Hi everyone! I don’t know how to say this so I will just say it straight out lol! I will be MIA for sometime starting tomorrow. Hate to do it, with so many of you awesome supporters of my writing. I am renewing my occupational first aid level 2 and work towards level 3 so I can pursue my goal of working as a paramedic which means really hitting the books.
Thank you so much for all your incredible support over the years, You have all been so much more than friends but my family as well. The blog will remain here and the posts within them, wish you all the best and once again thank you for everything you’ve done for me, wish you all the best in your goals and dreams!
Today, I have received a wonderful award from my sweet friend Daphne Marie Doucette at Wild Heart Scribe. Cheers! thank you so much Daphne!
I know I’ve been behind on many awards and I apologize for that, Work has been busy as of late and I got so many things on the go, Barely time to write at that. But! Here I am! thank you so much everyone for your ever amazing support! ^_^
So! Apparently there are some rules to receiving this wonderful award (Fiddles with the giant curtain)
1. Display the award logo on your blog (top). 2. Link back to the person who nominated you (below logo) 3. State 7 things about yourself (below terms). 4. Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award and link to them (below 7 things). 5. Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award’s requirements
(Checks the back of his flash card and looks up at audience with a huge smile)
Now, My 15 nominees (Hollywood movie awards trumpet orchestra)
Time may have faded our memories and with them..Our dreams..But nothing..Will ever change how I feel..For it is through my heart..That the love you shared continues to shine through..
Cheers! I’ve recently had the honor of receiving awards from Hira Nazirand Lissa. Thank you so much for this award! truly honoured to receive this award for the first time on this blog! ~Adjusts dang bow tie that just won’t stay on~ SO! now then, the rules for the nominee’s I am about to name are as follows.
It’s been a while since I have been part of the awards so thank you very much Trisha At Silent Confessions.I a truly honored to receive this award from such a creative writer, I do want to apologize for not being able to get back to everyone’s awards since I’ve been crazy busy with work. So, without much ado as they say? let’s look at the rules to receive this award shall we? (ahem)
- Display award on website
- Announce your win with a post and link to whoever presented your award
- Present 15 awards to deserving bloggers
- Drop them a comment to tip them off after you’ve linked them in the post
- Post 7 interesting things about yourself.
Seven things about me
1. I am a single dad to a sweet beautiful angel
2. I speak spanish / mandarin / hokkien / some canto
3. I love spicy foods (Shows off chili sauce)
4. I love to travel
5. I am obsessed with photography
6. I am a sucker for animation with affectionate storylines.
7. I love to cook (Though I often tend to make my own stuff, with success I might add)
So! now I have to nominate fellow bloggers rite? okie doke! here goes!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 85,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
They say, with every sunrise. Life gives you a gift, the chance to go forth and do something truly incredible with your life and you know what? I have. I created my blog.
What they didn’t say though, Is how this gift came with a blessing. The blessing of friendship, I truly am blessed to have known all of you. Everyone, You have been my inspiration. My strength and the chance to share my thoughts, It is because of you that I am where I am today.
Thank you so much for all you’ve done for me, I wish everyone an amazing Christmas and all the best to you and your loved ones!
Every so often in our life, We are reminded that not all roads are paved evenly. Sometimes the paths are difficult to travel because they are unknown to us, they take us to places we’ve never been. We stumble and often fall, but we still stand up and keep going thanks to the ones that have not given up on us. Our friends and loved ones that show us the way out, moments like these are the ones that truly help us move on. Memories like these, I treasure and hold close. Thank you, everyone for guiding my way out.
It’s been a long time, I apologize for the awards that I haven’t passed on. Been super busy with work and my recent posts have been made between work and home, after a lot of editing and then scheduling them. This award today though was received from Maria at the Magical Portal. Thank you so much Maria! much appreciate it! ^.^
So, the way the award works in order for me to accept, Is I have to follow the rules below.
