Kawasan Falls – Escape to paradise

Kawasan Falls – Escape to paradise

Kawasan Falls Badian Cebu, a hidden paradise to a new out going individual, like myself. The trip was my first time to venture on that area. Many times I have heard the place, but never in my childhood years did I attempted to travel to that far place.

Located in the South Side of Cebu in the Municipality of Badian

The day started early in the morning at around 7 am, waiting for the V-hire at Citilink Terminal to be full. The driver said, we should wait until he will get at least 10 passengers. Well, the day is long and a minute of wait never hurts. At around 8:30 am the V-hire was now set to go. With only 150 per passenger fare, is relatively cheap compared to going to Baguio or Boracay. ^_^.. The driver told us that it would take like 2 to 2 and a half hours travel to Kawasan Falls.

It was not a rough ride at all coz we took the South Reclamation Project towards Minglanilla and after that, all was smooth riding. I have never been to the place, so I kept on asking my friends if we are getting nearer. We passed, Naga, San Fernando, Carcar, Barili, Dumanjug, Ronda, Alcantara, Moalboal, then lastly Badian, our destination finally. When we disembarked we decided to visit a little church just near the entrance of the riverbank towards Kasawan Falls. From there we could see the coastline of Badian and from afar, the mountains of Negros Island. The entrance fee to the falls was only 10 pesos! Hope so it stays that way.

We met some people around and they are very friendly and hospitable to tourist, even the ice cream man was full of smiles. I am proud to see Filipinos that way, despite the harshness of life.

Towards the base of the falls, we need to walk our way on the riverbank, which was not bad at all. The step was all designed for a comfy stroll.

You can even see people fixing things around to make it more beautiful. I can’t even remember how many small bridges we passed. It’s like walking in the park with a background of water rushing down towards the sea. It took us like 10 to 15 minutes to get there. Or was it more, I wasn’t able to keep track of the time coz most of my friends were chatting and was enjoying the walk.

kawasan falls ice cream man. pls buy from him.

Kawasan Falls from a distance

As we got nearer, the view of the falls could already be seen from a distance. It was a fantastic experience, or shall I call it a magical feeling seeing the white rush of water falling down on cool turquoise natural pool. When we got to the base of the falls, we took a 300 peso cottage, ordered some good food and got ready for the swim!


But before we could take a dip, we decided to visit another falls just above the first Kawasan Falls, it was only by that time that I knew that there are 2 falls in one location, one above the other just a few walks upward. And a long hike up would take you to the dam. Well, for the adventurers, you try going up, but for weak hearts and knees, just stay behind falls 1 or falls 2.

The water was cold but tolerable. Clinging on to ropes for safety, you will enjoy the swim. Oh, the negative ions rushing cold to your body. Wow!

As the hours passed by, tourist started coming in one by one, taking a bath and some just did pictorials. The place was alive and I am happy seeing it that way, it guarantees that the Kawasan Falls will go a long way in time. For the next generations whose a stranger to his own country, like me, to experience. Well, I am thankful, that I was able to explore the wonder of my very country, Philippines, and in my very own place of birth, Cebu City.

chef blogger with diwatas of Kawasan

Kawasan Falls is indeed a good place to start for a Cebuano in exploring his country land. If you have no less than 5 thousand pesos for a group of 6, you will be able to relax, distress, and enjoy life with nature.

Introducing Friendster and MySpace Inspiring Comments

Friendster Inspiring Comments

Hi guys!! I am introducing to you a new blog I made, its not a good looking blog but I hope you will find it useful too. I have gathered some nice pics with quotes on it and did some html to provide the codes for you to use as comments on friendster or myspace. The pictures can be used as your wallpapers too on your desktop just by clicking on it and saving it to your drive and set it as your wallpaper. Please visit the site. Friendster and MySpace inspiring comments..

Friendster and MySpace Inspiring Comments

Giving you a chance to share inspiring thoughts through Friendster - Instead of posting colorful comments, why not try these inspiring thoughts that would surely make your friends' day more brighter. Still more to come!

Happy Halloween at Waterfront Hotel

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween is indeed something to celebrate about. Its not that we need to mourn for the dead, it’s a celebration of life too. People and kids go trick or treating, costume parties, carving pumpkins and telling ghost stories right before sleep. Not to mention the wide choices of ghost stories showcased by each television stations, that includes news and documentaries.

Halloween day was described long ago as a time where the living and the dead world coexist in this day, it sound scary, just imagine if it was true. Luckily we live now in modern day world.

Halloween Parties! Wow, Halloween day is not just a tradition now it also involves some social activities that we find pleasure and meeting new friends.

Such as the recent Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino Halloween party! It was so amazing seeing those scary, freaky, and out of this world costumes! Ill be posting some pics soon, ms ecel of HR wasn’t able to email me the pics.

Here are the people of Peers Resource Department of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel on Halloween Party night. Guys pardon me for posting this, it’s just that I need a picture to display and it’s the only thing I got.

hmm.. if im not mistaken from left to right (ecel, unknown 2 me, sharol, mae,sir erwin , rose and tess, sheryl, mayis, unknown 2 me, and pam)

Happy Halloween everyone!

The Caterpillar Roll

The Caterpillar Roll

Another unique and impressive idea, but actually not new, just got this from the internet and just wanted to try it out and it worked well. The taste was awesome. The combination of Unagi inside and the avocado was well perfect. The only thing I did was, putting a spot of mayo on top and making it look more like a caterpillar.

Colorful Sushi - Mango Sushi

Colorful Sushi

This colorful sushi is not uncommon, but what I am showcasing here is the use of mango as Nigiri sushi which is very odd. Well, my imagination always takes me to odd places. Just cut yourself some ripe and sweet mango, slice it the way you do with regular fishes, roll a bit of rice and put the mango on top and tied with a cut of nori. There goes your very own Mango Sushi.

Maki with Rice Paper Roll

Maki with Rice Paper Roll

This is just the same as the old hoso maki style, but instead of dried seaweed or nori, what I used was the rice paper sheet. This kind of maki is very good for people who don’t like the aroma of the Nori since it has sometimes a fishy flavor.

Sushi and Maki

Sushi and Maki

As a sushi chef, I always encounter guest requesting something new and relatively different from the old boring menus. So I always resort myself into creating new ideas, resulting in a very fun Sushi / Maki platter. Below are pictures on what I have made when I experiment with my thoughts.

