BLOGGING BREAK

yeah, its been almost a month since i last updated this blog. I took a blogging break.

Why?

The nanny left last month, so I am all alone in taking care of Ashly my 8 month old daughter plus Emily my 3 year old kid. Emily goes to school as a nursery so its pretty hard you know.

My days is like this, woke up at 530AM to 6:30AM because thats the time Ashly woke up and watch her play. She sits alone now and is trying to stand up. Shes got three teeth now (2 lower, 1 upper). She smiles every time she sees me awww! After two hours of playing, she'll take a nap of about 30 minutes then she'll have her cerelac. While I am boiling water for her bath and Emily's bath as well. 10:30 Emily wakes up and take a bath. Emily dawdles a lot so I have to prepare her very early for school. Her school  is at 1PM but I make sure shes ready by 12NN. Ashlys got her walker already but shes moody when I try to put her there. Sometimes she likes it which makes me do work faster. But sometimes she don't so I have to carry her around while doing some chores.

Blogger Fiesta Meetup

Blogger Fiesta Meetup is scheduled tomorrow at the Global City Taguig. This is my first time to attend and I am so excited about it. It will be happening tomorrow starting at 6PM.

My mentor Sir Jomar Hilario will be there so I already have someone to talk to if shyness come to my nerves and have no one to talk to. It is a potluck event and I don't have any idea what food to bring. I am also gonna be making my business card later so I can have something for all the people I would meet.

If you are also going in to this wonderful event, leave a comment so we could have a chat tomorrow. If you have any suggestion on what food is the best to bring in the event, I really need you to leave me a comment. Hope to see you there..

BTW, heres the link about the event http://www.meetup.com/BloggerFiesta/19385/
and THIS IS THE LINK to the registration

MULTI TASKING

If you're familiar with the look of a variety store here in the Philippines (well-known as "sari-sari store"), well here is me in our store. When nobody is buying, you'll find me sitting in that chair with my laptop over the freezer doing lotsa things like checking out facebook, blogging, dropping ECs (which I am doing in this pic).

This pic was taken a few days ago. I was planning to put it on Wordless Wednesdays but then, My WW has been scheduled until next month so, it will be so so late to share it on WW after a month lol!

Just a glimpse for my readers to know what I am doing everyday of my life. yeah, selling and making my blogging fit in to my day.

So there.. Have a nice day!

i love...

REFORMATTING

This site will be under construction for about a few days. I will be reformatting its layout for a better look. Few ads will be added and deleted as well.

I even thought of abandoning this, but I can't. This is my first ever loved mommy site where i am the main subject.

I have been into a lot of things lately and I am not making any excuses here. I know I've been lazy for almost two months now. A lot of things have happened that I wasn't able to share. Emily is back to school, Ashly got sick a few weeks ago because of diarrhea and got her admitted in the hospital for two days.

A week after Ashlys discharge from the hospital, Emily got a fever and cough and colds. I'm so stressed out for almost a month. And did I tell you that Nhil got sick after Emily? My time in the store was extended and even though I can still brin my laptop in the store, I can't write properly with all the distractions. I can't do blogging while selling in a variety store.

I also started an online business where I sell Prepaid load credits online. I started with a multiply site then having a hosted website for it. This is the one that goes out well. As a matter of fact, I have a giveaway ongoing on this website. So please do check it out coz you might win this cool prize of Php1000 worth of prepaid load of your choice.

I haven't blogged about our weekend getaway after Richard's wedding.

I also plan to blog about our day today in Antipolo Church.

Green articles is also part of my brainstorming of what else to blog about.

I will also put the category lists properly because I now intend to put food blogs on this website where I get to review some foods that I like and I don't like hehehe.

So, thats pretty much for now. A sneak peak on whats cooking here on Pinay Mom Journal.

And oh, have you seen my new super gorgeous profile pic on facebook? hahaha! I once tried to become a camwhore with this power dress I am wearing so... Heres a teaser for you...

RICHARD AND MALOU WEDDING

Richard Tuazon and Malou Agcopra's Big Day!

My husband Nhil and I with Emily and Ashly packed up and left Manila at about 7:00AM. Took a two-hour drive before we reached the Tagaytay proper where we first searched for the Wedding Church before we looked for some place where we can stay the night.

Emily is one of the flower girls and I am so proud that she walked perfectly down the isle. She behaved well and smiled at every camera pointed at her. My Emily is now getting bigger. Shes becomeing more beautiful each day. Even more fragile.  Just wanna share this picture of her walking down the isle and striking a pose for a camera.

