why did you choose that host?
I love the features Blogdrive offers that so many other blog sites don't, like the tag board and access to edit the templates.
how often do you blog?
2 to 3 times a week, sometimes more depending on what's going on, what mood I'm in and how much I have to say about something.
when did you start blogging?
Around March of 2005.
how did you find out about blogging? Several friends have blogs so I thought it would be a good idea to have one of my own.
what makes blogging different from a written journal?
I'm a single mom and work full-time. Also, I type really fast so it's easier for me to blog so I can type as I'm thinking. If I try to write everything I'm thinking I usually get discouraged. It's not as fun as blogging and sometimes I need feedback.
what time do you blog and why?
No particular time, whenever something comes up.
how many blogmates do you have?
I have several "blogging friends" now including Kai (Hi!!)
whose blogs do you visit everytime you are online?
I don't visit every time depending on how busy my life is, but I do visit most of my friends at least once a week.
name the top 5 blogs you've read and what makes them so different if not special?
Garnet's Breathing Room, Goddessing, The Open Door, Abby Normal and Ginger's Dish are some of my faves because they are all blogs by intelligent, warm women. I love reading other women's views on different things.
what topics, subjects, issues do you like to blog about? Whatever gets me stirred up~ politics, human rights, being a mom, things about family, a variety.
which site[s] do you consider most helpful to bloggers?
Hmmm . . .
aside from the tagboard, what other things does your
blog have? [e.g hit counter, horoscopes. Etc]
Ask Kai, I'm always changing things around. Right now I have a hit counter, a daily quote and lots of links.
what makes you read someone else's blog?
I'm always curious when I come across a blog with an interesting name.
what do you do to attract other bloggers to read your blog?
I belong to several webrings, cliques and listings, and I also blog hop a few times a week. I always leave a message so they are curious to visit me too.
where do you blog? [specify blog host]?
pansamantala akong nanigilan sa xanga at blogspot, ngayon ay permanenteng mamamayan ng blogdrive.
why did you choose that host?
user-friendly. ang daling "paglaruan" ng mga templates ... wehehe ...
how often do you blog?
isa hanggang tatlong beses sa isang linggo. :D
when did you start blogging?
january of this year.
how did you find out about blogging?
a friend of mine invited me to visit his turf on the web. the rest is history.
what makes blogging different from a written journal?
it is published in the web.
what time do you blog and why? 12am to 8am. libre kasi ang internet connection :D
how many blogmates do you have?
hmm ... cuarenta'y sais.
whose blogs do you visit everytime you are online? kay tintin, althea, lucy, jhenskie ...
name the top 5 blogs you've read and what makes them so different if not special?
blog ni tintin ... pinag-iisip ako ng mga post/s niya.
blog ni jhenskie ... nakaka-relate ako sa mga entries niya.
blog ni althea ... helps me to focus on my goals.
blog ni lucy (dating blog) ...naaaliw ako sa mga istorya niya ...
.. wala na kong maisip. :D
what topics, subjects, issues do you like to blog about?
anything and everything under the sun.
aside from the tagboard, what other things does your your blog have?
[e.g hit counter, horoscopes. Etc]
-- counter
-- welcome message
-- 43 things i want do with my life (9 pa lang ang nasa list ko)
-- countdown for a specific occassion
-- God's daily word
-- ost of the month
-- word of the day
what makes you read someone else's blog? kapag entertaining and may substance ang mga entries. :D
what do you do to attract other bloggers to read your blog?
ang tumalon ng tumalon magmula sa isang pahina papunta sa isa pang pahina :D
why did you choose that host? si ahl nag suggest sken dun ahihihi
how often do you blog?
kapag may tym aq
when did you start blogging?
june 28 2005
how did you find out about blogging? dahil kay ahl, pinakita nya sken ung blog nya tas naingit aq kaya ayun gumaya mhe.. hehehe!
what makes blogging different from a written journal? mas maganda ung pag bloblog kesa ung journal kc mas madami ka magagawa sa blog kesa sa journal tsaka kakatamad magsulat..
what time do you blog and why? kahit anong oras basta may time aq at may ilalagay aq
how many blogmates do you have? 20 na po
whose blogs do you visit everytime you are online?
ung mga blogmates ko
name the top 5 blogs you've read and what makes them so different if not special?
