Calming effect

The family of a friend of mine is not in speaking terms right now. Actually, my friend is speaking with everyone but her siblings are not speaking to each other. Because she wants some peace in her family, she is trying to get everyone together so they could talk things out. It was already two months since the fight broke out. And do you know that it was because her siblings kids fought over a toy? Siblings took sides and a petty quarrel erupted into world war. In their ancestral house, that is.

So my friend will be preparing a Thanksgiving dinner for the whole family. She is hoping to patch things up in time for the holidays. To make sure that there will be something neutral to talk about at the dinner table, she is putting a lovely flower centerpiece. She got the idea of the centerpieces from a boss who made use of it when several expats visited her at home. What was supposed to be an awkward lunch, the centerpiece paved the way for the ice to break. My friend is hoping for the same effect. And I fervently hope it will work. Somehow.

Flowers have a calming effect on almost everyone I know. I do believe it will have the same effect on them. I know somehow it will all be okay. These siblings love each other. Maybe pride just got in the way. Hopefully, the spirit of Thanksgiving will change that.

If you want a centerpiece on your dinner table on Thanksgiving as well, go to www.1800Flowers.com now.

Sasha’s Corner is back up!

Thank goodness I am done with my transfer of my other blog, Sasha’s Corner! After some issues, I was able to resolve everything a few hours ago and the blog is now back up.

Please go and visit Sasha’s Corner. Thanks!

Rushed

My aunt was rushed to the hospital because of chest pains a few days ago. We were not told about it so when we learned about what happened, we immediately called them up to check how she is. Thankfully, she is fine now. Her doctors are advising her to reduce, lose weight to avoid a similar attack in the future. She was asking me about this so I have tor read some fat burner reviews so I would know what to tell her next time we talk. That would be tomorrow.

Work in progress: Sasha’s Corner transfer

I am currently transferring Sasha’s Corner from Blogger to Wordpress. I already did but I am still waiting for the new DNS to propagate. Meantime, I am redirecting it here.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

All posts under Sasha’s Corner is under http://sashashe.blogspot.com for now.

Thank you.

An unsolicited advice

I can really feel the effect of the global financial crisis. Money kept pouring in this time last year. This year, since October, money is hard to come by. Oh yes, I am still earning more than if I am employed by a corporation. But you can just feel how much this quarter is different, especially when I look at my bank statement.

I don’t know if everyone is feeling the financial crisis like I do. Some may be earning more now because they just discovered paid posting. But most bloggers I talked to have the same situation as I am.

The point of this post is to reiterate the value of saving for the rainy days. My savings were mostly spent on vacations with the whole family. I kept on telling myself that I could earn it again easily. But look at me now.

So let me offer an unsolicited advice to everyone… SAVE! Find ways to save even a peso/dollar daily and you will be amazed at how much that peso/dollar can help in times of crisis.

Rampant robberies

I will tell you something disturbing that my relatives from Bulacan narrated to us a few days ago when they were here for their medical check-up.

Robbery is rampant in Bulacan these days!

Our relatives are from Bustos, Bulacan. This was a place where we (me, my siblings and my cousins on my mother side) go to in the past and our parents would let us wander by ourselves even at night. The place was safe and people know each other. But it was different now.

Ate Linda, my mom’s aunt, told us that they would often hear their doorknobs being turned slowly in the middle of the night. Family members have their own duplicate key to the house. Ate Linda thought it was just an isolated incident but it was repeated several times since. They have reported the incidents to the barangay but we all doubt if there is something being done about it. Imagine the bravado of the robber(s). They are going to pass through the main door. What if Ate Linda or one of them at home opened the door? I am sure the robber(s) will do something to them! It was really scary.

A block away from Ate Linda’s is our Ate Lita’s home. She is my mom’s cousin. She and her 4 daughters are the only ones at home daily. Her husband died years ago and her siblings moved to another place in Bulacan. They also experienced the same thing. But only once. Another time, she woke up because she heard something downstairs. Do you know that she found half of their window jalousie already off? It really scared them so much they called the police but whoever was trying to get in their house was gone by the time. One morning, her daughter was taking a bath and looked up the ceiling. She found a pair of eyes looking back at her. When they called some neighbors to check, they found a chair at the back of their bathroom wall.

The nerve of these robbers and maniacs who prowl Bustos, Bulacan is really something. They even do their robberies at broad daylight! A neighbor of another relative lost their newly purchased bag of rice a few minutes after arriving home. Another relative lost her coin purse sitting on the dining table.

Scary and very dangerous. We were advising them to lock their doors at night and get some dogs. We can’t rely on local officials and policemen all the time to safeguard our place. We should start by ourselves.

And this should serve as a lesson to us all. Check your locks at night. Check if your doorknobs are sturdy. Check your window jalousie if it’s still intact and make it more secure. Get your family members duplicate keys so as not to expect them knocking at night (and open the door to robbers instead). Double check everything and make sure our homes are safe and secure all the time.

Paying Post launched!

When I started blogging, it is only to make sure that I could release pent-up emotions. But then I stumbled upon paid posting and I now have another reason to continue blogging. Aside from dishing out topics I love to talk about, I can also earn on the side.

That is what Paying Post is all about. It has been online for a few weeks now but is just officially launched today. Unlike other programs of the same kind who take as much as 35% from your earnings, Paying Post only charges a 20% fee. Bloggers and advertisers are both welcome to check out what Paying Post has to offer.

Go to PayingPost.com now and see how you can optimize your blog more.

Mellow love

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. We all know that theirs is a May-December affair that ended in marriage and their romance in the limelight for years. People were shocked by Ashton’s choice. Demi is what you can call a cougar already. Older and beautiful women which is what most younger men prefer these days. Demi is way older than Ashton. He could have chosen women his age, or younger women, who are all gaga over him. But he chose Demi instead, who is undoubtedly one of the prettiest faces in Hollywood and still is as beautiful as ever. She is actually more beautiful than her three daughters combined. Have you seen their photo together?

Anyway, if you are looking to date cougars, you can go to Date A Cougar, a web site dedicated to those who would like to meet single women who are older and beautiful. In this web site, you could find profiles of women who are looking for dates as well. Meet single, mature women from all over the US who are probably willing to settle in a mellow love affair.

So if you are into dating older women, remember to check out DateACougar.com now and find one that suit your requirements.

A survey coming your way…

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Have a great week everyone! More updates later

On opps, web host and a survey

Earning in paid posting has become increasingly difficult these past few weeks. You can read more about this on Sasha’s Corner.

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And by the way, PayU2Blog does not accept Blogger-hosted blogs anymore. I was told by a blogger-friend that Margie of PayU2Blog confirmed this to her. According to Margie, it is because Blogger reserves the right to delete your posts even if the domain name is yours. Better think of getting your own web host now and using Wordpress instead. I will be transferring my other Blogger-hosted blogs within the week also.

So if you haven’t gotten your own web host yet, you might want to try Bluehost. Unlimited domains you can host there, the space is incredibly large enough to host several blogs like I do (I have more than 20 there right now!) and other perks you cannot find in other web hosts! Click on the banner below for more information and if you want to sign up…

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