Let’s admit it, being in the midst of the action in social media seems to be that BIG thing since sending sms has been introduced to us Filipinos. You know, we who boasts as THE texting capital of the world and upcoming Facebook superstar in terms of sheer number of accounts created, real accounts to the right and dummy accounts to the left are all counted here.
Anyway, Facebook is not the only social media platform we all use. Twitter is another form of social media which very well takes third place, where sms is still king for now and Facebook comes second, in terms of sending messages and group announcements. Other microblogging sites are catching up too.
Yes dearies, the young has invaded Twitter too and why not? Sending messages to friends via Twitter is FREE. Free in terms of not using data charge per message sent per subscriber. Imagine, if all your friends are in Twitter, you can just send a status update to your 10 friends that tomorrow you will be going to the mall after school. There’s really no need to shell out money ten times multiplied several times as the number of messages because you can reply several times as long as you want to.
I’m sure the telcos are squirming in their seats trying to think of ways on how their subscribers can part with their hard-earned money.
For me, there’s a dark side to engaging in these social media tools when it comes to communicating with friends, real or virtual. Continue Reading »
Tags: Has Social Media Changed your Life?, Social Media, Social Media Changed lives
So many things happening around the world: the protests in the Middle East, the big earthquake in New Zealand, the even bigger earthquake/tsunami in Honshu, a looming nuclear radiation threat and another MidEast conflict this time in Bahrain, I just can’t imagine how people will cope, even if they were not in the danger zone.
Not only did people underwent a lot of major changes, fellow Filipinos lost their jobs, whether as blue collar workers, IT professionals with it degrees, corporate executives, and even domestic helpers, our economy and the families who depend on the remittances are all affected by these events.
So how do we deal with these major tragedies?
- We assess ourselves and try to sort our priorities.
- We try to prepare for the worst, not by being jittery and anxious but by being level-headed and practical.
- We try to be cool, even if our insides can be likened to a pot of water in a rolling boil.
Being too much consumed by the news about Japan’s tragedy, I try to see the positive side of these all: a friend and her family safe in Sendai, the 4 month old baby rescued from the rubble, the man reunited with his dog, an uplifting letter from Anne in Sendai, people lining up to buy groceries and not looting and so much more not given enough online space.
Do we lose hope?
We don’t, we can’t lose hope.
Tags: losing hope
- Scrabble :: wordsmith
- Watching :: TV series and DVD, I like!!
- Habitually :: day in and day out
- Gritty :: I wish my children would be like this when they grow up
- Slovenly :: look in the mirror please
- Canvas :: easel
- Leggings :: for long shapely legs
- Thursday :: is a long day of work for me
- Attention :: getting children are some of those I work with
- Hypnotic :: can’t take your eyes off whatever it is
Tags: mutterings, Unconscious Mutterings
Mabolo or Velvet apple seems to be a rare fruit these days.
Mabolo tastes like apple, only softer and fleshier.I remember eating this as a child because our neighbor had a tree and under it was a bench where we (my neighbor friends and I) could sit and eat mabolo.
For more info on mabolo or velvet apple, click here and here.
Tags: food, fruits, mabolo, Mabolo Velvet Apple, Philippine fruit, velvet apple
- Rhythm :: of the Night (fave song from long ago)
- Baby :: Blue
- Sanctimonious :: some people can be
- I like :: to go on a vacation with my family
- Constipated :: fiber!
- Sleep late :: always, even if i have to be awake at 4am
- Over easy :: eggs
- Erratic :: the net sometimes
- Umbrella :: i don’t have one
- You don’t :: put yourself on a pedestal
Tags: Unconscious Mutterings
It has been awhile, no, it has been a long time since we last went to our family biking/walking/running bonding time.
The thule rack is dusty and so are the bikes. The kids still can’t ride without training wheels and that is something not to be proud of because they are not that young anymore.
I always tell the family, next Sunday we will go do these things again but sleep, that elusive sleep wins over more than anything including breakfast and the need to be fit.
I always tell myself, tomorrow, I will start my early morning walking routine but then either the online lure is more powerful or the bed is pulling me back to its soft comfort.
On Sunday, we will do something different and I am hoping even with the lack of preparation, my legs are up to the task even if I still feel pain from walking and hiking for two days with my school children.
Tags: biking, family bonding, fitness, running, walking
