SAM

Warning: Definitely a jologs post

I am now watching Pinoy Big Brother...i have to stress though that i am not an avid fan...just watching...the reason is SAM. Oh yeah, I find him really cute. Don't worry, my husband knows and i always tell him that he's still more handsome than sam ;) He's watching for a different reason...he's waiting for Uma(i'm not sure of the spelling) to admit that he's gay....hahahah!

AOL survey shows most people blog as therapy

AOL survey shows most people blog as therapy
(i.t.matters 09/19/05)

DULLES, Virginia -- A recent blog survey of America Online, Inc. (AOL) shows most bloggers are not aspiring "cyber journalists" or political activists -- they blog as a form of therapy.
According to the AOL "Blog Trends Survey," nearly 50% of bloggers say they do it because it serves as self-therapy, and one-third of bloggers who responded say they write frequently about self-help and self-esteem topics.

The survey also revealed that when it comes to relieving real-life pressures or dealing with personal issues or tragedies, six times as many respondents prefer to write in their blog or read blogs written by others suffering from similar problems rather than to seek counseling from a professional.

Conversely:
only 16% say they blog because they’re interested in journalism;
as few as 12% say they blog in order to break or stay ahead of the latest news and gossip, and
a fractional eight percent blog in order to expose political information.

WRITING FOR THEMSELVES
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, about eight million internet users say they have a created a blog, and according to a Technorati study, the number of blogs in existence doubles about every five months.
The AOL "Blog Trends Survey," conducted by Digital Marketing Services, Inc. (DMS), questioned 600 people who write one or more blogs on the Web, and examined why they write blogs and what they write about.
"What we’ve noticed is that bloggers aren’t necessarily wannabe journalists, or people out to break news or get noticed by the public. They’re writing for themselves, and their blogs serve as a recreational and therapeutic outlet for their thoughts," a press statement quoted AOL Community Vice-President Bill Schreiner as saying.
"In a way, blogs serve as oral history. When it comes to sharing blogs and reading other people’s blogs, we like to connect with people, learn about their lives, and find common ground. There’s no pressure to write about a particular subject or keep blogs maintained a certain way, and it’s not necessarily a popularity contest," he added.

AOL and AIM blogs are a product of AOL Community and are available to Web users on the AOL.com and AIM.com portals. They give people a virtual soapbox from which to express their thoughts about anything -- hobbies, families, jobs, friends, news or celebrities.
AOL and AIM blogs provide bloggers a simplified way to share opinions and photos online with friends, family, and others on the internet. Consumers can choose an existing template or design their own to create a private blog or public one to share with others.

An overview of top survey findings:
Nearly 50% of respondents say they write a blog because it serves as a form of self-therapy.
One-third of bloggers write about self-help and self-esteem topics.
Fifty-four percent like to share their thoughts and feelings with others, and
43% like to chronicle their life and interests.

In times of need or high anxiety, one-out-of-three people (31%) say they turn to either writing in their blog or reading the blogs of other people who are experiencing similar issues; that’s six times as many people who prefer to seek help and counseling from a professional (5%). The No. 1 answer was seeking advice from family and friends: 32% vs. 31% who turn to blogs.
Only 16% of bloggers write a blog because they’re interested in journalism;
12% to break news or stay ahead of the news and gossip curve, and
only eight percent write a blog to expose political information.

’ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING’
Consumer bloggers feel no pressure to write a blog:
only 16% write one because it is the latest internet trend, and
21% because their families or friends do.
Most bloggers (66%) feel free to write on "anything and everything."
Sixty-six percent of respondents say they do not feel any pressure to have to frequently update their blogs, although they do care about how often the blogs they read are updated. Sixty-five percent say they at least sometimes pay attention to how often other bloggers update their blogs.
Sixty-percent consider themselves to have a "laid back" blogging personality.
A small number (3.8%) describe themselves as blogging perfectionists, obsessive and compulsive.
Only 12% worry that their blogs are funny and witty.
A significant percentage (47%) say they feel no pressure at all when they know they have an audience reading their blog. Although, 54% admit it may take them a little longer to write an entry when others may read it.
Only 13% of people feel disappointed if other people’s blogs attract more readers or responses.
ETIQUETTE
Forty-percent of bloggers say it is important to address messages people have posted in their blog in a timely manner.
Sixty-one percent of bloggers feel that posting a comment on another person’s blog is the "right thing to do."
One-in-five bloggers (23%) worry about offending people in their blogs.
More than three-out-of-five (65%) of bloggers admit to feeling disappointed when people post negative or abusive comments to their blogs.
Twenty-nine percent of people write blogs to improve their writing skills and 41% to stay in touch with family and friends.
Survey respondents write and maintain an average of two blogs.
Consumer bloggers spend an average of four hours per week writing their blogs.
When asked why they read other blogs, most (53%) say for entertainment, 44% say to get a new or fresh perspective on the news, and 36% say to interact with other participants through posting.

The survey was conducted last July 17-22 through Opinion Place, an online research site operated by DMS. Opinion Place utilizes real-time, randomized assignment of respondents to surveys based on a scientifically process. A total of 600 Web users completed the survey. The screen qualifications for this study were males and females aged 18 and above who write one or more blogs on the Web.

Great Quote

"When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power." - Hugh White

This is a great reminder for me. Sometimes, it's so hard for me to move on. My past haunts me, because I let it. No matter how I analyze what happened in the past, the past cannot be changed.

W@W photo mosaic

W@W Photo Mosaic

This is the current logo of Wedding's at Work.

I sent our picture, but can't find it in the photo mosaic :(

8 months

It's our monthsary today. Wow, 8 months na kami :)

We had lunch at Pho Hoa in Greenbelt. I told my hubby what I want then I went to the ladies room. I told him I'll just drink from whatever he will drink...well, he ordered Apple Carrot for me. He did that coz he knows I need to have a high fiber diet. Why oh why some healthy food don't taste good?! I didn't like the taste, so I closed my eyes and gulped.

Si honey ko naman, he didn't like the taste of the noodles soup. Super rice person kasi sya. Sabi ko nga I can live by eating noodles and pasta lang and veggies....sya dapat talaga may rice, otherwise it's not a meal for him.

Favorite movie quote

from City of Angels:

"I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. "


Share your favorite movie quote :)

