Will be posting again soon...

Since I am going techie with my new phone I think I will be blogging again. My only problem is TIME... But I do miss blogging. I miss experimenting with poetry. I miss expressing or exploiting the creative side of my brain. Hmmmm... Soon I hope... Especially that tomorrow will mark another anniversary for my blog. ♥☆♡

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Guess What... I'm Back!!!

Hi there everyone...

Yesssss, I'm back... for good, I hope. I must admit I got distracted by Facebook. I missed blogging though so I decided it's time for me to start writing again.

I will have to check out all those poetry memes I used to join. I missed them a lot.

My blog celebrated its fourth year anniversary last October 8. *Woot* This is the best time for me to resume blogging... and probably start spreading sunshine again.  Maybe not as often as I used to but you'll definitely be seeing more of me now...

It surely feels great to be back!

Blessings to all of you!

Out To Win The Lottery And A Case

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office's Grand Lotto 6/55 remains elusive and the jackpot prize could reach as much as PHP685,000,000.00 or US$15,438,359.730 in the next draw (Saturday night). I'm crossing my fingers. I'm praying hard.

If and when I win this lottery, I wonder what I will do with more than half a billion pesos... I dare not ask my kids. LOL!

If you're wondering why I have been a little scarce lately, let's just say I have to shift from creative mentality to a legalese mindset in order to finish a very important pleading. Work...Deadline...Work...

Unfortunately, that's poetry hiatus for me. I'm going through some sort of confusion right now as far as my writing skills (if any) and style are concerned. I am leading a "double writing life," you see. I hope you all understand.

To my friends in the US, I wish you all "Happy Thanksgiving!"

To everyone, have a happy weekend!

Fun Tags and Lovely Awards

I've been tagged!

So much love is going around the blogging world right now. And I am very grateful to fellow bloggers who remembered me when they shared their beautiful awards. A BIG THANKS to all of you! 

The first one came from Joanny whose blog I discovered while visiting fellow poets who joined the Thursday Poets' Rally. Since then I became hooked on her avant-garde style of blogging. Her poetry spells bliss and her quaint images are fabulous. Visit her site now, aptly named Live Beautifully Dream Compassionately Love Completely,  and see her awesome work.

Super Comments Award

This cute award from Joanny came with 10 questions that I must answer... Here they are:

1)  Why do you blog?

I blog

to soothe

my tired and 
sometimes aching

soul...

i blog

to unclog

the cobwebs

in my 

wayward 

mind...

i blog because...

simply because

2)  Name your three best memories.

sunday jaunts 
at the beach with dad

i learned to swim 
before my ABC's

sumptuous lunch of

crabs, prawns and oysters

never mind if they made 

my skin turn red and itchy

our birthday morns smelled of

chicken soup and noodles

those were the happiest

days of my life

3)  Name 4 of the best fiction books you've read.

Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon

defined and sealed my career path

Gone with the Wind  by Margaret Mitchell

made me want to emulate Scarlett O'Hara's strength of character

but without losing her Rhett Butler

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

was a beautiful saga of love lost, found 

and lost again

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
a tender story about an enduring relationship 
and unconditional love... 
a romantic novel about two people 
who were given a second chance at the love of a lifetime

4)  What are the 5 best movies ever made? (and that I love....)

Titanic

Gone with the Wind

Love Affair

You've Got Mail

Schindler's List

oooopsssie... i shouldn't forget these two movies that i really love-
What Dreams May Come (simply the best among the best!!!)
The Notebook

5)  Name 5 things I can't live without.
 I would have answered: my kids' love and respect, my sunshine's unconditional acceptance, my parents' undying support, the  work i so love, and the loving company of my BFFs and TFFs, but the question asks for "things" so here's my list... 

my vanity case
laptop
Nokia touch phone
my journal
sunglasses

6)  If you could change your name what would it be?

[from "What's Your Chinese Name?" in Facebook]

7)  Tell us a unique and interesting fact about yourself.
 
all the seasons of my life
were immortalized
in journals i have
written 
and collected
through the 
years

8)  What do you love best about yourself?
 i have learned to forgive...

“Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations 

that the other person apologize or change. 

Don't worry whether or not they finally understand you. 

Love them and release them. 

Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time.” 

~Sara Paddison~

 9)  If you had a "Freaky Friday" experience, who would you change places with?
  I'll follow the lead in that movie and change places with my 14-year-old daughter Jazzy.  
It would be nice to get to know her better through her friends in her own world.

10)  What is the best thing about being a woman.
there is nothing grander 
than growing another 
life in your womb
and giving birth
to one of God's 
beautiful 
creations...
 of all God's gifts to women
motherhood is the best!

"The angel of the Family is Woman. Mother, wife, or sister, Woman is the caress of life, the soothing sweetness of affection shed over its toils, a reflection for the individual of the loving providence which watches over Humanity. In her there is treasure enough of consoling tenderness to allay every pain. "

~Giuseppe Mazzini~

The Three Things Tag

Two of my favorite poets, Jingle and Imagina, also tagged me.

Jingle is the brilliant host of the Thursday Poets' Rally and the brain behind Jingle Poetry where poets converge and share their work. Imagina is one of the talented poets I've met through the Rally.

Here goes the Three Things Tag...

