S.O.S.
Somewhere out in the World Wide Web, there’s a site that’s mine (marocharim.com), but it’s completely blank. I don’t know what to do with it. I’m one of those people painfully ignorant about HTML, webhosting, and the technicalities of it.
I won the domain in the recently-concluded Wika2007 Blog Writing Contest: as it seems, I’m about the only winner in that contest who has yet to figure out what to do with it, much less get around to do what I’m supposed to do with it. Matter of fact, I don’t know what to do with it. Strangely enough, the site was already there for me to take since the last week of September.
I am now on my virtual hands and knees, begging kind-hearted members of the Filipino blogging community to help me out with that site: the only thing I know how to do is to make images in Photoshop. Drop me a line at my site (marocharim.blogdrive.com) using any of the (in)conveniently-placed contacts there or through Contact Form, and please share with me your valuable knowledge on the matter of starting and running a website.
Thanks in advance.
Marocharim
At home with Joomla!
REMEMBER THAT WEBHOSTING PACKAGE that I won at PBS Wika 2007 blog tilt? It has come to life with the help of Joomla. It is an Open Source Content Management System. Honestly, I do not know anything about web development or content management system. So I asked Jared, one of my previous officemates who is now working as Systems Administrator for the Provincial Government of Zamboanga del Norte and is currently based in Dipolog City, and he recommended Joomla.
Chiswisang Baklush en Leksh Edades de Impormasyones
Miko Domingo Santos
MP 10 – TFV1
UP Diliman
Unang Semestre, ‘07-‘08
mikodsantos@yahoo.com
Chiswisang Baklush en Leksh Edades de Impormasyones:
Ang Gay Lingo sa Panahon ng Impormasyon
ni Miko D. Santos
Panimula
Hindi lihim sa atin ang malalaking mga pagbabago sa wikang ginagamit nating mga Pilipino sa ating panahon ngayon—ang Panahon ng Impormasyon. Ang papel na ito ay tatalakay sa dalawang magkaugnay na konsepto, ang Panahon ng Impormasyon at ang yumayabong na wika ng mga bading, ang sward language o gay lingo, lahat ay sa konteksto ng Pilipinas. Sa ilang pahinang papel na ito, susubukan kong himayin ang mga pinagmulan, kasaysayan, mga dahilan, mga teorya (personal at reperensyal), at ang kasalukuyang gamit at epekto sa mga Pilipino ng dalawang bagay na ito, lalo na ang kanilang kaugnayan sa isa’t-isa.
Marocharim.com
I was checking my e-mail today when I came across a legitimate e-mail from the good people of PinoyBlogosphere.com notifying me that because I won the Participants’ Choice Award in the recently-concluded Wika2007 Blog Writing Contest, I have the prize of a free domain name and webhosting service for one year. Yup, the project of Marocharim.com is now a reality. I’d like to thank everyone who supported me in that cause: the 17 people who voted for my entry, and of course the participants who chose me as their pick to win the contest.
Yup, Marocharim.com exists. The only problem is I don’t know how to use HTML.
My idea for Marocharim.com is not the shameless self-glorification that there is in The Marocharim Experiment. Basically, I’ll still do my blogging here. I envision Marocharim.com to be a lot of things:
- A repository for the things I have written that are still “alive” in my home computer. This includes everything from term papers, short essays (what I like to call “non-experiments,” constructs, drafts, and so on and so forth. It’s all a matter of compiling stuff into convenient PDF’s (protected to ensure that nobody passes off any paper I’ve written as his/her own) and such.
- A repository for the things I have written that are found in those moldy notebooks in my bookshelf. In retrospect, those scribbles make a lot of sense. Some kid out there would deem my one-liners to be what Edmund Husserl was to Martin Heidegger (just an example: just because I consider myself Husserlian doesn’t mean that I’m a synoptic extension of Husserl). Besides, all my best thoughts are written in those notebooks.
- A repository for the things other people have written that may find a good home in the public space that is the Internet. Consider those students, faculty members and such who have written so much in the way of great ideas, but don’t have a place to make themselves heard. Here’s a great chance for them to do so.
Which brings me to my problem: I don’t know how to use HTML, and I don’t know shat about this “webhosting” thing. So I’m asking goodwilled bloggers everywhere if you could teach me how to get around having an appealing site for these objectives. Drop me a line.
And again, thank you: without you, Marocharim.com would never be a reality.
