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Two years and counting

18 January 2012

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It is two years.

What has begun as for my own musing and amusement, has turned into 280 posts and obtained about 23,000 visits so far. I am both inspired and humbled that people like you (yes, you who is reading this right now) would stop and read my rambling discourses. For this, I sincerely thank you.

If I have caused even one person to smile, or laugh, or cry, or be inspired, or learn something, or see something from a different perspective, or just pause and reflect, then I believe that the existence of this blog has been worthwhile, and not just cluttering the shrinking cyberspace.

But wait. I have done all of that. In me.

Mission accomplished.

A Reason to Write

12 February 2011

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I know I mused in the past that I had not made any single cent yet in writing and blogging. Well, I am not expecting I will anyway. At least not for now. I don’t think I will be changing career anytime soon.

This morning in church, a relative of the lady that just passed away, who was dear to us, approached me. He read my blog about her late grandmother, and was very appreciative of it and thanked me in behalf of his family. He said it brought tears in his eyes while he was reading it.

words for tears

I also wanted them to know that it also brought tears in my eyes while I was writing that piece. And now it brought tears in my eyes, but joy in my heart to hear that my words mattered. I think this is more than anything I can be paid for.

This is the reason I write.

One Year: by the number

18 January 2011

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Today marks my 1 year of blogging. Here’s the year by the number:

167 – total posts

7563 — total visits

203 — total comments (thanks to my regular ‘comment’ors/suki)

451 – total pictures uploaded

4 — active subscribers (no, they are not my relatives, nor did I pay them)

$0 — money earned in blogging (any tips on how to change this?)

priceless — having all of you visit my site (what really matters)

1 — very thankful blogger

Maraming salamat po!

Build it and they will come

18 July 2010

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After 100 posts, more than 3000 visits, exactly 6 months of blogging, and tons of fun doing it, I would like to give thanks where thanks are due.

First to my wife and family who provides me constant inspiration to write (and live), and for fully supporting me on this endeavor (endeavor?? ok, ok, it’s just a hobby). In addition, I thank my wife for furnishing me many of the pictures I post (except those I got from the internet). Thank you also for allowing me and tolerating me to hog the computer most of the time.

Second, I am indebted to my former classmate in high school and a good friend, Jenny, who motivated and got me started in writing and blogging. Thank you for your continued encouragement.  Even though I am not ready yet for a career change, for I have not made any single cent yet from blogging (I don’t expect I will), I surely am loving this. To my friend who have made a living in writing: to be a woman and be able to express your opinion is entitlement, but to get paid for expressing your opinion, that is bliss.

Most of all, to you readers who keep on visiting and reading my blogs. When I started blogging, I did it for my own amusement. However, later on I realized that if I can also entertain others, or better yet, inspire or provoke other people to think and see things from a different perspective, then it will be more worthwhile doing this. Thank you for making me a part of your everyday read. It brings me great joy to create and maintain this blog site, and having you all come and visit. As it was said in the film Field of Dreams (1989 movie with Kevin Costner, which was filmed in Iowa), “Build it and they will come”.