Happy 160th Anniversary to Western Union!

Filipinos are present in almost every part of the globe. And with most of them working to provide for their families at home remittance has been a part of their live, including mine. And Western Union, as one of the biggest remittance provider in the world is now celebrating 160 years worldwide. To celebrate this occasion, they came up with a website www.westernunionworld.com , showing interesting facts about western union and what changes happened in the past 160 years. 


There is also a very useful information graphic about the world in terms of growth, imports, exports, GDP growth, and a lot more that would be helpful to people who are interested in economics and trends. 
The most interesting part of the website is YOUR WORLD which connects to your facebook account and measure how you are connected to the world in terms of connections with people from many countries. I for which ranked 266th as seen in the graphic below.  I have friends in 31 countries, covering a distance of 1,462,463 Kilometers - So how well networked are you? Find out at www.westernunionworld.com/yourworld

In line with this celebration, Manual to Lyf will have a contest where two winners can win P1000 of sodexho gift certificate each!. Stay tuned to Manual to Lyf on facebook, and feeds for the announcement of the mechanics this week! 

Be updated with Western Union through their facebook page and twitter!