Coming Soon: Happily Dining Alone

Hey friends ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ My sixth book, #happilydiningalone, has been accepted for publishing and will soon be available both in print and ebook formats worldwide! This started as an article on @transitdialogonline and @ukiyotopublishinghouse will now release its full book version! I hope that you will get a copy once it is released. Thank you and NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!โœ๏ธโšก๏ธ #authorlife

Harry Styles returns with โ€˜As It Wasโ€™

New single and music video available now 

Today, GRAMMY Awardยฎ-winning global superstar Harry Styles has released his brand new single and video โ€œAs It Was.โ€ 

โ€œAs It Wasโ€ is the lead single from his highly anticipated new album Harryโ€™s House, to be released May 20 on Columbia Records. The music video for โ€œAs It Was,โ€ shot last month in London, finds Harry collaborating with Ukrainian GRAMMY Awardยฎ-nominated director TanuMuino. Listen to โ€œAs It Wasโ€ here and check out the video here.

โ€œDirecting a Harry Styles video was a bucket list dream come true for me as heโ€™s my favorite performer,โ€ says Tanu. โ€œShooting him was bittersweet as it was one of the happiest days of my life, but on the second day of the shoot, my country Ukraine was invaded so you can imagine the insane emotions we had while shooting. Me and my team from Ukraine poured so much love into this video and you can see it on screen. It will be a music video I will never forget and now I can happily retire.โ€ See full team credits below.

Harryโ€™s House is the third solo studio album from Harry Styles and first music release since 2019โ€™s record breaking sophomore album Fine Line. The new 13-track full-length album was recorded in multiple locations across the UK, Los Angeles and Tokyo from 2020 to 2021. It was written by Harry alongside frequent collaborators Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson, and Mitch Rowland.  Harryโ€™s House is available for pre-order at all physical and digital retailers globally. In addition, exclusive configurations will be available at select retailers nationwide including a Target Translucent Yellow vinyl and a Sea Glass Green vinyl available on the artistโ€™s webstore. Pre-order Harryโ€™s House here.

Harry is set to headline the legendary Coachella Festival on April 15 and 22, where he will perform โ€œAs It Wasโ€ for the first time ever. He will then take Love on Tour back on the road in support of Harryโ€™s House in stadiums and arenas across the world this summer, starting June 11 in Glasgow. See full list of dates at https://www.hstyles.co.uk/.

 

Pre-order album here

Pre-save album here

 Source: Nyou

Israel Donates Water Filtration Systems to MinDa

Cheers to potable water from the Israeli-made water filter system.

 From left to right: DCM Nir Balzam, Provincial Board Member Absalon Colandog, Provincial Administrator Dr. Aime Jimeno DVM, MinDA Secretary Maria Belen Sunga Acosta, Ambassador Ilan Fluss, Governor Arlene "Kaka" Bag-ao, PDRRMO Rosario Roxas (Photo credit: MinDA)

 

The Embassy of Israel in the Philippines donatedNUF water filtration systems to Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) which were distributed to Typhoon Odette-stricken areas in Mindanao. 

 

The Israeli-made water filtration systems were delivered to Del Carmen and San Isidro in Siargao Island and Cagdianao and Basilisa in Dinagat Islandson March 29. Joining Ambassador Ilan Fluss and Deputy Chief of Mission Mr. Nir Balzam during the turnover ceremony were MinDA secretary Maria Belen Acosta and Deputy Executive Director Romeo Montenegro. Present were Surigao del Norte Governor Francisco Matugas, Dinagat Islands Governor Arlene Bag-ao, and other government officials.

 

โ€œWater is life. This donation is Israelโ€™s initiative to support and promote access to potable water in the Philippines. When Typhoon Odette struck the areas in Mindanao, Israel saw the need for clean, drinking water. We coordinated with MinDA to help identify which areas we could extend this assistance,โ€ Ambassador Fluss explained. The ambassador added, โ€œIsraelโ€™s innovation and technology can contribute to solving some of the challenges of the Philippines.โ€

 

The Israeli-made technology is a portable crank-operated machine capable of taking water from a polluted source such as a river and purifying up to 400 liters per hour, which is enough to supply all the daily water needs of 300 to 400 people.

