My Weekend Journal

A few days more to go and we will be saying goodbye to year 2010. After the ferocious year of the tiger, I am looking forward for the docile year of the rabbit - the year 2011. I was born in a year of the rabbit and, with this in mind, I am so hopeful that the year would be a great one for us all. It has become a tradition that every year, we make a New Year's resolution. I started making my own resolution when I was in grade school through the influence of some friends. Each passing year is different from the other but my new year's resolutions seem to be the same every year. My invisible list includes my goals for the year and the plans on how I could achieve those goals. My goals and plans could be different each year but they are all aiming for one ultimate aspiration - CHANGE. I have set my New Year's resolution for this year but forgive me if I cannot share to you some of my "secret" resolutions. Nevertheless, I have already visualized some plans and tha...

I just received the "Versatile Blogger Award". After a very tedious week, an award such as this one is a great and refreshing treat. Thank you so much meretrisha for giving me this award. Upon accepting this award, I am also accepting the following rules. The Rules: * Be sure to thank and link back to the person who gave you the award. * Share 7 things about yourself. * Pass the award to other bloggers who you think deserves it. * Be sure to let the bloggers know you chose them to receive the award. Hence, here are seven things about me: 1. I love chocolates. 2. I love pastries. 3. I love pizza. 4. I love to cook and experiment. 5. I collect recipes. 6. I love to watch movies. 7. I hate/love writing. And now I am passing this award to Carlota , Priscilla , Mariel , Dee , Fun Daddy , Juliet , Fetus , Jodi , Elai , and Megan who also deserve to receive this award.

Increasing your page rank is very important especially when you are monetizing your blog. The higher the PR, the higher the pay. :) In addition to adding content to your blog, the best way to increase your page rank is by building solid links that point to your website. The following are quick tips for getting backlinks that point to your blog: Links from other blogs with PR ratings. As much as possible, try to get links from other blogs with PR3 and higher. Links from select social networks. Just set up a profile and add your links in your profile. Also, you can do the same by checking the fan pages of all your favorite bands, musicians and artists. Many have online communities, where you can create a profile and build links pointing to your blog. Submit articles. Many free sites accept article submission. Submitting articles is also a great way of free advertising for your website. Just like the author of Active Directory Tutorial did. You should include a resource box or au...

Looking for me on the photo? I'm in front. Can't still see me? Well, you will never because I'm in front taking this photo, lol! (hhmmph, corny!!!) I joined the first ever Cebu Blog Camp 2010 last May 22nd. I managed to stay awake for more than twenty four (24) hours just to be part of a blogging history in Cebu. I work on a graveyard shift, so from work, I went straight to the camp venue. I found myself out-of-place there. Everybody seemed to be " Englishers ". During registration, I was assisted by a funny gentleman whose name I found later was "Drake" as seen on his name tag. A number of Cebu bloggers joined the event. Most of the participants were young (as young as fifteen years old) and only a few young at hearts like me joined the event. There were visitors and speakers from Manila and Davao who shared their knowledge and experiences and taught us some tips on how to survive in the blogosphere. There were many freebies and raffle pri...

I just received a Sisterhood Award from  A Walk Through Life . Thank you, Meretrisha, for this sweet award. I'm placing the badge here for this award. Here are the rules for this meme Put the logo on your blog or post. Nominate up to 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude! Be sure to link to your nominees within your post. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award. I'm sharing this award to the following female friends and co-bloggers: Bchai from Tales of a camera-totin' momma Jenn from  My Sweet Haven YenYen from Skimchix - island life Super Mommy from Super Mommy to the Rescue Tanyia from Surviving Motherhood faMommy from A Walk in the Clouds Juliet from My Angels World Mariel from Unabashed Honesty Windie from Things that make you go   Zutara from Nature, Travel and me Share some love, guys!

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Thank you so much for dropping by my site. Hope you would continue to visit my site and I'll do my very best to visit yours as well. I'll keep on posting that might, in some way, catch your interest. Here are My Top Entrecard Droppers For March 2010: My Sweet Haven A collection of my thoughts, rantings and ravings, dreams, reveries, hobbies, interests and so much more. Lakbay Philippines Lakbay Philippines! A blog about the best places the Philippines has to boast, from the famous to the not-so-famous-yet-equally-great spots. Also contains satire and humour about the current showbiz, er, politics of the Philippines. Beyond Feron BeyondFeron.com talks about anything under the sun, everything that is relevant and things that can promote better friendship and better life. Soft And Easy Does It Music to relax to for the most part. Occasionally something with a little zip as well. Beyond Left Field Humorous and lighthearted events in and out of the news with an em...

