The Bloggers Exchange

Since this is a relatively new blog and the posts are not that plenty yet, I suddenly remember the joys and pains in promoting a blog. Thank goodness for The Bloggers Exchange! The site is spearheaded by my friend Willa and it caters to bloggers in need for link exchange. Need I say more? Here's my take.

Please copy/paste the whole list and submit your POST/PAGE LINK HERE to make sure your blog will be visited. Thank You!

1. All About Her

2. American Money Solution

3. Anime Heaven

4. Anything Baguio

5. Aris Online

6. Arise And Shine

7. At Home Here

8. Azumi, Kawaii Princess Story

9. Baguio Food

10. Beauty Loot Bag

11. Bee Mommy

12. Best Friends In Love

13. Big Bear Tube

14. Blogcoholic

15. Blogger,I Am

16. Bloggityboop

17. Bonz World

18. Cheeky Munchkins

19. Chic And Fabulous

20. Chubbymommyme Losing Weight, Raising baby and Annoying hubby

21. Chris’ Chronicles

22. Coffe,Pearls and View

23. Come, Dine In!

24. Current News Online

25. Dancing In Midlife Tune

26. Dashing Beauty

27. Dashing Smiles

28. Daily Snippets

29. Dishes By Pehpot

30. E! Fashion Talk

31. Earn Dollars Pinoy!

32. Eat, Drink,Blog

33. Elementary School Lessons

34. Elijah’s Crib

35. Family Life Online

36. Family And Home Living

37. Fashion Momma

38. Fashionably Trendy

39. Feminine Reveries

40. FickleMinded

41. Fitness And Sports

42. Flowing Rhythms

43. Food And Drink Fusion

44. Food And Passion

45. Foodies Galore

46. Freebies Overload

47. Fresh Crumbs

48. Fun,Fancy And Frivolous!

49. Girl On A Thrift Hunt

50. GreenBucks

51. Hands Full Of Life

52. Happy Homeworking

53. Healthy Lifestyle

54. House Of Maria

55. I Live to Eat!

56. I Love Darly!

57. Imriz

58. Inspirational Insights

59. In Pursuit Of Success

60. In The Company Of Me

61. Iska’s Lesson From Working At Home

62. It’s Sewtastic Mama

63. Janet Speaks

64. Jared’s Little Corner Of The World

65. Join My Stroll

66. Josie’s Files

67. Josie’s Kitchen

68. Josie’s Window

69. Journey to Motherhood

70. Joys In Life

71. Just Love Blogging It

72. Kero’s Celebration

73. Kharlota Dot Com

74. Kidz Power

75. Life Is A Battle

76. Little World Of Fun

77. Little Zoie’s Steps

78. Live,Love,Pink

79. Liz Speaks

80. Loves Haven

81. Lovely Pink

82. Lui-Bloggera

83. Lyza’s Lane

84. Make or Break

85. Managing Finances

86. Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery

87. Mary Anne’s Musing

88. Me In Wonderland

89. Miss Blogger

90. Mixed Bag

91. Mom Fashionista

92. Momentary Life

93. Mom’s Up And Down

94. More Than I Can Chew

95. Mrs. Shoppiness

96. Mum @ Works Kitchen Wonders

97. Mumsified

98. My Blissful Life

99. My CameraSexy

100. My Daily Notes

101. My Daily Sunsets

102. My Dream Destination

103. My Everyday LIFE

104. My Fashion Sense

105. My Home,My Kitchen, And My Garden

106. My Life And My Journey Online

107. My Life’s Perception & Inspiration

108. My Little Home

109. My Nipa Hut

110. My Phone And Gadgets Zone

111. My Thoughts,My Words

112. My Web Log Dot com

113. Nice And Fab

114. Note Pad Corner

115. Novice On Blogging

116. Nutrition And Health Care

117. Oh! Gosh,Goodies!

118. On This Side Of Town

119. Peach And Things

120. Petty Things In Life

121. PhotoBlog

122. Photo Stories

123. Pig Out Session

124. Pinay Green Mommy

125. Pinay Mama

126. Pinay Mommy Online

127. Pinaymum- Mommy’s Life Around

128. Pink Chopsticks

129. Pink Clash

130. Pink Memoirs

131. Pink Stilletos

132. Pinoy Holistic Healthcare

133. PixelMinded

134. Postcard Crossing

135. Pretty And Awesome Things In Teacher’s Life

136. Princess Wannabe

137. Proud Mommy Of Three

138. Prosperity’s Desire

139. Randomness Is A Bliss

140. Real PINAY Blogger

141. Reviews Inc

142. RodLiz Nest

143. Sam Finds

144. Sanctuary Of My Emotions

145. Savour D’ Flavour

146. Sexy Blogging

147. Shopping List & Product Reviews

148. Shutter Happy Moments

149. Shy’s Mixed Thought

150. Smart Boys

151. Smart Mommy

152. So Much to Tell

153. Somethings Are Free

154. Small Kids Big Dreams

155. Survivor Mum

156. Table For Five

157. Techie Liz

158. The All-Around Mom

159. The Blogging Traveller

160. The Dias Family Spot

161. The Foto Minded

162. The Miscellaneous Me

163. The Orange Nipa

164. The Pinoy Biggest Loser

165. The Recycling Loop

166. The Smart Shopper

167. The Woman From Home

168. Three Kids Plus Me

169. This Is My Life

170. Thoughts Online

171. Topics On Earth

172. Travel Sites And Scenes

173. Travel Junkie Mommy

174. Travels/Explore

175. Treasure Jar

176. Trying to Write

177. Twinsanity

178. Under The Golden Apple Tree

179. Viva Pinay

180. Wanna Be Fit

181. What’s Inside Johanas heart?

182. Where My Feet Took Me

183. Whims And Views

184. Womans Elan Vital

185. Woman And Me

186. Working At Home

187. Yami’s Kitchen

188. Zoie’s Mom Bloggin

Sunday Stealing: The Ace Meme, Part Three

