Thursday, November 09, 2006

The Name Is BRENT

I'm here once again (after many days) to blog about my 3rd nephew.

His name is Brent Matthew B. Dela Rosa. He is really super cute because he has dimples. He has fair complexion and has chinny eyes. He was born on September 26,2006.

But this baby boy loves to cry at night! Poor sister of mine. It's part of being a mom.hehehe

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Wanted! JAREN

I just want you guys to know I have a new nephew.The second one.His name is Marcus Jaren.He is the son of Allen and Renel.Hmmmm....good Lord! He is so......cute!I bet he'll be a hunk someday.hehehehe.

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Rush Hour

I thought i'll be able to submit my grades on time....I was wrong. I need to wait for some students to submit their project. I don't know why after I gave so much time for project making, still, things did not work out fine for my students.

And so....i am here now in front of the computer, together with my son, John, to check some projects. I pity my son coz he badly needs sleep but he chose to stay with me. Love you baby for that!!

Have a good night sleep bloggers!!!!

Thursday, June 01, 2006

My Little Princess

I will never forget the first time I saw her face. For me, she's worth all my hardships and sacrifices. I kissed her with so much affection this morning because it's her 10th birthday today!

Yes, for 10 years my little princess Izel gave me so much happiness. She loves me that much. Her gestures cannot hide it. She's a loving girl, a talented one. She's fond of designing gowns and drawing many types of greeting cards. She knows how to dance well also. My princess studies well also. I am her idol when it comes to studies.Right Ate?Hehe Kikay kits?She has one!She's already conscious about herself.

On her birthday today I wish her good health and happiness.

Happy Birthday Ate Ize!!!!

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

iBlog2 at UP Diliman

I travelled for 2 hours just to attend a series of talks about blogging. Imagine, from Cavite to UP Diliman! But it's worth the effort because I learned many things about blogs and some cool tips about blog writing.

Ms. Nadine Diaz and I were in Sta Ana Room at UP Diliman College of Law Bldg last Tuesday to witness the whole event. We were attentive because we had assignments to do (Hi Ms. Janette Toral hehe).

Let me start now with my assignments.

Mr. Emil AvanceƱa of DotPH started to talk about Trends and Technology for Filipino Bloggers. He said that blogs are democratization of expressions. He even emphasized that bloggers must show who they are to the readers (as proof of being committed to their blogs?) by integrating media services. After that he called Mr Michael Villar to explain the newest features of www.i.ph.

Enter Mike!!!!

Mr Mike Villar showed how a blogger can have full control on his blog/blogsite. He showed the audience many slides about i.ph. Photo and video galleries can now be added. Changing the image refreshes the image part only and not the entire blog. The readers can comment on photo blogs. Email, clock, tagboard, chat, SMS, links and profiles can be arranged/included in the blogsite. Selected persons can be given access to certain blogs. (Isn't that great, you can keep your very private escapades and secrets from your Mama hehe) In short, i.ph makes blogs more accessible, gives data security, and provides better relationship for developers and bloggers. So guys, check www.i.ph now!

Another very informative and very entertaining talk is Write Here, Write Now(The Author as a Blogger) by Dean Francis Alfar. I like his humorous talk!Really!

The important things that he emphasized if you want to be a writer are the following:

1. Exercise. Write, write, write. Do mental flexing. Play beats. Practice makes it perfect.
2. Exposure. Feedback from readers are important be it positive or negative. If feedbacks are negative, take them objectively. Kind words from the readers are priceless, be motivated.
3. Discipline. Write when you can. Have small goals. Write without editing (edit later). Stop when you must.

I love Dean Alfar's parting statements.

Remember the past.
Work today.
Do note fear tomorrow!

As in note!!!!! Hey Dean, although you begged not to include the erroneous part (note)....I can't help it. Hehe Kidding aside, he delivered the talk very well.Bravo!!!!

I had a great day in UP Diliman because of iblog2's very good speakers.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Blogs....Here I come!

The place was in the heart of Makati, the floor was in the 16th, the time was 9am...I started my Blogging 101 Workshop together with Sir Flu and Ms Nadine.

The smart and nice lady who talked about this blog stuff was Ms. Janette Toral. I learned what blog is all about, types of blogs, content development ideas, important things about copyright ( i was surprised to learn about copy left...whoa!), blog promotion and sustainability, etc.

According to Ms Janette, blog is a website that is used in the manner of an online journal. Blog focuses also on a particular subject and it can be used also as online diaries. And my! There are many types of blogs! They are :
  • personal
  • professional
  • moblog
  • paid
  • cultural
  • business
  • collaborative
  • educational
  • directory
  • link
  • forum
  • spam or splog
  • political
  • warblog

Aside from blogging concepts, Atty Marquez of Business Software Alliance talked about Software Piracy and the five common types of software piracy. These are end-user piracy, client-server overuse, internet piracy, hard disk loading, and software counterfeiting. I believe students, parents, or ordinary people whose work is inclined with computer software must be given information about software piracy. It's better to be informed than pay and worst, go to jail.

Our morning session was okay!I learned a lot about blogs and software piracy.