Blog ko... haha xempre aztig blog ko eh :D
blog ni ahl aztigin din tsaka binabasa ko ung ginawa nyang lyrics
yan lan eh =p
what topics, subjects, issues do you like to blog about? kahit ano basta kung ano pumasok sa utak ko tsaka kung ano mga nangyari sken
which site[s] do you consider most helpful to bloggers? bravenet tsaka javascript
aside from the tagboard, what other things does your your blog have? [e.g hit counter, horoscopes. Etc] mtv player, lyrics, at profile...
what makes you read someone else's blog?
magaganda kc ung entries nila tsaka ung iba may na22nan aq hehehe
what do you do to attract other bloggers to read your blog? bloghop :D
Minsan sa buhay natin nangarap tayong maging isang Superhero, maging tagapag-tanggol ng naaapi, katakutan ng mga gumagawa ng masama. Masyado atang mataasa ang pangarap nating yun lalo na kung tayo ay simpleng tao lamang. Hindi tayo mayaman para makatulong sa mga mahihirap, hindi rin tayo pulis para katakutan ng masasamang loob at lalong hindi rin tayo Superhero para maging tagapag-tanggol ng mga naaapi. Bilang isang simpleng mamamayan, anu-ano ba ang kaya nating gawin para makatulong sa kapwa? Hindi naman natin kailangang ng kapangyarihan o maraming pera para makatulong sapat na yung taglay nating kabutihan sa ating puso. Ang pag-alalay sa isang matandang tumatawid ay isang uri ng pagtulong ng hindi na natin kailangan ng superpower. Marami pang sitwasyon kung saan pwede tayong makatulong kahit sa maliit na paraan.
Marami sa atin ang nagpapakitaong-tao (tao nga ba sila?) lang kunwari tumutulong para lang mapansin at mapuri ng iba. May mga tumutulong din naman na humihingi ng kapalit o kabayaran para sa kabutihang nagawa nila sa kanilang kapwa. Iba ang pakiramdam kapag bukal sa puso mo ang pagtulong mo sa iyong kapwa, nakakapag-bigay ito ng kakaibang kasiyahan sa atin at sa taong tinulungan natin. Ang sarap makita na masaya ang kapwa natin dahil natulungan natin sila kahit sa maliit na paraan lamang.
Ikaw nakahanda ka bang tumulong sa kapwa mo ng bukal sa loob mo walang inaasahang kapalit? Kung may maitutulong ka, ano ito at bakit?
where do you blog? [specify blog host]?
ehem eherm....
I blog at da blogdrayb!
why did you choose that host? aypol inlab wid da blogdrayb...hehehe...
how often do you blog?Every paking chance I have...( and i have a lot of those..hehehe)
when did you start blogging?
10/28/04..iyan ang starting date...pero d ko natuloy kc powtah wala akong kaalam alam sa HTML...ayaw pa kuh turuan ni Bionic Lugaw..damut leche...kaya I waited for my time...sinumpa kuh na babalik akuh armed and ready...samkaynalaydat...
how did you find out about blogging? a chatter wid the nick Bionic Lugaw...nakpaturu akuh una pero taina hayaw mag share ng nalalaman arrghhh...Kaya lipat akuh sa freewebs and learned a few things from clyment and ivory na pinagchagaan akuh turuan...Tapus saka kuh nlng sila sinama sa blogdrive para dun nlng kami magkalat ng lagim...hehehe
what makes blogging different from a written journal? I hate using my hands...ang sakit magkakalyo...sa umpisa lang akuh magaling nung nagkaron akuh ng written journal...d kuh na mawentuh lahat ng gustu kuh kc ngawet na kuh kakasolat eh d padin tafus...boti nalang at may blog...dependot lang sya...aheks...
what time do you blog and why? Walang penepeleng uras...basta mag isa akuh...basta walang dudung..madalas madaling araw din...
