The Dictionary of Ideas

An online blogger or other sorts of online writer can actually use any dictionary available to look for a single word that suggests many subjects to write. He can use it in subject finding to get him started to focus and write down his valuable thoughts for articles and stories to share to his online audience.

Below is a list of words I gathered from scanning the pages of a dictionary. Most of them are of perennial interest and can therefore be treated at any time and you can write interesting and inspiring articles about them like:

·         Accident, accounts, age, agriculture, air, amusement, animal, army, art, astronomy and autumn

·         Baby, bar, beauty, bird, books, bridge, budget and building

·         Camp, career, character, child, city, clock, club, cold, collecting, color, country life, court and crime

·         Dance, doctor, drama and drink

·         Economy, education, election, eye, face, failure, family, fish, flowers, food and football

·         Game, garden, gift and guest

·         Habit, hand, health, height, hobby, holiday, house, humor and hunting

·         Income, industry, insect, insurance and invention

·         Jail and judge

·         Kitchen

·         Language, law, letter, life and luck

·         Motoring and music

·         Name and navy

·         Office and opportunity

·         Parliament, personality and photography

·         Racing, railway, religion, river and road

·         Science, sea, slang, sleep, spring, success, summer and surgery

·         Table, tea and tobacco

·         Toy, trade, travel and tree

·         Voice

·         Walking, weather, wedding, wills, winter and work

The important thing in subject finding is to get a starting tip to focus your thoughts. Any dictionary will provide you countless starting points; sometimes a single word will suggest many subjects. Jot down all the ideas that occur to you and select those on which you can say something of interest to the average reader. Sometimes one word will frequently suggest another. Of course, there are other ways in finding ideas like Dickens – he drew his material from the London streets. Richard Jefferies from the hedgerows and fields while Conrad from the sea.

Furthermore, looking for ideas is amusing than waiting for them to come your way. Wherever you live there are people who are ready to give you interesting facts drawn from their special experience – provided that you make the right approach for them. Keep your ears open. There are lots of specialists around you – specialists in food, sports, education, housing, decoration and etc. All these people have expert knowledge and they may have interesting things to reveal to you about current trends in their particular field.

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An Awesome Feature of Google: Let Me Google That for You

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This is awesome. Imagine if you are a blogger and presently writing an awesome article to be submitted to some paying sites, this search engine can help you check out if the title you used on your article has already used by other bloggers and writers and at the same time you can also check out and compare if the contents of your article are the same with those articles provided to you by “Let me google that for you”.

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For Net surfers, bloggers, authors and other writers, Let Me Google That for You is a great help for anything that we want to search in the Internet. This is another feature of Google. The advantages about this tool – all what you want: information, photos, people references and many more are automatically be provided to you in a few seconds. And it can prevent bloggers and writers to receive declined or rejected articles notices as well.

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Crunchy Greetings from WordPress—We think You did Great!

Blogging with Wordpress is really a wonderful experience. There're times I was suspended and banned from using wordpress blog because I had broken some of their guidelines though still I love blogging and flying with them.

We think you did great!

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For the past three years that I am enjoying my blogging hobby with wordpress as a free user, this is my first time to receive such crunchy greetings from wordpress team, reads "We think you did great!"

My 2010 year in blogging with wordpress, I got a high level summary of my overall blog health. From the Team Wordpress.com and Stats Helper Monkeys, I got the following data on how my blog has been doing.

Crunchy numbers

My Wordpress Blog_Ang Manlilikha

Their reports explain the following: The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was viewed about 15,000 times in 2010. If each view was a shipping container, your blog would have filled about 3 fully loaded ships.

In 2010, I wrote 84 new posts, growing the total archive of my blog to 202 posts. I uploaded 239 pictures, taking up a total of 7mb. That’s about 5 pictures per week. My busiest day of the year was January 21st with 427 views. The most popular post that day was DonDon on Deathrow.

My blog attractions in 2010

My top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, search.conduit.com, mail.yahoo.com, topblogs.com.ph, and tl.wordpress.com. Some visitors came searching, mostly for tula tungkol sa luha, mga manunulat ng tula, dxn, luha tula, and manunulat ng tula.

My 2010 Most Viewed Blog Photo_Aquino_Lozada

The following posts and pages that got the most views in 2010. (1) DonDon on Deathrow – January 2010 with 79 comments, (2) Manunulat ng Tula Nais Palaganapin ang Wikang Pambansa -January 2009 with 8 comments, (3) Nang Pumatak Ang Luha, Nasulat Ay Tula – November 2008 with 4 comments, (4) Tutubing Lumipad sa Kulungan Napadpad – January 2010 with 25 comments and (5) NEGOSYONG WALANG LUGI with 4 comments.

