prices as follows:
PATRON VIP Reserved Seating) P4,890
PATRON (Reserved Seating) P3,890
LOWER BOX (Reserved Seating) P3,890
UPPER BOX A (Reserved Seating) P1,890
UPPER BOX B (Free Seating) P990 For tickets reservation, please log on to: http://aranetacoliseum.com
 Weekend strikes again and I find myself in a pile of must-watch DVDs, mostly chick flicks that I've bought and forgotten about the last time I passed by my favorite pirated DVD stall.
Last weekend was Gossip Girl marathon. I have finally succumbed to the viral phenomenon of this hit TV series that I always hear from friends and colleagues. The “Xo Xo” has been in my head for quite sometime and felt compelled to get to the bottom of it, before further discrimination of not being in the know of what turns out to be the next 90210. (so much for the 90210 reunion hehehe…) The reason why I veer away from chick flicks is the self-reflection (self-destruction) it comes with being exposed to romantic stints. Superficial or not, it makes you realize a lot about dating, relationships and the whole quixotic journey. Thus, divulging in your own set of experiences and what not. With this in mind, coupled with IM messages from a girlfriend, who relentlessly infiltrates further my single hood is a lethal discussion. (you know who you are *wink* *wink*) Back to "Xo Xo", I can’t help but wonder if there is still a Dan Humphrey out there.  Amongst the many characters in the series, there is no other choice but the young Mr. Humphrey. It makes me dread the scenes of Chuck Bass, and yes, including the hunky Nate and his petty love problems - highly incomparable to the parable of the hot geek. I simply hate chick flicks for its aftermath. The absence of the young Mr. Humphrey in my life is just too… disheartening, however, enjoying every minute and second of what I would like to call, "self-discovery". There is time for everything. My version will (should) find me. =P P.S. Shannon Dorothy should be awarded her former role for the kick. Can’t wait.
 First of all, I’d like to give a standing ovation for a remarkable performance by the late Heath Ledger.
As what I have been telling friends, I’m no comic fan, but have seen all of Batman’s Hollywood movies, and that of the “kapow” TV series, but I never appreciated Joker as portrayed by the actor – nor deeply understood the battles beyond the heroic acts, until The Dark Knight. I’d have to say that I’m still in shock and in awe of the whole flick. Team Yehey! (Elaine, Jayboi, Pangan, & Iggy), over bottle of beers last night discussed the very intriguing scene of the bombing of the ships, that there is still good in people. Would you or would you not, push the trigger? Just to share an interesting incident (joker) as we were debating over this, we ran out of ice cubes and called the attention of the waiter for a refill and he immediately responded that they ran out of ice that incidentally, few minutes ago, have asked for our last orders, billed us, reminded us to pay for our bill, have kept clearing our table, turned off the air-con and dimmed some lights. Pangan, in particular refuses to believe that the “no ice” is a bull, even after the same waiter, after telling us the bad news, got himself some ice for a bucket that the other table ordered. Now, would a restaurant go through the trouble of having two separate ice coolers for bucket and glass? Hmmmm… I think that guy just exploded our ship. 
 I have always been your most "makulit" and "pilya" grandchild, as far as I could remember you telling people. I've spent my childhood weekends with you in commonwealth in the hopes of free fanta apple soda and pandesal. I never said sorry for chasing your pet chickens and accidentally killing some of them, along with your fishes so many years ago. Yes, it was me. I left the hospital last Sunday and I whispered that I'll be back soon and that you should wait for me. I didn't expect that it was the last time I'll see you. It's unfortunate, but at the same time I'm relieved that you finally got your wish. My grandfather, one of the coolest person I know. I'm your number one fan and I will miss you.
 Weehooo! I’m flying to Singapore tonight to experience my very first Ad Tech Conference. Thank you to Yahoo! for giving Yehey! a free all-access pass at the event and to my sister Lyn, who generously offered her pad for me to stay in, in exchange of Holy Kettle Corn and Chef Tony’s cheddar cheese popcorn – my junkie sis, rehabilitated in a foreign land, or so we think.
She already planned out my train ride to Suntec City Convention Center to save some Singapore Dollars on Taxi fares and resume our bonding session on Saturday, for me to get to buy all those “bilins” from my mom (strawberries), gay best friend (phiten) and personal trainer (120GB hard drive) while I work in the next two days.
