Blog to World; Blog For You & Me

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My post’s title is the theme of the writing competition that is on going  now at Lainy’s blog to mark her blogging anniversary.

Now all i have to do to be able to qualify to this hot blogsary celebration is – i have to write about my blogging journey.  I had the whole day to think of how should i start or where should is start.  So, let me start.

I started blogging, actually journaling online in September 14, 2006 in my friendster account.  I got interested to start that because i’ve already been reading many other blogs, especially of Mitch, but i can’t bring myself to start one, not until someone urged me to do so when he read my posts in my friendster account.   With the encouragement, of Rhoen, amd with the inspiration of Mitch, i started making a blog for Dimple which i later deleted because i integrated my posts with my main personal blog.  I would say personal because it is a free wp hosted blog and money making is not allowed there.   Earning is not my aim when i first started blogging.  I find my blog as an outlet of what i think on anything and what i would like to share.  With my first personal blog, i began to blog hop through Mitches visitors and that was almost the time too i joined a Filipina mommy community

From that point of blogging, i then started my photoblog in May 2007.  I was getting the hang of blogging and am enjoying it very much.  I then started to meet bloggers  who earn while blogging.  I then thought maybe i should try.  I did not wish to earn much money, i just want to prove that is it really true to earn dollars by blogging – so my blogspot blog was born.  In 4 months time, i already got 4 blogs to maintain.  Meaning, i got hooked! lol!

It is almost 2 years now that i have been blogging, and i can say i enjoyed every minute of it.  Talking of perks i got in blogging aside from oppsss – there are lots but i would just like to mention some major ones as they help me spice up my blogging life.

1.  I met a lot of online friendship that continue even offline.  Special and huge thanks to Kerslyn for helping me me realized my first personal domain and later free hosted another personal domain for me.

2.  Another huge thanks to Mommy Ruby for being an angel by making my freehosted blogspot blog into a domain one.  And then later she offered very affordable hosting so she enabled me to wp hosted my blogspot blog.

3.  I feel i have developed blogger friendship throughout these years and they are many to mention yet i have them each one in my mind and heart – they inspired me to continue blogging as i got ideas on what to blog about, they let me learn blogging etiquettes (if there are some) lol and they help my blogs in one way or another get famous in the blogosphere. (yeah am famous) lol!

4.  Mitch played a big role in my blogging life.  I dunno if she believes me when i say that but really through her personal blog, i was inspired to start my own.  She introduced me to Pinoy Moms Network where i met a lot of great moms and also to Paraiso Philippines where i won my first $50.00 cold cash by just posting endlessly (non-stop) for 8 long hours.

5.  Through blogging, i got active in the forum site of  Paraiso Philippines, a travel information site, that made me able to attend the 2nd Mindanao Blogger Summit in General Santos City in October last year by sponsoring all my expenses.  That event made me met the author of this competition in personal.  Actually i only met her there and we talked a lot during the night of the Tuna Cocktail party.  That time she informed me of her on going contest of which i become one of the winners later.

6.  Rhoen, another longtime friend, is the one who gave me the strong push to start blogging.   Or else i won’t be blessed by what i enumerated above.

Now, let me congratulate the active blogger girl in the person of Lainy.  I wish her more success in blogging and real life.  Personally i also have to thank blogging or else i will never have the chance to take these photos with her:

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Lainy surely have gone a long way in the blogging world. Right now, she is maintaining four blogs -

KUERDAS | Our Journey to Forever | The Certified Fashionable Chic | Lainy’s Musings

I want to wish her more years and more exciting blogs to author. :)    I feel lucky to be part of Lainy’s blogging world and so are the following:

Briggs Time for Escapades| Chronic Chic Talk | Computer Technology Gadgets | Confessions of a Fitness Diva | Daily Stop | Dancing in Midlife Tune | Dark Angel | eastcoastlife | elai’s haven | e-Pamilya | Erikson’s Home | Erlinda’s Wandering Thought | Everything Has a Reason | Everything PLUS the Kitchen Sink | Everything Under the Sun | Filipino Online Community | Fragments of Thoughts… A Piece of Life | Girls are Made of Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice | God’s Best Gift | Happy Family | Healthy Living and Lifestyle | Heart Random | History of Supernova and Sweet Pain | Homemade Beads Jewelry and More | I Thought So | iLUVcontest | I’m Walking on Sunshine | In My Kitchen | In the Eyes of the Beholder | Iowahippiechick | JoyOz Photography | Joys in Life| Juliana’s Lair | Juliana’s World | KiSsMi | Kokey Gadgets | Kusinera sa Amerika | Kutsara at Tinidor | La vida es hermosa | Life’s Journey | Life’s Sweets and Spices | Lifetime Mom | Make or Break | Mama ASID’s E N T R E P O D | Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery | Medan Daily | Moments of My Life | Mommy’s Little Corner | moms… check nyo | My Online Adventures | My Barefoot Journey | My Blog Says | My Country Home | My Crossroads | My Kitchen | My Library | My Life and Family Journey | My Life’s Collections | My Online Diary | My Piece of Paradise | My So Called Life | My So-Called World | My Whole New World | My Written xPressions | nameSherry | NetSource | News2Buzz | Night Clicks | Nita’s Corner | Nita’s Random Thoughts | Novice Master | Pinoy Medical Doctor | Praning’s Shoutout | Random Ramblings | Random Thoughts | Rare Ordinary Thoughts | Serendipity | Serradinho | Sherry Contest | Sherry Rambling | Shopping | Show Me Your Interest | Simply Shinade | SimplyWP | Sir Robbie Rob | Sushi Freak | Symphony of Love | Take a Coffee Break… | Taste Buds | Technology Talks | THE DESIGNERS BLOG | The Designer’s Chic | The Lady Programmer | The Maiden’s Testimony | The Modern Mom | The Painted Veil | The Reporter | There is Happiness | Things About Computer | This is So Me | Thomas Travel Tales | Thomas Web Links | Through the Rain | Towts 4U | Twerlermz Blog | Twinkletoe Writing Space | Twins Happiness | walkingnewspaper | Web Blog of Greg Mathews | Web Blog of Sapimoto | What Have You | Windmill on the Hill | Wishing on a Falling Star | Wonderful Things in Life | Words of Love

To you my dear friend, Happy Blogsary!  Good luck to many more!

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categories Blog Fun, Blogging, Contest, Uncategorized, friendship, life, wish list | admin, 31 Mar 09

27 Comments

  • By Lainy, April 1, 2009 @ 6:40 am

    Clap!
    Clap!
    Clap!

    Very well done, Sis! I truly appreciate the effort you’ve put in which is very obvious in this post. And this was done at the last minute?

    WOW!

    Thanks also for featuring our pics together, hehe! It was one of those very memorable events in my blogging journey.

    BTW Sis, just kindly leave the exact URL of this post to the contest post and the email used for subscription. This entry becomes valid after doing such…

    Good luck Sis and I hope we could meet again in the near future!

    Love and Hugs,
    LAINY

  • By Lainy, April 1, 2009 @ 12:57 pm

    Sis,

    I commented earlier here. I wonder why it isn’t posted yet.

    Anyway, thanks for the effort, Sis! Very well done! Who would have thought this was done in the last few ticks before the deadline of submission? You were able to convey your message very clear.

    I love our pics, hehehe! That event was one of the memorable experiences in my blogging journey. I hope I could get to meet you again in the near future.

    BTW SIs, kindly post the exact URL of your entry to the contest post as well as the email add used for subscription and the email u want the ebooks sent. After that, your submission shall be declared valid.

    Good luck!

  • By Mommy R, April 1, 2009 @ 3:00 pm

    I was not really expecting to see my name. Thank you for the mention.

    Anyway, I agree that through blogging I met a lot of people. Not only for the sake of blogging but the friendship became real and enduring.

    God bless on your entry!

  • By admin, April 2, 2009 @ 5:27 am

    @ Mommy R – yeah again, thank you. And i vote mo ako ha! hehehehe

  • By admin, April 2, 2009 @ 8:30 am

    @ Lainy – sis, just checked out my spam folder and yeah 2 of your comments were there. thanks for giving me notice or else di ko yan makita. i should really check my folder diay daily. :) will comment again now..