I am blogging not only for money but also for love!

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Blogging is a wonderful hobby. From my blogging I established my network of friends. My blog at wordpress had become my training ground for my writing hobby and feeding new ideas and some silly thoughts to people around the world are exciting and memorable one. Now I am blogging not only for money but also for love!

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Knowledge is Power

Meeting people with different customs, cultures and traditions and learning from them are exciting and memorable one and that is power! Thanks to Wikipedia for the Images in this article. 

For some years of working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, I could now walk straight on the open road with peace in mind and without fear. Now I could stand talking to some Saudis. They are friendly and hospitable people. And I learned that through appreciation and understandings with their cultures and abiding the laws regulated in the Kingdom are the most important things to consider.

Saudis are Generous People

Some of Saudis Customs

Saudis Receive Guests with Complete Attention

Things to Avoid

What to do if there is Unpleasant encounter with the Muttawa?

Knowledge is Power

I learned that Saudis are distinguished as good-groomed, loving, friendly and generous people. Saudi men wear their national clothes, a floor - length garment called thobe. Their heads are covered with a white or red and white-checkered scarf called ghutra, which they wear it indoors, and outdoors. In public the women wear black outer garment called abaya and a black veil over their heads and faces. They often wear black gloves as well.

In social conversations or even in the opening of business conversations, for Saudis there is always small talk in which an interest is shown in the health and well being of the other party. In conferring with Saudis, one should not show impatience or causeless rapidity. It is not practice by Saudis to introduce a visitor to their wives or daughters. But by way of politeness, a visitor can inquire about a female member of the family. For them it is chary and appropriate to ask about the family rather than the wife or daughter. When you invite a couple do not be surprised when only the man comes. And to sit or relaxing in a chair, with the legs so crossed, with the soles of the shoes, can offend to them.

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Saudis received guests with complete attention, and lavish hospitality of any circumstances. When in any kind of invitation is received, a prompt answer is expected from invited visitor in the language in which the invitation was extended. Saudi's coffee flavored with cardamom is first served in a small cup; three cups may be consumed, but it is impolite even if the bearer offers it to you and you will take a fourth. Then a sweetened tea is served in a small glass, and it is follows by unlimited quantities.

Saudis' dinner parties begin late in the evening. It is often around 9 and 10 PM. There are plenty of snacks to eat. Dinner is served as a climax to the evening's merriment. Any thing: foods, gifts or drinks to be received from a Saudi host, it should be taken with the right hand.

Expatriates in order to avoid counteract with the Muttawa or religious police, for immigrant women should wear an abaya. It should be used properly; otherwise it can offend many Saudis. Immigrant women if not wearing an abaya, they should wear garments, that are loose fitting, with hemmed in below mid-calf or ankle length, sleeves elbow length and necklines modest.

For men, they should wear long trousers and skirts that are not open below the collarbone in public. Religious police enforce ban on men wearing neck jewelry, when visiting the souqs (markets, malls and other public areas). It is inapt for men and women to touch publicly other than a brief handshake or to give assistance to a person crossing a street.

If in any unpleasant encounter with the Muttawa or with the police and for any reason should be sent to jail immediately contact your consulate or embassy or if you are working in a company, immediately contact the office of your company for help. The affairs of the Kingdom and its citizens are regulated in accordance with the Islamic law.

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Rose means to Remember

Roses for me are universal flowers that mostly of us would love to see, to touch and to smell them. Roses have so many uses. Some of us offer them to our Patron Saints during fiestas and other occasions. Roses have also become the national flowers of some countries of the world. Roses also symbolize blood, love, beauty and social democracy.

Roses are native to Asia, Europe, North America, and Northwest Africa. Roses are widely grown for their beauty and fragrance. It is a shrub of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. Its name Rose comes from French, from Latin, rosa, which was borrowed from Oscan, from Greek rhodion, from Old Persian wurdi "flower".

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In horticulture roses are propagated by grafting or rooting cuttings. Grafting or rooting cuttings are common ways to plant the roses. Anyone can do it. There is no need for a wide space to plant the roses. They can be cultivated in an open terrace, in the backyards and front yards. They can be planted in plastic pots, earthen pots and wooden pots or directly to the soil with sunlight and water.

