I had my Ixus i camera sent for lens repair to Canon Philippines last April. What follows is my now very angry letter (sent to Canon International) 3 months later.

My name is Pia and I’m from the Philippines. I know this email should have been directed to Canon Philippines but I have had no response to the NUMEROUS emails I have sent that office. I had purchased the Canon Ixusi camera December of 2004 and not 2 years later, it had problems with the lens. I sent it to Canon for repairs last April. It’s already August and I still haven’t received any word beyond the news that Canon is GOING TO SEND a quotation of how much it’s going to cost.

I’ve emailed Canon Philippines and at one time received a reply saying that the camera part that was damaged was going to be replaced and would cost P12,000. I asked for an explanation as to why such a part would cost half of what the camera cost when I purchased it, and was told they would call me back. That was in May. I never got the call back. All my subsequent emails to Canon have not received any …

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My uncle’s sisters, Tita Bebing and Nenet, came to Bacolod for a week-long vacation and reunion with their brothers.

We left Bacolod early on Tuesday for our trip to Dumaguete. We travelled through Don Salvador Benedicto again and stopped at Kilometer 43, placed our cars into neutral and turned off our engines. What do you know? Our cars kept moving up-hill. No joke! We think it’s because of the iron deposits around the mountains that’s been polarized.

We also did frequent stops over the course of 2 hours which included The Look-out Point, The Suarez Garden and other places to take in the view and stretch our legs for a bit. By the time we got to San Carlos it was past 11am. We had more native food for lunch and started out for our 3-hour trip to Dumaguete City.

It rained both lightly and heavily on the trip to Dumaguete so I couldn’t take pictures of the scenery except through the windshield. And …