The Rules
1) Nominate 15 fellow bloggers
2) Inform bloggers of their nomination
3) Share 7 random things about yourself
4) Thank the blogger who nominated you
5) Place versatile blogger award on your blog post
7 Things About Me
- I am a single proud parent to a 10 year old daughter
- I Love to travel
- All quotes and pictures are done by me
- I hope to publish some day but I haven’t got enough material yet
- I can’t draw a straight line even if I had a ruler
Yay! It’s the time for award! I received the award from my dear friend Mystery Coach. Why mystery? I’m not sure, You’ll have to ask her. Wait, I got a mystery! what’s her real name? anyone? I’ll give a cookie! no? throw in a donut for the answer?
So, turns out there are rules to accepting this award. Now, Let’s see!
1) Nominate 15 fellow bloggers. (Not sure I have 15 that I get to on a regular basis…so I’ll do the best) Inform the bloggers of their nomination.
2) Inform the bloggers of their nominations.
3) Write 7 things about you
4) Thank the blogger that nominated you (Elo!!)
5) Put the versatile blog logo up top (points up)
Seven Random Things About Me
1) I can be blunt as a sledge hammer and some people find it too honest.
2) I don’t just do regular photography but also various types of effects, photography evolves after all does it not?
3) I have a terrible addiction to hot new electronics
4) I have a bit of an accent that some enjoy and some downright hate
5) I am a health freak from what my closest to me friend says
6) It bothers me when I miss one day of my workout
7) I run out of things to write (Hey it’s a valid point)
Thank you everyone for your ever kind support and for anyone who has yet to visit the above listed blogs? take a look at their awesome posts, I know you will enjoy them all as much as I have!
I have been nominated the Versatile Blogger Award by Sue at A word in your ear.Yesterday, I do apologize for taking so long! I guess I let my photo editing addiction get the best of me on time management lol!
So, the tradition states that the only way to accept this award. Is if I list 7 things about myself and list 15 blogs which I enjoy reading from, Let’s get started shall we?
7 Things About Me (Insert dramatic thriller movie sound here)
- I am a photography addict
- I do 95% of my photography and editing on my iPad and iPhone
- I am a single dad to the world’s sweetest daughter
- I am so not ready for what’s coming in her teenage years lol!
- I am starting school hopefully next month again
- I enjoy offering first aid assistance at the arena
- I am crazy addicted to new electronics
Having said all those things about me, Now you know why my blogs are so random and never just one theme. What can I say? I grab life by the handful as the saying goes! So, onto the next part of the rule! I have to pass the award onto 15 blogs. So, In no particular order? because I enjoy them all?
If you have yet to visit any of these blogs, I really recommend you give them a visit! I’m confident you will enjoy them as much as I do, Have a wonderful rest of the week everyone
I recently received the Versatile Blogger Award from my dear friend and wonderful fellow blogger Takingsnaps. From whom I’ve drawn so much inspiration to kick start my photography hobby, so I am happy and honoured to receive such a great award from someone like her. Thank you!!
So, as per the tradition states there are rules to receiving this award. It states!
1. Add the Versatile Award photo on a blog post
2. Thank the award-giver and link back to them in your post.
3. Share 7 things about myself.
4. Pass the award along to 10 favorite bloggers.
5. Contact the chosen bloggers to let them know about the award.
7 Things About Me
1) I am someone who enjoys going beyond what’s considered ‘normal’ in photography, It’s great to create something extraordinary from ordinary.
2) For those who are new to my blog, I am a single parent to a beautiful angel.
3) I can be stubborn at times because I don’t believe in giving up.
4) I enjoy writing exactly what I think and exactly how I feel.
5) I want to travel without ever looking back
6) I am still trying to afford a DSLR
7) Most days off I spend it editing poetry with music
10 Favorite Blogs I Like To Visit
Here are the 10 blogs I enjoy visiting, In no particular order because I enjoy reading them all!
I recently received a wonderful award from my dear friend and talented writer Dolly. I am so honoured to receive this award, Thank you so much!
The candle light award is given to those who believe in creating incredible blogs through words, feelings and their deepest most honest thoughts. Something I always respect, so I would like to pass this award onto the following writers who I feel deserve recognition for their heart warming posts.
Debbie’s art work is amazing, there’s so much feeling and dedication to her paintings it is inspirational and motivating.
If all of you, my kind readers have yet to see their posts? I really recommend you to visit them. I am confident you will enjoy their blogs as much as I have, keep up the great posts everyone!