Roses are commonly used in weddings, anniversaries and birthdays. And during all Saints day and Souls day that fall on November 1 and 2 for Christians, to see the clusters of roses are common with bunch of candles. These roses are meant to remembering of their love ones, who departed long ago. On funerals we also smell roses. They express sympathy to the bereaved families.

Every time I see a flower rose, I always remember that particular day. I took three red roses that worth of 5 peso from a flower shop, outside our high school building, for my sweetheart with my promise to pay the owner that I will comeback after our class that afternoon, but I did not keep my promise. I forgot to pay her. Now it is already 32 years ago and the owner had died already. Rose for me means to remember debt!

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If there is Awareness and Will, Pollution can be Controlled

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We, the people of the world, should help reduce it. What good is prosperity when pollution could damage people, animals, water and surroundings?

The Oil spills, solid wastes and dangerous chemicals from homes, factories or farms, emptied into rivers, lakes and bays damage our health and surroundings. They devastate aquatic life. The air we breathe, poisoned by automobile and factory emissions, causes asthma and allergies. Rotting wastes in our surroundings are breeding grounds for flies and mosquitoes, which are carriers of malaria, dengue fever and other killer diseases.

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Since pollution is always connected with prosperity, we cannot stop it entirely. But we can reduce it. An environmental sanitary program, involving government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, should chalk out the sanitary measures that need to be taken.

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How to Deal with Spammers and Scammers Professionally?

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Everyday my mail boxes at hotmail, yahoo and gmail are always full of unsolicited spams from people I don’t know. Although they are spams or scams I don’t delete them. Instead, I saved them in a folder with marked spams.

We have to understand and even to accept it that spammers, scammers and other hoaxers are using internet and World Wide Web to look for victims. They are everywhere. Some of them are using forum groups and other egroups, twitter and other social networks to spot for their next victims. And we should not be surprised also that anything we sent off to internet either they’re personally or privately posted, still they can be accessed by other net users through the power of search engine. I, myself had proven it.

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How to Deal with Spammers and Scammers Professionally?

How to stop them?  By deleting spams at your spams section could not stop them. Based from my experience and the method I used to stop them from sending unsolicited mails to my mail box, I faced them politely, friendly and professionally by replying them. When I read their messages, I could not identify its senders’ addresses but when I replied them, it was yahoo who helped me identified the senders’ emails addresses.

My reply reads “I am happy to receive your communication Mr. or Mrs. so and so, and I am interested and very willing to engage business with you. For the meantime visit this link (the link going to my blog article) it caters all the information you needed.” And before ending my email letter, I would write, “Also I would request you to deposit at least 100$ to my PayPal account. Better if you can send the money today to my PayPal account so that we can start our business early.” That method seemed very effective for me. It helped stopped them sending spams.

And the reason why I don’t delete spams – I considered them as mine of great ideas to write!

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The Tree with Thousands Uses

I was looking for an idea to write and my attention was attracted to a certain plant existing for along time with the history of man from generation to generation. This is what I found and I wanted to share the good news to other people about this plant. 

My subject for this research article has taught me a lot of things about its existing and how people could benefit from consuming and using it. Now I can shout to the whole world that to own this tree is a legacy. The only tree existing in the world with thousands uses - from the tips of its leaves down to the tips of its roots!

Scientific studies have shown that this plant has anti-microbial and anti-viral properties and is now even being used in treating AIDS patients. Studies conducted in the Philippines showed that it does indeed reduce the viral load in AIDS patients.

That claim was supported by Jon J. Kabara, PH.D and Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University said, "Never before in the history of man is it so important to emphasize the value of lauric oils. The medium-chain fats in it are similar to fats in mother's milk and have similar nutriceutical effects." 

However, the origin of this plant is not yet fully determined as it is still subject for debate for the following reasons:
(1) Most authorities claim it is native to  South Asia while others claim its origin is in northwestern South America.
(2) Fossil records from New Zealand indicate that those plants grew there as long as 15 million years ago.
(3) Even older fossils have been uncovered in Karnataka, Rajasthan, Thennai in Kerala on the banks of River Palar, Then-pennai, Thamirabharani, Cauvery and Mountain sides at Kerala borders, Konaseema-Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra (India)
(4) The oldest known so far in Khulna, Bangladesh.
(5) Mention is made in the 2nd–1st centuries BC in the Mahawamsa of Sri Lanka. The later Culawamsa states that King Aggabodhi I (575–608) planted them on his garden of 3 yojanas length, possibly believed as the earliest recorded plantation.

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