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Another year is about to end…Moments are cherished. Photos are saved, printed or uploaded. Memories good are bad are charged to experience and will forever be remembered.

I do hope that the highlights of this year overshadow all of the downsides that we all experience.

Everyone is in high spirits that the year is about to end and all are expecting a fruitful year to come.

Happy New year to all of you!

Yes, today is November 7, 2010, and this is the last day of airing of NU 107.5 Home of NU Rock. This iconic radio station is more than just a mere radio frequency. It is a choice…our way of life.

Different genres of music are played live on air everyday and we have a choice what to listen. Nobody dictates us, nobody forces us unless we are strapped into a public utility vehicle where we are obliged to listen to whatever the owner or driver is listening into. It is his or her choice, and like us, we also have a choice. Rock music has been the choice of music for many generations. In my generation I started to appreciate it and the many variations that accompany it. It expresses our true emotions, our energy, our depression, our angst, our love, our life. I am happy to have been influenced by this type of music.

NU 107.5 Home of NU Rock is more than a radio station to us Filipinos, it defined how we express and appreciates music as we deemed it fit to our taste.

NU 107 honed so many local artists, famous bands and so many fresh talents that today, we can never underestimate its contribution to the music industry. Listening to new music brings out the creativity in all of us, excitement, sense of bliss and feeling connected.

It startled all of us and I know that many still cannot believe what is happening. Financial issues might be the real cause of this but no one can speculate. Yes, financially speaking, it is not wise for an advertiser to continue to patronize a publisher in promoting its advertisements if it is not able to convert its visitors into a possible buyer. In a management point of view, there are too many factors to consider in continuing with a business that is not able to provide profits. I am not connected to the station and all I can do is wonder, and I am sure that there are more bigger issues at hand than this. But what really is the mission of a business? Is it to earn well or to provide service or products that you are truly passionate about? Yes, I know and I am not dumb about the process of maintaining a sound business. Money is a mitigating aspect in operations. Without it, everything will be so difficult and unrealistically possible.

We can only round up all the possibilities of what will happen next. The best is all what we aspire for, and I know that the management still wanted to continue what it started decades ago.

For us listeners and followers, all we can do for now is to hope for the best that the Home of NU Rock will not be the Home of NO Rock.

To tell you the truth, I’m a little bit confused right now on to what the Big G is looking for in a website to index its pages. I noticed last week that the post that I made last August was indexed right away, without me even promoting that post that much. And it is really confusing me more about those posts that I tried very hard optimizing…link building, blog commenting, social bookmarking and everything that I know in off-page optimization, but still was not effective enough.

One thing I noticed so far is that the post that i made last August is about my blogging life and what are my objectives and dreams was indexed right away compared to majority of the posts here which mainly tackles everything about making money online. I tried very hard to get fresh ideas regularly and to prevent the writer’s block. But the more I tried composing something, the harder it gets to visualize what I wanted to convey. And boy, indeed it last for not only days, but weeks and months.

I hope internet marketing gurus will notice this post someday and provide some guidelines on to what I am doing wrong and give me some pointers, because I tried hard to write contents that are not copied elsewhere and I make it more informative to be at least helpful to someone like me that is trying my way up in learning online marketing. However, it is so odd that the post that I did not even think about and just think of my personal experience will be the one that will be indexed by Google.

I know that there are tons of internet marketing strategies and criteria that search engines are looking for to index a page and as far as i know, as long as you have fresh content and you do your homework in off-page and on-page optimization, then there is a good chance that the page will be indexed immediately, get a lot of backlinks, visitors and ultimately rank for a given set of keywords.

There are times that I am tempted to get the help of SEO specialists to do Search Engine Optimization work for me. It is really pathetic for a blogger that chose the highly competitive niche of making money online just to seek the assistance of others and pay for it. But I know that nobody could attest that they knew everything outright when they started and almost all of us tried very hard to seek resources and work day and night to see improvements on our own targets.

