I finally got around to tweaking this blog’s template. I’m now on the awesome Thesis theme and love how easy it is to use. I can change a lot of things with just one click! It totally satisfies my need to twiddle with things, without eating up a whole chunk of time.
So now that I got template tweaks out of the way (for now, at least), I thought I’d take you on a stroll of the blogs I currently write. There have been some changes in the past months. Sometimes, even I’m surprised at how much has really changed since I started blogging. Anyway, the blogs…
Philippine Culture
For those of you who follow, or followed, me on Filipina Soul, of course you know by now that it’s been retired. I started on FS back in 2006, team-blogging with my sister Grace. We had a series or two going, plus a really awesome post that generated more than 5,000 comments! (Is that a record? I definitely think that must be a record of sorts somehow.)
Well, Filipina Soul has been retired by b5media. Posts until December 2008 remain at the site, but everything from this year was moved to PlanetEye Traveler’s Philippine Culture site. So that’s where I write about Philippine travel and culture now.
I really like the magazine format of PlanetEye Traveler. I get to share online space with some awesome destination writers. Their photos are often excellent, and the writing lets me see a glimpse of these places that I only hope to visit someday!
I revived the old discussion on the Philippines’ best universities, and am happy to read the highly intelligent comments from many readers. Thanks, guys! Shall we make a goal to surpass 5000 comments on this new forum? 
Royal Families
I continue to write at Merry Royals, b5media’s site about royal families. I love love love watching the royals and getting to write about them! They are some awesome people, who do a lot of good with their charities and causes. Of course, the fact that they are princes and princesses, kings and queens (for real!) adds a lot to the mix. Like, come on, who isn’t fascinated by royalty, right?
Merry Royals was born in 2006. I’m very proud of the fact that the idea for a royal blog on b5media was my own. When I started, I didn’t realize just how many royals there are! It’s a treat keeping up with their activities, new babies, and weddings! I love a good royal wedding. There are a couple coming up in the next year, which I’m so looking forward to.
Scrapbooking
I still have the online scrapbooking site, Paper Goodness, which covers scrapbooking products, news and inspiration. The awesome Leirs writes over there for me.
I’ve been a little busy lately, so I’ve not been able to do any scrapbooking. Oh, I sorely miss it! Things have just come up, one after the other, that time is very much in short supply. But I’ve loaded up a stack (or two or three!) of gorgeous new paper, and it’s just waiting for me to get my butt over to my scrapbooking corner. I have a project I really do need to finish, so I’m seeing myself carving out the time soon to sit down to it. If you scrapbook and love to ogle the new products that are always coming out, Paper Goodness is the site for you!
Books
I have just started covering books and the publishing industry at the brand-spanking-new GadAbout Media. I’ve always wanted to blog solely about books, so I jumped on it when the chance presented itself. I always have a pile of books that I’m either reading or want to read. I love the smell of paper, even 100-year-old paper! (I once found a very old geography book at a garage sale, and couldn’t resist taking it home.)
GadAbout is made up of hardworking, ass-kicking people, whom I’ve known online for a while. I am one of 20 core writers (oooh, I’ve always wanted to be able to say that!). Yep, we are a team and we are going to take this baby places!
This Blog
I know that this blog hasn’t received the TLC that it deserves. I hope to change that from this point on. I’ll try, ok? It’s good to have a place to dump thoughts on, quite like a Pensieve. Anyway, I do like my shiny-to-me template, so I’ll really try to keep it updated somehow.
So, these sites are where you’ll find me online. These blogs keep me busy, on top of regular mommy stuff. Some days, I think these blogs are what keep me sane. 
