Iphone 13 pro P:smart S:globe pareho prepaid esim. First time to use dual sim function ng iohone via esims
Calls and data pareho sa primary. Naka on lagi data ko sa smart na magic data no calls Intention ka sa secondary globe ay duon ako mag load ng all net calls sms na pang 1-2 days kasi mas mura ₱20 vs ₱30. Ganyan lang gamit ko 1 day in 7-14 days need ko ng pang call. Rest of the month chat and vibemeet gamit.
Problem ko is akala ni globe sim ay sa kanya ako nag da data lagi may alert na surfing without promo registration etc kaya bawas ₱5. Until ₱1 natira. Eto off ko na secondary globe esim
Sayang din tuloy prepaid globe esim. Hindi ko ma recall sa android phone na kahit sa sim1 ang data eh singil si sim2 akala sa kanya naka connect.

Hello, recently may elders/seniors na palacomment sa business namin and it puts us at risk for other customers na makakabasa.
For context, they got mad of the fact that we don’t support Cash on Delivery when ordering thru messenger or SMS. Although we have COD thru Grab, we want to diminish the risk of returns or scams kasi sayang ang food and effort ng staff. We gave them the option to buy via Grab pero they refused.
Question: Do we have any mandate or regulations that prohibits us with this payment method in the Philippines?

2nd owner na ko and got the cards from the 1st owner.
He gave them to me and said na gagamitin nalang daw but when I tried to actually check in via sms para sa balance nung dalawa di daw registered phone number ko.
Not sure how to tackle this issue, may nakadikit na sa kotse ko na RFID so nanghihinayang ako if kukuha pa ko ng new cards.
Also not sure if may laman cards eh malay malay ko na may 5k or wala sayang parin hahahah, mabait kasi 1st owner binigay rin na half tank yung kotse sakin baka nagiwan rin sa cards ng laman.
May nakaencounter na po ba ganito na problem? How did you solve it?

Ask ko lang. Meron pa ba dito hindi pa naka receive ng SMS for the registration code?
Nagtataka lang ako kasi last year’s promo, November pa lang naka receive na ko. Bakit kaya until now wala pa din ako?
Tumawag ako sa BPI and sabi makaka receive na lang daw ako ng SMS if eligible.
Natanong lang. Sayang kasi Cashback hehe

UMID application. Applied on 2016, about to claim this Thursday. Took me 7 years to claim. Depende nalang sa SSS branch kung maclaim ko nga siya this Thursday or paabutin pa nila ng 2024.
Whatever.
Story time.

1. May booth ang SSS to apply for UMID malapit sa office namin so I took the chance kasi wow naman diba less hassle na sa pagpunta sa SSS branches nila tapos idedeliver nalang daw after 6 months, which is very doubtful for me that a government agency can process an ID ng walang fixer or backer sa loob within just 6 months lol. Pero umasa pa rin ako regardless, wala naman mawawala bukod sa 500 na bayad. If only I could have known back then how this will turn out to be a seven-year application nightmare.

Fast forward six months. Alam ko na wala naman akong maasahan kaya hinayaan ko muna na baka next month or after 2 months pa darating.

1. Around February nagtataka na ako kasi wala pa ring SMS/Email notif to inform me about my UMID application, and nagtanong na rin ako sa bahay kung may nadeliver ba na UMID at baka di ko lang napansin kaso wala rin daw. So I waited again while thinking its not worth to stress over since marami pa naman akong government IDs on hand. At this point alam kong may pagkukulang ako on my part kasi umasa lang ako sa SMS/Email notif and forgot to check their website. I can't call them either, because calls are the bane of my existence.
   
2. Life goes on at nawala sa isip ko na may pending UMID application nga pala ako haha. Naalala ko lang ito eventually nung nag check ako ng current IDs ko kasi mae-expire na DL at Passport ko so naisipan ko asikasuhin na lahat within the month para isang lakaran nalang.
   

This time I got to check their website to track ano na ba nangyari sa punyetang UMID na yan. I found out na nagawa naman ang ID ko, nadeliver sa branch malapit sa bahay, at umabot sa PhilPost malapit sa amin. Kaso may policy pala sila na mare-return ang unclaimed IDs sa central branch nila around Pasig. I jumped into the conclusion na: since hindi nadeliver the entire time ang UMID ko, most likely nakabalik na ito sa central branch. Hanggang dun nalang din kasi yung nakalagay sa tracker, kaya naisipan ko dun na agad pumunta to check.
After a few hours of waiting in line with the expectations of getting disappointed, ayun nakaabot ako dun sa clerk nila to inquire about my UMID application. Chineck niya naman at nalaman namin na sa PhilPost ang last destination ng UMID ko at hindi nakaabot dun sa branch nila. I asked him again just to double check and explained my case, pinakita ko din sa kaniya yung nakalagay sa tracker dun sa website nila na dito ang last destination nung UMID ko. Minake sure ko na lang din for him on how I end up in this branch after 3 years at ayoko na sana magpabalik balik if ever. Uso pa naman pasahan bola sa mga to.
Ayun, disappointment is real. Sayang yung ni-leave ko at mukhang kailangan ko pumunta sa PhilPost sa amin para hanapin ang nawawala kong UMID. Di na ako masyado nagpaka stress and just looked at it positively, thinking I could apply for Postal ID as well.
Upon arriving at PhilPost, nalaman ko nalang sa kanila na "binaha" daw sila one time na may malakas na bagyo a year before, at mukhang nasama dun sa baha ang UMID ko. Kamalas-malasan nga naman. So tinanong ko sila ano gagawin ko at inadvise nila na magapply nalang ulit ako. Ang babait nila and they gave me an acknowledgement letter explaining on how it was not my fault I lost my UMID when I didn't even got a chance to hold it in the first place. Strike 2 ka na sa akin UMID, 2 working days na ang sinayang mo sa akin. Ang hirap pa naman magexplain sa demanding kong boss baka isipin nagpapalusot lang ako to get a day off. Nakakainis.
So 3rd try, nag apply ako ng UMID sa kalapit na branch sa amin para may enough time pa ako na makapasok kahit medyo late na ako makakarating. Another 500 nanaman ang nakuha nila sa akin. Ganun ulit antay lang daw ako ng six months chuchu to get my UMID. Nakakainis lang na kailangan ko pa rin magbayad kahit hindi naman ako yung nakawala ng ID ko.
2020, fast forward six months once more. Kasagsagan ng lockdown nito, so alam ko nang wala akong mae-expect dito at ayoko na i-risk na lumabas at magka COVID over a stupid, fucking ID.

