Finally did it!

Just announcing that I have just launched a new blog. It had taken me quite sometime to think about it and really getting to the task of creating one. It's a not-so-fancy blog as the purpose is more of a diary for my doctoral studies. Since I think most the technical stuff do not fit in here, I'd better have another one just to contain them. So I would like to invite you to visit my new blog at http://fishfulexistence.blogspot.com. For those interested in research and in fish, hope the blog will be useful for you. For those not really interested now, who knows in the future there might be some insights you will glean from reading the posts and comments. Thanks in advance for visiting.

Awards from the Desert

Got these awards from a very good and old (not age but number of years) friend. Desert Aquaforce is one of the great Pinoy voices coming from the desert and his blogs are always refreshing, informative and inspiring. He has recently been into blogging and I am glad to be connected with him again. You see, not so many of my contemporaries are into this meticulous and time consuming business. I guess we are a few of those daring ones who have dreams to be published writers and now with the blogosphere it is all systems go! This is our world, among the millions out there.

The first one he gave me is the Uber Amazing Award (Pink Version).

The rules of this award are:
1. Copy the badge and put the logo on your blog sidebar or post.
2. Nominate at least 5 blogs (can be more) that for you are Uber Amazing!
3. Let them know that they have received this Uber Amazing award by commenting on their blog.
4. Share the love and link to this post and to the person you received your award from.
5. Come back and comment here so that your link could be added to the master list of awardees.

I pass on this PinK Badge to the following lady-bloggers whose blogs inspire, make me smile and laugh, give amazing information, are a great read, have amazing designs, and are simply great to have in the blogosphere:

anne of when curtains fall
sheryl of cogito ergo, scrap
milai of stressed in the city
fortuitous faery of writings on the wall
dhemz of life's perception & inspiration

The second award is the Blogger Awards Trophy which is a tribute to my blog for hopefully not wasting space in the blogosphere.

I want to give this award to the following blogs just for being present in the blogosphere, making it worthwhile for me to stumble upon them and read their posts. They are:

Journey in Words
WhereAbouts
Lainy's Musings
Filipina Soul
Spices of Life
Kutitots
A journey to married life
The Struggling Blogger
A Pinch of This and a Dash of That

Secondary Roads

Congratulations to all! Keep blogging!

Top Entrecard Droppers

I would like to thank all Entrecard Droppers. Thanks for visiting and dropping your cards, for commenting as well as for your friendship; and of course for helping drive more traffic to my blog. Most especially I would like to acknowledge my top card droppers (& the # of drops during the month of January 2009) . More power to you and to blogging. Your sites are inspiring and encouraging...Keep tapping...keep living...keep blogging (& keep dropping here).

Working Abroad

Blog love award

Ohhh ... 7 days before Christmas! Time flies!!! Thus also no time to blog, but I've been reading!

First, I got this blog love award from Maria. Thanks, friend! Now I am spreading this blog love!

~~~~Start here~~~~

1. Put the logo in your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who shared it with you.
3. Pass this award to your Blog Lover Friends
4. Add your link to the list of participants below
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

Blog Lovers: 1. Soul Anchor 2. Cookie's Corner 3. Life is Good and Beautiful 4. DANAH - The Dawn That Shines5. THE WORLD AROUND ME 6. Maria 7. Carnation...because life is beautiful 8. YOU! Next...

Here's my list of friends who left comments this week and I am giving this award to them: liam, kcat, may, rose, mariuca, lingz, marly, mayka

Happy birthday, Jenny!

It's better late than never to greet a birthday celebrant. Like Jenny who just had a birthday a few days ago and had a great celebration! That's great! Greater still is her birthday bash contest, which runs until 30 Nov 2008. Rules are simple, and prizes are great! So what are you waiting for? Head on there to find out more by clicking this link or the picture below!

HERE ARE THE PRIZES:
1st PRIZE
$20 from Jenny Talks
$10 from Nita's Random Thoughts
$5 from When Mom Talks
$5 from Buzzy Me
1,000 EC Credits from A Slice of Life
500 EC Credits from A Life in Bloom
500 EC Credits from Simply Me
500 EC Credits from Nita's Corner
500 EC Credits from Great Finds and Deals
500 EC Credits from Batuananons
125x125 ad spot from Thomas Web Links
125x125 ad spot from Simply Jen
2ND PRIZE
$10 from My Fruitful Voyage
$5 from Moments of my Life
$5 from Blessings in Life and Nierva Dot Com
$5 and 500 EC Credits from Kitchen Deelite
500 EC Credits from Way of Life in OZ
500 EC Credits from Because Life is a Blessing
500 EC Credits from Fab & Chic Finds
500 EC Credits from Filipino Online Community
500 EC Credits from Computer Technology Gadgets
125x125 banner ad display from My Precious Niche
125x125 banner ad display from Food on the Table
3RD PRIZE
$5 from Fab Finds, etc.
$5 from Just Blogging It and PRC Board Exam Results
500 EC Credits from Around HongKong
500 EC Credits from Whats Up!
500 EC Credits from Digiscraptology
700 EC Credits from My Cross Roads
500 EC Credits from Healthy Living and Lifestyle
125x125 ad spot from Thomas Travel Tales
4th PRIZE
$5 and 500 EC credits from A Mother's Horizon
1,000 EC Credits from Nierva Dot Com
500 EC Credits from This and That
500 EC Credits from Scraps & Shots
500 EC Credits from Rumination
125x125 ad spot from Erlinda's Wandering Thoughts
125x125 ad spot from Tech Stuff Plus

Guests in Antique this week

Ellen Tordesillas, a well-known journalist in the Philippines who is an Antiqueña, posted a news item in her blog entitled, Warning from Nature. She reported on the visit of the Japanese Ambassador Makoto Katsura and Senator Loren Legarda to the province of Antique. They attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of houses for the victims of typhoon Frank in San Remigio and Sibalom towns.

Read more...

Her precious niche

There are so many nice blogs out here in the blogosphere ... really interesting, colorful, insightful ... and am sure each blogger/bloggie/blog owner considers her/his blog as precious. One such blog I came across today only is called "...my precious niche...", and today is its first blogsary! So happy 1st blogsary to you, Eds. May you keep blogging ... and keep adding some nice things to the readers' lives day by day!

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100th post (yehey!!)

100th post in this blog, for updates. Come and visit my soaring and dreaming blog. Have some tacos while reading. I have since written the following:

Glad to be away (when things get tough here, time to take a break and do something else)
Time for some funny stuff (when you can't get away, find some funny things to laugh about)
Field trip to Chiangmai (part 2)(wish we could stay longer)
The Philippine Blog Awards 2 (some really nice blogs here)
My bad dream experience (when this happens? wake up and pray...)
Fun during aerobics (trying to find humor in everything)
Out of Order (still on being humorous about things and life)