Today we ripped off a bloggernamed Ace of Hadeon from the blog My Heroes Have Always Been Scientists. Since it is 100 questions we will do it it in three parts. He stated he jacked this from Padme 18. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Link back to us atSunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Ace Meme, Part Three

Cheers to all of us thieves!

68. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? How I Met Your Mother

69. WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T LIKE? Live a gooood life!

70. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Hazelnut Brownie

71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES? Yes

72. SO IS IT GOING TO BE THE STEELERS OR THE PACKERS? Steelers

73. PLANS FOR TONIGHT? Watch a movie

74. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO LIVE WHEN YOU RETIRE? Anywhere near the beach

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? Sure

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog

77. LAST THING YOU DRANK? Dear old Jose Cuervo

78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My co-teacher Lynette

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE SEX(ES) YOU'RE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes

80. WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Read

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE? Snakes

82. FAVORITE SEASON OF THE YEAR? Christmas Season

83. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF CANDY? Gobstoppers

84. HAVE YOU EVER REALLY AND TRULY HAD A BEST FRIEND? I sure do.

85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR? Black. Sometimes brown.

86. EYE COLOR? Dark Brown

87. SHOE SIZE? US 6

88. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE? Mickey D’s

89. FAVORITE RESTAURANT? Hmm.. Anything cozy and serves seafood (crabs, yum!)

90. DO YOU LIKE SUSHI? Yes, but my tummy doesn’t so it’s a sacrifice

91. WATCH TV TODAY? Nope

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? Christmas Day

93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS? Nah

94. POLITICAL PARTY? The not corrupt one

95. KISSES OR HUGS? HUGS

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS? Relationships

97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT? Instant noodles LOL

98. WOULD YOU EVER BE A HOUSE SPOUSE? I can consider

99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? None at the moment.

100. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE: It’s like Coke. ZERO.

Life in Shambles

For three consecutive Saturdays now, we went around the community to conduct a census to all 4-6 year old children who are entering preschool and first grade this coming school year. I have to say that every immersion is an eye opener for I have never seen people so poor and it was very heartbreaking.

When we conducted the census, we have to interview the children and their parents as to where they are going to school or why are they not in school. Every answer is different from the other but it sure does give only one reason and that is poverty. Some children had to work so that they can feed themselves while some are helping their parents. I remember last week when we interviewed two children aging 14 and 16 respectively, the young boy said that he only went to school up to third grade. When we convinced him to go back to school, his elder sister interrupted us by saying that he cannot go back to school because no one would help her in making nipa huts to sell so that they can support their younger siblings. Their parents died and they are forced to make a living for their family. I wondered where the social welfare service of the government is; those children are in need of their help and guidance. However, upon giving much effort in convincing them to go back to school, they told us that they will try but they will be absent from class often because they have to work.

Seeing people like them makes me feel fortunate with my life and it inspires me to be of service to them and give my best in teaching them to read and write. This morning, we went to a far out community to do our recruitment and survey. The area was obviously very far that we had to cross swampy areas in order for us to reach out to the homes of the people. Albeit is was hard, so hard that I actually cursed my job while crossing that swampy and muddy area, listening to the people’s stories will make you realize why they are hesitant to go to school. There was only a minimal means of transportation and the fare that you have to pay is twice as expensive as to that of the regular fare. And the livelihood of the people there is very inadequate to get by day by day. Nevertheless, we still convinced them to sacrifice and send their children to school. Now I realize why our parents say that the only legacy that they can give us is our education and that is priceless.

Every day is a sacrifice. Every day is a struggle. Every day is toil. Even so, each new day is a sign hope. It is about desire and ambition. Everything should be treated with optimism. And then we will be okay.