Why?...kc pak kasama kuh c dudung mah hands are busy...dats y...(winkx)...
how many blogmates do you have? tartypor
whose blogs do you visit everytime you are online?
dati iyong k Bionic Lugaw...kaya lang tomegel na ata magblog c hayuf...kaya ngyun k kai...k ivory..k jezz..k basilisk..k Clyment..
name the top 5 blogs you've read and what makes them so different if not special?
Blog ni Chona (chona and the city)...tawang tawa akuh pisti kang katolong ka...lolz..
Blog ni Etchos...puro kabadingan ang wentuh and nakakamiss tuloi ng gay friends...
Blog ni Kris Aquino....ewan kuh kung sya un talaga..sa live journal kuh nakita iyan...very funny...
..............
wala na kung maisip pasensha na....
what topics, subjects, issues do you like to blog about? Ang aking galit, hehe..minsan lang iyan pag badtwip na talaga...my daily churvaness wid dudung...my past...mga kabalahuraan kuh sa bohay..about sex...at ang bohay sa japan...
which site[s] do you consider most helpful to bloggers? C manong google...
aside from the tagboard, what other things does your your blog have? [e.g hit counter, horoscopes. Etc] Si Mr. Enchanted Kindam..The flash game sa box...da chatbox...Flickr album...my button..love calculator...
kalokohang kowts....weather geisha...music player...counter...flag chuvaness counter...ip logger and display..clock/date/holiday chenes...countdown ek ek...at ang dont fush me button sa pinaka ibaba ng bloggy kuh...
what makes you read someone else's blog?
attention catcher madalas sa akin pag funny at napapatawa akuh mag isa dtuh at napagkakamalang baliw ni dudung...at minsan pak wafu ang may-ari ng blog kht walang sense babasahin kuh padin..magtatag pa kuh..tafus lalandiin ng unti...ahihihi...
what do you do to attract other bloggers to read your blog? Seymting as ader fifol du....bloghop...=)
where do you blog? [specify blog host]? got a Friendster blog but I haven't updated since my last entry which was posted the same time as it was created. I'm sticking with blogspot.
why did you choose that host?
i started as an outright idiot in blogging and it just happened that blogger was the first host that appeared when you type "blog" in Google. Try mo.
how often do you blog?
when i feel like it. around four times a week on an average.
when did you start blogging?
on a sluggish and boring weekday, early February, 2005.
how did you find out about blogging? saw Ala Paredes's blog (who doesn't?) and I researched what this blog was all about. Initially, after learning what web logs are, I wanted to start one just to keep track of the progress I am making with my hobby projects which is miniature painting (Warhammer 40,000). But apparently, it still ended up as a personal one. Ang sarap lang talagang pag-tsismisan ng sarili mong buhay.
what makes blogging different from a written journal?
definitely, the convenience of having not to literary carry/worry/keep a blog always will outweigh every advantages a written journal has. syempre, bukod sa magka-iba ang spelling. =)
what time do you blog and why?
mostly during my breaktime here at work. that's midnight for you normal Earthlings.
how many blogmates do you have? *tinungo ang blog at nagbilang* technically, trenta y nueve. At sa aking palagay darami pa ang miyembro ng kulto sa mga darating na araw.
whose blogs do you visit everytime you are online?
blogs ni Kassy, Tin, Justice League (tropa blog namin), and Jill (Barenaked). Links are at my blog. Syempre.
name the top 5 blogs you've read and what makes them so different if not special? 5. Justice League - syempre blog ng tropa. andyan lahat ng mga kabulastugan namin.
4. Kassy - she has two blogs actually and i like her inspirational thoughts (not to mention that she manages a band. galing.)
