This is so sweet! I was tagged with the "Sunshine Blogger" Award by 2 bloggers (that I also stalk): Ann of The Adventures and Misadventures of Mrs. Panda and Helene of Mrs.MommyHolic. Thank you so much, ladies! Your questions are so cool, pang-slum book ang peg hehe! I enjoyed reading and answering them, and sa aliw ko I decided to put some pictures in between ... READ MORE
Sweet Birthday Moments
A big THANK YOU to all who greeted me on my birthday last Thursday! And in case you didn't know, The Bright Spot also turned 1 last February 5 so it's like a double celebration for me. AJ also surprised me with my favorite New York Cheesecake from Purple Oven and baked this Sugar-Dusted Moroccan Chocolate Cake na naubos agad! I chose to celebrate my turning 36 ... READ MORE
2014 is the Year of the Wood Horse and of Living Smartly
Kiong hee huat tsai! So how did you spend the Chinese New Year? We are not Chinese but we celebrated the occasion with pancit for dinner. There's supposed to be pizza as well from S&R but the line was long and we couldn't wait 45 minutes for that. Anyway, the home-cooked pancit and hot pandesal were more than enough for us here (that includes me, AJ, my parents and ... READ MORE
Taking the Big Leaps in 2014
Today is the last day of the year, and I'd like to remember it as the year when I took giant leaps for The Bright Spot - with lots of wonderful surprises! The year 2013 saw The Bright Spot move to its new (and permanent) home, experience the thrill of receiving invitations for events and restaurant try-outs (check out my posts on World of Toyota, Frankie's New York Chicken ... READ MORE
How I Moved to a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog
I have been meaning to write about my experience in moving my Wordpress-hosted blog to a self-hosted one, especially after I wrote about the Bright Spot's new look. I think now is the best time to share it because I've been receiving inquiries on how I did it and if it's more convenient to just pay an expert to do it. Based on my experience, even if I have the money to ... READ MORE
I just joined ChurpChurp Philippines!
I never thought I'll love social media as much as I do now. Blogging has clearly opened me to the wonders and power of the following social media: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. There was a time that my facebook account was de-activated because I rarely check it. But when I started The Bright Spot at Wordpress.com, I realized that I cannot just limit my followers to ... READ MORE
Topaz Horizon and Me
I can't remember anymore the exact year when I did start to read blogs but for sure, it was Topaz Horizon, alongside Daphne.ph and Chuvaness.com, which got me interested in reading blogs. Soon I was looking forward to what Frances, Daphne and Chuvaness will write about and share with us readers. Yes, I was hooked! Fast forward to 2011. I knew early on that AJ and Frances ... READ MORE
The Bright Spot’s New Look
Last year, it was a new blog logo for The Bright Spot: Then barely a year after it was a total new look for The Bright Spot! What made me do it? It's simple: my blog is growing - not exactly in terms of readership (not yet, anyway) - but in terms of the number and variety of contents that I've put in. I felt that it needed to have its own identity, one that ... READ MORE