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A Better Blogging Future
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What Happens Next?
This is an all-in-one blog post and update. Being a SAHM, my only escape from my kids is when their loving grandmother takes the time to get them off my hands for a while. I have 15 minutes to write this post and I have a lot of things to say!
My kids got an extra certificate each! Yay! So proud. Their school is into Gardner's Multiple Intelligence System, so they have special awards.
My daughter got Star Pupil Award which is given to all the students, and she got Word Smart Award, which I shall fairly admit to you that it does not come as a surprise because her vocabulary is so wide and she has been using words that I must admit, I didn't even know about when I was her age.
My son also got Star Pupil Award and Nature Smart Award. Upon my research about Nature Smart Award, it is given to the one who is aware of his surroundings, loves nature, insects, trees and I know for a fact that my son loves to make sure the trash makes it to the trash can.
Not many awards are given and I am proud that in my son's class of 16 students at least he was a recipient of an extra certificate. The same goes with my daughter since my daughter's class are composed of 18 students and I think there are just 7-8 extra certificates to be given away so I am really a proud mom.
I also discovered the difficulty of having their culminating activity at the same time. I am luckier than others because my mom and my husband came, but I still wish I could be at 2 places at once. My kids look for me all the time since they are told to give their certificates to their mom.
I am both dreading and looking forward to the time when my daughter becomes a Prep student. Where the grades are not in alphabet anymore but of numerical values. Qualifying for a Most Outstanding is tremendously difficult since their school requires them to have an average of 96, no grade lower than 95 and no letter grade below VG. I don't want to pressure my kids. I think highschool and college grades are more important.
Whew! Such a long post! You're still here? Thanks for reading my proud moment!
My daughter got Star Pupil Award which is given to all the students, and she got Word Smart Award, which I shall fairly admit to you that it does not come as a surprise because her vocabulary is so wide and she has been using words that I must admit, I didn't even know about when I was her age.
My son also got Star Pupil Award and Nature Smart Award. Upon my research about Nature Smart Award, it is given to the one who is aware of his surroundings, loves nature, insects, trees and I know for a fact that my son loves to make sure the trash makes it to the trash can.
Not many awards are given and I am proud that in my son's class of 16 students at least he was a recipient of an extra certificate. The same goes with my daughter since my daughter's class are composed of 18 students and I think there are just 7-8 extra certificates to be given away so I am really a proud mom.
I also discovered the difficulty of having their culminating activity at the same time. I am luckier than others because my mom and my husband came, but I still wish I could be at 2 places at once. My kids look for me all the time since they are told to give their certificates to their mom.
I am both dreading and looking forward to the time when my daughter becomes a Prep student. Where the grades are not in alphabet anymore but of numerical values. Qualifying for a Most Outstanding is tremendously difficult since their school requires them to have an average of 96, no grade lower than 95 and no letter grade below VG. I don't want to pressure my kids. I think highschool and college grades are more important.
Whew! Such a long post! You're still here? Thanks for reading my proud moment!
Summer Vacation is Coming
Friday would be the last day of school for my kids. Today was their last day of exams. It's amazing! Another school year has passed. I wonder how my kids would rate their school year. Vacation time is coming and I am now in panic mode as to what activities they should be doing this summer.
Being pregnant and big right now, my ideas are going toward playing school, doing garden work, playing backyard games and perhaps enrolling them in a 5-day cooking class at my friend's toddler school. My mom however has different ideas. My kids also have different opinions on what they want to do for their summer vacation.
We just got a new vehicle, so I am hoping for a long test drive to the homeland of my husband, but that's just a hope. If not, I would gladly settle for a revisit to Zoocobia or to satisfy my curiousity, a visit to Dasoland.
The beach is also beckoning to us. I would gladly go and bring the baby too when she's born.
We're all excited for vacation to come and wondering how life will be, after new adjustments will be made. I wonder if my kids will get any certificates this year. Hmm... I don't mind not getting any. I know they did well and their test papers prove it anyway.
Being pregnant and big right now, my ideas are going toward playing school, doing garden work, playing backyard games and perhaps enrolling them in a 5-day cooking class at my friend's toddler school. My mom however has different ideas. My kids also have different opinions on what they want to do for their summer vacation.
We just got a new vehicle, so I am hoping for a long test drive to the homeland of my husband, but that's just a hope. If not, I would gladly settle for a revisit to Zoocobia or to satisfy my curiousity, a visit to Dasoland.
The beach is also beckoning to us. I would gladly go and bring the baby too when she's born.
We're all excited for vacation to come and wondering how life will be, after new adjustments will be made. I wonder if my kids will get any certificates this year. Hmm... I don't mind not getting any. I know they did well and their test papers prove it anyway.
Need Online Presence? Build a Website for Free!