3. Jill (Barenaked) - astig. enough said.
2. Bianca Gonzalez - she's such a sweetheart. on and off cam.
1. VJ Ala - well, the princess of Philippine blog. what else?
what topics, subjects, issues do you like to blog about?
anything that comes to mind basically. so far i have entries about environmental protection, religious and inspirational viewpoints, responsible sex advocacies, and "free the political prisoners" propagandisms.
which site[s] do you consider most helpful to
bloggers?
unkymoods. it will help bloggers keep track of their father's everyday moodswings.
aside from the tagboard, what other things does your blog have? [e.g hit counter, horoscopes. Etc]
aside from the entries too, ayt? mayrong tagatingin kung ilan ang tambay, may listahan kung sino ang mga tambay na ito, may maliit na sulok para sa ritrato ko, may isang gilid para sa mga ritrato ng halo-halo, may sisidlan ng mga paborito kong bisitahing website, tsaka may anik anik sa tuktok na umiibo-ibo.
what makes you read someone else's blog? kapag astig yung entry tsaka sapat para bigyang atensyon.
what do you do to attract other bloggers to read your blog?
i don't intend to "attract" bloggers at the most basic meaning of the word but I'm at least keeping the blog "cooL" so as to reflect my personality and my attitude that I want to project on my entries. Thus, I can give it justice when I say, "my blog is me" and I do my blog layout as to more reflect myself.
am I making sense or sleep-deprivation's kicking me up again? =D
where do you blog? [specify blog host]?
i've been blogging since 2002, and i've tried xanga, blogspot and livejournal. my current bloghost is blogdrive. i think it has the most idiot-friendly set-up. ;D
why did you choose that host?
i think it's perfect for me, kasi i know a little HTML coding, pero i'm no genius at it. the features are also easier to handle, plus madaling mag edit ng entry.
how often do you blog? Everytime i have something to say. so that's everyday. haha. i think i average around 2 posts a day.
when did you start blogging? my blogdrive account i started in feb 2004, but i've been blogging since 2002.
how did you find out about blogging?
my high school batch (UPIS 2002) had a batch blog. i think i was the only member there who posted everyday! kaya ayun, i decided i wanted my own blog.
what makes blogging different from a written journal? one word: privacy. i think my blog is a big part of me because in person, i'm not as expressive, so i let it all out in my blog. besides, my handwriting is not-so-good, so blogging is better for me.
oh, and i tend to lose my diaries, and we all no you can't lose a blog. hahaha.
what time do you blog and why?
late at night or at the wee hours of the morning. it's quieter, and i like to recount the events that took place during the day, so it's convenient.
how many blogmates do you have?
a lot. and i mean A LOT. i had to make my blog links a drop down menu so as to save space.
name the top 5 blogs you've read and what makes them
so different if not special?
top five, my grand buddy bam's blog. apart from his ramblings, he has a lot of features on his sidebar, including "ano itetch," a little game where people try to guess what a picture is.
top four, i used to regularly visit the first last comic standing winner's blog. his name is dat phan and he is vietnamese and he is so funny! its fun to read his account of his tours and stuff.
top three, would be jalski's blog. jalski's a good friend of mine, who just happens to be the bassist of SUGARFREE. too bad he stopped blogging around two months ago.
top two would be the blog of my thesis proposal adviser, sir danilo arao.
and of course, i'd have to say the top one blog i've read is that of my favorite journalism professor, luis teodoro. you just cannot not love him.
what topics, subjects, issues do you like to blog
about?
my experiences, my thoughts and my (eeep!) crushes. i used to write about what i think about Philippine politics, but nakakawalang gana eh.
which site[s] do you consider most helpful to
bloggers? statcounter. lets you know who and why they visit your blog.
aside from the tagboard, what other things does your
blog have? [e.g hit counter, horoscopes. Etc]
hit counter, stat counter, an explanation of my layout, my profile, birthdays, links, countowns, an online counter, a YM button, and my personal favorite, a disclaimer on all of my posts.
what makes you read someone else's blog?
if i can relate to the blogger and if i know him/her. the writing style also helps.
what do you do to attract other bloggers to read your
blog?
nothing really. but i find that putting lyrics of songs ups my hit counter. and putting up the gig skeds of bands also help, but the one thing that attracts readers, and most of the time, bashers too, are my posts on gig-kwentos. i dunno, i guess people either don't believe me, or get too jealous when i post that i know these rockstars that they hopelessly worhip. as one friend of mine said to me, "your famous friends often get you in trouble now, don't they?"
dati ginagamit ko ang blogspot. Natigil ako ng mga 3-4 months tas nagpalit ako, sa ngayon blogdrive na ang ginagamit ko. Pero kung meron dyan mag-ooffer sa akin ng free at unlimited na bandwith, mag-iwan lang kau ng comment or tag sa tagboard ko, eto nga pala blog ko http://simplepipol.blogdrive.com he he he.
why did you choose that host?