Sushi In Rice Paper Pouch

Made from Chinese ingredient, the rice paper. Using the rice paper as a small pouch and putting inside a bit of rice together with your choice of ingredient, it could be diced tuna, peas, carrots, etc. Tying the head with boiled cha soba for a more presentable and unique look.

Digital Filipino at Treatro Casino Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino

Digital Filipino at Treatro Casino Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino

The event was a total success!

Over 100 participants joined the event, and among those were the Cebu Bloggers Society. Sponsored by PAGCOR, foods from Port Seafood of Waterfront Hotel was amazing and more than enough to satisfy, plus a background of quality variety music! All that for free!

PAGCOR showed us a video presentation showcasing their humble history and how PAGCOR changed thru time and how the corporation actively funded programs for the government.

The Cebu Bloggers Society’s presence, I think, were much felt because we all came with the same kind of shirt, hence we were all I uniform. Among were my good old friends from Istorya.net, Wilhilmina, Pinkdimension (Rodel), Empress, and some other bloggers, which I know by face.

Because of this event I was able to acquaint myself with fellow bloggers, shared some good insights, tips and know-hows. More power to the Digital Filipino and the Cebu Bloggers Society!

Jennifer Hudson - Mother Brother Dead

Jennifer Hudson's Mother and Brother Found Dead

Two people were found dead at a house in Chicago last night. Believed to be the mother together with the brother of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson. It was Jennifer’s cousin who discovered the body of Darnell Hudson at around 3 PM Friday. The police then searched the area and declared it a crime scene, discovering another dead person on the bedroom, Jennifer’s brother, Jason Hudson.

Authorities issued a missing child alert for 7-year-old Julian King and were seeking a 1994 white Chevrolet Suburban. The child was the grandson of the female victim, Deputy Chief Joseph Patterson said, and Bond added the boy could also be a relative of Hudson, possibly a nephew.

The alert said the child was possibly abducted, and accompanied by a man — considered armed and dangerous — who was a suspect in the double homicide investigation. The two could also be in a teal or green Chrysler Concord with a temporary license plate, a left front headlight hanging out and scratches on the left side of the vehicle, police said.

Jennifer Hudson was born on September 12, 1981, her profession is an American actress, singer and model. Her fame stared when she became one of the finalists on a FOX television series American Idol. She casted as Effie White in the 2006 motion picture adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls for which she won numerous awards including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA and a SAG Award.

WKU – Western Kentucky University now Clear

WKU – Western Kentucky University now Clear

Western Kentucky University is now currently all clear and safe after a lockdown at midday because of a possible hostage situation after fire shots were heard inside the campus. Students were kept inside room doors locked to ensure their safety.

"What we believe we have is an altercation between a group of individuals," school spokeswoman Robbin Taylor told CNN. "It began in one area of the campus, moved to another area of the campus."

The police have searched the campus and wasn’t able to find any weapons or guns that could confirm the reports.

About WKU

Western Kentucky University is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, a city with a population of 50,000, and located approximately 110 miles south of Louisville and 65 miles north of Nashville, Tennessee. U.S. Highway 31-W and Interstate 65 intersect with U.S. Highways 68 and 231 at Bowling Green, and the Cumberland and William H. Natcher parkways provide additional easy highway access to Bowling Green.

Their Website

Pinay Scandal - Battle

Pinay Scandal – Keyword Lure

It is by fact that the most searched keyword on the Internet here in the Philippines is Sexy Pinay Scandal, Nude Pinay Scandal, Pinay Scandal, etc. Every time you search for Pinay Scandal, it usually takes you to a Porn Site, therefore destroying the image of the pinays.

Thanks to the movement that was started by a Filipino blogger named Macuha, bloggers were encouraged to blog about the Pinay Scandal keyword, in order to gain rankings in the search engines. Now, whenever you search for Pinay scandal, most of the results will be from the entries made by fellow bloggers and not taking you to any Porn Site that destroys the Filipina image.

Let us all join this campaign and improve the Filipina image. If you are a blogger, write some entries like this and link to my blog. You will make a difference out of it.

Pinay Scandal the most complete collection of Scandals on the Net. From Pinay Celebrity Scandals, Motel Scandals, to Places Scandals we have it; The complete collection of pinay scandal. This site contains video clips of pinay scandals; USC Scandal 2 - UST Scandal - UST Scandal 2 - Xavier Univ Scandal - Zamboanga Scandal. XEO Sites - Naughty Pinay Celebs - Pinay Pornstars

Spooky Halloween Music

Spooky Halloween Music

Halloween is fast approaching, and my mother want to have a Halloween party at school. Now, my mother wants me to find a very nice Spooky Halloween Music for the party! While searching the web, I came across too many sites that offers Halloween music, but I’m still confused to what song I’ll be taking. Well, I still got about 7 to 8 days to go. I need your suggestions folks!! So comment if you do have. Thanks!!

Faith Hill in Bikini

Faith Hill in Bikini

"It was so hard, but ultimately so worth it. My core is much stronger, and my arms are more toned. In fact, wearing a bikini on a magazine cover is my 41st birthday present to myself." - Faith Hill

My country singer idol and favorite, Faith Hill, my all time favorite song from her is “If Im Not In Love”, is posing for a magazine named SHAPE wearing a bikini! Still looking good and in shape even in the age of 41. Wow!!

Lyrics | Faith Hill - If i’m not in love lyrics

Cronous

Cronous

Full 3D Graphic MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game) CRONOUS is a full 3D graphic MMORPG. Therefore it supports Zoom In/Out function and camera rotation, enabling the changes of visual point. CRONOUS fixed the height of camera to play the game at the most comfortable visual point. So a player can enjoy the game in a familiar environment like RPG game in Isometric Perspective/ Quarter View Perspective. You can meet various characters equipped with full 3 D graphics, monsters, great special effects and vivid animation.

I got into this game late year 2007, my main character is blurem23 (level 92) on the lapis server, a Mage class. Playing this game is addictive and enjoying. Got plenty of friends there too. I invited 2 of my co-workers and now they are playing with characters higher level than me! Lieruj currently at level 97 going 98 and Assasslnat0r (NEMZarcher before) now level 103, both of them are Valkyrie class. I got my very own guild, Master Elementals, not a famous guild, and many players have come and gone, some are active and some are not. Changed my flag 3 times already.

While playing the game, in every level you will be able to meet new monsters and enjoy discovering new maps to explore. At first you could go by yourself to level, but the higher you go up, requires more team play and you must play with a party. And what’s nice about Cronous that I think is very hard to hack and cheat. The only thing I know which exist, is the speed hack, which some players have been using. But, they don’t give you that much advantage in the game.

