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March 14, 2016

5 Reasons Why You Should Shop at Lazada

by Allan D

As early as this week, there are many schools closes its year and preparing for their graduation. I know most of us will be looking some gifts for those who will receive their diploma.

Though there are many sale items at the mall and a wide variety of gift ideas, going to such place this season seems to be stressful because of like long lines in the counter, crowded areas, and full parking spaces. With such scenarios, an online shopping is a great alternative.

One online shopping site I used to shop is Lazada Philippines.

Why do I suggest Lazada Philippines as one of the best online shopping sites?

Here are the top five (5) reasons that might tickle other’s mind and make their first online purchase at Lazada Philippines.

Wide variety of products

Like malls and supermarkets, Lazada Philippines offers different products like household needs, electronic gadgets, appliances, sports equipment, apparel, accessories, and many more.

Fashion and accessories with huge discounts

These items are coming from known and trusted brands.This means that what you can see in the malls and supermarkets are already available in Lazada Philippines.

Known and Trusted Brands

Easy tracking and fast delivery

After placing your order/s, the customer will be given a time-to-time feedbacks on the status from processing until the customer receives the item/s. This can be also checked in a customer’s account if he/she registers online.

Aside from email confirmation, the buyer will also get notifications thru text messaging.

Text information on my items

After the orders have been processed, a tentative date of arrival will be given to the customer. But based on my experiences, all reaches our doorstep EARLIER.

The next day, it is already for delivery

Easy mode of payments

One thing that most shoppers are afraid and hesitate to do online shopping are scammers where you will pay the amount of the items before the seller sends the items. In Lazada Philippines, aside from buyer protection, “cash on delivery” payment is offered. This means that you will not pay the items until the courier knocks on your door and handed you the items.

Aside from COD, Lazada Philippines also accepts Paypal or credit card payments. They also offer installment basis on some items.

Offers refund and replace policy

All of my transactions in Lazada Philippines are smooth except one time that the item went out of stock but I already paid for it through Paypal. Upon knowing that the item cannot be delivered, they immediately refunded the said amount to my Paypal in less than 24 hours.

In the case of defective or wrong items, you can return it. Just visit any LBC branch together with the items with undamaged packaging. Once Lazada Philippines receives the items, they will send the replacement immediately.

Discount vouchers

Shopping with discount is one of the great things in buying which can be added to your savings. If malls and other establishments offer discounted items, Lazada Philippines also offers discount vouchers that can be used upon cashout.

These vouchers are being sent to your emails if you have a customer account and subscribed to their newsletter.

Though there are other reasons why you should shop at Lazada Philippines, the above are my the top five.

Why do you love shopping at Lazada?

This post is an entry for the ShopCoupons X Lazada PH Blogger contest. Being hosted by ShopCoupons. Lazada voucher sponsored by Lazada Philippines.

Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, and Stroke

by Allan D

Photo Source: Brainlogger

Last week the entertainment industry was shocked by the death of one of the best directors Wenn Deramas. According to news, he had a heart attack which resulted in cardiac arrest.

Earlier I heard from the news that another famous director, Xavier Passion, was found in his room dead. He was the director of different top-rating teleseryes like “On the Wings of Love”, “Princess and I”, “Nathaniel”, and others. Based on the report, he died of cardiac arrest too.

But what is a cardiac arrest? How is it related to a heart attack?

Most used these two medical terms as the same. Actually, it is not. A heart attack happens when an artery for the oxygen-rich blood was blocked preventing the flow towards the heart.If the blockage was not removed immediately, the part of the heart with blocked artery will start to degenerate.

Cardiac arrest, on the other hand, is actually the “electrical” malfunction of the heart caused by arrhythmia or the irregular heartbeat. If this happens, blood going to the brain, lungs and other internal organs may be affected which resulted in a loss of consciousness and worst, death.

With the definitions above, this means that heart attack is more of blood circulation problem while a cardiac arrest is of the beating or pumping.

Cardiac arrest can happen after or during recovery from heart attack. A heart attack is not usually the cause but it increases the possibility of having a cardiac arrest. Other heart conditions that may lead to a cardiac arrest are thickening of heart muscle, heart failure, ventricular fibrillation and long Q-T syndrome.

