My First Blogging Event: An Unforgettable Experience
Photo Angel Cuala and Janette Toral
Last October 25, I attended a blogging event – DigitalFilipino.com Club and Bloggers Manila Networking Event at the Casino Filipino, Parañaque City, Philippines. This event was sponsored by PAGCOR, and upon the invitation of Janette Toral of Blogging from Home. As I have mentioned in my invitation post on my other blog, this free event was organized by DigitalFilipino.com Club.
Although the venue was around 68 kilometers from our place, and the event was scheduled until 11pm, I did not hesitate to come. It was a great honor to meet fellow Filipino bloggers for the first time, especially those who became my virtual friends. I also had a chance to see Filipino bloggers who are doing well in this industry, and bloggers from different fields.
I hope nobody noticed that I am very nervous when the event started, but my self-confidence increased as the event is going on. Although I was able to speak in front in many people and even strangers before, the ambiance was very different this time. But after the event, I felt I became a more sociable blogger.
As I was listening to the speech of some of the top bloggers, I discovered that they have no secrets behind their success. SEO, social sites, and quality content were among the most mentioned as common techniques. Different bloggers have different strategies, but finding the most applicable strategy is the best strategy.
The event also increased my network, and opened a window for more opportunities as a professional blogger.
Below are some photos of Yours Truly along with some bloggers, and a list of wonderful posts of the bloggers who came.
(with Snow)
(with my partner, Mon – Fatherlyours and Pusang Maganda)
(with Annalyn Jusay)
(with a bunch of bloggers) 
(with one of the top bloggers Fitz)
(with my latest partner Bloggista)
I also met a few bloggers whom I had a small but sensible talks. Unfortunately, I did not had a chance to have a photo with them but I would like to mention them here.
Reyns of Reyna Elena
Chris A. of Life on a Pencil
AJ Matela of Bakla Ako, May Reklamo?
Sonny of Sonny’s Porch
Dine (The Sexy Mom) Racoma of The D Spot
Tonyo of TonyoCruz dot Com
Gary Viray of Gary Viray dot Com
Errol of Errol Chua dot Com
Ederic of Ederic@cyperspace
Edelweiza of The Life of a Breadwinner
Nicely of Nicely’s Travelogue
If you want to see the overall details of the event, and check out all the posts of all who joined, please feel free to visit Janette Toral’s special post.
With this, I would like to end this post by thanking all of them that made this event unforgettable.
Mabuhay ang Filipino bloggers!
We may forget the great people who changed the world, but we can never forget the people who changed our lives.
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Rock and roll, Angel. Thanks for being there. Like you said, I think you should be awarded for making it at the PAGCOR venue. 68 kilometers! Thanks for the small chit chat we had too…
gary
hey angel, it’s been a pleasure to meet you. i hope we can have a chat again next bloggers’ event. nice blog you have here!
great! now it’s working! and this is what i miss about manila, daming gimik hehehe at mga parteeh!
What a fantastic evening that was, my friend. I had fun all night and what a way to end our first meeting but conversations over mugs of beer, a cheerful crowd and jamming sessions. You were cool man, it is a great honor to be your friend.
Till next time. I might pass by your place one of these days.
nako buti may pic kayo dito ni fatherlyours, kala ko kasi sa mga nabasa kong post about the event e iisa lang kayo hehehe iba pala..
i’m filled with envy. i missed the cebu event. i missed the chance of meeting you guys there in manila. marami gusto ko ma meet. nagkita na kami ni bloggista dati. once in cebu and in makati.
Nice seeing po fatherblogger! Heheh.. Nahihiya po ako magapproach.. Hope to see you next time sir
Gary – Yes, I remember you. I am sorry that I did not include you in the initial post, but I edit it at once so now you’re there. Congrats for being on top and why not be proud of your blog? Rock n roll!!!
Snow – It’s my pleasure chatting with you. Thanks for admiring my blog.
Reyna Elena – I’m glad my comments are now working. Thanks for informing me earlier. I changed my theme and AJAX settings should be modified pala.
Bloggista – I also enjoyed the evening kahit masakit sa ulo. Actually, tinamaan din ako e but it’s alright. I also learned a lot from you. It’s good I found a new friend through you and yes, you can drop anytime here. But like I said, medyo pagpapsensyahan mo na dampang madadatnan mo. Mahirap lang ang lolo mo e, yayaman pa lang….lol!
Joanjoyce – Iba po si Fatherlyours sa akin at mas matanda siya sa akin….lol! I hope next time, we can also see each other.
Ceblogger – We also miss you there. Hope you’ll be available in case there will be another time. I think Bloggista is a good man, and a tough blogger too.
Hehe, Ceblogger, sayang talaga bai. Kelan balik mo uli Manila?
Angel,
Nice pics!
Mukha nga na masaya at ka-enjoy iyang event na dinaluhan mo. At, mukhang mapagkaibigan ang mga dumalo at samahan diyan.