I’ll upload photos and more adventure stories when I get back in Manila on Sunday.
On top of the excitement, I already feel tired just looking at my itinerary. Starting with my 12MN arrival on Thursday and the commencement of the conference schedule a few hours thereafter. Not to mention, a Yahoo! sponsored purple party on the same day and 7am breakfast forum on Friday! At least I get to finally drink one of those “Yahootinis”. Nice! Hopefully, I get to see my former officemate Jonas who now resides in Singapore with his wife and recently joined Yahoo!. If you are reading this, text me! Let’s party! Haha… Anyway, for a complete list of the conference tracks just go here. Hope I don’t get to experience any of those airport horror stories since this is my first time to fly ALONE! Yikes. Hahaha… wish me luck!
We find ourselves trapped in the hopes of something more to life - may it be in love, career, family, wealth or anything that would make us happy and excited and live for each day. But not all are as fortunate. They say we dictate our faith, our concept of life that to this day remains in question to how individuals define happiness. To each his own, or so they say… according to a good friend who is directing a documentary film I happened to had lunch with yesterday told me four (4) key happy factors in life. It has been said that you should satisfy all four to be able to say that you are living a happy, better, ultimate life – THE LIFE. Now how you define all four is subject to your interpretation and your perception of what life is supposed to be. Think about it. I have and it’s rejuvenating. I feel free. Free from all the worries and the troubles and would want to live each day stress-free. When you’re in constant pressure, you attract negativity in your system, thus resulting to unhappiness and might end up living your worst fears. Life is simple. You are what make it complicated. Watch out for “Isang Lahi”, directed by JP Tanchanco this 2008 and know how these four are defined by the different walks of life from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Good job!
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 Tuesday night is marked for my volleyball sessions but I decided to miss it last Tuesday to watch the premiere of When Love Begins staring Aga Mulach and Anne Curtis.
I gave up my premiere seats for deluxe to be with my friend and her family, only to realize that being in deluxe is like an admission that you are a hardcore fan. Aside from waiting in life for an hour and a half (minimum), I found myself in constant pushing and discrimination. We were not allowed to go in the theatre to wait for the celebrities to arrive so we can scream, wave, and take our photos. Uhhh… ok…. I just want to watch the freakin’ movie and cast my verdict! Arrrggghhh…. I have high expectations for this flick, not because it’s Anne Curtis but because I’ve seen all of Aga’s movies and I admire his talent and his good looks. Yessss….. jologs! I just support local entertainment and that it’s my job to do so. So please, spare me further discrimination. Hehehe…. Apparently, the movie turned out to be the shallowest of them all. What only salvaged the film? Anne’s hot body and not even her acting. The story has a great potential that the director failed to capitalize on, which what faces society today – a relationship in the absence of commitment. Instead, it shifted to that of Aga being an environmentalist and going against Anne’s dad – the works. This is not what the viewers expect to take home with them. Filipinos are suckers for romantic stories coupled with cheesy lines that they could repeat over and over, just like in the last movie of Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz. Sad to say, the movie missed the mark, big time. How would I direct it? I’ll give answers to why Anne doesn’t want expectations and why they only live for each day and not commit to tomorrow. That is the new generation today that still needs answers as to why such set-up exists. What I got out of the movie is an LSS of the line, love begins with one hello… and I couldn’t even give meaning to that. It’s so sad.
I have been thinking about my PSP in last couple of days. The more you miss the more you love? Why the sudden backtrack? It’s all because of this….  This reminded me so much of my boyish ways and how competitive I was at gaming. Few things I want to brag to those newly friends of mine…(pag bigyan niyo na ako, this is what you call withdrawal symptom - and you can't include this in the resume haha!) I won gold medal in a Daytona Tournament in Las Vegas...
Second place (teams of 4) in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6 tournament …and incidentally the MVP (most number of kills – that’s cyrus d’ virus for ya!)
Red Alert 2 goddess... i always manage to own both Allied and Soviet MCVs in every game so guard yours with all your life and don't take the Terror Drone for granted. *wink* *wink*
I was a legend until my dad suspected me to be a tomboy. Hahaha! I know I have to change… I know there is more to life than racing and violence. It’s so hard. I hate you Iggy. Thanks alot for dragging me to see this.