And here are the wedding couple together with Emily during the pictorial after the wedding rites.

The Wacky Family that I Love so much. Us at the photo booth.

ACTIVE LIFESTYLE

I enrolled in a gym nearby our house. I decided to get fit and be in shape and have a healthy body. I never liked my figure since I was a child. I was always conscious that someone might laugh at me if I don't look good and see the flabs on my tummy.

My first day is fun. The gym instructor assisted me and put me on a 20minute aerocycle. Quite hard but I managed to finish the 20min with my legs tired and my heartbeat is extremely fast.

He taught me the stretchy moves, introduced me on some equipments . Overall I enjoyed it. That afternoon, my muscles started to hurt.

BLOOPERS

Emily's bloopers of the Happy Mothers Day Video to the World..

WORLD EXCHANGE FORUM

This might be too good to be true but there is a new forum who is launching a contest where you can win a prize just by referring other people to register, create a lot of threads, and post a lot of comments. Here are the details of the contest and you have to be a member in order to be a participant in this contest. So Cool so please everyone sign up and make money! Sign Up Here. Please include "pinaymom" as your referrer when signing up. I might share the prize with you if you do this and won a prie as well if you pass on the news and make your friends sign up.

To all WEF Members,

I am excited to announce you our contest for the month of May. All April results have been reset so everyone has a chance at winning at the end of this month.

I have divided the contest into 4 categories this month - Top Referrer ($25), Most New Threads Created ($25), Most Total Number of Posts ($25), and Most Number Polls Created ($25).

For the Top Referrer Contest, just give your username when referring people to register in our forum. Those have registered from May 1 to 31 are qualified as a referral. They must have a valid email address, and must post at least 3 messages in the forum, either a reply to a thread or a new thread.

For the number of new threads created, the winner must have at least 10 threads created to qualify as a possible winner. Advertisement posts are not counted as a thread.

For the most number of posts, you have to have at least 10 posts also in a month to qualify as potential winner.

And lastly, for the Most Number of Polls Created, you must have at least 3 votes in the polls you created to qualify as potential winner.

So that's it WEF members, time to get going and bring the forum alive with new members and new posts this month of May!

Good luck to all participants! Have a great day, weeks and month ahead! Cheers!


A friend reffered me here and she won $50 already. She is my proof that this is legit and not a scam... 


See You There!!!
Lhen

Pinay Mom Journal's First Video Blog

I had the courage to shoot myself today and I made it with my daughter Emily. Enjoy watching this video and please leave comments if you liked it...

THE PINAY MOM FACILITATED IN JOMAR HILARIOS' INTERNET MARKETING WORKSHOP

I started blogging December 2009 without any idea of what to blog and how to do it the right way. So I researched on an internet marketing guru from whom I will learn and then found myself inside the Online Internet Marketing Workshop by Jomar Hilario. It is a NING forum exclusive only for its members who are all wanting to earn through blogging/internet marketing.

First Time the Pinay Mom entered a Blog Contest

This is my first time to enter a blog contest and it is from Karen lisa's website Bright Autumn Sun. I can get to win a beautiful Swarovski crystal heart charm from AJ Design Jewelry.

My First iBlog Summit Experience

My first time to attend the iBlog Summit. Its an event where bloggers gather together and share some knowledge on how to basically improve your blog and earn from it. A lot of great speakers were on the line including my co club member Mr. Manuel Viloria and a lot of "internet celebrities" here in the Philippines.

First posterous blog of the PinayMom

Hi!

Woah! This is really cool! I feel like i'm just sending an email and not just blogging at all. Well, Hello there guys! This is the Pinay Mom from the Philippines. Testing posterous. First time to send an email to post.

THE EMPOWERED FILIPINA

A friend of mine Richard. posted this on my FB wall... thanks...



Over the years, Filipinas working overseas have been greatly stereotyped and put in a negative light.

BLOGS TARGETS OF LIBEL SUITS, REGULATION

Many people had dismissed the then still toddler blogosphere as only the domain of socially challenged geeks locked up in a dark basement behind a battery of computers. But in 2005, administration allies, battered on all sides by the ‘Hello Garci’ scandal, thought it prudent to drag the geeks out of the basement and hale them to court.

