Shell's Big Php20.00 Blow Out

I recently had the opportunity to become a Shell Brand Ambassador...signalling my foray into the Retail business hahah! Kidding aside, part of my duties as an ambassador was to spread awareness throughout my CoB (Manufacturing) regarding Shell's Get Php20 Blowout Ka Namin promo. During the CoB briefing sessions, I emphasized that Manufacturing has a huge stake at the success of Shell's retail business in the Philippines because one of the reasons why the Refinery continues to exist is because of it a being part of an integrated supply chain that gives access to a big inland market - a market that Shell could lose if it is not careful to sustain brand loyalty.

Together with other volunteers from different departments, I headed out to my assigned Shell Station in the morning of February 15.

Being in the forecourt was an eye-opening experience and with it came newfound respect for my Sales colleagues. Overall, it was a fun experience - engaging in coversations with motorists while they gas up, informing them of Shell's new promo and thanking them for their continued patronage of the brand.

Anyway, here are the mechanics to the promo. Be sure to fill up at your favorite Shell station and take advantage of Shell's Thank You to you!


1. For every Php 1,000 purchase of Shell Fuels (V-Power, V-Power Diesel, Super Premium, Super Unleaded, Regular) you get a Php 20 discount on all Select/Shell Shop items. Discount is also applicable to Shell Lubricants.

2. Redemption can be done in all participating Shell Stations. Inter-station redemption IS allowed (not limited to where the fuel purchase was made).

3. Php 1,000 can either be a single-purchase or accumulated purchases.

4. The receipt/accumulated receipts shall be presented to the Select/Shell Shop cashier for validation.

5. Promo runs from Feb 15 - Mar 31, 2011. Thus, all ORs issued within those dates are valid for redemption.

6. Last redemption date is 60 days after promo end-date (May 30, 2011).

Bye-Bye Econ Freaks!

After three terms of MBA, I must say that I only caught the "study" bug again this term. Because of new developments at work (I'm moving to a new job, yeah!), I decided to enroll part-time and take just one subject - ECOMAN. Needless to say, I'm tempted to do it part-time all the way! Having a full load and the weekly drive from Batangas to Rockwell and back (usually every Wednesday) stressed me out.

Anyway, I love Economics and though I must admit that I need to infuse more Econ-related literature into my reading list, the subject always fascinates me. I wrote 3 papers on the following subjects: Perfect Competition, Privatization and Comparative Advantage & International Trade. Economics is a pleasing subject to research because there is no scarcity of resources - no pun intended. In fact, text and web-based data are simply overflowing that I had to make an outline each time I started to write just organize my thoughts - something which I almost never do.


My final paper - The Economics of Oil, is very timely. With my move to Shell's Supply business, writing about oil econs reinforced my knowledge. It was actually funny that during handover, I recognized terms such as "netback pricing" and actually knew what they were about and what their margin impacts to the company were. I put in a lot of effort to my final paper (mainly because I crammed) and spent a whole weekend plus three long weekday nights to finish everything. However, I am happy with all the information I got from the research - I feel like I'm ending this term a smarter guy. No matter what my final grade will be (I'm hoping for a 4.0!), this was definitely one of the best terms ever!

My Family's First Engagement

My sister got engaged! Yeah, like I never saw it coming haha! Anyway, I wasn't there when her boyfriend (now fiance) officially asked for her hand but my sister told me that my dad acted cool about it (operative word: acted) and my mom was the one who had a semi-anxiety attack. Totally uncharacteristic for both of them, I tell you.

Anyway, my sister and her boyfriend are both good-looking people, I can't wait to have good-looking pamangkins! Heheh. Di bale nang makulit, basta cute kaya kong tiisin.





The wedding is next year - and my sister got first dibs on that same chapel where I wanted to get married in (shame, oh, shame on you). This week, however, she texted me that there were major changes to her plans - that she's getting married in the Cathedral (the Catholic Church won't allow weddings in small chapels anymore). Also, her venue changed from Casa Grande in Bais to the Convention Center in Dumaguete (resultant of the change in the church).

Okay, so in 5 years or so when I decide to get married, maybe the rules will change and I can get married in Mojon Chapel. Hahah! I know it's mean for me to be excited about this, but can you blame me? It's like this little chapel was beamed from an English countryside onto the sugar plains of Negros. A little grass cutting wouldn't hurt, though...hehe.

photos grabbed from: http://multiply.com/mu/silakangnegros

My New Old Wallpaper

Going home after the Gin Blossoms concert in Araneta, my friend began lamenting about how he lost all his cassette tapes from high school. The conversation brought back memories from those days when I had to save a portion of my weekly allowance to come up with an extra Php 120 so I can buy a record. LOL!

Unlike my friend, I know exactly where my old tapes are. They're safely stashed in the topmost closet in my room back in Sugarland - in their pristine condition (I hope!). Anyway, when I went home last Christmas, I had this inspired idea for a new wallpaper for my laptop. Using my dad's new S95, i took a couple of shots and behold! My very own wallpaper. :)



Note: I have lots more, but these are the ones that are the least embarrassing to show haha!

I now realize two things: 1) I transitioned from tapes to MP3s (did not really have a CD phase) and 2) I do have weird taste - no, more like incoherent. Oh well.