1. Lifted na ang lockdown at pwede na lumabas during this time, I took the chance para pumunta sa SSS branch sa amin at magtanong about UMID. Sa labas palang hinarang na ako ng guard saying on how they don't cater UMID application/claims yet dahil sa pandemic (you don't say?) at October 2018 na batch palang daw ang pinaprocess nila that time, a YEAR prior to my 2nd application. Shocked in disbelief, without any chance to get frustrated, trying to understand the circumstances that led to this moment, I gave up claiming my UMID.
   
2. Today. I received a SMS notif regarding my UMID application. Nagflashback lahat sa akin nung mga pinagdaanan ko sa putanginang ID na ito since 2016 which pushed me to make this post. Natatawa nalang ako na napailing. Kasi pwede ko na daw i-claim ang UMID ko, kaya lang every Thursday lang daw pwede puntahan. Eh Friday ko nareceive itong text message, edi 6 days waiting ako ulit to claim, sa halip na pwede ko sana siya mapuntahan kahapon if only I've been informed a little bit sooner. Talaga naman.
   

tl;dr:
2016 nagapply
2019 checked their website, reapplied, have to wait again 6 months
2020 lockdown, did not claim, don't want to risk COVID for an ID
2022 lockdown lifted, went to SSS branch, wala pa rin daw
2023 I received a SMS notif to claim my ID, but only on Thursdays lang daw. The notif arrived this Friday morning. Now I have to wait for 6 more days.
Game, SSS. Ready na ulit ako madisappoint in 6 days. I fucking love UMID. PinakahaSSSle-free government ID application ko ever! /s(ss)

TLDR: Title.
They did it again! Lagi na lang ako pinabibilib ni HSBC. Really impressed with their level of service. Sanaol banks talaga ganito kahusay & kabilis kumilos!
Nov 27 morning: I woke up to an SMS & email from HSBC that my card MAY HAVE BEEN compromised. I logged into their app & found a PHP 55.58 "transaction awaiting presentation" I clearly did not place. I was about to call them but my landline suddenly rang, & it's actually an HSBC agent with a Chinese accent, claiming they're from the security department. Of course the first thing I thought was, NAKU SCAMMER ITO!
I wanted to end the call with the Chinese-sounding agent but he gave more details that the charge attempt was from Booking.com then I remembered I do have a scheduled charge with them next week. The agent said their system has blocked the attempt & locked my card for security. Then he gave me 2 options to convey my consent for a card replacement: proceed with him in the same call, or call HSBC on my own, whichever I'm more comfortable with. I told him I'd just call HSBC & ended it there.
Then I called HSBC hotline. I input my card number & OTP. Then I was immediately routed to their card security division. I was surprised cause I thought I still have to press 1 or something & wait for an available agent. But seems the system already knew the purpose of my call which was amazing!
The agent is Filipina & she did confirm my card is currently blocked, & they will immediately cancel the floating transaction from Booking. They basically proactively did everything without me having to request for it! I told them it might have been a valid charge for my booking scheduled for next week, but per protocol she strongly recommended having it replaced since Booking already has access to my card details. Fine, I said. I just thought, I can use my other cards. She gave me a reference number & advised that it will take 15 business days. Buti na lang din tapos na ako mag Christmas shopping.
Nov 29: HSBC placed a delivery order with Entrego. (got this info printed in the mailer waybill) This means my card was ready for pickup na. Ang bilis!
Dec 1: Received SMS from HSBC: "Please expect your new HSBC card in 10 days."
Dec 2: Entrego picked up the mail from HSBC (waybill info)
Dec 3: Just this 4pm, Entrego delivered to me, and on a Sunday! (I'm from a province, North of QC)
Ang bilis! Imagine if the order to Entrego was RUSH delivery, pwedeng-pwede mo pala makuha ang card in just 2 business days! But it was RELAX delivery, still not bad at all.
Pansin ko lang, WHITE na ang trim ng new credit card nila. Sayang, I like the RED trim pa naman ng previous HSBC card ko, it beatifully stands out in my wallet, screaming DON'T USE ME! Hehehe
Kung tutuusin, hindi naman talaga sya fraud. It could've been Booking.com attempting to test if my card is valid & will be refunded. Still, I had my card replaced na rin para sure na lang.
Anyway, despite HSBC not having a card lock feature, their detection & blocking still more than makes up for it. Sorry naman doon sa Chinese agent na napaghinalaan ko pang scammer, legit naman pala sya. Sana ganito din ka-proactive & seamless ang fraud measures ng local banks natin...

