Page Rank 2!

Oh My Gawd!!!

I can't believe it! After blogging for almost a year now, This website is has is now on Page Rank 2! I am so happy and it feels goooodddd!!! Hahaha!

You see, I don't do much update on this blog anymore because of some serious personal stuff that is really eating up all my time. Its just a while ago that I came here to visit and got shocked when I saw my pagerank at the lower left part of this page. Its like this:

Page Rank 2!!!

IN ORDER TO RISE, YOU MUST FALL DOWN.

Hello everyone! I just wanna share my Internet scam experience.

I am selling prepaid credits at http://PhilippinePrepaids.Com. I have had many paypal transactions before and all of them turn out ok naman. Sales are always closed and I've been earning from this business since I started it online.

The simple process is that they text me about their inquiry on the availability of the prepaid load that they need and if I confirmed it, they send me the money through paypal and when I received it, I send them the load. I also accept payments via GCASH, bank deposits, and money transfers.

Around 8PM of October 8, 2010 I received a message from cellphone number 09064674503 inquiring if i have globe prepaid card because she will be needing 2 pcs of 500 call card. I said I dont have it but I can give her Globe autoload worth of 1000 if its ok with her. She said ok and told me that she will pay me via paypal. I use "she" though she didnt give me her name yet but when I checked my email, she submitted an order form on my website with her name as "Sarrah Caster" and her cellphone number. 

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.

COMPARISONITIS

Are you infected with "comparisonitis"?

It is mainly a term of comparing yourself to others, comparing someone with others, comparing ones work or your work with others. Its a deadly illness that will eat out all the self esteem in you. 

Comparisonitis make you feel stressed, worthless and depressed. If you are up to something good and you saw someone did it already, it will make you stop and do nothing at all. A negative emotion. A vampire that will suck out all the confidence left. You never give chance to develop your talent, your gifts to be used because your brains are eaten by this virus. 

Is there a cure?

Yes of course! STOP COMPARING! Easy huh? Just kidding. 

It will all start by being grateful. Be grateful of what you are and what you have. Its not like being yourself but its about accepting yourself. Theres nothing wrong with you. You are perfectly fine, Try to be more thankful with everything around you. (Oh, thank you for reading this article! ^_^) . Gratefulness is the entrance of positive things to come in your life. It is the antibiotic for comparisonitis. 

View it in a different perspective like instead of comparing your work with others and with your work being less, try to thank the person with whom you compare your work with because you learned something from it. Be thankful of the new knowledge that you could get from those who work better than you. 

I believe all of us are unique in our own little ways. Comparisonitis should be killed. Maintain being positive with yourself. 

If you are poor, stop comparing with the rich. Learn their ways and work harder to become rich! Be thankful you are poor because when you get rich by working harder, you become compassionate with poor people and you can inspire them with your hard work. 

Inspire. Inspiration. This should be the view of comparing. It should make your life more exciting and do more. 

Life is so short to waste time with all these negative influences. Enjoy it, savor it, be grateful and in the end we will become peaceful, satisfied and successfull...

SISTERS BIRTHDAY!

My sister Marie turned 21 last August 14, 2010. I told her I couldn't come because Emily is sick. But the truth is that I am planning to surprise her and bring Emily and Ashly there because they missed my kids so much already.

When we got there, Marie was so happy to see Emily and Ashly and so is my Nanay and Tatay to see us again.

This party was a Blast!!! Nanay and Tatay provided 1 box of Gran Matador for my sister and I prepared Blue Margarita. My favorite! haha! My Ate Susan cooked spaghetti and some chicken feet. Approximately, 20 - 30 people attended. A mixture of my sisters friend from around the neigborhood and from Jollibee where she is currently working.

A videoke was rented and a friend provided the sound system for the party which made the party full of fun with dancing and partying.

I still feel comfortable with the younger crowd hahaha! Its nice to meet my sisters colleague in Jollibee and seeing again her childhood friends having fun.

So here are some pics I wanna share but if you are a facebook friend, you'll find all the pictures with videos on my account...

Marie. The birthday Girl

MY HAPPY WEEKEND

I had a blast this past Saturday and Sunday. I must say sorry for my EC droppers and Adgitizers that I wasn't able to visit your sites.

Saturday was my little sisters 21st birthday. So I went back to my hometown in Bicutan with Emily and Ashly (hubby refused to come so..) to have a sleepover and have fun with my family. I have lots of pictures to share but I uess I just have to make another post for it. Including the stories behind it and some updates about my family.

