A Long Overdue Long Story
I look at my archives and say, “Dang! I’m lagging!” and I’m sure regular readers and visitors have noticed the same thing. So what have I got to say for myself?
I’m a very busy woman. So just imagine if I have a sex love life. 
To make up for my absence, let me present you all with the usual long blog entry that’ll bore you to tears. It’s quite a read because I’ve felt sexually deprived for the past few days as I haven’t been writing much lately. Beware, this is a blog entry of stories full of links.
- Blog and Soul Movement & Mrs. Fields, August 21
- Taste Asia Bloggers’ Food Fest Part 2, August 23
- My Father’s Birthday, August 24
- WikiPilipinas Pinoy Bloggers Dinner, August 31
- The 28th Manila International Book Fair, September 2
- Elancyl Anti-Cellulite Launch at Ayala Museum, September 6
- Bloggers Focus Group Discussion, September 7
- Blogger’s Kapihan, September 8
Wika 2007 Result and The Misteryosa Award
Don’t forget to sign up for the first Bloggers’ Kapihan on September 8 at Philippine Science High School!
The results of the Wika 2007 Blog Writing Contest are out. Congratulations to the winners!
Misteryosa Award
I didn’t judge the entries based on anyone else’s standards but mine. There were no strict criteria followed during the process. I just read the entries as casually as I could, left a comment here and there, agreed or disagreed with some points which were made by the author, listed the notable ones I found, and waited for the organizers’ email about the result.
I did mention that those who already have a domain would be short-listed from the final list of eligible entries for the Misteryosa Award. I should think that this simple special mechanics wouldn’t be of a problem to others. I decided to do this because I wanted to give this chance to others to finally have their own domain. Besides, what would you need another domain for? Duh?
There’s one thing I would like to admit. I came up with a final list of 10 possible bloggers that would win the award. From there, I closely followed their blogs — from the content, to the habit, to even the archives of their posts. I wanted to know the people behind the blogs. Bottomline: I did not judge the Wika 2007 entries only. See, I wanted to make sure that the bloggers aren’t just one-hit wonders. Y’know, those who would come up with interesting (I repeat, for me) posts whenever something’s at stake. I wanted consistency.
Call for Sponsors and Donors. Sign-Up to Attend the First Ever Bloggers’ Kapihan Event!
Blogging is fast becoming a powerful tool in the Philippines that it now isn’t only about one’s personal life. The local blogosphere has matured so much in the past few years that we have developed and seen the growth of a lot of highly successful niche bloggers in our own country. Blogging has a huge potential, so much that people are taking it to the next level, and are effectively doing so.
Evidently, blogs can be used beyond what they’re made for. Blogging is not just about the basics anymore. It’s about life, love, skills, and passion.
And this September, we are proud to launch the first ever installment of the Bloggers’ Kapihan series. The forum, entitled “Blogging Beyond the Basics,” will be held at the Advanced Sciences and Technology Building AVR of Philippine Science High School on September 8, 2-5PM. Speakers include Abraham Olandres (Yuga), Manuel Quezon III (MLQ3), and Victor Villanueva (Bikoy).
Rational Atheism
Something which I think is worth reading is an article from the September 2007 issue of Scientific American Magazine. All the other articles in the issue are also interesting, and it’s not because almost all the feature stories are about food, fat, and being fat.
Why Do We Overanalyze Things?
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered the ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300C.
The Russians used a pencil.
It just shows that people overanalyze almost everything — from the easy where to eat for lunch, to the trickier what a man thinks of a woman he’s looking at. The solution can be right there before their eyes, but they go through a more complicated process of solving things. Why spend billions of dollars for a pen when you can always use a pencil to write? Why spend hours just deciding where to eat when you can always go to the nearest and cheapest cafeteria or fast food joint? Why do people assume that men and women are from different planets just because they think differently?
I’m No Beauty, So Don’t Expect Me To Be
It always annoys me whenever some guy pretending to be smart and funny and a gentleman, who hasn’t seen me yet, tells me this one line:
I don’t care about your looks.
Ahh. Never fails to earn my ire, really. One word, though: overrated.
Or, the not-so-subtle one: LIAR!!! *imitates Elle Woods in Legally Blonde*
The Big Two-Oh – Teener No More
They got me drunk.
Kevin, Jhed, LA, Yna, Rens, Irvin, Aaron James, Neil, Jake, Jason, and Tantan (yeah, 3 emerging influential bloggers under one roof, who knew, who knew?). It’s the only picture I took, and they’re not even complete there because the last 3 people just made habol. Neil, however, took lotsa eyesores eye-candies.
They all braved the crazy and dangerous route to my house just to celebrate my birthday with me. It was the first time I ever invited people over for some booze. And I had a blast, both literally and figuratively.
I have never been soooo drunk in my entire natural-born life. I completely went bonkers and spaced out. I’m still reeling from having too much alcohol in my system, really. But I remember every second of the booze fest. Well, except for the part when I went to my father’s room to sleep and leave my visitors by themselves. I didn’t even send them off properly. See how much of an ungrateful bitch I can be? Hehe, me too. :p
Misteryosa Award on Wika 2007 Blog Writing Contest
Months ago, a plan was formed to hold a writing contest for my (upcoming) 20th birthday. Participants would be asked to write a piece on their blogs about the Filipino youth of today, and how they (the youth) can make a difference in the society. However, procrastination got the best of me, and the plan almost went kaput because of lack of time.
Then came a blog writing contest organized by the people behind PinoyBlogosphere.com.
Pre-birthday Blues
I know, I know. I’ve been MIA the past few weeks. I mean, honestly, can you even call my recent posts “blog entries”? I don’t think so. Still, can’t help it. It’s me being the fickle-minded and depressed person that I always am. My friend thinks differently though. It’s the “pre-birthday blues,” he says. And it’s so obvious that some bloggers even begin to notice that Shari’s, well, gone poof.
Well, it’s not like my birthday’s just around the corner because it’s not. Or like I’m feeling the ever famous “quarter-life crisis” because I’m much too young for that (depends on how you look at it though…if I live to be only 80 years old, then 20 is the QLC, right?). I think what I’m feeling now doesn’t even have anything to do with the age or the event, y’know? If you’ve been a reader of this blog for quite some time now, then you’d notice the ever so often absences with this same old lame-o reason: I don’t feel like blogging.