I recently received a wonderful versatile blogger award from my friend and fellow blogger mellifluousmurmurs. It really made my day! especially when I was checking up on comments about my most recent blog, so honored to receive such an award from someone who’s so talented with words! thank you!
So, from what I read! there are rules to accepting this award. I have to tell everyone 7 things about myself, as well as pass the award to 15 bloggers. Alright! here we go!
7 Things About Me
1) I am an absolute photography addict
2) I am hoping to write a book of my quotes and poetry
3) I want to get away from the concrete jungle and find my place out there
4) I really should get school started if I wasn’t so broke
5) I am an absolute electronic addict, I like all the latest toys!
6) I love road trips
7) I enjoy writing more than any of my hobbies
So, now that you all know a little about me. I would like to share with you 15 of the most gifted writers I have had the pleasure of meeting, their skills are unique and their writing is so beautiful I would like to share. So, in no particular order because I really enjoy them all?
If you haven’t visited these blogs? I highly recommend it. Their writings are both touching and inspiring, truly enjoy my visits every time! thank you again mellifluousmurmurs! You’re too good to me! keep up the great posts everyone and thank you ever so much for your amazing support! Truly, you are all my inspiration to keep writing!
The other day i received this wonderful award from my friend and fellow blogger Mellifluousmurmurs. I do apologize for not having posted this sooner, it’s been busy at work and a number of things kept getting in the way. Which is why this award is so special to me, when things at work were getting really busy i wondered if it was the sign of another unpredictable week beginning, but then this made my day! thank you for making the beginning of my year a wonderful one
Some of you may be asking, what is this award and what are the rules. There is none, the award is given to blog writers that bring light into this world. It is the reason so many of us write, because we want to move people’s hearts and bring inspiration by doing what we love most, writing. So, i would like to pass this award to the following blogs that are very deserving of this award. In no particular order, because i enjoy them all? here they are
If you have yet to visit these blogs, i highly recommend them. They have moved my heart and inspired me to write more, i know you will enjoy them as much as i have. Thank you all for your kind support and smiles
Last night, I had a really fun chat with someone I consider very close to my heart. We aren’t in a relationship or anything, but since day one we always felt that we’ve known each other forever. I guess somewhere along the chat I lost track of time and I ended up sleeping at around 12:30am, so I set the usual alarm time and hoped to fall asleep and that my insomnia would give me a break.
Sure enough, I woke up an hour later than I should and bolted out that door with a chocolate bar in my mouth! I had 15 minutes to run to that metro station and hop onto that train! by god given miracle I made it whew! I hate starting mornings like these,
Normally I would be pretty irritable but you know what? If I could do it all over again? I would. Life rarely gives us chances to spend time with the ones closest to us, to really connect and catch up on everything. Don’t let it pass by, who knows how long it will be before it comes again. I hope you are all having a great mid week
As the end of this year approaches, i wanted to thank each and everyone of you my friends for all the support you have given me. I originally did a lot of writing on Blogspot but it was always just one or two readers every week, believe me when i say that gets very discouraging and so i came to WordPress. My life has changed from that moment on, reading everyone’s experiences and seeing the world outside through everyone’s views has changed the way i see everything even today. So, thank you everyone so much and may you have a joyous and warm holiday with your friends and family ^.^
Today i woke up to a very pleasant surprise, my friend a happy peach Awarded me with the Liebster blog award. What an awesome way to wake up! thank you! truly made my day as i was looking very forward to returning home to thank her
So! let’s see, ok! i have to choose 5 wonderful blogs! so here are five of the ones i have chosen. I love everyone’s blogs of course but! i’m following the rules.
Now, i promised i’d explain my blog name. I’ve been wanting to change it but i can’t seem to do that without losing all of my subscribers, so! the reason! on the Chinese Zodiac i’m a dragon. So, someone i used to talk to liked calling me Dragoney and she too encouraged me to write. I’d write lots of stories, so from there the title to this blog begun just like that! lol by the way, to everyone on this list? you all been tagged
You can always try to put on a smile and ignore the gloating about how happy they are, cheer them on every time they are happy about the relationship they are in. Even comfort them when they need someone to talk to, but in the end it will simply not get any easier watching from the sidelines someone you used to be a part of drift further away. I suppose, I can always take comfort in that I’m at least still considered a good friend.