Anyone and everyone actually needs an online presence. It's like staking a claim to your part of the world wide web. If you own a business, offer professional services, have a cause you want to promote, the best thing to do is to make a website. That is the first step in making your presence known. There are sites that will help you build a website for free and this will help in your exposure.
Some that come to mind when I think of people who need websites are adoption agencies, blog designers, a big company, fighting for a cause, if you can think of it, I think they need a website. It's a way to reach other people without boundaries. The world is interconnected.
Make a website and promote it. Have people read the information you want to say. Make the website attractive to ensure more visits or repeat visitors. Keep it updated as well, seeing a website that hasn't changed its look since its inception is definitely 'boring' as my daughter would term it.
Contact information should also be provided when you make a website plus credits to the designer of the website as well. These are some of the things I look for when I visit a website. I love it when all the links that you can find in the website actually works. Information provided should always be factual and always check your spelling and grammar because some readers are often turned off when they read something that doesn't sound right.
Do you know other sites that will teach you how to make a website?
Some that come to mind when I think of people who need websites are adoption agencies, blog designers, a big company, fighting for a cause, if you can think of it, I think they need a website. It's a way to reach other people without boundaries. The world is interconnected.
Make a website and promote it. Have people read the information you want to say. Make the website attractive to ensure more visits or repeat visitors. Keep it updated as well, seeing a website that hasn't changed its look since its inception is definitely 'boring' as my daughter would term it.
Contact information should also be provided when you make a website plus credits to the designer of the website as well. These are some of the things I look for when I visit a website. I love it when all the links that you can find in the website actually works. Information provided should always be factual and always check your spelling and grammar because some readers are often turned off when they read something that doesn't sound right.
Do you know other sites that will teach you how to make a website?
Going to Florida? Try OrlandoEscape.com
A few years back, my Aunt who lives in New York wanted to treat herself and her daughter who just graduated from high school. Their first choice was to go to Florida. They wanted to visit beaches, Disneyland and more fun stuff that you can do in Florida. My guess is if they had to choose a hotel, they probably booked themselves at Marriot Hotels Orlando because of the quality of service they wanted to receive. A worry-free and pleasurable vacation at Florida. It is a place where they will definitely feel at home and they not only provide excellent service but also excellent vacation packages and deals. Something which every budget-conscious and savvy parent knows and cherish.
To find the best hotels while you plan your escape to Orlando Florida, I suggest that you visit Orlandoescape.com. You can find hotels depending on the tourist spots you want to visit, by the rates, or by the name of the hotel. Available deals are also featured so it is definitely a stress-free way to plan a vacation. It is always better to be armed with great information when going on a vacation and OrlandoEscape.com definitely provides that. What are you waiting for? It's going to be summer soon here in the Philippines. Let's escape the summer heat by going to Florida!
To find the best hotels while you plan your escape to Orlando Florida, I suggest that you visit Orlandoescape.com. You can find hotels depending on the tourist spots you want to visit, by the rates, or by the name of the hotel. Available deals are also featured so it is definitely a stress-free way to plan a vacation. It is always better to be armed with great information when going on a vacation and OrlandoEscape.com definitely provides that. What are you waiting for? It's going to be summer soon here in the Philippines. Let's escape the summer heat by going to Florida!
Ways to Make Money Online the way I knew How
There are a lot of ways to make money online, others blog, others do network marketing, others sell at social networking sites like Facebook, Multiply and even in their own blogs. Others resell hosting or domains, others sell at ebay, and others do paid for clicking, paid for reading, or paid for their opinions.
There was a short time in my life when I engaged in selling online. I had a friend who helped and guided me in the ways of ebay. Ebay is actually a lucrative business and is better safeguarded from scammers than most sites. That, in effect, is the main reason why I signed up for ebay and enjoyed a short stint as a seller. I found a supplier from a different social networking turned marketplace website and enjoyed great discounts reselling stuff. Some of my preloved stuff also went to the mix as I sold at ebay. It was a great way of getting rid of things I didn't really need but someone may love or have a need for at the time.
Selling has its perks, I get that high when I get a high positive feedback. That the person you sold an item to, appreciates the way you pack the stuff you send. The efficiency and thought you put into the item and the freebies you try to include as you appreciate and hope that more business will come your way.
I am actually reconsidering selling online again. I found a supplier of vintage jewelry that I can't take my eyes off of and I am planning to open an offline and an online store again perhaps through Ebay or Multiply.But jewelry and fashion accessories are seasonal so it is best to open a store when graduation comes or during Christmas season, a time when people are willing to shell out money for their friends and love ones.
What about you? If you were to open an online shop? What would you sell? I am also taking a fancy on educational toys but I'm more of a buyer in that category than a seller.
