As we all get older in life, it seems the subject of death is inevitable. Especially nowadays, when you see folks passing away getting younger and younger. Yesterday, 44-year old Filipino music icon Francis Magalona passed away.
What Francis went through reminds me of Leo Buscaglia's book, Personhood, that challenges us to look at life as great gift and good because of what it enables us to give others - rather than what we are getting out of it.
I am still scared about the concept of death although accepting such as a reality made me tolerable and forgiving in life. Instead of giving up on people easily, I take the effort of still liking them or at least keep the communication line open. Otherwise, in my younger years, I would shut them out of my life.
It also made me fond of documentation (pictures, videos, special moments, making things memorable). I make time to converse with the people I met especially those that I'm unlikely to see again. I guess in facing death, accepting that it is a reality that will happen to all of us someday, it teaches me to touch the God in all things (and I'm still learning on how to do that).
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When I went home last year, it was at that time when my niece had to go through a heart operation and was not able to recover from it. We miss you baby.
I have been an avid user of various microblogging tools and one of them is Pownce. I mainly use it to interact with fellow users, promote new content in my blog, give updates on our progress at the Busby SEO Test competition.
Although there are duplicate number of users across these sites, when time permits, I seek out some active users per site and try to establish a connection with them. This I became more conscious of since Pownce announced that it is shutting down its site.
To replace Pownce, I'm now exploring other platforms like Jaiku, Rejaw, and Yonkly as an alternative. So far, I'm beginning to get a hang of Rejaw and realized that those who love to share photos will enjoy it the most.
Of course, Twitter, Plurk, Tumblr, among others are there too.
How about you? Where do you spend most of your microblogging time online?
Last Thursday, I just remembered that it's my departed Father's birthday. If it is true that when we die, we will get to meet those who have passed away, I would surely love to catch up with him.
I haven't been that good in dealing with death. When I got a phone call from my sister that my Dad has passed away, I proceeded with the day as usual and even attended a press/media party that night before going to the funeral. I didn't cry during that time. I was more concerned in finding out who was the crying woman that my Mom told me who was in the area and went the next day to get his stuff/car from work (in a provincial area) to investigate this further.
At the day of the burial, I went to the radio station and did my talk show program. Catch up with the family after.
I guess it only sink to me that he is already gone when I realized that what I thought of him on one subject issue was wrong after all. I shed my tears one year after.
My Dad and I had our own share of family arguments and that created a gap somewhere. Although I must admit, I have once given him a heartfelt birthday letter and still haven't done that to my Mom where struggles between us are happening to date too.
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I guess this post is the start of my transition for this Vox blog. I will be using to reflect on moments with loved ones that have passed away. As I don't have readers here, I guess it will also serve as a quiet place of sorts.
I find such quite a challenge although it forces me as well to be creative such as not following the usual path by most online training programs today. Instead of the usual e-learning sites or platforms, I opted to use a social network, which is Ning, to deliver this workshop.
Another hurdle that I had to deal with is my need to multi-task in deploying several e-learning programs while doing projects on the side. Of course, in the end, these are all positive problems that can be overcome one piece at a time.
Hello everyone. The Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP) is organizing It's All Geek to Me! The 2nd Internet and Mobile Marketing Summit 2008 to be held at Hotel Intercontinental, Ayala Avenue, Makati City on August 13 to 15, 2008.
IMMAP is giving away two (2) delegates pass to this event.
Should you like to participate and win one of the passes, this is what you have to do:
1. Make a blog entry about It's All Geek to Me! The 2nd Internet and Mobile Marketing Summit 2008 and cite why you like to attend this three-day event.
2. Your blog post must have a link to the following:
- It's All Geek to Me! The 2nd Internet and Mobile Marketing Summit 2008 at http://www.interactivesummit.com.ph.
Deadline for submission of entries is on July 24, 2008. We will post all entries received here and update this weekly.
IMMAP shall review the submissions and picked their most-liked post.
The winners of the delegate pass shall be announced here on July 31. I hope you can join and see you at It's All Geek to Me! The 2nd Internet and Mobile Marketing Summit 2008
Four weeks ago, I started a writing project that focuses on the theme "Filipina". The aim of this writing project is to generate relevant content about the Filipina that we hope to appear in search engine results for the said keyword.
When you have time, I encourage you to join the Filipina writing project. However, even if you can't join, you can help us in this project by visiting the entries and blog about them if you like. Thanks!
Here are the entries we've received as of this time:
- Filipina: Isa ring Ina
- Filipina Writing Contest and My Favorite Filipina Blogger
- Filipina is a Filipino Woman
- Filipina Pride
- Ang mga Filipina ng Buhay Ko
- The Filipina in the Eyes of the World
- 3 Things You Possibly Do Not Know about the Filipina
- A Topless Filipina in Europe
- What is a Filipina?
- Ako si Pina.. At ito ang aking kuwento...
- Filipina - Boholana, Part 1
- Dalawang Anyo ng Pinay
- Never Underestimate the Heart of a Champion Filipina
- Nang Itaas Niya Ang Kanyang Kamay
- Hindi lang Filipina Dating, Dating Filipina, Wow Filipina talaga!
- A Different Filipina
- Filipina: prostitution and exploitation
- Ang Pinay sa Buhay ni Pinoy Ambisyoso
- They are Filipinas Too
- Filipina 2007
- The Portrait of a Japayuki as a Filipina
- Filipino DH (Die Hard Filipina)
- Maria “Ria” A. Jose is a Filipina
- The Ideal Filipina In The Heart And Mind of A Filipina (Not A Mere Dating Or Sex Object)
- Filipina
- Different Faces of a Filipina
- Are you just a Filipina?
- Ako po si Elay, Nagbibigay Pugay
If you are interested to contribute, head on to our writing project page on how to join.
I might go to Auckland, New Zealand and Adelaide, Australia before the end of March to speak in an international conference and visit a loved one.
If this pushes through, some of the things I look forward to get done before leaving and while there are:
- Get iblog3 all settled and be back just in time for it.
- Have the Philippine Schools Cyberfair and DigitalFilipino Web Awards done on or before March 25.
- Finish my blogging book.
- Get a good sleep.
- Blogging from these places.
- Meet fellow bloggers in the area.
Hi everyone. Here's a shout-out for our last call for nominees for the DigitalFilipino.com Web Awards that is due this February 18.
You can nominate entries in the following categories:
If there are categories that won't have any entries, we may decide to scrap that category for inclusion in the awards. The following are additional details about the award too:
Anonymous voting is allowed. Thanks!
I just made a blog post lately on the book
Tikman ang Langit: An Anthology on the Eraserheads
For Eraserhead fans here, don't miss the book launch this February!