 This is my first encounter with the term “Tinghun”. Yes, I am Chinese, but only by my last name. My dad is 50% Chinese and my mom is 100% Filipina, therefore I’m only Chinese by 25%. I studied in a Chinese school from kindergarden until my 4th year in high school but our family NEVER practiced speech and tradition at home so I’m excused to not know what this word means, okay. =P
I was invited by Andrea Ung-York, one of my best friends in high school to attend her Tinghun. Naturally, I texted her back to ask what is a Tinghun and as close as we are, she managed to laugh back at me and throw in few more discriminating text messages before telling me that it’s her engagement party and that I should NOT WEAR BLACK! Hahaha…. Why tick toc? Well, 25 years is the marrying age for Chinese women (that I know!) and since I don’t practice tradition, lay off the pressure! I’m just happy for her to finally be with the man she truly deserves. Best wishes my friend and thank you for asking me to be one of your bridesmaids, now you can be certain I will not wear black!
Advance happy birthday too!
 Shakey’s V-League is back for yet another action-packed conference that commenced end March 2008 with the starting team line-up ADU, ADMU, CSB, FEU, Lyceum, San Sebastian, University of St. La Salle and University of San Jose joining us this season.
Unfortunately, two of the best volleyball teams made popular from the early beginnings of the UAAP sport rivalry fail to take part in any of the live action this season 5. UST and DLSU were unable to put together a stronger team line-up in time for the conference and decided to pass up and save their energy to a much more worthwhile endeavor. I guess more training time at the gym for the ladies. On the contrary, let’s prep ourselves for a zealous comeback for both in Season 6, in the absence of legitimacy issues which has been the case in the recent UAAP season. Having said that, missing in action is the infamous Manila Santos from De La Salle University who manage to leave audience speechless with her hard ball spikes and pancake dives in just 5’3 in height. In reality, it’s her talent and beauty altogether that makes this girl who started her career at Hope Christian High School blossom to one of the best volleyball player in the country. And believe me, I was privileged enough to have played against her few years back and damn! Enough said. Yehey.com is proud to be the Official Online Media Partner of this prestigious, most awaited event of all volleyball fanatics in the Philippines. I have been an avid viewer since the pilot game few years back and still am, will always be. I have yet to watch the games live! All third set of the game from elimination up until the finals is brought to you by Yehey.com. So do catch our logo! Our partnership also includes Yehey! hosting Shakey’s V-league website to accommodate more bandwidth requirements for those fanatics who can’t get enough of the latest topics in its message board. Good luck to all the teams, especially to my former Grace Christian High School teammate, Ms. Stephanie Gabriel, Libero of ADMU. Log on to Shakey’s V-League website for the game schedule. My bet is ADMU. Go Blue Eagles!
Photo courtesy of Mr. Laszlo Lim, Yehey! Channel Manager / Photographer
 The long wait is over. Congratulations to the winner of The Search for Mr. Sam Santos Contest. Woot! Woot!
However, it has been requested to spare the disclosure of the winner's identity for privacy reasons, which I respect and will abide to. What’s more important is we finally have a face to the name we all got accustomed to in the last few days. Photo edits courtesy of Mr. Joriben Zaballa, Yehey! Web Designer. There is more to it than just having to visually identify this boorish chap. A good friend of mine has revealed the possibility of (apparently has been done before) transferring an offensive trainer to a different club in another city or country and simply change his name. This is why I felt the need to be more vigilant and not settle for just a name and testimonies of those I’ve talked to with regards to his swift dismissal. No offense meant. According to my source(s), if you’re an ill-mannered trainer but is business-savvy, much consideration is given. Everything is about bottom line sales, sad to say. So if management finds you to be a good salesman, you’ll have a future with them, regardless. Issues can be easily forgotten, complaints can be easily appeased but sales are measurable and profitable. It can afford not to resolve the root predicament and instead, troubleshoot on what is evident, the logical thing to do? – transfer. So the question remain, is Mr. Sam Santos a good salesman? I’m not so certain. Let his records be the judge of that, which I don’t have any access to, bummer. So I guess we’ll know when we see him. Although nothing is conclusive, it still pays to do an extra effort in memorizing this face for the safety of mankind. Should Mr. Sam Santos strike again, you know who he is. This is as far as I can (want to) go. I’ve told my dreadful story as anybody should. Let’s all be careful and selective with who to trust. I sure hope Fitness First will prove the theory wrong. Thanks for the support, kindness and concern. I don’t know most of you, but please keep in mind that each and every comment posted made a difference. Thank you. See you around! Adios! The Chronicles of Mr. Sam Santos Book I: Fitness First Indecent Instructor
