I can only imagine the anguish that she felt at that moment in time .

As for those who doubt the collective power of blogging, they need to look no further at the case of Sassy Lawyer. The camaraderie of the blogging community she fostered and nurtured throughout the years responded when she cried for help.

Through the sheer hard work of Yuga (Connie's partner at Pinoyblog), Karen, and Rick Ellis, Sassy Lawyer, after just ten days, like a looming phoenix, rose from its ashes during the New Year of 2006.

But like any reincarnation, feathers are ruffled and left behind. When the dust cleared, Sassy's three months archives between August 17, 2005 and December 17, 2005 proved to be harder to revive than the souls in Dante's Purgatorio.

Unfortunately, a linked at my Prostitution: to Legalize article, points out to Sassy's missing October archives. So rolling up my sleeves, I've decided to search a cache of it. One article search led to another, until not knowing it, I've drifted into the haze of the web surfing sea.

After more than two hours of browsing, listed herein are the titles of Sassy Lawyer's missing files:

OLDER ARCHIVES

• May 4, 2003 to August 17, 2005

AUGUST 18-31

1. Fries and breast cancer • August 18, 2005


2. Star Wars Episode III, re-interpreted • August 19, 2005


3. Starring role or supporting role? • Page 1 of 2 • August 19, 2005


4. Ayala Avenue transformed • August 19, 2005


5. We want real news • 21 comments • August 20, 2005 @ 03:54 PM


6. So who's the blogger? • August 22, 2005 @ 03:42 AM


7. Human Rights violations • Page 1 of 2 • 32 Comments @ August 22, 2005


8. 'Sellings Songs of Leyte' still going places • 2 Pages: 1, 2 • 10 comments • August 23, 2005 @ 10:28 AM


