BLOG or NO BLOG?

Posted on January 26, 2007
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10 weeks from my first blog, now Anna and Toe have tagged me for a meme (remember Sexy Mom – Bared?) on what blogging has done for me.

Blogging has made retirement eaaaasy for me. No transition, no regrets, no post-retirement blues, no sadness, ALL joy. Why, now, I am doing what I like doing most – writing. It’s my passion. Yes, it’s true, In the past, I would write everyday: endless templated memos, endless templated letters, endless templated reports. Now, I am free, I can write anything that I would like to write about, with no templates, no rules, no boundaries. Now, I am more aware of my surroundings, creating thoughts out of anything interesting that would catch my eye, taking snapshots, scribbling notes, which I could eventually shape into the art (yes, I call it an ART), known as a BLOG.

Blogging has helped me recreate myself. Slowly, I am making a career out of writing. Soon! I hope.

Blogging has unearthed for me new friends – they’re my latest finds, my latest gems. Diverse interests, different people, all ages (doesn’t matter at all) living in different parts of the planet, sharing experiences, expressing thoughts, crazy thoughts, sane thoughts, concocting out whatever is in their minds, new recipes, amazing photographs, anything, accepting me for all my writing worth. Sometimes, one might even wonder for some – are they really from this planet? are they for real?

Blogging has made me keep my old friends. Oh, in the past, I would have daily lunches with best friends and weekly drinks (those margaritas are unforgettable!), mostly blah blah blah of daily toiling and bickerings. Now with thoughts passionately written, hilariously explained, secrets bared, I am sharing more than what was shared in daily lunches and weekly drinks.

Blogging has helped me find classmates, former colleagues, former neighbors, even the dead.

Blogging has made me understand my children more better. In the past, I would PEEK into their blogs, friendsters, my multiply (refer to an earlier post on social networking) just to catch up with what they and their friends are up to. Now i would DIGEST each sharing and each emotion expressed. Now, I guess they (my husband included) understand me better, as they are the first readers of each post. They know that I am equally as crazy, not all goody goody. And their friends say, their mom’s cool.

Blogging has sometimes created physical gaps (though cyberscopic closeness???). Imagine me and my kids in each favorite corner of the house (the eldest in his apartment connected to us online), typing away our thoughts on laptops and desktops. Oh, sometimes, even just a feet or two apart, we would cheerfully chat in YM or Gtalk. Mom, I need this, I need that. Or, hey, can you get this for me? What is another word for %&@#? That is why, as much as possible, when the kids are home, I try to stay away from the computer, and not blog.

Read The Blog Herald and find our if you have the the symptoms of what Clare Panton calls, the “Blog Disease”.BLOG or NO BLOG? Definitely, BLOG! Blogging is a JOY. Is it, for you, too?

Rachel

Kyels

Rhodora

Comments

27 Responses to “BLOG or NO BLOG?”

Prab on January 26th, 2007 12:50 pm

Ditto on the social networking part. I noticed too that most, if not all bloggers I’ve met have started bringing their cameras with them everywhere the go. lol Parang stalkers ang dating.
duke on January 26th, 2007 9:03 pm

hello sexy mom!

I enjoyed this post. A late welcome to the blogging world. I’m sure you will find your own space here. I will be following your adventures

Cheers!
iris on January 27th, 2007 12:34 am

Thanks for the birthday wishes! Great blog! Blogging really helped me make the transition from working in the office in NYC to working from home in North Carolina. Count me as one of those bloggers who brings my camera everywhere, just in case I see something that simply MUST go on the blog!
Kyels on January 27th, 2007 1:37 am

Ditto; the networking part because I have made a lot of friends over blogging, definitely.

(:

Will be doing the tag soon!
pining on January 27th, 2007 2:00 am

Hello sexymom Blogging is a joy indeed! I try to limit myself to 2 hours if possible because it can be addictive, you know what I mean .
Thanx for visiting my blog
Belle on January 27th, 2007 10:18 am

I feel so blessed to have met you. You are a beautiful person in and out.
eric aka senor enrique on January 27th, 2007 12:00 pm

Hi Dine! Glad to know that you’re enjoying the blogosphere

I’m sure that like most, you have much to share with us; will be stopping by regularly!

Cheers!

Eric
niceheart on January 27th, 2007 1:36 pm

I think it’s cool that your children also blog and you guys read each other’s blogs. I am the only one who blog here at home and they don’t care to read my posts.

This made me laugh – Blogging has helped you find classmates, etc and even the DEAD (?).
cheH on January 27th, 2007 1:55 pm

Hello Dine! Thanks for visiting & commenting in my blog. I like your writing style! Infact, I like it a lot!:) Keep it up! will surely be visiting this blog more often!

you’re a mommy of 7 & you look fantasticHow did you do that? tips pls
Have a nice weekend !!
Francesca on January 28th, 2007 4:42 pm

oonga, blogging is a pill, pag down moment, open pc, surf your freinds, post comments, voila, dami na kaibigan and yung iba nag me meet pa, kahit saang lupalop sila galing.
Most of my freinds are from the net. we dont meet yet personally but we go along nicley, sharing their good and bad days.
Its a relief, kaya tuloy blogging, haha
Rach on January 29th, 2007 12:11 am

Thanks for the tag. I’ll write about what blogging has done for me sometime later.