Book II: The Search for Mr. Sam Santos Begins
Book III: Mr. Sam Santos to go back to Bukid
In just one week of the Mr. Sam Santos online frenzy, the case is now closed. Fitness First management acted on the issue at hand and favored the public for Mr. Sam Santos’ dismissal. I’ve always been a believer of due process until proven otherwise. And true enough, as how any company is expected to resolve certain issues such as the Sam Santos Scandal - SSS (as how most would like call it), they have indeed taken matters to its rightful judgment. As it turns out, Mr. Sam Santos had a former complainant from his original reigns at Fitness First Metro East branch, the reason for his transfer to Eastwood branch. With regards to the context of the concern, I have no idea. Unfortunately, a written complaint to support the issue is non-existent and everything resulted to hearsay, until I blogged about his indecent doings last week that circulated the World Wide Web. His previous encounters surfaced and more people began reconciling their own experiences with him to that of mine and have made it very easy for management to wrap up the case. The rest is history – that including Sam Santos’ instructor career. Justice is served. Thanks to Fitness First’s management that acted pro-actively, especially to a report coming from a mere blog entry. For all they know, I could just be one opportunist member, trying to get my hands on pro-bono workouts. But of course, I’m nothing like that and I made sure that I would refrain from demanding anything - even for a slight rebate of some sort to prove my utmost sincerity and vice versa. I have the online community and my dear friends to thank for protecting society from the vicious Sam Santos by linking my blog to various high traffic websites that greatly informed the public to be wary. If it weren’t for these guys who created a buzz out of my simple blog and believing in my story, Sam Santos may still be collecting victims by the day or worse, by the hour. Lastly, I would like to personally thank Fitness First Eastwood branch and main office for making me feel no different despite what had happened and how it negatively affected their pool of personal trainers. As a matter of fact, I’ve gained more acquaintances since then. Holler to Fitness First’s Nino (Head Trainer), Carlo (Receptionist), Rhian (Senior Trainer), Joseph (Purchasing Officer), Terri (HR Manager), Mark Elis (Overall Director) and of course to my new personal trainer, Mike Capati. Although the training is driving me insane, I stay true to the fact that it’s totally worth it. I encourage you guys to sign up with Fitness First should you decide to commit in changing your life dramatically. I am promoting Fitness First not only because they have gained my respect for handling my case flawlessly, but also anything for health improvement I’m keen to support. As for Mr. Sam Santos, I’ve forgiven you. I leave you to God to where he’ll take you. There is hope for change, please take that option. And oh, I'm still serious with my promo contest. Php2,500.00 still up for grabs guys.
After giving it much thought and only to realize that I only have an image of him in my memory and the rest of you by his infamous story, I think it’s time to put a face to the name of Mr. Sam Santos. As a marketer that I am, I am now coming up with a Search for Mr. Sam Santos Contest. Here are the mechanics: - Search for the missing Mr. Sam Santos by securing a frontal digital image to be emailed to elaine_sibol@yahoo.com with subject title: Mr. Sam Santos Photo.
- Entry should be a recent picture (he should be bald) in his Fitness First uniform.
- First to submit a valid entry will win Php2,500.00 cash
- Promo begins from April 11, 2008 until we find the bastard
I’m dead serious. I will give out cash.
Don't know who Mr. Sam Santos is? Click here.
 It was Ms. Clarissa Inductivo’s (a.k.a. Toots) birthday yesterday and the celebrant is nowhere to be found. It’s been at least two years that I haven’t seen this sweet lady whom I constantly share a bottle of red horse coupled with our boy/man/gay stories with and the likes.
I’m guessing she is getting her tan and collecting her boytoys in San Francisco. While you live a blissful life in the west coast, Marco and I celebrated your birthday last night. Oh yeah. Sadly, we forgot our cameras as proof that you are not (fully =P) forgotten. Raybz couldn’t make it as he is now a married man. Boo! As for Paul Samuel, go figure. We miss you dear. Hope I can swing by San Francisco in the near future. Happy birthday! Mwah!
