Radiant View

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 »

I’m getting ready to go to Word Camp 2007, Day Two. Before I hop into the beautiful F-Line streetcar here at Fisherman’s Wharf, let me share some thoughts with you. [And if you're reading this before I can provide the necessary links, wait for the edits.]
Question: What happens when a marketing, public relations, and event [...]

Filed under: Talk Story (a.k.a. "blog"), WordPress-Related, Writings and Musings on July 22nd, 2007 | 7 Comments »

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING, & EVENTS FOR THE FILIPINO AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA (and other places)
Click here for THE FILIPINO CALENDAR: EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS.
My sister, Noemi Dado, is coaching me on-line on how to use the newest version of Word Press for my website’s contents. I highly recommend it to “blogging [...]

Filed under: Writings and Musings on February 28th, 2007 | No Comments »

SPECIAL TO KABARI NEWS, the monthly magazine for the Indonesian community
It was an unusually spring-like Saturday afternoon in early February 2007 when Senator Leland Yee visited one of his former campaign offices that had been a mega-center of activity for his bid to win a seat at the California State Assembly in 2002. Dr. Yee’s [...]

Filed under: Writings and Musings on February 25th, 2007 | No Comments »

The Stimulant: When I auditioned and was selected to deliver a monologue in the Filipina Women’s Network production of “The Vagina Monologues” or TVM, which had its first San Francisco Bay Area performance to a sold-out crowd at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco on March 30, 2004, my “work & life” seeds with “Women [...]

Filed under: Writings and Musings on January 27th, 2007 | No Comments »

The Stimulant: My father, ever-efficient, taught me at a very young age that there were certain things about life that couldn’t be learned in school. At that time, I didn’t understand what he was training me for. I was only 10 years old. All I could think about was that he was disrupting my TV [...]

Filed under: Marketing & Public Relations, Writings and Musings on December 27th, 2006 | No Comments »

My husband, Erik, and I share an interest in cooking. Oftentimes, it’s a “battle of wills.” Erik enjoys meat and potatoes and I prefer Asian food, especially mung bean (silver) noodles. European-raised Erik, when asked to draw “snacks” during a “Pictionary” game, would sketch a wedge of cheese, grapes, and crackers for his Filipino teammates. [...]

Filed under: Sample Works, Writings and Musings on December 4th, 2006 | No Comments »

“I live a charmed life — and I wish it on everyone I meet.” This is a quote that I picked up from a New York fashion reporter in one of those stylish cable TV shows. It radiates my worldview — and keeps me inspired. Indeed, everything we think and do involves our perception about [...]

Filed under: Marketing & Public Relations, Writings and Musings on July 27th, 2006 | No Comments »