My Online Friends

November last year, my son CJ bought a computer. I just realize later, it was the best birthday gift for me, as I learned on how to be with the internet and met so many treasured and loved, on line friends. My daughter Cherry Fe invited me to join Yuwie, a social networking, a very nice site for friendly, caring and loving people. Yuwie pays for number of pageviews, profile views thru blogs, pictures, videos and every content worth viewing in your page. Views of your downlines, referrals up to 10th level are all credited to you. Friends left and right are adding you and of course you do the same. Everybody is kind, everybody is loving and friendly. You meet professionals, artists, writers, celebreties and entertainers. Housewives, students and office employees. Others you thought jobless but retirees with internet business. No dull moments with your online friends, sharing smiles, laughter and success. Sympathizing with each other when one is down with problems on health or failures in dreams or worsed, the shedding of tears when friendships come to an end. Others are earning good but mostly give importance to the friends they met. True to myself, I hardly earned at Yuwie as am poor in active referrals, but I don't mind, gaining wonderful friends is such a treasure and more than big earnings.

Online friends are part of my everyday life, I have close to 600 friends from differrent countries. Others don't believe people at the internet, as they said mostly are disguising, so far I found my friends to be true and real. They brighten up my day with their beautiful, loving comments. Their blogs educate and inspire me, their music, pictures and videos entertain and their wonderful pages, as a whole bring me so much joy. There are friends that are so religious that lead me to the right path, friends that would lift me up and move me closer to God. There are friends who made me cry when inevitably they have to leave the site.


Leonard, a singer composer, a musician, an entertainer a very good writer too, comes from Ohio, U.S. is my very first on line friend. He used to send emails to friends of his age, (close to 50 yrs and above) knowing how they live or how life's treating them. He used to read blogs and when found the writer to be down or hopeless, he'll be in rescue for his kind words of encouragement, sharing his life' experiences and lift oneself up thru his inspiring opinions and suggestion. He had recorded wonderful songs that would entertain his friends and his audience. Among my favorites are: One Dream, Our Love, Me Myself and and I and Believe in Yourself. He has a home based recording studio and recently open a new site where you can purchase his albums, CDs and musical instruments. I was so deeply honored that I am a member of his Eteam and designated to head the site's Forum Section. More insights of him at leobowers.com.



Evan Paul, a musician an entertainer too from Torronto canada, likewise a very good on line, dear friend. Despite of his hectic schedule, He finds time returning comments to his friends. He would listen to your sighs and would let you feel He's just like you an ordinary friend that's so easy to get along with. No dull moments for Evan. He just compose and record songs and share it first to friends for comments before releasing his CDs to market. He's so closed to his friends, that misses him much every weekend as He's offline to do some work on his cottage. It's a great honor to be one of his friends.

Chuck, an architect from California, a very dear friend too. Chuck is like a brother to me, He calls me Sis. He's always ready to listen to a friend. He shares his comments and advises. He treated your friends as his friends too. When you're down, He's there to comfort you with his inspiring words. He's so true and real. I won't forget his desire to send me a keyboard of the pc, when one time I mentioned its deffective that sometimes words I sent are garbled. I discouraged him as the shipping cost was so high, still he insisted, he only listened to me when he found out that shipping cost is 35 dollars while I can buy it here for only 5 dollars. Sweet and caring, thats my friend Chuck and I do appreciate him so much.

Will Southern Dude, a hospice from Tenessee. the friend I much cared for and even cried for when He left Yuwie. He's truly a wonderful friend, exchanging comments with me and well wishes for good times and good days. Enjoying much getting along with his friends, when one day, he lost his only daughter to a car accident. He deleted his account due to much grief in losing his only child. We his friends felt so much devastated as well, in losing him at Yuwie. God is good that He bring him back to us, after our loud cries and praying hard. He appreciated his frriends much in welcoming him back with open arms and stated in his blog that his sadness was turn into joys. A month after however, He undergo a bypass, where everyone was so worried of him. Prayers had been said, novenas and masses were offerred. God is good, All the time...After a week, he's back to us once more. Back to the daily routine of sending regards and concern. comments, advises and care. To my surprise, one day, he sent me message that his giving up his home (Yuwie) and his Family (Yuwie Friends) as his health turned into worst besides his father also dying at the hospital, his mother also sick. "You're the friend so hard to say goodbye to and I appreciate you so much, I love you as a brother in Christ" those were his last lines for me. Now, he's still in my prayers as he sufferred massive heart attacks, the last time I heard of him , he can no longer talk nor walk. I believe in the power of prayers, someday, however, thru God's goodness, I hope, my dear friend Will, will be at Yuwie for the third time around.