Sunday, I joined a Run for Humanity by Philippine Red Cross. I registered into a 5kilometer run with my friend mich who registered in a 10kilometer run (Whoa!). So yeah, my limbs are kinda sore as of this moment because I stopped going to the gym in a month.

After the race, we went directly to the Feast at the PICC. My Sunday date with God (In a running outfit). Its good to attend to the Feast this week because I wasn't able to come also in the last two Sundays for some reasons. So this is just a brief introduction of the three posts that I will cook for this week because I am so excited to share my weekend story because I really had fun!

So, I f you haven't subscribed, please do so now because I have something interesting to share this week and I hope I could share it with you...

Have a Great Day!
Lhen

DO YOU KNOW WHY I BECAME A PILOT?

"Amelia Earhart: Do you know why I became a pilot?

Larry Daley: I have no idea.

Amelia Earhart: For the fun of it. Why else would anyone do anything? "

             -from the movie "Midnight at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" 

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I just watched this movie several weeks ago on cable and this lines struck me so much. 


For the fun of it. Why else would anyone do anything? 


It made me think of how my blogging has been going on since I started it. 


Couple of years ago, we used to own an internet cafe and all I did was online gaming, watch videos on youtube, friendster and yahoo messenger. Though I've already heard of other people earning online through having their own website. I never had the motivation to learn it. I have so much time then. Im single, no kids, no boss, no pressure, no rush...


Fast forward, maybe I got bored somehow, maybe I got pressured by the fact that I am now married, with two kids, with no work, and with a very blurry future plans.


But theres only one thing that I managed to challenge myself and make sure to make something out of it - Blogging.


It was only December 2009 that I first started blogging. But since I was new to this thing, I was never satisfied with my blogs that I don't even know what to blog about. I've started a few blogs and then deleted them afterwards. 


My first reason why I want to blog is to earn online. I heard about how some people earn through advertisements and PTC sites. I've also learned lots of affiliate programs that would really generate an income if you give your attention to it.


I started Pinay Mom Journal March2010. I aim to share my everyday life as a newbie blogger, mother, housewife and an entrepreneur. Sometimes I have so much energy to blog that I could fill up a whole month of scheduled post for this blog. But there are also times that I feel so lazy to write but just read others blogs. 


It is only recently that I started to put on shoutmix on my blog and appreciated people who leave messages for me. I learned to leave messages also and so as commenting on blog posts. I do comments on facebook photos and statuses though. But it is only now that I realize the importance of interacting with your readers/visitors. 


Blog hopping really worked for me to realize this all. I learned a lot and I aim to learn some more about blogging through it. 


It is indeed fun and I do this blogging thing for the fun of it, why else would anyone do anything. Right?




Happy Weekends!

I love my FIRST COMMENTER!

EMILY AND ASHLY

I am currently working on my daughters video blog. I actually made it a few months ago but this is the only time that I thought of furnishing its design and all.

Emily is 3 years old and Ashly is 6 months. Their website will be Emily and Ashly with an address of http://emilyandashly.blogspot.com/ I'm planning to make a domain for it but maybe some other time. After they have gained their viewers online. 

Well this will be filled with lots of videos about them. My hard drive is now in critical level with all their files. I will first upload their videos in youtube. Actually I have lots of Emilys videos on youtube before and now I am going to retrieve them all and post it here. So you might get confused who is Emily and who is Ashly because they kinda looked alike when they were 0 to 6 months old. 

I hope you enjoy the videos and please do subscribe also because theres more videos here on my computer that I will upload. More everyday vids, Emily singing, dancing, our bloopers, travel and mommy-daughter stuffs. 

I just finished their header picture and badge which is made out of MS PowerPoint (I am not art/creativity/photoshop gifted so..) and here it is:

Header

Their badge will be this:

 I hope to see you all there and drop some love for my daughters if you have time. I have already listed them in Entrekids and it is already approved so you may also see their badge dropping cards on you ^^,

Have a nice Thursday,

I love

Nafacamot

BISOLVON'S ALAGANG SUPERMOM KID

My first time to join a bloggers event catered just for mommy bloggers like me happened last Saturday, August 7, 2010. It was held at Martas Cake in Serendra, The Fort, Taguig City. 