I don’t know where time went, I don’t even know how we ended up where we are now. All I know, is I am grateful that we managed to hold on to a bit of our past. The part of us that brought us together, just before the first three words were ever said. I can’t tell you that I don’t think of it once in a while, but what I can promise is I will always stand by your side. Even if I have to put my own heart on hold, I know I wouldn’t trade our friendship for the world.
We are never really alone, so many of our friends are always nearby and we are always constantly reminded by the ones who have never let us down. That, they too either share the experience or have listened so closely that they feel they have been down the same path with us. I am so grateful for this, just to be in the company of all my wonderful friends. It’s a great feeling!
It’s the point that we eventually arrive at, the decision to let someone go. When we feel their wish to keep drifting from us, but like an anchor to a boat. There’s often something that keeps us from going very far, something that we still long for that’s beyond friendship and beyond love that keeps us holding on. When you find someone that makes you feel this way though, cherish every moment. you will never feel quite the same again, if you don’t.
Even when the one you thought loved you has given you a reasons to never smile..always remind yourself the best reason why you should..because they don’t see the beautiful world that is around you and all the wonderful people who make a difference in your life every day..
Wow, what a week! where to start?? another emotional roller coaster? yes it was! sorting out some things with someone that was once close to me hasn’t been the easiest, it’s always hard when you have given so much only to end up rock bottom at the end of it all. But, thanks to really sweet and supportive friends I’ve gotten through the worst of it! i love how you have all been so supportive in reading my posts and cheering me on thank you so much!
I’m so grateful that i gotten through this week on a positive note, it keeps my spirits up and lasts me through the nights until i am with my sweet angel. She gives me strength that also heals me, i’m so blessed to be the a father to such a beautiful child can’t wait to see her in the morning and share stories about her week so i’ll be posting a little less to spend more time with her, but i will post more again Sunday evening! have a great weekend everyone
I know you aren’t there anymore..i also know that i am not where i used to be and that’s fine..because it wasn’t the feeling that i was in love with..i fell in love with the person you were before we took the journey..fate had decided we weren’t meant to be but..fate won’t stop the way i still care about you..so until the world ends..i will be here still for you if you ever need a shoulder to cry on or someone to talk to..i’ll always be that friend you’ve always known..
For the longest time, I’ve asked myself why I’ve endured the pain that I’ve been going through daily for the past two weeks. In those moments I thought I’d never be at peace, always tormented by the past and never being content about anything.
Then tonight, I received my answer. I found someone who shared my experiences and my emotional pain, not only did she understand how I’ve been feeling but she read every word i had written down, I can’t remember the last time someone cared this much. I am so forever grateful for a great friend who helped guide me the right direction, I have found the peace I’ve sought after for so long thanks to her.
Have you ever had a great chat? I mean a really great conversation where everything is said no matter what it is?anything was a good heartfelt conversation?
These are the best, when it doesn’t matter what the attraction is. The moment is all about hearing each other’s thoughts, sharing feelings and opinions without entering the realm of relationship. It’s how friendships are developed and the strongest foundation for something beyond the definition of the most heartfelt love, always treasure the moments because if you don’t hold it tight, you may lose it altogether.
Sometimes, when couples lose what they once had together. It hurts and it is almost like there’s a part of you that you can’t quite reach, it gnaws at you one bit at a time. Until it becomes too much and you know you have to let go. It’s always better to let go of something you think isn’t coming back is it not? or is it?
Recently, I see so many relationships where the couples have split in romance. But, somehow they have managed to salvage at least part of the friendship that was there before. At first glance, it didn’t make sense to me because if a couple split then doesn’t that mean there’s nothing left to say?
Then it came to me earlier as I was coming back from work, a close friend was listening to my troubles. She heard every word that i was saying and understood everything I was feeling as well as the why. It was the reason I once considered her to be so much more, because. Who could possibly know you better than someone who once held your heart right? leaving behind all the bitterness of whet happened. This is someone who will always be there for you, I’m not saying it’s easy but it’s something worth giving a chance to.
For every one thing that goes wrong in your life, take two steps back and see it all in the bigger picture. Then you will at least understand how you got there, if things still go wrong after you see the clearer picture. Then you must around the wrong people, good friends won’t let you make the same mistake twice. Fake friends will walk all over you and let you fail, choose wisely.