OUT OF CURIOSITY i applied for an eastwest CC because of reddit (coz most of you guys said they are very generous, cs is great, etc.) so yeah!
Here’s the timeline: it was very easy to apply via ESTA — applied on Nov. 9 and let it do what it has to do.
Nov. 14, although i am 100% sure i won’t get the update i wanted, i still followed up through ESTA and i was right, it said they’re still processing my application.
Then Nov. 21 (I completely forgot abt it) — i decided to call the CS and they said my application is subject for post-evaluation given that the next day (Nov. 22) is the 10th day of my application so i should be getting some news after that.
But I didn’t call on the 22nd 😄
Nov. 23rd — I called them in the morning to check the status of my application and voila! the cs said it’s approved and ready for the creation of the card! i even asked which card i got approved to confirm if that was what i applied for and yeah it is. (sayang dapat pala nilakasan ko loob ko, ni-platinum ko na sana lol) but yeah i was happy!
NOTE: i never got an SMS nor an email saying i got approved— only follow ups made through phone calls.
Nov. 23rd 7pm — I woke up into an SMS saying “We regret to inform you that after a thorough evaluation, we will be unable to issue you a credit card at this time.“
??????????? things ain’t adding up,, anw!! i called the cs immediately, confirmed my application and said yes it is really approved, they provided eta, blah blah blah. then at the end of the call i mentioned i’ve received an SMS saying i wasn’t approved and cs got confused too 🥹 so they said they would validate the message and will call me back in 2 days for some updates but cs was sure i got approved because it’s reflecting on their system.
btw, i got approved for a gold mastercard, higher CL than my reference card.
Anyone who encountered this? 🥺🥺🥺

Last Sunday (around noon) may service outage ang Converge dito sa area namin pero lahat ng kakilala kong Converge ang ISP eh nabalik na yung internet nila Sunday pa ng gabi habang samin hangggang ngayon wala pa. Nagreach out na ko sa kanila via twittemessengeclick2call & email and lahat sila ang response eh ongoing pa rin daw yung service outage sa location namin kahit kami na lang yung alam kong walang internet. Gusto ko lang humingi ng suggestions ano na pwede kong gawin haha since first time ko rin maencounter to sa converge ever since na nagpakabit kami last 2021.
I just received a reply from CS via email:
"We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused you. This is to acknowledge your concern regarding the no connection issue. Thank you for sending the attached files.
Upon checking, your area is still affected by the ongoing outage and your concern has been forwarded to our relevant team in your ticket number ______. Please be advised that we will be providing updates via SMS on the contact number recorded on our system for updates.
Rest assured that our maintenance team is resolving the issue as soon as possible.
In this regard, please be informed that this ticket will now be tagged as closed. Should you have further concerns, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will be much willing to assist you.
Thank you,"
How do I proceed with this :( Maghintay na lang ba ang magagawa ko for the mean time? Huhu sayang binabayad kapag ganito.
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I’m due for a mobile allowance refresh at work this month (we get 10K every 3 years and get to keep the device for personal use afterwards). I recently switched to iPhone 15 pro as my personal phone so I am now using my old iPhone 11 for work while awaiting my mobile allowance refresh notice. I work in an FMCG company and I use my phone for comms which is mostly WhatsApp, dialing in to Teams paminsan pag WFH at ayaw ko pa bumangon, Outlook to check for any urgent emails from time to time, doing UAT on marketing comms that I send out (puro mga SMS, push notifs, in-app banners lang naman).
When I first purchased a handset for work, I chose a Samsung Galaxy A23 and tbh, I didn’t really use it much. I had a bit of difficulty navigating through the UI/UX and the Galaxy A23 was so f***** laggy kaya I’d end up just using my iPhone. I find it a waste because sayang naman phone allowance and the unli data from my work phone kung halos naiiwan ko lang din sa bahay. I try as much as I can to carry it around para man lang pang-hotspot pero nakakatamaran ko rin i-charge paminsan and balik sa dating gawi na maiiwan lang din sa bahay. I also don’t want to wear out my personal device for work anymore kaya for my upcoming allowance refresh, I want to get a phone I’d actually use.
I’m currently choosing between getting a Pixel 7 from GameXtreme or a secondhand iPhone 13 (or higher if I find a good deal on a 14) from Greenhills as long as may resibo. If possible to find a store doon na nag-aallow ng trade-in, I can also trade my iPhone 11 para mas konti gastusin. SO has been using Pixel 6 kasi for the past 2-3 years and okay din naman sya gamitin for me. Nakiki-charge din ako minsan through battery share pag walang dalang powerbank. Ayoko na ng A series na Samsung talaga. Might consider S series na mid-range pero sa ngayon either Pixel or iPhone talaga top choices ko. As per company policy, highly discouraged ang Huawei at Xiaomi. Anyway here are the pros and cons of the two devices I’m choosing from.
iPhone 13
Pros:
-Sure ako gagamitin ko talaga dahil mas sanay ako sa iOS
-Di naman mawawalan ng iOS support til my next allowance refresh na hopefully higher tier na by then
-Higher chances of being able to trade-in my old iPhone 11 sa Greenhills
Cons:
-I’m already using an iPhone for my personal device and I can still UAT with that paminsan just to see how it looks on iOS
-Most of our app users are on Android devices kaya mas prio ko talaga sa work to optimize the experience for Android users
-Can only UAT using our prod app instead of our test environment
Pixel 7
Pros:
-Better device to use for UAT since most of our app users nga are Android users
-Aside from taking advantage of my work phone through mobile hotspot, magagamit ko na rin sya for battery sharing after work hours esp when travelling for work
Cons:
-No 5G support in PH
-No service center in PH
-GameXtreme lang alam kong shop here where I can get an OR and I don’t think they have any trade-in options
Would like to get your thoughts on this pero please no Huawei, Xiaomi, and Samsung A Series recos! Thanks!

