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Showing posts with label blogger ozamis. Show all posts

Friday, August 14, 2015

#tosom @ 4!

OMG!!!  It's the 4th year anniversary of The Other Side of Mae!!!  I can't believe we're 4 years now, blog readers!!! :)  Thank you so much for reaching us this far!  Though I still don't consider this "this far" yet 'coz I'm still no par with my blogger idols, Patty Laurel and Laureen Uy but still, this means soooo much to me!  Imagine that?  People are reading bits and pieces of my itsy bitsy tiny life!  Like, who am I to be read?  Who am I to take some of your time?  Just, who am I to fuss over?!  I am very much overwhelmed with your unending love and support!

In lieu of this, I am opening an FB community page for all of you, dear blog readers so we can have a venue to share our thoughts and experiences.  In this page, you are all free to share what's on your mind by telling your story or sending in your comments and suggestions.  It's an open forum for all of us to vent from the hustle and bustle of our daily grind.  'Coz this is what this blog is all about - a breather from life's stressors!  

In The Other Side of Mae page, you will find 9 categories of a myriad of beautiful things I'm busy about.  These are as follows:

1.  #tosomprojects

#tosomprojects supports the causes and advocacies that care.  As a JCI past president, my heart longs for positive change.  The organization had instilled in my mind and heart that things can be better and we can also be better by beginning change within ourselves.  So this category is dedicated to community projects that also fit my interest.  These include relief operations and kids outreach but if you have other projects in mind, you may suggest in our page too.  I'm always flexible with that.  You know me.

With Rio De Barras, Thata Roxas, and Michael Fuentes
2.  #tosomreads

#tosomreads tells stories about the beauty of love and life.  I grew up a reader and fell in love with authors of various genres. I always emphasize to my students the relevance of reading, reading, and reading.  So this category is a review of good books and suggests must-reads for all ages.  Thanks to Kring2x for always lending me her books wholeheartedly! :)

Good Reads with Good Eats
3.  #tosomeats

#tosomeats tastes the real goodness of life in the making.  I don't just eat out of necessity but I also eat out of curiosity.  I want to taste everything appealing or appalling.  May the food come from a fine-dining resto or from a humble pungko2x by the streets, I always eat for pleasure as long as I'm not in a hurry.  'Coz if it is a school day, I don't have time to sit and eat.  

Traveling Around Philippines and Asia to Eat
4.  #tosomtravels

#tosomtravels goes here, there, and everywhere!  From famous quotes "To travel is to live" - Hans Christian Andersen, "Once a year, go someplace you've never been before" - Dalai Lama, and "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page" - St. Augustine, I need not say more.  

An Aspiring Travel Writer
5.  #tosomadventures

#tosomadventures dares to go beyond the limit.  I'm never into sports so I'm not a physically active person.  I'm only active doing jobs in school and chores in store and at home.  I'm also acrophobic and afraid of a lot of things except ghosts.  But if there is an opportunity to try something new, I would not say no.  So, dare me! :)  

Trying Out a Brave Heart
6.  #tosomfeatures

#tosomfeatures highlights businesses, people, fashion, and basically anything under the sun!  This is a collection of my Feature Friday posts which Ozamiznons look forward to every week.  Local businesses of any kind are being featured to promote our very own city, the big OZ.  Features are voluntarily and willingly done so feel free to invite me whenever you're up for publicity!  :)

With Chef Jong Tang of Big Catch and Mr. Mark Tan of Rodeo Drive
7.  #tosomendorses

#tosomendorses shares trusted brands of products and services for consumer-awareness.  Years of going around facebooking and instagraming earned me loads of questions of where to go, what to do, what to eat, where to stay, how to get there, what to use, etc.  So this category is born to give you the best places, best people, best products, and best services (so far that I had come to encounter).  Thank you for your trust if I say so, everyone!  Hehe.....

With Dr. Elsie Mae Baraya-Sipe, Thata Roxas, DJ Carlo, Fr. Edgar, and Dr. Cherry Ann Tuba
8.  #tosomquotes

#tosomquotes states quotes to live by and quotes to ponder on.  This is a collection of my favorite quotes either heard or created by yours truly to remind us to live life to the fullest!

Photos Taken at Movenpick, Shangri-La, and Cafe Noriter
9.  #tosomposes

#tosomposes showcases fabulous finds for OOTD's.  And this is the vainest part of me!

HMU by Marvel Deromol and Photos by Jerome of FCL
Truly, this is The Other Side of Mae!  The photos show that we had indeed come this far!  Oh, I'm doing this post for hours already and I'm still amazed of the many things we've done through the years!  Four years in this endeavor is not a joke.  Just take a look back to where we started.  

