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Bleeding Heart… este Love
Saturday, June 28th, 2008I always get the title wrong, to the annoyance of my sister. It’s Bleeding Love. Original is by Leona Lewis, of which a routine was made by Napoleon and Tabitha for Chelsie and Mark in So You Think You Can Dance.The one below is by the amazing Maria Zo…
NoFollow, DoFollow, MarshMallow
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
NoFollow, DoFollow, MarshMallow
Here’s me trying my hand at explaining the ramifications of these terms. First two words have something to do with comment links (you can argue that these two words may pertain to any link and you will be right, but in this case I am limiting my explanation to the links found [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “NoFollow, DoFollow, MarshMallow”, url: “http://thirdworldgeek.com/2008/06/nofollow-dofollow-marshmallow/” });
Taking On The Feedburner Big Boys
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Taking On The Feedburner Big Boys
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Or not.
The above image is a graphical comparison of the feedburner subscription numbers of four awesome websites;
Mashable
43Folders
SmashingMagazine
and erm., Third World Geek (hehehe)
There’s no competition really, I just want to share this cool little Feedburner comparison tool called Feed Compare. This [...]
Click Them Baby One More Time
Thursday, June 12th, 2008These clips have been getting way too many replays from me. Great great stuff. God bless these talented folks.Watch this before YT takes it down. :PMy favorite number in tonight’s So You Think You Can Dance is by Katee and Joshua. The song is “No Air” …
Flickr Set: Stamps and Postcards!
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008I updated my Flickr Set: Stamp and Postcards! I like traveling. But until I can get my butt around the world, postcards from all over are welcomed!Some are my own photos turned into postcards. Some are postcards I received.I am also including photograp…
Free Beautiful Wordpress Templates
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Powered by Bookmarkify™I wasn’t able to update this blog as much as I wanted to because of some whatever reason. But now that I’ve finally gotten around to doing what’s supposed to be done, I came face to face with a rather daunting task for a wordpress newbie– modifying my [...]
Free Wordpress SEO eBook
Sunday, May 25th, 2008This free SEO eBook could not have come at a better time. I have recently migrated my free Blogger blog to Wordpress and I was anxious to do everything right the first time. Luckily I found a good Wordpress resource from the Search Engine Journal site. This resource is a FREE [...]
Migration From Beta Blogger To Wordpress
Saturday, May 24th, 2008Man this is some work. I have read almost all the how to’s on painless beta blogger migrations to wordpress and I have to say this is excruciating work! Still after having finally done it, everything seems worth the hours spent in front of my computer. A lot of the experts agree [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Migration From Beta Blogger To Wordpress”, url: “http://thirdworldgeek.com/migration-from-beta-blogger-to-wordpress/” });
Help! I need to decide on Postcrossing.
Friday, May 16th, 2008I really, really want to join Postcrossing, a project that facilitates exchange of real postcards with its members around the world. But seeing that I’m tightly holding onto my limited moolah, I am hesitating. If you are from the US, you are limited to…
To .Com Or Not To .Com - Blogging For Beginners Series #1
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Before reading further, I suggest you read this article first — Why Do You Want To Blog — this is my way of ensuring that you get your head straight. Blogging may be easy and fun but it burns a lot of time. Make sure that you don’t waste yours by thinking about [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “To .Com Or Not To .Com - Blogging For Beginners Series #1″, url: “http://thirdworldgeek.com/to-com-or-not-to-com-blogging-for-beginners-series-1/” });
101 Things in 1001 Days
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008I’ve seen a couple of bloggers do this one. But I was finally moved to do it after seeing the list of one of the team members in Postcrossing.comthe goal: to complete the following 101 things within 1001 days. Since I began compiling this list on Tuesd…
Introduction: Blogging For Beginners
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Looking at the things I’ve posted so far, I’ve come to notice how random my entries have become. Most of the time I’ve talked about things that interest me, and those that I’ve learned as I journey everyday towards the twilight of blog understanding. I’ve never really focused on one central idea so [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Introduction: Blogging For Beginners”, url: “http://thirdworldgeek.com/introduction-blogging-for-beginners/” });
On so many levels, I’m moving on
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008A song lyric sums up where I am right now. It is an English translation of a Japanese song that has yet to be released as a single, but is familiar to Japanese drama audiences. Song: Okaeri Artist: Ayaka Drama: Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend) by ca…
Commented On
Monday, May 5th, 2008Commented On is a new application that you folks may be interested in. This is a bookmarking application that keeps track of all the sites where you have placed a comment. Oftentimes we just place a comment on a blog we may have just stumbled on and then forget all about that comment.
