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Archive for September, 2009

Support Filipino Architect Gonzalo Raymundo

Architect Gonzalo “Jun” Raymundo, 55, based in Quezon City saw the announcement of a design competition on the web. Seeing that it was easy to join and there were no fees to pay, he came up with a design and joined. Now, this Filipino architect is one of the top 10 finalists in prestigious Guggenheim [...]

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A mini iBlog Summit on November 15

I was browsing through my Facebook, trying to get the feel of this social media, when I saw Janette Toral’s latest status – she announced a mini iBlog Summit on November 15, 2009.
All I can say is GREAT!
The event called iBlogMini@CEL will from 1 to 5 p.m. on November 15 Sunday at the World Trade [...]

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Friends and bloggers

The online world is a fun and dynamic environment. You get to meet a lot of interesting characters who all seem to be friendly as well.
Of course, there are the ‘not-so-friendly’ online personalities, but they’re not really that many to dampen one’s beautiful online experience.
It’s easy to fake a good personality online, it’s easy to [...]

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Do I feel influential?

More than a month after I received my first blogging award, I still ask myself the same question I was asking as I was on my way home on that evening of August 8. As my certificate would say, my blog was one of the top 10 emerging influential blogs for 2009.

But really, do I [...]

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It’s almost Christmas

With the entry of September officially starting the ‘ber’ months, and so does the spirit of Christmas slowly coming in too. Yes, we celebrate the longest Christmas, from the ‘ber’ months and ending only in January of the following year. The season of gifts and love is one of the most awaited time here in [...]

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Winners of the Gig Book Story Writing Contest!

Being true to their words (finally!) that they will announce the winners on September 7, 2009 (a day earlier even), the organizers of the Gig Book Story Writing Contest has released the winners of the writing contest.
Receiving in my email (just now), the winners of the Gig Book Writing contest are (listed here in alphabetical [...]

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The fullfilment of a dream

I wished to be a writer since I was a kid… although I didn’t know it yet. I mean, I don’t know it’s what I want to be. I just love to write.
It was like a seed has been planted when I was young… and as I grew, that seed was nourished and continued to [...]

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