Getting fresh ideas in making money online is not easy as most people are thinking of. Too many obstacles will come your way. Your own self will be your greatest enemy if you will not learn how to control yourself from the urges of wasting your precious time to nonsense things.

I have learned the hard way and without sacrifice and patience, I would not go this far and not earn what I am earning. But going back to my agenda in writing this post, i do hope that this fresh content for this month, together with the help of my search engine optimization skills, will not only help it be index right away, but more importantly, give the boost that I needed to write relevant content at least more than i usually do.

I suddenly noticed that it is almost the end of the month for August and I haven’t put any post in my own blog and I am really ashamed because I was able to write something on my other websites and for other people but not on my own baby. Well, I know most of the people I know can relate to this, most especially those who are also into writing. I believe no one can say that boredom does not affect the way one writes or a time didn’t came when ideas are hard to come by like fish in a stormy night in the sea.

Just speaking on experience alone, when I started, I am really eager to write anything under the sun, ideas kept on arising in my mind hour after hour and I couldn’t hold off myself from writing what interests me. You can see for yourself what I am talking about in my archives.

But all of the enthusiasm is starting to wear off. Several factors affect it. Time contributes to more than 80% of lost opportunities. I have a day job that eats up almost all of my time. I said to myself before that I can multitask and balance my office work with my online rackets, but I learned that it is easier said than done.

I don’t intend writing to be my bread and butter, but the promise of earning huge amount of money cannot just be ignored. I’ll admit that I became envious of the stories from my friend, who is earning handsomely online through several Internet Marketing techniques and it pushed me in starting my own online portfolio. I started in planning and developing new websites and blogs and putting quality contents, applying to several affiliate programs that promises earning online to be a breeze. I also utilized what I learned in SEO or Search Engine Optimization, and apply these techniques to market my websites. Because if not for these tactics; I know that my sites will just be some needles in the haystack and visitors will be nil to none.

I admit that the road to success is really hard. Time should be managed and one must be truly determined in following methods and not be afraid in making mistakes because if you will not try anything, then there is no room for you in the online business. Well, this also applies in other aspects in life and not online in making money online. I do hope that ideas will run again like wild horses in my mind to continue flooding my websites with fresh ideas even if it were just merely life experiences…because admit it or not, it is much more great reading something that is real and experienced than something that are merely copied from someone and does not provide any connections in your own life.

Got mixed feeling about today’s personal event. I don’t know what to expect.

Things are running wildly in my mind, priorities are all scuttled. Thinking what future may hold and how the past molded me. I’m thinking did I lend a hand to others that needed me? Have I ever made someone happy?

I have been asked about my plans for this day for a couple of weeks already by family and friends, but I cannot think of doing something worth relevant. Spending my time with them is all I can think of.

I just remembered my post last year. I read it again to see how I fare, and I think I am much happier right now. You may read it again through this link:

http://www.melvindiaz.com/2009/02/26/seize-the-day/

Today is February 26 and the date of my birth and I have a lot to thank for. My family and how their guidance has shaped me. My friends and how they managed to provide support every time I needed it. I will also thank all the trials and difficulties I experienced; for those circumstances have assisted me and made me what I am today. But most importantly is my ever loving and considerate girlfriend that never ceased in loving me even if all are already lost.

I am feeling these all sounded like I’m making a speech in an awards night hehehe!

I fervently hope that as I grew one year older, wisdom will also follow. Together, age should accompany wisdom. And with wisdom, anything can be possible. Things are not rushed and decisions will be wisely made. Regrets are but a thing of the past.

Well, I may have age a little bit, but still have more to prove.

In a few hours and 2009 will be over. Let us celebrate the coming of the New Year 2010! I have been into a very deep slumber and it is only today that I managed to write something and I know that this is the right time to reminisce all that happened in my life for the past 12 months.

Lots of new things came my way and I welcome change with open arms. I went from one account in our company to the other in just the same year. I rarely travelled these days due to schedule constraints, but I’ve been able to go to places I’ve have never been before. New opportunities arise and some money making ventures were tried.