This [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Commented On”, url: “http://thirdworldgeek.com/commented-on/” });
Claimed: God’s Promise
Thursday, April 17th, 2008God will let you laugh again; you’ll raise the roof with shouts of joy, — Job 8:21, The Message.I had been looking for this verse weeks after I stumbled on it on my friend’s blog. (Thanks, Ting!) I couldn’t quite find it, until I stumbled on it again…
The Traveling Models
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Alaska at Thousand Trails La ConnerOriginally uploaded by gail-T Alaska is my blue-eyed husky pup who loves to tag along wherever I take my camera. He’s a ham, who loves to pose and get captured like in the scene at the right. During my last trip to…
Sweet… but Idiotic
Saturday, March 15th, 2008A guy in London had a sweet idea of a marriage proposal: make popping the question quite literal. As this article in Reuters explains, he concealed a $12,000 engagement ring inside a helium balloon, and set out to give the balloon as well as a pin to h…
Pasayawa Ko Day English Translation
Friday, March 14th, 2008After bloghopping, I found this funny comedic song and dance number by the Leyte Dance Theatre, a private dance company homegrown in my native Leyte (woot! woot!). Viewing the videos and reading about the troupe, which had recently toured the US in 200…
Little surprising email
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008Not too long ago, I received an email. It seemed so random until I looked closely. Blast from the past, but not too unfamiliar. An idea formed in my head, and disturbed my entire day. I was hit with what-ifs, and i-wonders.I resist from saying details….
My Thoughts Exactly!
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. — Jorges Luis BorgesMTE! Where all of the knowledge is in book form! For free! Searchable! No due dates! No fines! Light-speed internet! All movies made! All kdramas made (and Eng…
Uploading hassle
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008I just got done uploading loads of photos onto Flickr. Waaahhhh. It took so long.There were pictures from early November until high school buddies night out. I realized after I left my camera home during my Pinas trip that I can distance myself from it…
Summer. Thoughts. Flow
Thursday, January 17th, 2008When I think of summer days, I think of long days spent in the water (beach, lake, swimming pool, springs, waterfalls). Ahh.In your radiant presence, thoughts of beautiful summer days flow.This site says that “the kanji used to write my name mean summe…
If I knew that… this would make me sad…
Saturday, January 5th, 2008After watching the 13th episode of Alone in Love (연애시대), I found myself wandering around blogs. And I found the quote below:If I knew that today would be the last time I’d see you,I would hug you tight and pray the Lord be the keeper of your so…
FreeRice.com
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007My new addiction is freerice.com, a website where you can test and increase your English vocabulary. With each word you get right, the site donates 20 grains of rice. It’s not much to begin with but as you settle in, 1000 grains is not unreachable.The…
This Girl is Stupid for You
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007My phone rang almost everyday while I was on my trip. Everyday I heard this song: Marie Digby’s Stupid for You.Song dedicated to someone, you better know who you are. Have you heard this song before? I hope it helps. Listen carefully to the words:It’s …
Year 2: Emerald City Search
Friday, October 26th, 2007Wow, a year has passed, and the second Emerald City Search has ended. While last year’s ended after the third clue, we got to the eighth day this year. The winning searcher for the Japanese themed medallion shows it off in this Seattle Times article.Co…
Music for the Heart (Kahit Kailan by Jay Durias)
Monday, September 10th, 2007Go ahead and listen. It’s music for the heart (mine).Jay Durias is keyboardist, composer, arranger for South Border. The song is Kahit Kailan (translation**: “Anytime”), a wonderful promise of love.**In the context of the chorus,Kahit kailan, di kita i…
Transform: Fun Times on the Web
Friday, August 31st, 2007The University of St. Andrews website has this tool called Face Transformer. Being the curious cat that I am, I uploaded the picture below. And several clicks later, the tool spat out transformed faces. I found it fun.When I clicked on “Teenage,” it’s …
Avatar Season 3 teaser!
Saturday, August 25th, 2007I say the trailer was a teaser. Nickolodeon has graciously allowed Avatar: the Last Airbender fan sites to offer the show’s season 3 trailer for download to the internet community. Avatar Spirit.net has links to compressed and full versions hosted on o…
What does your car say about you?
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007The black Mitsubishi is my cousin’s. The green Toyota is my family’s.The car you drive as the window into your lovelife? Sounds interesting. Sounds like a meme! The car: A Honda Accord or other sensible sedanWhat the car says about its owner: Someone w…
Commitment Issues
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007I do have commitment issues, not the usual kind: commitment-phobes. But cessation issues. I have a hard time cutting off ties. (Other people might call this: attachment issues.)I just canceled my myspace account because I thought it was really unnecess…
Failing at Lakbayan
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007My Lakbayan grade is D!How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out atLakbayan!Created by Eugene Villar.I am failing! It’s okay, it just means there’s a LOT of room for improvement. It would be unfortunate if I retook this test right before I…
Crossed Off My Wishlist
Saturday, December 30th, 2006Yep! I crossed off something off my DVD/CD/books wishlist. I bought a 3-disc deluxe edition of Il Mare (시월애) from through eBay. It’s in a really pretty box, similar to the case of the movie, when I first watched it. Yay! I’m currently listening t…
Featured Songs on my Myspace Profile
Monday, December 11th, 2006I realized there was no automatic history of the songs I added to my myspace profile. Let’s see how many I can remember… In reverse chronological order, ta da!** “Never Say Goodbye” from My Girl (마이걸) OST — love this kDrama!** “Love You I Do” …
Why do we have wisdom teeth?
Tuesday, June 21st, 2005I’m getting 3 wisdom teeth extracted as soon as I decide how to come up with the 700 bucks needed. I know I am paying less than some people I know but I am really irritated at how I need to spend that much to deal with a “problem” that has yet to mater…