Jun
30
2011
June 30 is Social Media Day - a day when millions of people all over the world celebrate the advent of technological advancements that have shrank the world and allowed people who live on opposite sides of the world, whether they know each other in real life or have met virtually through a common forum, …
Dec
28
2010
Okay, here I am typing this while sick and in bed. I missed Christmas celebrations with the family and will most likely miss New Year’s too. But that is not what makes a bloggable event, right? A bloggable event is something that isn’t run-of-the-mill (although I wouldn’t call my cough and colds run-of-the-mill). It has …
Sep
05
2010
Ever since Pres. Barack Obama was ushered into the highest position of the land in the United States on the back of a campaign built with the help of the internet and new media, the landscape of government has never been the same. The ease of Pres. Obama with tech, new media (bloggers), the web, …
Aug
04
2010
I have not really had time to blog about what I had been doing these past months. It’s been a whirlwind time doing my usual mommy activities while participating in a new advocacy. Since October of 2009, I became part of a group of concerned citizen bloggers who wanted to do something other than our …
Jan
01
2010
To whoever designed this 2010 wallpaper: I owe a debt of gratitude to you. This is going to be my 2010 wallpaper and avatar in most of my social network sites. A little flashback… Those who know me from about 2 decades back know that I came from a different mold altogether. Dad was an …
Dec
10
2009
Are we aware of how HIV/AIDS is rapidly spreading in the Philippines and in the world? I got hold of some materials with some statistics from the National Epidemiology Center and was shocked to find out that: – At the present rate, there will be 700 new cases of HIV/AIDS before 2009 ends – In …
Nov
27
2009
A diverse group of bloggers have come together to write articles on election-related issues to foster voter’s education, commentaries, features on the candidates running for national positions, and any other topics that would broaden the voters’ ability to vote wisely in the coming 2010 Philippine elections. Vibal Foundation’s Philippine Online Chronicles (http://thepoc.net) is hosting BlogWatch.ph …
Nov
17
2009
I had an earlier post about being part of Blog Watch, hosted by Vibal Foundation’s Philippine Online Chronicles. On November 24, 2009, Blog Watch will be formally launched in the presence of traditional and new media at Max’s Restaurant on Jupiter St., Makati, from 11am to 2pm. The blogger-writers for Blog Watch will attempt to …
Jul
18
2009
This Kreative Blogger Award was given to me by my dear friend from my Philadelphia past, Kathleen. Thanks so much, Kathleen! I am thrilled to have been chosen one of Kathleen’s 7 best-loved blogs and as it is with awards like this, it is now my turn to pay it forward and choose 7 of …
May
31
2009
A few months ago, a group of bloggers (including myself) were involved in a closed beta project to test Sandbox. Media practitioners and some internet celebrities also joined in during this test phase. Now, Sandbox is launching into open beta and I would like to invite you to check it out. Most of my blogger …
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