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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
A first: Globe brings a Cebu-based Visayan customer service
I heard of stories of some Visayan customers who hesitated to call the customer service hotline for "fear" of speaking in English.
It is expected that people when having concerns are more comfortable telling his concern to the person he is most comfortable with (his kababayan) and in the language that he usually speaks.
Therefore this move by Globe to partner with Aegis People Support in providing a Cebu-based contact center dedicated to Visayan-speaking customers is a very good idea that will be beneficial for both Globe and its customers.
Visayan-speaking customers will now have access to Globe/TM sales and after-sales services through a dedicated Visayan Interactive Voice Response System. By following the self-service voice prompts (in Visayan), callers are directed to a Visayan-speaking customer service representative based in Cebu.
This blogger witnessed an actual call to a Visayan-speaking customer service representative during the launching of this service last February 22 at the San Cristobal II Room, Radisson Blu Hotel. Cebu City.
"Maayong Buntag", will now be a common phrase that will greet these customers as they try to communicate their concerns or inquire about any Globe mobile, Landline or Boroadband services for sales, care or tech matters to Globe's Visayan-speaking customer service representative on the other side of the phone.
In addition, there are now Globe Talk2Globe channels including 24/7 chat service available on the Globe website or via Yahoo Messenger by adding "Talk2GLOBECHAT" as your YM buddy. There is also Globe's *143# easy-to-use quick service menu that allow subscribers access to the latest information on Globe promos in their cellphones.
So Globe users, you can try these services for yourself or spread the word to your friends.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Cebuano Ka?
(article sent by Henry L. Yu, M.D.)
Occasions and celebrations do come and go. Happening now, gone tomorrow. Yes, just like seasons in the sun. After Christmas came Sinulog. Now that these are done and over with, what's next? There's Valentines, then the Holy Week, graduation, summer holiday, Labor Day, school opening, Independence Day, etc. Cebu really never runs out of celebrations, and along with these, the sale promos at the mall or anywhere else. Where but in Cebu? But proud to be a Cebuano. Aren't you?
Cebuano ka ba o Cebuano ba ka? Yup, you're a Cebuano if...
1. You have no "L" in your vocabulary - Bay, Wa, Di.
2. You know the meaning of the words mosuroy, manglimbong, mangilad, maningkamot, mamakak, makighimamat, lumad.
3. You know the meaning of such modern short-cut terms - naning, promdi, McDo, spag.
4. You know the difference in meaning of nalibang, nakalibang, nagkalibang, nagkalibanga.
5. You know Vino Kulafu, Rufina Patis, San Mig.
6. You know Titay, Shamrock, Alejo, Villalonga, Didang.
7. You know where Fuente, Colon, Junquera, Taboan, Pasil, etc.
8. The family names Osmena, Gaisano, Ludo, Rama, Singson, Cuenco, ring a bell to you.
9. You would miss eating lechon or sinugbang baboy or isda with your hands.
10. You bring danggit, otap, dried mangoes, or even one whole lechon, as pasalubong to friends and relatives.
11. You're familiar with Sutukil, budbud, bibingka, masareal, otap, rosquillos.
12. You know where Gaisano Colon, Lao Eng Chong, White Gold, Taoist Temple, BTC, STK, JY Square, etc.
13. You ask a friend when you bump into him in the mall: "Nag-unsa ka?" or "Ikaw ra?" or "Kinsa imong kuyog?"
14. You say "Bitaw" and "Mao gyud" if and when you agree on something.
15. You say "Puerya buyag" when somebody appreciates your beauty or talent.
16. You say "More pa, mamatay pa ko" when you try to tell the truth, while making a cross sign with your fingers.
17. You know how to sing "Usahay", "Matud Nila", "Bisan Sa Damgo Lang".
18. You feel happy and excited when you meet a fellow Cebuano in Manila or in the U.S.
19. You use "Bai" or "Dong" or "Day" in addressing a person whose name you don't know.
20. You knock on wood and say "Simba ko lang palayo" when you don't want something bad to happen or to drive bad omen.
21. Your Tagalog sounds very hard as in pagka- gahi nalang gyud - "Mag-inusapay muna kayo diyan", "Huwag mong katihin ang likod mo", "Ang mahal naman, patawarin mo ako", "Huwag mong libugin ang utak ko.".
Thursday, January 12, 2012
PLDT Wifi Zones Available for Free Use During Sinulog
The use of the PLDT Wifi Zone for internet access is free this Sinulog weekend. Just look for the PLDT Booth to register.
The following are the Wifi zones:
- Gen Maximlom Ave (Mango Ave) from Gorordo Ave to Fuente Osmena Circle – permanent
- Fuente Osmena Circle – permanent
- Osmena Blvd. from Fuente Osmena Circle to P. del Rosario St. – permanent
- N. Bacalso Ave from Cebu Provincial South Bus Terminal to P. del Rosario St. - permanent
- P. del Rosario St (covering USC) from Osmena Blvd to Sikatuna St - permanent
- Cebu Sports Complex – temporary installation until Jan. 16 only
- Cebu City Hall covering Magellans Cross and Sto. Nino, Basilica – permanent
- Cebu Provincial Capitol - permanent
- Plaza Independancia – permanent
The zones labelled as permanent will remain a Wifi hotspot after the Sinulog.