Below are some screen shots that I took while playing the game along with my friends.

The First Master Elemental Trio

My First Kainus Antekula Kill

My First Trip To Unos

Me and FolkMagic and Warlod69 vending at the back. lol

Guild Party with Ivyz2 and Magikian

Elite Tribes vs Mafia Union War - Mafia's Victory (I was with Fallen Angels)

At The Colloseum With Lampardz and Warlord69

Living Proof

The Living Proof

The Living Proof is based on a true to life story of a doctor / oncologist named Dr. Dennis Slamon, who developed a drug called Herceptin, an alternative cure for cancer.

"Chemotherapy works on the principle of killing cancer cells, and almost (killing) the patient, with poison," he says, "and just hoping the new cells grow back cancer-free. That doesn't make sense to me."

Slamon's better idea is a "superprotein" that can "target the bad cells and turn them off like a light switch. It won't cure the cancer, but it'll shut it off, which is almost as good." And with no harm to other cells, which means no side effects.

He adds that such a drug could save the lives of many of the 200,000 women diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

Source International Herald Tribune

The Movie Plot

The film concerns the true story of Dr. Dennis Slamon (played by Harry Connick, Jr.), who helped develop the breast cancer drug Herceptin. Dr. Slamon is a research doctor at UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles), where he has developed the experimental drug Herceptin, which he believes will become a treatment for breast cancer. However, when the drug company stops funding for research, philanthropists, including Lilly Tartikoff (Angie Harmon) and Ronald Perelman help him continue tests of the drug. Dr. Slamon loses some patients involved in the tests, but ultimately his work with the drug changes the course of breast cancer treatment.

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Tim CalHoun

Tim Calhoun, funny and famous, SNL (Saturday Night Live – Will Forte)

"I am Tim Calhoun, and I am running for the office of Senator. A lot of people don't know who Tim Calhoun is. So I'm going to tell you who Tim Calhoun is, and why I think Tim Calhoun should be next senator. I, Tim Calhoun, am... nice, trustworthy, genuine, likes music, dancer, aggressive... I have used a lot of some drugs, and some, not at all. Mainly pot and beer, but a little bit of cocaine. I'm real sorry about the cocaine, but there are times when I feel like partying and staying up real late, and cocaine can really help you do that. I am not married, so my sexual history is not relevent, but if you must know, I have some babies. Mainly by black ladies. But some by white. And a China-baby. I love whales, but they have to go. So I am going to organize a whaling party that will not stop until all whales are dead. America needs another big lake. In conclusion, and in summary, you can't spell America without Tim Calhoun, and the letters "R," "E," and "A."

"I am Tim Calhoun, and I am running for the office of President of America. You're probably wondering why I, Tim Calhoun, should be next President of America, and that is why I'm going to tell you why I, Tim Calhoun, should be next president of America. I got a lot of great ideas. I propose a little more California, and a little less Mexico. When's there gonna be a China-person on the Supreme Court? I propose: Never. I say we ask France if they wanna trade the Eiffel Tower for the Grand Canyon, but after they send us the Eiffel Tower, we don't send them the Grand Canyon. Horsey sex is bad. I wanna make a law against that. Horseys are for riding. Blind people think they're so cool. I miss dinosaurs. Let's do somethin' about that. In conclusion, and in summary, vote for me, Tim Calhoun, and I'll turn unemployment into a shiny diamond."

"I am Tim Calhoun, and I am running for candidate for President for America. My candidacy is based on honesty, so there are a few things about me you should know. I've been in jail. It's not important how many times, but if you must know... I'd say... one, two, thirty-one times. There are times when I'm not gay at all. But then there are other times I'm so gay it more than makes up for it. Here's where I stand on the issues: I'm glad that drunk driving is illegal. When I am drunk, I drive like crap. I propose that for scientific testing purposes, we breed a type of midget even smaller than the normal midget. We can call them Shetland Midgets. There's nothing on this card. In conclusion, and in summary, read my lips: (whispering gibberish). I think that says it all. Vote for me, Tim Calhoun, for Candidate for President for America for goodbye."

Deep Fried Pepsi

Deep Fried Pepsi? Come on guys, is this for real? Just happen to found it on Google trends, and it seems people are interested knowing what Deep Fried Pepsi is.

Well, according to this website 4Hoteliers deep fried pepsi is..

Arguably the best was still to come. Delicate house made gelatos were offered with...deep fried Pepsi! Sounds odd, but if you make a classic pate au choux, using Pepsi in lieu of water, the resulting batter when fried will have the texture of a beignet with the flavor of Pepsi. Dusted with powdered sugar.

Source Ingredients from 4Hoteliers

Deep Fried Pepsi

Should feed: 4

1 ¼ cups Pepsi
¾ cup W hole butter, unsalted
½ tsp Salt
1 ½ cups Flour
6 Whole eggs

How to do it:
1. Place Pepsi and butter in tall sided sauce pot. Bring to a boil.

2. Add the salt and the flour all at once time, beating together over medium heat until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pot smoothly

3. Transfer to an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, beating in the eggs added one at a time, adding each one only after the last has been incorporated. Batter should be stiff enough to hold stiff peaks.

4. Place the batter into a piping bag or small bowl.

5. Heat 4" oil for frying (peanut oil works the best, but Canola is also satisfactory), in a high sided pot or deep fryer to 360F.

6. CAREFULLY drop ½"x 2" lengths or small quenelles (oblong balls) into the hot oil. Fry until a deep gold brown. Generally, the dough will be fully cooked 3-4 minutes after having risen to the surface of the oil.

7. Scoop out the cooked Pepsi, draining excess oil, dust liberally with powdered sugar and serve as is, or make it a fried Pepsi Float with the addition of ice cream!

