Brown Butterfly Visiting Pink Flower
As you may have observed, I can't update my blog as often anymore as I used to. Since I sort of shifted career ( not a 100% shift since I am still in teaching, but just at different level, from college to high school, and different subject, from Chemistry to Math) and had to manage between new responsibilities at work, and doing my own assignments for my teacher credentialing preparation classes, I had to choose which ones first. Of course, family, work and studies come first, relaxation comes next ( that is beach and hiking ) and blogging has taken a backseat.
However, as some of you may have known, I am a part of the small blogging group, The Salitype Society. As I have shared to you before in my post here, together with some of my friends, we worked together to come up with a blog, The Salitype Society, where our goal is to be able to send a child to school from our blogging earnings. Our blog has gone a long way and we are proud to say that we are very close now to realizing our dream of supporting a scholar from the Philippines. Like what Tes ( one of the members of The Salitype Society ) of The Craftista said, education is freedom, it is liberation from poverty! Unlike in US where there is a law on "No Child Left Behind", sadly, we are not yet at that level in our home country. There are still a lot of our young children not able to access education. It is our wish to empower some deprived kids and bring them to school.
And since this blog has been skipping a lot of earning opportunities, I decided to invite my friends at Salitype Society to be guest authors in this blog to write for some assignments that will help us generate more funds at Salitype. Whatever opportunity I can not write because I hardly have no time to write on weekdays, I will share to them. And Eng, one of the authors behind Salitype, started today to write for this blog. You can find her post about stem cell research here. Eng's favorite color is brown, my favorite color is pink, thus the title, "Brown Visits Pink".
Also, as most of you have known, another typhoon had hit our country, thankfully, it is not the same region that was heavily devastated by the last typhoon. Some of my Filipino blogging friends, like Cherie, Tes, Ebie and Cher, has dedicated several of their posts and also their time for the victims of the recent typhoon. I know there are a lot of areas in the Pacific devastated by natural calamities right now, and if you wish to help for the Philippines, you can visit the Philippine National Red Cross site, and for other countries, Cherie has the listings on how you may be able to help not only the Philippines but also the other countries that were recently devastated by natural calamities.
Again, I thank you for your time visiting my site, and I hope you won't be surprised if sometimes, you would see some posts here which are not written by me, but by some of my friends, who share my goal to give the gift of EDUCATION AND FREEDOM to the kids who need it most.
36 comments:
how wonderful. thank you for posting the links, bethsky. it doesn't seem too long ago when i started salitype by inviting 3 others and asking them to vote for a name. i have learned a whole lot from that experience - from forming a group, to understanding relationships, to asking God for patience, LOTS of patience, to the meaning of 'kindness to the least of them.' and though i do not actively attach my name to the group anymore, i am grateful for your respect. keep on with your goal. do not lose sight of it. one blogger friend says 'language is the dress of thought.' strive to 'dress' well then. i am abreast of the REAL goings-on in salitype. keep well, and God bless you on your personal endeavors!
A fantastic photo, perfect :-) I'd be extremely happy if I'd taken it.
I've been reading about the disaster on a couple of blogs. It's awful to read a first hand account :-(
bethchai, girlash! it is an honor to be your guest and a privilege to counted amongst your friend!
thank you girl!
eng
What a nice shot! The butterfly is simply gorgeous! :p
Beautiful Brown Butterfly Visiting Pink Flower! You're doing a fantastic job managing your many activities which are all worthwhile.
wow... what a noble cause. Betchai this is really a good idea to help our youth back home.
More power to you and the rest of the Salitype.
I'll continue to visit and do the neccessary click!
I admire someone who can manage all these activities in their lives and yet still find time to help others.
You're so generous with your noble endeavor! God bless you, betchai, and all the authors of Salitype! You are all a wonderful group of people who live unselfishly, and give generously!
all the best to your new responsibilities..
Chemistry teacher in College to high school math does not sound like a big jump to me (okay, I work as a chemist and have been known as a math whiz, but that is besides the point). What Kind of Chemistry did you teach?
I know the preparation for the first year of teaching a subject is rather intense, so I am not surprised that blogging is taking a back seat. I will be visiting your other sights!