 I just recently had one of those troubling, mind-boggling training sessions I never thought could ever exist in just three days of interaction.
Girls, don’t ever sign up for a personal training under the name of Mr. Sam Santos of Fitness First Eastwood branch. Though I doubt after reporting my complaint, he would expect to be regularized still. Nonetheless, for everybody’s safety and peace of mind, I am compelled to tell you the story. It was last March 31, 2008, Monday when I happened to be working out at my own pace, alone, as I always do, when Mr. Sam Santos approached me and asked me about my workout regimen and other related stuff. In my great longing for the past years to lose the pounds, I thought I’ll give it a shot just listening to what he has to say. He presented himself well, made me feel like a mass of lard so that he’ll be my hero and sign-up to be one of his clients, which I instantly did with a price tag that I pray to God I’ll forget about and convinced myself that it was an investment on healthy living, which supposed to be equally worth it just like any other accessories I ought to have. First session was last Wednesday. It started a bit weird when he didn’t even weigh me just like what the show, The Biggest Loser should be doing before starting the training session to measure the success or failure of the whole training process. Instead, he goes on selling himself for me to sign up for another two months, which I said I’ll decide on after the 30 pre-paid sessions have been consume. (Duh!) But that’s not what makes him indecent though. It was the in-between reps dirty talk and lustful looks he throws at my face as I work out. I’ll narrate the details in bullet hoping that I’ll be able to recall all the “juicy” ones before revealing my breaking point. This is a compilation of what he asked me (in bold) in the last two sessions in no particular order. - How’s your cleavage? (He is supposed to introduce me to CHEST exercises – not cleavage exercises)
- Do you have a boyfriend? (I answered none)
- Follow Up: Do you want to apply to be my girlfriend? (I said no thanks and I asked why he is not married – he looks like he is – no offense)
- He replied: Why are you interested in me? I have a long story. Perhaps you want to grab some coffee and I’ll tell you all about it. (I replied, no, just making a conversation and didn’t bother to respond to the coffee invite)
- Do you want to make a deal? (I said what deal?)
- Follow Up: If we hit your target weight loss in 3 months, you’ll marry me. (I said, yeah, in your dreams)
- Why do you wear either a loose shirt or with a jacket? As your instructor, you should wear tank tops so I can easily gauge the progress. (uh, that’s why we have a weighing scale.. right?)
- During stretching, I forgot about the first step which is to touch my toes and went on with spreading my legs and he said: Ikaw naman, mahilig kang bumukaka kaagad (I sense double meaning especially with his lustful look staring at my face from the mirror)
- After the workout, I said my thanks and asked for the next schedule of the session when he said: Mamaya na yan, dito ka muna (in the dark and alone, mind you) kwentuhan muna na tayo. (I said, no, I have an early trip tomorrow, I gotta get home).
- Of course he is incapable of reading between the lines and instead, asked this inappropriate question: Tutal, along the way ka naman, hitch naman ako sayo. Baba mo nalang ako sa Marcos Highway. (What am I supposed to say? He knows I’m headed home, so I regretfully said yes out of my good nature of being courteous and polite)
Now here is the breaking point… he sent me an SMS to meet me outside the club and when I got there, with no hands to spare since I’m carrying two bags and a cellphone, he walked up right to my face and kissed me on my cheek. It was no “beso beso” kiss. Up to this day, I can still feel his wet lips lingering on my cheek. I was so shocked and unable to speak… I just walked faster, processing what happened in my mind and not to react immediately by slapping him or whatever. Then he called my attention and suggested that we take a shortcut to the parking lot. When I took a good look to where he is headed, the place was so dark! I firmly said no and that I prefer taking the main route. He insisted and I insisted back and kept walking with 2-3 meters apart from him. I just don’t know what to do or say as I think things through. He eventually dropped his suggestion after arguing with me for almost a minute and followed me. We got to the car and I plan to limit the conversations as I was already convinced that I’d give Fitness First a call and report him when I get home. I drove in silence and he babbled a lot of things that I didn’t mind since I told myself that this will be the last time I’ll be talking to him. We arrived at the destination and to a greater surprise he leaned over for another kiss! OMG! Could this be sexual harassment already? I just slid back and he kissed the air and some of my hair along with it. Then he left the car. I was so shocked. I wanted to cry. I went home and told my sister about it. She is so furious and demanded that I report the bastard or else she’ll tell on my dad and so help him God. The next morning, I called Fitness First and reported the incident, not in detail but just to demand that I wanted Sam replaced as my instructor and it’s up to the management to reprimand him in the way they see fit. Sam texted me the same day and I quote:
“gudmorning. na offend ba kta kgbi? im sorry, wg m naman ako cmplain please. mwawalan ako ng work. blik n naman ako sa pg aararo ng bukid kpg ngka ganun. sory tlga. pleas” I never replied. To cut the story short, a senior trainer in the name of Mike Capati took over Sam’s pending sessions with me. He assured me that this would not be taken lightly. I had my first session with Mike today and this is what I have to say about him. Mike is a professional, far from what I experienced with Sam. Not a single personal question asked. He explained the purpose and benefits of everything we did in between reps, instead of asking unnecessary questions. Not to mention that he motivated me well in finishing the sets. Whew! It was a hard training, now totally worth every peso, just the way it should be.
