My 3rd year of blogging

Today is my 3rd year blog anniversary.  I wanna thank you all who still walk with me on my blog journey.  I discovered a lot of good things and virtual but real friends through blogging. 

More blogging years for us!

ILOILO CITY- THE CITY OF LOVE

Iloilo is a province rich in historical and cultural attractions, home of the famous Dinagyang festival, stately mansions, majestic century-old churches, unspoiled countrysides and exotic delicacies.

I made this photo card as a souvenir. I will make more using my own taken photos of my city.

REDLAN REVEALS...

I don't actually share my life to personal friends.  I am a silent type of person in real life.  I prefer writing than talking that's it!  But I am a good listener.

I have some dark secrets.  I did some bad revenge.  I said white lies.  I don't share it personally to all my friends, maybe I shared some but it's limited.  I keep secrets of others but I have this negative thinking that my secrets will be used against me.  I did mistakes.  I am just human.

I grown up now.  I learned lessons from my mistakes.  I am trying to be better every day.  Finally, I can share them- my dark secrets, my wild adventures, the white lies, my struggles, the failures, the realization... the real me.

redlan reveals...

FINALLY I HAVE MY OWN DOMAIN NAME

I will be celebrating my third year blog anniversary this coming Sunday, May 30, 2010.  Time flies so fast.  I can describe my blogging experience like I am just playing and I've met a lot of online playmates whom I shared the same interest and embraced opposite ideas.  We enjoyed playing different games.  Seriously, I learned a lot of things through blogging like the latest trends and different views and more.  I learned to respect others' opinion and shared my own ideas and experience at the same time.  Most of all, I found virtual but real friends.

Finally, I bought a domain name.  It's been a long time I wanted to have one but I was quite hesitant.  It was hard for me to decide.  I am thankful that some online friends recommended me the best web host.  The best thing to do first is to check the web hosting reviews.  I did!  Now, I am so happy that I finally have my own domain name.  It's my personal online gift for my 3 years of blogging.  You can have your own domain name too.  Try to read the web hosting reviews  and you will find the best and affordable web host.

CRAFTS AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Craft is a skill that often used to describe the family of artistic practices within the decorative arts that traditionally are defined by their relationship to functional or utilitarian products or by their use of such natural media as wood, clay, glass, textiles, and metal.

my craft of metal

When we say of ART, it's the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses the diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expressions including music, literature, film, sculpture, and paintings.

I love to paint roses

Photography is the process activity and art of creating still or moving pictures. It has many uses for business, science, art and pleasure.

I like taking pictures of nature

REPAINT AND REPAIR

While I was watching T.V. this morning, I noticed something on the flooring.  It was a group of little creatures.  The ants were carrying foods.  And it's the sign that the rainy season is near approaching.  It made me realize that we need to have some building repairs particularly our house' ceiling.  It's still summer here in the Philippines and it's the right time to repaint and repair some parts of the house.  We need to maintain and develop our house and building.  It is served as a shelter from weather, provide privacy, store belongings and comfortably live and work.  It is a place of comfort and safety so to speak.

MEET KRIS & KORS

My office mate and thoughtful friend, John gave me lovebirds. Matagal na niya akong gusto na bigyan. I am the one who is hesitant to accept because I am not a pet owner in my whole life. But I do love pets of other people though :-) I just have no time for them because I am always busy working. Pets need a special attention and much care too. But this time, I can't refuse to have a couple of lovebirds.

Meet Kris and Kors. It's a right timing! It's the same color of my candidates for president and vice president :-)  And it's the FSO's theme this week.

I AM LAZY LIKE A DOG BUT I NEED TO WORK LIKE A CHICKEN

I am back after the Election day but I am still lazy like the dog on the photo above though I need to work like a chicken. 

With my eagerness to have my own domain, I bought one yesterday.  All I did was redirected my blog to my domain name.  I am not a techie person.  I don't know what to do next.  Anybody who could help me.  I will appreciate it very much.  Lastly, thanks to ZJ who recommended me where to buy a domain name and to Nuts who gave me some great ideas about web hosting and blogging.

MAGNETS & MOTHERS?

A teacher gave her class of second-graders a lesson about the magnet and what it does. The next day, in a written test, she included this question: "My name has six letters. The first one is m. I pick up things. What am I?" When the test papers were turned in, the teacher was astonished to find that almost 50 percent of the students answered the question with the word mother.

Yes, mothers do pick up things. But they are much more than "magnets," gathering up clothes and picking up toys around the house. As willing as many mothers are to do such chores, they have a higher calling than that.

A good mother loves her family and provides an atmosphere where each member can find acceptance, security, and understanding. She is there when the children need a listening ear, a comforting word, a warm hug, or a loving touch on a fevered brow.

The kind of mother deserves to be honored-not just on one special day a year but every day. And that recognition should involve more than words; it ought to be shown in respect, thoughtfulness, and loving deeds.