  • By rosilie, April 2, 2009 @ 9:42 pm

    hello ate lene!

    Galing naman. Blogging made me know a very great mom and her lovely kid. It was a great moment to know you and Dimple last MBS.

    I guess this is one of the great perks of blogging.

    Take care always and give my kiss to dimple!
    mwa!

  • By Kerslyn, April 2, 2009 @ 11:01 pm

    nice one Mommy, and special mention naman ako ha. You’re always welcome oi. don’t worry, if naa nako unlimited hosting account, host all you can ta…hehehe. magsawa lang tayo kaka-purchase ng domain. :-)

  • By admin, April 3, 2009 @ 4:46 pm

    @ Rosilie — meeting you and your boys is one of the perks in my blogging journey too pero wala lang na mention here. But the moment stays with me forever..siguro mag himo ko ug separate posts para sa completo nga perks nako in blogging life from then til the present time. lol! ah maybe in my next blogsary.

  • By admin, April 3, 2009 @ 4:48 pm

    @ Kerslyn, sis akong pagpasalamat nimo sangko jud langit! Words are not enough. Hmmm maghulat jud ko anang panahon nimo for unlimitted hosting kay magpalit dayon ta ug isa ka dozena nga domain. lol!

    Thank you sis, for the visit today!

  • By recel, April 5, 2009 @ 8:47 am

    nice entry! congratulations!!!

    i should say, you all look lovely in your photos! it’s great seeing bloggers in one shot!

    good luck!

  • By Twinks, April 8, 2009 @ 4:39 pm

    Hi,
    Great post. You ladies look pretty. I hope to meet you one day. Btw, goodluck! Have a great week. ^_^

  • By Zriz, April 11, 2009 @ 5:09 am

    Wow sis! Nice imong entry! hehehee vote ko nimo!

  • By admin, April 11, 2009 @ 9:24 am

    @ Z — thank you so much, sis! That really matters.

    I got 3 votes at the moment. 4 sana pero disqualified ang isa kay dili man blog url ang iyang gigamit..i think wala pud to siya blog. :)

    Again, thank you very much!

  • By Mitch, April 11, 2009 @ 1:59 pm

    I believe you sis heehee! It’s my pleasure…

  • By Mitch, April 11, 2009 @ 2:00 pm

    Btw, I just voted for you.

  • By Lurchie, April 11, 2009 @ 6:23 pm

    How come I am not mentioned? :/ LOL jk lang sis..
    I voted for you, by the way. Great story! ;)

  • By admin, April 11, 2009 @ 6:52 pm

    @ Mitch – thank you thank you very much, sis!

  • By admin, April 11, 2009 @ 6:53 pm

    @ Lurchie – hahahaha pero as in marami ang di na mention pero each one is noted down here in my heart and apil ka na doon. Thanks for the vote, sis!

  • By joie, April 11, 2009 @ 10:59 pm

    I was suppose to vote for you too unfortunately i can’t access lainy’s blog here in china. Hopefully lainy can read this.. :)
    @len nice entry btw.

  • By admin, April 12, 2009 @ 7:05 am

    @ Jo — yeah sad to know that. I wish you could. Dili baya daghan kaayo akong friend. I am doing good thus far but the voting will be until 25th so daghan pa mahitabo. Anyway, si rhoen wala pa man to ka vote..sure ko..and also hazel..i think wala pa jud sya ni pick.

  • By Rach (Heart of Rachel), April 27, 2009 @ 8:50 pm

    This is a wonderful entry. Good luck and hope you win. You have my vote.

  • By admin, April 27, 2009 @ 11:46 pm

    @ Rach — thanks Rach! HOpefully. :)

  • By admin, April 27, 2009 @ 11:47 pm

    @ Rach — thank you very much! I hope you were able to catch up. Today is the last day, i guess. :)

  • By April, August 11, 2009 @ 3:22 pm

    Your story is inspiring. It is amazing to have friends in the online world. :)

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