WordCamp Philippines 2010, yo!
Guess who attended WordCamp Philippines 2010 this year? Who? Who? No, the answer’s not Matt Mullenweg.
So, yeah, I attended WordCamp Philippines 2010 held at the De La Salle – College of St. Benilde last Saturday, October 2, 2010. I moved mountains just to attend this once a year event on WordPress. Seriously. The past few days have been very busy for me! It’s great to see people from all over the country (even the world!) converging in one venue to talk about the awesome blogging platform, WordPress. How geeky, right?
Blah. Blah. Blah.
Oh, I also attended three breakaway sessions that were really informative, educational and what else?
- Elaine Poh and Colin Ho’s talk on Wicked WordPress Theming Techniques
- Kring Elenzano’s The Internet is not just for Porn (Videos can be wholesome, too!)
- Gail Villanueva’s Adding Muscle to your WordPress Site
Of course, there was also a town hall meeting something something with WordPress founding developer Matt Mullenweg. Snaps!
And, oh, I attended WCPH with my mom and my sister, Dianne. Cool, right? Wait, there’s more! We also got snazzy certificates to jazz up our CV! So sad that we didn’t get to bring home some Krispy Kreme gift certificates! But, who cares? We enjoyed the event, anyway.
Snazzy WordCamp Philippines 2010 Certificate, yo!
Want to know more about my WordCamp Philippines 2010 experience? I suggest that you listen to EDUC Today #013 where I talked about, well, WordCamp Philippines 2010.
Congratulations, Avatar Media!
Woot!
YAY!
Few months before the May 10, 2010 elections, I wasn’t sure if I’ll be able to vote. I registered to vote last October 2009 with my sister, Dianne, during the COMELEC satellite registration thing here in our barangay. Everything went great and the whole registration thing was hassle-free. However, months after registering to vote, I checked my records using COMELEC’s online precinct finder but it seems my records are nowhere to be found. Just imagine how frustrated I was upon knowing that there’s a chance that I cannot exercise my right to vote because my records are nowhere to be found.
Few days before the D-Day, I still can’t find my records on COMELEC’s online precinct finder. However, our house help, who’s a PPCRV (Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting) volunteer, told me that my name is actually in the list of voters. I was relieved. And so, during the eve of election day, I made a list of the candidates that I’ll be voting for—from the president up to councilors. Click to continue reading »
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted something here. So, here I am writing another blog post. Duh, do I even need to write that?
Anyway, since this semester’s about to end, I’ve been really working my ass off trying finish all my course requirements. Who would have thought that studying via distance education is this hard? Well, I’m not regretting anything but I can’t wait to attend “regular school” by the next semester if the high heaven permits. I feel like a SpEd student going back to a “mainstream school.” Well, I hope you get what I mean. Oh, nevermind.
Last, Monday, February 8, 2010, a friend invited me to attend the presidential debate hosted by Philippine Daily Inquirer at the UP Theater. It’s great to see the presidential candidates face to face. I was seated at the first row (yes, first row, baby!) so I was able to see everything. I even saw how Dick Gordon “stole” the bottled water reserved for Joseph Estrada (who didn’t attend, anyway). HE WAS LAUGHING SHEEPISHLY. FUNNY! I sort of hate taking pictures during events like this because it prohibits me to enjoy and absorb what’s happening. So, I didn’t bring our digital camera and I was forced to take this picture using my phone:
I was so close that I could even smell Jamby's perfume.
I know that I have a crappy camera phone. I actually enjoyed this presidential debate. And mind you, Jamby shined in this debate! After the debate, I was able to eat (finally) at The Chocolate Kiss. Yay!
Tomorrow’s another school day for me, so I guess I’ll just see you around. Take care!
PS: By the way, Kris Aquino’s back on Twitter. Follow her @itsmekrisaquino.
Last November 10, 2009, I blogged about Kraft Eden Cheese’s attempt to prepare 5,000 dishes out of cheese to beat the previous Guinness world record of 4,668 dishes set by India. And so, December 14 has come and hundreds of chefs and student-chefs from different culinary schools in the Philippines converged at the Araneta Coliseum to prepare 5,000 dishes with Kraft Eden Cheese.
Magsaysay Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Arts spearheaded the event while other schools including University of Regina Carmeli, St. Paul’s University, Centro Escolar University, Emilio Aguinaldo College, La Consolacion College, and Arellano University.
At the end of the day, the Philippines has beaten the previous Guinness world record of 4,668 dishes set by India with 5,845 dishes cooked and made with Kraft Eden Cheese. Beating the world isn’t really impossible as our country boasts of various culinary traditions from its 7,107 islands and of course, dishes are made extra special with Kraft Eden Cheese.
“During these challenging times, it is important to remember not what we have lost but what we still have as a nation,” Alex Tacderas, Category Marketing Manager for Cheese and Spoonables, Kraft Foods Philippines said.
“We hold in or hands the innate Filipino creativity and love for food which, when put together, can empower our pride for our country.”
Check the Sarap ng Buhay website for various cheesy recipes you could cook using Kraft Eden Cheese!