This is a personal opinion shared by Richard De Haan written in "our daily bread" book.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

MOON GIVE ME BREAD

I wanna share this story from "Our Daily Bread". It's originally shared by Cindy Hess Kasper.

On the way home from a family camping trip, 6-year-old Tanya and her dad were the only ones still awake in the car. As Tanya looked at the full moon through the car window, she asked, "Daddy, do you think I can touch the moon if i stand on my tiptoes?"

"No, I don't think so," he smiled
"Can you reach it?"
"No, I don't think I can either."

She was quiet for a moment, then she said confidently, "Daddy, maybe if you hold me up on your shoulders?"

On July 20, 1969, the United State's Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The former being the first to step foot on the surface. Since then, going to the Moon had been a dream of many people. I remembered when I was a kid, my mother used to tease me with the line, "Moon give me bread, eat it, eat it!"

moonrise

moonset

moon art

The first photo was taken in the Fort San Pedro, Iloilo. I was watching the sunset with a friend. We had a great conversation until moonrise.

The second photo was taken in the province when I wake up early in the morning to catch the sunrise. Luckily, I was able to catch the moonset first.

I inspired by the first and the second photos and came up to create a moon art (the third photo). It is still made of white sand from Tatlong Pulo.


Do you also have a story about the moon?

THE FARM IN TOWN

Philippines is an agricultural country, but over the last two decades, the development of the agricultural sector has been stalled by industrialization and the growth of the knowledge industry. The agricultural land converted into residential land as well. I am afraid that one day there will be no more rice fields and parcel of land for planting crops and trees.
And in order to eat we will need to buy rice and organic fruits and vegetables from other countries.

I grew up in the province, in what they call hamlet. I was surrounded of rice fields and mountains. My family even raise domestic animals and domestic birds like chicken and ducks,

goats

cows

carabao until now.

We still have coconut trees,

mahogany trees,

banana

guava

papaya

and other trees both non-bearing and bearing fruits. We plant tobacco, peanuts, beans and other edible crops.

I've always liked having my own backyard garden of flowers and vegetables. And even a farm and live in the modern bahay-kubo. Farming excites me! That's why I am still playing farming in Farm Town.

FT rice fields

corn and banana

barn, goats & mango trees

THE EXCITING MAY 2010

Financial Statements and other attachments of Corporation to be submitted to the SEC. (Ganyan kadami ang attachment 6 copies pa)

After the over over work and over time, I declared that I am not that busy now. I mean, work makes me always busy but not over busy now. Super busy is over now should I say. (Tawhay pa sa pulis.)

It's May 1, Labor day but the President declared the holiday on Monday. As I've always say, I need to manage my time, work diligently yet I can't do it right. Today, I wake up so early surprisingly. Oh yeah! (For one and a half month, I slept early in the morning.) Back then, I am so happy that I started this month right. I attended the mass @ 7am. Then I dropped by in the nearest photocopier to leave a photocopied file for bookbinding. I went to Chowking to have an early breakfast. I tried Echo's orange chicken at last.
I jotted down the important reminders and special days on my planner for May 2010 while eating. After eating I went directly to the barber shop. I don't need to give an instruction for my new haircut. The barbero knew it's still semi-kalbo number 2. I visited my soon to be a new personal client. I gave business insights and ideas in opening a business as partnership. I arrived in the office @ 9:30 am.

I had a to go lunch treat from my office mate. Ng Nor thanks so much! I went home early. As usual I brought home works. I went malling but ended shopping. It's "SALE" @ SM. I bought 2 col-ber shorts @ 200 php each but the original price was actually 699.75 each. I made sure to go back home before the live airing of the reality show, Pilipinas Got Talent-the performance semi-final's night of the first batch. Jovit Baldivino amazed me again! I dunno what's in his voice, tumatayo balahibo as in sagad hanggang buto. For the first batch my rank votes are as follows:

*Baguio siblings-6th placer
*Rolando-5th placer
*The Xaviier niversity Cultural Dance Troup-4th placer
*Ruther-3rd placer
*The snapboyz-2nd placer
*Jovit Baldivino-1st placer

MMK's episode made me smile. I admired straight actors who portrayed gay role. I liked the performance of the lead role actor. I dunno his name but he portrayed the MMK's tonight letter sender, Samantha. I bet he will receive an acting award in the future for such a great performance in Maalaala Mo Kaya. Some terms in gay lingo reminds me of Dyanie who gave the definition of "waley". :-)

The PBB's teen clash of 2010 episode made me to stay late at night. The Teenternational bedspacers were introduced and entered inside the PBB house to add spice in the life of the teen housemates inside the PBB house.

There you have it all! There are more happenings await on the month of May. Not to mention the fiestas and Flores de Mayo. And I am so excited to the Oprah's guesting of Charice Pempengco together with Justin Bieber. And who will be the next Philippine president?