2009 is a good year for me and I know for most people also.  Tragedy struck our country and countless lives were lost. But we are still able to move on. The election is creeping in this coming year and candidates are slowly making their moves. We hope that the new officials that will be elected will be matured and responsible enough on their new responsibilities in leading the country to a more prosperous year.

I thank god for all the blessings that He showered me on this year. Good health, my family is still bonded together. My relatives and friends are still there supporting us on all of our endeavours.

But what I really thank God for is my one and true love that is constantly supporting me all the way…loving me in each and every way she could. I pray for the Almighty that our relationship will be much stronger than before.

Happy New Year to you all!

November 14, 2009 is a momentous day for us Filipinos as the world watched how our very own Manny Pacquiao made history as the only boxer to be victorious in 7 world titles in his professional boxing career.

Manny “the Pacman” Pacquiao is now the new WBO Welterweight champion after he overpowered Miguel Cotto in the 12^th round by technical knockout in the MGM Grand’s Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada USA.

Cotto is now added to the list of elite boxers that succumbed to the might of Pacquiao together with Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya.

The Welterweight title was now added to six titles he had already gained: Flyweight, Super Bantamweight, Featherweight, Super Featherweight, Lightweight, and Light Welterweight.

It is clearly seen that Pacquiao dominated the entire game and he demonstrated again his prowess through pure strength and agility inside the ring.

Cotto could not anticipate the lightning punches that our very own threw out against him.

The Puerto Rican trembled by two separate knockdowns. Pacquiao first floored him in the third round by a right hook and again landed a left uppercut in the fourth to send the ex-champion on his knees crawling. From then on, round by round the fight was dominated by Pacquiao.

Filipinos all over the world is ecstatic now about the recent fight. Crowds in cinemas, bars, restaurants, basketball courts and even in their very own homes gathered to see our hero hammered the hell out of the former champion. Thunderous cheers and applause was all you can hear after he landed those punches accurately in the Puerto Rican.

In the Philippines, the fight was scheduled on November 15, 2009, Sunday morning until early afternoon. Whenever Pacquiao is on a head-on for a major fight, public roads are definitely clear of traffic and the crime rate was almost none. It is as if the whole country was frozen on their daily tasks while sticking their eyes on the TV or listening to the radio.

Manny helped a lot in providing Filipinos the needed boost in confidence, inspiration, hope and a reason to celebrate after most of us still sulk over the disaster that recently hit the country.

No doubt he is indeed the greatest of all time and the pound-for-pound king. It is without saying his crowning glory and he deserves it!

It is a glorious day for us Filipinos and I’m really proud to say that!

Mabuhay ka Manny!

This article is long past due and eating dust already. My apologies to my readers because I wasn’t able to write anything on October because of the ongoing transition and the stress I’m experiencing in switching jobs and of course the deluge that we all recently experienced.

It’s been a while since I last wrote an article. I actually scheduled myself to write immediately but wasn’t able to because of the mess that the flood left us from Typhoon Ondoy last September 26, plus the fact that we don’t have electricity for a couple of days and no telephone service and internet connection up until today.

I wanted to write something about the distressing tragedy that befallen our country before the end of September and still felt the heavy ordeal that this has caused on our countrymen.

My family too is one of the victims of the onslaught of this disaster. Water is everywhere, it is waist deep inside our house and you can actually dive and swim outside because it is more than 10 feet and the current was strong. Some of our appliances are destroyed. Our car was submerged, but thank God no one was hurt.

Biblical type of flood never before experienced in our history swept the metro by a single typhoon that fateful Saturday morning that lasted for several days for and weeks in some areas.

Words cannot describe the devastation that these two typhoons brought. Numerous lives were lost. Countless homes were shattered. Incalculable worth of properties were simply washed away.

Writing something to describe what really happen will go on and on and might take several articles, and probably it will take weeks or months to express the full ravage of the two typhoons “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” that devastated our metropolis and country sides.

A really delayed post about adventure and team camaraderie.

