Vee Press to launch the ebook version of my blog on Sept 17 at the Book Fair

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It has been ten years since my beloved Luijoe was taken away too soon. The positive resolution of my grief reached its peak just this year as we established closure with our past, never forgetting the love and memories of our son. The pain will always be a part of me because grief is the price we pay for love.

It surprised me one day when Vee Press , the digital publishing division of Vibal Foundation approached me if they could convert the grief category of my blog in to an ebook. I agreed only because this is not just about my story. It is a story of love, hope and the courage to let life go on. It was not easy re-writing the blog entries and the past events. Vibal Foundation hired Triccie Cantero, a free-lance editor to check on my entries. I was appalled at all the grammatical errors in the first two years of my blog. It discouraged me to continue on but I thought this was my way of giving back the blessings in my life. I am full of gratitude. It was the thought of giving hope to those who have lost someone that encouraged me to finish it on time before the launch. It was also difficult because tears would fall as I recalled some incidents in the past. (oh yes tears, a proof of love and that love lives on.)

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Twitter Updates for 2007-04-13

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  • Am in the front row of the 3rd Iblog Summit. I had a hard time getting a wifi connection. Not many people inside yet. The place is huge. #
  • iblog 3 hasn’t started and it’s 9:18 am already. I see a lot of new bloggers Iin the audience that I haven’t met yet. That’s great. #
  • great we start in 5 minutes. Chris Haravata and Apples are to my left and a nervous Lauren is to my right. #
  • iblog3 just started with an invocation and the National Anthem. #
  • Chris Harvata talks about Blogging 101. Interesting to note that there is a 60 year old man and a 13 year old boy in the audience. #
  • Gmail is blocked by UP servers? even Adium! argh. Looking at the blogging demographics, my age group (>40 years old) is in the 1.7% #
  • Lauren is next. She is so nervous. I wish her luck. I will record her talk via garageband. First time to use garageband, can you believe it? #
  • Lauren’s topic is the Do’s and Don’ts of Personal Blogging. #
  • Lauren doesn’t look nervous to me. #
  • Iblog3 is on a break. Lauren’s talk was great. So many question.I will be the next speaker on Personal Blogging Success Story. #
  • finally met Dine (sexymom) who is so charming. Her photos don’t do her justice, Jangelo. And met Julie too. Haven’t met other bloggers yet. #
  • My talk ended. Now listening to “unlocking your creative potential” #
  • I am home now because I need to access my gmail. Wifi here sucks. My batteries died too.I will be back mid-afternoon after I finish my work. #
  • I meant wifi at the Iblog3 event blocks certain sites because of the proxy server. #
  • I went back to iblog 3. Around 100 in the audience. #
  • Lauren and I will attend the socials. The last speaker is talking about ethics. #
  • Just arrived from Iblog Socials. #
  • @aileen- nervous? You are going to do just fine.
    @sonnie- you are a sweet dad. #
  • i woke up to the google alert sound and was surprised to see an IM from annamanila. I should get up now. #

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Twitter Updates for 2007-04-12

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  • I am convincing sexymom to twit here. Ahh finally I see her entry. #
  • @sonnie- one of my highest organic searches is the “sex education in the Philippines” entry. Keyword “sex” ranks high in google image search #
  • @sexy mom -Fan dry your laptop, hurry.
    @manilenya- magandang umaga or tanghali na ba?
    Ugh my powerpoint iblog 3 edit work is gone #
  • Lauren and I are going to the gym. Workout time. Be back by 12? #
  • just arrived from gym then lost all that workout after eating carbonara and siopao. M’s pissed that online reg in UP isn’t working. #
  • now to finish my powerpoint which got erased. Lauren wants to use my nifty keynote tool but it expired. Boo. #
  • @sexymom- M is going back to UP tomorrow 8 AM. I’m having a pedicure home service at my bedroom while I continue my work. #
  • my colds are still bothering me. Still working on my powerpoint presentation for iblog 3. Then I’ll email it to Janette Toral. #
  • @sexymom- i hate the taste of brandy. I’ll just rest. Am done with my powerpoint.AH I see Lauren twittering. #
  • Just came from Gail to get the calling cards that Lauren and I ordered from her. So colorful and pretty. Mine is my blog’s blue theme. #
  • setting my alarm to 5:30am. Iblog3 tomorrow. Good night World. #
  • Good morning. Am leaving for UP at 730am. I have to drop M for her UP registration. Lauren and I will have breakfast somewhere in Katipunan. #

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Mini Blogging via Twitter

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I poked Sexy Mom via Google Talk early this morning to start using her Twitter. You’ve probably seen a few of my trivial Twitter Updates (using the wordpress plugin, twitter tools) and my Twitter badge on the right sidebar of this blog. Twitter is an update service or similar to a social networking site that lets you ““micro-blog” or write short (140 characters) quips on what you’re currently doing. It’s a nifty tool for people like me who work most of the time on the internet. All twitter.com does is ask: “What are you doing?” What I like about Twitter is that I can write the most irrelevant and mundane things without worrying if it’s blog-worthy or not. In short, Twitter is a mini-blogging tool. JAngelo wrote that someone said it can replace full-fledged blogging.