Blogspot? Recommended ng kaibigan ko, Blogdrive? Para kasing andaling butingtingin.
how often do you blog?
Kapag merong namumuong kalokohan sa utak ko, ayun nilalagay ko sa writing. Halos araw-araw, gusto ko kasing isulat ang aking kasaysayan. At least pag tumanda ako, papabasa ko yan sa apo ko..(koreksyon MGA apo ko)
when did you start blogging? September 2004 ata.
how did you find out about blogging?
Malaki ang naitulong ni Batjay (sira-ulong tambay sa Singapore). I was browsing sa google ng Batman movie tas ewan ko ba at bakit pag-hit ko ng Enter Key eh, mukha ni Batjay ang bumulaga sa akin. Naintriga ako, click ko sya, at dun nagsimula ang aking pangarap na gayahin sya at isulat ang mga events sa buhay ko.
what makes blogging different from a written journal?
Journal – ginagamit yan simula pa ng panahon ng lola ng lola mo. Hoy Gising! Moderno na tau ngayon. Tsaka sa blogging kasi, you get to meet many pipol, parang prenster he he he. Palink? He he he..
what time do you blog and why?
Depende sa oras, basta pag may nangyari sa akin or sa paligid ko, and I have time, I put it in writing, minsan nga pag alang internet isinusulat ko na lang sa upuan, table or sa pader ng opis or sa kahit anong bagay na mahawakan tas transfer ko na lang sa blog later he he he.
how many blogmates do you have? More than 1, plano kong paabutin ng milyon eh.. add nyo ko ha.. he he he..
whose blogs do you visit everytime you are online? Lahat ng nasa links ko as well yung mga nag-iiwan ng tag at comment. Minsan naman bloghopping.
name the top 5 blogs you've read and what makes them so different if not special?
Special mention ko si Batjay (forgot the link, check nyo na lang sa blog ko he he he). Hakshuli, he’s a good writer. Tsaka informative kasi minsan blog niya. But, eversince I use blogdrive, dumami na yung madalas ko basahin, lahat sila nasa tagboard at links ko.
what topics, subjects, issues do you like to blog about?
Everything. Anything. Kung pede nga lang isulat ang time na nakatunganga lang ako, isusulat ko eh.
which site[s] do you consider most helpful to bloggers?
1. Itong blog na to, you can make some suggestions or any violent reactions sa comments window or sa tagboard. Ginawa ito to have more blog buddies and to feature your blogs.
2. Google.com – search engine, everything you need, anything you want.
aside from the tagboard, what other things does you blog have? [e.g hit counter, horoscopes. Etc]
Hit counter lang. Di kasi ako madunong sa HTML eh, nagpapaturo nga lang ako ke Feature #1 he he he.
what makes you read someone else's blog?
Kapag gusto kong maki-alam ng buhay ng may buhay, ayun binabasa ko mga blog nila. Mas maganda na yun kesa literally na makialam ka sa buhay ng kapitbahay nyo di ba? He he he. Seriously, kahit ano basta nahuli yung kiliti ko, di ko titigilan ang blog niya hanggat hindi namumula ang mata ko kakabasa.
what do you do to attract other bloggers to read your blog?
Blog hop. Indi kasi pedeng magpa-cute sa blog kasi di ka nila nakikita, kaya bloghopping lang he he he. Tsaka, be realistic, I usually write whatever comes to my mind kaya beware mga pipol who are below my age, kasi baka di nyo matake ang blog ko…he he he.
where do you blog? [specify blog host] My blog host is blogdrive. I'm trying to blog in friendster, but somehow I have trouble posting, so I
post in my blogdrive account. I tried blogspot once, but blogdrive seems more suitable.
why did you choose that host?
