the blogging fever

well i had to remove the slideshow i posted here a couple of days ago. nagha-hang daw ang mga pc ng mga visitors, siguro di pa masyadong fine tuned yong feature from blogger admin. pag ayos na saka ko na lang ulit i-post yong ibang slideshows na nagawa ko.

in the meantime, i’d like to welcome a few more adiks to the blogging world. not that i’m the owner of blogger.com or one of their employees but i felt i just had to welcome my dear friends – ega and the very latest, raoul who have put up their own blogs just recently.

yong kay ega medyo matagal na but i think the interest was revived just before the mother’s day celebration. kasi may initial posting na a few months back pero tipong naging busy sya (or kinatamaran for a while? hehehe!) at hinarap lang ang isang mahaba and a very touching article noong midnight of 10th para humabol sa mother’s day at mabati si nanay elvira.

ganon din ang kaso ni raoul who realized he needs to write something about his mom at pinaki nya dito sa dantespeaks ang isang heartfelt tribute nya kay nanay puring just last week. and after a little help, heto at may sarili na rin syang space on the web where we will look out for his postings soon.

long before them and even itong dantespeaks, nauna na si matt sa blogsphere at doon mo naman makikita ang karamihan ng magaganda nyang shots. meron pa syang flicker at sya rin ang nag-author nong site for adiks - yong addicquotes.

you might be wondering what made us catch the blogging fever. ako, i have a few reasons. siguro one of these reasons, if not all, ay pareho din ng reason ni matt, ega and raoul.

first, writing for me is an outlet. sa isang taong madaldal na tulad ko na laging may sasabihin tungkol sa isang bagay, laging may comment sa isang sitwasyon (highly opinionated baga), ito lang ang paraan na milalabas ko yong mga thoughts ko without having to engage you in a long and maybe uninteresting conversation.

medyo egocentric nga lang ang dating ko dito coz i do all the talking and you have no choice but to listen (read on) sa mga idea ko without having the chance of a conversational interaction. posting a comment lang ang manner of retort mo. but at least, nasabi ko naman lahat ng gusto kong sabihin without being interrupted or you walking out on me di ba.

i just write what’s on my mind. para lang masabi yong gusto kong sabihin. no matter how mundane it maybe and even at the risk of me sounding trivial. afterall, I’m not seeking for anybody’s approval. kung ma-appreciate mo yong pinag-sasabi ko, thanks a lot. kung hindi ka agree, then you can always post your violent reaction. though so far wala pa namang ganon so i’m really thankful you’ve been very appreciative.

second, this has become a very good therapy for me. dahil nga nailalabas ko ang mga nasa utak at puso ko, it relieves me in so many ways. lalo na kung galit ako or i feel strongly about something. writing has presented a better alternative kesa ipagbatuhan ko ang mga gamit ko or cp (mahal kaya yon) against the wall.

although i would admit na pag galit ako, i write something then come back to it a few times and edit out the expletives hanggang magmukhang matino at responsible na yong sinulat ko. kasi kung ilalabas ko yong raw material as is, naku, maba-ban ang blog na ito. kaya, much as i want to keep it real, sinasamahan ko rin naman ng sense of responsibility. hindi ko alam kung sino ang nagbabasa nito and i have to think of the kids and a lot of decent people like you who might be looking at what i’m doing.

yon din ang reason ko kung bakit hindi ako nagko-control ng comments dito. coz i believe that’s censorship. eh yan ang hate na hate ko. i believe in self-regulation but not censorship. kaya ganon din ang ini-expect ko sa mga comments dito. unless it’s profane or vulgar, i don’t go meddling with your comments. katwiran ko, we are all mature enough (sounds familiar, orgee?) to censure ourselves.

third, this blog has become my link to my friends, old and new. dahil hindi naman ganon ka-active ang social life ko (dahil wala naman halos dito sa saudi ng ganon), this has become my social playground. at least old friends are updated sa mga nangyayari sa akin. and I get to meet new friends like dennis who e-mails me now and then at si linds na kasama pa si bitoy at buleg pag bumibisita nitong dantespeaks.

so far, this blogging experience has done me some good. and i hope ega and raoul will have the same experience. so please visit their sites too – isama na ninyo yong official site ng mga adik at syempre, ang blog ni matt for some wonderful photography. nasa right panel nitong blog yong mga links under the title 'visit nyo rin to'.

to all of you guys, have a wonderful time and...ohyeah, blog away!

ps: while i'm doing tis posting, i'm watching charice pempengco's stint in oprah... nasa youtube na di ko lang ma-link dito but just go to youtube and see how this girl blew oprah and the studio audience away. proud moment mga kabayan!