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I believe Life is a Long Road. And in this blog, I speak about my life as a single mom, as a writer, and as a blogger. So read on for the stories of a Filipina..

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  • Start-ups Benefitting from a Business Web Directory

    Posted on Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 00:24 in reviews, blogging, business directory

    The rain continues to pour today. The moment Tarko woke up, he stood by the window, stared out into the immense green fields, and sang "Rain, rain, go away..." I went up to him and saw my favorite morning fog from the field afar. It's another lazy da...

  • Blog Action Day 2009: Taking About Climate Change

    Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 23:56 in climate change, blogging, advocacy, typhoon

    Have you joined Blog Action Day 2009, with the theme of Climate Change? As of this writing, 3,942 sites have already pledged to partake this coming October 15 to raise awareness about climate change through blogging. After the aftermath of Ondoy and ...

  • Comment Form is Back!

    Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 07:48 in blogging

    My comment form is now working. Whew! I have been figuring out for almost 5 hours why this thing was not working. Such a waste of time - and I lost the links again on my blogroll. Anyway, putting it back is kind of easy now. Will do it tomorrow. I ha...

  • Keeping up with Blogging

    Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 18:35 in blogging, writing

    For some of you who may not be aware, I manage two blogs. This blog was originally created for personal essays and other musings, or as a work reference supposedly for writing gigs when I was still finding my way around the net, until it was redirect...

  • The Sweet Maxi Tag

    Posted on Sunday March 22nd, 2009 at 07:35 in tags, blogging

    I received this tag from one of my online friends, Maxi. We actually met in a home-based or online writing gig where we exchanged blog links with fellow writers. Since I did similar tags in the past, where I disclosed several facts about myself, I wo...

  • ProBlogger with Fall Leaves, Finally

    Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 21:42 in blogging, templates

    Once my momentum hits me, I totally grab it. That means writing several essays in one day or a week, either for a submission deadline or future submissions to potential publications. Or that means blogging until weariness takes its course on...

  • Con-TEMPLATE-ing Change

    Posted on Sunday March 15th, 2009 at 00:52 in business, blogging, templates

    When you truly love what you do, you do not get tired doing it, even if that means finding yourself sleeping on piles of paperwork on your desk. And I mean, literally sleeping on it. You do not even care that much if you only are paid a meager amount...

  • Where Do You Get Cheap Web Hosting?

    Posted on Sunday February 1st, 2009 at 04:06 in web hosting, reviews, blogging

    There was a time that I was discussing my intention to get cheap web hosting with another blogger friend. Having been in the blogging industry for only 8 months, I later realized the advantages of hosting your site. Then she advised me to try budget ...

  • Here is a Lashing for Ted!

    Posted on Saturday January 24th, 2009 at 00:42 in reviews, blogging

    Imagine this: one of blogosphere’s greatest minds on the net paying you a dollar to give him a lashing on the bum. That is how insane ted murphy is. So you have not heard of him yet? Loser. Better give you the lashing instead. Whip! For all who doe...

  • Join Me at Acobay

    Posted on Tuesday January 20th, 2009 at 06:14 in reviews, blogging, social networking sites

    My badges speak that I am a member of several social networking sites. But I again joined another social networking site that my blogger-friend, who referred it, calls the hottest networking site on the net today. Acobay lets you connect, share, tal...

  • Crazy Over Blogging

    Posted on Saturday January 17th, 2009 at 00:49 in blogging

    I have to say that, since I started to participate in making money thru blogging, I have been checking out my accounts every now and then for qualifying opportunities for my blog. The thing is, sometimes opportunities come in, I think, in the wee hou...

  • Dropping the Buzz About Snapbomb

    Posted on Sunday January 4th, 2009 at 00:17 in earn money online, reviews, blogging

    Since I am finally redirecting this blog to monetizing it, I am always thrilled when I get to discover new blog advertising networks, because this only means that I get to have several options and opportunities, too. The most recent of them is Snapbo...

  • Easily Blog for Money thru Paying Post

    Posted on Friday December 12th, 2008 at 00:56 in earn money online, blogging

    It amazes me how many bloggers leave their office jobs to finally run their own websites and blogs yet earn a decent income, without struggling to wake up in the morning and drag themselves for the first bus ride to the heart of Makati City or the su...

  • The Weekend of Random Ramblings

    Posted on Saturday November 29th, 2008 at 04:09 in Photography, beach, blogging, dreams, flowers, writing, Nature, anger management

    Where Have All The Flowers Gone? When I was younger, I hated flowers. Among a handful of suitors (Aw gawd!) that I had in the past, only one brave, married guy attempted to send one in my lifetime. Allergic that I was, I accidentally dropped the ...