Nothing to say and a Freebie find

I haven't posted to my main blog for two days. So what right? Well, I normally always have something to say and I rarely hesitate to say it. On other days I have photos that I'm aching to show. These past two days though...

It's not that there's a lack of things to discuss. There's MJ's and Farrah's passing. There's the first H1N1 death in the Philippines. There's definitely a lot more worthy news, then there's also personal stuff I can talk about (it is a personal blog after all).

Ahhh...

Anyway... I started browsing through some of my favorite digiscrap blogs and from KimB's I got a link to this beautiful freebie minikit made by one of her friends:

It's from LouCee creations, and you grab the freebie kit at her blog.

It's lovely isn't it?

Billiards hangout

Earlier this month, while at SM North's The Block, we saw the world pool championships for women. Little did we know that a Pinay will be winning that tournament, besting billiard athletes from the world over.

To be honest, I could care less for the event - I am not a billiards fan. But only because I don't know how to play billiards. I remember one time hanging out with Alfred at his old barkada hangout right beside Adamson and they were playing billiards. All I could remember is the smoke and the heat inside the place. Unfortunately. Haha.

Oh but of course I was the ever supportive girlfriend watching at the sidelines. :)

Recently, I read a blog post linking to this online venue for multiplayer games,8c1.net.http://www.8c1.net. It's a virtual hangout to play billiards with friends. Why not? :)

Project 365 Themed Kits

So I posted about the Project 365 Themed Kits available in the DigiscrapAddicts So you think you can design? contest over at my other blog.

Today though, as I was downloading away, I saw Monica's entry and it is such a wonderful freebie! P365 stuff in ten languages!  Definitely there's gotta be something there for everybody!

Go to the forum (register if you're not yet a member) and download it here!

LIke I need more books

I know I've still got piles of unread books but there's just more that I'm interested in getting:

• Showing up For Life by Bill Gates, Sr.
• The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia (who would ever thought I'd be interested in this one, huh?)
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (the audio version isn't working for me even if I love listening to her voice)

I guess I'd better get on to reading the ones I have so I don't feel so guilty getting new ones...

Heavy traffic

No one wants heavy traffic on the streets, specially not when you're running late for an appointment or for work.  But all website and blog owners work to some extent just to get heavy traffic to their sites.

I used to not bother, and I think that when I wasn't making any reall effort, my second blog flourished and earned page rank without me even knowing.  But because I wanted to earn more online, creating traffic became important. 

I've joined a couple of communities with the hopes of increasing visitors to my site, while I refused (until very recently) to spend any money on advertising.  But lately, I've seen how advertising really can up your earning potential and that there's always a package that suits your needs. There are many online marketing services out there, you just need to do your homework. 

There are different ways of advertising too. You can just post links on forums and other sites, you could serve ads too.  One thing I haven't really tried is SEO marketing. I think that requires some expertise and though I'm familiar with it, I don't think my blogs have a dedicated niche that I can take advantage of SEO.

Photo Sharing

At work, the new Friendster is not Facebook but Windows Live. It's become an addiction for many of our agents because it's accessible through the corporate firewall. 

I've recently posted my so-called self portraits and added a link to a slideshow from a blog post I did the other day. The slide show feature is amazing!  Some time ago, I made a decision to upload photos in Multiply, but I've found that uploading is so much easier in Windows Live. 

I posted another set of random photos, some taken by me, others by the boyfriend.  Officemates also take credit for some of the beautiful ones. My Maxine has been held by so many hands in her first week, she's made so many people smile, both in front and behind the lens.

The Nanny Diaries

Did you see the movie version? I did and I enjoyed watching it. Now I'm reading the book. Yes, isn't it amazing, I'm reading an actual book again. Haha :)

Funny, I don't remember Alicia Keys in the movie. Nyahaha.

Could not wait

My dream might just get to be fulfilled today... Referring to this one, of course.

Maybe I can't wait a few weeks after all.

Nikon dreams

I called Columbia, Nikon's authorized dealer in the country.  The D5000 isn't expected to arrive in the country until the last week of May, or the first week of June. And they don't have info on the prize yet.

Their D80 kit costs too much for me. :(

So do I buy a brand new D60 kit somewhere else, or do I wait for the D5000 though I don't know how much it's going to cost me?

Nice chair!

I'm trying to finish my part for the documentation of the proceedings of the Youth Camp I attended last week.  I'm making progress, but I find my mind drifting elsewhere.  I guess that's entirely my fault because I have so many other windows open - temptation each and every one of them! :)

I was looking through the photos I took of that weekend because I wanted to showcase the chairs at the dining hall of Forest Club. They were quite comfortable, yet very simple.  Made of hard wood, I think.  Rustic, western furniture that can withstand time.

With all the photos I took, I couldn't find a good one that includes one of those chairs! But here's one I found on the 'Net that is a close enough match:

This one has a high back while the one I'm looking for doesn't.  But I think the overall feel would be the same. Cool. I mean wood normally lets you feel cool in a warm sunny day right? That's what such a chair means to me at least :)  And the grooved seat is guaranteed to make you feel comfortable.