My Blog-O-Rama column in Manila Bulletin this week deals with "WikiPilipinas and today's knowledge revolution." If you belong to the older generation (like me), do you remember the time when passing a term paper entailed being holed up in the library for hours? Poring through thousands of titles was a great challenge as finishing the paper itself. Of course during this time, buying a 24- or 30-volume encyclopedia was a status symbol in Filipino families, much like owning a piano or having a member of the family work in Saudi or Southern California. Who would ... Continue Reading...
When blogs can take down royalty (and Malu Fernandez)
Malu Fernandez for Wow Philippines!. The Bitch has resigned, and if there's one thing that the Malu Fernandez issue has taught us, it is the viral capability of blogs and assorted online media, to make things happen. In 1986, people converged in army camps with rosaries and warm bodies to topple down a dictatorship. In 2007 and beyond, it appears like the rules have changed. Causes and advocacies will no longer be waged in the actual battlefront but in the arena of blogs, wikis and other influencers of public opinion. Still bloodless like People Power ... Continue Reading...
Oh sweetness! Manila welcomes first Mrs. Fields Cookie Cafe
Mrs. Fields treats. Cookieholics rejoice! The well-loved Mrs. Fields has grown into a fully-functional Cookie Cafe and it's coming in our beloved city of Manila on September 1. Having been a few of the lucky ones to be given a preview of the cafe before it opens to the public, we must say Mrs. Fields at the Manila Pavilion will soon become a hit because of its diverse offerings and heavenly dessert delights, all aimed at satisfying the sweet tooth in you. Just a few of its mouthwatering selections: giant cookie cakes which you can have inscribed ... Continue Reading...
On ‘choosing your own battles’
Life is a constant struggle. But if there's one thing I've learned with age, it's the fact that we always have the option of choosing how to react to certain actions and situations. This is more important than we think because our state of happiness or unhappiness depends on it. Call it a matter of principle or common sense but I do believe that not all battles are worth fighting for . We choose only the battle(s) worth our effort and we stick with it. I am saying this because our existence is too short for waging all sorts of battles and it's a pity how we see ... Continue Reading...
LiveBlogging with Carl Ocab: “How To Make Money Online with a 14-Year Old”
KidBlogger in action. Carl Ocab has been in the news lately due to questions of his 'authenticity.' Is he the one behind the successful money-making blog or is he not? As a blog columnist, it seemed fair enough to test his blogging skills in action, something which he happily obliged at an internet cafe somewhere in Glorietta 3. I have to admit I had BIG doubts about the KidBlogger prior to meeting him. He turned out to be super-shy in person... a man of few words, but not in the written word. He said he doesn't mind the suspicions and speculations ... Continue Reading...
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