Not a lot of people are aware of it, but I've been through some tough times these past few months. Once again, my faith in people was tested. On most nights in January and February, I was crying. The only times I wouldn't cry was if I was out of town. Still smiling I have never aspired for awards or recognition. For the most part, I did my job earnestly because I loved the challenge of it and because I loved the people I was with. I was fiercely loyal and at times, clouded by my need to please my peers. But alas, my hard work and loyalty didn't count for much. As much as I would like to blame gossip, idle talk, politics, or whatever there is to blame, I was never able to make full sense of what happened. I felt lonely, betrayed, and useless. All my hard work for more than two years went unappreciated and counted for nothing. The people I fought so hard for, didn't value me as much as I valued them. Worse of all, my friends who didn't do anything wrong except be my friend became targets of other people's ire and paranoia.…
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FoodSpotting in Boracay
Have you ever wandered off to an unknown place and thought... "how would I know where to go? Where should I eat? WHAT should I eat?" FoodSpotting Boracay Map Various social media apps and sites would be helpful for tourists or traveling businessmen. Some of these are Fouraquare and Trip Advisor. A lot of social media savvy people get a helpful travel tips from these apps. My favorite among these apps is FoodSpotting. Why? Because my favorite thing to do is eat. During our recent family vacation to Boracay, some of us already had a few restaurants in mind. And Google was also very helpful in suggesting restaurants. The problem really was in knowing what dishes to order from those restaurants. This is where FoodSpotting is helpful. Check out the FoodSpotting map of Boracay above. And this one below that screen captured from the FoodSpotting Android App, using my Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini: FoodSpotting Android App Boracay Map FoodSpotting doesn't just recommend restaurants, it recommends dishes. FoodSpotting not only recommends restaurants, it also recommends dishes. It gives users the opportunity to recommend specific dishes in restaurants by uploading a photo the dish, naming it, naming where it can be ordered…
Through The Fire
It's done and over with. I, along with several other hard-working members of the organization have been unceremoniously kicked out. When I joined JCI Davaoena Daba Daba, I had one goal: to challenge myself. And what a challenge it has been. From being a new member to a Deputy member of the Board of the Directors to being appointed as Secretary-General, National Chair, and Area Director. There is so much that can be said about the struggles I have been through as a member. So much intrigue, so much mud-slinging and character assassination has been done to discredit me. I have tried to rise above it all as I stood by my commitment as a JCI Member. I would like to believe that I have performed my duties to the best of my abilities keeping in mind that my goal was to challenge myself. And I don't regret any of it, as I was able to work with and be with some of the best people I could have never met had it not been for JCI. Despite all of the mud thrown at us, we kept our silence, we chose the higher ground. We refused to fight but instead…
Being Blonde and Being Bold
Ria Jose as a BlondeHair by Envy Me Salon I have to be honest, I went blonde because I caved in to peer pressure. Lelz! The moment I saw four of my friends go blonde and they didn't look bad at all... I decided I'd go for it and that the Nicki Minaj Concert would be the best alibi for it. I had about one week to think about it but decided that since I had declared I would do it, I had to do it. With my fingers crossed, I went blonde. It wasn't really something I was comfortable about. And until now, I must admit I'm not to confident about it. But I like it. I like how, at 30 years old, I am still able to go beyond my comfort zone and do something outrageous. Not as outrageous as some people would think but for me going blonde is a bold step. Being the vain person that I am, going blonde means sticking out, and not always in a good way. Some people actually tease me that I look darker or that I look weird. It took a while for my daddy absorb that I actually dyed…
#TattAwards 2012
Diyosa, Funny Sexy, and Tanggera On the eve of Social Media Day, the country's #1 broadband network Globe Tattoo celebrated the best, brightest, and biggest social media stars of the countries. Bloggers, advocates, Youtube stars, online trendsetters, and and mainstream celebrities all gather at the NBC Tent on June 29, 2012 to hail this year's winners of the Globe #TattAwards. From 1,050 nominees, the Tatt Council trimmed down the list to 50 finalists in 10 categories. Winners were chosen based on scores given by the Tatt Council and through online voting. Popular TV Host, writer and Bianca Gonzalez of http://www.iamsuperbianca.com was crowned as "The One." She received P100,000 cash, one year subscription to Tattoo@Home, one year subscription to Tattoo Superstick, and a Blackberry Playbook and BlackBerry phone bundle. Tatt Awards Stylisimo Chuvaness The other social media rockstars who took home prizes and bragging rights that night are: The Stylisimo Cecile Van Straten of chuvaness.com, The #ThoughtMover Kimpoy Feliciano of http://www.twitter.com/kimpoyfeliciano, The Video Slingers Jamyhille and Paolinne Michelle aka JAMICH of http://www.youtube.com/JamichTV, The Visualizers Ryan Vergara and Garovs Garovillo of everywhereweshoot.com, The Advocates PAWS of http://www.facebook.com/pawsphilippines, The Indie Rocker Gloc-9 of facebook.com/glocdash9, The Explorer Bogart The Explorer of http://facebook.com/bogarttheexplorer, The Game…
A Very Belated 30th Year Post
In the past few years, I'd usually publish some blog posts around the time of my birthday recalling events and memories from the past year. I have neglected to do this in honor of my 30th birthday. BOO TO ME! Weeks before my grand 30th birthday, I have already planned to make a video instead of blog posts since I had such a hectic, fun, and super busy year leading up to my 30th birthday. So here it is... To my family and friends, thank you for another memorable year! I won't be able to name all of you since there's so plenty of you. Most of you are in the video... some of you are not. But I love you all dearly, nonetheless. Yes, even the critics, haters, and stressors. And thank you, thank you, thank you for a wonderful birthday, even though it was spent working! ;) Looking forward to more than 525,600 minutes filled with memories, lessons, laughter, tears, and love with all of you. Live. Love. Learn.