It’s exactly a week ago when I decided to create a blog account in wordpress. I’ve been maintaining a blog in Friendster since 2007 but I felt like it doesn’t reach a wider audience.
Writing has always been my refuge. I want to affect people who might be interested on what I’m writing the way some people inspired me with theirs. But I am not saying that I am a good writer because I know I’m not. I still have so many things to learn. Every time I hop from one blog to another, I realize that there are still lots of stuffs to explore and write about. And every time I post an entry, the sense of fulfillment that I feel is priceless. I have been trying to find an avenue where variety of minds, opinions and beliefs meet. I found it here. I give my two cents worth on what the other people are writing and I get my own share of theirs in return.

A screen shot of my friendster account.
Working on a graveyard shift has already been a usual thing for me. What I’ve been doing before had always been predictable and routinary. I go to the office, wait for calls from our customers hoping they will not be irate or unreasonable, watch online movies, surf other porn sites, and edit my friendster account until I felt like I’ve already memorized all the tabs as well as my friends’ profiles. I’ve been doing these things for the longest time until a week ago.
Consider me a convert. Now, I read other people’s writings and am continuously fascinated by them. There are so many topics to reflect and write about. I have yet to write an entry which can touch the hearts of many people like boni’s ‘basta…I’ll be home soon’ and revsiopao’s ‘tatlumpu’t syam.’ I have yet to learn from coolwaterworks and dakilangislander on how to take breath-taking pictures. I also want to write an entry about cancer awareness which Karmi’s Kundiman and King’s Sound of My Heart already have. Kengkay’s and Reynaelena’s blogs, on the other hand, continuously surprise and amaze me with their topics. Given the chance, I would like to learn from brotherutoy, geisha, mangbadoy gandanghari, khzr4u, jorge, winkie and chaospilot (see ‘Kasiyahan kay Jollibee’) how to inject humor in my posts because their entries made me smile at one point. Byron’s One Fake Life teaches me that life is indeed full of twists. I would like to ask Ron on how he made his Coffin Rock page superb. Lastly, I would like to get some tips from angel, ♂ nygelle, walongbote , livingstain, sandimartin, vanvan and panaderos on how to make my entry better because they write their everyday reflections sincerely.

Photo courtesy of my friendster account.

'If they laugh at you because you're different,
Laugh at them because they're all the same.'
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Jan 25, 2009 @ 14:55:35
una ba ako? hehe.
wait, believe it or not, i was only introduced to the blogging world in 2007. so, that would mean i’m still a neophyte when it comes to writing. writing WAS not even my passion. to let you know, you’re a far better writer than i am. 😀
guess we’ll have to learn from each other then.
😆
Jan 25, 2009 @ 15:19:01
Hello there. Musta?
Yes, this is something good.
The first time–that was yesterday, I suppose–I visited your blog, I knew that you are one hell of a blogger who writes well, who expresses well, and who is really a blogger. I enjoy reading your posts and sharing ideas with your in between our blogs.
I can say, and I am determined to say that you are not just good at this, but you are one of the few I really like.
Now that you are on the sphere of WordPress, I am pretty sure that you can and will reach more umbrellas of fellow bloggers who in return have other things to share and talk about. (Well, most of them have sense, really!)
I am looking forward on reading more of what is there on your brainy brain. Just keep going. As I see, you have a lot of readers here and that is truly something you should be proud of. Count me as one.
As always, I can be your friend in this blogging world. Keep in touch. And thanks, by the way, for saying that very nice thing about my blog.
Thank you and have a nice day and a very wonderful blogging experience ahead of you.
Yours truly,
Byron
Jan 25, 2009 @ 15:34:37
No worries.
How I can talk to you personally? I want to tell you something.
Jan 25, 2009 @ 15:42:39
Alam ko na. Look mo sa friendster mo. Nag-message ako.
Jan 25, 2009 @ 15:46:24
Ok ayaw sa friendster e. dito na lang. Burahin mo lang tong comment na to. May sasabihin lang ako.
Jan 25, 2009 @ 16:00:23
cheers to your blog and urge to write!
hello, byron. i am a fan. hahaha
Jan 25, 2009 @ 16:04:43
Makulit talaga ako!
Superrr.
Jan 25, 2009 @ 16:10:03
Thanks.
Jan 25, 2009 @ 16:23:35
Hmm. Bakit kaya. Pero in-add na kita.
Jan 25, 2009 @ 16:26:02
I also sent a message.
Jan 25, 2009 @ 16:30:54
Marami talaga! Sabi sa’yo e.
Jan 25, 2009 @ 16:40:20
kip it up dude…
Blog lang ng Blog ..
