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Writing, TechEx, Cebu and Cranberry Juice

I was trying to finish a strong opinion re Michael Jordan's speech at the Hall of Fame for BallEx but I lost my train of thought due to a funny situation at Tech Exchange. Someone probably close to the person … Continue reading

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I Wrote At PDI Again

Her Highness (my editor) contacted me to write an article last week. Much praise and fawning was applied, to which I am susceptible, and so I succumbed. Here it is. Before you click it, it's about parent's options on controlling … Continue reading

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Advice for Aspiring Freelance Writers and other Nonsense

I enjoyed this article about writing for peanuts because it hits the nail right on the head about what it is to live in the world of Internet freelance writing. The example mentioned is somewhat off though because the writer … Continue reading

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RIP Arthur C. Clarke

I can't believe Arthur C. Clarke is dead. He is one of the most influential writers I've ever read, whose books have become part of my life. His book Rendezvous with Rama was probably the first that forced me to … Continue reading

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Learn To Read

One of the nice things I like about big Press gigs is you occasionally get the chance to talk to other writers, many of whom have been in the business for decades. Yesterday I was seated beside friends from Manila … Continue reading

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My Business Intelligence Article is on the SME Insight Blog

Hey I just noticed that my SME Insight article on business intelligence software is up on their blog. I enjoy writing for SME Insight but my contact person there has resigned and I haven't yet contacted the editor directly, which … Continue reading

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I’ve always wanted to be a writer

Since I can remember. Which is why it was very difficult for me to make the decision to finally decide to forego contributing to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Partly because I had been doing it off and on for five … Continue reading

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Writing and Basketball and Art

I have told Art that I loved his narrative style on his blog a few days ago when we sat together at an event two weeks ago. For some reason I knew that he'd be a terrific read if he … Continue reading

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I’m Back Online!

And I celebrated by putting up a new template, called typoxpreloaded (hey i dont know where he got the name from either). At any rate, am following up on a great deal of backlog work, starting with enhancements to Pwit, … Continue reading

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Coping with no net

I'm at the Compass Internet Cafe at Galleria. The difference between this and Netopia is that this place allows you to use Firefox, although the default is this annoying 'Avant Browser' which looks like some sort of IE add-on and, … Continue reading

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