New Blog Address

I have been thinking about my blog this week. This blog has been outdated. No recent blog post. I am planning to revamp my blog but I cannot come up with an idea yet. And so, I thought of changing my blog title or changing my blog address. After so much thinking, I have decided to change my blog address rather than change my blog title. I am not really good at giving adorable titles :(  so it's hard for me to think of another one.

This blog title really sounds familiar. I know it's not unique and original but I love it. I wanted my blog title to start with the letter S because my name starts with this letter.

 And this came out to my mind first "spice up your life :)".

This really suits the reason why I decided to keep this blog posted.

(FYI: this blog was created for school purposes. read my first post HERE)

I wanted to spice up my life through blogging.

I hope that in the years to come, I would become a better and more responsible blogger.

By the way, my new blog address is

spiceupeverything.blogspot.com

                                                                                                                          love lots,

In the News

Yey! Exam week is over. So I have a time now to update my blog.

This post is our requirement in school. Supposedly, it should be submitted through our respective blogs but our teacher decided that we submit a hard copy for easy checking. Since I still haven't created a blog post recently, I decided to post my reaction paper about an economic issue to leave readers something new to read.

In Partial Fulfillment of ECON 222

Cebu Pacific's 2011 earnings fall on high fuel costs

MANILA, Philippines - Budget carrier Cebu Pacific's earnings last year fell by almost half due to high jet fuel costs.

In a statement to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the Gokongwei-led airline said its 2011 net income amounted to P3.624 billion, down 47.6% from P6.922 billion in 2010.

It said the 16.7% growth in its revenues to P33.935 billion failed to offset the increase in its expenses.

Cebu Pacific's operating expenses grew 34.3% to P30.408 billion last year as fuel costs surged 39.3% amid escalating global market prices. Fuel made up about 50% of the airline's total expenses.

Cebu Pacific flew 11.94 million passengers last year, 14% higher than 2010's 10.5 million, but narrowly missing the company's 12 million target.

Fuel surcharges

Due to higher oil prices, Cebu Pacific wants to hike fuel surcharges collected from passengers of its local flights.

The airline has asked the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) to approve a P50 to P100 adjustment in surcharges.

The International Air Transport Association’s price monitor showed that jet fuel prices reached $137.1 per barrel as of March, up 9.7% from the same period last year and 6.1% higher compared to the previous month.

The CAB set the hearing for Cebu Pacific's petition on March 22.

Source: http://rp3.abs-cbnnews.com/business/03/14/12/cebu-pacifics-2011-earnings-fall-high fuel-costs

REACTION:

            News about oil price hike is not new to us. This issue does not only affect one person or firm but it affects a lot of people or the economy as a whole. Oil price hike is a burden to motorist, consumers and even business entities that uses large amounts of fuel in their operation. Due to the high price of fuel in the market, the price of other commodities would increase as well. This would be another load for the consumers. They will be forced to buy products that are expensive because it is necessary for their everyday living and be left with nothing on their pockets. When I read the news about the decrease in Cebu Pacific’s earnings, I realized that high fuel costs do not only affect prices of commodities but also the price of services offered by some firms.

            In the case of Cebu Pacific, they opted to increase fuel surcharges that they collect from passengers. This decision can affect the outcome of their operations. Increase in fuel surcharge would mean increase in price paid by the passengers. People may hesitate to buy a ticket or not. This would result to fewer sales and less customers. Customers might opt to wait for promo fares to lessen the costs of traveling. On a positive note, the increase in fuel surcharge can give the firm enough funds to cover expenses on high fuel costs.

            I think, the government should resolve this problem. They should work hand in hand with the department of energy (DOE) to regulate the prices of oil in the market. I know this is not simple but with right decision and plan, everything would be possible. If the government can regulate prices of oil, this would be a big help to all people – motorists, consumers and even big firms. It is also important for people to be aware of this issue for them to cope up with change in their living. People should also make right decisions and be wise consumers.

share your thought about this issue...!

:)

Blog Updated

Hello blogworld! It's been along time since my last blogpost. I've been very busy with school stuff -- exams, quizzes, assignment and project. There's no exciting event that had happened so I don't have something to share. I would take this opportunity to create a blogpost since I'm already logged in.

This would be a very boring post...no pictures. But I appreciate if you still read! :) The following are my random thoughts:

Let's talk about VALENTINE'S DAY! 

It was just an ordinary day for me. I didn't receive anything -- not even a stem of rose. When I arrived in school, I saw many girls holding flowers and gifts. I thought to myself: "sana may matanggap din ako today." I didn't expect anything so I was still happy that day. ( I don't feel bitter) Unlike my classmate, she's kinda bitter but she has a boyfriend and received a gift that day. I don't understand her. To change her mood, I told her: "Everyday should be Valentine's Day!" and she said in reply: " TAMA! we don't need valentine's day to show love and be loved." That conversation changed her mood.

I had a dinner date with my family on the night of Feb14. We ate at NJoy BBQ located at Lanang. It's a new restaurant so we try it out. They serve pork and chicken barbeques, soup, vegetable dishes and many more. They also offer "UNLIMITED RICE" --favorite of Davaoeños. I didn't have a chance to take pictures because I was tired from school and already very hungry.

25TH AWITENISTA 

I watched the 25th Awitenista Grand Finals held @ CAP Auditorium last Feb. 19, 2012.

What  is Awitenista by the way? Awitenista is an original song composition contest open to all Ateneo Community.

14 bands competed for the trophy of the 25th Awitenista. There were different categories -- Religious, Nationalistic, Contemporary, and Jam Atenista (song about Ateneo stuff). Two of my classmates were lucky to qualify in the Grand Finals. I'll try if I can post their songs here. I didn't take photos because we're seated so far from the stage and I only have a digital camera. I will try if I can grab photos from somebody and post it on this blog. ( I will ask permission. I promise)

OK! I think that's all for today!

Wanna share your thoughts?

----xo----

             

White Flag Raised

During the first week of January, I decided to create a TUMBLR. account wherein I could post and share my short random thoughts. But I'm having trouble changing the theme and the title of my tumblr blog account. It remained untitled upto now. I've tried many times to customize its appearance and after how many minutes of waiting....nothing happened. The customized appearance still wasnt saved. It pissed me off so I decided to stop and giive up on TUMBLR....

TUMBLR. no more!

I'm raising my white flag now tumblr..

But I'm still hoping that I could succesfully make an account. Can somebody out there help me please?

xo,

spice up!




PS: 2hours after i posted this... i have successfully created a tumblrblog!!
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December 24th

24th of December

People are very busy preparing for Christmas eve.

Cooking for noche buena.

Wrapping gifts.

Visiting friends.

And last minute Christmas Shopping.

Christmas breeze really filled the air.

But the Question is: Does everybody know the purpose of celebrating Christmas?

For some, YES. For others, NO.

Christmas is not just a time for gift giving.

It is a time of sharing, praying, thanking and forgiving.

The true spirit of Christmas is not represented by material gitfs but what is inside our hearts.

It is also the time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our savior.

The expensive gifts and preparations are useless if the true purpose of Christmas is neglected.

Let's give LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this Christmas.

a Merry Christmas to all!

xoxo

Shernaz