The Struggling Blogger

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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Last Sunday, while cleaning and arranging things in our house I turn my radio on. Since we just moved in to a new house and things were (or still are) a mess, the TV external antenna isn’t set up yet. The only items that were put in place were, the bed, dresses, tables, and this computer so I can blog and surf the net (lol). So I have to rely on my old radio for a musical background while working.
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I was surprised to read today’s edition of Philippine Star and saw the title of Mr. Jim Paredes’ column “Why I blog.” I can understand that he has a weekly column in the newspaper since he is such a good writer and has deep insights on current issues. These he usually express through his songs.

Having caught by the title of the column, I immediately read the whole content. I saw the URL of his blog which I immediately bookmarked. His blog entitled Writing on Air (My musings and random thoughts) contains, well… his musings and random thoughts, an online edition of his weekly column, his deep insights on current issues, as well schedules of his seminars - Tapping the Creative Universe or TCU (I hope I could blog more on this sometime).

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