This is what I was afraid of – to accomplish what I wish to accomplish… and then, become bored. I was able to conquer my stage fright and talked about writer’s block in iBlog7, I was finally able to publish my poetry book, and I even had a grand book launching to boot. Now, I’m [...]
Tags: accomplishment, ambition, blogging summit, book publishing, comfort zone, dream, guest speaker, iBlog8, original composition, reflection, Roy, second book, The Struggling Blogger
Lately, I have been dreaming and doing things which are quite out of my “comfort zone” that I sometimes scare myself whenever I paused and think. Last year, thinking of what to do for my birthday, a strange force “enveloped” me and I recorded a video of myself singing and uploaded it on YouTube! (and [...]
Tags: ambition, aspire, comfort zone, coming of the shell, dream, dream big, writing
This post is about recalling how I started writing, and where I intend to go. As I mentioned in a separate post, everything started with a single verse… a single notebook… not the electronic notebook that you know now, but the traditional notebook where you write your lectures, journals and what-have-you. What was started more [...]
Tags: ambition, book, dream, original composition, poem, published, REFLECITON book, reflection, roots, songs
Yes, The Struggling Blogger is a personal blog. Of course, you knew that. But guess what, I don’t. Well, at least not until recently. When I started this blog, I was really hoping that I could ride on the blogging craze of “earning money online,” so I thought it was a blog about online opportunities. [...]
Tags: ambition, PBA, personal blog, Philippine Blog Awards 2010, Struggling Blogger
At the start of 2009, I made a very bold statement when I included in my goals and plans for the year that I would receive a ‘real world’ blogging award. It was a shot in the dark. I do not know of any blogging awards, but I knew that with a big community such [...]
Tags: ambition, contest, dream, EIB, influential blogs, Philippine Blog Awards, Struggling Blogger, winner
Last Wednesday, Catholics all over the world celebrated Ash Wednesday which officially starts the Lenten season that will end after 40 days on Easter Sunday. Incidentally, last Wednesday was February 25, and Filipinos celebrated… err, commemorated the day of the EDSA Revolution. The day when 23 years ago, a bloodless revolt was seen to end [...]
Tags: 2010, 2010 and beyond, 23rd EDSA, ambition, Ash Wednesday, Catholic celebration, charter change, Dureza Prayer, EDSA Revolution, Lenten Season, nothing permanent, People Power, Philippine Politics, President Arroyo, President Marcos