9. Erap's bail: Gloria's dilemma • August 23, 2005 @ 12:39 PM


10. Political reconciliation • Page 1 of 2 • 22 comments • August 25, 2005 @ 09:16 AM


11. A competitor for Viagra • August 25, 2005 @ 01:06 PM


12. Jollibee to buy Red Ribbon • August 25, 2005 @ 01:02 PM


13. Opting for cheaper forms of entertainment1st Paragraph • August 25, 2005 @ 01:10 PM


14. Let's play seer • 26 Comments • August 28, 2005 @ 11:28 AM


15. Last Thursday's 'Debate' • Page 1 of 2 • August 27, 2005 @ 02:18 PM


16. Two new pinoy food blogs! • August 27, 2005 @ 09:43 AM


17. Migrating? • August 29, 2005 @ 04:49 PM


18. The Philippine Presidency • August 30, 2005 @ 10:39 AM


19. Rising action • 1st Paragraph • 8 comments • August 30, 2005 @ 10:44 PM


20. Rising action 2 • Page 1 of 2 • August 30, 2005 @ 11:35 PM


21. Holidays, Mondays and impeachment • 11 Comments • August 30, 2005 @ 12:11 AM


22. Lozano's complaint thrown out • 38 comment • August 31, 2005 @ 09:41 PM


23. Wrong, Rep. Baterina • August 31, 2005 @ 08:30 PM


24. Good news for cell phone users • Page 1 of 2 • August 31, 2005 @ 06:20 PM

SEPTEMBER

1. The parallel agenda • Page 1 of 3 • September 01, 2005 @ 12:39 AM


2. 'The Jacket' : love beyond time and space • September 02, 2005 @ 08:40 AM


3. Raising false hopes • Page 1 of 2 • September 02, 2005 @ 02:07 PM


4. LPG prices up • September 03, 2005 @ 01:07 PM


5. Eddie Gil is news again! • September 03, 2005 @ 01:38 PM


6. The book of rules • 17 Comments • September 05, 2005 @ 11:40 PM


7. Tactics and dare • 8 Comments • September 06, 2005 @ 12:21 AM


8. Escudero and Datumanong • 2 Comments • September 06, 2005 @ 01:15 AM


9. Escudero pushes too far • 11 Comments • September 06, 2005 @ 01:46 AM


10. So, what else? • Page 1 of 2 • 10 Comments • September 06, 2005 @ 02:18 AM


11. Jueteng, jueteng and jueteng still • Page 1 of 3 • 13 Comments • September 06, 2005 @ 02:44 AM


12. Impeachment complaint against Arroyo dismissed • 2 Pages: 1, 2 • September 06, 2005 @ 03:35 PM


13. Anti-climactic; hardly orgasmic • September 08, 2005 @ 11:01 AM


14. Impeachment saga continues • September 08, 2005 @ 04:12 PM


15. So, who's betrayed the public trust now? • September 08, 2005 @ 07:51 PM


16. Admission of what? • September 09, 2005 @ 03:49 PM


17. Intelligence of intelligence • 17 Comments • September 09, 2005 @ 04:08 PM


18. Man with pig's heart? • September 12, 2005 @ 02:48 PM


19. A trap for Noli; what about Loren? • September 12, 2005 @ 03:25 PM


20. The auction of Imelda's jewelry • September 12, 2005 @ 03:58 PM


21. The impeachment saga and representative democracy • Page 1 of 3 • September 13, 2005 @ 08:46 AM


22. Guen Garlejo Aguilar • September 13, 2005 @ 09:53 AM


23. Even the devil can bid • September 13, 2005 @ 10:41 AM


24. Haydee Yorac, 64 • September 13, 2005 @ 11:24 AM


25. Espionage, sovereignty and privacy • September 15, 2005 @ 08:16 AM


26. She's at it again • September 15, 2005 @ 11:52 AM


27. Criminal complaint filed against CAP • September 15, 2005 @ 07:55 PM


28. This time, the opposition better do it right • Page 1 of 2 • September 15, 2005 @ 08:32 PM


29. Comedy time • Page 1 of 2 • 8 comment • September 15, 2005 @ 09:42 PM


30. Absent • Page 1 of 2 • September 16, 2005 @ 08:12 PM


31. Strange news for the day • Page 1 of 2 • 13 comments • September 16, 2005 @ 11:01 PM