Lastly for now, Mishad another dear friend from Singapore, whom I missed so much as he did'nt go online for couple of weeks, but just continue sending him comments thinking his only taking a vacation or leave. After a month however, a sad news broke among his friends. our friend Mishad, passed. Sighs and tears, praises and flowers flooded his page. Todate his page is open and his friends see to it that its lively and worth visiting . We talk to him and express our feelings thru the comments and messages we sent. Friends go over his page, listen to his music reread his blogs and feel his presence. Am just wondering how many times. Mishad goes on line in heaven.

They were among my closest online friends, I love and treasure and I can proudly say, they're real and true.

To Be A Single Mom

All my life , I found myself working. After graduation from high school, I was employed in a telegraph company, thus I was able to graduate at college as a working student. I accepted tutorials, I was recruited in sales, been a Tupperware manager, a Real Estate agent and been an Insurance underwriter and involve in other direct selling with different products. I was married to my co employee, George, after graduation from College. He was 7 years older than me. Hardworking but so friendly. He has friends from all walks of life. Professionals and non pro, young and old. Vendors, Messengers, and even men walking in the streets were all his friends. What would you expect a happy marriage surrounded with friends. We're blessed with three children. Every occasion, baptismal, birthdays and others is a big celebration. If there's a celebration there must be a drinking session, thus after the day of each occasion you'll see a pile of beer cases at home. Well, seeing my husband, happy and contented with friends all over, her wife has no complain. He works hard with a double job plus me myself is earning well, so live a life that's easy and happy. My husband was then very proud of me, for being so understanding compared to his friends wives who kept on nagging their husbands when caught drinking, humiliating them in front of their friends. Years passed, my husband got sick. He was diagnosed with chronic renal failure, thus a Dialysis is needed as we can not afford a kidney transplant either. He was forced to an early resignation. thus stayed at home as an out patient for the dialysis. Prior to this I resigned from office as I found Sales more challenging and promise better earnings. I focused on real estate, good I did, at first I can support the medical expenses but later it was already a rough situation as the dialysis which was once a month before now requires three times a day. One year and a half of struggle, inspite of all the efforts and the hardships, I still lost my husband. My daughter then, Cherry Fe was 12 yrs old, the second, Charo Mae was 10 and my youngest, a son 7 yrs old. Our house was silenced, no more festive mood, gone are the celebrations...no more laughter of friends...When I see the strict wives of my husband's friends, I just smile and whisper..."You're the wives, the husbands must be proud of". Too much understanding can lose a husband.
Thanks to my late mother, who took care of my children while I was working, in order to earn a living. Nothing would be greater than a love of a mother. Should not the help of her, everything won't come into order. I left early in the morning and go home late at night. Thanks to my boss at the realty for giving me advances to support the needs of the children. Their food and their education, thanks to my children too for studying hard and having scholarships as a result. My apology for my eldest Cherry Fe who was not able to finish her college studies as she was forced to an early employment, to help me support the family. God will bless her for her kind intentions if not now maybe later. Thank you Baby, your kind deed won't be forgotten, for sure you'll be reaping rewards from heaven...To all the friends whom I ran to most of the time, to lean to, in times of need...my gratitude.
To be a single mom is not an easy task but later you'll realized, it's an accomplishment. After all the running you did to beat the timetable for certain things, after withstanding all the hardships to see your children now grown up, looking back to the past of perspiration and tears...thinking of unending disappointments and failures , but with the faith in God Almighty, above all these, behind the clouds lies a silver lining...
Sixteen years after, I found myself at home, rested with my children, a son in law and a grand baby. My eldest, Cherry Fe is now 28 with a cute 2 yr old girl Chloee, Charo Mae is now 26 and a high school teacher while my youngest Christian Jay, 23 an accounting staff at a prestigious Insurance co. and enjoying a college scholarship at one of the Manila Universities. My children preferred me to stay at home attend to their needs and live with the internet
At 53 I am rested. Living with a very simple life, enjoying the love and care of the children plus the happiness my grand daughter brings. A bonding with the family during free times and on every occasion whom each of us missed during the early days is just now happening and a time to thank God during weekends and every time possible to bring him back all the glory, for all the love and blessings He showered us during our happy and rough times.
Am not used to not earning , however, should there will be an opportunity to earn, am more than willing to work again, maybe a sideline, a litle business, just to keep life going without sacrificing the happiness of the family but instead be of help and a bread winner once again. So, help me God.