I Miss Blogging Contests

Posted on April 25, 2012 by admin

I’ve been slacking in many blog contests in the past months. As much as I want to, I just can’t because of less time. Joining contests is not just simply joining by blogging a contests. Contests nowadays needs daily nurture like promotion on tweet, facebook, and other social medias so that you can earn points. In my situation, all i can simply do is blog about it and just can’t do anything more than that except doing every step in rafflecopter – but only for one time. So that will mean, I have less points to win any contests.

I miss those blogging days where I simply blog because I want to. I miss those no pressure moments. I really can’t say that it is easy to go back to those times. I love the perks I am having now due to blogging, so I just can’t simply cancel (not renew) some other blogs to maintain one blog. I know many bloggers can agree with me on stopping.

My wish for now is — time. I wish I have more time to join contests. Winnings in contests can really be an add on to income especially if they are cash prizes. The last amount I won was $50 and that was in a blogging event in Manila last November.

Well well I should make time soon.

And I am also thinking of making my own contest. ^^ I still can’t decide which blog.

Right Attire for Climbing

Posted on March 19, 2012 by admin

This is China Team! The first group that reached the finished line. It was so good to see them arrived first as the climb was not an easy one if one is not used to racing uphill. They look good in their uniforms. Most teams were in their uniforms except and they all looked good. They had the right attire. They all looked sporty. If these guys were just at home today lazing around, some of them would possibly in their summer wear.

A group is also planning to visit a maternity hospital to distribute some plus size maternity dresses to those maternity patients. Maybe some will be too big for small women but still they can use it when they will be asleep as maternity clothes are at times the most comfy wear at night especially those who are breastfeeding. It brought me back to maternity years. I had a couple of maternity dresses but gave them away after I gave birth.

For now, I just love wearing tees and shorts when at home.

Motion Caught

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

It’s been awhile since I enjoyed clicking the shutter of a camera. Asked me why, because my camera (CANON IXUS 120is) died a premature death last December. I haven’t had it checked but I can guess there’s a big damage so I never mind about it. Someone asked me if he can check it, so tomorrow if I will not forget to carry the camera then Sir Q will check it up.

This post will not be about the broken camera. But this is about some of the photos I took during an overnight retreat at Midway Beach Resort at INitao, Misamis Oriental. It’s there that particular Sunday I experienced my first banana boat ride. The photos are not of the banana boat ride but of motion caught.

They are not perfect shots I know but with Esther’s point and shoot camera (Canon) I so like the result. I am still saving up for a studier camera and I hope I can buy one first week of April.

Thanks to my friend Esther for allowing me to use her camera as much as I can that day. ^^

Thanks also to the presidents of the IT and BSBA club of Mindanao Sanitarium and Hospital College for inviting me as one of the chaperons in that activity.

photo credits: sunshinelene

AHP Retreat @ Cagayan de Oro City

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

I spent my weekend at Cagayan de Oro City with the delegates of the Adventist Health Professionals’ Retreat at SPUC compound from Friday evening until the lunch time of Sunday. It was a great experience for me. The messages and lectures were so inspiring that I can really say I am converted and hopefully could change my lifestyle to achieve optimum health and to be able to share the health gospel effectively. I know it is not yet too late.

The theme of the event is “Reaching Out Through Health Professionals” and the messages made me realized how much responsibility was placed by God to every Christian to spread the health message to everyone. The lectures also made me understand that health ministry and evangelistic ministry must go hand in hand.

I was surprise to know that it is not lack of knowledge that encourages people to change their bad lifestyle into a good one, but SICK THREAT makes them do it. I can agree 1000% as am one of those people who does not lack encouragement and knowledge. It is just due to my laziness that I failed to make exercise as part of my daily living. Should have I started a healthy lifestyle when I was young, then I would not have this excess pounds in me now.

One of the things I noted was the KEYS FOR EFFECTIVE CHANGE:

Be a good example as example has power.
Be opportune (never condemn people)
Be a powerful person for a change
Pro-active presentation of the Adventist health message
Less knowledge, more tools/skills
One or two behaviors at once
Small victories first then the bigger one
Reinforce good practices.

I have more in my notes, but I can include them in my posts later here and there.

My ID. we were issued IDs but not worn all the time. hehehe

Thanks to the Health Department of South Philippine Union Conference for having such a program. I guess the first time ever for a SPUC wide coverage.

My First Camel Ride

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin

I had my first camel ride in 2005 just several days before I came back home for good. It was a treat trip to Zhangbei Plains as part of the contract I had with the school am teaching at. It was a great experience. I was really scared of the ride, but with too much coaching from my friends — I took the ride.

We have to stretch our hands or else I won’t stop screaming as I was really scared. I have no confidence to be up high in the back of this animal. In this photo is me, Liu Bin, our school’s Foreign Expert in-charge, and Helen, one of my students.

It was one of my unforgetable trips.

UK Team in Uniform

Posted on October 13, 2011 by admin

This year, during the kick-off ceremony of Hugyawan 2011-2012, everyone were in their uniform. Not just the UK but also the China group, Brazil group, and Germany group. The group was given the chance to pick their choice of colors and for UK we had blue and red.

This is the UK team before their turn to present their yells. I belong to this group but I was the one who took the photo so I am not there. The top was our only uniform. Only the basketball team got the upper and lower cloth as uniform. I ordered and now paid per my statement, but the uniform is not yet given to me. It was an unforgetable night that night as everyone had fun. Everyone looks good in their assgined shirt color. Good thing there was none who came wearing a nurse uniform. Everyone who joined the yells were given important chance to be relieve from work just so to attend and complete the 20 -men cheering presentation.

Here are the groupmates after the end of the program:

The Bi-ad Princesses

Posted on October 1, 2011 by admin

“The only way to have a friend is to be one.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

They are some of my friends from my very own hometown. Had I not enjoyed blogging then I would not meet these guys. So because of blogging, I met and knew Lai, Lovette, and Richard. They are just a few. More people will be shown later.

This photo was taken during the launching and induction of officers of the Iligan Bloggers Society. After the program, the core group stayed behind awhile for aftercare and also enjoyed posing for remembrance shots. This is one of the photos. I like to call them BIAD artists as they do good on that poise thing.

Speed!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

High Speed!

Beware!

I will never dare this!

To me, this is the most scariest ride I witnessed the other night night, but it is one of the rides that has a long queue of people. I then commented, people really love to feel the thrill of anything that is dangerous. I cannot imagine myself going into this ride. The speed is so much that I wonder if the people standing with hands on the rails do breath while ride goes spinning and spinning.

Ann and I went to MUGNA last night to see the place. It was the last night before the city fiesta so there were lots of people. I have never been to Mugna before and this was my first time. Thanks to the invitation of Kuya Levi, I was determined to see their store at the Mugna. Indeed his store is one of the most crowded corner in the whole of the area. They sell products that are not common in Iligan, so that explains why people come to buy his goods.

Today is the big day of the Diyandi celebration in honor of the Catholic church patron Saint Michael so I am sure that the place will be full of people. I am thinking of going there later in the day, but if the plan of quick trip to Marawi will push through then I doubt. But I will try.

Dancing in Midlife Tune

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