A Filipina Mom Blogger

Awarding of the Winners of the WikiPilipinas Filipina Stories
Date: March 28, 2008
Time: 11-12:00 Noon
Venue: SMX Convention Hall # 3, SMX Convention Center, beside SM Mall of Asia, Manila
Map: Click on thumbnail

This is our tentative program for the March 28 event, 11-12nn
1. Opening Remarks
2. About Vibal Foundation
3. Empowering Women Through Internet
4. Walkthroughs: Filipiniana.net and Wikipilipinas.org [...]

The other night, my husband and I slept at 2:00 AM because we enjoyed watching Happy Slip’s YouTube videos. You know, we needed our endorphin fix. The Peelings video hits close to my heart for many reasons because of my dad. The quirky characters played by Happy Slip as the “aunt” and “mom” display so [...]

THE WINNERS
Top 3 Winners
1. Mnel- First Kiss
Lauren says This story is captivating because it focuses on just one aspect of the love story – the first kiss. Other events and details were written in such a way as to emphasize the magic of that moment.
2. Lady Cess- The Promise of a Fairy Godmother
Lauren [...]

The captivating news feature , Fighting With Your Spouse Is Good For Your Health caught my eye. But hold your horses, war freak spouses. Listen, it has to be a good fight . Not the cat-dog fight. Preliminary results from a University of Michigan study found couples that [...]

Every now and then, I get bombarded with text messages from wives asking for my advice on their marital woes. The thing is I am not a counselor and I can only speak for myself. The fact that the person on the other end is a stranger makes it difficult for me to reply [...]

Thirteen Things On My Work Station
I am quite a minimalist. I abhor clutter and like to keep most of my envelopes and papers inside the drawers but it’s impossible to clear my work station totally. Here are the 13 things lying on on my table right now:
1. My desktop 21 inch monitor, [...]

Woe me, another senior moment struck me tonight. After a new media event at Friday’s Glorietta, I reflected on a new affiliate marketing for my blogs. I pictured myself lying on my satin bedsheets typing away on my macbook, relaxed and blissfully installing that affiliate link. Then I had this awful sinking feeling. [...]

Need a job? Well, read on…if not, skip to the end of this post for that Funky Pasig Scandal video.
If I were a fresh college graduate in this time and age, I don’t think I’d have a problem getting a job. Of course, not just any job. These days, there are so many call center [...]

If you’re a regular visitor of my blog, you already know what a blog is. But some people I meet don’t know. I’m sure some of you faced a similar situation below.
For instance, when I take a photo in a restaurant, I am sometimes asked by the owner: are you a journalist?
Me: No, I’m a [...]