Sharing my experience in porting my number from globe postpaid to smart prepaid. It was relatively seamless and quick. I went to a globe store to originally request for the cancellation of my postpaid (i thought i had to cancel it first before porting). But the attendant told me i just need a USC (which I think you can request online/via sms at globe). Then went to smart store and asked for porting. Provided my ID, gave some OTP from their system and my number was already being ported. They provided a new smart sim with instructions on how to transfer and activate the sim. After 4 hours i already received welcome messages then proceeded to register my sim (this time under smart. smart attendant said if it's postpaid to postpaid no need to re-register since they'll be the one to register for you). After a few mins my sim is working already (faster 5G speeds 300+ vs 50 with globe). Called *888 to activate vowifi and volte and will be waiting for 24hrs.
Overall, it's a good experience! Props to both telcos for working on this. Will be able to lessen spending since wfh mostly!
Update: Tawagan muna ang smart/globe branch na pupuntahan baka may downtime sila (madalas ito sa smart) para di sayang punta.

Hi. Saw some email from BPI on KasKasan Buddies. Redemption of BPI points will not be available until Feb 10. Or parang Feb 10 pa macocomplete yung system upgrade para mag reflect at makapagredeem easily sa BPI Vybe app. Also saw some SMS from BPI na unavailable nga till Feb 10. Been holding back na iredeem via credits yung 120k BPI points kasi 10k lang. Planning to redeem SM gift check. 120k points is equivalent to 12k. Sayang din 2k. Benta ko GC

I have a newly approved CC from Eastwest, got it this week, activated thru ESTA. Feeling ko naman it pushed thru kasi when I added it to Atome nang nakalock, hindi tinanggap, pero nung unlocked na, tinanggap na.
And then today, I got a call from 09988810249, from Eastwest daw, checking if I received the card, I answered YES (sana di na no?). Tumatawag daw sya to help me activate the card. Binalik ko yung tanong, pinaverify ko kung activated na ba o hindi pa yung card. I was put on hold pero parang di naman namute properly (nawala lang sya lol). Tapos upon checking, hindi pa raw. Magsesend daw sya ngayon ng OTP sakin. Dun ko na inend yung call at nag-airplane mode.
Kung legit EW caller nga ito, ok lang, wala naman mawawala sakin kung babaan ko. I can always activate later kung totoo nga. Pero kung scam, yari.
I'm just wondering, wala bang way para official hotline (or kahit mobile pero iisa) ang lumabas na caller, wala bang VOIP or some technology ang pwedeng gamitin? Kasi sayang effort din nila kung walang matutuloy na transaction dahil laging duda ang tao, sana wag na lang call kung ganun lang din, SMS na lang. For protection din kasi natin, mahirap na.

Recently decided to switch to HSBC.
Timeline:
December 23 - Submitted an application
December 27 - Received an SMS from HSBC PH stating that my application has been approved
December 29 - Received the physical card
Note: I also wasn't contacted by any agent after I sent in my application. Wala ring tumawag sakin for a Zoom confirmation, which was what I saw sa mga previous HSBC CC posts here.
Anyway, I was excited to have it activated (para I could already say goodbye to my BDO card lol) so I followed the instructions provided.
First attempt (SMS) was not successful. Second attempt (voice prompt) was not successful either--which automatically rerouted me to speaking to one of their agents. The agent told me that upon checking, my account was still under review and that I had to wait for 7-10 banking days again for feedback.
Has anyone else here experienced this? What happened after, may chance ba na biglang disapproved even if you already have an SMS confirmation of approval and the physical card?
Papa-cut ko na sana BDO ko but since hindi pa "fully" approved si HSBC (I used this BDO card kasi for reference in my application since it's my oldest one), I'm thinking i-extend na lang siya until next month for peace of mind lol. Sayang na naman monthly fee though hay haha
EDIT: I received a text message from HSBC PH last January 5 saying na they've already delivered my card. Tried to activate it again via SMS and got a successful notice of activation an hour later. Yay!

