PBA column Just in case some people didn't see Manila Bulletin's Technews street edition last Monday, featuring my little write-up on the just-concluded Philippine Blog Awards.. here are scanned images. PBA pics@MB Nice to see happy, smiling faces. Special thanks to my editor and the lay-out artist :P And of course, Karla who provided the photos. Just a little erratum: "Marketmanila bags the Bloggers Choice Award from Globe " ... Continue Reading...
Why bloggers are the new block… new (spoiled) kids on the block
Close to three years of being a blogger and more than two years of covering the blog beat has led me to observe the emergence of a "blogging culture" and how, little by little, these bloggers - the so-called new kids on the block - are running over the mainstream. A few examples: Blogger: Six-figure monthly salary, if you're an A-lister, no age required Journalist: Six-figure monthly salary, if you're a seasoned editor-in-chief, pushing 40 to 50 Blogger: Work from home Journalist: Surely you can bring work. At home. Blogger: Flexible hours. Journalist: ... Continue Reading...
’twas like the Oscars of Philippine blogging, teehee..
One of the highlights of the past week was the finals of the Philippine Blog Awards. Being a judge and minor sponsor to this event, I was egging my friends to go with me but nobody wanted to, either because they were busy, shy, scared or whatever. Finally, my buddy James, managing ed of Metro Magazine relented...maybe because he's curious about blogging and will start a blog soon?? (abangan) Here's one of our first pictures when we arrived at the humungous RCBC Plaza with another blogger, Pierre of The Jester in Exile. Who else would I see loitering in the ... Continue Reading...
Last call for the Philippine Bloggies
philippine bloggies Honestly, I never thought that covering the blog beat can be very overwhelming. The number of blogger meet-ups and events in the past months- both formal and informal - have been so much more than you can imagine and now, there's the Philippine Blog Awards to round it all up. PBA 2007 is the first venture of such kind to be organized by bloggers, for the country's bustling community of bloggers. Although a similar search has been done before, it has not generated as much buzz as it is now. Blogging in the country is growing at a ... Continue Reading...
Waxing nostalgic and becoming a Nostalgia Bloggista
Childhood photo1. I had fun answering the questions sent me by Nostalgia Manila for its Nostalgia Bloggista feature. I am reprinting the questions (and my answers here) but you can still hop on over to the Nostalgia site for more of my childhood photos, haha. 1. Where did you grow up, and what made that place special?< I was raised by my late grandparents in this remote place called Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte. This is a coastal town of which the famed Limasawa island is a part of. We had this nice concrete bungalow fronting the sea from where you ... Continue Reading...
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