Writing

Today I Am Thankful, Week 4

Monday, July 28th, 2008

A day late but with good reason. How can I possibly let this week pass without a post on the things that I’m thankful for? Esp since this past week, I was reminded of the dreams I had listed down eight (8) years ago. Yes, I have a journal to prove it. LOL.
We all have [...]

Today I Am Thankful, Week 3

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

How quickly a week passes. This makes me realise how we often dismiss the fact that time is indeed fleeting. You can only feel it during the moment when you’re thinking about it. You can only look back and try to remember what we have done and think of what we will be doing. Personally, [...]

I am where I should be.

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Photo credit (L-R): Sasha Manuel, Jal Manuela, Abe Olandres
From that moment I held a camera in my hands back in 2005 and saw the photos I took, I was hooked. It stirred an unimaginable fiery passion that I didn’t know existed. I just knew I wanted to keep doing it. I didn’t own a camera [...]

Keeping Things Interesting

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Alexei asked me a question earlier, which I made me pause for a bit so I can give it my full attention. Let me paraphrase it,
“What should a blogger do to keep a blog interesting?”
Apart from the aesthetic appeal of a blog, i.e. templates, fonts, etc., we’ll always put weight on the content, right? So [...]

Write Life Guide

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

The art of writing is constantly changing and has always been dynamic. If you wish to better yourselves in the craft, you ought to read more and, of course, write more. These practices will assist in enriching and honing the skill, respectively. Getting help is always a good thing, even when you’ve already developed your [...]

Harry Potter Book 7 is in Teh Bag

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Step 1
Oh, darnit. As much as I don’t want to tell you guys about the contest, I have to. Hmpft. What?! Ruin my chances of winning Harry Potter Book 7?! Puh-leeez. I’d keep it to myself had I any choice. Heh. But, yea, Yuga’s giving away the book, you simply have got to follow the [...]

Losing More Than A Year’s Worth of Memories

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

I lost my journal a couple of weeks ago. It was catastrophic. I’m not kidding. Apart from the fact that I bought that journal when I was in Australia, it holds more than a year’s worth of memories. It was heartbreak. Believe me, I was so close to tears.
One thing that should be said about [...]

Consider the People behind the Stories

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

In every story, we should not forget that there are people behind each and every one of them. They may be delivered in a comical and entertaining way but the manner cannot diminish the fact that stories involve people. And these people have feelings.
You might ask me, “What of the story about the tortoise and [...]

Thoughts on writing and being read

Saturday, December 17th, 2005

If you decide to write, what if you are one of those people who seems to be less serious about the things you write about? Should you feel insecure? Is he a better writer than you are if he writes profoundly and extensively or better yet, writes poetry?
Hmmm… it does make me wonder at times [...]