Hi guys, nag apply ako online May 7 para pumasok dun sa extended NAFFL promo ng BPI pero when i called cs May 13 daw ang application date on record nila, yun ang date sa sms na nareceive ko na natanggap nila ang application at may delay dahil sa volume of applications. Ang problema sa online application, wala man lang email or sms on the day na nag apply ka to prove na pasok sa promo period ang application mo, you are at the mercy ng system nila when ma encode. Badtrip lang kasi sayang yun NAFFL promo. Qualified daw ako dun sa next promo na kailangan pa ng minimum yearly spend para ma-waive ang AF. Sorry for the long rant.
Edit: As I've read that my case is not isolated. If your application was near May 9. Check nyo with cs what is your application date baka lagpas na din sa promo ng NAFFL, lalo na yun mga na approve after May 9. Yun mga naapprove before May 9 e sigurado pasok sa promo.

I just received and activated my Cebu Pacific Gold Visa card last March 10. Based on UB’s FAQ page, I will receive an email one week after activation about the Go Rewards membership details linked with my CebPac card. But I have not received any email or SMS at least. I emailed UB and they gave my directly the Go Rewards number “assigned to me”. Now, I installed the Go Rewards app as instructed. When I registered using my personal information, it automatically detected my existing GetGo account which I’ve had since 2018. In the account details, it shows a different Go Rewards number of course. I understand that I can merge two Go Rewards account in the app. However, whenever I try to merge my new Go Rewards number from UB, it just says “the merge failed to initialize properly.”
Has anybody experienced the same? Wanna know how you resolved the issue. I have been trying to reach the Go Rewards CS but they suck. Been emailing them since last week but no response from them. UB has been responsive but they havent given me resolution yet as they would just say that it is best to reach out to Go Rewards directly. Im worried baka hindi naki-credit yung points ko because of this. Sayang din eh. 😢

So siguro like a number of you, I applied for yung NAFFL promo ng BDO last year. However up until today wala pa akong nakuha na SMS about waiving any fees despite meeting the spend limit already..
Finally called the contact center where they told me I wasnt qualified kasi may previous credit cards under my name... cards that apparently were pre approved under my name pero were not activated... yung iba dun 2014 pa.
Anybody have experience escalating this to BDO? haha sayang din kasi yung promo and not really my fault that I got sent a card I never applied for nor activated... does anyone know how to contact someone who can actually do something?
Dont really want to cancel this card I have now pero looking for a way sana to get this included sa promo.
Thanks!

Seperti Jenius yang bisa dibuka bermodalkan Whatsapp nomor Indonesia walaupun tidak berdomisili di Indonesia, apakah ada sekuritas yang melayani buka akun tanpa perlu tatap muka?
Gw punya:

• eKTP (Fisik, kalau pakai video)
• NPWP
• Whatsapp nomor Indonesia, bisa SMS juga

Soalnya hari ini dapet e-mail dari Sekuritas gw bahwa mereka diinstruksikan BEI untuk memindahkan aset nasabah mereka ke sekuritas lain. Sebenernya udah rencana pindah ke sekuritas lain dari 2 tahun lalu karena apps-nya sekuritas ini jelek. Tapi belum bisa/sempet pulang ke Indonesia buat ngurus.
Duit gw cuma Rp 2 juta sih disitu. Cuma ya sayang aja.
Thank you!

