Memories Frozen in Time: September 2006

September 28, 2006

Previous Layout

After posting this article 10 Reasons Why I Don’t Like Your Blog, one of my friends was asking me if this is the reason why I change my layout and the others are waiting for my new layout.

Lately, I was successful with my previous theme, to be compatible with two browsers, Internet Explorer and Firefox. I lost that thing theme because I was updating and changing the codes many times. Ok, ok, I was not wise enough to back it up. And now, this layout turns into blue, gray and white! It drives me crazy you know, I don’t like it. The most important thing me now is to write a blog that is readable.

Well, I was checking my traffic from time to time; and I found out most people are viewing my site in IE. But I want the two browsers runs good too. If someone says, I can’t view your site in IE, Firefox or whatever, I can’t stand it. I wish all browsers are compatible and will work the same.

September 25, 2006

Crocodile Killer

I found these pictures through surfing on the net without any information to it. This is all about a young boy maybe he is 7 to 10 years old of age. As you can see he was attack by a crocodile. I don’t know what exactly happened but I know he suffered before he died. I don’t think the crocodile swallow him just once because his body torn into pieces with a lot of bruised too.

This incident is not easy to accept to the family, I would rather die with an illness or sickness.

To view pictures, please click read more. Warning, for those who can’t tolerate yucky stuff please don’t attempt.

To enlarge image, please click each thumbnail. After an image has enlarged, you can move between images by clicking on the right/left edges of the enlarged image.

September 21, 2006

The Hi and Hello

You've been doing this many times, please don’t visit my blog and leave a comment telling me that you miss me and how am I doing. If you want to say something unrelevant to my post then use my tagboard. I put back my tagboard so that if someone wants to say hi and hello, they can use it. You know who you are my dear! Don't do that again because again, I absolutely hate that! It doesn't mean I always visit your blog and leave comment and then you will pay me back. Is that only a complimentary? I know I don't have many updates for some reasons I have more important to do than blogging. Have some respect with others too.

Why do people do this?

Please respect my blog and my write up here. If you really miss me, why don't you read my blog and see how I'm doing.

Sorry, my blood goes up.

September 10, 2006

10 Reasons Why I Don't Like Your Blog

Warning: This post is long. While I was blog hopping I ended up with Blokes' Blog and I found this very interesting topic he wrote. I was going to write this to my own words but I think it is safer if I will just copy & paste from the source. As what Bloke said, "If you think you fit into one or more of the categories, don't take it personally. Just take it to heart and learn from it."

1. Your blog looks like everyone else's. Answer: Learn a little HTML, CSS and Photoshop skills and convert that canned template into your own. Spruce it up a little. Change the colours, make a new graphic for the banner, or put the sidebar on the other side. Whatever... as long as it looks unique and like YOU.

2. Your blog is too hard to read. Answer: Your fonts are too small, your template colors clash, your navigation is confusing or maybe you just can't write and should consider getting into podcasting or something. I hear YouTube is doing well.

3. I ran out of patience waiting because your blog takes forever to load or is slow to respond to my mouse clicks. Answer: Get rid of some of those javascripts running in the background, that silly flash intro, or trim some weight off those graphics that take forever to load and way too much bandwidth. And while you're at it get rid of those old school HTML tables. Make the switch over to CSS stylesheets. It will be time worth spent.

4. Get rid of those useless widgets. Answer: Some widgets are useful, such as the ZoomCloud that I use in my sidebar. But most are just plain useless and offer no value to your blog. They can also hurt your blog because they use javascripts which can slow down your site (read #3 again). Remember - content is king so get rid of the fluff. I will visit your blog if you have something interesting to say - not to see what the weather is in your home town.

5. I won't leave a comment on your blog because your posts sound too authoritative, are too boring, too argumentative, you force me to login, you never responded to my previous comments, or you shot me down the last time that I offered a different opinion. Shall I continue (as I pause to catch my breath)? Answer: Learn to write in a style that is non-confrontational, lively and conversational. Don't be an arrogant know-it-all and write to entertain, not drain. Above all, make it easy to leave comments, be courteous and try to respond to commentors that took the time to write. Cultivating a community spirit will do wonders for increasing your traffic.