It gives a little flexibility for my blogging needs. I know a little HTML coding, so I really value that
allowance. In xanga, for example, you can just link to people who have xanga accounts. In blogdrive, I can put in a little bit extra of almost anything I want there.
how often do you blog? Every time I can and when I'm online --- that's almost everyday.
when did you start blogging? It says in my blog the first post was May 2004, so I'm relatively new.
how did you find out about blogging?
I think I saw one of my orgmate's friendster post about blogging. And so I checked it out and lo and
behold I was hooked! Well actually, it started out as somewhere where I can recover some of my writings, but I got hooked anyway, so yeah, smooth as.
what makes blogging different from a written journal?
Of course blogging is a form of written journal. The difference is that anyone with a computer and search capability can find out what you posted about. So it's not as private as you'd like. That's why I usually don't post about anything I consider private business. For all my blogging, I'm still a very private person.
Another difference with the written journal is you have the extra advantage afforded by technology. For example, we can't print every one of our pictures as much as we'd want to, but with blogs, you can take snapshots from your digital camera and you can easily
upload them. Blogging is also instant publication of your thoughts, so while it may pose a problem about accuracy in reporting events, blogging just gives us a widespread burst of personal expression.
Blogging is multi-media, hence you have a wider spectrum of your senses fulfilled. Thus you have the written text enhanced by images and sound.
what time do you blog and why? Usually at night. Self-explanatory, I suppose, so won't elaborate why.
how many blogmates do you have?
Wouldn't know. I have people who are just bloghopping occasionally.
whose blogs do you visit everytime you are online?
Besides mine, blogs of people like Mong, Vida, and all those I have links with. I also blog-hop. I also like Noam Chomsky's blog site.
name the top 5 blogs you've read and what makes them
so different if not special? Can't say, it depends what posts are there, but I read my posts a couple of times. It's different, eh, so for example you want to read funny posts, you can check out Teacher Kai's. If you want thorough analysis of events in the Philippines, you can check out Danny Arao's or Luis Teodoro's, as well as the website bulatlat.com. If you want cultural criticism, you can check out Mykel Andrada's blog. If you want to know about the policies of the US empire, you can check out
Chomsky's.
what topics, subjects, issues do you like to blog
about? Some of my thoughts and experiences. I also post on different issues coz not many people do so. I mean these are the things that affect the world, and a simple look at them could be a catalyst for changing them. I don't see much point, though, in talking about marginal stuff the mainstream media talk about, or that advertisers spend millions to popularize, but
sometimes there are convergences. I try not to anyway.
When I say marginal I mean those they try to distract us with to skid questioning the system of things. So for example, Britney Spears' new boob job should be marginal to the issue of the WTO's effect on Philippine Agriculture. There's just such an asymmetry on what people get to talk about and the events that affect their social dispositions, but these are nevertheless things they can change if the conduits for information would just focus on them.
So one more candle in the darkness I hope inspires others to see the need for more light.
which site[s] do you consider most helpful to
bloggers?
Hmmm, in general I guess the blog host FAQ's and features.
aside from the tagboard, what other things does your
blog have? [e.g hit counter, horoscopes. Etc] Oh, I have a "Picture of the Week," a slight blurb, changing text colours, "quote of the day," this
counter which features the flags of countries that visited my site, background and downloadable music, as well as my links.
what makes you read someone else's blog?
Hmmm, sometimes it's the topic, if it's political or something interesting. Sometimes it's the blogger, you know, coz you expect s/he writes really well.
Reading other people's blogs also enriches your view of them, you learn something new everyday, so right on, it's fun, even if u care nil about what they're talking about. It just widens your own horizon, I guess.
what do you do to attract other bloggers to read your
blog?
I suppose blog-hopping has that effect. But just posting what I like to post should be enough. It's not
like I blog to attract other bloggers. I want to contribute in the transformation of the world, so
blogging helps in that way.
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