lebih dari satu bulan aku menunggumu... Tak kunjung ada kabar bahagia tentangmu.. setiap kali aku bangun dan melihat layar smartphoneku tak ada satupun notifikasi darimu... Hal itu berulang kali kulakukan setiap kali aku membuka mataku.... Berharap suatu saat nanti ada keajaiban... Setiap kali aku bermimpi... mimpi yang cukup sederhana... aku memimpikan datang kabar darimu melalui pesan... Setiap kali aku memimpikan itu... aku cepat-cepat terbangun dan menengok smartphoneku.. tapi kenyataannya itu hanya sebuah mimpi... Mimpi yang mungkin hanya sebuah bunga tidur karena aku sangat mengharapkan kejadian itu terjadi... Pada bulan ini aku berharap bulan depan saat ulang tahunmu yang genap ke 23 tahun kau memberiku sebuah kabar... aku menunggu saat itu... tepat tanggal itu dibulan Mei lagi-lagi nihil.... pupus lagi harapanku... meskipun tak ada kabar darimu.. aku terus mengirim pesan... Melalui Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, SMS semuanya kucoba... meskipun dirimu tidak membalas satupun pesan dariku.. Saat ulang tahunmu pun aku tetap memberikan ucapan melalui whatsapp... meskipun kau tidak membalasnya kuharap kau membacanya... setiap tahun hal yang kunantikan adalah momen ulang tahunmu.. aku tahu kadang aku bingung harus memberimu hadiah apa... tetapi tak pernah kulupakan hari spesial mu itu... meskipun dalam tradisi keluargamu tidak begitu mengenal perayaan ulang tahun.. bukan berarti ulang tahunmu tidak spesial bagiku... tanggal lahirmu selalu kuingat bahkan tanggal itu menjadi nomor pin-ku... aku tahu mungkin bahkan ulang tahunku saja kau tidak begitu mengingatnya... jika tidak ada notifikasi peringatan ulang tahunku di sosial media... pada tahun lalu... aku sempat marah padamu... saat itu kau lupa ulang tahunku... aku menantikan ucapan selamat ulang tahun yang pertama kali darimu... tapi kenyataannya ucapan itu tidak datang darimu... aku tidak berharap mendapatkan hadiah darimu, aku hanya mengharap ucapan darimu... saat itu aku jengkel dan marah... ketika ulang tahunmu kuanggap begitu spesial hingga kujadikan pin... kenapa ulang tahunku bahkan kau tak ingat.. Namun akhirnya aku berusaha meredam amarahku.. kuingat kembali tradisi keluargamu... setelah satu bulan lamanya.. aku memendam perasaan itu.... Akhirnya datang sebuah ucapan darimu... saat itu aku tidak bahagia... aku malah teringat kembali akan rasa jengkelku... Akupun meluapkan rasa jengkelku padamu... aku menjelaskan dengan sedikit marah tentang perasaanku.. kaupun meminta maaf.. perdebatan kita pun berakhir.. selama ini kita tidak pernah berdebat panjang... mungkin hanya ada beberapa selisih paham dan kita berbaikan setelahnya.... Namun kali ini berbeda... perselisihan paham kita dimulai ketika aku mulai merasa jenuh...rasa jengkel dan marah yang sudah kupendam akhirnya meluap... awalnya... aku marah... ketika dirimu tidak hadir disaat momen bahagiaku, dihari kelulusanku sebagai mahasiswa... saat sebelum aku menyelesaikan skripsiku.. kau pernah mengatakan kalau nanti ketika aku wisuda dirimu akan menyempatkan datang jika tidak ada kuliah di hari itu.... Setelah kau mengatakan akan menyempatkan datang.. aku bersemangat menyelesaikan skripsiku agar aku dapat wisuda dibulan Agustus... dimana bulan itu masa perkuliahan masih senggang.... Akhirnya aku berhasil menyelesaikan skripsiku dengan cepat.. dan mendapatkan kloter wisuda dibulan Agustus... aku memberimu kabar itu... bahkan aku sudah merencanakan bagaimana nanti kalau kau datang... Ketika hari Wisuda semakin dekat tak ada tanda-tanda dirimu akan datang.... Dan akhirnya tepat di hari kelulusanku... kau tidak datang.. kau hanya menanyakan bagaimana acaranya... dan meminta fotoku saat wisuda.. dan tak lupa memujiku "cantik". Aku senang menerima pujian darimu namun aku masih kecewa karena dirimu tak hadir... Kembali lagi aku berusaha memendam amarahku... aku berusaha berpikir positif mungkin saja karena jaraknya terlalu jauh dan mungkin dirimu ada urusan... namun masih saja aku merasa jengkel karena awalnya kau mengatakan akan datang.... setelah kejadian wisuda itu... aku berusaha melupakan dan berpikir positif..... Namun kekesalanku bertambah dengan momen ulangtahunku yang kau lupakan... Pada bulan November itu aku bertemu dengan seseorang yang sangat perhatian padaku... Rasanya tidak adil.. dia yang bukan siapa-siapaku begitu perhatian padaku.. tetapi kekasihku seakan mulai melupakan momen-momen bahagiaku... bukannya aku mulai menaruh rasa pada seseorang itu... aku malah semakin jengkel padamu.. Akhirnya aku memberanikan diri untuk meluapkan kejengkelanku padamu... aku mengatakan aku mulai mati rasa... mati rasa ku ini disebabkan oleh banyaknya kekecewaanku.. aku sebenernya berniat untuk memendamnya.. namun kuingat perkataanmu... bahwa jika ada masalah atau segala sesuatu yang tidak disukai terhadap pasangan kita harus saling mengungkapkan... karena perkataanmu itulah aku mengatakannya padamu rasa kecewaku... aku menulis panjang lebar pesan yang kukirim melalui whatsapp padamu... aku menulisnya dengan perasaan sedih... sebenarnya tak sanggup kukatakan itu padamu.. namun aku tak mau memendamnya.. dalam pesanku itu aku mengatakan "aku mulai mati rasa.. aku mulai jenuh... tapi aku masih sayang dengan hubungan yang sudah kita jalani selama 3 tahun, aku bingung harus melakukan apa?" lalu esoknya kamu memberiku pesan bahwa kau akan datang menemuiku pada tanggal 14-15 Februari... Dan sebelum itu kau menelponku mengatakan kalau dalam sebuah hubungan merasa jenuh itu wajar, kita bisa mulai memperbaiki lagi hubungan kita... seakan kata-kata itu menyembuhkan kegelisahanku... sosokmu semakin kurasa dewasa... memang dalam hal usia aku lebih tua 1 tahun darimu namun dalam hal dewasa menurutku kaulah yang paling dewasa dibandingkan denganku... Sampai sekarang jika mengingat dan membaca kembali percakapan kita waktu itu dan sebelum-sebelumnya membuat dadaku sesak dan air mataku berlinang... Aku akan menunggu momen dimana kita dapat bertukar pesan kembali.... Aku akan menunggumu.....

