Posts made in November, 2008

Introduction to Fast Break

Posted by Alma on 28 Nov 2008 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

I am starting another category called Fast Break. This would be a quick summary of the events that happened to me in a week. Not just events but also quick thoughts and anything that has caused a ripple within the week… First Fast Break will begin today in a separate entry.

Happy weekend, everybody!

More Milestones

Posted by Alma on 28 Nov 2008 in Children, Family, Life Speak | 0 comments

My son Ty turned 3 today. Not only that, today marked the 1st year death anniversary of my mother. And hey, today also marked the 1st year since we came home to the Philippines to start life anew.

Today, a day so important to me and my children.

Back to Zoundry

Posted by Alma on 25 Nov 2008 in Blogging, Internet | 0 comments

Unfortunately for Qumana, I am back to blogging with Zoundry. I spent hours configuring my accounts with Qumana. I kept getting the java script error… After thirty or so minutes without any success, I removed the program and went back to my Zoundry.

It only took me 10 minutes to put all blogs in and now, I am back… Nice…

Trying out Qumana

Posted by Alma on 24 Nov 2008 in Blogging, Internet, Rural Life, Technology | 1 comment

Something happened to my Zoundry Raven blog editor.  I have restarted my PC several times today but I still cannot get my offline blog editor to work.  Whoever used the PC yesterday must have spoiled my program.  At any rate, this gave me the opportunity to check out other blog editors. 

My requirement?

Offline Editing Availability because I am still in an obsolete town where there is only one DSL provider.  But alas, my house just happened to be a dead spot.  No signal, whatsoever and still using dial-up.

WYSIWYG (for HTML losers like me). 

I googled and found another offline editor called Qumana.  Like Zoundry, it is free and can be used offline– meaning it is not browser dependent.  Qumana, I later found out has Insert Ad advantage.  If you are affiliated with google adwords, putting ads to your entries is easier than 1-2-3.

The only initial disappointment with Qumana is set up because it took me several tries just to configure my blogs into the system.  Somehow, I was getting the bad login or missing endpoint kind of error messages.  Up to this point, my other blog, Frugal Living Pinoy Style is not in the system, including Pinoy Travel Blog. 

I wonder what’s up with that?

If Qumana doesn’t stand up to its promise, I will download Zoundry Again and adios to Qumana…

Powered by Qumana

Busy… Busy

Posted by Alma on 13 Nov 2008 in Life Speak | 2 comments

I am busy with the preparation for my mothers’s 1st year death anniversary. Being the only person her in the country with the exception of my father– who is otherwise preoccupied, I am expected to do the logistics and what not.

Aside from the task of preparing for the anniversary, my son is celebrating his 3rd birthday on my Mom’s anniversary too. Think about hitting two birds with one stone… The finale of my mom’s 9 day novena will be celebrated with a simple meal for all the prayergoers. I am still playing around the menu and since I have no idea about the turnaround of people for this event, I am swinging it and serving things simple.

The birthday of my son will be simple too. It would be his first birthday here in rural Mindanao, and having tons of blood relatives, the turnaround for this birthday is extimated at around 50. I am thinking of simple Pinoy fare as well.

Lastly, whew, I am busy with my other blogs. As you all know, I am still contributing to Pinoy Travel Blog and Pinoy Urban Blog. And I am still looking for a host for my new blog– Frugal Pinoy. Would it be refreshing to read about how now a single mother is doing with the economic and financial effects of the Asian Crisis and separation? Well, I am looking for a great and reliable hosting service for Frugal Pinoy. Any suggestions?