The Complete List of Survivor Philippines

The Complete List of Survivor Philippines

Anna Charisse Yacapin (Smart Babe)
Cesar "Gigit" Sulit (The Lone Rider)
Chevyline "Chev" Macias (Bisayang Palaban)
Crisanto "Cris" Cartagenas (Driver)
Emerson Dino (The Technician)
Jervy "Patani" Daño (Ang Yaya)
John Anthony Lopez (Ang Mekaniko)
John Carlo "JC" Tiuseco (Hardcourt Heartthrob)
Kristina "Kaye" Alipio (The Model)
Leona Rica "Nikki" Dacullo (Call Center Cutie)
Maria Nona "Niña" Ortiz (Sporty Mom)
Marlon Carmen (Waiter)
Raymund Francis "Kiko" Rustia (Free Spirit)
Reynaldo "Jace" Chanco Flores, Jr. (The Hunk)
Robert Vincent "Rob" Sy (Loverboy)
Veronica "Vern" Domingo (Taekwondo Champion)
Vevherly Gador (Farmer Girl)
Zita Ortiga (Ang Labandera)


Who is your favorite? Leave a comment

Bonnie Somerville's Friend Shot

A friend of actress and singer Bonnie Somerville was shot after leaving a party, T-Mobile Party on Sunset Boulevard, at around 2 a.m. October 17, by an unknown assailant and shot her companion on the back. The incident was initiated when two unknown person approached the actress asking for her purse. Luckily she and his undisclosed companion is all right and doing fine in a hospital.

Geralyn Lucas

Geralyn Lucas, a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 27! Following a successful mastectomy, Geralyn wrote a book titled “Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mas

tectomy” which later on made into a movie.

The book talked about her experiences and challenges in overcoming cancer. "This is a universal story for women," Lucas says, "We get ourselves in these boxes of who we are and who we can be. A lot of people say going through a serious illness makes you look deeply at who you are, and that can be true. But you don't have to have breast cancer to do that."

Geralyn Lucas now is currently working at Lifetime Television as a Director for Corporate Communications. Is happily married to Tyler, with 2 wonderful children, Skye and Hayden.

Peter Cook and Diana Bianchi Sex Tape - for real?

A reported sex tape involving Peter Cook and his teenage lover Diana Bianchi is now hitting the internet. According to Page Six reports, they have seen stills of the two person involve making love on a couch.

(Diana Bianchi - the other woman in the Christie Brinkley divorce scandal)

“Diana Bianchi’s lawyer says her client has no knowledge of allegedly being filmed having sex with Cook, nor helped leak the supposed tapes.”

"The notion of her having anything to do with the release of these tapes is absurd because she did not even know she was being recorded.”

"She has never had in her possession any video of Peter Cook & her together. I am not aware of any conversations had between Peter Cook and Diana Bianchi. Joe Tacopina and myself are still reviewing her legal options."

Friendster and MySpace Inspiring Comments

This is something new, I just happen to come across this cute blog while blog rolling. Friendster and MySpace Inspiring Comments, features beautiful pictures with inspiring thoughts that could be use to comment in profiles such as Friendster profiles or Myspace. And its free, you can also click on an image and save it as your wallpaper on your desktop.

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Again

well, never thought i would still catch sickness.. Im 26 yrs old yet i still get ill.. Sad thing is all i can do is lay in bed and feeling the pain inside me.. Tormenting me deep within and never knowing when it will stop. I have taken my medications yet still, this sickness keeps coming for me. Is it here to remind me of something? About the inevitable? Or is it here to let me know that i am not fully in control of my life. Whatever reason it accompanies, i hope in the nearest time should it end. My time have been wasted and gone nowhere. If there could only be someone who would take care of me and cure this sickness, then that someone i will treasure for in my lifetime.. How i long for a nurturer, somebody who could stay by my side..

Im Sick

Hi there people. It has been awhile since my last post and I’m back again. You might be wondering, maybe I was just too busy or maybe I have lost my passion for writing.

Well, I think the passion is still there, but I just need to create newer and nicer topics of interests. As of today, I am just writing because I’m on leave due to sickness. I got tonsillitis!!!!

So bad, I’m shivering in cold now. My throat hurts every time I swallow. I hope my fever will subside tomorrow so I could get back to work. There are still plenty of things I need to do, and this fever is a hindrance to what I supposed to be doing.

Now all I have is my room and my computer, connecting me to a lot of friends. Its amazing how technology works, I can still do tasks I was assigned to do thru email and private messaging. Communicate thru Friendster with my friends.

Well, I guess I have to go now and take a rest. My back aches, my headaches, my stomachaches, and my throat aches. What an agony. Anyways, life is like that, you just don’t know what happens next. I’m 26 years old and still I get sick.

The Patience of St. Joseph

The Patience of St. Joseph

Just this afternoon I heard my friend Keziah Reyes telling a story in front of my colleagues and it was all about the homily from the day’s mass. It was about a girl who never had met the man of her life. She had in her possession a statue of St. Joseph, the biological father of Jesus, whom she believed that if she’d pray to him everyday, Saint Joseph would endow her a companion in her life. As the days passed by, no one came. Years have already passed yet still no body came for her, and then she began to lose hope. Until she turned 40, she was so depressed that she got angry at the statue that she threw the statue out of her window.

Then suddenly a knock on her door came and it was a man, whose head was bleeding because something hit him, it turns out that it was the statue of St. Joseph that hit him. The man came inside her house and from henceforth they fell in love with each other and they live happily ever after!

St. Joseph is known to be a saint of patience, perseverance, persistence, and hard work. St. Joseph is a patron against doubt, uncertainty, and hesitation. He is the patron saint for workers and laborers.

If the person have the ability to wait, endure, and persevere in times of uncertainty, doubt, provocation, trials, etc. God will provide, and I tell you, He shows it in the most remarkable way, when you least expect it!

Love Lost

Let me dwell in a place where only my true love can find me..
Let her carry me in her arms like a motherless child..
Let her love and comfort arrest me..
Let me submit myself as a slave loosing his freedom..
Let your breath be my breathing life..
Accept me in your arms and lock me in your heart’s prison..
I long for your touch, your kisses, your hugs..
You define womanhood, I could ask nothing more..
Let me feel the feelings I once felt,
the night I held your body close to mine..
A night of bliss and a night of pure happiness..
Let me dwell in this place and forever wait until your return..
In this silence of the night I lay, my eyes closed and lost in fantasy..

Heartprints

Pass this to all your friends, your family, and your love ones. Send the message that what sent to you and you will experience love like no other and be blessed. Let them experience the same feeling of joy you get from reading this simple yet touching poem (prayer).

Heartprints

Whatever our hands touch --

We leave fingerprints!

On walls, on furniture

On doorknobs, dishes, books.

There's no escape.

As we touch we leave our identity.



Oh God, wherever I go today

Help me leave heartprints!

Heartprints of compassion

Of understanding and love.



Heartprints of kindness

And genuine concern.

