Makarov Tale: Davao Bloggers

Davao Bloggers Creative Writing Workshop: a cupcake experience

by Paragon Shirts | 10:27 AM in Blogging Obstacles, Davao Bloggers, Mindanao Bloggers | Any Reactions? (11)

Where can you find the best chocolate chip banana cup cake?
Of course, at Davao Bloggers creative writing workshop only.

yummy banana cup cake

I joined the creative writing workshop for bloggers held at the Training Rooms of the PLDT Davao Branch along Ponciano Street, Davao City. The workshop started by 8:00 A.M something and ended by 5:00 P.M something.

The workshop was a very rare educational experience for me because I had the opportunity of meeting the writer, Toast Master, and former educator, Mr. Rene Lizada of Sun Star Davao. He taught us so many lessons and shared a lot of humorous jokes too and the number one thing I've learned on him was that effective writing is not that hard to achieve when you're not lazy.

The workshop was just a one day experience but it had a very profound effect on my soul not to mention that I'm a frustrated writer. He revitalized the writing passion on me again.Thanks to http://davaobloggers.net and avatar media for creating such activity like this.

Pilipinas Got Talent's premiere episode

by Paragon Shirts | 4:45 AM in Davao Bloggers, Mindanao Bloggers, Pinoy News, Proudly Pinoy | Any Reactions? (1)

Today was the first airing of the Pilipinas Got Talent and I was quite entertained with the talents shown by the competitive contestants of the said show. As defined by wikipedia.com Pilipinas Got Talent is a Philippine talent show, which will be shown on ABS-CBN starting February 20, 2010 (today). It is based on the Got Talent franchise, a British TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCO company. "Pilipinas" is the Filipino word for Philippines.

Pilipinas Got Talent host's Billy Crawford and Luis Manzano

ABS-CBN acquired Got Talent franchise, advertising it as "the first and only nationwide talent reality show in the Philippines," although other talent shows from other networks are currently airing with a similar format, such as Talentadong Pinoy on TV5.

Viewers are able to join through text and online registration via Internet. Auditions are held in key cities such as Manila, Cebu and Davao. Unlike Talentadong Pinoy, viewers will vote the contestants and whoever gets the highest votes, will win. In Talentadong Pinoy, there are the jury, which will decide who will win.

The Talents of Filipinos were trully simply exceptional because of its uniqueness and outstanding qualities. Though the show is aired during saturday and sunday at 8:30 pm only, It will surely gain massive ratings judging from what I've seen on its first airing. Here are some sample videos...

Big Winner si Ate MelaY

by Paragon Shirts | 8:13 AM in Davao Bloggers, Gensan tayo, Mindanao Bloggers, Proudly Pinoy | Any Reactions? (1)

Mabuhay ang Generals...Mabuhay ka Ate Melay!!!

The Pinoy Big Brother- Double Up edition's Big Winner is, no other than Melissa "Melay" Cantiveros. A 21 year old, tubong General Santos City. She got 32.08 percent on the total number of votes while his Close competitor Paul Jake got 27.** percent on the total number of votes.

With the witty remarks and comic facial expressions of hers, people find her extremely funny. She just brings out the sunshine in Kuya’s house plus her funny love team Jason. The two of them really put Color on the PBB's house double up edition.

The battle for the Big winner's place was fought between the bets of the queen city of the south "CEBU city" and Tuna Capital of the Philippines "General Santos City".

My Mindanao Bloggers summit and E-business week experience

by Paragon Shirts | 8:55 PM in Davao Bloggers, Events, Mindanao Bloggers | Any Reactions? (7)

Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2 and E-business week held at General Santos City

Last October 25, 2008 I woke up early because I'm excited what will happen on the Mindanao Bloggers Summit which will be held on that day. I'm kind of nervous because I know that I'll be meeting some new person not just persons but professional persons whom I'm sure had more experience on blogging than me. I went at the Venue together with my Classmates: Dioveth commonly known as PULL and Bien as bientot. (Never mind on their weird nicknames)

As we walked at the grand ball room, the place where the summit will be held. We saw People talking and chatting, some of them are having fun talking while laughing. We didn't enter immediately because It seems like Were the youngest among them and maybe we will be out of place. But when we take another look on the place, one man asked us "Bloggers?". I smiled and said yes. He said well you can enter now. After we entered on the venue Mr. Avelmar Manansala known as Bariles approached us and Shake hands with us he told us to register on the Computers now so we can the finish the process.

