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2009-04-18

Lainy's Musings has MOVED to WordPress

The job in transferring the Posts and Comments from this Blog to the new WordPress Blog has been achieved.

This Blog and the domain, lainyonline.com will cease and no longer be updated from today.

All future Lainy's Musings activity will continue with Lainy's Musings at WordPress.

Hope to see you there!

2009-04-17

God Bless! I am Back!

I have been pretty silent for the past couple of days. There has neither been activity from me at my blogs nor at my friends' blogs either. You might think I was in hibernating. If so there was a good reason for it. The truth of the matter is that I was online the whole time. I was not dormant.

I know it would come as a shock to everyone. Lainy’s Musings WAS HIJACKED. I had no access to the Blogger Admin Dashboard for my most precious blog “Lainy’s Musings”. It was not until today that I was able to recover Lainy’s Musings.

The trauma in losing the blog that is about to celebrate its first birthday on April 26 and where Bloggers’ Celebration is taking place was nightmar-ish!

I felt totally devastated!

The last time I had access to Lainy’s Musings Admin Dashboard was on Saturday, April 11. That was when I announced a contestant’s disqualification. I discovered something was amiss on Monday when I couldn’t log in using the same account details that I have always been using.

I am not pointing a finger at anyone. This untoward event had caused me distress and anxiety. Everything clouded on me and I did not feel like blogging anymore! It dawned on me that having the writing competition was a huge mistake. But my closest friends who were with me in this tough journey never failed in giving the support and encouragement that I needed most.

The ordeal that I and my one very good friend went through to retrieve my blog was unthinkable. He even had to stay up all night until the wee hours of the morning.

He knew all that had happened to my blog. Most of what he explained is beyond my comprehension as I am not blog-technically inclined. There were a lot of new things that I did learn about how it was possible for the hacker to hijack my blog.

I know more or less now how vulnerable Blogger (blogspot.com) is and how easily it may be hacked and hijacked. To explain the intricacies of how Lainy's Musings was hijacked would need my friend to explain it to you because I do not think I am capable in rendering an intelligible explanation.

At the behest of my worthy blog-wise advisors, I have been persuaded to migrate to WordPress and operate this new Lainy's Musings WP Blog from an external webhost. This is far more superior in providing the Blog protection as well as give me more direct control over the Blog.

Z O R L O N E!

First commenter for this post...

2009-03-10

What's at Stake for the Lainy's Hottest Blogoversary Competition?

Five more days to go and the hottest blogoversary ever for Lainy's Musings will begin to roll! This is going to be a true celebration of bloggers from all over! Windmill's description of the blogoversary sponsors' warm and overwhelming response made me feel giddy and excited all at the same time. I was left speechless when he described the upcoming competition in one word: STUPENDOUS! Believe me! But I had to google the word and look up for it's definition, hahaha!

Answers.com gave the following definitions:

Stupendous- Adj.

Of astounding force, volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous.
Amazingly large or great; huge.

I don't want to disappoint you guys but this blogoversary competition is my way of reciprocating all the good things blogging has brought me.

Some of the prizes at stake are in the following forms:

129, 700 Entrecard Credits
$ 145 in Cash
2 Blogger Blog Lay-Outs
Customized Header of any size
3 Blogger Shirts with accessories as freebies
1 set of bracelet and earrings
5 Free Domain Name Registrations
41 Ad Spaces for Free Blog Exposure,
Webhosting
Text Links
Permanent Blogroll Link Up
eBooks worth $100+ (all participants are entitled to have this one).

The blogger shirts and accessories are shown below:

One blogger friend, DJ Tammy, also wanted to show her support in the form of face and body care products but feared that the items might be too fragile for shipment. So she decided to give it to me as a gift (hehe!). She handed one of the items personally at work today to which I so much appreciate. Thanks so much Sexy Tammy for being such a nice and sweet blogger friend!

One more blogger pledged to sponsor 1 set of necklace and earrings. Isn't that great? Curious? You can feast your eyes on the items HERE.

And to all 132 contest sponsors, words are not enough to express how much I am truly grateful for your overwhelming gesture of support in this endeavor. I will try my best not to fail you!

Do mark your calendars for the official kick off of the competition on March 15, 2009, Midnight Central Time.

N O V A!

First commenter for this post!

2009-03-04

Last Call for Blog Contest Sponsors...

I first blogged of the upcoming first birthday of Lainy's Musings in my previous article Another Contest in the Making. That post was to make it known to everyone that it is going to be a BIG celebration for this blog's birthday. But of course, it wouldn't be as big as I would like it to be without the generous sponsors who shall be making it possible.

It came as a huge surprise when the support came pouring in ceaselessly day by day. As of date, there are 108 sponsors who shall be giving out prizes in the form of CASH, ENTRECARD CREDITS, DOMAIN AND WEBHOSTING, THREE (3) BLOGGER SHIRTS WITH ACCESSORIES AS FREEBIES, BLOG LAY-OUT AND FREE 125X125 WIDGET EXPOSURE.

I am truly overwhelmed by all your support, guys! Thank you so much!

The acceptance of sponsorship in whatever form you wish is until March 5, 2009, 12 mn, Midnight Central Time.

G A G A Y!

First commenter for this post!

2009-02-20

Another Contest in the Making...

Here we go again.

Yet another anniversary. A celebration... not of Lainy's birthday, but the birthday of Lainy's Musings. Yeah, this blog I so much love and cherish! This blog was born on April 26, 2008. I have achieved quite a lot through this blog, in my own standards, that is. I think one good way of reciprocating is by asking my friends, relatives, visitors and readers to join me in celebrating this blog's anniversary.

The last contest held on this blog dubbed Lainy's Birthday Bash Contest was quite a success by virtue of the generous sponsors who poured in some great prizes for the contest. I considered the sponsors the LIFEBLOOD of such undertaking. I hope this time, more and more people will be willing to lend a helping hand to enable me spread the word about this anniversary and also share some aniversary love with the blogosphere.

I am too grateful some of my friends have already expressed and pledged their support in the form of Cash, EntreCard credits, domain and webhosting, three (3) Blogger shirts with accessories as freebies, Blog Lay-Out, and Free 125X125 widget exposure.

My very special friends who initially confirmed their sponsorship are the following (in no particular order):