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I have been blogging for more than two years already but last Saturday, May 9, was the first time I attended the Philippine Blogging Summit. They are on their 5th year this 2009. I want to experience how they conduct sessions, see how it will be helpful in my various blogging pursuits. I am all the more encouraged to attend because I will be with my mommy blogger friends.

I want to discuss lengthily my take on what I have seen and heard from the speakers on my succeeding posts. I attended mid-way of the afternoon session. The sharing on problogging and evolution of bloggers were quite interesting. The whole concept is not really new to some of the attendees including me but the insights of the last two speakers were noteworthy.

My two cents, there is no hard and fast rule in blogging in terms of how you want to brand your blog or how you want to evolve as a blogger (if you want that at all). The owner is the brand if I may say that. It's hard work, yes, especially if you intend to maximize your blog's earning potential.

Will a blogging summit be complete without picture taking? Of course not. Thanks to Jane for letting me use our group picture.

Chats, Noemi, Dine, Jane, Julie, Me, Cookie, Salen
This picture of my fellow mommy bloggers is a nice segue to greet all the wonderful moms out there a belated Happy Mother's Day! And yes, my mother's day post will also follow and a gazillion more posts waiting to be keyed in. Not that millions of readers are waiting. I am actually talking to myself. Online activities take a back seat when schedule gets really hectic.

In the mean time, let me also share my contribution for the maiden issue of wmn.ph, Cool Party Ideas for Kids. The interactive e-zine, an affiliate of GMA 7, one of the leading media broadcasting company in the Philippines, is still in beta but help yourself, browse, read, and have fun exploring the site.


wmn.ph give you various topics day to day: fashion and style on Fashionable Mondays, all about relationships on Love a Lot Tuesdays, health and fitness tips on Wellness Wednesdays, money matters on Treat Yourself Thursdays, celebrations on Live it Up Fridays, home and leisure on Chill Out Weekends.

Enjoy the week ahead!

***More snapshots at WS.