At Last Yen & I Met!

I got an email earlier last week that she is coming this way very soon.  She also left her number so i could text her.  As i want to really meet her even long time ago, i texted her and of course wanted a meet-up!  And we did!  Last Saturday (February 27, 2010, 5:30 pm)

We just asked any of the waiters to take a picture of us.  This is just for documentation purposes but i cropped it to hide my big tummy. hahahaa Yen is very beautiful and in person.  She got a very sweet and friendly smile that right away i feel it’s like we’re not meeting for the first time.  We had a quick dining at Mandarin REsto at the Gaisano Mall.

Yen is the author of the blogs, Notablebistro and Around the World and Me and Mine.  Something went wrong with her Me and Mine so the blog does not currently exist. We met online through blogging in 2007 (just when i started blogging) and it’s so nice to feel that after two years we met in person.

Thank you Yen for taking time to meet.  I now understand how busy you are and at least this time you took time to see me.  Nagkita na jud ta!  I hope we meet again next time and promise I won’t be in a hurry to leave for an appointment.

This meeting made me wish for meetings with  other online friends in the future.  It’s great online kindness and friendliness be felt in the real world.

Kreativ Blogger Award

Convenient Job for Her

My friend is scheduled to join her hubby around early next year.  Midyear the most if she can’t make it in March.  While processing her papers, she has to stop working because she incurred too many leaves and absences to the point that she has to resign from work.  Resigning from work was the right thing to do because she traveled back and forth Manila and my hometown.  Right now, she is only into waiting one of the important documents and her hubby promised that she will go on March.  It’s still 3 months away and she is almost bored staying at home.  Why? because she on do chatting online and farming on facebook and browsing.  Someone suggested to her to start a blog and  then maybe after sometime, work online, or sell some beauty products.  One friend introduced her to a company that provide affordable health insurance to people. After 5 weeks of canvassing the insurance, she made good sales! Me and another friend always advised her not to give up because we think it’s a convenient job for her. Really convenient because she is her own boss. And she can stop canvassing anytime she leaves for the US.

They Turn 12

How time flies!

Dimple (my daughter) was born September 26 in 1997 at Mindanao Sanitarium and Hospital in Iligan City while Josh (Bebb’z son) was born on October 11, 1997 at Bacolod Sanitarium and Hospital in Bacolod City.

The exchange of letters between me and Bebbot all those preggy months were regular.  We were sharing each and every milestone of our pregnancy.  I gave birth ahead and right after i got home i have to share with her via phone what happened if there was pain or how much was the pain.

After she gave birth, we still kept writing and tried to compare the features of our baby.  Both babies are cute when they were still small but as they grew up i realized that Josh is lean and very tall while Dimple is also tall but a bit chubby. 

I wish that one day we could get together for birthday celebration.  The babies met when they were 6 months old in Bacolod.   Then the next time was in December 2006 in Cebu City.

I miss Bebbz and her long and newsy letters. I miss the kids too…They are really growing so fast.  Each of us now are caught in our personal activities but we still manage to say hi through YM and lately through FB.   No matter what i know Bebbz and I will always be friends forever.

It’s Christmas in less than 50 days and i have already halfway checking my list for the recipients of my yearly Christmas cards. I like to post my cards early week of December so that it reach them at Christmas. I have already done the photos to be attached to the cards, too!

Hmmm I really miss Christmas with Bebbz and family. We were together during Christmas 2006 in Cebu.

I Was There

I was away for the weekend and where I was?  Check out these two photos:

These were two big events, so, this week, I will alternately post MBS 3 related entrieshere in this blog and in my Midlifedancing blog.

I many photos to share and i hope i can share some here in my blog but possibly all in my Facebook account.

Today, we went on to a city tour and been to the interior of the places where i just passes by for all my adult years.  Good thing the trip went on fine.  We did not met any accidents or else we would be needed lawyers like New York accident lawyers. The city tour group was split in two and we enjoyed all the places we visited in spite the heat of the sun.

I discovered myself this afternoon that i got sunburned.  Good thing it was not so serious but there’s really a burn mark in my arms and on my chest.  According to Milo cleavage daw. lol!

This year’s MBS was hosted by the CDO Bloggers:

Each of them was called up the stage for a big applause from the participants. 

I also got some MBS 3 memorablia shots with MBS big people and these two are just the first few:

With Avel “Bariles” of Gensan Dot Com.  Gen San hosted the MBS  2 last year and that was spearheaded by him.  His blog won the best Mindanao travel blog in the Philippine Blog Awards.

This is me with Blogie Robillo, the founder of Mindanao Bloggers Community.   He was also one of the awardee last night. His blog Ang Dabawenyo won a Globe Tatoo Tribe Award.

This is my second time to meet both these guys and i hope to meet them again next Summit.

Note:  11/2/09
Thanks Chito for making the correction.  Congratulations to your blog -  Davaobase Dot Com for being Mindanao Bloggers Choice and got the award.

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Final Resting Place

I was late at the grave site yet managed to take these photos:

Goodnight, Kuya!

funeral service {in church}

Sorry for posting photos galore today.  But since i can’t post an album in my facebook so am doing it here so i can share the link in my facebook shoutbox.

I am so very sleepy now plus am not feeling so well (clog nose) so am sharing some of the funeral service photos.  Please forgive the poor reception my camera had done but it’s all i can make of:

Moments at the gravesite will follow tomorrow.  Katulgon na jud ko.

I Got It!

I bagged the prize of being the top commentator for the month of April in Yen’s blog. It’s something i did not expect so i was so excited about it. She said know it’s a fashion bracelet but did not see how would it look like. So yesterday when i received the parcel i opened it up right away — (taking photos step by step too):

So this is it:

That contains this:

Nice no?! Here’s a closer look ( i really wished my camera takes beautiful photos hehehe). Looks blurry but in real it’s so beautiful.

So, i want to say a big thank you to Yen for this bracelet.  I love it! Promise.   Something like this inspired me more to blog and to blog hop and comment.

LINKY LOVE TO THE FIRST COMMENTATOR:

Mommy E