I went there with my daughter Emily because the event has a mommy-kid activity like cake and cookie decorating. I remember when I showed Emily the e-invite that I got, she was so excited that she is going to decorate a cupcake. Who wouldn't be excited when you received an invite like this:

So when we got there at exactly 1PM, a few parents and their kids were already there. Emily sat on a chair near with mine because theres a separate area for mommies and kids. Though the venue were a little small to occupy us all, it didn't matter when the kids started their fun activity of cake and cookie decorating and us mommies were already discussed with whats in store from Bisolvon. 


To start up, they showed us a presentation about the 5 Alagang Iwas Ubo Tips ( 5 tips to get rid of cough) which are the following:

1. Always wash your hands - wash your hands using soap. Apply a hand sanitizer or alcohol.
2. Avoid touching your face - avoid touching the mouth, nose and eyes
3. Cough properly - do not cough using your hands, instead cough using a hanky, to avoid spreading the germs.
4. Observe a healthy lifestlye - exercise, eat healthy foods, and sleep properly
5. Get rid of Phlegm to get rid of cough - Bisolvon is the best in getting rid of phlegm.

The main highlight of the event ( aside from the fun activity that my daughter is really enjoying at that moment!) is that Bisolvon has a new promo called the Alagang SuperMom Kid photo contest. It is very simple. Supermoms simply take a photo of her kid in action - displaying his or her best talent or highlighting an achievement.


The objective of the promo is to provide supermoms a venue to share and showcase the various talents/achievements of their children. For other supermoms to learn and bond. Any achievement will do. Supermom kids in sports, the arts, music, academics, science or other related activities that highlights  the accomplishment of the supermom's child.


From August 8 to October 8 2010 all supermoms are invited to share a photo of theirs kid's greatest achievement in Alagang Supermom Kid website at http://www.alagangsupermom.com.ph 


Prizes at stake are Php50,000 cash for the Grand Winner and eight winners of Php5,000 cash for the runner-up. 


Below is the detailed mechanics of the promotion:

1. Buy specially marked Bisolvon 120mL syrup.
2. Log on to http://www.alagangsupermom.com.ph/ register for FREE.
3. Click the Join Now button then click on Upload Here.
4. Upload a photo of your kid showing off his achievement or talent.
5. Key-in your Bisolovon unique promo code to submit entry.

How to Vote:

1. View gallery and click on your selected photo
2. Click on the Vote for this entry button to give 1 point to your chosen entry.
3. To boost votes, enter a unique Bisolvon promo code to give 50 points.

Uploading period is from July 31 to October 2, 2010

Voting period is from October 3 to November 8, 2010.

I am planning to join so I am now digging into Emily's recent photos both in school and here in our house I hope to see your kids photos in there but in the meantime I'm gonna show you Emilys photos during this event where she really had fun with those colorful icings and cupcakes and cookies...

Her Finished Cup Cake

Working with her Cup Cake

Painting the Sheep "Pink"

Her Finished cookie "yellow giraffe and pink sheep"

Her cookie monster

Like I said, this is my first time to attend a mom bloggers event and I really enjoyed it. Its also a good thing because I was able to go there with Emily. I would also like to thank Ate Tetcha of  Pensive Thoughts and Ate Leira of Mushings because they made me comfortable inside the event. It made me wanna go and attend more upcoming bloggers events whenever I am invited.

Happy Monday!

IM JOINING THE BC BLOGGER 4!

Yeah, since I started on dropping off entrecard, blog hopping/walking, I always notice these BC Bloggers Secret badge. Just clicked it yesterday which make me thought of joining it today. My hands is full of chores yesterday so I told myself that I really need to join this early tomorrow!!! Lol! Being authoritative to my own self haha!

So here I am on step number 1? Blogging about it and inviting everyone to join this cool community for busy bloggers like me. I have also included the BC Bloggers secret badge on my sidebar and made a page for it. I hope to meet more BC Bloggers member both online and offline because I read that they had a succesful BC Bloggers party already. I hope I could join some future events with them too someday.

If you are not yet a member of BC Blogger I suggest you join now and lets enjoy the ride with cool people we will meet there. I hope to see you there and build some relationship more than just a link exchange.

Click the badge below to join.



Have a Happy day!

 

I love..

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...

ADGITIZE: WORLD CLASS ADVERTISING ON A BLOGGERS BUDGET

For all those who have tried to advertise in Adgitze, I just wanna know if advertising here is really effective? Does it really gave you lots of traffic and all that? I just wanna know if I just did the right thing moments ago.

Yes, I did advertise, I paid the one month in full through my paypal account. My application is pending for approval yet but I am so excited to see it on other blogs. I just hope I really gain traffic and more readers this time. I am really making time on blogging and I wanna make friend with all other bloggers out there. I know I started this blog early this year but I really have a lot of things to learn.