32. Espionage is research? No shit! • 100 comments • September 17, 2005 @ 03:02 PM


33. Don't sensationalize... please? • 11 comments • September 17, 2005 @ 04:25 PM


34. Junk food, schools and our kids’ health education • Page 1 of 3 • 63 comments • September 20, 2005 @ 10:08 AM


35. The espionage story deepens • 31 comments • September 20, 2005 @ 05:38 PM


36. Jolosjos and his 'arrythmia' • 20 comments • September 21, 2005 @ 03:08 PM


37. Norberto Gonzales, man of the hour • Page 1 of 2 • 13 comments • September 21, 2005 @ 06:18 PM


38. Books, books and more books • 14 comments • September 21, 2005 @ 10:49 PM


39. Laughing at whom? • 48 comments • September 21, 2005 @ 11:38 PM


40. Marcos, Arroyo and Martial Law • Page 1 of 3 • 3 comments • September 22, 2005 @ 12:22 AM


41. Noli de Castro and Joseph Mussomeli • Page 1 of 2 • 33 comments • September 22, 2005 @ 01:52 PM


42. Still on Martial Law • 6 comments • September 23, 2005 @ 03:29 PM


43. Short-sighted • 40 Comments • September 23, 2005 @ 07:42 PM


44. Interpreting statistical data • 33 Comments • September 23, 2005 @ 08:25 PM


45. Time Magazine's Asian Heroes 2005 • Page 1 of 2 • 59 Comments • September 24, 2005 @ 01:35 PM


46. The TV networks intramurals • Page 1 of 2 • 9 comments • September 26, 2005 @ 01:08 PM


47. UP Law's new dean • September 26, 2005 @ 05:56 PM


48. Time Asia, heroes and heroism • Page 1 of 3 • 14 comments • September 27, 2005 @ 03:18 PM


49. The uncyclopedia • September 28, 2005 @ 07:46 AM


50. Free for all • 2 Pages: 1, 2 • 7 comments • September 28, 2005 @ 12:41 PM


51. What Jalosjos deserves • Page 1 of 4 • 19 comments • September 29, 2005 @ 12:38 AM


52. Use English • 2 Pages: 1, 2 • September 29, 2005 @ 12:53 AM

OCTOBER

1. Congress' power to cite for contempt • Page 1 of 3 • October 01, 2005 @ 03:08 PM


2. I feel geeky and funny and fine • Page 1 of 3 • 9 Comment • October 03, 2005 @ 10:28 PM


3. Monolingual or bilingual? • 57 Comments • October 04, 2005 @ 12:46 AM


4. Executive privilege • page 1 of 2 • 4 Comments • October 04, 2005 @ 12:42 PM


5. The mystery of the milky sea • 9 Comments • October 05, 2005 @ 01:35 PM


6. Christmas, blogs, food... • Page 1 of 5 • 24 Comments • October 06, 2005 • 09:59 AM


7. Updated Expression Engine • Page 1 of 2 • October 11, 2005


8. NAMFREL chief an alien? • 1st Paragraph • October 11, 2005 @ 10:05 AM


9. How to kill our culinary heritage • 3 Pages: 1, 2 • Tuesday, October 11, 2005 @ 11:16 AM


10. Dissecting the anti-terrorism bill • Page 1 of 3 • October 12, 2005


11. All Saints Day • Page 1 of 3 • October 13, 2005 @ 12:41 PM


12. The lotto jackpot winner • October 14, 2005 @ 02:31 PM


13. Cops, paid rallyists and human rights violations • Page 1 of 3 • October 15, 2005 @ 02:23 PM


14. A hell called e-VAT October • 4 Pages : 1, 3 • 18, 2005 • 08:46 PM


15. British beef not good enough for Americans? • October 18, 2005 @ 11:36 PM


16. MP3s in your boobies • October 18, 2005 @ 11:19 PM


17. Claus von Bülow and 'Reversal of Fortune' • Page 1 of 2 • October 19, 2005 @ 06:22 PM
18. 
    
"Excellence in Digital Imaging Expo" • Page 1 of 2 • October 19, 2005 @ 09:03 AM

19. PhP 10B and 10 years to upgrade public school education • 10 comments • October 20, 2005 @ 12:23 PM


20. The profiler, bloghopping, atbp. • Page 1 of 2 • October 20, 2005 @ 02:39 PM


