The Struggling Blogger

I am planning to start a new blog. Yes I know, I already have one blog too many, so sue me. Seriously, I have been thinking, and having this itch for quite a long time, which motivates me to start another blog.

In this new blog, I will be writing… or will attempt to, write short stories. Stories of different genre, from romance, suspense, actions, comedies and satires, and yes, maybe even of horrors, and to the absolute macabre, who knows. I’d like to test myself.

In line with this, I am now in search for the best web hosting company there is. I would like this blog to feature me not just as The Struggling Blogger, but as The Writer… okay, make that The Struggling Writer. So, I would like it to have it’s own domain name instead of one on a free-hosted blog. But I have just found out, searching and making a choice isn’t really that easy.
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Much ado about a dog, Obama’s dog. After the US election, and after the smoke has cleared out, the hottest topic now is the search for the Obama’s dog. Because it was said that the then candidate Barack Obama promised his two daughters, Malia, 10 and Sasha, 7 that he will buy them a dog once they moved in to the White House.

An 8-year old Filipina received a letter response from the newly president-elect Obama, because she sent him a letter suggesting what type of dogs to buy.

This search has indeed stirred so much interest that it has created more buzz on the Obama’s website than any other topic.

One of the main concern on the search is that, Malia has allergies. That is why the family is looking for an hypoallergenic dog, which according to doctors does not really exists. Although the American Kennel Club said that there is a good selection of low-allergy dogs. Citing poodle as one example.

I’m not really familiar about dogs and their breeds. But what I’m looking forward to is that, with the buzz it has created, will Obama’s dog exceed the popularity of Scooby-Doo, Richie Rich’s Dollar and Lassie?

Who would have thought? I knew it had me fooled. The Transformers star Megan Fox sure looks good wearing the Wonder Woman costume. But as it turns out, it was nothing but a hoax? Or is it really?

Whatever, the site Wonder-Who.com really did a great job. As it shows an American flag being stripped part by part revealing a costumed woman behind it. Until it finally reveals Megan Fox as the Amazon warrior princess.

But as what Yahoo movies revealed, it was just a hoax. Saying that it was nothing but an accomplished Photoshop work. But it was clueless at to who were the people behind it, or what was the reason for site.

Although it referred to JoBlo.com as the website who who was able to reach to a representative from Warner Bros. and confirmed the the Wonder-Who.com site was a “complete B.S.”

Honestly, I grew up with the image of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman etched in my mind. And I never thought any other actress fitting the costume… until the poster.

Well, hoax or not, and even after realizing that it was a very convincing Photoshop edit, Megan Fox still looks hot in the Wonder Woman costume.

After blogging for quite some time on a free hosted blog, I also wish that someday I would my own domain on a self-hosted blog. To have more respect? No, not really, because I really don’t believe that it’s a good standard to judge a blogger. Anyway, should I have a self-hosted one, I still would keep my free-hosted blog, because it will definitely have a different niche.

And speaking of self-hosted blog, it is necessary to know the best web hosting company there is, to be sure that we’ll get our money’s worth. More than just the price, but the other details that are included in their package. Good thing web hosting rating has done this for us. A visit at their webhostingrating.com site would show you the Top 10 Web Hosting Providers in 2008.
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This will be my first post of this nature. Maybe there could be more, as I began to realize that perhaps I can use the power of blogs to help in my own little way. Honestly, I really don’t have that much to offer, and at this point this is the best I can do. I just hope it amounts to something.

I just read it in Philippine Star today, that all it only needs P50,000 each to save the lives of two patients.

Those amount need not come from one person, if many would contribute even just a small amount, perhaps the amount would be raised in no time.

Americans did it to help Obama win, is it not possible for Filipinos to do it to help save lives?
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