 

Prior to this, the embassy sent immediate relief efforts in December to Cebu, Bohol, and Siargao, which were also affected by Typhoon Odette. โ€œThe embassy saw the urgent needs of the people. We donated food packs, hygiene kits, water filtration systems, and solar panels to these affected areas,โ€ Mr. Balzam shared.

 

MinDA and LGUs in Mindanao received a training program by Israelโ€™s Center for International Cooperation (MASHAV) in 2021 for water conservation and management. This joint initiative is part of the ongoing partnership of the Israel Embassy and MASHAV with MinDA.

Source: EMBASSY OF ISRAEL MANILA

Looking Back with Joy

Transit Dialog has published my essay, Looking Back with Joy, yesterday. Allow me to share it with you all:

โ€œ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ.โ€

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—๐—ผ๐˜†

๐˜‰๐˜บ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜“๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ด

I was watching a video on YouTube about gratitude. The vlogger was a published author who shared her achievements in 2021. She said that she was surprised with all that she has achieved during an otherwise challenging year.

Time can fly so fast, especially for a busy author and vlogger. Her joy was palpable in her video, and she simply chose to celebrate herself and her wins.

This video has inspired me to look back on the previous year by flipping through my journal. I saw how the manuscript for my first book was coming together, and the notes that I had for it. I read the entries that I wrote as I launched my first book, as well as my plans for the second one. I was hooked! I did not realize that all of these happened in the span of a few months.

I reached for my second journal for 2021 and looked back on my second bookโ€™s manuscript and outline. I read my thorough notes on my manuscriptโ€™s chapters, and how I still wanted my second book to feel like a self-help book. Sure, it was about self-publishing, but I wanted to motivate my reader by sharing my own experiences as well.

My second book was launched to so many feels on my journal, and I felt my own joy through its pages.

It warmed my heart to read about genuine happiness and personal fulfillment. I did not realize how far I have come because 2021 seemed like a very long and difficult year. Looking back, I wrote and published my two books because it was my creative outlet and career move. I took a risk, and it all worked out in the end.

I recently started writing a new journal for 2022 and I reread my entries for January. I was also caught in a wave of surprise and gratitude. I was able to release a short story for a Canadian publisher, and I was able to enjoy my writing assignments and media partnerships. My first month was busy and fun. It makes me happy to read about my progress so far.

I know that not everyone journals everyday, but if you are going through some tough times, try to list down your wins last year. You might be surprised by all your achievements and how far you have come. You can also look at how your 2022 is going so far, and you will see that you are doing a good job after all.

Celebrate your wins, no matter how small! If you want to start a new hobby this year, I suggest that you take up journaling. You can just use it as a gratitude journal and it will become your tracker for all the good things that have gone well in your life. Being thankful can make your soul feel lighter and your heart a lot warmer. Even if life gets challenging, remember that there is always something to be grateful for.

If you still do not know where to start, then just think of how you are reading this. You are looking at a screen right now and you are fortunate to have the means to afford that gadget. You can read and make sense out of this essay. You are lucky to be literate and capable of understanding concepts. You have friends on this social media platform. Sure, they are not all your real friends, but still, some of them are the real deal.

You can read, you have a gadget in front of you, and you have friends. Now, those are three good things to be thankful for!

Let us learn to look back on our wins and celebrate them. Let us be grateful. And let us look forward to a better 2022 that is filled with hope and more wins.

๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜‰. ๐˜“๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ.๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ 2017. ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ. ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด, ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ด. ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ˆ๐˜‰ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜œ๐˜ˆ&๐˜—.

Source: Transit Dialog