The Struggling Blogger

I thought that I can brush it off. Unfortunately I have to read it again… and then again… and then some more. I’m talking about bloggers who look down on fellow bloggers. I read it on forums, some even blog about it.

Does being in a free-hosted blog makes me less of a blogger? Are self-hosted blogger better bloggers? Maybe they meant well, saying that it is a must that a blogger must have his own domain, a self-hosted blog, even if he is just starting to blog. Because, as they continues, a free-hosted blog gives an impression that it contains crap. And this coming from a supposed to be respectable blogger.

I, for one have seen free-hosted blogs who contains useful information, a far cry from the crap being referred to by the above-mentioned self-hosted blogger. And have seen too, self-hosted blogs who contains crap, if not altogether trash. Yet, I do not bash on them.

Maybe they are spending on their blogs and we don’t. Maybe they earn better and we don’t. Still, that doesn’t give them the right to look down on us.

Someday, when I can pay for my own domain, including it’s maintenance, I hope to have a self-hosted blog. But if and when that happens, I will not look down on fellow bloggers - even if they are on a self-hosted blog!

Hillary Clinton’s pledge of support for Barack Obama drew a lot of reactions from people around the globe, not only to the American populace. Her call for unity among Democrats to rally behind Obama’s bid for presidency finally shelved her own presidential bid for good. Such is an unselfish act. Although not really an American, nor am I in the land of the free, I can’t help but contemplate on these developments and imagine it happening in the Philippine soil.
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I saw it on the television today, Filipino comedian Michael V is the cover on Reader’s Digest September issue. I like Michael V, so does my kids. The guy is really talented. But I was still surprised that he made it to the cover of an international magazine…. Reader’s Digest no less.

Granted that September’s issue is their “5th humor special“, our Kabayan has bested who knows how many number of comedians from how many countries in the selection process. Only shows that Bitoy have it made. He was recognized in Asia as evidenced by Asian TV Best Actor Awards, which he believed was what qualified him for the cover opportunity.
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As talks between the government and the MILF were ongoing, the treacherous groups killed 26 people in Lanao del Norte. This coming from a group who refused to call themselves as terrorist? I wonder why do the government even trust them. They are not really after any truce, peace, negotiotiation or any agreement at all. Give them a hand and they will take the whole arm.

This is nothing new in the Philippines, as there were efforts in the past by the government to meet rebels halfway, all for the sake of peace. And while peace talks negotiations were ongoing, a small group which would later be branded as breakaway group would be crawling and wreck havoc, killing innocent civilians, to the surprise of the government.

This has always been the case, and like I said they will later be denied as part of them or tag them as breakaway group and not really their responsibility. Why do we allow them to play their games on us?

Time and again, events like these have proven that these people cannot be really trusted. These are not rebels, because rebels has a cause, a purpose, a mission. Senseless killings of civilians are not the act of a rebel, it is the act of mindless criminals whose sole purpose of existence is to create hell on earth.

I do hope that after this recent event, the government will never be as gullible to believe to meet these criminals halfway, less there’ll be more civilian victims.

My favorite actually was Ram, in spite of the presence of the Kabalen in Jayann. But as most probably know, he was eliminated early in the proceedings of the program. Which leaves Gretchen and Jayann competing for the coveted title, and the mark of being the ‘first ever’ Pinoy Idol.

Obviously, I’m writing this blog as the program progresses and hoping to finish it once the final winner is already announced. While I can only root now for a Kabalen, it really doesn’t matter to me who wins at this point. While this ‘text votes’ thing makes the competition more interesting, it definitely defeats the purpose of a talent show.
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