May my heart touch a lonely neighbor

Or a runaway daughter

Or an anxious mother

Or perhaps an aged grandfather.



Lord, send me out today

To leave heartprints.

And if someone should say,

"I felt your touch,"

May that one sense YOUR LOVE

Touching through ME.




~ Author Unknown ~

Philippine Independence Day – Freedom from Spain

Philippine Independence Day – Freedom from Spain

110 ten years ago, on this day, June 12, the year was 1898. After decades of Spanish rule, the Philippines finally had its freedom and independence from colonial rule. Emilio Aguinaldo waved proudly our flag in front of the Filipino people who gathered in Cavite el Viejo as the first play of our national anthem was heard among our brethren. Marcha Filipina Magdalo and now known as Lupang Hinirang.

I would like to thank the people who own this day. Because of them, we enjoy free speech, democracy, liberty and free will. Who are they? Who are these people? The true Filipino who owns this day are the Katipuneros, who are farmers, peasants, and fishermen who sacrificed their lives for their family to enjoy freedom, also, for us today to enjoy it. These people did not go to school and study the French Revolution like Rizal did. Nor they have great minds that made them famous like most of our National Heroes. These people just followed their hearts’ desire. The desire for truth and freedom.

I could not imagine what joy that would have been, especially for those who lost their love ones during the struggle. Maybe in this present time, we could not see the significance of that / this great day, June 12. For most people this day is just like any other holidays wherein you receive double pay or a time to take a day off, a day away from school, another time for strolling, a time to play or go out. Just like any ordinary day.

But if you would just imagine, if you were to live 120 years ago, every morning you wake up with fear, discomfort, and uncertain of your future. Like the Katipuneros did, every moment of their lives, controlled by people that is not of their own race. Deprived of the things that belong to them, land, property and even life. And then one day, you wake up and everything changes. Unspeakable joy and happiness, knowing your family’s lives would be much better. Experience the feeling to be free at last.

110 years may pass and so on. Our nation changes from time to time. Some say its getting better, and some say its getting worse. All I can say is, I hope the Katipuneros who gave us this freedom are proud and happy. I hope each and every one of us, on this day, or even everyday in our lives from henceforth, let us all embed in our hearts and minds the principles of the Katipuneros. Let their blood flow within our veins and become Katipuneros as well.

The Katipunan Objectives

Under the leadership of Bonifacio, the Katipunan laid down three fundamental objectives or aims: political, moral and civic. The political objectives consisted in working for the separation of the Philippines from Spain. The moral objective revolved about around the teaching of good manners, hygiene, good morals, and attacking obscurantism, religious fanaticism, and weakness of character. The civic aim revolved around the principle of self-help and the defense of the poor and the oppressed. All members were urged to come to the aid of the sick comrades and their families, and in case of death the society itself was to pay for the funeral expenses. For the purpose of economy however, the society saw to it that the funeral was of the simplest kind, avoiding unnecessary expenses so common under the rule of the friars.
History of the Filipino People. Teodoro A. Agoncillo

A Sweet Friend Sent This To You

Hi there!

I want you to try this cool thing I run into for Friendster.

• iStayl Fun

If you find it cool just forward the message that was sent to you!

Thanks!

How do bloggers make money? Earning money online

I supposed you have already read about my previous post describing what is a blog.

• Blogging a fresh look

The next step would be introducing to you the most common and easiest way to monetize your blog. Knowingly or not you have may have already viewed hundreds or thousands of these.

Why I say common? You might not notice it but everytime you view a webpage, or a specific site, it is always present (although not all).

Why I say easy? It is easy because all you have to do is create an account, write your blog and copy & paste the html codes.

What I am talking about is a program called Adsense from Google. It is free to sign up and all you have to do is wait for the application to be approved (before getting an account with adsense it is advisable to create your blog first, post your first 2 to 3 posts). Putting it on your blog is easy, you just copy and paste the html codes that are provided by adsense. And what makes it even easier is that Blogger http://www.blogger.com/ (blogspot where this blog is hosted) have already automated adding adsense to your blog. Another thing is, all the ads that would be displayed on your blog will be related to the topics of what the reader is viewing.

Once you have your ads posted on your blog, all you have to do now is wait for your readers to visit your site and click on those ads. But, always remember, never click on the ads on your blog or else your account with Adsense will be disabled. All clicks made from your site are recorded and analyzed by the Adsense Team, and if they find something suspicious about those clicks, you will be banned from the Adsense Program. Also, never tell or instruct your friends or anybody to click on those ads.

Adsense payouts are done thru check, fund transter, and their new way the Western Union money transfer.

I hope I have contributed to your knowledge regarding this topic. If you have any questions, just click on the Forum tab on top, register there and post your questions on the Website reviews.

Entrecard Temporarily Unavailable

Entrecard Temporarily Unavailable

Entrecard is temporarily unavailable. I checked my widget early this morning and found out that they are not appearing at all. Also slowing the loading time of my pages. I visited the site Entrecard.Com and is temporarily unavailable.

Reason:

Outage
There was a fire at our datacenter resulting in the failure of some of our systems, our database server appears to be offline still, we're working on it and we're really sorry about the issues at this time. more information arriving shortly.
Served from s02

For those who were not informed, I also received this email.

Greetings,

Unfortunately, there has been an electrical fire at the data center housing Entrecard's servers. The servers have not been damaged, but the site may be down for as long as 12 hours.

Entrecard is hosted with ThePlanet, and this fire has effected over 9000 websites, as many of the world's most popualar websites are hosted with ThePlanet. They are working around the clock to get their data center back online, and we are hoping that they get it back online fast.

Thank you for your pateince and understanding with this rare and frustrating problem. Unfortunately, there is absolutely nothing we can do but wait for The Planet to get their datacenter back online.

Please check back with Entrecard in 12 to 24 hours.

Thanks,
Entrecard Team

We will just hope that Entrecard will be back as soon as possible.

Hottest Royals List – Forbes Magazine

Hottest Royals List – Forbes Magazine

Top 20 hot royals, rich, celebrated, famous and unmarried. Here is the list by Forbes Magazine. The British blue bloods are topping the list.

