The Natasha Goulbourn Foundation: Bringing depression to light

Sep 01, 10 The Natasha Goulbourn Foundation: Bringing depression to light

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“Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all.” Bill Clinton Did you know that the Philippines has the highest incidence of depression in Southeast Asia? In 2004, there were over 4.5 million cases of depression reported in the Philippines. Jeanne Goulbourn shares her wisdom on depression....

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Birthday greetings to the love of my life

Aug 29, 10 Birthday greetings to the love of my life

Posted by in Blogging, Family Celebrations

And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln Butch turned 51 years old today. He is two years younger than me. As in all birthdays in my family, I celebrate it with food. The more we praise and celebrate life, the more there is in life to celebrate. This time...

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The politics of motherhood

Jun 26, 10 The politics of motherhood

Posted by in Blogging, Women Rights

I cringe every time someone outside the blogging world, asks me “what exactly do you do? or How long do you spend at your computer?” Well, let me just say, that we, mom Bloggers are not frumpy women that hang out with our computers all day. There’s more to being a mom blogger than one might think. Some of us are...

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The 2009 Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards

Dec 29, 09 The 2009 Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards

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Congratulations to the Pinoy Expats-OFW Blog Awards or PEBA that honored the the best and inspiring Expatriates and Overseas Filipino Workers Blogs around the world. I am honored to be included as an...

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Love, Betrayal, On Growing old & Retirememt

Nov 27, 09 Love, Betrayal, On Growing old & Retirememt

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‘The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, and familiar things new.’ Samuel Johnson No, I am not the blogger with a published book. Meet 66 year old Annamanila, who blogs at ode2old.blogspot.com. She used to be the editor of my work when I was a researcher at the UP Institute of Small...

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Blog is Mightier than the Sword

Oct 11, 09 Blog is Mightier than the Sword

Posted by in Bloggers, Blogging

I think it is because you live and you live well — this is why you can blog. Someday it will be said that blogging is merely the record of ‘lives well-lived. by Gang Badoy, One Blogging Nation Hear ye, you should watch this entertaining video by Vince Golangco from wheninmanila.com which was part of the 3rd Philippine...

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Photo Hunt: Garbage

Jul 11, 09 Photo Hunt: Garbage

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It’s saturday’s Photo Hunt again. Today’s theme is Garbage. I’d like to present this disgusting photo I took over 5 years ago at a port in Malabon, Metro Manila. My daughter and I were invited to a fishpond in Obando, Bulacan. I was not aware that we had to take a banca (small boat) from Malabon. It was ...

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Top 10 Influential Emerging Blogs for 2009 Writing Project

May 15, 09 Top 10 Influential Emerging Blogs for 2009 Writing Project

Posted by in Blogging, Family Celebrations

You don`t have to be a “person of influence” to be influential. In fact, the most influential people in my life are probably not even aware of the things they’ve taught me. Scott Adams In 2007, I drew up my top 10 list of Influential Emerging blogs. Today, 8 out of 10 continue to be influential bloggers except for...

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Ako Mismo Supports Ako Mismo

May 07, 09 Ako Mismo Supports Ako Mismo

Posted by in Blogging, Current Affairs

Ako mismo ang magbablog para sa ikabubuti ng bayan sounds better than Ako Mismo hindi magbablog ng makasasama sa bayan. I now support Ako Mismo. Let me Explain. Ako Mismo finally gave some answers. I decided to write a new entry on this because my Ako Mismo Campaign and My Conditional Support is cluttered with too many...

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Ako Mismo Campaign and My Conditional Support

May 06, 09 Ako Mismo Campaign and My Conditional Support

Posted by in Blogging, New Media

Update (May 7) I now support Ako Mismo. Read my updated entry on Ako Mismo. “Hope is not a dream but a way of making dreams become reality.” Update on May 6 There is Who is Behind Ako Mismo? and an FAQ but it is not easily spotted in the main page unless you click two links “Skip intro” and “already a...

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PR Events, Blog Advertising & Internet Marketing Course at AIM

Apr 19, 09 PR Events, Blog Advertising & Internet Marketing Course at AIM

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Note: This is a discussion about Bloggers and Blog Marketing and what Marketing/PR Executives can expect from bloggers. Bloggers seated from Left to right: Jonel, Azrael, me, Peter, Juned and Markku while Regnard Raquedan is standing. I thought I was just supposed to be an observer/participant of the Bloggers’ round table...

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Parenting, Blogging and Our Love Story in Net 25 MOMents

I groaned. Not another show. I felt there are many wonderful moms out there who are so much better than me but Net 25 MOMents was persistent. They said the show is for mothers and kids that feature the different bonding moments, child-rearing styles and the many facets of...

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