Blogging: The heart and soul of it
Almost a traitor
Honestly, I was also thinking about how to make money out of my blog, so I applied at an advertisement site. But sadly, I was not accepted because they think that my blog does not support language translation. I thought that the “culprit” could have been my Wika 2007 entry, so I thought about actually deleting this blog entry. Since I was already deeply engrossed with blogging, I might as well get money from it. After a careful deliberation, and accepting fact that I am not a conformist, and again inspired by Señor Enrique’s comment in my blog, that he is here for service. I do realize that I just wanted to share my thoughts and feelings about the mundane things about life, and being a Filipino. So the money-making motive is now completely abandoned. Deleting my Wika 2007 entry would also mean I am turning my back from the things I have believe in—to put it more succintly, I would become a traitor to my being a Filipino!
Miss Wika 2007 Grand Coronation Night
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. This is Raymond Gutierrez, and welcome to the conclusion of Miss Wika 2007 Blog Writing Competition!
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In a few minutes from now, we shall be announcing who among our lovely 56 candidates vying for the title will bring home our fabulous prizes, including one-year supply of free domains and web hosting and a whopping cash prize of P5,000.
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But the competition is not over yet. Our 56 contestants will be given a last chance of impressing the judges with their colorful entries through this wonderful haute couture presentation!
Starting off with Candidate number 1…
Wika2007 Final Result
The long wait is over. The result for the Wika 2007 Contest is here. We would like to congratulate the participants who showed such creativity and effort. The judges were not only delighted with the results, but proud of the participants as well. Congratulations on a job well done!
The Final result can be seen here:
http://www.pinoyblogosphere.com/wika2007/wika2007-final-result
Special thanks to the sponsors,
- Ang Tinig ng Bagong Salinlahi
- DigitalFilipino.com Club
- Sheero Media Solutions – Web Design and Development
- Yehey.com
- The Manila Bulletin
- WikiPilipinas: The free ‘n hip Philippine Encyclopedia
- Misteryosa.com
- Techhive: True Power Serious Web Solutions
- Jehzlau Concepts
… to the 7 judges, reading 57 entries is no small task,
- Aileen Apolo
- Ederic Eder
- Danilo Araña Arao
- Ma. Celeste Aguila
- Rachelle Joy Rodriguez
- Annalyn Jusay
- Eugene Y. Evasco
… to the participants,
… to the poll voters,
… to the PBS members (Group Blog, Mailing List, Forum, etc.) ,
… and to Bratyfly, dYu, Andrea, Sarah and g0ma, the Wika2007 organizers.
2007.08.26 Wika2007 Update
Wika2007 Blog Writing Contest Update:
Wika2007 Poll is now closed! The Poll result can be seen here:
http://www.pinoyblogosphere.com/wika2007/wika2007-poll-result/
Due to the overwhelming number of entries we received, our panel of judges requested for more time. Thus, judging period is extended until August 31, 2007 and the announcement of winners will be on September 5, 2007.
For more information, kindly visit the contest’s page
“Matatag na Wika2007″ Update
Noong lunes ay sinimulan natin ang Judging period ng ating patimpalak at halos kasabay nito ay nagsimula din ang iba’t ibang mga reklamo komento tungkol sa nakasaad sa Mechanics na ang 50% ng kabuuang rating ng mga entries ay manggagaling sa Online Poll.
Sa post ni filipinayzd makikita ang karamihan ng mga komento ng mga kasapi sa patimpalak. Makikita doon ang mga iba-ibang reaction at saloobin ng mga sumali sa contest. Nasundan ito ng post ni Frances tungkol sa kanyang Reflections tungkol sa Online Poll ethics. Sumunod namang nag-post si timlight at inilahad naman nya ang kanyang mga Observations sa judging issues.
Di nagtagal ay sumagot at nag-post na rin ang isa sa mga organizers ng patimpalak na si andianka. Nag-post din si dYu ng kanyang maikling sagot. At ganon din naman ang ginawang pag-post ng isa sa mga sponsors na si shari.
Bilang preparasyon sa gagawing final decision ng mga organizers tungkol sa isyung ito, sinikap nilang hingin ang opinyon ng bawat isa sa 57 na kalahok. Layunin ng organizers na malaman ang kabuuang bilang ng mga kalahok na gustong mabago ang dati nang nakalatag na patakaran. Gusto nilang makita kung dapat nga ba o hindi na baguhin ang mechanics sa kalagitnaan ng judging period.
Miss Wika 2007: Vote for Me Special
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the 56 candidates of Miss Wika 2007 Blog Writing Pageant, representing different parts of the Philippines and the Filipino international communities, in this year’s “Vote for Me” Special!
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Let’s welcome the ladies onstage with a special performance by Mr. Sexyback himself, Justin Timberlake!
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On centerstage, here is Contestant No. 22, Miss Empress Maruja!