The Top 5

01. Prince William (Britain)Image courtesy of http://www.people.com

02. Prince Harry (Britain)
Image courtesy of http://www.theage.com.au/

03. Zara Phillips (Britain)Image courtesy of http://www.britroyals.com/

04. Princess Beatrice (Britain)Image courtesy of http://news.bbc.co.uk/

05. Charlotte Casiraghi (Monaco)Image courtesy of http://pds5.egloos.com

Top 6 down

06. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (Dubai)
07. Princess Victoria (Sweden)
08. Prince Azim (Brunei)
09. Prince Carl Philip (Sweden)
10. Andrea Casiraghi (Monaco)
11. Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis (Germany)
12. Princess Madeline (Sweden)
13. Princess Theodora (Greece and Denmark)
14. Prince Wenzeslaus (Liechtenstein)
15. Princess Tsuguko (Japan)
16. Princess Sirivannavari (Thailand)
17. Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum (United Arab Emirates)
18. Princess Iman bint Al Hussein (Jordan)
19. Prince Philippos (Greece and Denmark)
20. Princess Sikhanyiso (Swaziland)

The Lange Foundation – Jillian Lange

The Lange Foundation – Jillian Lange

The Lange Foundation featured on Oprah is a foundation dedicated to adopting animals/pets that no longer have their homes. Therefore, stopping or minimizing pet killings, those are on deathrow on most shelters that don’t have space.
It would be nice if we have something like this in the Philippines. Anyways, here is the video on Oprah.

Comcast.Net – Hacked?

Comcast.Net – Hacked?

I can’t believe it myself when I visited the site http://www.comcast.net/ and it said its currently under construction and coming soon. Many believe that they are fixing up many things with regards to their security on passwords. In my personal opinion, I don’t believe they are so. Maybe they’re just doing some regular maintenance of some sort.

However, it is also important of having a unique and very hard to get password, because even such a big and well-known websites are not immune to hackers.

For all Comcast users, it’s good to know that the site is up and running again.

However, I seem to notice, instead of http://www.comcast.net/ the home page appears at http://www.comcast.net/a/ with the "a" on the address.

Here goes the The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

Here goes the The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

by Ms. Jannete Toral.

Who can join?

• Any blogger in the world. Only one entry per blogger.
• Blog or website owner profile and e-mail is accessible or visible online.

To join this effort, please do the following:

• Write a blog post and pick your choice of 10 (or less) emerging influential blogs.
• Any blog in the world can be picked.
• You can update the same post entry up to July 26. However, please inform us of any changes.
• Old blogs who move to a new domain are disqualified
• Blogs who remove their archives just to fit in the cut-off date are disqualified.
• Include a link to this post to help spread the word and encourage others to participate.
• Post a comment and let us know about your entry. Only one entry per blogger. Cut-off date and time for submission of entries is on July 26, Saturday, 5:00 pm (GMT+9:30). Afterwards, submission of comments in this page shall be closed.

To view the whole article here is the link

 The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

Influential Blogger: The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

Well, I still have to think about my choices. You can leave a comment and promote your blog or friend’s blog here.

Here are my 2 bets for the Influencial blogger Top 10..

http://marroxas2010.blogspot.com -

Mar Roxas for President by 2010 this is what this blog is talking about. Oras Na! Roxas Na! Early campaign for Mar Roxas presidency, another example of how blogs can be useful.

http://delfindjmontano.blogspot.com/ -

Of course, most bloggers already know about this blog and how it stirred up the blogosphere. Not only did it caught the attention of the media here in the Philippines but also all around the world. It also signifies how a blog could be used as a powerful tool.

http://ie-student.blogspot.com/

Definitely something worth reading. Nice template and nice posts. Informative and interesting blog. A good example of quality blogging.

Blogging - A Fresh Look

Blogging - A fresh look

Information technology that is right in your bedroom. Your computer is your gateway to the world. It is a limitless access to different ideas, products, solutions, etc. The web has now become a new world. Like two dimensions that co-exists, the real life and the i-life (internet).

In my real world I am an artist for food, I work as a sushi chef in a hotel here in my place, Cebu City, I work at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel on the outlet of MIZU. During my spare time and during my times spent at home, I become a different individual. My quest is to achieve or shall I say exploit the information gateway's potentials.

Not many people know, the Internet could be a source of income as well, aside from getting into contact with your friends and relatives, there are many ways to manipulate the web.

One I am particularly in to is “Blogging”, its words are not even in the dictionary yet, but here is its meaning. A blog (a portmanteau of web log) is a website where entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order.

"Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.Blogs are your online diaries. In your blog you could talk about yourself, other people, places, events, and much many many more. Thru this you could be able to express yourself and voice out your own opinion for a certain topic, and as well as listen to other opinions of people reading your blog thru their comments.

In blogging, one should have this enthusiasm for writing; it’s not an overnight task but rather continues throughout your lifetime. Write, write, and write, that’s what it is all about. And that is what I’m doing right now.

As I have mentioned, blogging as your source of income. How is that so? Well, there are many ways to earn thru your blog. The most common is the Pay Per Click advertisements.Pay per click is a method of advertisement wherein you post ads on your blog and if somebody reading your blog clicks on it and views the advertisement you get a corresponding point per click. And did I mention in DOLLARS? Yes, indeed, payouts are in dollars paid in check, fund transfer, or money transfer using courier services such as Western Union and /or PayPal.

So, what can you say? Want to start blogging? Just post a comment if you have any questions about blogging, and I’m sure I have lots to share with you. What are you waiting for? Blog now!!!

Influential Blogger: The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

Influential Blogger: The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

Read more here: My Choices

Here goes the The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

Here goes the The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

by Ms. Jannete Toral.

Who can join?

• Any blogger in the world. Only one entry per blogger.
• Blog or website owner profile and e-mail is accessible or visible online.

To join this effort, please do the following:

• Write a blog post and pick your choice of 10 (or less) emerging influential blogs.
• Any blog in the world can be picked.
• You can update the same post entry up to July 26. However, please inform us of any changes.
• Old blogs who move to a new domain are disqualified
• Blogs who remove their archives just to fit in the cut-off date are disqualified.
• Include a link to this post to help spread the word and encourage others to participate.
• Post a comment and let us know about your entry. Only one entry per blogger. Cut-off date and time for submission of entries is on July 26, Saturday, 5:00 pm (GMT+9:30). Afterwards, submission of comments in this page shall be closed.

To view the whole article here is the link

 The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2008

Well, I still have to think about my choices. You can leave a comment and promote your blog or friend’s blog here.