There was a short time in my life when I engaged in selling online. I had a friend who helped and guided me in the ways of ebay. Ebay is actually a lucrative business and is better safeguarded from scammers than most sites. That, in effect, is the main reason why I signed up for ebay and enjoyed a short stint as a seller. I found a supplier from a different social networking turned marketplace website and enjoyed great discounts reselling stuff. Some of my preloved stuff also went to the mix as I sold at ebay. It was a great way of getting rid of things I didn't really need but someone may love or have a need for at the time.
Selling has its perks, I get that high when I get a high positive feedback. That the person you sold an item to, appreciates the way you pack the stuff you send. The efficiency and thought you put into the item and the freebies you try to include as you appreciate and hope that more business will come your way.
I am actually reconsidering selling online again. I found a supplier of vintage jewelry that I can't take my eyes off of and I am planning to open an offline and an online store again perhaps through Ebay or Multiply.But jewelry and fashion accessories are seasonal so it is best to open a store when graduation comes or during Christmas season, a time when people are willing to shell out money for their friends and love ones.
What about you? If you were to open an online shop? What would you sell? I am also taking a fancy on educational toys but I'm more of a buyer in that category than a seller.
Pregnant and Craving
I'm 6 months pregnant but I look like someone who's about to give birth tomorrow. The summer heat is driving me insane. I can't wait until it's May and the baby is born. This baby worries me the most. More than the baby that I kept secret. I feel big, bloated, heavy and uncoordinated.
I feel old. She will be my 3rd child and I feel very old. I'm turning 32 after the baby is born but I haven't been pregnant for a long time, I've forgotten how. It isn't like my first 2 kids when they came one after another. The memories were fresh and I knew what to expect.
Every time I was pregnant, there is only one restaurant that I crave for but I know will never have the chance to eat at. Specially now, that it's already closed.
I feel old. She will be my 3rd child and I feel very old. I'm turning 32 after the baby is born but I haven't been pregnant for a long time, I've forgotten how. It isn't like my first 2 kids when they came one after another. The memories were fresh and I knew what to expect.
Every time I was pregnant, there is only one restaurant that I crave for but I know will never have the chance to eat at. Specially now, that it's already closed.
photo by Ivan About Town
This is from a resto named KHAO PAD formerly known as UP Thai Canteen.
Till now, this is the only place where I get my money's worth and I never grew tired of eating there. Even if I ate lunch there everyday, I'd die happy. This is actually my favorite dish. Until now, I don't know how to cook it, so if any of you knows of this dish and knows the recipe. Please share. I am craving for it badly.
I was actually glad that there are now Thai restaurants in Manila, mostly at malls but nothing can change the way I feel about the Thai Canteen. Plus, this mixed dish pales all others in comparison in my book.
It's so delicious, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Mommy Thai also cooks Tom Yum Goong and you have the option to choose from Spicy or Not Spicy. She also does the sticky rice dessert! and sometimes, she also cooks fish lumpia which really is one of my favorites as well.
Where do you like to eat? What did you crave for while pregnant?
How to Start a Blog
As far as I know, there is only one person in the world I have influenced by asking her to write, since she is my non-biological twin and I know for a fact that she is a better writer than I will ever be.
Blogging for me serves as therapy. An escape from my routine of being a stay at home mom to 2 kids soon to be 3. Blogging is my connection to the outside world. Blogging shows me what is happening at other people's homes, other people's lives and what's new and hip that may or more often than not, is something that isn't here in our little city.
What I've learned so far and shared about starting a blog is to sticking to what you know about and what you are passionate about. For beginners, I recommend doing diary entries, things that happened, things that interest them. For a blogger who dreams of being a professional, be specific, find that thing you are most passionate about and write about it. Writing about things you love would not seem like work then and your articles come out better written and more engaging.
When starting a blog, you also have to consider that there are a lot of platforms to choose from. It all depends on your goals whether you want blogging to be a profession, a hobby, or a form of relaxation for you. If you're willing to shell out money for blogging and being noticed or just write for the love of writing.
It's all really up to you.
Blogging for me serves as therapy. An escape from my routine of being a stay at home mom to 2 kids soon to be 3. Blogging is my connection to the outside world. Blogging shows me what is happening at other people's homes, other people's lives and what's new and hip that may or more often than not, is something that isn't here in our little city.
What I've learned so far and shared about starting a blog is to sticking to what you know about and what you are passionate about. For beginners, I recommend doing diary entries, things that happened, things that interest them. For a blogger who dreams of being a professional, be specific, find that thing you are most passionate about and write about it. Writing about things you love would not seem like work then and your articles come out better written and more engaging.
When starting a blog, you also have to consider that there are a lot of platforms to choose from. It all depends on your goals whether you want blogging to be a profession, a hobby, or a form of relaxation for you. If you're willing to shell out money for blogging and being noticed or just write for the love of writing.
It's all really up to you.
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