Blogging 101 Workshop – Davao

This month, I am holding my first Blogging 101 Workshop in a while. This is my third workshop this year and the first one that is open to the public. Blogging 101 Workshop in Davao. The Blogging 101 Workshop is for students, professionals, freelancers... anybody who wish to start their own blog. If you have a blog and want to know how to plan for and move forward with your blog, you are also welcome to join. The workshop will tackle the basics including how to setup your own blog if you do not have one yet. And how to create content. The Blogging 101 Workshop is moved to October 2019 and the final date and venue will be announced soon. Workshop Information The workshop will have 2 parts: Introduction and Basic Setup in the morning, and Content Planning and Writing in the afternoon. The morning session, Introduction and Setup is designed for those who have no blog yet. The session will guide you setup your first blog. This session requires participants to bring their own laptop or tablet that can be used to setup their blog. At the end of the session, each participant will have their own blog…

Sarah Andres, Davao Blogger

Life is so Full of… [Follow Friday]

I did not type in the entire blog title because well, I just did not want to. I want to start off this series with a feature on one of the blogs I really enjoy ready. And because for the remaining weeks of March, I will be featuring women. (Like there's a lot more Fridays left in March.) My introduction has been too long now so let me proceed to what this is really about. I will be featuring blogs, video channels, social media accounts, online series, and other stuff online you should follow. I do not know if people still do Follow Friday but I wanna so I'm gonna. And my first #FollowFriday feature is the blog Life is so Full of... (sarwriters.com) by Sarah Andres. Sarah is my top pick for bloggers to follow simply because she writes so well. I wrote a feature on her last year. She was one of the finalists for Davao Blogger of the Year and I quote myself: She rarely speaks but when she does, she does so with conviction. Be it in her blogs or in her personal online spaces, Sarah shares her opinions and ideas clearly and with levity. But…

January 2018 Word: NEW [Blogging Challenge]

It's 2018 and there is no better way to start the year than with a challenge. This year, I want to push myself to be a better blogger, vlogger, content manager, netizen... whatever it is I do. One way I thought I could push myself is to require myself to post in every online outlet I have at least once every month. And I can achieve this by imposing a theme for every month. Let us begin with the January 2018 Word: NEW. January 2018 Word: NEW. New clothes. New smile. January 2018 Word: New New may mean anything. A new me. A new dish I made or tried, a new habit, a new friend, a new product. Anything new. Whatever new means to me and you, in different ways, that is ok. For clarity, though... the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines new as follows. Definition of NEW 1 : having recently come into existence : recent, modern 2 a (1) : having been seen, used, or known for a short time : novel (2) : unfamiliar b : being other than the former or old 3 : having been in a relationship or condition but a short time 4 a :…

The One About Sinulog 2016 Podcast

PIT SENYOR! Here's a (slightly) better narrative of our incredible Sinulog 2016 experience with Asus, Smart, and BIG Hotel. Share with us your Sinulog tips and anecdotes. Sorry got confused re BIG Hotel's location. It's at A. Seno Street, not AS Fortuna. Haha! Shoutout to SMART Sinulog punong abala Chrissy and to Tob and Diane, to my DBS Sinulog buddies Sunshine, Josef and Robert, Asus Group 6 teammates Ferdz and Adrian, and and to my Cebu lalabs Sinjin and Cebu Bloggers Society. Daghang salamat for listening! ;) Info and links: Asus Sinulog Asus ZenFone Zoom Sinulog Launch Pre-Event Post: LINK Asus ZenFone Zoom Launch Post: LINK Asus Philippines Site: http://www.asus.com/PH/ Asus Philippines on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ASUSph SMART Sinulog Instagram @riajosedavao with hashtags #SMARTSinulog and #DBSatSinulog Invasion Tour on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/invasiontourPH/ BIG Hotel Davao Bloggers at BIG Hotel with our Asus ZenFone Max units BIG Hotel Address: A. Seno Street, Mandaue City, Cebu BIG Hotel Website: http://www.bighotel.ph BIG Hotel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigHotelPH/ BIG Hotel on Instagram: @BIGHotelCebu Other Links Top 5 Tips to Survive the Sinulog Festival: LINK Gaz RTD Cocktail - Gaz Up! on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GazCocktail/ Marriot Cebu on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cebumarriott/

Bigbys Trivia Night

Wednesday Nights are Bigby’s Trivia Nights

Are you bored of the usual grind? Why don't you flex your mental muscles by joining Bigby's Trivia Nights? Davao Bloggers at Bigbys Trivia Night Dec 2012 Every Wednesday, Trivia Nights are held in select Bigby's Cafe and Restaurant outlets. For every Trivia Night, there are 4 sets of questions with each set composing of 2 - 3 categories. And each category has about 5 - 8 questions each. The questions are so random that sometimes it would take a whole lot of luck just to earn some points. And then, there are times when luck is on your side and most categories are easy for your group. The first time I joined, the category was necklace types. We sucked at that category. Davao Bloggers at Bigbys Trivia Night January 2013 There is no limit to how many members are in a group. My group, representing Davao Bloggers has joined most Trivia Nights. We have won some, and we have lost even more times. It's great fun trying to score points, cheering, and occasionally jeering and bullying. And there's quite a rapport going on among teams at the Abreeza Ayala Mall branch. One advantage we might have is how varied…

Ria Jose Enjoying Fried Chicken Skin along San Pedro Street

Davao Bloggers Night Walk

To celebrate the 75th Araw ng Dabaw, Davao Bloggers went out of their comfy cocoons to walk the streets of Davao and enjoy some of the simple delights that the city has to offer. Check this out... We walked around and took photos of the San Pedro Street area. We ate tonsss of street food. I loved the fresh buko (coconut) juice and the kwek kwek with unlimited fresh seaweed and cucumber salad. Then, we took a ride aboard an electric tricycle to go to our final destination for the night: the Hudyakaan Beer Festival. This is where we had our fill of chicken barbeque, pork barbeque, sisig, and rice washed down by glasses of ice cold soda. It was a fun, tummy-filling night of bonding and eating. I'm definitely looking forward to another bonding walk with the interesting guys and girls of Davao Bloggers.