 I did it. I sold my PSP. I need to grow up and embrace a life outside my violent fantasies.
To my dear characters at Twisted Metal Head On: Mr. Grim and Outlaw, we’ve come a long way - from PS1 to PS2 and now PSP. Nina Williams and Yoshimitsu of The Tekken Series, I’ve always been loyal despite the temptation to go with the usual character choice of “Law” for an easy win but I managed to stay on and master your 10-hit combos through the years. I guess this is where it all ends. How much is a PS3? hehehe...
 Yehey! News
Manila, Philippines - Yehey.com and Yahoo.com, two of the top 5 search engines in the Philippines, announced that they would have an unannounced emergency merge today, April 1. Yahoo is targeting to partner with the the top search engines for each country, like Baidu in China for its new strategy to bring yahoo to the top again. The two CEO's, Yehey's Donald Lim and Yahoo's Jerry Yang said at a joint press conference in Discovery Suites yesterday that a call for simpler licensing fees and technology standards for hardware and software with superior customer service made the merger a must. Visit www.yehey.com today to view message from Yehey's CEO.  
 To my techy (geeky) friends – you know who you are, please don’t pass up the chance to know more about the 10 killer extensions for the latest version of Firefox.
If you find the list interesting, better click here to know more about each feature.
1. PicLens
2. Snap Links
3. Tab Scope
4. Reminder Fox
5. Download Statusbar
6. HyperWords
7. Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer
8. Tab Effect
9. Cooliris Previews
10. StumbleUpon Enjoy! 
 It has been two days that I haven’t been able to access my Yahoo! Mail.
Yesterday, I considered the system down and went on with my day thinking things will go back to normal within 24-hours at most. I could be more empathizing being in the same online industry as these things could happen anytime - until I saw a woman checking her Yahoo! Mail at the gym after an hour or two that I’ve failed to check mine. As you would expect, I got myself a unit and tried again. Unfortunately, still bad news. So I went on surfing for Yahoo!’s Customer Care service and battle through a checklist of questions that I may have overlooked upon signing in. I even considered being hacked, but highly unlikely since I only access my mail at home and in my laptop and whenever I needed to access my email elsewhere, I make sure I sign out and even delete the cookies. You could never be surer. Let’s say I’m hacked, I was still able to access my social networking sites, which I would suspect the hacker would have hacked as well, given that it could easily be tracked with not much effort. In short, my hacking theory was put on hold. I’m beginning to feel the panic and I waited another day and stick to the glitch theory once more. Tried again as soon I got off the bed this morning and still no luck. Panic. Panic. Panic…. Then an hour ago, I tried answering the request new password process and so fortunate to have remembered my pet’s name and even the postal code that I usually randomly put in when I do online registrations. It was a success and I was given another password and I immediately changed it to a different one, just second after. Should I’ve been hacked, the person should have changed my account details already. Therefore, its safe to conclude that Yahoo! may be in trouble with their mailing system. Make sure you remember the following details if you want to revive your years of mails hassle-free. - Postal code
- Secret answer to your secret question
- Alternate email address Out of my desperation, I even searched my ordeal in Yahoo! Answers and have found out that there are at least two other similar cases inquired that very same day. So good luck guys.
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