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wp-moleskine

11 Dec '09 | 13 Comments

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

27 Nov '09 | 2 Comments

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

25 Nov '09 | 3 Comments

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 [...]

Goodies at CEL2009 Manila!

15 Oct '09 | 3 Comments

“Technology drives the modern world, and the Philippines is fast becoming a technology-driven society. Tech-savvy Filipinos desire the latest and coolest devices, from mobile phones to digital cameras to flat-screen TVs. For these enthusiasts and buyers, Consumer Electronics Live! Manila is the premiere technology event of the year. CEL Manila is the first and the [...]

Air Supply @ GenSan

26 Sep '09 | 3 Comments

My long-time friend, Avel Manansala of General Santos City, invited me to be one of the judges for his blog contest, What Air Supply Song Are You? (creative, don’t you think?). So I dutifully read through around 20+ entries, thinking inwardly that it was going to be at least amusing.
Air Supply was (probably) all the [...]

New blog on WordPress evangelism

26 Sep '09 | 0 Comments

I was having my favorite cup o’ joe over at Kangaroo Coffee about a couple of months ago when I was struck by an idea for a domain name. Checking if it was still available, I couldn’t believe but was very delighted that wp-evangelist.com was still up for grabs! So I acquired it right then [...]

WordCamp PH2009 and other events

24 Sep '09 | 8 Comments

It’s a truly exhilarating experience after having put together two successful WordCamp Philippines events! The preparations for the second WordCamp in the country, held in Makati City last 19 September, was actually stressing me out to the point that I wasn’t getting my bread-and-butter work done properly the last couple of months. But, with the [...]

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09-09-09

9th of September 2009, a day of no particular significance other than its nifty abbreviation: 09-09-09. Come to think of it, this kind of date contraction comes only once every hundred years. To celebrate 09-09-09, I did 9 noteworthy things today: (1) I started a major online project; (2) bought a new domain that I [...]

Hectic schedules

Been über-busy these past couple of weeks (WordCamp, MBS3, etc.) that I haven’t been blogging at all… My food blog has a backlog now, and my Davao blog’s hardly getting updated anymore. Sheesh. Hopefully I can get back on track soon!

“Oh, WordPress.”

Several Davao bloggers and I had the privilege to meet in person the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, Kristie Kenney, this morning at the Ateneo de Davao University college library. At one point, we were talking about traveling across Mindanao, so I mentioned to her about Matt’s visit to Davao in September 2008.
Me: “Matt Mullenweg [...]

WP now on UTC

If you set your blog’s timezone in WordPress (e.g., GMT +8) before WP2.8.1, make sure to go back to your dashboard’s general options and update this setting. I don’t know why, but WP has now junked GMT in favor of UTC. When I checked, my blogs’ timezone setting had become UTC +8 (which does not [...]

Japanese blog redesigned

I got a comment yesterday from one of my Japanese-blog readers, and I translate: “I’m waiting for your next article!” And my last post before today was dated 25 January 2008. So, to inspire myself to go back to updating 真ん丸空間, I changed WordPress themes, as I am wont to do.
Since Maru’s Space is a [...]