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
I could be a late bloomer. Actually I AM A LATE BLOOMER! I started uttering a silent mantra in 2009 – to get out of my comfort zone, to do crazy stuff, to dream bigger… and I did. One by one, things took shape… things started happening… some by coincidences, some by pure luck, and [...]
Tags: 43, dream, dreaming, empty, journey, reflection, Roy
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
To launch or not to launch? That is the question. Obviously, my choice definitely is TO launch. However, it is not that easy, really. Or is it? Okay, so I dreamed. I worked. I nurtured the dream, and now it is a reality. The book, REFLECTION, is real, even though I had to pinch myself [...]
Tags: book launching, dream, event, looking for sponsors, May 2011, reflection, Roy
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
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
When does one conform to what the norms dictate? And when does he need to stand up for what he believes in? John Keating, the character played by Robin Williams in the movie Dead Poets Society, teaches his students in an unorthodox manner. Inspiring them to go after what their heart desire, even if it [...]
Tags: achieve, aspire, carpe diem, Dead Poets Society, dream, fight, inspiration, Movie, Robin Williams, Roy, seize the day, unorthodox
Oh, yes! It’s another writing contest, and unlike the first one which requires traveling experience, I can join this one… AND SO CAN YOU! So here’s the detail of this writing contest… We all have our personal icons. People who have a special influence on us, people who inspired us, awakened us, shook us… in [...]
Tags: cash prizes, contributing writer, dream, gift certificates, hero, Icon, LCD TV, money, Philippine Star, tribute, trivia, writing contest
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 [...]
Tags: dream, fullfilment of a dream, Inspirational Book, writer
Yes, it’s another blog from the struggling blogger, because writing opinions, echoing news, sharing techniques and other blogging stuffs isn’t enough for me. I also want to write short stories… it’s an ambition that have been kept for a while. There were times I was able to inject some stories in my other blogs, but [...]
Tags: author, book, dream, introduction, me, new blog, News, Roy, short stories, Struggling Blogger, writer
