My Pearl Farm Davao Dream

I have long drooled over Pearl Farm Beach Resort in Davao. I even posted something about it here . Besides wanting to share my desire, I was actually trying to follow the teachings of 'The Secret' and thought that if I visualized my dream, it would come to me and come true.
Now, almost 5 years later...

 I am so excited. Yes, it took me 5 years to reach my dream - but hey, others never do.

         

Ebooks VS Paperbacks

A long-standing debate with myself...
Ebooks are cheaper (FREE actually) but I love seeing all my books in my library, and Ebooks cannot really compare to having an actual book on your hands...
But still, ebooks are free.

VS

Some feel-good things I love...

1.  The promise of a new day brought by sunrise.
2. The sweetness and beauty of a sunset.
3. The warmth of cuddling.
4. The comfort of my fuzzy microfibre blanket on a cold night.
5. Looking at the clock at work and learning that hours have passed without me noticing.
6. Waking up in the middle of the night / day and realizing that I still have hours to sleep.
7.  Coming home to the excited welcome of my kids.
8. Waking up to the excited hugs and kisses of my kids.
9. The excitement of planning and preparing for an outing / trip.
10. Intense emotion over a good movie or book.
11. Having a good cry.
12. Looking back at pictures and remembering the old times.
13. Hearing compliments.
14. Falling asleep to a love one's embrace.
15. Higher salary payout than expected.
16. Eating a delicious meal.
17. Buffets.
18. Getting the highest scores/ grades in class.
19. A good hair day.
20. A flawless karaoke rendition.
21. The pride and excitement of cheering and seeing Jay play basketball.
22. The first-sip kick of my Caramel Frappe.
23. The punch of an ice-cold Coca-Cola.
24. The instinct to close your eyes and savor a bite of your favorite chocolate.
25. The scent of Jay's perfume.
26. Listening to a good song performance.
27. Extra money.
28. Staying up late on a weekend. 
29. Going to sleep on a weekend. 
30. Releasing my passion and energy through dancing.
31. Shopping spree.
32. Opening Balikbayan Boxes.
33. Looking up to a clear blue sky.
34. Starry night.
35. Meteor showers. And wishes.
36. A low full moon.
37. Dreaming about the good life.
38. Receiving thank you notes.
39. Love letters.
40. The feel of sand between my toes.
41. The aquamarine color of the sea.
42. The scent of flowers.
43. Awe over fireworks.
44. Finding forgotten hidden money.
45. The joy of finding a good book at a bargain prize in Booksale.
46. National Bookstore sales.
47. Good buys.
48. Fitting sexy jeans again after a successful diet.
49. Long vacations.
50.  Receiving surprise gifts.
51. Receiving and then spending bonuses.
52. Relaxing on a beautiful garden.
53. Finding something funny and laughing out loud.
54. Dressing up.
55. Going out on dates with my husband.
56. I love yous from the kids. 

Why I (and you too!) Should Continue Blogging

I have a multitude of blogs. Blogs that I don’t actually get to update much. Okay, okay, blogs I almost don’t get to update at all. One is my true blog (this one), which I had actively written on about 3 years ago. I love the things I wrote here, it was full of thought and I think I could say, was somehow written nicely. And then my writing dwindled to just an entry or two every few weeks, and then it became bulleted entries every few weeks, and then now, zero. And then I have my love love love tumblr, which is my tumblog focusing on my love for life. I have about 5 entries I think, not bad, if I am going to continue posting. And then another Tumblr, this time all about happiness. “Finding Happiness” is mostly reblogs: pictures and quotes that help in our quest for happiness. Now, my most recent venture into blogging is to try to come up with blogs that in the future can earn from advertising. Whew, That means, I have to post often, and I have to let others read it. Tough. I have come up with 3: one is book reports (which I am thinking of pulling towards book recommendations since I want people to buy the books, maybe from links from my page?), the other about restaurants/ resorts, and the last one is about love/ marriage. I have posted 1 on my book report blog – and wow, it took me soooo long to write that one entry alone! How am I supposed to pull off my plan of earning from that blog? For the love/ marriage blog, I haven’t posted anything yet, but I do have the material already (ok, 1 material), I just need to find the time to post it. For the resto/ resort one, I am having a bit of a difficulty (oops, more difficulty rather) because I do not really travel nor eat out much. So what am I gonna write about?
Okay, enough about my long intro. What I really want to say centers around my struggle to write and why despite that I should not stop with my endeavors.
Jay and I had a conversation on why I still try (operative word: TRY) to write so many blogs when it is so obvious that I am not really a gifted writer. The answers are actually many.


1st: Yes I am not a gifted writer, I had not been blessed with the inborn talent to put together words effortlessly, but when has that been enough of a reason to quit trying? I believe that not all greatness are inborn – sometimes, you have to earn it. There is a reason why sports teams, performers and those who are learning practice a lot. Practice makes perfect they say. And that is what I plan to do. I will work hard, I will practice, I will try and try. Who knows, writing will be a breeze for me in the near future. I just have to work for it.


2nd: When you pause and reflect about things in your life, and then try to put them into words that people would understand, you stimulate your brain. You force it to think, and since it is an actual effort for me to write, I force it to work as well. And what better way to use your brain than using it a lot? :) Although our brain cells die and diminish every second, the brain is one of the few things that gets even better and better the more and more you use it!


3rd: I'm sure you've heard of the saying "The unexamined life is not worth living." So, let us blog, and in the process examine our lives! Socrates would be really proud... :)


4th: When you have a blog, (specially since mine is about love for life and happiness,) you get to see the world differently. Everything is more beautiful and more meaningful. You get to be happy for every little thing, because you are looking for things that are happy. You get to appreciate the little joys in you life, because you want to tell the world about your love, even for the smallest things in your life. You appreciate everything and this makes your life doubly enjoyable! This is actually the same with photography. Once you learn photography, you learn to appreciate the beauty and artistry in things that are neglected by most. The colors, patterns, even the mere shape of objects come alive! And that is one reason why I also try to incorporate photos in my blogs. The world is definitely more beautiful in the eyes of a photo enthusiast... Now multiply that by 2 for a photo enthusiast blogger. :)


5th: When you regularly pause to examine your life, and see a lot of beauty in it, and when you exhume your creativity in trying to share what you see with the world, you get to feed your soul. And I believe, that the happiest in life are those with the fullest souls... :)


So you, why are you blogging? Or, why aren't you?