It’s nice to know how blogging has influenced and inspired you. Thanks for sharing.

BTW, regarding the mp3 player. I’ve been having problems with mine lately. I think I have exceeded bandwidth of the songs or something that’s why they are not playing on my site anymore. When I figure it out, I’ll let you know so you can put some music on yours too.
Alternati on January 29th, 2007 2:28 am

excellent list!

Blogging has so much to offer to everyone of any age, sex and location.

hahaha… I have the disease… It’s an epidemic!
nao on January 29th, 2007 2:28 am

oh gosh.. i’m glad to find an “equally crazy” blogger mom like you Dine. Thanks for peeping thru. Madadalas na rin ako dito. Take care
JO on January 29th, 2007 2:59 am

hi Dine,

thanks for visiting my blog.

i got my layout from blogskins.com … they have quite a number of template to choose from. and from the template, you just customize it any way you want.
nika on January 29th, 2007 5:56 am

hi there!

i feel the same thing about blogging too.. it enhances my passion in writing.. kills my boredom, everything. you’ve said it all perfectly.

about the secret blog thing.. you just have to make another blog somewhere that only you knows or maybe let a few others know. and that’s it. dont link it anywhere. and if you want, add a password or something. XD

take care sexy mom! (i wish my mom has her own blog like you too.)
♥ nika
annamanila on January 29th, 2007 9:10 am

Yes, I enjoyed your list too and the way you wrote them. And what more can I say … your fans have said it all. Well .. I like most the part about recreating oneself. Sometimes we surprise even ourselves, don’t we?

Congratulations on your anniversay, Dine. Keep the spark burning—the best is yet to be.
JAMIE on January 29th, 2007 3:11 pm

hey sexy mom… (; thanks for the comment. ooh dont worry your secrets are safe with me.

i can totally relate to the last bullet on blogging. sometimes my mom and i would even chat even if she’s just a floor away from where i am… ooohhh blogging indeed has its pros and cons… but im making the most of the pros =p

thanks for reading my “never” entry… feel free to come back anytime… tcare and all the best for 07
dimaks on January 29th, 2007 4:33 pm

Same here on gaining friends

And how touching is it for you to have reconnected with your old friends and colleagues.
analyse on January 29th, 2007 5:12 pm

hello dine, thanks for dropping by my hideaway… but honestly, i was caught by your pseudo, and thought of somebody younger.. and wow, a young retirée, and a cool one at that!

be back later..
Jaja on January 29th, 2007 6:11 pm

i enjoyed this post too!ang dami kong nakilala through blogging.also,blogging eliminates the need for shrinks!who needs shrinks who charged you $300 an hour per session when you have the whole blogworld to turn to for advise!

unfortunately,blogging also created physical gaps!kaya lang it’s such a great relief to pour your thoughts, negative or positive, on something that totally doesn’t respond to u.

thanks for this entry sexy mama dine!
Gina on January 30th, 2007 3:43 am

Hi Dine! Thanks for dropping by ! Ikaw naman, I was just trying to impress , when I said I became techno -savvy na because of blogging.=) Medyo lang naman. There is still so much to learn and most of what I learned, eh, copy & paste procedures lang. Anyway, I will be a frequent visitor here & am looking forward to reading your poems in the future!
Happy Blogging!
haze on January 30th, 2007 6:26 am

Thanks you very much and it’s such a great honor that you’ve come accross on my site. I think that blogging is something that people can consider as an extension of oneself. We can write anything and everything under the sun without barriers in whatever language it maybe and so the feelings speaks for itself ! Have a nice day and will always come back here
Rach on January 31st, 2007 12:59 am

Hi Dine. Thanks for the tag. I’m finally done with mine. Sorry it took some time before I could finish it.

I enjoyed reading your post. Blogging is really a great venue for meeting new friends ... like you.
WillowGrace on February 1st, 2007 12:15 pm

Welcome to the world of blogging, i see you’ve found all the wonderful things about it. hurray!! I agree with you that it is somewhat of an art. It certainly is a creative adventure, no doubt about it.

Thanks for visiting my blog, too. Hope to ‘see’ you more often. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you and visit your blog but I was out of town when you visited and my mood hasn’t been centered around the blogisphere. Much catching up to do!

Cheers!
Toe on February 2nd, 2007 3:33 pm

You are a cool blogging momma Sexy Mom! Hey, I’m glad you’re enjoying your retirement. Blogging is a great outlet to express our creativity. Keep on blogging Dine.
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