Who better than a Filipina American friend to tell us her story — for first timers, vacationers, eco-tourism aficionados, or homesick travellers to the Philippines? When I received Carol’s e-mail a few months ago, I was so fascinated by her “talk story” that I just had to ask if I could feature her e-mail as […]
Filed under: Marketing & Public Relations, Travel Blog on August 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
August 26, 2007
This morning, I received an e-mail from one of my friends in the Filipina Women’s Network 2006 Future Search Summit google group about the Malu Fernandez fiasco. I decided to write a blog entry a week after the Pinoy blogosphere rocked cyberspace with the story. This is because I wanted to find out […]
Filed under: Talk Story (a.k.a. "blog"), Writings and Musings on August 26th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This posting is for the Sherlock Holmes-type friends in my
Filed under: Writings and Musings on August 20th, 2007 | No Comments »
I am what-people-in-the-blogosphere-call an emerging Filipina blogger in the Filipino American community. Right now, I am reviewing my WordCamp 2007 notes for WordPress users. Robert Hoekman, Jr. had spoken about “Designing The Obvious” on Day One of WordCamp 2007 so I decided to visit his website, a sacred space where I could educate myself about […]
Filed under: WordPress-Related, Writings and Musings on August 19th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wow! As a Filipina creative writer, I don’t get to appreciate my own work until many, many years later. A serendipitous meeting with Florence Mendoza in Los Angeles — through the kind introduction of Marivic Anonuevo of Ayala Land Inc. during our first-ever Ayala Land roadshow in 1999 — resulted in a profound connection with […]
Filed under: Marketing & Public Relations, Non-Profit Connections, Writings and Musings on August 18th, 2007 | No Comments »
August 17, 2007
This morning, I was delighted to receive an e-mail from the luminous Filipina dance theater artist, Alleluia Panis, Artistic Director of Kularts, a presenting multi-arts organization in the Filipino American community. Although Anthony Cruz Legarda, the visionary of the ARKITEKNIK fusion-fashion and lifestyle movement, had waxed poetic about his enlightening interactions and friendship […]
Filed under: Marketing & Public Relations, Non-Profit Connections on August 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Let’s share cat stories for Cat Appreciation Day. This special occasion occurs only when I declare that a celebration be prepared for honoring cats, your cats, and everyone’s cats — the domestic kind, I mean. If we have a Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, then we need a Cat Appreciation Day. Simple logic. […]
Filed under: Talk Story (a.k.a. "blog") on August 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
August 15, 2007
In my marketing, public relations, community service, and event management worlds, the keyword “sexy” means “attractive,” “appealing,” “hip,” “trendy,” “in vogue,” “fashionable, “in style,” “contemporary” and all the positive adjectives you can think of.
Dr. Belen Lardizabal-Dofitas, a gorgeous, multi-talented Filipina mom (a.k.a. my youngest sister) from Quezon City, Philippines breastfeeds her almost-five years […]
Filed under: Non-Profit Connections, Talk Story (a.k.a. "blog") on August 15th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
AdOfDaMonth.com - For you to appreciate the ad, “How Some Men Treat Women,” please look at the full-size ad and click here. This provocative ad forces us to think about what we can do to end domestic violence worldwide. This is a plug for KABAYANIHAN, with a call to action: “If you are a victim […]
Filed under: Marketing & Public Relations on August 8th, 2007 | No Comments »
This is every event organizer and public relations practitioner’s issue: When you’ve invited many speakers to talk before an audience and you want to adhere to tight time management guidelines for this particular function. I am not a protocol or etiquette expert. However, I write “sequence sheets” or “time schedule slash scripts” for some tightly-produced […]
Filed under: Communications, Marketing & Public Relations, Talk Story (a.k.a. "blog") on August 7th, 2007 | No Comments »