21. Legitimate grievance • October 22, 2005 @ 09:16 PM


22. Photos from the Canon Expo • Page 1 of 3 • October 22, 2005 @ 01:24 PM


23. Adobo, bastardized cooking and fusion cuisine • October 22, 2005 @ 11:45 PM


24. Selling off our national patrimony • October 24, 2005 @ 07:15 PM


25. Snap elections • October 24, 2005 @ 02:05 PM


26. Erap ineligible to run in snap elections • Page 1 of 2 • October 24, 2005 @ 10:25 PM


27. The right direction is toward systemic changes • Page 1 of 4 • October 25, 2005 @ 12:11 AM


28. Podcasting • October 25, 2005 @ 12:24 AM


29. Believe it or not • October 25, 2005 @ 12:48 AM


30. The BOBs • October 25, 2005 @ 11:17 PM


31. Blogs filtered at workplace • October 26, 2005 @ 07:23 AM


32. Strange request from Malacañang to media • Page 1 of 2 • October 26, 2005 @ 01:15 PM


33. Unity government? • 1st Paragraph • October 26, 2005 @ 07:06 PM


34. Opposition (sort of) rejects Gloria's offer • October 26, 2005 @ 11:56 PM


35. Snap elections, ChaCha and delusions of grandeur • 4 Pages: 1, 4 • 11 Comments• October 27, 2005 @ 12:11 AM


36. Going WiFi • October 27, 2005 @ 09:09 AM


37. Bird flu and migratory birds in the Candaba Swamp • Page 1 of 2 • October 27, 2005 @ 10:27 AM


38. Cat and dog fur • October 27, 2005 @ 12:43 PM


39. Aswang Festival to start tomorrow • Page 1 of 3 • October 27, 2005 @ 09:51 PM


40. Eastwood City's Longest Buffet • October 27, 2005 @ 11:54 PM


41. Smart's BlackBerry Connect • October 28, 2005 @ 06:35 PM


42. Dyslexic geniuses • October 28, 2005 @ 11:46 PM


43. Halloween: origin, old customs, current practices • 3 Pages: 1, 2, 3 • October 29, 2005 @ 05:51 AM


44. Smart Wifi: trees are obstructions • Page 1 of 2 • 17 Comments • October 31, 2005 @ 12:17 PM

NOVEMBER

1. The exorcist • 4 comments • November 01, 2005 @ 02:13 AM


2. Consumer Awareness: beyond a month-long event • Page 1 of 3 • 15 comments • November 01, 2005 @ 02:17 AM
   
3. Julius Babao in trouble • Page 1 of 5 • November 02, 2005 @ 11:09 PM


4. Does mother really always know best? • Page 1 of 4 • November 03, 2005 @ 11:37 PM


5. A December coup will kick Gloria out • November 03, 2005 @ 11:47 PM


6. Shocking news... not once, but twice! • November 04, 2005 @ 11:29 PM


7. 'The Legend of Zorro' • November 05, 2005 @ 12:19 AM


8. On the TRO against PCIJ • 1st Paragraph • November 05, 2005 @ 02:05 AM


9. Thank you, Jonas! • November 05, 2005 @ 03:28 PM


10. GMA and MAR: blogging? • 1 comment • November 05, 2005 @ 04:46 PM


11. Yuga's tips • 3 comments • November 07, 2005 @ 12:12 AM


12. Proper use of government vehicles • 1st Paragraph • November 07, 2005 @ 03:03 PM


13. Another version of the Greenpeace Tubbataha incident • Page 1 of 2 • November 07, 2005 @ 03:47 PM


14. Photos from 'Goblet of Fire' premiere • 1 comment • November 07, 2005 @ 08:47 PM


15. A strange and terrible dream • Page 1 of 3 • November 08, 2005 @ 12:36 AM


16. Did you say 'pabalot'? • November 08, 2005 @ 10:47 AM


17. Christopher Edward Buckingham: the fake earl • Page 1 of 2 • November 09, 2005 @ 08:56 AM


18. ABS-CBN's RSS • November 09, 2005 @ 10:50 AM


19. Who's selling private information? • 1st Paragraph • November 09, 2005 @ 07:42 PM


20. Alternative fuel: good news, for a change • November 09, 2005 @ 09:04 PM


21. The politics and culture of Philippine sports • Page 1 of 3 • November 10, 2005 @ 12:02 AM