Jan 25, 2009 @ 18:00:08
i also blogged in friendster
so i know the feeling
of craving for a wider audience
hanggang sa nagblogspot alp
at saka ako ng datkom
stages
level
process
lahat yan
dahil sa personal growth
blogging is my therapy
internet is my second home
🙂
welcome to the blogosphere
its good that youre willing
to listen and learn
🙂
Jan 25, 2009 @ 18:00:24
its fun to share nga experience and also learn from other experience…. kaya minsan pag bored basa lang ng blog…
Jan 25, 2009 @ 20:35:02
ayooouuunn! panalo nanaman, hindi ko pwedeng palagpasin ang entry na to dahil nandito ako yahoooo!! salamat naman at extra ako hihihih (at nasa una pa! mainggit kayong lahat!) ^^ haha. biro lang.
nagsimula lang din ako sa friendster 2007. at ang akala ko eh ayos na dun ang lahat! nun pala mas may malawak pang mundo ang pag ba blog hanggang sa makarating ako dito sa wordpress dala ang bagong bagong sasakyan na ang next stop ay bonistation.
diba hindi naman kailangan na maging magaling para makapagsulat hanggat may bumabasa at nakaka appreciate ng gawa mo ayos na yun! ang kagandahan nyan, friends are always there to support you! may kabuluhan o wala nandyan sila para i cheer ka! yun ang d best!!
cheers!!
bons
Jan 25, 2009 @ 22:33:50
Hello,
Thanks for flamin’ by my site and your comment.
ang ganda nitong blog mo…will definitely come back and read more…
Jan 25, 2009 @ 23:01:10
Pumaritong muli.
Jan 26, 2009 @ 02:44:06
kakatuwang makita ang name ko sa mga angels mo..
next time ko na iadd name mo sa inspirasyon ko..nakikinet lang..
♥
Jan 26, 2009 @ 03:03:07
tama yan Mark hindi mo alam na writer ka na. (pasensya na kung hindi ko ginagamit ung name mo na Flamin…, alam ko naman na naiintindihan mo)
kahit ako ayaw kong sabihing manunulat ako, nakakahiya, hindi naman totoo, isa pa masyadong mabigat yon para sa akin.
basta keep on writing, pero wag mong hayaang mapressure ka ng mga mambabasa mo, dadating kasi ang panahon na kahit pilitin nating gumawa ng makabuluhang blog para sa mga mambabasa, wala talagang ideyang lilitaw. gumawa ka para makapagbigay kaalaman, makapanglibang, at para masabi mo ang mga bagay na hindi mo kayang isigaw.
aba nagbibigay ang ng mga tips, wag mo tong pansinen, joke lang to. hehehe…
ingatz lage, salamat din pala sa pagbasa ng mga blogs ko…
Jan 26, 2009 @ 03:49:40
aba bolero! ;p
salamat sa pag-link. Ni link din kita. 🙂
Jan 26, 2009 @ 04:38:40
aba e ang sipag naman talaga.
1 week pa palang e hindi na ako magkandatuto sa dami ng posts. go go go!
at hindi ko rin ‘to palalampasin kasi extra din ako. tenchu tenchu! aba at member ka na din ng M.A.S. (mutual admiration society). toinks!
umabot ka sa deadline ko bata batuta.
in 30 minutes ay magsisimula na ang aking quasi-hiatus mode, kaya nakahabol pa ‘to.
whaahhhh! hindi pa man din nagsisimula ang hiatus ko, parang nagwi-withdrawal syndrome na ako. haayysss….. bakit kase may exams pa???!! i will miss blog-hopping & commenting. haayysss talaga.
ang daya niyo, kung kailan ako magtatago ay ngayon naman kayo super sisipag sa pagsusulat. {hikbi!}
i’m happy for you.
keep the passion alive.
sulat lang nang sulat. cheers!
Jan 26, 2009 @ 05:03:54
kaya yan kuya…. nice post btw… kuya may new post na.. yung inantay mu lolz ni post ko after u drop bye hahah mwahz
Jan 26, 2009 @ 07:29:11
Hindi ako bata. Ang bata yung mga maliliit. Huhuhu. Lunes na dito. May klase kasi, pero hindi naman ako pumasok. Ngayon lang. Hehe.
Jan 26, 2009 @ 10:07:15
masarap talaga sa blogosphere ano?
at na extra pala ako dito? tenks. ang sikreto ko? wala akong makausap dito, waaa 😀
Jan 26, 2009 @ 14:47:12
uy, am so flattered to see my name sa entry na ito ha! glad you enjoy reading some of my posts. alam mo, pareho lang tyo. i just recently moved from friendster to wordpress. kinulit lang ako ni revsiopao, hehehe! ibang level nga ang fulfillment sa blogosphere esp when you receive comments like “i like reading your blogs”. inspiring di ba?
am glad to be part of flamindevil’s angels 🙂
btw, nice nung painting ah! sino artist nun?
