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Some of you probably know GMCI, one of the more blogger friendly PR agencies. I got a call a few weeks ago to attend an “event” with a “client” on an “out of town trip.” Wow! The last press junket I went to was 7 months ago for Nokia. So another trip would be great, especially since it was summer and as well see apparent, the heat is really unbearable.

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I’ve only been to three ocean parks in my lifetime - Ocean Park and Sea World in Hong Kong and the Oceanarium in KLCC, Kuala Lumpur. This is thus the fourth ocean park I’ve set foot on in spite memories of the house being a “little ocean park” by itself when I was growing up.

There have been mixed reactions of the public with the soft opening of the Manila Ocean Park: I would actually call this post a biased perspective because I’m a “hobbyist in recession” - put me in a room with fish and I’m happy. We used to keep several tanks of freshwater fish, where my favorite keeps were gouramis, corydoras, loaches, certain types of cichlids and livebearers.
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Thank you to everyone who came! I’ve basically condensed the formalities over here if you want to know more about what we do - especially concerning our Blog Donor VIP card. Huge congratulations to Anton, Kiven and Jehz for being our pioneer top earners for the first month! Many thanks to Paolo and Red Box for the venue and to our pioneer sponsors - eLBC, Delifrance, and Nokia Philippines.

Last but not the least, huge thanks to Toblerone PH for giving away almost half a kilo of chocolates to everyone. OMG sugarsugarsugarrushhh. I’m still figuring out what to do with mine - maybe melt it and turn it into fondue. Or just eat it straight out. With cookies. While watching Family Guy.

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The Blog Bank // The Blog Bank … err Blog // How it works - earnings and stuff.

Barfly on the bar; MacBook Air right below.

Thanks to Noemi and Butch, we were able to grab hold of Palanca award winner Butch Dalisay for an afternoon of coffee and expostulations on creative writing. Talks like these usually have an open ended flow for words and ideas thus by the end of the session we were all having photo opportunities not just with the writer, but with his tablet - the new ultra light MacBook Air.
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In this I assume that you dear reader are in like with a food blogger. More likely to be female than male, food bloggers are one of the more passionate niche writers whose taste for words are just as delicious as their taste for food.

Dating a food blogger can be a rewarding experience, not just because she can open up an appetizing palette of degustations to your oh so fast food world, but you will be blessed with some of the best conversations ever about life and living it. Some of the most engaging conversations I’ve had were with food bloggers - food is the doorway to all things enjoyable, but only bordering on sinful.

Chocolate Fondue, originally uploaded by iPoint, iShoot.

There is a preconceived notion that food bloggers, like beauty or fashion bloggers are a bit on the smug side. This is not true. There is also a preconceived notion that food bloggers will only hazard to the most expensive restaurants in the Metro and away. Also not true. Food bloggers appreciate the best as well as the simplest meals. The common denominator is that they are more sensitive to tastes in context and can compare the best of fast foods to the worsts of fine dining.

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Eli, Yapi’s sister has written a short and entertaining piece on Yaya Remy. This was in retroaction to her sister winning RJ Ledesma’s Lies My Yaya Should Have Told Me contest. You can check out Yapi’s blog for the account.

Noemi, together with Blog and Soul has organized a Blogging Ethics and Libel Law forum this coming February 16 2008 at Kape Isla. To date, we have slots for 9 more participants. This project is also in support of Rock Ed Philippines’ Book Bigayan Project. Though it is not required, it would be nice if participants donated a book as an “entrance fee” for this event Please leave a comment on the B&S blog if you’re interested.

Phoebe Ramos is giving away her back-up make up. Click here for more details on what exactly she’s giving away for adoption. She also started her cooking / food blog.

Does anyone want to go to Hed Kandi on the 16th at Avenue after the Moony Black Concert? VERY limited tickets available. Please leave a comment if you’re interested.

I’ve turned my Flickr Pro account into a photo blog. Some of the shots here were projects done for broadsheets early last year (i.e. Nikki dela Paz and surfer girls) and I finally get to put them online.

It’s Beauty and MInerals Day on February 16th a well. Well, gee, this is beyond my niche but I’m going there in support of and maybe get my eyebags removed once more!

“Stripped down” Hamlet will be showing till the 17th of February. Haven’t read such an entertaining blogosphere buzz about a Shakespeare play, ever. Ana Abad Santos-Bitong should do the same thing with Macbeth. I honestly think Shakespeare remakes are a good direction to make the commentaries of the human condition more up to date with the times. Great stuff!

Thank you to those who have ordered flowers through me! You can still avail of a discount by entering the promo code ABUGGEDLIFE-68140 when you check out.

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Noemi Lardizabal-Dado and Butch Dado said their vows and made it clear on Facebook. They’re married.

I got a pleasant surprise today in my Facebook feed. Congratulations to Butch and Noemi for tying the knot! We’re all happy for the two of you and I’m sure that all your online friends wish you the best

(Isn’t Facebook just too funny sometimes?)

Anything less than mad, passionate, extraordinary love is a waste of your time.
- Dream for an Insomniac, 1996

You see, the saying “say it with flowers” is really true. The lover’s dozen you give your special someone merely comprise the canvas on which the two of you will paint your unbridled passion of romance.

You can ORDER FLOWERS for your special someone by clicking on this link!

But wait, there’s more! By entering this special promo code ABUGGEDLIFE-68140 in your checkout, you are entitled to a 5% discount from February 1 to February 15 2008.

Another great option would be to order from Express Regalo, one of the current advertisers on this site via The Blog Bank. They are offering discounts for stems as well also from February 1 to 15 2008.

Whichever option you decide to go for, you’re guaranteed not to lose. You know why? Because love … love conquers all!

“That Jayvee guy, he’s so dreamy.”
- Mike Villar, Rising Internet Star

Easily one of the more fascinating press conferences I attended this year was last week’s dinner with eLBC’s Express Regalo. I’ve never really been in touch with the local shipping industry and found LBC’s online store to be quite a remarkable set up. They ship anything from lechon, to balloons, to consumer goods, Boyoyong Clown party packages — and get this - even pedicabs (yes dear friends, our local pedicab industry is championed by eLBC)!
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Though I don’t actively pursue direct advertising on this blog, I’ve worked out an advertising deal with Nokia Philippines together with Ogilvy to make use of the 468 x 60 ad space prominent beside my blog’s logo. Nokia is promoting the new N82 Nseries phone.

In line with this, they are holding several advertising and PR campaigns through online advertising, projects and real world events. I talked a bit about the ambassador position I accepted last December to promote the Nokia N82. All I can say is that in the next few weeks, Nokia Philippines will be launching a series of projects to reintroduce the wireless lifestyle the company strongly believes in.

Stay tuned, dear friends!