22. Cooking turkey? • 1 comment • November 10, 2005 @ 01:14 PM


23. Unbelievable mess • Page 1 of 2 • November 10, 2005 @ 02:30 PM


24. Scrap the VFA • 1st Paragraph • November 10, 2005 @ 05:14 PM


25. It happens everytime • 20 comments • November 11, 2005 @ 02:17 AM


26. The Greenpeace Masinloc protest rally • Page 1 of 2 • November 11, 2005 @ 01:21 PM


27. US marines off to Japan? • November 12, 2005 @ 12:05 AM


28. Still on the Subic rape case • 5 comments • November 12, 2005 @ 01:15 AM


29. Intelligent, intelligence: much abused words • November 12, 2005 @ 06:24 PM


30. Send and receive e-cards safely • November 14, 2005 @ 10:09 AM


31. Have you seen a 'Swearsaurus'? • November 14, 2005 @ 10:12 AM


32. Banning cell phone use inside banks • November 14, 2005 @ 11:11 AM


33. Biggest Christmas tree ever • November 14, 2005 @ 07:57 PM


34. Benefit of the doubt not infinite • November 14, 2005 @ 10:55 PM


35. Self-defeating strategy for promoting advocacies • 4 Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4 • 13 comments • November 15, 2005 @ 12:06 AM


36. A new baby • 4 comments • November 15, 2005 @ 01:07 PM


37. Do you think you're poor? • 1st Paragraph • November 16, 2005 @ 01:32 PM


38. Is it just me or have some online papers gone? • November 16, 2005 @ 02:30 PM


39. PhP 27B of PhP 35B of Marcos money has been spent • page 1 • 10 comments • November 16, 2005 @ 02:46 PM


40. Two worlds • 10 comments • November 16, 2005 @ 03:14 PM


41. Parties in the context of Pinoy culture • November 17, 2005 @ 02:09 PM


42. SEA Games rigged for a Pinoy victory? • November 17, 2005 @ 02:29 PM


43. Another unintelligent intelligence report • 11 comments • November 17, 2005 @ 10:31 PM


44. Surviving an anxiety attack • 1st Paragraph • November 18, 2005 @ 06:31 PM


45. Pinoy food bloggers plagiarized • 21 comments • November 19, 2005 @ 01:03 PM


46. Ortigas Ave. Ext., Nov. 20, 4.45 p.m. • November 21, 2005 @ 04:19 PM


47. I'm a survivor • November 21, 2005 @ 04:32 PM


48. The fine art of culinary blogging • Page 1 of 2 • November 23, 2005 @ 08:54 AM


49. Kill the rats, make some money • 1st Paragraph • November 24, 2005 @ 02:26 PM


50. Drumbeating the lifestyles of the rich and famous • Page 1 of 3 • 24 Comments • November 24, 2005 @ 02:39 PM


51. Sun Star's beauty contest • 7 comments • November 24, 2005 @ 03:01 PM


52. KMGA: If you need a laugh... • November 25, 2005 @ 10:06 AM


53. Miriam out of Supreme Court Chief Justice race • 1st Paragraph • November 25, 2005 @ 10:34 PM


54. Dealing with hawkers and tele-marketers • Page 1 of 3 • November 28, 2005 @ 02:07 PM


55. Los Baños, Laguna • 2 Pages: 1, 2 • November 28, 2005 @ 08:25 PM


56. Tagaytay, Los Baños: memories old and new • November 29, 2005 @ 12:24 AM


57. They're called links • 7 comments • November 29, 2005 @ 07:53 PM


58. Marriage of convenience • November 29, 2005 @ 08:21 PM


59. Indefinite hiatus • November 29, 2005 @ 08:30 PM


60. Kapok tree, U.P. Los Baños • November 30, 2005 @ 10:58 AM

DECEMBER 1-17

1. Trading ideology for political expediency • December 01, 2005 @ 09:33 AM


2. It's the Thai PM's turn to complain • 1st Paragraph • December 01, 2005 @ 09:48 AM


3. Finally, it happened • December 01, 2005 @ 01:47 PM


4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • 1st Paragraph • December 01, 2005 @ 10:57 PM