Selamat pagi! Salam mahasiswa!
Terinspirasi dari komen-komen di thread gua sebelumnya, gua ingin compile beberapa must-have tools, stuff, and websites untuk kalian yang baru saja jadi mahasiswa atau sedang menjalani studi.
Gue akan memisahkan ke beberapa kategori, yaitu Wajib Punya, Wajib Punya Untuk Anak [Jurusan], Boleh Punya, Cukup Tau, dan Jangan Pernah Sentuh. Dalam kategori tersebut akan diisi dengan kombinasi apps, website, dan alat-alat fisik. Untuk yang bersifat bajakan, sorry to say gua gak akan link di sini, kecuali Sci Hub atau Gen Lib.
Bagi redditor yang bukan anak psikologi, tolong bantuin gua ya dengan comment berisi suggestion kalian.

WAJIB PUNYA

1. WhatsApp, LINE, dan sometimes Telegram. : Ya menurut lo aja deh, hari gini masih SMS?
2. Flash drive : Get an 8GB stick, walaupun sekarang udah serba digital, kadang dosen masih minta print-out tugas. Plus, tukang fotokopi pasti sibuk dan gak ada waktu buka e-mail (walaupun ada), akan lebih praktis kalau data yang mau lo print atau submit pindahin dulu ke sini. Side note : Untuk anak DKV, Arsitektur, Desain Produk, Musik, dan Film, sepertinya kalian wajib beli external hard-drive minimal 500GB. Kalau bisa SSD ya, biar file terus protected (tapi agak mahal).
3. Google Drive dan isinya (Sheets, Docs, Draw, Slides) : Lo akan mobile for most of your campus life, GDrive gunanya bukan hanya sebagai backup tapi sebagai base of operations dari perkuliahan lo. Separate folders into semesters, lalu di dalamnya bikin folder per matkul, dan di dalamnya pun ada folder buku, tugas, class notes, and etc.
4. Google Calendar : Start planning through this app. Its highly underrated and I suggest you take time and learn how GCal works. Most people only use this after they started working, getting a head start is always better.
5. Mendeley atau reference manager lain : Lu akan menghabiskan waktu 4 tahun baca artikel ilmiah, kadang mereka suka aneh formatting filenya kalo di-download dan mereka udah pasti gak appealing untuk di-save di laptop. Mendeley cuts off all of the problems and puts all of your references in one place. (Available on desktop and mobile)
6. Google Scholar : Berhubungan dengan sebelumnya, Google Scholar akan menjadi wikipedia elu di perguruan tinggi. You will access this site almost every day in uni.
7. Genesis Library : Adalah perpustakaan terlengkap di jagad internet. Gak usah beli textbook kalau lu gak mampu, download aja di sini.
   1. Side points : Perpusnas punya akses e-book gratis pula, mostly koleksi mereka ada di situ. Appnya bisa dicari di Google Play Store (iOS setau gua belom ada).
8. Sci-hub : This is the scalpel of academia, the tool of a true mahasiswa. Sometimes lo akan ketemu artikel yang BAGUS, tapi sayang lo harus bayar ke publishernya. Nah, this bypasses that and you can have the PDF for FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Add extensionnya https://github.com/allanino/sci-hub-fy
9. E-book manager like Calibre (for PC and iOS) and Aldiko (for Android) : Pretty self-explanatory karena most of the time mahasiswa tingkat awal itu gak tau cara manage folder di laptop.
10. m-Banking app from your bank : Sekarang apa-apa sudah serba digital, belom lagi kalau lo butuh bayar-bayar atau patungan sama temen. Dengan adanya mbanking app, lo udah gak butuh ke ATM. Bahkan, sekarang mbanking bisa bayar ke OVO, Gopay, or Shoppee Pay lewat QRIS.
11. Go-Jek or Grab (and OVO) : Kemana-mana dan bayar apa-apa lebih gampang.
12. Kartu emoney, Flazz, Brizzi, dan sejenis : Silahkan beli salah satu dari kartu ini untuk kalian yang harus menggunakan moda transportasi seperti KRL atau Transjakarta. Plus, very handy untuk beli air putih di Indo/Alfamart. Kalau bisa yang satu jenis dengan bank kalian, agar top-up dapat dilakukan secara mudah di ATM atau app mbanking (bagi yang memiliki NFC hpnya)
13. Cheap OEM earphones : You will have some solace from annoying pieces of shit when you're reading or doing assignments. Browse through any ecommerce site and search for "headset samsung/iphone grosir" and buy 10.
14. Masker : Well, duh.
15. Zoom/Skype/Hangouts/Microsoft Teams : Please check on your faculty's specification, sekarang lagi pandemi and I don't think you guys are going back to school any soon.
16. Powerbank : Trust me, you will forget to charge your phone. One powerbank on the ready will be a life saver, especially during late nights.
17. OpenOffice or LibreOffice : I do not condone the piracy of a certain word processing software. Get open-source and just relax. Alternatively, you can go all-out with Google's existing apps inside Drive.
18. JASP : I also do not condone the piracy of a certain statistics software.
19. Canva : Untuk anak-anak non-design yang gak bisa design, ditambah gak punya duit untuk hire designer (ya menurut lo), please take time to learn Canva. I would recommend GIMP a few years ago, but Canva has been gold standard of designing for non-designers.
20. Sumatra Reader : Lighter and more superior version of Adobe Reader.
21. 7zip : Lighter and superior version of WinRAR.
22. CamScanner : For scanning documents. Available on iOS and Android
23. Condoms : Just, bring it.
24. Kartu Perpusnas
25. MSDN : Kadang Microsoft kerjasama dengan kampus, check on your faculty.
26. Tar tambah lagiiiii.......

