Tuesday, August 11, 2009

EIB09: Attended my first blogging event ever and had a blast


Emerging Influential Bloggers 2009: My first blogging event




It was my first venture into the land of the bloggers (hehe) and I was quite anxious about it: My first ever blogging event! Sure, I've had my blog for quite a while, but I've actually only really started blogging last January 2009. Would any of them even know my blog? And besides, who knows what these bloggers are like? Wah!

After some "boyfriend duties", I rushed to Casino Filipino on Sucat Road in Paranaque (I was an hour late! doh!). As I pulled in the parking area, curiously eyeing the huge PAGCOR sign and thinking to myself, it says Casino Filipino, not PAGCOR in the invite...is this really Casino Filipino? Why does it only say PAGCOR? Lol. I realized later that it was common knowledge that they were one and the same. Hah!


Anyways, I worked my way through the reception, the metal detectors, up the stairs, through registration and into the Forum Hall. With cold and sweaty hands, I opened the door and looked for a familiar face.



Meeting Bloggers

The first face I recognizedwas Roy's. I smiled as I approached him and said "Roy, right?" but when his face gave me a "Who the hell is this?" look, I said "Rey". Lol. How do you make a return from that? Waah! I looked around the table and saw them: Jan was there, all the way from Mindoro! Snow of "Dear Bloggery", Tyrone of "Millionaireacts", Angel of "FatherBlogger" and a couple of others were at Roy and Jan's table. At the next table were Doc Z, Lyle, Bloggista, Ceblogger, Jhong, ThirdWorldGeek, Elmot and Yatot (you two should start a talk show "The Elmot and Yatot show" hehe!). A couple of tables away, I saw Ada and Kelvin as well.

I sat beside Doc Z and everyone at the table started teasing me about my post about tips on How to prepare for a Blogging event, and showed me their "blogging cards" haha! I was slightly surprised. Holy crap, the comments on my blog actually came from real people. (Lol) At that moment, I felt at ease with them.

Emerging Influential Bloggers 2009

The program went by quickly but not drudgingly, with bloggers sharing stories that both touched and inspired, the winners were announced by Janette one by one.

Congratulations are in order for the following blogs who bested the rest and came out on top, victorious. The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009
  1. Writing to Exhale
  2. Patay Gutom
  3. The Struggling Blogger
  4. Zorlone
  5. Father Blogger dot Com
  6. KelvinonianIdeas 2.0
  7. Tales from the Mom Side
  8. Adaphobic
  9. Lakwatsero
  10. Let's Go Sago!
Special congratulations to my Jediblogger friends Jan, Roy, Doc Z, Kelvin, and honorary member Angel!



A list of posts by different bloggers about the EIB09 eyeball can be found on Janette Toral's Influential Blogger site. By the way, a huge THANK YOU to Janette and the sponsors for organizing this event!

Lastly, here's the video of the Jedibloggers, hanging out with Annalyn of Annalyn.net after the EIB09.




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45 comments:

  1. jan geronimoAugust 11, 2009 at 2:23 AM

    I like the layout of your post. Galing. Parang magazine style. Ayun o, pati yun plaque ng writing to exhale extra. Ahahaha. At si Yatot o, mukhang nananalo sa table. Ang ganda ng shot niya. And thanks for the lovely video. Ano ba un dinudukot ko sa pocket ko ha? Di kaya lastilyas ng jueteng? :-P

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  2. CrisiboyAugust 11, 2009 at 2:47 AM

    ayos ha may video pa..nice meeting you bro the other night..till next time. O:-)

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  3. LyleAugust 11, 2009 at 2:53 AM

    Hey rey! Pa send naman ng mga pics na kuha mo sa email ko. lyleham[at]gmail[dot]com. Salamat nga pala sa pagbati. TY!!!

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  4. CebloggerAugust 11, 2009 at 3:37 AM

    Nice meeting you, Rey! sana you joined us after the event.

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  5. jehzlauAugust 11, 2009 at 5:51 AM

    nice meeting you reyyyyy! wooooot!

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  6. brian millerAugust 11, 2009 at 7:54 AM

    very cool. look forward to meeting some fellow bloggers soon.

