I can't believe that the second quarter of 2010 is gone. The first quarter ended in a frenzy as the family embarked on our island travel adventure with an early good start. However, plans got off-tracked when we encountered a bump in the road, literally and figuratively speaking, on the first day of the second quarter.
Not a good start and as Mama Sez pointed out, we better listen and open our eyes as there's an important message in this incident that we cannot afford to ignore.
The month of April went by with us dealing with the consequences of the accident as well as trying to keep the kids and ourselves occupied with summer activities that did not involve long travel. Indeed the kids got to spend more time with the relatives in Laguna and got to do summer stuff as well. Blogging activities slowed down to almost a complete halt but we managed to published these:
UPLB Museum of Natural History and IRRI Rice World
Papa’s 73rd Birthday Celebration, a belated post on an event that happened before we left Davao City.
DAILY HAPPINESS TIP #68- Keep Your Word, which reflects my exasperation in our dealings with parties involved in the accident.
Happy Quotes Happy Images and Daily Laughs continued to post as scheduled. But it was zero posting in Parenting Journey and Hubpages.com. Our circumstances really did not allow us to sit down and do any writing.
The month of May found us walking our talks about keeping one's word as we went on with the awarding of prizes to the winners of our promos/contests despite the interruption of our travel plans. In the final days into the 2010 National Elections, I decided to go public with my preferences for certain candidates for the national posts primarily on the issue of trust, and exhorting readers to go out and exercise their right and duty to vote.
The decision to stay in Los Banos, Laguna was also finalized in May brought about by developments that opened up as we interacted more with relatives and friends in the area. So blog posts In Island Travel became more about what's happening in Los Banos as the month of June arrived:
The First Rain
Top Five Signs that the Rainy Season is Here in Los Banos, Laguna
An Extended Vacation
These were later followed by features on the Romualdez Museum as we start to write about our summer travel, and a post about southern bias of certain travelers.
The month of June, of course, saw articles/blogs about school (School has Began, School Bag Designs and Style Trends, Is a Trolley Bag Really Necessary for School? and Fear of Failure), Father's Day (Fatherhood is a Blessing), and change as President Noynoy Aquino takes the country's top leadership position (Inertia and Change in a New Philippines and Taking Small Steps towards Change).
The second quarter was challenging not only because of the disruption to our original plan and the stretch it demanded of our impatient selves, but more so because of the decisions that had to be made and immediately implemented. Change always brings discomfort as new situations had to be dealt with, particularly the unexpected ones. But we look at the second quarter as a necessary phase, a transition to better quarters that we can look forward to down the road.
Today, a new quarter begins. Will it be a quarter for writing and blogging? We'll soon find out.
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Hi. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm so sorry to hear about your accident. Good thing nobody was hurt. Have a blessed third quarter! :)
Thanks for dropping by. I appreciate your concern. :)
hi,nakakaiyk naman po yung blog nyo...tnx for sharing
Hi Aira, emotions were probably pouring when I wrote about what happened last quarter. Thanks for the feedback...appreciate it very much.