Tag: Manila
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Audible Picks: The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
This is part 3 of my Halloween series of posts. Part II is here and Part I is here. Happy Halloween! This post was inspired by AM and AG. The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead is a cult favorite among those fascinated with the inevitable arrival of the zombie apocalypse. The…
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Backstage Photos with Chicane in Manila
Had the very rare chance to spend some time backstage with Chicane. I think this is their third time in Manila, but this was the very first time for me to see them live at the World Trade Center. People often mistake Chicane for a DJ when in fact they are a band of four…
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Defacto Jeans Limited Edition Pouches
About a week ago I was taking the escalator from a meeting at The Podium when a lady tapped me behind the shoulder, “Excuse me, but did you just come from Viktor jeans?” Quick to realize that she was looking at my super sexy black jeans (it’s these but color black; love the iPod /…
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Just got home from Wordcamp 2008; Meeting Matt Mullenweg
Just got home from Wordcamp Philippines ’08 at CSB. I gave away something new to those who attended my talk today. I talked about dreams and goals ala Randy Pausche – and equated these to 3 important aspects of publishing: editorial, sales, and marketing. In detail, discussed one way to determine engagement, two sources in…
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Rick Astley meets Roderick Paulate in Manila
So much for me asking Roderick Paulate to move over — Rick Astley finally meets Roderick Paulate, the “Rick Astley” of the Philippines! There’s a very interesting back story to this involving Gabe Mercado, Tals and JC Medina putting up a Facebook group asking Kuya Dick to become the front act. The rest is history:…
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Meeting Rick Astley: Words can barely describe
I’d been ignoring my phone for the better part of the day as I was preoccupied over finalizing the venue for the blog awards and making my way through press conference after press conference. It was only a few seconds – but when Alora asked me if I had gotten her plurk, I had to…
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