After completing our registration we gave our e-pass to the in charge and they gave us our MBS KIT.The kit is full of journals and magazines that shows the Simply Exceptional Beauty of Mindanao. After we finished the registration we looked for our table, and we saw Joanna Eve Ramos Our schoolmate we sat at the table where she is sitting.
After few minutes ate Ria Jose and Ms. Joana Banting talked to us and they ask us some friendly questions, the way they approached me, made me a positive impression.We Introduced our selves to them.

After 15 minutes the Summit started solemnly with a prayer and followed by The Singing of our national anthem.
The summit started with some messages given by the emcees (wow nice emcees good in punch lines and they are very humorous).

The summit has about 13 speakers all of them thought me lesson about blogging, the different types of blogging and ways to make our Mindanao the land of fulfillment. The best thing I learned are the words that came from Kuya Pierre Galo (The jester in exile ) he encouraged us that Mindanao has everything it got so It will be successful it only needs Better Interpretation and elaboration on the main reason why there is no total peace here at us. We must also let the people from the north and people from other countries know the in-depth of the conflicts in us. When we successfully do those things we can improve Mindanao and encourage more tourists, when we do this we make mindanao the land of fulfillment.

At the end of the first part of the summit the facilitator told us that we'll have a break and we will return at 6:30 pm for the sashimi night Bientot and I decided to go to KCC. At the entrance of the KCC we saw some new stalls. The stalls have something in common they are all concerned in networking, printing, all stuffs about computers and things behind it known as e-business.

At the end of the stall we saw a tarpaulin. The tarpaulin is about the e-business week and contest about e-business. We looked at it and we have seen different contest such as animation, poster making, I.T quiz bee, 3D CADD,Blog writing, programming and web designing contests.

I told Bien that we we'll join the Blog writing contest its an opportunity for us to develop our blogging skills. Not just Blogging skills but our writing skill as well.

After walking around the stalls and mall we decided to go back to the family country hotel for the sashimi night. We enjoyed the night we ate and laughed on the shows they prepared for us.

CO-PRESENTERS:
City Mayor Pedro B. Acharon, Jr.

Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio

NOKIA

Department of Tourism XII

ABS-CBN Regional Network Group

Bariles Republic

Gen. Santos City Tourism Association

SOCCSKSARGEN Blogers

GOLD SPONSORS:

Friendster

Globe

ACLC COLLEGE

AMA Computer Learning Center

Grab A Crab Restaurant and Coffee Club 101

Gregoria Printing Press

SILVER SPONSORS:

Nokiahost.Com

Asia United Bank

Family Country Hotel & Convention Center

East Asia Royale Hotel

Fine Pixel Advertising

IDEAS

BRONZE SPONSORS

GenSan Sale.Com

Blogging from Home Book

Pacific Seas Seafood Market

Shalom-Crest Wizard Academy

Generals Logimark Exponent

Prints and You

Sta. Cruz Seafood, Inc.

Dellosa Design Builders, Inc

Forest Lake San Carlos

Rolees Bakery & Cafe

Jehzlau Concepts

Blue Media Communications

Kristan Bookstore

DOLE Philippines

Husky Bus Lines

Shakey's Pizza

Family Brand Sardines

Gaisano Mall of GenSan

Chowking - KCC

Jollibee National Highway

Procter & Gamble Phils, Inc

Mega Sardines

Once again...I would like to thank...The following sponsors
for making our MBS2 possible...Thank you...

MBS2 Next Door

by Paragon Shirts | 7:33 AM in Davao Bloggers, Mindanao Bloggers, Proudly Pinoy | Any Reactions? (3)

Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2 Im knocking on your door...
MINDANAWAN, PAMINAWON INTAWON: Blogging the Mindanao Consciousness.

"Blogging Blogging Blogging"

These words keeps on repeating on my mind.It Seems like im destined to be a professional blogger who could influence and improve the world,well the world is not yet my focus now.Im still up to Mindanao my HomeLand.Through Blogging I would like to promote my Homeland which showcases different beauty which I'm sure One of the best.

This is just one of the beauty hotspots

I'm Proud of,this is the Gumasa Beach Resort of

Glan Sarangani Province

My main objective in my desire to join Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2 is to meet new individuals whom Im sure friendly and approachable.Which can help me improve and promote the Mindanao Archipelago.Well Guys hope its not too late for passing my application on MBS2.

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS FOR MAKING THE Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2 possible and free...

CO-PRESENTERS:

City Mayor Pedro B. Acharon, Jr.

Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio

NOKIA

Department of Tourism XII

ABS-CBN Regional Network Group

Bariles Republic

Gen. Santos City Tourism Association

SOCCSKSARGEN Blogers

GOLD SPONSORS:

Friendster