3 Places I Would Pack My Travel Bag For

Louisiana, USA to visit my sis and her family

Virginia, USA to visit my bro and his family

UK to visit my sunshine

3 On-Screen Characters I Love To Watch

Shrek

Hannah Montana

 Mr. Bean

[Don't be surprised... I'm just a little kid at heart... ;) ]

3 Moods That Describe Me The Best

I suffer from severe mood swings...

3 Things I Always Think Of Doing On A Weekend

 Sleep, Blog, Sleep = Lazy Sunday

3 Things From My Childhood That I Can't Forget

 ~See no. 2 above~

3 Things I Would Never Say No To

Retro/Disco Girls' Night Out

Medical/Dental/Opta/Legal Mission Programs of our Mater et Puer Foundation

 Mall-ing with my Kids

3 Things I Can't Live Without

~See no. 5 above~

Along with the tag came these lovely awards...

Thank You Award

Good Friends Award

The Happiness Award

The Happy Award

This Happiness Award was passed on to me by Jingle, Heartspell and notjeffery1, all awesome, happy and brilliant poets/bloggers.

Here are the rules to accept the award:

1: Link to the person who gave it to you,
2. List 10 things that make you happy,
3. Pass it on to 10 happy bloggers.
4. Notify the nominees about this Happy Award.

10 Things That Make Me Happy

hugs and kisses from my kids

my ray of sunshine

a big smile on my dad's or mom's face

retro/disco night out with my BFF's and TFF's

nice comments from fellow bloggers

coffee moments with closest friends

charity work of Mater et Puer (Mother and Child) Foundation

sunset at the beach

a good night's sleep

private messages in Facebook from long lost friends

The Outstanding Blogger Award

Another lovely award from both Joanny and Jamie Dedes (the epitome of strength and hope whose poems seek to inspire) is the Outstanding Blogger Award...

The Outstanding  Blogger Award

Remember, there's no pressure here. You may choose not to do the tags but please feel free to take all the awards you like. 

You have been tagged and awarded:

thom

sandee

mike

fiveloaf

weezer

sherry blue sky

buttercup600

cheryl

victoria

hoiden

christine

Again, a BIG THANKS to joanny, jingle, jamie, imagina, notjeffery1 and heartspell for these awards and tags. These awards/tags are also for you. Go ahead and grab any or all of them.

The Humane Award

I feel so honored for receiving this Humane Award from Symposio of Be The Change. Check out his blog which speaks of environmental issues, poverty, world hunger and conditions for peace. This is what he said about this lovely award :

“The Humane Award honours certain bloggers who express kindness, caring and compassion for others.

Their blogs are also amazing and are tastefully done on a daily basis.

Link back to the person who gifted you with the award and share the love with other bloggers.”

Symposio, thank you so much for sharing this award with me.


Now it's my turn to pay it forward by citing the following bloggers for exemplifying the true meaning of compassion and kindness in their blogs :

Mike of Rambling Stuff AKA Golch Central

Janet of Dolly's Daily Diary and
Stigma No More

Kat of Candles Crafts and Whatnot and
Soy Wax Candles Blog

Wenny of Inside My Bubble Today

Sandee of Comedy Plus

Dorothy of Grammology

Dorothy L of Womensselfesteem.com Blog

Kara of The Frugal Angel-Guided Psychic

BK of Symphony of Love

Christine of Live Passionately

Bingkee of I Love/Hate America

Thom of Thom's Place 4 Well Whatever...

Jackie of The Painted Veil

Tripti of Life is a Quest

Cathy of Psychic Mama*Indigo Child


Congratulations to all of you!!!

a pocketful of sunshine to
everyone!!!

Blessings to all,

Lousy SmartBro Connection

Things don't always go our way. Just when we thought we have planned out everything, something goes wrong. Almost always!

I was so excited to go back to blogging after my short vacation. There was too much sunshine to share. My mind was full of happy ideas and memories to write about. I was simply ecstatic to start writing again. I even promised a special band in Manila that I will feature them in my blog after they impressed me with their music and great performance.

But soon after I set foot in my house, the anticipation was drowned by frustration. I could not connect to the internet. That was 20 days ago. Until now, the "technical problem" has not been fixed. When I called up my provider tonight, I was asked to send an email to their customer service so I could be prioritized. What??? I was there on the phone talking to their representative and she still wants me to write them??? So tell me SmartBro, what was the use of recording my telephone call then??? Is this what a loyal customer deserves? Look at my latest bill closely to see that I am way ahead in my payment.

To my brother (my "utol") in the US who has shown concern over my blogs, I want you to know that I really appreciate the nightly reminder to update. But as I have explained to you, I'm the type who writes spontaneously from my own laptop. Doing it this way - that is, writing it in my laptop, saving it and transferring the material to my son's computer to be able to publish it - needs some getting used to on my part. I type then I publish. That's it. I am a one laptop/pc-type of person. That's just the way I am (in all aspects). And I can't write at work. The only time I can blog is at night when I'm relaxing at home. That is also my way of coping with and letting go of the day's stress. Now I have been deprived of that.

Blessings to all,

Addicted to Blogging

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I don't really have much time to blog right now. Still same problem with my internet connection. But when I went to check my friend Kat's site at Candles Crafts and Whatnot, I found this interesting test and decided to try it myself.

So I'm 71% addicted to blogging! Can you imagine how frustrating this is for me not to be able to blog and blogsurf the way I used to??? GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!



Blessings to all,