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Acts of kindness go a long way

Last week I was in Kuala Lumpur and I had several chance encounters with strangers that reopened my eyes to a truism: Acts of kindness go a long way. (I just realized, I’d never had so many of these encounters in my travels before… Hmmm… Maybe I’m becoming more comfortable being in foreign places now.) [...]

Independence Day 2010

Today is the 112th Independence Day of the Philippines, and I’m on my way to Hong Kong to represent the country in the Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). Together with Juned Sonido (who was also in Hong Kong with me for BlogFest.Asia), Ernie Tomas of the newly-created Mindanao Development Authority (formerly the Mindanao Economic [...]

A search for RP’s smartest driver

Whatever state the economy is in, it can’t be denied that more and more vehicles are plying the highways, avenues, streets and even dirt roads of the country. In Davao City alone, we see a burgeoning number of private cars and PUVs that are starting to clog the city’s streets (the number of which has [...]

Off to Hong Kong again

Ever since I became active in the blogosphere, especially in the advocacy efforts of the Mindanao Bloggers Community, I’ve been getting invited to conferences, seminars, workshops and similar events. Most of them relate to Internet and cyber-media / journalism issues. There were the speaking engagements in local conferences, then came opportunities to contribute to larger-scale [...]

Dabawenyo.com

Finally — after 3 years!! — I got dabawenyo.com for myself. When I moved my I-love-Davao from Blogger to WordPress in February 2007, I wanted a good domain name for the new Web presence. Of course, all the names with just “davao” in it were already taken (including davao.net, which I used to own but [...]

What’s in a name?

The Sony Bloggie™ — Would you look at that! A trademark on my nickname. Well, mine’s spelled with one G (although many of my friends and acquaintances spell it with two). The first time Jayvee Fernandez told me about this camcorder, I had mixed feelings. I felt a burst of pride for my nickname, but [...]

WooThemes MasterCard

I now have my very own WooThemes.com MasterCard! :woot: About two months ago, I applied for this debit card at WooThemes, the creators of my favorite WordPress magazine, business, CMS & blog themes. The card (as well as the online bank account) is part of their affiliate program, and can be used to receive earnings [...]

wp-moleskine

I got my first ever Moleskine today! I’d long wanted one, because — for me — nothing beats the feel of pen on paper when jotting down thoughts and ideas, and a Moleskine is the legendary medium for such. The cost of owning one always got in the way, though… But thanks to Automattic, I’m [...]

BlogWatch

There’s a new “new media” publication in town — BlogWatch.ph, and I feel very privileged to be a part of it. BlogWatch, which was launched last 24 November in Makati, is a worthy undertaking that aims to provide news and commentary in the proven style of traditional journalism but with the flair of “Web 2.0″. [...]

Rarin’ for the outdoors

For some years now I’ve been following a rather sedentary lifestyle, due mostly to my blogging and Internet-based involvements. I do get to go out and meet people a lot — and I’ve been busy with a couple of major events — but I’ve not been engaging in truly active stuff lately. It’s a wonder [...]