WAJIB PUNYA UNTUK ANAK.....

Teknik

1. Kalkulator scientific : Bisa cari di toko buku atau e-commerce. Get Texas Instrument or Casio.
2. KOPI SACHET
3. Meteran
4. nanti kali ya

Arsitektur

1. Kopi sachet yang banyak
2. Kotak P3K
3. Penggaris segitiga atau meteran

MIPA

1. Graphic Calculator

Psikologi

1. APA Publication Manual : Sebagai S.Psi gua akan menekankan PENTINGNYA MEMILIKI PDF INI DI SEMUA DEVICE ELU. Pelajarin dan cross-check semua style tulis dengan editorial style APA. Dosen PASTI BAKAL PERIKSA GAYA TULISAN ELU DENGAN APA.
2. KBBI : Dosen Psikologi paling terkenal dengan penulisan dan artikulasi kata, tolong pelajari bentuk baku kata-kata bahasa kita.
3. 3D Brain : Untuk bantu Psiko Abnormal dan Faal.

Hukum

1. Buku KUHP dan KUHPER, e-book or printed.
2. Black Law
3. UU yang berkaitan dengan kelas, e-book or printed.
4. Printer dengan tinta isi ulang alias nyuntik

CompSci, Teknik Informatika, or Sistem Informatika

1. Git Student Pack

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BOLEH PUNYA

1. Spotify Premium : Check if your school is eligible for student discount! I do not condone using modified APK for Spotify Premium.
2. Audacity : Boleh lah punya kalau mau coba-coba bikin podcast.
3. Da Vinci Resolve : Kalian akan sewaktu-waktu dapet tugas buat edit video, either untuk kelas atau organisasi. Ini software open source yang lumayan powerful untuk editing.
4. SSDs for laptops : This is me speaking from experience, you'll need this if your risk of being in an accident is high. Upgrading to an SSD is 0-1, not only you get great booting and transfer speeds, but your data is almost always protected if amit-amit ketabrak atau laptop kenapa-napa.
5. Powerstrip : Ini bisa wajib, bisa enggak. Kadang berguna kalau kalian nugas di cafe, tapi kalian gak mati juga kalau gak punya.
6. Write Monkey : Ini dapat meng-enhance pengalaman kalian menulis, gue menggunakan program ini saat skripsi. Fungsinya cuma satu : Biar nulis lebih enak. Cocok bagi yang jurusannya rajin ngetik. Again, lo gak akan mati kalo gak punya ini.
7. Eventbrite : Cocok buat yang pengen cari group activities atau seminar gratisan.
8. TIX.ID : For the time being, jangan ke bioskop dulu. Tapi TIX suka banyak promo buy1get1. Lumayan buat irit duit.
9. Trello or Asana : Nah, sebenarnya ini wajib untuk orang kantoran (depends industrinya), tapi menurut gua kalau kalian coba aja pelajarin agile project management, mungkin performance group akan lebih naik. Ditambah ini lagi pandemi, nugas akan lebih gampang menurut gua dengan ini. Kakak-kakak yang udah kerja di kantor agile pasti bisa jelasin.
10. Jobstreet, Kalibrr, JobsDB, Glints : For work opportunities.
11. Halodoc : Truth be told, this app have saved my life multiple times. I would suggest a healthy diet, but having this on your phone will not hurt one bit.
12. Pisau lipat Victorinox : Handy untuk yang berencana jadi anak alam atau bocah camping. But basically handy untuk segala situasi, sih.
13. Aplikasi sekuritas : Bisa mulai belajar, setau gua macem MNC Sekuritas bisa mulai trading dengan Rp100.000.
14. Discord : Lumayan handy untuk jadi basis chat angkatan. Tapi, mereka lebih cater ke gaming crowd, walaupun fiturnya sebagus Slack Enterprise, tapi entah kenapa susah banget penetrate mainstream user.
15. To be added later...........

CUKUP TAU

1. Netflix : Bisa patungan sama temen-temen. I don't suggest buy shady accounts.
2. Premier League app : Seru loh bikin liga fantasy sama temen-temen.
3. GrabKios : Lumayan bisa jual pulsa di kampus.
4. Saran minum oleh theblackmandarin
5. To be added later...........

JANGAN PERNAH SENTUH

1. Kredivo dan any P2P lending app : Tolong banget jangan kejebur sama trap ini. Kalian masih mahasiswa, belom punya penghasilan tetap.
2. PayTren or any other MLM apps : Idem
3. Judi bola : Idem.
4. Rokok : Idem
5. Forex/Crypto : Idem
6. Dota 2 : Udah gak usah sentuh.
7. Mobile Legend : Buang-buang waktu push rank, IP lo gak naek juga.
8. Amfetamin : Gak baek ngedrug muda-muda.
9. Red Bull : Gak baek, bisa gak tidur.
10. Kopi ABC/78C/botolan : Ini sama kayak Red Bull, udah pasti gak tidur.
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12. To be added later...........

Segitu dulu guys, tolong ya kakak-kakak yang sudah lulus mohon ditambah. Terima kasih!
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