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  7. yatotAugust 11, 2009 at 8:32 AM

    ayun o... nigrab ko ung picture ko... hehehhe... nice meeting you! ayus na pala ung template mo! galing! looking forward to meeting you again! ;)

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  8. HollyAugust 11, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    I love this. I went to post the video on my blog, but my blog's down. I hate my web host. Really and truly. But you guys ROCK!

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  9. Mary Joycelle Casiño SaulogAugust 11, 2009 at 8:58 AM

    Finally!!! wooottt!! thanks for uploading the video too...hehehe...ang saya nyo ha, kainggit!!

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  10. GuestAugust 11, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    OKay, I am registered as a guest here once again. I am using a different computer, hehehe.

    Rey, this post rocks! Jan is right. I enjoyed reading it from start to finish. I think one of the lessons learned from the event last Saturday was, "Having fun with blogging and making friends encourages newbie bloggers to start their own sites." Something we should promote as this "new media" grabs hold on the generations who will follow our footsteps.

    BTW, the elmot and yatot show!!! Wow! Can we make a vlog out of it? hehehe.

    Z

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  11. madzAugust 11, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    Uy, nainggit naman ako dun... Hindi ako kasama.. Sana next year makasama na ako, ha ha.. Sasama ko rin ang angel ko :P

    Congratulations sa winners... Pa-burger naman kayooooooooo =)

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  12. fedhzAugust 11, 2009 at 1:10 PM

    aw.. I missed a lot. hehe. mostly guys ha? sana pumunta ako para may isa pang muse. hehehe. ^^ san ba next time? sana makasama na ako... libre ba yung casino dyan?

    Uu nga ano ba yung dinudukot ni Lolo Jan? hehe

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  13. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 1:26 PM

    Haha, I took a photo of your plaque when you weren't looking. Ninja!

    Favorite ko rin yung kay Yatot. He's beside Emz of "Frustrated Sosyalera" and Alan (?) - help, i forgot his blog.

    Ano po yung "lastilyas"?

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  14. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    it was nice to meet you too Chris! We're going around the same circles now. Haha. Nung una sa PinoyExchange, tapos sa Filipino Blog of the Week, and ngayon sa EIB naman. Hehehe. "It's ismol world after all!"

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  15. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    Lyle, I tried sending photos to Doc Z and Elmot, 2 at a time lang dahil sobrang laki ng file, hehe. You can grab the photos here but I'll send you a couple as well.

    Kay Jhong din mag send ako. :D I haven't forgotten! =-O

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  16. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Hoonga eh. Sayang!
    No worries though, may next time pa naman. :D

    I heard you guys went to a karaoke place and some crashed at Doc's place. wow. party talaga! Hahaha!

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  17. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    @jehzlau nice to mee you too, finally! Lol, nga pala, benj was asking me kung bakit tayo friends sa FB. Hahaha!

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  18. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    Hi Brian! You having an eyeball?

    (lol, that sounds like you're eating an eyeball, hahahaha...)

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  19. jan geronimoAugust 11, 2009 at 1:51 PM

    Ahehehe. Jedi na Ninja pa. :) Lastilyas is that piece of paper wherein
    jueteng collectors write their customers' bets or number combo.

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  20. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    feel free to grab the photos! :p
    ayos na ba template? di ko pa nagawa yung sinabi mo sa icon ng site!

    see you soon!

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  21. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    Thanks Holly! I was hoping to get a video of everyone saying their names and their blogs but I guess I was having too much fun. lol.

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  22. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 2:18 PM

    You should go next time! :D We had a blast. I think some, more than others, hehehe.
    Sama na!

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  23. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 2:23 PM

    ahhh... yun pala yun. di kasi ako nag ga-gamble! hehe.
    My lolo used to play jueteng and he'd give us "balato" when he wins. Haha.


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  24. jan geronimoAugust 11, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    Same here, Rey. I don't gamble, too. Sayang ang pera - sa iyo na un bat
    ipagsasapalaran mo pa? But I gamble heavily on making friends. Now that's
    a nice gambling addiction, if you ask me. :)

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  25. jhongmedAugust 11, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    ReyJr, Di ko pa nareceived please resend. It's a pleasure meeting you guys! We should do this more often!

