Blogging in Davao has certainly matured quickly — from the time I started eyeballing with Dabawenyo bloggers and organizing small get-togethers, we’ve certainly come a long way. It’s not just the successful events, such as the weekly Davao Food Trip sessions, or the Mindanao Bloggers Summit. It’s the fact that businesses are now taking note of blogging, and are starting (although slowly) to accept it as a new avenue of communication that can pave the way for new advertising for their products or services.
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A couple of days ago, I bought a one-year license for Kaspersky Internet Security 7. I used PayPal for the transaction. From the catalog to the checkout screen to the PayPal authorization page, the amount declared was $59.95. That’s $59.95. 
I have an account on that site and was signed in, so that arvato systems GmbH (the vendor of Kaspersky) knew that I was in the Philippines — VAT was removed from the shopping cart, presumably because I wasn’t anywhere near Europe.
The confirmation page showing my completed order also reflected $59.95. Take a look at the screenshot. I also got an email from arvato systems that, as soon as they receive the amount of $59.95, I would be able to download the product. Read on»
I’m very pleased with myself right now. For one, I’ve been able to force myself to revive a dying blog of mine, Mission: 6-Pack Abs (http://sixpack.robilloblog.com). For months I’d neglected it (my last post was in late May), and it could’ve gone the way of the dodo, had I not decided to effect a major revamp.
Like Oprah or the Fab Five giving away home makeovers, a redesign is a sure way of rekindling your own interest in maintaining a blog. After a looong time procrastinating, I made myself face the hundreds of WordPress themes available and choose a new one for Mission: 6-Pack Abs. Fortunately, one sprung out and caught my eye. If you take a look at it, it is rather red all over… but I like it. And that’s the important part. You should like your own blog, or you just might get tired of it. So, after several hours (non-continuous, though) of tweaking and manipulating the codes and scripts — voilà! A blog reborn. Read on»
Yesterday I had a chance to meet up with my opposite number from the Mango Industry Cluster. Tony Teh is the private-sector chairman of the said cluster, which was put together by the National Economic Development Authority and the Department of Agriculture - Region XI. Yours truly is with the ICT Industry Cluster, which is being overseen by the Department of Trade & Industry - Region XI.
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