Fostering team solidarity is one of the objectives of our trip to Phillip’s Sanctuary and is also what the owners are promoting in this eco-recreation park. Of course, we’re also here to have fun and relax our hearts out from the hustle and bustle of city life and the nerve shattering work at the office.

The trip started late afternoon on August 29-30, 2009, a little late because of some delays and the usual city traffic, but when we are already outside the city, the feeling of going out of town is in the air, all are excited and we filled our rented vehicle with laughter and hilarious jokes.

It’s quite late when we arrived at the site, and we are not aware that the place does not have electricity. Well, given the remote location, it is expected. There is an electric generator beside our log cabin that provided just enough light in the lodge and will be off before midnight. We did not waste any time and we started unpacking and set to cook. No gas stove or whatsoever but just grills. Well, no problem because we really intend to grill pork barbeques and fish and have an already packed lunch so the food that we grilled was our “pulutan” for that evening’s main event!

We enjoyed the rest of the night unwinding with a couple of alcoholic drinks and lots of stories and pictures to be reminisced after our teambuilding.

The only downside that evening was the nonstop pouring of rain since we got there. Without electricity before we sleep will be a real hassle for most of us who are not used to staying outdoors, but the rain that night is also a good thing because it kept mosquitoes from pestering us and the cool breeze acts as nature’s air-conditioning.

Come morning, and everyone is anxious what await us. We took a light breakfast and off we go to the real adventure. First, we are introduced with the owner’s grandson Steve who will be our facilitator. He mentioned a brief description of the place and the amenities and activities. We are also grouped into two and we need to cooperate with our own team and compete with the other.

The first thing we do on our adventure package is the zip line. Everyone had their share of screaming and excitement. Lots of pictures were taken already. I actually tried it twice because I could not get enough!

Then, we tried to squeeze ourselves in a series of holes in a web-like rope structure. It really busted our brains and physically challenged us on how we can transfer ourselves to the other end without touching the rope structure.

The other obstacles are net climbing, mud crawl, tight rope walk, river log balance, hanging bridge, and lastly is the tarzan jump. Personally, I like the mud crawl because it brings out the beasts in us! No more hesitation on our female teammates and we all crawl like pigs and bathe in mud like water buffalos!

I will not elaborate more how we managed to do all of these but laughter and lots of photos are not missing on any of these activities!

I will definitely endorse this place. If you are all bored of the usual venue for teambuilding like swimming, videoke and drinking sessions, then this is for all of you!

We are at first uncertain to try, but we are not at all disappointed of what came out because we really enjoyed our short stay at the sanctuary.

You can see the album of our teambuilding at my facebook, multiply and friendster accounts at

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/album.php?aid=100634&id=691877087

http://mlvnz.multiply.com/photos/album/14/Team_Ian_TB_at_Philip039s_Sanctuary_082909#

http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php?a=295914535&uid=3201165

For inquiries, you may also visit Philip’s Sanctuary at http://www.phillips-sanctuary.com

Today is July 4 and Americans celebrate their Independence Day. It is in commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain in July 14, 1776.

This is a Federal holiday, meaning all non-essential government offices are closed and customary celebration of this day took place in outdoors, where Americans go on picnic, watch fireworks display, some are visiting families and relatives. There are also some parades and concerts. This is really one big holiday for them because as we all know; they are very nationalistic and very proud of their independence.

Well, actually this is one holiday that I would like to witness in the U.S. Of course, we have our own Independence Day and we celebrate it because for the obvious reason, but Americans are more zealous when it comes to this holiday. Memorial Day is like our very own All Saint’s Day, so I am well aware how to celebrate this holiday. Thanksgiving is one holiday that I would like to observe also.

I’m a little bit guilty because I was able to write something for the Untied States Independence Day but I haven’t written any on our very own Independence Day. I’m so swamped during that day that I didn’t noticed that the day has passed. Even if that’s the case, I’m still 100% patriotic and proud of my nationality.

Sprits are high during this day. Americans are really patriotic and proud of their heritage. Ever wonder we call the Untied States as the Land of the Free?