5. Garcia's fate • 1st Paragraph • December 02, 2005 @ 06:44 PM


6. On the immunity for Garci • December 02, 2005 • 07:18 PM


7. Transportation shortage? • 1st Paragraph • December 02, 2005 @ 08:36 PM


8. Hawkers on the highway • December 03, 2005 @ 11:15 AM


9. Global Voices needs a managing editor • 1st Paragraph • December 03, 2005


10. Adoption trends in Australia: issues • 1st Paragraph • December 03, 2005


11. Where's the hard labor? • 1st Paragraph • December 04, 2005


12. Sexsomnia: new defense for sex offenders • 1st Paragraph • December 05, 2005


13. Terrorist threat? • 1st Paragraph • December 05, 2005


14. What does Miriam Santiago want to prove now? • Page 1 of 2 • December 06, 2005


15. Tomorrow is Garci day • December 06, 2005


16. The Articles of War and civilian authority • December 06, 2005 @ 12:06 AM,


17. Garci testifies before the Lower House • December 07, 2005


18. Cayetano, Pichay and Antonino • 1st Paragraph • December 07, 2005 @ 04:36 PM


19. Less in life, more under the law? • 1st Paragraph • December 08, 2005 @ 07:11 PM


20. The real agenda is to keep us in the dark • December 08, 2005 @ 07:22 PM


21. An argument that started well... • December 09, 2005


22. Putting up the Christmas tree • 1st Paragraph • 9 comments • December 09, 2005 @ 12:25 PM


23. Filipina accuses South African ambassador of rape • December 09, 2005 @ 03:45 PM


24. Substandard colleges and universities • 3 Pages: 1, 2, 3 • 21 comments • December 10, 2005 @ 12:49 PM


25. Not snobbing the Weblog Awards • 1st Paragraph • December 10, 2005 @ 01:32 PM


26. Corruption in education • 10 comments • December 10, 2005 @ 02:09 PM


27. She has a point • Page 1 of 2 • 6 comments • December 12, 2005 @ 02:11 PM


28. What do you call these 'men'...macho? • Page 1 of 2 • 16 comments • December 13, 2005 @ 02:58 PM


29. The Pinoy wet market experience • 4 Pages: 1, 3 • 7 comments • December 13, 2005 @ 09:58 AM


30. Playschool Disney • 5 comments • December 13, 2005 @ 10:14 PM


31. On vultures and bacteria of decay • 7 comments • December 14, 2005 @ 06:15 PM


32. Silly denials • 17 comments • December 14, 2005 @ 07:34 PM


33. How much about Christmas is urban legend? • 1st Paragraph • December 15, 2005 @ 11:00 PM


34. No elections until 2010? • 1st Paragraph • 3 comments • December 15, 2005 @ 11:28 PM


35. What Hubert Webb and Garci have in common • 1 comment • December 16, 2005 @ 02:04 PM


36. Free mobile phone • 1st Paragraph • December 17, 2005 @ 02:15 PM


37. Organized bribery, sucking up and indecent proposal • 1st Paragraph • December 17, 2005 @ 05:01 PM


38. Wiretapping, Bush style • 1st Paragraph • December 17, 2005 @ 10:25 PM

And, yes I did find out what I've originally seek : Headlines you won't see in local papers ( 4 Pages: 1, 2, 3, 4). Not only that, but I found out that this is a rehash of the same topic she wrote a year before (Legitimation of prostitution is the trend Tuesday, January 20, 2004 • Prostitutes are not always victims Friday, August 13, 2004). Such is Sassy Lawyer's conviction that even with the passing years, her belief endured the test of unwavering time.

Here's wishing that she would watch Episode 56 of the fourth season of Sex and the City:

My Motherboard, My Self

Newspaper columnist Carrie Bradshaw's laptop crashed (contained within are her past, present, and future columns).

"How often do you back up?" said Adrianne, her boyfriend.

"Back up?" she replied.

Last January 4, I've saved a few full post articles. I didn't have enough time to include it then. Here it is, in downloadable form:

1. August (1)


2. September (6)


3. October (7)


4. November (46)


5. December (27)


6. Comments

There are more than a hundred articles in the original download. I've trimmed it to 87, weeding out all of the pre-existing articles at Sassy's new blog, to avoid duplicates.