Sweet World of Joan

As human beings, connecting to another person is important. It is part of who we are, connecting to family, friends, co-workers, classmates, or even with people we meet on the street there are always an exchange or a connection even if it is just a smile. Every person I meet in my life is important, be it my family, friends, students, my co-workers, the academic community, customers and even my online friends are treasured. I have this ability to attract even foreigners as friends and I form a close bond with them having regular chat sessions, exchanging pictures and messages and even sharing videos. Social Networks enabled me to let these relationships grow. The event Social Networking and eBusiness Conference Philippines 2009 is a very important opportunity to a social networker like me or to people who would like social networking to open doors for them. The conference is organized by Fiera de Manila Inc. and the Digitalfilipino.com Club . This conference will be held at Hotel I...

I stop celebrating my birthday a few years ago, preferring a quite/private dinner with my husband. It helps me reflect, evaluate and think about what have I achieved so far in life and what more I want to achieve. But this year was different for I decided to celebrate with family and friends. I wanted to share my blessings and showcase my skills in the kitchen. Turning 35 years old is a big thing to a woman, wrinkles, biological clocks and grey hair are becoming a normal part of day to day life. And this year I want to celebrate it with a BANG! It was so good to be surrounded with friends and family that you rarely see these days because of the busy lives you all live. I am so thankful that they all came. Seeing all of my friends together from college and high school made me giddy with joy. It was also a time to discover shared interests and business ideas. Everybody was happy and well fed, even taking home delicious food made lovingly by me and my family. As for me, I have big decisio...

It is so much easier to buy toys for babies, or even for toddlers. Any toy you give them is readily appreciated, but for children it’s a different matter all together. Children, I found out recently that they have certain preference and expectations when it comes to their toys. Lorenzo’s 6th Birthday is days away but my husband and I are still at a loss on what gift to give him. “Mommy I want a PSP for Christmas” My parents were puzzled on what a PSP is, a request Lorenzo made a month before Christmas. We were amazed on why would a 5-year old child demand a PSP, and what will he do with it. Investigating I found out that most of his friends, playmates and classmates have one and would often tease him when is would borrow theirs to ask his mother to buy one for him( whew! Talk about peer pressure). When I told my husband about it, he was already planning on giving our son an electronic gadget for Christmas. We decided not to give him the PSP for its not practical for a gadget that costs...

Participating on the SM Marikina Bloggers Event was so much fun. Bloggers were invited by SM Marikina to stress test their wireless connection today. Bloggers were encouraged to go around the mall and try the Wifi connection with their laptops, cellphones ,PSP or any WIFI enabled device. It was also an opportunity to touch base with fellow bloggers and relax after a stressful week. It also gave me an opportunity to bond with my husband who joined me in the event. Here are my observations: * The WIFI connection was fast early in the event with only a few bloggers at the start of the event. I had published two blogs and uploaded a file for my egoup. * After 3pm, the WIFI connections started to slow down as more bloggers arrive. * By 4pm I lost my internet connection completely. Recommendations: 1. Introduce a Surfer/Blogger Membership for the mall so that people will be encouraged to visit the mall frequently by giving them additional perks(you can charge minimal membership fee). 2. ...