but the ending sucks! i read that book for two consecutive days until early morn pero ayun, nabadtrip lang ako sa dulo, eeheh! hay….

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Well, about page views – I don’t look at them often. It’s discouraging view for a beginner like me. But I had only good wishes for them. And prayers, too. That is if you can call wishes as prayers. Ahahaha.

But that’s nice trick you’ve got there about pageviews. Is that true? I don’t know that. lol

Well, we must be patient then. And write for ourselves first. If the inner us approve of what we put in our blog, then maybe a few kindred soul will start trickling in and interact with us. That’s what sustained me in the initial three months. Oh boy, was that hard and lonely. But I survived. Pakapalan na lang ng mukha. Ahahaha. No. Patience nga pala ang ideya ko dito. lol.

Ei, thanks a lot, Mahalia. I owe you one.

Well, about page views – I don’t look at them often. It’s discouraging view for a beginner like me. But I had only good wishes for them. And prayers, too. That is if you can call wishes as prayers. Ahahaha.

But that’s nice trick you’ve got there about pageviews. Is that true? I don’t know that. lol

Well, we must be patient then. And write for ourselves first. If the inner us approve of what we put in our blog, then maybe a few kindred soul will start trickling in and interact with us. That’s what sustained me in the initial three months. Oh boy, was that hard and lonely. But I survived. Pakapalan na lang ng mukha. Ahahaha. No. Patience nga pala ang ideya ko dito. lol.

Ei, thanks a lot, Mahalia. I owe you one.

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There were moments I’d be tempted to blurt out what’s inside me. Some things I haven’t told my family and friends. Some things I have not even discussed with myself. Ahahaha.

But I had second thoughts. Although of course there were the occasional posts that were revealing. Not openly but by oblique references. Pa subtle effect pa. hahaha.

Eh mas masarap magsulat tungkol sa mga ideya. O sa mga events. So my writing tends to lean more in those directions.

Can’t reply kagabi. Nagluko ang internet connection sa lugar namin. Which is fine anyway kasi past 1am na.

Thanks for this chat. It’s been lovely.

As a writer, your audience is a mirror nga. And yes, as a writer, you need to find your own niche audience.

Ako naman e different. Hindi ako takot kung walang makinig sa akin. What’s important to me is that I am able to express what’s on my head and what I think about. That I what I take note for at the end of the day.

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One would think if one gets high grades in college it would be a easy to blog. Well, to qualify that I think it’s rather easy. But to be successful at the same time? That’s another ballgame altogether, right?

When I started in December 2008 I had to deal with loneliness and not getting myself heard. That’s tough. Especially when I see other blogs having the time of its life with its readers. It drives you to question your ability as a writer. Let’s not even say that – it drove me nearly nuts and led me to doubt my worth as a person with a story to tell. Ano ba ito. Wala man lang makinig.

But blogging teaches us to be patient, if nothing else. And I’m glad I stick to it and still here, shining my trusty flashlight inside my guts, trying to find my inner Shakespeare. hahaha.

Kahit man lang 3rd or 4th cousin ni Ka William may makita me inside.

Oi, nanibago ako sayo ha. Akala ko may profesorang naligaw sa blog ko.

Thanks ha. I’m beginning to enjoy your company.

I admit sometimes that I just write what I really think irregardless of language rules. But basically, its one of the ways of letting yourself go into the heart of writing. That you, as a writer, have to release the inner Shakespeare in you and dont be afraid of what people say if your writing is crap or not.

It depends on the topic if strict language rules should be observed. If I write a formal article, then I go formal and have my squeaky clean article passed to my editor. But if I am writing to express myself (just like what I do in my blog) then, I’ll be relaxed with a few language rules and go vernacular then talk to the language of my audience.

I believe that as a writer, he or she should be in touch with his audience – just like a speaker establishing rapport with his audience. That will start from there – building rapport so that the audience will understand and appreciate what you are writing.

Recent blog post: Dare to Ask: Do You Think that the Philippines is Really Sh*t Poor??