I might smile, laugh or look the other way whenever you play games with my feelings. I’m not being a fool, nor do I choose to be one. I’m just waiting for you to see, what a real friend is willing to put himself through. Just in case you need someone to talk to, Maybe then you will understand patience and the value of a real heart.
If you ever felt that your life has been unfulfilled, look back and ask yourself who’s life you have influenced in a positive way. Have you done something for someone so that they will do the same for others? if your answer is yes then congratulations, you have fulfilled your life in the best way possible.
Living your life has nothing to do with having the chance to have been in the most passionate relationship, climbed the highest mountains or gone to the far reaches of the world. None of these will matter, if at the end of that journey you realize that nobody knows you did it. Contribute to the world by showing them the reasons you did it, then encourage them to chase after their dreams. That’s when you know you have lived your life to the fullest, when you have left a mark in the world..
Every day is a test of how far I
can go, either someone is making my life miserable at work or someone is leaving me hanging waiting for an answer. Typical, it’s great to know though that someone is always there to back me up through it all, so thankful for great people that help me get through the day!
When things don’t go right with us and we need answers, some of us bottle it all up and some of us find ways to get it out of our system. Whether by working out, or going for a run till your heart is beating too fast to care anymore. Then there are those who turn to someone to talk to, but what do we really look for when we are hoping for someone to talk to?
Do we want someone who will constantly agree with us or do we want someone who can voice their opinions as well? to give us options and to give us an idea about where we are heading? sometimes it seems that a person who just agrees with you isn’t really listening, whereas someone who wants to give their opinion to you seems like they are assuring you that they are listening to every word you say. I don’t know if this makes any sense?
It’s been a tough journey over the years, I’ve made a ton of mistakes in my life from making every wrong choice possible. From setting myself up for failures to complete heartbreaks, but I’ve managed to get over them all to where i am now. It’s not all me however, i credit my supportive friends who even though some are not with me. I know that without them i would of never gotten to where i am now. I wish i knew where they are now, but i will credit their support by doing better.
If someone makes the effort to help you through life, don’t forget to thank them. Don’t think you can just tell them tomorrow because people always come and go, there’s no greater feeling than knowing you did something to help make someone’s life that much more awesome!
I was chatting with a friend of mine about simple stuff, while at the same time i was also blogging on the side about things that are coming up tomorrow and how much stress it will be to me. Then as though my friend knew that i needed that positive vibe she gave me the best cheer up i could ever think of! It’s true what they say about how the sweetest things in life really are the most unexpected (“,)
I am seriously not looking forward to Monday, i still can not believe i wasted the time last Friday going down to talk to Ronda at the store only to have her run away from me like i was some sort of psycho. I seriously feel like giving that backstabbing coworker a piece of my mind but my ever supportive shift supervisor asked that i don’t, i’m inclined to take his side for the sake of my daughter however.
Even if she’s not with me in person, i can’t let her think that her father can’t keep the word of his own lessons, i teach her to be patient and forgiving. How can i therefore not be the same myself? I’d be a hypocrite. Still, there’s a part of me that’s in conflict. How could i have been so blind, to trust and call someone a friend only to be screwed over like i was? it’s amazing how quickly people will turn when they see something they want.
Anyways, i hope that i’ll be able to maintain my composure when that rat walks in that door at work and smiles at me still pretending to be my friend.
People do a lot of things when they want something really badly, some will do it without thinking about who they might hurt along the way. Then there are those who figure that it’s alright because in the end they can get what they want and later apologize to people they trampled over to get it. As if that isn’t bad enough, there are those who simply don’t care and will use others to achieve their goals.
It’s not fair no matter how you look at it, but at least we don’t have to be like those people. There’s always a choice, if there’s something we want to achieve then we can always ask someone who may have advice on how to achieve that goal. This way, nobody is hurt along the way and if these are our really close friends they may even be cheering us on, ask me what choice i’d make? this would be it.
Earlier this evening, i noticed someone familiar, It was someone i used to school with that i didn’t really talk much to. We took a couple of classes together and barely knew each other. She was always very kind to me and a couple of times came to talk to me at the lunch room, we helped each other with our math questions. Then, when school and everything was over we all parted ways.