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Twitter Updates for 2007-04-11

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  • Lauren isn’t up yet and she should be preparing for her housewarming party menu. Waiting for M’s text on her Manila arrival from Baguio. #
  • Am back from gym. Lauren panics as she has to submit her MA Creative Writing requirements next week at UP. And she’s leaving for Singapore! #
  • I am going to Ateneo so Lauren can request a transcript and recommendation letter. #
  • Lauren’s friends are in her room. Seems like her housewarming party will start early. I will check the food now. #
  • Never really turned the airconditioning system that went with this house until today because of Lauren’s visitors. Need my curtains now. #
  • I feel like I’m IN a rock concert. #
  • I love that the previous owners of this house left behind their airconditioning system. It does come in handy when one has guests. #
  • watching American Idol. It’s Latin night. #
  • Lauren housewarming party is over. Isn’t she glad that she lives near Eastwood? They moved over there. Now just waiting for Butch. #
  • i still have a bad cold. I hope I get well in time for Iblog 3 summit #
  • i woke up because of sneezing spells. Butch had to sleep in the other room so now I am by lonesome self. #
  • I had to drop M at the UP campus. Summer class registration starts today. Why would she want to take 9 units for summer? #
  • My online work always starts at 7:00 AM after breakfast. Then I work 4 hours straight then leave for gym. #

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Twitter Updates for 2007-04-10

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  • I need to unplug M’s windows PC and bring it to the Geek Squad. I brag to the girls how my macbook is kinda resistant to virus and spyware. #
  • Just came back from the Geek Squad and am now downloading AVC, spybot and adaware while M is busy enjoying herself in Baguio. #
  • called IBM support to instruct me how to format my husband’s laptop. Yup M infected his laptop. #
  • @jayvee- that’s why I used powerpoint because until now I haven’t bought that adaptor. #
  • I just came from makati to help Lauren with her banking stuff. Then she shopped. Good thing she had money. I’m a bit financially challenged. #
  • reinstalling windows xp in my husband’s laptop. Hayy. This virus is really strange. Any word with virus or AVG crashes the computer. #
  • finally finished reformatting windows xp and downloading AVG, spybot, adaware in this laptop. Husband is now happy to have his laptop. #
  • Installed AVG ,adaware,zonealarm and spybot in butch’ laptop and M’s PC. Now Lauren’s bothering me on how she should present on Iblog summit #
  • I have a cold. I should call it a night. #
  • I just finished breakfast and an now at my writing table gazing out to the pocket garden. What a great day! #

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Twitter Updates for 2007-04-09

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  • watching the furniture guys install 4 poster bed #
  • ugh cost me 10,000 bucks just to have it repaired #
  • It’s so cool how I don’t have to yell for Lauren to get going. I just IM her. #
  • I love my husband. I just wish he could be a handyman now that I have a frozen shoulder. I just finished nailing a hook to the wall. #
  • deciding whether to go to gym or not. No one is home. Butch is at the gym. M is in Pangasinan and Lauren is with friends in Makati #
  • those terrible cats are using my new furniture as a scratch post. I am ordering a customized cat furniture for these 2 cats. Expenses again? #
  • I’m going to the gym now. Hope to be back in 2 hours. #
  • decided not to go to the gym because butch arrived. We will pick up Lauren in Makati. #
  • My kids think I am a geek mom who can solve their virus problems. M’s computer and one of our laptops are infected with a virus. Geek Squad? #
  • My husband is treating me to a massage in my own room… Aww, sweet. At least he knows how tiring it can be to nail hooks on the wall. #
  • trying to get used to my “rejuvenated” 4 poster bed. For 3 weeks, we slept on Zen like bed aka mattress on the floor. Miss the simplicity. #
  • listening to lauren’s podcast. I want to do podcasting one day when I figure out how to use garage band. #
  • I just woke up and am now sipping a cup of pressed starbucks coffee. Yum/ #

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