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of IZEA . All opinions are 100% mine. I joined SocialSpark last February 5th. I was enticed to sign-up after learning that there are great writing opportunities here and the pay is better than any other pay to blog sites. Signing up was quick and easy. I only spent less than 15 minutes filling the required information about me and my blog. The most basic and important step is to claim your blog and update your profile. Just follow the simple instructions and you are good to go! As excited as I am, I then browsed the opportunities. The first opportunity on my list is writing about my experience here. This opportunity is open to all new members like me. It is like a welcome gift to anyone who just joined. However, at that time, there were no available slots for me. This did not cause me to worry because I could still request for a slot. I just clicked an icon on the sidebar and I was on queue. All I have to do is to wait. While ...

I am out of words so I have collected these Thank You Quotes to express how thankful I am for your visits on my blog and sharing your thoughts. " Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. " So I am giving this award to my most avid commenters, Bchai of Sprite 24.7 and Meretrisha of A Walk Through Life . They are also a mother like me and a great and interesting blogger (wish I could also say “like me” lol!). " Of all the attitudes we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing. " " Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. " I would also like to thank those who ...

In the Philippines, the month of March is a time for saying goodbye to the schoolyear. One of the highlights is the graduation ceremony and recognition day. Today, for the very first time, I am giving recognition to my Top Ten Entrecard Droppers for the last 30 days. Thank you so much for the visits and the drops. Dropper # of drops My Sweet Haven 22 Lakbay Philippines 20 Videos 4 U 19 A Flightsim Blog 17 Soft And Easy Does It 17 Beyond Left Field 14 NancyAfink 14 Fledgling Blogger 14 Life With Roxxymetal 13 Home Improvement Tips 13 Don't worry if you were not among this list. March is recognition day and I will be posting my other visitors here soon. You may also be interested with Mary's Top Ten Things To Do While on Maternity Leave .

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It's my first time being tagged! Thank you, Meretrisha, from " A Walk Through Life " for this Lucky Chinese Tag! ♥ 8 TV Shows We Like to Watch ♥ It's Showtime (It's your show; It's your time) Wowowee (Sinong 'di mawiwili?) Going Bulilit (kuwela, kyut at makulit) Singing Bee (Toooooooot!) May Bukas Pa (which ends today – we'll miss you, Santino!) Pinoy Big Brother (Melason! Melason!) Rated K (Handa na ba kayo?) Wish Ko Lang (I wish to have my own computer someday!) ♥ 8 Favorite Places to Eat and Drink ♥ Jollibee McDonald's Mang Inasal Max's Chow King Greenwhich Manna Sutukil Pizza Hut ♥ 8 Things I Look Forward To ♥ Weekends to spend with my kids Own personal computer More income opportunities More blessings Family's good health Financial freedom Peaceful life Increase my blog's page rank ♥ 8 Things that Happened Yesterday ♥ Sent my kids to school Bought my kids hamburger Work, work, work Checked fri...

My Google page rank has increased from 0 to 1! It may not be a great figure compared to those who have page rank 10 but at least I have seen some improvement on my personal blog. ;) As you can very well see, my blog is already 27 months old yet I only have page rank 1. From October 2007, you might observe that I only had some serious number of posts starting October 2009. To give you an honest answer, I was not serious about blogging that time because its significance was yet unknown to me and it took me two years to realize it. I don't even know what page rank and search engine rankings mean and how it affects a blog, not until I've seen a friend's blog and discovered how she earns from it. As a newbie in this vast virtual world called blogosphere, I crave for things unknown to me. To fill my hunger for knowledge, I read articles about blogging, search engine optimization, and how to increase page rank and earning money online; and applied those I think would help improv...

Entrecard is a free blogging network that helps you increase web traffic, get more readers, and network with other bloggers. After signing up, you place a 125×125 widget on your blog. Other members will visit your site and click the "drop" button on your widget. This is how they network with you. Start networking with other sites as well. Visit other members' sites and click the "drop" button on their widget. The more sites you visit, the more likely they will visit you back. However, there is no assurance that every site you visit will visit you in return. Nevertheless, don't be discouraged with this, the best thing you can do with each visit is to read an article of your interest and share your quality thoughts through their comments box. Be sure to link your name to your site, as this will create a backlink to your site. ;) Another thing you can get from this network is Entrecard Credits ("EC credits"). You earn EC credits when you visit othe...

After more than a year of hibernation, I've warmed up and my fingers are now more than ready to tick my keyboard. I'm so glad that my blog site is still available despite its inactivity. Now, I could continue scribbling my thoughts. This is my virtual gateway to reach out to others. Thanks, Blogger !