Jan 26, 2009 @ 15:07:30
you forgot to add my name on that list man!hmmmpf Im the best in town shame on you!LOL!!!!
hehe joke lang,pinaka kawawa nga blog ko e parang awa nyo n basahin nyo blog ko dahil kung hindi…wala akong readers *baliw!
Jan 26, 2009 @ 19:04:56
At dahil you featured me kahit isang linya despite na sinabi ko na boung bloke ang ibigay mo saken, bibigyan pa rin kita nang libreng masahe. Pramis. Libre. At masahe lang talaga. Maniwala ka.
~ngiting aso~
Jan 26, 2009 @ 21:12:14
Wow, so many fans in one week… and you said you’re not a good writer.. hmmm..
Keep up, you’re good.
Jan 27, 2009 @ 00:35:15
Teka lang, hinihingal pa ako, dalawang araw lang akong nagbakasyon eh ang dami mo ng post!! hinay hinay lang kapatid, hahaha…
Osya, uber thanks nmn at special mention kami sa entry na to, and you’re right, i don’t consider myself as a writer either. Para sakin, it’s just one way of expressing myself and my experiences. Sharing what i had been through and happiness of life.
Keep on writing!
Jan 27, 2009 @ 01:12:40
thanks for visiting my blog! 😀 and pareho lang tayo.. writing is definitely a stress-reliever for me too. So how’s wordpress so far? I’ve been wanting to transfer too pero nagpapakasentimental ata ako 3 years na rin halos yung lj ko e. Hehe. 😀
Jan 27, 2009 @ 04:58:33
amfff..oi thanks ha?well un lang naman ang trip ko ang magpaqngiti ng tao, kahit korni na minsan kerey kerey lang, mas maganda kasi kung may halong kalokohan ang post masarap basahin..hindi masyadong mabigat sa dibdib..pero kanya kanyang trip lang naman yan..depende sa mood.. thanks ulit!!!hu!hu!hu!tats ako..(T_T)
lahat naman tayo may kakayahan magsulat ng sarili nating kwento..walang good or bad dito..(^__^)/
Jan 27, 2009 @ 05:33:12
nagsimula lang din ako sa friendster tapos napadaan ako sa kwentong barbero ng makita kong parang masaya sa wp ayun sinubukan kong makapasok at makisali sa kulitan at kahit alam kong hindi ako manunulat eh sinubukan ko awa nmn ni lord may mga tumanggap sakin at ang babait nila bago lang din ako hehe..
pag patuloy mo lang tutuloy rin ako hek3..
bounce…:)
Jan 27, 2009 @ 11:00:18
palagi mo lang isama ang puso mo sa pagsulat at enjoy lang 🙂 haha..na extra pa ako dito 🙂
Sulong 🙂
I suggest, bisitahin mo rin blog na Alimbukad ni Ginoong Bobby Anonuevo dito sa wordpress, marami kang matutunan doon.
Jan 27, 2009 @ 11:28:16
galing din ako ng friendster, akala ko nga ok na dun e..yun pala ang dami pang di ko nasusubukan tulad nga dito, galing din ako sa wp pero sa iba pang dahilan e lumipat ulit ako doon naman sa blogger..
enjoy lang bro
Jan 27, 2009 @ 14:05:25
photofunia pala yun… i keep on seeing those modified pics from friends’ avatars. thanks for the info… gawa nga rin ako! *inggitera* hehehe!
Jan 29, 2009 @ 10:49:26
I’m sorry late ko nabasa, ahm.. nurse na blogista pala pangalan ko jan.. hahaha.. I’m jeniffer or walongbote 😉 hehe.. thanks for the tribute, Just keep on blogging and learned a lot from those people. alam ko magaling kang writer.. it shows naman eh.. 🙂
Jan 30, 2009 @ 06:24:16
Hey, nakaka-relate ako sa post na ‘to. I’m so new in this blogging thing. Kahit wala naman ako masyadong talent sa pagsusulat. And I always mess up with my sentence construction. Haha! My bad! Lagi akong late or worse absent during my English classes in college.
But I will keep blogging. Wala lang. boring sa office eh. 🙂
By the way, I’m a fan. You’re one of my favorite bloggers na kabilang sina Byron, ChaosPilot (Kris), marami pang iba..
Feb 03, 2009 @ 13:01:03
as useless, ngayon lang ako naligaw dito ulit. busy si kuya utoy mo eh.
napa-smile kita at one point? anong one point iyon at nang maulit ko! hehe…
thanks for including me. andami mo nang readers agad ah. ang galing!
Feb 27, 2009 @ 04:40:03
Mar 09, 2009 @ 13:49:23
gusto ko lang magcomment sa una mong post.
ako i deleted my friendster’s blog dati. to compromise what i have expressed there.. and later, deleted my friendster account.