6. You don't seem to have any opinions about anything. Answer: Some bloggers are afraid to speak up because they are afraid of being flamed. Heck, sticks and stones... remember it is your blog and you can delete those unsavoury trolls if you wish. So don't be a wussy, and above all don't be a bore. We have TV for that.

7. Your blog is on MySpace. Nuff said. Ok, maybe that sounds arrogant but the fact is there are a lot of bloggers out there that won't even look at a MySpace blog. So if you want to be a serious blogger (which is why you are probably reading this post) then you should seriously consider the blog platform that you are using.

8. You don't post consistently. Answer: Nobody wants to visit a dead blog. There is a controversy in the blogosphere about how often you should post, but the bottom line is "quality" and "consistency" are the keywords when it comes to posting. So before you sit down to write put some thought into it and make certain that you have something interesting to say. Try to write regularly with a schedule that works for you.

9. Your blog discusses controversial topics that are not to my liking. Answer: I'm a firm believer in having a niche topic for your blog. But controversial topics run the risk of turning off potential readers -- especially politics or religion for example. If you want to speak your mind on controversial topics then you should consider creating a separate blog for that.

10. You don't link. Answer: Commonly known as link-love there are several reasons why you should link. Firstly, when you cut and paste from another source you absolutely MUST provide a link back to the source. Nobody likes plagiarism. Secondly, if I have linked to your posts and you never returned the favour, well... let's just say that I'm put off and I probably won't be linking (or visiting) back at ya again. Or the least you could do is email me a thank you or leave a comment on my blog. It's just common courtesy. There's another even more important reason for linking. That is how Google ranks websites/blogs, and the more seed that you sow, the more you will also reap.

September 09, 2006

U-Turn

Hello, I am back, hehehe. I decided to use this account instead of blogger beta. I just realized if I am all the time in blogger beta, maybe I wouldn't notice if the blogger will send me an upgrade to new version account, I guess, I will wait for my lucky number then, sigh.

For those who have problems leaving comment, please try signing in as other.

Upgraded bloggers, I will post very interesting topic of blogger beta later.

September 06, 2006

Family Portrait

Sharing with you my family portrait during my first visit in the Philippines in 2006. They are the love of my life.

Family Pictures 2003 & 2004 ~ 10 Photos

September 05, 2006

Blogger in Beta

HOT ISSUE, PLEASE READ!
On the mid of August, Blogger had lunched the new version of Blogger, they call it Blogger in Beta. With the few feautures, I can see how nice & cool and very convinient to use to those who don't have lot of knowledge in html codings.

Ok, this thing is messing me up, I couldn't switch, even I am eligible to switch. Oh well, they said, they are switching only limited number of accounts. And I created a new account in beta because they can merge this account from my original blogger account later on.

Since I can't wait on that, I had moved almost of my entries here. It sucks me, I said this is really a waste of time.

One thing I like this new version is, please refer my sidebar and at the buttom of this entry.

Categorize your posts with labels
Control who can read your blog (click here to see test blog)

How to switch:
The blogger team will send you an invitation to swtich on your dashboard, "you are lucky". "You'll see a blue box in the sidebar of your dashboard highlighting the new Blogger in beta. Click the "learn more" link there and we'll walk you through the process of switching your account." Please do not hesitate to switch, this is really cool.

For those who are interested, before you will sign up, you should create an account at googles or you may use your current account to log in. And, for those who can't wait for the inviation to switch, you can try by switching here.

September 04, 2006

Blogger Templates

A year from now today, I found Zoot's Design are very great. I said, this is what I want to my blog, this is really nice. Before she was accepting a free services but now is no longer. She said "Who knew people getting free designs could be so demanding?" But don't worry she is not quiting yet. Right now, she is designing for blogs and it's for free and for use for everyone. I guess this is what we've been waiting for.

As for your convenience, I uploaded the images at Imageshack, so this layout is ready to use, grab it, it's all yours. And I also, removed the navigation bar.

I got my header from Zoot's Design too. With the help of my friend Ethel, she painted a title for me. Go ahead and play the layout.

Instruction to download. Just click download, a new window will popup, then right click your mouse and look for/open the view source. That's it, you will see the layout.