Cool, isn't? You can actually continue to avail of the Wifi service after the Sinulog. Just sign up later here and register.
PLDT Wifi is a wifi service available in Cebu and Manila for all PLDT subscribers. Charging applies on January 16 and will be as follows:
- DSL subscribers - 150 PHP on top of their monthly bill
- Landline subscription - 300 PHP on top of their monthly bill
Pit Senyor readers!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Phone scanning to help Cebu visitors during Sinulog and even APMC convention
Thanks to Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Cebu-based website MyCebu.ph, tourists and other visitors to heritage sites will not find difficulty finding information regarding a certain tourist spot or heritage site as they are visiting it. That is because information on tourism and heritage sites will be delivered to mobile phones and tablets through quick response or QR code scanning.
QR codes by the way, turns text or URLs for example into a mix of pixels within a square that can be scanned by a smartphone. In this manner, all the tourist needs to do is to scan the QR code placed prominently in a heritage site like the one below and voila! information regarding the site will be projected into his smartphone or gadget.
We went to the San Juan Bautista Chapel and there is also a QR code there.
After scanning the code, a picture as well as information regarding the church that used to stand there was seen in the gadget.
This project in partnership with the Department of Tourism Central Visayas was launched last December 20, 2011 at the historic Barangay Pari-an in Cebu City.
I am sure this will be very useful for visitors both from within and outside Cebu during the Sinulog festivities.
It can also be recalled that the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges will have the annual convention held here in Cebu this early February hosted by the Cebu Institute of Medicine.
If the planned mini-heritage tour resembling the Gabii sa Kabilin will push through to accomodate APMC delegates, these QR codes will come in handy. The medical students and teachers who have smartphones will just have to scan these codes and no more looking for somebody else to ask about a heritage site.
Going back to Sinulog, Smart and MyCebu.ph also launched "A Guide to Cebu 2012", an electronic guidebook on Cebu as well as announced the immediate availability of a free electronic guidebook to the Sinulog for the iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Android tablets and phones and other smartphones and ereader brands. The guidebooks will be offered for free download at the airport, Ayala Cennter, hotels and other locations frequented by tourists.
While the Sinulog guidebook is available for download already, "A Guide to Cebu 2012" will be made available for download in January.
Again these guidebooks particularly the Cebu electronic guidebook will be useful for APMC delegates once they are made available.
It was stressed however by MyCebu.ph editor, Marlen Limpag that the project isn't purely historical. "Tourists can also get tips on how to get the most of their stay right at the tourist spot they are visiting.
The articles loaded in the system are also linked to Facebook, Google+, Twitter and even FourSquare so one can be a "mayor" of a certain heritage site.
Cebu is lucky as this is the country's first as the project will be later expanded nationwide.
Congrats to SMART, the Department of Tourism and MyCebu.ph!
QR codes by the way, turns text or URLs for example into a mix of pixels within a square that can be scanned by a smartphone. In this manner, all the tourist needs to do is to scan the QR code placed prominently in a heritage site like the one below and voila! information regarding the site will be projected into his smartphone or gadget.
We went to the San Juan Bautista Chapel and there is also a QR code there.
After scanning the code, a picture as well as information regarding the church that used to stand there was seen in the gadget.
This project in partnership with the Department of Tourism Central Visayas was launched last December 20, 2011 at the historic Barangay Pari-an in Cebu City.
I am sure this will be very useful for visitors both from within and outside Cebu during the Sinulog festivities.
It can also be recalled that the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges will have the annual convention held here in Cebu this early February hosted by the Cebu Institute of Medicine.
If the planned mini-heritage tour resembling the Gabii sa Kabilin will push through to accomodate APMC delegates, these QR codes will come in handy. The medical students and teachers who have smartphones will just have to scan these codes and no more looking for somebody else to ask about a heritage site.
Going back to Sinulog, Smart and MyCebu.ph also launched "A Guide to Cebu 2012", an electronic guidebook on Cebu as well as announced the immediate availability of a free electronic guidebook to the Sinulog for the iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Android tablets and phones and other smartphones and ereader brands. The guidebooks will be offered for free download at the airport, Ayala Cennter, hotels and other locations frequented by tourists.
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| Marlen Limpag, MyCebu.ph editor showing the Sinulog Guidebook |
Again these guidebooks particularly the Cebu electronic guidebook will be useful for APMC delegates once they are made available.
It was stressed however by MyCebu.ph editor, Marlen Limpag that the project isn't purely historical. "Tourists can also get tips on how to get the most of their stay right at the tourist spot they are visiting.
The articles loaded in the system are also linked to Facebook, Google+, Twitter and even FourSquare so one can be a "mayor" of a certain heritage site.
Cebu is lucky as this is the country's first as the project will be later expanded nationwide.
Congrats to SMART, the Department of Tourism and MyCebu.ph!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Long Wait is Over: HTC Concept Kiosk Now in Cebu
If you search for the best smartphones list, chances are the list includes an HTC product.
Finally, the HTC products are now available in Cebu. They can be viewed at the 1st HTC Concept Store (which is actually more of an open kiosk) found in SM City Cebu Cyberzone. Below is how the kiosk looks like which also acts as a Support Center.
Take your pick...
HTC Concept Kiosk is found near the Aerophone store in SM City Cebu Cyberzone.
Below are the men behind bringing HTC in Cebu....
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