Oh my! Who would show up on my inbox today but the great Paulo Coelho. I wrote him yesterday coz Karen said he really replies to readers' mail but I never expected it will be so soon.Mr. Coelho's full message, with my email to him, goes:Dear Annalyn,Thank you for your kind email. It's very important to know what the reader feels towards my work. I've got great respect for your opinion and I'm grateful for that.May love always be your guide in every moment of your lifePaulo CoelhoNome = Annalynemail = olivemist@yahoo.comPais = Philippinessubject = Hello and greetings ... Continue Reading...
Hoard mentality
I learned a couple of words from Encarta yesterday. Some of these are: garbology, "the study of waste materials," and defenestrate, "to throw something or somebody out of window." Usage: "I felt like a defenestrated object a few weeks ago but now am fully recycled and don't feel otiose at all." Otiose, my dear friends, means "worthless."Am reminded of garbology because our corporate office is moving its headquarters to a five-star hotel nearby and all of us are in a frenzy packing our things. The morning had accounting clerks putting inventory tags on our office ... Continue Reading...
My first Rotary meeting
I attended my first Rotary Club meeting at a five-star hotel last night, and only because my padrino has been inviting me to join for the longest time.It was not bad, I am actually looking forward to joining a prestigious organization.I believe I have reached a stage in my life where I should share my talents and serve the greater community. In the past seven months, the only thing I've done was give away my old TV set and component to my indigent neighbors in Pasay.I would definitely like to do more.Jun, the Rotary Club president, apprised me that there are three main ... Continue Reading...
Blogging and/or Journalism?
Blogging is definitely far from being juvenile. A closer look will reveal a lot of intelligent blogs in cyberspace ( and I am not talking of Washingtonniene). It's a different medium altogether, to the point that it's even being used in the present US presidential campaign. Having been a journalist, I was challenged by a question posed by NYU Department of Journalism faculty member Jay Rosen on whether or not blogging is journalism. I am mighty sure there is strong debate on the subject since journalists would think of themselves as an entirely different clique ... Continue Reading...
Thoughts from a Virgin Blogger
My life has not taken on a normal course since I started this blog a few days ago. Suddenly, I am obsessed with knowing so much about the blogosphere in so little time. I am learning but I can only take so much of wysiwg, site feeds, atom, RSS, hyperlinks and all that stuff. There's a big technorati community out there adept in uttering a new generation of blogspeak which can be Greek to some of us raised in the tradition of Hemingway and Mrs. Dalloway. When I successfully uploaded my design for this blog, I thought blogger was a no-brainer. But then, I spent a ... Continue Reading...
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