Natagpuan ko itong blog mo via Manilenya, who is, if may say so, my blog pal, kahit na madalang na akong mag-post sa blog ko.
Sige, hanggan sa susunod.
Sab – Sorry din kung di kita na-approach. Actually, nahihiya rin ako kasi first time ko din maka-attend ng event. Hope to meet you some other time.
Mang Kulas – Actually, all of them are friendly and accommodating. Anyway, Manilenya is one of my closest virtual friends. We chat a few times through Skype and she even helped me when I was just starting with WP. If you will notice, I put a link to her blog in my sidebar as one of my My Lifetime Friends.
Sayang naman ang blog mo, I checked it and it is already 2 years old.
What a great experience for you. I hope to be able to meet you and others like you who I follow some day. I’ll bet it really personalized your virtual relationships and gave you a different connection.
Hello Angel,I should have posted this comment earlier but my Bayantel dsl sometimes won’t cooperate like last night. It was a memorable event for me too.It was a struggle for me attending that event and only you knew about this.Secret natin yun ha.I am happy for you that you have met a lot of fellow blogger. Mahiyain ka pa sa lagay na yan ha.Sabi nga ni sexy mom,madami pang next time.See you all next time.
Ahoy Fatherblogger! Naku may nagawa talaga akong pagkakasala ikukumpisal ko na… napagkamalan kong si fatherlyyours si fatherblogger. What a grave showcase of misconduct hayz….
It is nice to know such professional who came back to his first love which is writing. Hope next time ay magkaroon pa tayo ng mas mahaba habang time sa paguusap. Til next event sir.
Question lang po?Ano ba yang lagi mong dinudukot sa bulsa mo?ayan nasa pictures mo?hehehe
Chris – Ok lang yun, nakakatuwa nga e. At least, may issue na pwedeng pag-usapan pag magkita uli tayo. Hope to see you again.
Mon (FatherlYours) – I’m glad I am not using Bayantel, lol! Yes, we’ll keep that secret at maniwala ka nahihiya pa ako nung time na yun.
About sa bulsa, idol ko si FPJ e…he3!
hey angel, i really appreciate the blogging tips… i tried to implement a few of them in my latest post. I started off with a lot smaller pics, but then i never had full control with the wordpress editor. Im sure ill figure it out the more i blog.
wala pa gyud ko katilaw og blog event intawn.. hehe. unta naa na diri sa amoa oy
Idol mo rin si FPJ, diyan kayo mag kakasundo ng MRS. ko. Lugi ka kasi napagkamalang Si fatherlyours ay si fatherlblogger.Pero ngayun ko lang napansin ha, halos lahat ng nag post na umatend sa blogger event na yun ay mahiyain.Napansin mo rin ba repips? hehehe
wow! touched ako …lifetime friend lol! ayan nagmeet na pala kayo ni MK..isa sa pinakamalapit at pinakamalayo kong friend blogger …bawat komento nyan sapul lol! para bang nagpopost sa blog nya …parang ikaw
Parang iba yata itsura mo sa photo mo na madalas kong makita sa mga photo mod ito…naiinggit ako..sana lang kapag bumisita ako sa pinas e me event para ma experience ko rin yang na experience mo
Go sago! nasa likod mo ako palagi
Mabuhay ka friend
yow father blogger
sayang di tayo nagkita T___T
talaga, first time nyo umattend ng blogger event? ang saya naman.saw you that night but we never got around to chat but just the same, nice to meet you.
Looks like you had a very nice time, and I’m sure you learned a lot too. Hope to join you in the next event.
hi, fatherblogger! i saw you in this event but too shy to approach you. hehehe! good luck in your blogging career.
Manilenya – Yes, that’s true. I consider you as one of my lifetime friends online. Actually, I was hoping we can chat again one time not to learn more from you about these technical stuff but also about life, parenting, etc.
About my photo, well mabilis tumanda ang lolo mo sa kapupuyat at sa kakaisip kung ano ang isusulat….at kung pano yumaman. lol!
Janzeel – Sayang nga e. But I wish we still can on another event, who knows? Thanks for dropping by here.
Monaco – I really learned a lot, especially about the different personalities of Pinoy bloggers. I learned that in blogging, everybody is equal in terms of status and gender. Although I know that it is not just about making money online, I understand more how bloggers feel when they gather together. Hope to see you in the future event. You blog is everywhere, in case you don’t notice.
Nicely – I am really very sorry for not approaching you that evening. I am shy though, but extremely nervous. I have not been so nervous in my entire life…lol!
Thanks for reading my posts and for leaving such nice comments. It goes with the name, I guess.
sure, mr. angel cuala. i would be very honored to see my blog link on your site. please feel free to do that. thanks! i already linked you up, too.
i hope next time we could have some talk. “fathers” always occupy a big place in my heart, maybe because i love my dad so much. keep visiting my blog/s.