100 things about me

1. I speak kapampangan dialect
2. My father is from Pampanga and my mom is from Tarlac
3. I'm the eldest in the family
4. I love reading books
5. I will choose a good book over a good movie
6. I bought LOTR complete book set but got to read “The Hobbits” only
7. it frustrates me that I get sleepy every time I try to read LOTR
8. I read all Harry Potter books (can’t wait for book 7)
9. I think I cried when Sirius died
10. Godfather is my all time fave
11. Watched all Godfather movies
12. I love how Mario Puzo created the characters in Godfather
13. I love Boracay
14. now I find it difficult to enjoy other beaches
15. First time I wore a 2 pc swimsuit was on our honeymoon
16. I’ve never been out of the country
17. I like to travel Europe
18. but first, I would like to go to the beautiful places here in the Philippines
19. Palawan is first in my list
20. I’m afraid of crowded places, specially unfamiliar places (divi,recto)
21. I’ve never watched a movie by myself
22. can’t imagine doing that
23. I feel stupid when I eat alone
24. I put the TV on sleep mode when I’m alone at night
25. I’m such a sissy
26. I love Sex and the City
27. Now that the series is over, I miss my girls
28. Good thing, there is Desperate Housewives
29. I’ve watched all seasons of Friends in DVD
30. it’s really a classic for me. I can watch it over and over again and still laugh my ass off
31. 24 is bad for our health
32. can’t do anything while watching it
33. Jack Bauer is my hero
34. I like Julian McMahon of Nip Tuck
35. he’s oozing with sex appeal
36. I had a crush on Alicia Silverstone
37. duh! As if!
38. I don’t eat ampalaya
39. I know how to cook
40. I like to learn how to cook elaborate dishes
41. I also like experimenting new dishes
42. ‘swam mais’ is my fave dish
43. I love shrimps, however way you cook it
44. I’ve tried jumping shrimps (raw shrimps with calamansi and salt only)
45. I think I can be a semi-vegetarian if I will myself
46. I can live without pork
47. My job now is my second job
48. Sometimes, I miss being an account manager
49. I hate no-brainer jobs
50. I attended college in Baguio
51. If I have a choice, I would love to settle down, there
52. have many fond memories there
53. happy memories and painful memories, no regrets
54. I am me because of all those experiences
55. I can relate to the song of Regine “You’ve made me stronger by breaking my heart”
56. I miss college gimiks
57. I miss my walks in session road
58. I fondly remember the 3 plus 1 promo of Colt, oh man, those were the days
59. E-mail is not yet accessible to everybody then, so I correspond with my friends thru snail mail
60. My greatest fear is not to have children
61. I’d like to have max 4 children
62. I would like to be a good mother
63. Our place is full of dolphin displays
64. my friends don’t have a hard time thinking what pasalubong I will appreciate most
65. Some of my friends are my friends since elementary
66. I hate confrontations
67. I don’t like insensitive people
68. I get dizzy when I see blood and I’m afraid of needles
69. I have very low pain tolerance
70. My favorite color now is green
71. it’s my honey’s fave color, now it’s mine too
72. I dream to have a Jaguar one day
73. my honey always say that I should dream of something more reachable
74. I would love to go on a cruise
75. and explore asian countries
76. I attended a class on how to make candles
77. never done 1 after a month
78. I recently attended a scrapbook class
79. haven’t done any scrap booking yet
80. There is so much to learn in joining yahoo groups
81. My eyes were opened to the world of blogging thru weddings at work
82. I love blogging
83. I enjoy blog hopping.
84. I have a gay cousin
85. and I totally accept him
86. I experienced mid twenties emotional crisis before I got engaged.
87. I asked my honey to give me some space to find myself
88. Many people say I don’t look my age, I look younger
89. sometimes it’s not a good thing, specially at work
90. My favorite alcoholic drink is Absolute Kurant Vodka with Sprite and ice
91. I don’t have a singing voice
92. You will NEVER see me in a karaoke bar
93. My hubby was my high school crush
94. We were classmates from first year to fourth year
95. He proposed to me Christmas of 2003
96. Our first dance as husband and wife was “The way you look tonight” by Michael Buble
97. My bridal song was “Panunumpa” by Karol Banawa
98. We got married January 8, 2005
99. I love my honey
100. I am happily married

Star wars marathon

We did a marathon of starwars last weekend. I just hate it that the star wars 5 DVD didn't work fine. I think it's in the middle part when it cronked up. We had no choice but to go to star wars 6. I have a confession to make though...i fell asleep before the end of star wars 6...my honey finished it tough, he stayed up til 2 am. As usual, we woke up around tenish the next morning and had brunch by 11 and had meriendacena at 230. Went to our office around 330 for the vaccine flu.

Speaking of vaccine flu...i have to tell you this, I am really afraid of needles...yaiks. My honey had to hold my hand during the vaccination.

Sunday naman was road trip for us. Sayang nga, if only nakalabas kami ng mas maaga, nagpunta sana kami ng gateway. I am waiting for the right movie para ma-invite ko ang honey ko to try the new movie theater in gateway that has lazy boy chairs and unlimited popcorn and soda. I am thinking na ok na rin siguro ang 250 na charge nila...kasi naman we buy pop corn and soda naman when we watch movies. I'll tell you once nakapunta kami.