Spotlight on NAIZA

Today the Squidoo Spotlight shines on 100 Club Member NAIZA

1. Tell us about your blog, “Life in a so-called Strap of Steel“

It is something personal to me where all my hopes and fears that I don’t usually had the chance to say or talk about in person it was all in there. When I started it about a year ago, it wasn’t in my intention to update it as much as I’d like to. It was just some sort of an online journal of what goes through with me at the end of the day and whatever issues I’d face in this journey due to a genetic bone disorder “Idiopathic Carpotarsal Osteolysis” I struggled for twenty-three years now. For what I am now today, I owe this gratitude to my Mom, my family and friends. About the title (of this blog), it just eventually bumps into my head one day after waking up from my solitary confinement while recovering after a series of reconstructive surgery a few years back.

2. What is your favorite topic to make lenses and why?

I actually don’t have any favorites that I entitled to I just don’t want to limit myself. I’ve always been a random person that is what I guess reflect in all of my published lenses so far. But if I had to choose one topic I enjoyed creating that would be my foodie lenses since I love eating and it is something close to my heart. I can easily take pleasure in eating good food no matter how simple it is.

I was just starting making lenses two years ago, I tend to psyche myself if I was still doing the right thing in all that jazz. Sometimes, it feels like I’m not quite sure how to start with the things I end up like I did last time. It is somewhat a hard deal for me on how to keep up with a major fall back of ideas when I badly needed it. So when all else fails, I tried to stick on my guts as they say, I often turn on to the things which is passionately I know about or at least close to my heart. And the more you are persistent and willing to learn and enjoyed what you are doing in the end it will soon reflect in your lenses. I also want to take this opportunity to thank the person who first introduced me to Squidoo, thank you GramaBarb!

3. Which of you lenses did you make first and why?

My first ever lens that I did was about my mother country, the Philippines. I really wanted it to be simple and since I live here it’s my way of showing my country to some of my overseas friends through my lenses. There I realize how I’m inclined to love everything about Asia, its people and its fascinating culture. I also love writing about entertainment, book reviews and music and movie lens since I’m a self-confessed movie freak.

And not all that, I love foodie lenses too! How many times I have to say that?! Even though I’m not a heavy eater or a chef, my foodie lenses are surprisingly a real hit. It is obviously seen in my Easy Homemade Empanada Recipe lens as my top ranked lens overall. I just love creating lenses almost about anything that comes to my mind!

4. Cats or Dogs?

I can’t choose one which is which. I’d just love all my dogs too. Oh my! I’m more of a cat person too. What about both? Oh well.

You can learn more about NAIZA by visiting her lensography:  My Untold Squidoo Story: A Lensography