Betchai, I understand about your commitment in your daily life. Surely I will be missing your awesome travel photos. For the typhoon, I already sent donation through my church. Not much, but every single cent counts. Keep in touch! :)
I'm glad to read your posts whenever you have the time. And I'll gladly read your friends' posts here too.
Hi Bets, you've got lots of things going on. And I was not surprise cause I know teaching preparation takes much of your time. If you have some ops and need a writer, I can volunteer.
You captured that brown butterfly very well.
Thanks for the mention. Our organization is trying to raise ample funds for the victims!
This pic is great. However does one submit a post for this blog? Lots of bad news from Philippines unfortunately recently. Just pray it will soon blow over.
Bethchai you have a kind heart, a wonderful person... i am so lucky to have found you and our friends in Salitype you and our friends are my blessings from God...
thank you for being a friend Beth.. we are here for you Beth, God bless you with your endeavor.
Yes, I have went to the Red Cross to help. Your picture of the very unique butterfly, with the pink flowers is so lovely. I hope you get a good balance, with all your obligations, it can be very stressful.
I understand your situation Betchai...I, too haven't been blogging much lately... Although im a stay at home mom, I still have alot of things to consider, and my family tops the list of my priorities.
You and your group are generous, continue the good work you have started... And I will keep coming back here to check some updates....
Hope you have a great week ahead! Take care and enjoy your "new" job.
Debbie :)
Nice butterfly photo!
Blogging taking a backseat? Well, I guess we must know our priorities and if blogging has to take a backseat, then it has to! : )
Very good!
I'll clicking more often for that good cause :)
BTW that butterfly must be scaring off his predators with that big 'eye'
Having guest authors pen their thoughts on your blog is a good idea. Relieves you from having to keep up with blog posts when you already have alot of work to juggle. I think it's okay. Just blog at your own pace. And I have to learn that myself too. Sometimes, I feel pressured in having to come up with posts on my blog.
Betchai, you are one of my treasured friends i'll always look up to... You are one great inspiration to many people. I'm proud of you!
what i like best with you is your sincerity with what you do even with blogging. Of course family, work, studies and other things come first and you just do what you have to do. I wish you the best in your endeavors. take care!
sending my prayers to all those devastated by nature all over the globe...
thanks for the condolences and your encouraging words...very much appreciated!
Aww, sorry to hear that you won't be posting as often, but glad that you have your priorities straight. I'll definitely look into sailtype since it sounds like an awesome cause :)
Hope to read more of your posts soon!
You are such an amazing person. What a truly worthy thing to do. I am proud to call you friend.
We should get together some time. I think you owe me a hug and I would like to return it.
I think it is wonderful to share and have visitors posts!!! That picture is award winning in my opinion!!!
This is a very commendable cause of the Salitype, and as I have also helped some children, though not for schooling... Hope you do reach your goals and have more children sent to school. And thanks, hubby and I were also able to donate to PNRC, which is a better organization to send our donations to than be left thinking if our good cause just went to somebody not worthy and living in the expense from the good deeds of others.
that's a very natural and wonderful picture
Congrats for your career shift :)!
I too have shifted to quality management from Marketing in a recent move...In this world Change is only constant!
BTW..very nice post with a very appropriate photograph!
Hope all of our changes will lead to a colorful life through metamorphosis :)
Thanks for spending time at my blog :)
BEautiful!
This is so wonderful !! The shot is excellent and i am glad to read your words !! Nice post,,Unseen Rajasthan
Oh Beth, I posted a comment in the wrong blog -teehee. Thank you for linking Salitype and my site. Appreciate it.
Take it easy with your load, girl. In time, you'll be back in the blogosphere. Take time to unwind!
Happy Weekend! Like you, we will have a guest too tomorrow. We might take him to NASA -almost always, that's where they want to go.
Good luck with your career changes and my prayers are with your countrymen.
peace,
mike
Hi! how nice to hear about the Salitype Society and the reason behind its conception. May God bless you and grant you more power as you strive to reach out to those in need. You are a fine example to your students.
Butterflies are wonderful insects. My fav is the orange coloured one! :)
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