In less than a week, I will be having my first talk as a writer. Yup, you read that right… I will be talking in front of many people, in a public place, about writing. The date: August 26, 2011 The time: 6:00 p.m. The place: SM City, Clark The event: Awarding of winners of [...]
Tags: Angeles City, guest speaker, Light Crystal Publishing, Roy dela Cruz, short story writing contest, SM Clark, The Struggling Blogger, writing
Has Friendster given up? This is the impression I got when I received my copy of the email from the social network. It says they are deleting most of the data that were uploaded on the site during the pre-Facebook era – photos, blogs, etc. Friendster would only be leaving basic profile information, which I [...]
Tags: applications, Facebook, folding up, Friendster, photos, pictures, social media, social network
I remember when I was still a teenager, there were pimples all over my face! I was more like “pimples with a face.” I cannot remember how I got rid of them pimples then but I am sure glad it was over, although there were “traces of what used to be until now.” Maybe if [...]
Tags: pimple solution, Proactive Solution, SM, teenage life, Watson
This will be our fourth Earth Hour. We started participating in this exercise the first time we heard about it in Earth Hour 2008, and then again in Earth Hour 2009, and last year’s Earth Hour 2010. I learned that we only missed one year, as Earth Hour only started in 2007 in Sydney in [...]
Tags: beyond the hour, Earth Hour, Earth Hour 2011, Mother Earth, Nature, Save the planet, turn off lights
Was it a coincidence that my daughter Angel was hinting a Galaxy Tab for her graduation gift when I received a heads up in my email? San Marino Corned Tuna is giving away Galaxy Tab! In its Make That Sandwhich Recipe Contest, San Marino is inviting everyone, culinary professionals or not, to join as long [...]
Tags: Corned Tuna, culinary, Facebook like, Gadget, Galaxy Tab, Recipe Contest, Samsung Galaxy, Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000, San Marino
Yes, maybe we’ve seen one video too many of the Thriller song by Michael Jackson, there’s the famous and viral Cebu dancing inmates which started the trend of “dancing whatever” in the Philippines (many groups/offices have since adopted dancing as “part of their services”) and many more video tributes all over the world. Still here’s [...]
Tags: cute Thriller, Michael Jackson, music video, preschool kids, Thriller, YouTube
“WANT IT? WORK FOR IT!” That was one of the my criteria in choosing my list of Emerging Influential Blogs last year, and it is still this year. Yes, I just read a post by Janette on her Facebook wall which led to her post for the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 211, and [...]
Tags: EIB, EIB 2011, Emergeing Influential Blogs of 2011, emerging influential blogs, writing project
I always look forward to iBlog events! iBlog5 was my first major blogging event attended and I really had a great time that I’m always anticipating this annual blogging summit, and iBlog6 didn’t fail me either. Now, it’s time for iBlog7! Yes, the Philippine Blogging Summit is now on it’s 7th year! A gathering of [...]
Tags: 7th Philippine Blogging Summit, Blogger's Eyeball, blogging summit, creative writing, iblog, iBlog7, Janette Toral, photo blogging, pinoy bloggers, The Struggling Blogger, UP Diliman, video blogging
I am excited that Mr. Peanut, one of my childhood icons (yes, I’m shallow like that), will get a facelift… and even a voice. The new Mr. Peanut image with a voice is a big leap from the old yellow peanut we used to see at the side of the Mr. Peanut cans. Yes, I [...]
Tags: Benson, change, facelift, Iron Man, make-over, mixed nuts, Mr. Peanut, Robert Downey Jr., talking peanut
I know I don’t have the voice of Arnel Pineda, the charm of Charice Pempengco, nor even the wit and appeal of Roadfill and Moymoy Palaboy. So why the hell am I singing on YouTube?! Two things – I can and I want to. Seriously now, I sing on YouTube not to showcase the talent [...]
Tags: Edgar Allan, guitar, original compositions, Roy, songwriting contest, Struggling Blogger, YouTube
