As a blogger, I have developed the habit of checking my stats on a daily basis. I believe numbers do not lie. In a way, it gives me an idea of how wide my readership is. The number of page views for a week or for a month allows me to see my blog's progress since its birth almost three months ago.  Generally, I can say...so far, so good!

For today's post I would like to make special mention of my viewers in Russia. What I posted some six weeks ago reflected not a single visitor from that part of the world. However, a day or two after that post, I started seeing Russia on my dashboard. Almost everyday since then, page views from Russia have been shown on my stats. And the increasing figures inspire me. It has even surpassed the United States where I have friends and kin. 

The number of page views do not necessarily translate to number of persons. Even then, numbers still speak. What intrigues me is the fact that I know not anyone in that far away place of this planet. Taking a bold move through this post, I would like to reach out to you, my valued viewers in Russia, and invite you to connect with me.  Some of you might be bloggers too. If so, then I wish you will give me the joy of viewing your blog too. Thank you!

My email address: adnilpc16@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

facing my dashboard
page views for month past i see
 numbers inspire me


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page views from russia
inspiring yet intriguing
 no one there i know


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Becoming a blogger never crossed my mind until twenty months after my retirement as a Math teacher. As I have expressed in my maiden post last February 1, it was the insistent prodding of a friend that gave birth to haiku lanes. To her I owe so much - the challenge, the inspiration, and her faith in me.

As a neophyte, with a very minimal exposure to blogs before, I sure went through days of doubt whether my blog will attract visitors. Seeing just a few friends visiting in the first week of its run was honestly weakening my guts. But as the days and weeks  moved on I saw the increasing figures in my stats. I felt more challenged to continue. Friends, kin, former students and associates, my friends' friends and kin and even unknown people from other countries. I draw inspiration from their visits. 

This morning as I was facing my dashboard to check my stats, an astounding fact captured my attention. It made my eyes open wide as in disbelief. Barely six weeks since I started haiku lanes, getting 173 pageviews in a day is just so overwhelming - 104 from my very own country and 69 from foreign shores. Could not suppress a wow ! It maybe such a small thing for seasoned bloggers; but, for one who is only six weeks in the blogging world, it's a whale lot!

makes you smile or frown

whatever they represent

numbers in one's life

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inspiring numbers

pageviews on my stats today

i feel ten feet tall!

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