Though I haven't got the chance to have a weeklong anniversary celebration this year as I did before ('coz of too much workload in school and store), it's more than OK.  I had this whole day reserved just to reminisce how blessed I am to have all of you keeping up with me!  Hoping for more years to come with you, my dearest blog readers!  

So, come and work with me, fantabulous individuals!  LIKE our community page in FB here! :)         

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Friday, August 16, 2013

Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special: Featuring the Blogger Herself!

Finally, the day has come for the last post of this blog's Weeklong 2nd Year Anniv Special!  And since it's Friday which is in time for Feature Friday, there is no other business, person, or thing that I would want to feature but only me, myself, and I!  Parang I super love myself lang ang peg! (wicked grin) Hehe....

But who really is MAE?  Why do I have "the other side"?  Well, as previously mentioned in The Evolution of "The Other Side of Mae", this is my side which is not usually and normally seen.  This is my side which surprises people of my creativity, my radical thoughts, and my "kababawan" at times.  This is my side of self-expression and self-gratification!

Now, who really am I?  To my cousins and childhood playmates, I am Mimi.  To my aunties and uncles, I am Mikay.  To my elementary classmates, I am Rosalie but to Stalin Mirabueno, I am Mary Rosalie.  To my high school classmates, I am Osang.  To my college buddies, I am Mae but to Esmael Larubis, I am Mengkay.  To my call center teammates, I am Miss Blair.  To my JCI-Ozamis Red Rose family, I am B.  To my students, I am Miss Mae but to my anaks, I am Ma'amy, Ma'ama, and Ma'amsky.  To my pamangkins, I am Tita Mae.  And to my sisters, I am Ate.  

With the varied names and nicknames I have, this just reflects my multiple personality.  (not that I'm psychologically off, ha!)  This just shows that I am everything under the sun!  And this has been being realized to me by my previous MUHS colleague, Reloufe Balucan through her comment in my post in FB:


Comment #1  Datu na kaau ka (I am rich!)

Yes, I am!  But the richness that I would want is not yet at hand.  I don't have a mansion and a car, yet!  I don't have breakfast in Singapore, lunch in Japan, and dinner in France, yet!  But I am so thankfully blessed by God that I have a job and a store to run.  These sources of income are super dooper hard-earned!  Dugo at pawis lang naman ang pinuhunan ko dito!  So sa mga naiinggit dyan, just envy me but DO NOT take things away from me!  'Coz if you'll do again, you'll never prosper!

Comment #2  Gwapa pa jud  (I am pretty!)

Of course, I am!  My mom made me believe that I am and I'm an obedient child so, I am!  Kebs ko sa inyo dyan kung sa tingin nyo hindi ako maganda!  Would I become a model if I am not?     

Comment #3  Buutan pa jud  (I am kind!)

Ever since childhood, I've never gone into fights.  I didn't engage into quarreling my classmates or playmates.  When they teased me, I just cried in the corner of the room.  I am such a person without an enemy!  Ang galing, 'no?  Because I am such a peace-maker!  I don't want troubles, hassles, or chaos.  If somebody does bad to me, I just let it pass.  I am not the type who does "tooth for a tooth and eye for an eye" because I do believe in karma.  That whatever you do, it will come back to you!  So for everybody who stepped down on me, underestimated me, and took advantage of me, bad karma will surely hunt you forever and ever and ever!

Comment #4  Kugihan pa jud (I am hard-working!)

With all the rakets I have, I am truly a true blue hard-working citizen!  Lahat na nga yata napasukan ko!  It's because I have to earn as much as a chemical engineer does in the chemical plant industry.  Sad to say, I still don't match that big earning but I'm still happy because I am not hindered to do the things that I love!

Comment #5  Bryt pa jud  (I am intelligent!)

I passed the Chemical Engineering board exam (Period!)  Magtatanong ka pa ba? 

Comment #6  Sexy pa diay  (I am sexy!)

This sexiness is also hard-earned!  But it all boils down to loving your own body so it will show that you are sexy!

Comment #7  MAS NINDOT PA JUD MISS MAE KUNG NAA KAY UYAB  (I AM NBSB!)

E-capslock mo para intense!  Waaaahhhhh!!! I'm already turning 31 this October and yet, I am still NBSB!!!  What a record-holder I am!!!  With all the good qualities I have, I am such a great catch, you know!  But why isn't there somebody discovering me?!  What an irony!!!  And they say that men will get intimidated by me.  Panawagan lang po, hindi po ako nangangagat!

So there goes who I am!  I am just light to the bones, good to the heart, and acceptable to the stomach!  Love love love, everyone! :)
Baliw-Baliwan Me!
Credits to Christ for the Photos