Oh well, goodluck to me for this one month advertising. Now I'm feeling the rush in blogging everyday because I am expecting more newcomers here in my blog once my advertisement has been approved.

For those who wanna try Adgitize also, I suggest you subscribe here on my blog for an update how my advertisement has been going, or you might wanna try it yourself by visiting their website at Adgitize - Get World Class Advertising on a Bloggers Budget

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

FULLHOUSE

Every Sunday, I am supposed to go to PICC to attend The Kerygma Feast. But today, I wasn't able to go. So Mich, my feast buddy went there alone and I so feel guilty of not going with her today and celebrate with her the happy weekend we got from yesterdays reunion with our high school batch mates. Will tell about this reunion on my other posts because in this posts, is about what is happening to my today. Yes, today as of this moment. I captured how I looked while writing this post. 

Yup, I am blogging while Ashly is beside me, playing with her rattle/teether. Nanny went out for a day off so I am the one who is with Ashly today. Since this is also an opportunity for me to make blogs because Ashly is being a good girl for not crying when you put her to bed busy playing and kicking and making sounds with her rattle. I am now gonna be able to put more scheduled posts for the month of August wee!!!

Since we got a nanny for Ashly, I am guilty of not having enough time for her. I am always at our variety store selling. Though my laptop is still with me so that I can somehow drop some ECs or read some other blogs whenever there is no customers buying. I couldn't manage to carry Ashly for a few minutes while selling because shes getting heavier now and it is really hard to sell when only one of your hands is working because the other one is holding a baby. 

My bonding time with Ashly in a day is about 6AM to 8AM. I make sure that I am the first person she see when she wakes up and I play with her in these times and then pass her to her nanny afterwards. 8AM - 10AM I am here in front of my laptop checking emails, chatting on facebook and checking my websites. 10AM on a weekdays I will start selling in the store, prepare Emily to school, when Nhil wakes up at 11AM, sends Emily to school at 12NN and go back to the store again at 1PM to 3:30PM where I am going to pick up Emily from school at 4PM. Hahaha! Im talking about my daily schedule now and not knowing it. 

So yeah, today I am a fulltime mom. I am not in the store. I am here with Ashly and Emily (who just woke up from her afternoon nap time). I am loving today. Loving these moments where my two kids are here with me in our bedroom. Emily is now singing to her sister. While I am here listening to her lovely voice and telling the world how I am enjoying this moment with them. 

Happy Sunday everyone!

IM GOING BACK TO MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS

I am so excited for tomorrow. Theres a reunion with my batchmates in highschool. There's going to be a basketball game and an after party. 

I can't wait to see long lost friends again hahaha!!! Its been like 11 years since we graduated high school last 1999 and I am looking forward to see them now. I wonder who were married and now parents like me. 

will post pictures when i get back... ^_^

DREAM

Car

"To dream that you are driving a car, denotes your ambition, your drive and your ability to navigate fromone stage of your life to another. Consider how smooth or rough the car ride is. If you are driving the car, then you are taking an active role in the way your life is going. However, if you are the passenger, then you are taking a passive role. If you are in the backseat of the car, then it indicates that you are putting yourself down and are allowing others to take over. This may be a result of low self-esteem or low self-confidence.  Overall, this dream symbol is an indication of your dependence and degree of control you have on your life."

       -from http://www.dreammoods.com/dreamdictionary/c.htm 

I had a dream, and it goes like, my husband is the one driving and I am on the backseat. According to this interpretation I got on the internet, I am taking a passive role here. But if it means low self esteem and low self confidence, i think i must do something about it.

It made me realize that sometimes or most of the time, I really have this low confidence in me. I dont trust myself. Fear of losing the battle. Fear of trying. Fear of doing something. Instead, I just let others to decide, let others take me and allow others to manipulate my life. More often, decisions isn't on me. I let others decide...

The Accidental Musician: Garbage Truck

The Accidental Musician: Garbage Truck: "Allow me to share you a very interesting article I got from my email. I was inspired by this story and let this take you also on a reflectio..."

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 DAY 3

Third day of going to the gym. My muscles are still hurting, but Im feeling something already. I am feeling energized everyday.

I sleep soundly and I wake up early. I also become conscious with the food that I eat. I tried to eat just a banana for my supper and I am so fine.

I also started to drink milk and make myself busy everyday.

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.