Month: January 2007
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Lessons from JV Rufino on Blogging
I learned something new yesterday, having had time to drop by the Inquirer.net office for a quick meeting. To reference Inquirer.net‘s EIC, he always wanted a quotable quote about how bloggers can learn something from media folk. I don’t remember the exact wording but it goes something like: Bloggers can learn a lot from news…
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Sinulog 2007 Pictures
We walked and walked and walked and walked. tirelessly we trudged along what was the distance from Ayala Avenue to Guadalupe taking photos and dancing to the rhythm of each group of presentors. This was the first time I’ve ever done guerilla shooting. Pretending we were media and crossing the roads, trying to catch those…
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What Happened at the Blog Party 2007 Stays at the Blog Party 2007
Well not really. Considering it was a blogger party so obviously there was just too much booze, sex and several acts of frivolities going round. Just kidding. The nature of a party for bloggers means that everyone blogs about it after, so no secrets here, really! You can view the pictures I took here. It…
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Jeremy Wright Says Hi to Filipino Bloggers
Over at the blog parteeh, b5media CEO Jeremy Wright says hello. b5media is one of the bigger sponsors for the event having shelled out an equivalent of P12,500.00 for goodies. If your browser refreshed and you’re seeing this post, then you probably missed the parteh!
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Just Bought: Canon Speedlite 580EX
You know I would really like to thank all my photographer friends who have been encouraging me to shoot more and more – and thus invest a little bit more into this hobby. To mind come friends like Elber, Anton, Jed and Markku. And so yesterday I got myself a Canon Speedlite 580EX from Mayer…
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How to Make House Blend Iced Tea
Shooting for a food and beverage magazine has its perks. Aside from being able to binge after (hurriedly) shooting food, you get to meet a lot of interesting foodies and chefs who can teach you a lot about the F&B industry. So with slight hesitation to stray from my blog’s main niche (although I did…
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On Indefinite Blog Leave
This may come as a surprise for most of you considering that the Blog Parteeh is already tomorrow. A recent turn of events has led me to take a temporary blog leave for an indefinite period of time. These series of events has left me with little choice but to heed other priorities that may…
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When Paperwork Gets Piled Up
One of the biggest impediments to deal with when coming back from a vacation is the piled up paperwork. In the old days, this was usually piled onto your desk’s “in tray” but because of the digital revolution, everything – all 300+ emails are now piled into my email server. And it sucks too because…
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Food and Beverage Destination: Pampanga, Philippines
One of the best perks about the publishing industry is when you’re sent off to cover items that your magazine features. It just so happens that I’m shooting for a food magazine tomorrow till Wednesday or Thursday – and this usually means a gastronomic delight after every shoot! If you’re doing the a magazine on…
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A Bugged Life Sponsors Blog Parteh 2007
My site, A Bugged Life is sponsoring the oh so l33t Blog Parteh 2007. I have set my sights on an event like this for the longest time – with most of the reasoning to be unveiled during the actual event itself. If you want to be part of Philippine Internet history, then here’s how…
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