The first libel suit against a Philippine blog was filed in August that year against the institutional blog of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) by Jonathan Tiongco, a sound engineer presented by then environment and natural resources secretary Mike Defensor in order to question the authenticity of the ‘Hello Garci’ tapes.

A HAPPY EASTER MORNING!

Happy Easter to all of you!

I had a great morning today. Seeing Ashly smiling many times is so heart melting. I love it when she smiles because her dimples are showing up and it is sooo cute!!!

Ashly is such a very crybaby, she cries a lot during midnight until about 2am before she could get that deep sleep. So I am always tired and exhausted when I go to bed because of her crying. so But all of these "sufferings" were gone during the next morning when she woke up smiling, and cooing with me. Here is her video taken just this morning...

PINAY MOM JOURNAL

Wow! My first hosted blog! So excited!

I changed both the title and the URL from "The LHEN Life"and lorindadeguzman.co.cc to this new PINAY MOM JOURNAL.

This is my free writing website. My days will be published and everything that is happening about me as a mom, a wife and as a person. No Niche, Just me and my not so boring but happy life.

I may be the only one reading my blog posts but its okay. Practicing my writing skills will benefit me anyways.

Since this site has already its own domain, this will be my priority blog where my other blogs will be featured whenever I have made a new post.

And of course the stories about the happenings in my life, rants, adventures, vacations, everything will be posted whenever I feel like it. haha! I still need to find time to manage the words juggling in my head sometimes in order to finish an article that is worth to read.

WHITE STOCKINGS

Emilys Moving Up program in school will be on Saturday, Mar27. It will be held at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. The theme is Michael Jacksons This Is IT! I am so excited for Emily.

They are busy in school practicing their number. the school has sent me a letter needing my consent to bring Emily on the venue of their graduation to practice on the actual stage. Their classes starting on Monday will be from 8am to 11 am instead of the usual 1pm to 4 pm. Its gonna be hard for me to wake Emily up because she is so used to waking up late like 11am - 12NN.

they also have their dress rehearsals on thursday. I have no idea what are they gonna do because its all a surprise for the parents. I already bought a white stockings for Emily to wear on her graduation day.

NANAY

I just remembered my mom today. I missed her so much. I saw her last valentines when they went here to see Ashly. I dont know if Im just being a melodramatic daughter here but I just suddenly  felt being a daughter to her again.
I just missed her so much that I really wanna go to Bicutan and visit. But I can't. Sadly, I can't do anything about it. I have to be here and be a Mom for Ashly and Emily. Nhil won't even allow me to go which makes my sudden longing for Nanay worst.

Sometimes I don't seem to be existing. My day only consist of waking up in the morning and bathe Ashly, then Emily afterwards, Fix Emily's hair for school, then be with Ashly again while writing some blogs or searching for something to blog or edit my ebook whenever my mentor see some mistakes or my classmates in IMW. Then heres Emily from school and put her to sleep. Then blog again or do some research about social networking because I really need to do something with my blog to earn. Im also studying article writing now. Practicing to improve my writing and sell online. Ashly gave me a hard time during midnight, where she always cry for like every 5 minutes. We are like that for like an hour before she goes to sleep soundly... and wakes me up again whenever shes hungry.

So thats just  basically my day. I spend most of it with Asly. Maybe thats why I so miss my Mom today...

I really want to go home and see her....

EZRA BAND - PILIPINAS GOT TALENT

I just saw this band on Pilipinas Got Talent last Sunday Feb28 while I was helping my husband in our store. I must say they really got talent!!!


What is special about Ezra Band is that this band from Davao City, has a girl vocalist named Kaye and a differently-abled keyboard player named Nor. Their rendition of “Wonderful Tonight” wowed the judges.


Billy is so right when he said that these band were really BLESSED with their talents and Nor is  very very inspiring.


Good Luck to them and I hope they make it to the Grand Finals. I might be posting more of the videos from Pilipinas Got talent or any other talent shows which I think has got something special on them and will make their talents change their lives...


for those who wants to be their fans on facebook.. here is their FAN PAGE. Their fans are like.. BHAAMM!!! 5000+  and still growing!!!. All of them were so nice and very humble. Success is really coming their way. Hope to feature more of them here on my blog...


and here is the video of EZRA BAND on Pilipinas Got Talent...


ENJOY...









thanks to kapams.tk for the video

Here is their second video at Pilipinas Got More Talent singing kahit maputi na ang buhok ko.  I cant get enough of these guys!!!



thanks to CUtEsiMpLegIrL for the video