Another health condition that is used to interchange with a heart attack is a stroke. Again, this two conditions is different.

Stroke is an attack in the brain. It happens when the blood vessel carrying oxygen and other nutrients to the brain gets clogged or bursts.

Though heart attack and stroke are different, the factors that can increase the occurrence of the said conditions are common. Smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, sedentary lifestyle, genes and abnormal heart beat are just a few.

Here is a simple illustration to differentiate the three health conditions:

Photo source: Eye Opening

Knowing what to do in case of signs and symptoms of heart attack, cardiac arrest and stroke are important to save one’s life.

But keeping a healthy lifestyle is the best prevention from any health problems.

Healthy Monday to everyone!

Sources:

Inova Heart and Vascular Institute

American Heart Association

WebMD

Movie Sharing: The Little Prince

by Allan D

“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

This quotation has been one of the most famous lines that you can get from the novel The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Actually, this novel became the topic of our entire Values Education Class in my senior year in high school.

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I got excited to have a copy of the film when I knew that there is a movie with the same title. At first I thought it was a direct adaptation of the novel but it was not. It was about the girl who befriended an old aviator who wrote the story The Little Prince.

Here is the plot of the story:

The mother of the girl wanted her to enroll in one of the prestigious school, Werth Academy. With so much determination to let her daughter pass the examination, she made a very tight schedule on summer break making small time for leisure.

The daughter started to get distraction when the propeller of the old man’s plane hit their house and creates damages.

One day, while having a study, a paper plane landed on her table. It was the first part of the story about the “little prince”. At first, she had no interest in reading the story until she saw a drawing of a box with three holes where the sheep of the “little prince” is sleeping.

Screenshot: The Aviator and The Little Prince

She gains interest in knowing the complete story. She secretly peeked into the old man’s house and asked the old man to continue telling the story of the aviator who had a plane accident in a desert and encountered a boy who came from a distant asteroid.

The story continues about the boy who encountered different planets with different residents like a king, a businessman, a conceited man and lastly the earth where he met the aviator, the fox, the snake and lots of roses. The little prince is searching about what he believes to be the only rose in the universe – his rose, where he left in his planet under a glass globe to protect it from wind and cold.

Screenshot: The Little Prince and The Fox

On the girl’s birthday, together with the aviator, had a near car accident. When her mother knew about the friendship of the two, she was grounded and was instructed to focus on her studies again. But the girl was very eager to determine the ending of the story and she secretly return to the aviators home. She learned that the little prince sacrificed himself to a venomous snake in order to return to his planet and reunites with his rose. The girl went upset of the ending and regrets meeting the old man.

The girl and the old man

As the summer ends, the old man gets hospitalized. The girl wanted to make an apology by finding the little prince using the aviator’s plane. She landed on an asteroid exclusively for adults who all works for the star-collecting businessman. She found the prince who became an adult and works as a janitor under the name Mr. Prince. The prince forgets all about his past.

The girl then forced the prince to return to his asteroid that us now grown with baobab trees. His rose is still under the glass globe but already died. They saw a rising sun with an image of a rose. From there, the prince went back to a young boy again. The girl flew back to earth with the help of a flock of birds.

The girl and her mother visited the aviator in the hospital where the little girl gave a compilation of the aviator’s complete story of The Little Prince.

The summer ends and the little girl started her school at Werth Academy. She also had a better relationship with her mother and they gaze thru the stars where they heard the laughter of the aviator and the little prince.

The last part of the movie is not derived from the original novel. It is also not stated nor shown if the little girl’s journey to the asteroid of adults is a reality or just a dream. Nevertheless, the movie is great.

Have you watched this animated film or read the novel too?

McDonald's 4th National Breakfast Day

by Allan D

Since 2013, every year, McDonalds treats their customers with free McMuffins through their National Breakfast Day.

This year, over 400 McDonald’s branches nationwide will be giving another great morning to the customers.

Just visit any participating branches on March 14, 2016, between 6-7am.

McMuffins to be given is either Sausage McMuffin or Sausage McMuffin with Egg. These are both great and you will never regret whether of the two will be available on the time of your visit.

Sausage McMuffin with Egg

Freshly toasted English muffin, savory sausage hot of the griddle and a slice of creamy, real American cheese and a freshly cooked Grade A egg.