Through the Power of Poetry Peace, Unity and World Friendships Could be Achieved

The contestants of this Poetry Contest are not only competing one another for the sake of cash prize of Fifty Thousand Philippine Peso or more than $1,000 but also for the sake of World Friendship. Their best poems will prove the whole world that “Peace, Unity and Friendships” among people of the world regardless of races, cultures and beliefs could be achieved through the power of poetry. And this is free to join.

What Will be Your Last Poem If You Have Only One Month to Live? The Theme for the Third Challenge

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This is the subject theme for the "Third Challenge" of the said Poetry Contest that is happening now at Facebook on its Second Challenge. For those who will have the interest to participate for the said contest – you may now start on writing your best original entry for the third challenge and not yet published somewhere else. What Will be Your Last Poem If You Have Only One Month to Live - is so meaningful and anyone can relate it.

The Poetry Contest is Open to All

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This contest is open to all – children, parents, teachers, elementary pupils, high school students, colleges and universities students and other professionals from around the world who would love to write poetry.

Poems can be written in Filipino Tag-alog and English in any forms and styles but with according with the theme and about World Friendship.

Date of Submission

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Submission of entries for the third challenge will start on January 9, 2011 and will end on January 31, 2011.

What to submit? (1) Your original entry poem, (2) your personal photo and (3) Your short account or Biodata.

Your biodata will answer the following: (1) A short info about you, (2) Your real complete name, (3) Your age, (4) Your contact address, (5) Your email address, (6) Your contact telephone – both land line and your mobile phone and (7) Your education.

Where to submit? You can submit all the requirements for this contest directly to the organizers: Mr. Penpen B. Takipsilim and Ms. Ceri Naz at Facebook.

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Crunchy Greetings from WordPress—We think You did Great!

Blogging with Wordpress is really a wonderful experience. There're times I was suspended and banned from using wordpress blog because I had broken some of their guidelines though still I love blogging and flying with them.

We think you did great!

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For the past three years that I am enjoying my blogging hobby with wordpress as a free user, this is my first time to receive such crunchy greetings from wordpress team, reads "We think you did great!"

My 2010 year in blogging with wordpress, I got a high level summary of my overall blog health. From the Team Wordpress.com and Stats Helper Monkeys, I got the following data on how my blog has been doing.

Crunchy numbers

My Wordpress Blog_Ang Manlilikha

Their reports explain the following: The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was viewed about 15,000 times in 2010. If each view was a shipping container, your blog would have filled about 3 fully loaded ships.

In 2010, I wrote 84 new posts, growing the total archive of my blog to 202 posts. I uploaded 239 pictures, taking up a total of 7mb. That’s about 5 pictures per week. My busiest day of the year was January 21st with 427 views. The most popular post that day was DonDon on Deathrow.

My blog attractions in 2010

My top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, search.conduit.com, mail.yahoo.com, topblogs.com.ph, and tl.wordpress.com. Some visitors came searching, mostly for tula tungkol sa luha, mga manunulat ng tula, dxn, luha tula, and manunulat ng tula.

My 2010 Most Viewed Blog Photo_Aquino_Lozada

The following posts and pages that got the most views in 2010. (1) DonDon on Deathrow – January 2010 with 79 comments, (2) Manunulat ng Tula Nais Palaganapin ang Wikang Pambansa -January 2009 with 8 comments, (3) Nang Pumatak Ang Luha, Nasulat Ay Tula – November 2008 with 4 comments, (4) Tutubing Lumipad sa Kulungan Napadpad – January 2010 with 25 comments and (5) NEGOSYONG WALANG LUGI with 4 comments.

I am blogging not only for money but also for love!

My Freelance Writer ID Card

Blogging is a wonderful hobby. From my blogging I established my network of friends. My blog at wordpress had become my training ground for my writing hobby and feeding new ideas and some silly thoughts to people around the world are exciting and memorable one. Now I am blogging not only for money but also for love!

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Kudos to All Finalists of Saranggola Blog Awards Year Two

Congrats po sa lahat po ng mga napiling Finalists ng Saranggola Blog Awards Year 2 ni Ginoong Bernard Umali. Hanggang sa huling kabanata ng patimpalak na ito, ako po ay patuloy na susubaybay at makikiisa sa iba pang mga blogista, kaibigan at mga bisita.

Ito ang naisipan kong suporta hindi lamang para sa isang Finalist kungdi para sa lahat ng mga Finalists na muling maglalabanlaban para piliin ang pinakamahusay at pinakamagaling na manunula at manunulat sa iba’t-ibang kategorya. At akin din po iniimbitahan ang mga kaibigan, iba pang kablogista at mga bisita na makiisa at makisaya sa pagpili sa tatanghaling tsampiyon sa kompitisyong ito. Ang mga boto ninyo ay mahalaga!

Meron pong approximately 31 na lahok sa patimpalak ng Maikling kuwento, 30 naman po sa Tula at 19 naman po sa Maikling Kuwento na Pambata. Lahat po sila ay masinsinang hinusgahan ng mga hurado sa loob ng isang buwan at ang naging resulta ay lumabas ang pinakamahuhusay na mga lahok mula sa mga mahuhusay na mga lumahok.

Sa Maikling Kuwento lima po ang napiling Finalists.

1. Ang Dalawang Tulay ng Balat-Kahoy - Oh, My Doodles!
2. Dalawang Sintas - Kwento ni Kat
3. Gabay - Goyo's Adventure
4. Kimchi - Lipadlaya
5. Saranggola ni Pippin - It's A Small World After All

Sa Tula ay meron pong anim Finalists.

1. Bukas Kaya - Tula (at tuwa) ni Au
2. Mga Signos - Kwento ni Kat
3. Nasa Tao ang Gawa, Nasa Kalikasan ang Gantimpala - Aspectos de HitokiriHOSHI
4. Panaghoy ng Inang Kalikasan - Animus
5. Sa Bundok ng Monte Cristo - 2Rivers
6. Tatlong Tula sa Kalikasan - Breathing the SSDD Mantra

Sa Kuwentong Pambata ay meron pong limang Finalists

1. Ang Kaharian ng Kawayan - Maskara
2. Ang Regalo ko kay Mama - Princess Nin's Blog : words from a Princess
3. Bakit si Maya ang Napili - Lipadlaya
4. Luis Madungis - Eloiski.com
5. Nang Matutong Magsaing si Jason - Ang Alingawngaw ng Taribong

Kung papaano bumoto – simple lang. Una basahin ninyo muna ang mga napiling lahok. Sa ibaba ng kanilang mga kuwento at mga tula makikita ang Facebook Like Button. Kung nagustuhan ninyo ang kuwento o tula pindutin ninyo ang Facebook Like Button. Kung gusto ninyo magbigay ng komento sa inyong nabasa at nagustuhang sulatin tiyak ko ay buong pusong tatanggapin at pahahalagahan iyon ni Ginoong Bernard Umali. Kaya simulan niyo na na buksan ang mga entries above para sa inyong mga boto! Para sa karagdagang impormasyon click the link: TOP 5 Finalists - Saranggola Blog Awards Year 2!

Marami pong salamat sa inyong oras at pakikiisa.

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