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  26. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    aysus Doc Z talaga, guest ka na naman! :p
    Thanks about the "rocks" lol. Connecting with your blogger friends in person makes the conversations on blogs deeper and more meaningful, i think. Hehe. O, deeper and more meaning na ba? hahaha...

    Payag na ba si Elmot and Yatot? ;)

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  27. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 5:14 PM

    o bat next year pa? Meron pang Philippine Blog Awards sa October and other blogging events! 8-) hehehe! Abangan na lang natin sa Adaphobic hehe.

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  28. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Mostly guys nga fedhz, at hinahanap hanap ka nga doon, lalo na ni... hehe joke lang.
    Madami dami ding girls, pero kulang pa. Kailangan sumama kayo next time.

    Yung Php10,000 gift voucher for gambling and dinudukot ni LJ. Hahaha!

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  29. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    Oops, di ko pa nasend Jhong! Mamayang gabi cguro. :D

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  30. GuestAugust 11, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    Wow. i missed the day. Uhg!

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  31. madzAugust 11, 2009 at 6:21 PM

    Oh talaga? Hindi ko alam, he he.. Sige, just keep me posted :D

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  32. elmotAugust 11, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    wow! astig bro! eheheh! nice shots...pogi ko dito ah...mamahalin kasi camera mo eh wahhaha!

    till next EB bro! dapat next time my intermission number ka na eheheh!

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  33. everAugust 11, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    congrats ulit !

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  34. Bryan KarlAugust 11, 2009 at 8:19 PM

    Wow great. Sana andyan din ako. Kaso layo ko e. Hehe. That's great! See you soon! ;)

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  35. fedhzAugust 11, 2009 at 8:43 PM

    wow, talaga? hinanap-hanap ako? feeling important ang lola mo hehe. sige, next time kahit "moose" na lang ako. ^^ v�
    ano ung voucher? prize ng pagiging mainfluwensyang blogista? huwaw!

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  36. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 10:09 PM

    sure madz, will let you know if we're planning to attend any blog events!

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  37. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 10:12 PM

    hehe! joke joke. Namigay ang PAGCOR ng P300 na voucher which you can use to get at the tables. I think some of them got real money out of it!

    Oo hinahanap hanap ka dun!

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  38. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    Wow! Kakaiba un. Addicted to making friends I see. Tamang tama for your new celebrity status Lolo Jan! 8-) woot! Bili ka na ng shades to hide from the glare of the paparazzi flash bulbs! 8-)

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  39. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 10:31 PM

    Sayang nga! Did you participate? :-D

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  40. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 10:36 PM

    elmot! Glad to see you've been able to ope my blog! Ginamit mo ang Jedi force mo? Hehhe.

    Yes, hope to see you in the next EB as well. Di ako nakasama sa earlier EB sa MOA eh kaya di ko kayo masyado naka kwentuhan. >:o

    Mag pa praktis na ko para sa next EB may intermission na ko, tutulay sa alambre?

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  41. reyjrAugust 11, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    Di ako nanalo Ever! hehe. =-O

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  42. fedhzAugust 12, 2009 at 2:20 AM

    Wow.. talaga? mabuti at may take home money pa sila.. or pinang-good time na rin. hehe. talaga.. sikat din pala ako. hehehe. kilala pala nila ako.. charush!

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  43. reyjrAugust 12, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    Hi Bryan Karl! Sana nga!
    Next time na may blog event, itaon mo na at mag bakasyon ka sa Manila! (lol, kami nagbabakasyon sa Cebu, ikaw nagbabakasyon sa Manila, baligtad!) :-P

    see you soon!

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  44. everAugust 12, 2009 at 2:42 PM

    ha ha ha, panalo parin pards para skin!�ang makasama ang mga influential bloggers winner! :)

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  45. reyjrAugust 12, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    Tama ka dyan Ever! Nakaka inspire talaga ang nasa presence ng influential bloggers!

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