My Choices:

The California Maki in Rice Paper Roll - California Maki with a Twist

The California Maki in Rice Paper Roll - California Maki with a Twist

(California maki wrapped in rice paper)

Most Filipinos that love Japanese Foods, especially the ladies, really love eating California Maki. Maybe it is because it’s the most well known Japanese food, aside from Tempura of course. Other than its appearance and reputation, the taste of California Maki is acceptable in most Filipino palates. For the new starters and still learning to eat food items from the sushi bar, the California Maki is the best choice to start. California Maki’s original recipe from countries outside the Philippines, consist of avocado, crabmeat (it could be real crab meat or imitation crabmeat stick “Kani Kama”), cucumber, and lettuce. However, here in the Philippines, we substituted the avocado with our most favorite mango fruit, which even made the California Maki more delicious. Maybe it is because of the availability of the mango all year round, unlike the avocado that is seasonal.

As I have said, the California Maki is the best menu for a newbie eater in a Japanese restaurant to start. It is because the California Maki doesn’t have any raw meat inside its roll. All you will get is a fruity, sweet, and rich flavored salad with rice. My advice for the starters is to eat one slice of it whole. All slices are cut into bite size pieces, if you take a bite; chances are you won’t love it.

Also, most of the reactions I got from the starter are that they are not familiar with the flavor or taste of the Nori (Dried Seaweeds). And somehow don’t like it. The Nori is what holds the rice in place when rolling the California Roll, it also gives additional flavor to it. However, not most people love seaweeds. That’s what pushed me to create a new alternative way to enjoy the Califronia Roll. The California Maki in Rice Paper Roll is a new way of having California Maki without the Nori or Dried Seaweeds, its good for the beginners and for those who don’t love the taste of the nori. Same ingredients, same experience, and a bit of twist in its flavor.

Presenting to you a new twist to enjoy California. Happy dining everyone!

The California Maki in Rice Paper Roll - California Maki with a Twist

The California Maki in Rice Paper Roll - California Maki with a Twist

(California maki wrapped in rice paper without the Nori)

Most Filipinos that love Japanese Foods, especially the ladies, really love eating California Maki. Maybe it is because it’s the most well known Japanese food, aside from Tempura of course. Other than its appearance and reputation, the taste of California Maki is acceptable in most Filipino palates. For the new starters and still learning to eat food items from the sushi bar, the California Maki is the best choice to start. California Maki’s original recipe from countries outside the Philippines, consist of avocado, crabmeat (it could be real crab meat or imitation crabmeat stick “Kani Kama”), cucumber, and lettuce. However, here in the Philippines, we substituted the avocado with our most favorite mango fruit, which even made the California Maki more delicious. Maybe it is because of the availability of the mango all year round, unlike the avocado that is seasonal.

As I have said, the California Maki is the best menu for a newbie eater in a Japanese restaurant to start. It is because the California Maki doesn’t have any raw meat inside its roll. All you will get is a fruity, sweet, and rich flavored salad with rice. My advice for the starters is to eat one slice of it whole. All slices are cut into bite size pieces, if you take a bite; chances are you won’t love it.

Also, most of the reactions I got from the starter are that they are not familiar with the flavor or taste of the Nori (Dried Seaweeds). And somehow don’t like it. The Nori is what holds the rice in place when rolling the California Roll, it also gives additional flavor to it. However, not most people love seaweeds. That’s what pushed me to create a new alternative way to enjoy the Califronia Roll. The California Maki in Rice Paper Roll is a new way of having California Maki without the Nori or Dried Seaweeds, its good for the beginners and for those who don’t love the taste of the nori. Same ingredients, same experience, and a bit of twist in its flavor.

Presenting to you a new twist to enjoy California. Happy dining everyone!

By the way you can see me at Mizu Japanese Restaurant Waterfront Cebu City Hotel. Im Sushi Chef Francis at your service!

Blame it on the rain lyrics

Here's the lyrics of Blame it on the rain - Copernicus

You said you didn't need her You told her good-bye (good-bye) You sacrificed a good love To satisfy your pride Now you wished That you should have her (have her) And you feel like such a fool You let her walk away Now it just don't feel the same Gotta blame it on something Gotta blame it on something Gotta blame it on something

Blame it on the rain that was fallin' fallin' Blame it on the stars that did shine at night Whatever you do don't put the blame on you Blame it on the rain yeah yeah You can blame it on the rain

Should've told her you were sorry (sorry) huh Could have said you were wrong But no you couldn't do that. You had to prove you were strong ooh If you hadn't been so blinded (blinded) She might still be there with you You want her back again But she just don't feel the same Gotta blame it on something Gotta blame it on something Gotta blame it on something

Blame it on the rain that was fallin', fallin' Blame it on the stars that did shine at night Whatever you do don't put the blame on you Blame it on the rain yeah yeah

You can blame it on the rain Cos the rain don't mind And the rain don't care You got to blame it on something Blame it on the rain, that was fallin' fallin' Blame it on the stars, that did shine at night Whatever you do don't put the blame on you Blame it on the rain yeah, yeah You can blame it on the rain

(Blame it on the rain yeah, yeah) x 3 You can blame it on the rain, blame it on the rain, Blame it on the rain baby (Blame it on the rain yeah yeah) Blame it on the stars that did shine that night (Blame it on the rain yeah yeah) Blame it, blame it on the rain woo I'm walking I'm walking

Walking in the rain Walking in the rain

(Rain, rain) (Stars, stars) Whatever you do don't put the blame on you (Blame it on the rain) yeah yeah (Blame it on the rain) that keeps falling, falling (Blame it on the stars) that did shine that night Whatever you do don't put the blame on you Blame it on the rain yeah yeah Blame it on the rain (rain, rain)

"Blame it on the rain" hit a volcanic hotness on Google trends May 15, 2008. This is another SEO experiment.

Getting Readers From Friendster - Increase Blog Visitors

I started blogging my iStayl Sugbo just this January of 2008. These past few months I learned many new and strange things (since I am not an I T student, all the internet terms I come into contact were not familiar to me). The most significant word of them all is the SEO, meaning Search Engine Optimization. SEO is a complex process of improving the number of visitors in your blog or website.

I am not an SEO guru or an expert about this kind of stuff, but when I tried doing things the way most high-ranked blogs do. The results were amazing and of course satisfying for all the effort done. Because if I will look back the time I started this blog, seeing 1 visitor in my feed burner, already gave me a feeling of excitement.

That means I was better off today than yesterday. There is a sense of improvement. There are many ways to get your site ranked on search engines (Particularly Google Search Engine – the most used search engine in the world). The most effective way to have your blog included on search engines is, of course, the quality of the information you provide to the readers (internet users or surfers). It is because if you don’t have that quality posts, then the search engines won’t find anything for them to index at all.