I didn’t think i’d see her again or anyone from the class for that matter, then i saw her at the food court when my daughter and i were buying our dinner. She didn’t recognize me, but she still had a great smile as ever and still had the same positive vibe as when she and i were taking classes years ago, it’s great to know that time doesn’t change some people. I just wish, that the same would apply to everyone who had come and gone from my life. So many people have changed, sometimes it’s as if i never knew them at all…
Sometimes in order to see the world clearly, we need to push aside the veil of lies before we can clearly see what’s behind it. What we see then is something that comes to us like the light of day, we finally see real people. The ones that have always been there for you but you were too busy being lied to, the ones that will never replace you because they see your true self. If you were to ask me, was it worth it to hurt like i did to finally come to this conclusion? I’d say it was worth every heart break and every time someone left me behind to chase their own ambitions, because now i know better and am stronger with the support of the people who have always been there all along.
In the times when i need someone to talk to, i write and i hope someone can relate to how i feel or what i am thinking. Then maybe i can understand why i feel the way i do. Then when i need to vent all my emotions i put them right here, because this is the place i know that i can go to say what i want to say how i want to say it. Without being judged and if misunderstood, then at least i have a chance to explain myself. So, all of you. My kind readers thank you for being here even if at times my posts make almost no sense. (“,)
Sometimes it really becomes too much, when nobody sees what you are trying to really do. Like when you try to be good to someone and they walk away from you because they have a perception of you that they aren’t willing to let go, then you try to be there for a friend and are told to get lost. It can be get to that point where it becomes painfully obvious that nobody wants you, so what do you do at this point? do you go to a corner of your mind and pretend everything is alright? or do you wait patiently for someone to come along that won’t give up even when you say you are fine and you just had a long day?
Personally, when people remind me how little i mean to them. I don’t let it get me down, i just wait patiently for someone to care. I won’t go running around looking for sympathy either, because deep down i know there’s someone that understands me. Then before i know it, i get a message from a friend who’s never failed me and i then realize that there’s nothing i can’t do, no feeling i can’t overcome. Just comes to show, faith provides us with all we could ever need. We just have to be willing to be patient, no matter how hard it gets.
In our pursuit of what we want, we don’t often enough think about what we should be grateful for. A great many things in life come to us only once in a lifetime, like great friends who are always there to support us when we least expect it because they care enough to read between the lines and never fail you. If it wasn’t for faithful friends we’d never reach our goals because they are the ones saying “Keep going” when all the while you are telling yourself “I am happy just being here”. Be good to your friends that never abandoned you, because they would never dream of leaving you to hang! i know i am! (“,)
I really don’t know if i’m the only one who feels this way, but i think i’m done wasting my time caring too much about some people feelings. I’m always concerning myself with wondering if i’m hurting someone’s feelings when i say something, or how they would see me if i voiced my opinions. I’m not being selfish either, it’s just that all the while i’m thinking all these things i realized that i’m neglecting my own feelings. I needed someone to talk to last night, that’s why i was up till 3am in the morning last night. If it wasnt’ for a friend sending me a message at 2ish in the morning, that i felt that someone cared enough to let me feel at peace, no. I’m not needy, just once in a while it would be nice if someone cared about how i feel for once.
Have you ever been in a place where you’re sitting back and wondering why you are so stuck on someone and having a relationship, when all you really need is great friends and people who already accepted you and will never judge you for what you do and don’t have? moments like these remind us to slow down and enjoy what we have. Faithful friends and good vibes, just saying! “,
Isn’t it strange, how sometimes we can walk past people we initially don’t know. Then somehow along the way we connect with them through the world of social networking, before long we chat with them like we’ve known them all our lives ignoring the fact that we just met them the other day or the other week. Maybe even the other month, eventually we don’t know how we managed without them. Then in time, they either become someone close to our heart or we just remain friends. Some friends go and some stay, either way we go back to the same routine again without really realizing it like it were instinct. Life is full of wonders isn’t it?
Hate to do it, with so many of you awesome supporters of my writing. I am renewing my occupational first aid level 2 and work towards level 3 so I can pursue my goal of working as a paramedic which means really hitting the books.
