Flattered

Kuya Andrew finally made an entry for the Filipina Writing Contest. His entry is a feature on his five favorite Filipina bloggers. And he included me... HUWOW! I know, I know... he's my cousin and I might have gotten into his list just coz of that. But I doubt it. ANYHOOT... I'm proud to be among some of the bloggers I really, really, really admire: the Aileen Apolo, the Shari Cruz aka Misteryosa, the Janette Toral of Digital Filipino, and the Noemi Dado. Among the five mentioned (I thought he was going to make an uber long list of Filipina bloggers), I'm the least popular / influential / controversial. Pero ok lang... I know... maabot ko rin ang aking pangarap na maging bahaging ng Pinoy blogging principalia. Kidding! Kuya Andrew is usually very kuripot with giving flattering comments and praises especially when it comes to my blogs. He usually mentions my blogs to me only to remind me how much work I have to do, and how much I have to improve, so it gives great pleasure in knowing, he appreciates Queen Ria's efforts. To quote Ate Aileen, WARM, FUZZY FEELING!!!

I LOVE YOU RIA JOSE

That was the YM message I received from some guy I don't know. He added me because well, I don't know why. Apparently, he saw me playing DotA somewhere and he was attracted to me. He was creeping me out... so I never paid any attention to him. I would also ignore him. Tonight he sent me a message "I LOVE YOU RIA JOSE" in capital letters.... then logged out. ANUH?! WHO YOU BA? WHY YOU FC?!

I am a…

PROBINSYANA! Ahehe... I am not a big Bamboo fan but I love this song... PROBINSYANA by Bamboo Ang probinsyana ay di basta-basta Mahirap bolahin, kailangan haranahin Ang kanyang lakad, mabibighani ka Di biro, babaeng probinsyana Mahirap amuhin ang probinsyana Pag napaibig, wala kang duda Pag sa umaga pisngi namumutla Pag nakasaya maaakit ka Ang kanyang lakad, mabibighani ka Di biro, babaeng probinsyana Probinsyana, probinsyana Aking diwata saan ka pumunta Lumuwas ng Maynila dala ng pangarap niya Ang kanyang lakad mabibighani ka Nasaan na aking Maria Clara Probinsyana, probinsyana

Blogging Workshop 1

As promised, I will be conducting a series of free blogging workshops. I will be holding the first one on October 6, 2007, 6 pm at a yet to be determined venue. My tentative list of topics (may be edited/revised later on) are as follows: 1) Introduction to Blogging and Blogging Terms 2) Personal Blogging and Niche Blogging 3) Free Blogging Platforms: Wordpress and Blogspot 4) Blogging for Entrepreneurs 5) Maintaining and Developing a Blog Those who signed up to be my first victims "students": 1) Doris Dy 2) My friend, Jobo 3) My friend's girlfriend, Patrice 4) My former colleague, Levi Chan 5) ??? could it be you??? Comment below... If you have some questions, issues, topics you want me to answer during the workshop, please comment. If you have any suggestions, reactions, and whatnot, please comment.