Pinoy Blog Watch

                                   Binondo, in Manila, is the Chinatown of the Philippines because ever since, it had been a Filipino-Chinese community. If you are in Binondo, it seems that you are in China. You will see signages written in Mandarin. Wherever you go, you will see also many dragon designs and statues, a symbol of prosperity for the Chinese people. You will be overwhelmed by the Chinese culture. Of course, even non-Chinese are welcome to their beloved town. As a matter of fact, Binondo Catholic Church was built here.

Do you still remember the time when writing letters and sending them through the post office were popular? Every day, thousands of letters are being sent, even from far-flung areas abroad. The fastest way to send a message was through the telegram. It was the old version of texting or short messaging system (SMS). Technology really changed the way we communicate with our friends, relatives and loved ones. Maybe the young people of today did not experience to send a letter through the post office, because we now live in an instant and fast-changing world. We are always in a hurry in everything we do.  Why would they bother to do a traditional thing if there is a modern way of writing a message through text and email plus the chat feature in Facebook, YM, or Viber, etc.?

                     If you read business books, you may be familiar with Robert Kiyosaki, the bestselling author of   Rich Dad Poor Dad . Many people around the globe idolize him especially     entrepreneurs and others who are dreaming to put up their own business. We can consider the said business book as a classic because from then until now it is read by a lot of people. Why not? This book is an eye opener and will unleash the potential out of us.                  Robert had two daddies, his true father and the father of his bestfriend Mike. Both of them were intellectuals but they had different points of view in life. His real father believed that education was the center of everything.  He was a university professor by profession and relied to the government for his needs, while the other father was business minded. Although the second father also believed in the importance of education, he did not only rely on the educational system. For him, school does not teach you how t

            It is natural for humans like us to love travelling because we have explorative and curious minds. We want to go to the places that we have never gone before. However, not everyone have the guts to be a traveler because they think that is expensive. But meet the man from Manila named Enzo Luna, who is behind the travel blog called juanmanilaexpress.com .

                             You heard that many people around the globe nowadays are becoming successful in blogging and making money from it. Because of that you start dreaming to be like them also. You wish upon a star that one day you will become a celebrity blogger. Is that impossible? Of course not.     It is not as easy as ABC even if you ask those successful bloggers. To be successful in blogging, you need hard work, perseverance and a lot of research.                  Okay, you want to write a blog but you do not have any idea how to start, then, the book written by Aki Libo-on and published by Bookware Publishing, is made for you. This was based from the blogging experience of the author who works as a web content writer for three years. So, we can rely that she knows what she is talking about. And the good thing is she used some references to validate his opinion.

Randy Barnuevo, the publisher of  Pinoy Newsbook , was my former co-writer in Rizal Weekly Post. He started as a reporter until he was promoted as Editor-in-Chief. From there on, I observed that Randy was very hands-on and dedicated to his job as a journalist. He also has a genuine concern for his co-workers. After resigning from RWP, he worked for a PR company in Makati. He was not happy with his new job so after a few months, he left it. But it was while working in the PR company where he was able to observe a layout artist’s job. From observation, he learned how to lay-out a newspaper. He used this skill when there is no available layout artist. In doing so, he has overall control over his newspaper and at the same time lessen his budget.