Next best thing to do is to exchange links with fellow bloggers. As recommended by the blogging veterans, it is much advised to link only to blogs that have the same category as what you are blogging. For example, if you blog about Technology and High Tech Stuff it would be better if you link with another blog that’s similar to your blog. In this way your page ranking won’t go down. If you link with a blog that’s not related to your blog, chances are, instead of increasing your page rank, your page ranking will go down. However, most crap bloggers like me really don’t care about this stuff. As long as there is an exchange link, then it’s good enough.

One could also join blogging groups or communities like Blogcatalog, Pinoyblogosphere, Cebu Bloggers Society, are also another way of promoting your blog and gaining additional traffic. Submit your articles to different article publishers such as Digg. Joining forums and leaving your Url links everywhere on the web whenever you can. I call this as “Leaving a SH*T”. Every web page I visit, if given the chance to leave a link that links to your site, then I definitely will.

A blogger must also be aware of the latest trends or buzz and be able to post about it, in order to gain visitors that are using the search engines.

All these and more, generate traffic for your blog. But one thing I am in to now, I don’t know if there are bloggers out there who have tried this, is the use of my Friendster account. Using Friendster to promote a blog is for me the easiest way to gain traffic. Maybe its because there are already more than 65 million Friendster users out there.

What I do is create a post that is interesting for anybody to read, something that’s sweet or something sad, gloomy and even funny posts. After publishing that post on my blog, I would then send a mass message to all my friends on Friendster. Included in the message is an attractive Subject and with a message that would attract the user in reading more towards your blog. Also, always include the word “Pass this to all your friends.”

For example:

Subject: The Power of Letting Go L

Message: Letting go of someone for everyone seems to be the hardest thing to do, especially if that person already made a mark in your life. Somebody special to you and was there all thru the years, months, or days in your life. We always remember the things that had happened, the experiences you’ve been thru, it could be that saddest or the happiest moments. You can always recall that there was this moment in your life that nothing else matters in this world and that within this world the only significant thing that exists is between you and the person you love. To lose someone special gives pain that you wont know when its end. And every time you hear a hymn of a love song, makes you remember and even cry.

If you want to continue reading click here

http://istaylsugbo.blogspot.com/2008/05/power-of-letting-go.html

Please pass to all your friends.

Just as simple as that and you will be gaining more traffic if your message will work. You will have your friends visiting your blog and your friends’ friends and so on. You will notice your counter going up day by day.

I myself could not believe that my unique blog visitors would reach more than 2k. Out of these visitors, majority of the referrals are from Friendster messages. My blog is not yet well optimized but I am happy to know that even though my page rank is not that good yet, I still can reach to many people, and that I can express my voice thru the words of my blog, then I was able to share it to others.

Getting Readers From Friendster - Increase Blog Visitors

I started blogging my iStayl Sugbo just this January of 2008. These past few months I learned many new and strange things (since I am not an I T student, all the internet terms I come into contact were not familiar to me). The most significant word of them all is the SEO, meaning Search Engine Optimization. SEO is a complex process of improving the number of visitors in your blog or website. I am not an SEO guru or an expert about this kind of stuff, but when I tried doing things the way most high-ranked blogs do. The results were amazing and of course satisfying for all the effort done. Because if I will look back the time I started this blog, seeing 1 visitor in my feed burner, already gave me a feeling of excitement. That means I was better off today than yesterday. There is a sense of improvement.

There are many ways to get your site ranked on search engines (Particularly Google Search Engine – the most used search engine in the world). The most effective way to have your blog included on search engines is, of course, the quality of the information you provide to the readers (internet users or surfers). It is because if you don’t have that quality posts, then the search engines won’t find anything for them to index at all.

Next best thing to do is to exchange links with fellow bloggers. As recommended by the blogging veterans, it is much advised to link only to blogs that have the same category as what you are blogging. For example, if you blog about Technology and High Tech Stuff it would be better if you link with another blog that’s similar to your blog. In this way your page ranking won’t go down. If you link with a blog that’s not related to your blog, chances are, instead of increasing your page rank, your page ranking will go down. However, most crap bloggers like me really don’t care about this stuff. As long as there is an exchange link, then it’s good enough.

One could also join blogging groups or communities like Blogcatalog, Pinoyblogosphere, Cebu Bloggers Society, are also another way of promoting your blog and gaining additional traffic. Submit your articles to different article publishers such as Digg. Joining forums and leaving your Url links everywhere on the web whenever you can. I call this as “Leaving a SH*T”. Every web page I visit, if given the chance to leave a link that links to your site, then I definitely will.

A blogger must also be aware of the latest trends or buzz and be able to post about it, in order to gain visitors that are using the search engines.

All these and more, generate traffic for your blog. But one thing I am in to now, I don’t know if there are bloggers out there who have tried this, is the use of my Friendster account. Using Friendster to promote a blog is for me the easiest way to gain traffic. Maybe its because there are already more than 65 million Friendster users out there.

What I do is create a post that is interesting for anybody to read, something that’s sweet or something sad, gloomy and even funny posts. After publishing that post on my blog, I would then send a mass message to all my friends on Friendster. Included in the message is an attractive Subject and with a message that would attract the user in reading more towards your blog. Also, always include the word “Pass this to all your friends.”

For example:

Subject: The Power of Letting Go L

Message: Letting go of someone for everyone seems to be the hardest thing to do, especially if that person already made a mark in your life. Somebody special to you and was there all thru the years, months, or days in your life. We always remember the things that had happened, the experiences you’ve been thru, it could be that saddest or the happiest moments. You can always recall that there was this moment in your life that nothing else matters in this world and that within this world the only significant thing that exists is between you and the person you love. To lose someone special gives pain that you wont know when its end. And every time you hear a hymn of a love song, makes you remember and even cry.

If you want to continue reading click here

http://istaylsugbo.blogspot.com/2008/05/power-of-letting-go.html

Please pass to all your friends.

Just as simple as that and you will be gaining more traffic if your message will work. You will have your friends visiting your blog and your friends’ friends and so on. You will notice your counter going up day by day. I myself could not believe that my unique blog visitors would reach more than 2k. Out of these visitors, majority of the referrals are from Friendster messages. My blog is not yet well optimized but I am happy to know that even though my page rank is not that good yet, I still can reach to many people, and that i can express my voice thru the words of my blog, then I was able to share it to others.