1. My Boring Life… Now A Blog! – Of course, brinknotes.org is my main blog about everything under the sun. I write about different topics that interest me and would be probably interest you too. I also cover GMA 7’s Pinoy Idol on this blog.
2. Pinoy Idol Podcast – If you miss BrinkNotes Podcast, you might want to listen first to the podcast series I made dedicated to GMA 7’s Pinoy Idol. BrinkNotes Podcast is now on hiatus to give way to my new podcast show, Pinoy Idol Podcast.
3. BrinkNotes Podcast – BrinkNotes Podcast is only hiatus and I will be posting updates every now and then. I’m planning to clean and update the BrinkNotes podcast website in the coming days. Since, I’ve got two shows now, and I think it would be three if another interesting topic would cross my mind, I’m planning to make www.brinknotespodcast.com as an aggregator site of all my podcasts – except for Jeric’s Confessions. I won’t dare repost those embarrassing podcasts!
4. Jeric On The Tube – After almost a year of waiting, Jeric On The Tube is now online on its new home. Please do drop by Jeric On The Tube and check out the video blogs I’ve been posting. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. Don’t forget to view, subscribe, rate, and comment!
5. Distance Education in the Philippines – Since I’m a student of University of the Philippines, Open University, one of the institutions here in the Philippines that offers open and distance education, I dedicated to create a blog that would chronicle my life as a distance learner. The blog will feature my experiences and hopefully news about Distance Education in the Philippines.
6. Just Jeric – If you want to start to hate me, why not visit my emo blog where I post poems mostly about love! I also post random musings over there. It is my pseudo-personal blog where I try to be just myself.

If you’re done reading the blogs above, then, follow my on Twitter. Hahaha! I can’t compete with Ria’s 12 blogs . I managed 6 blogs already and I’m having a hard time updating and maintaining these blogs.

Anyway, it is the season of blogger events again!

1. The Philippines Blog Awards 2008 is now acceptiong nominations. Go to their website to nominate your own blog or someone else’s blog. This blog was nominated last year.
2. On April 25, 2008, an exclusive bloggers’ tour would be happening in TriNoma and Serendra organized by Spot.ph. I would really love to attend this. I already confirmed my attendance and looking forward to meeting other bloggers. Well, I shall tag along with my sister, as I don’t want to be a loner on that day hoping she’s free on that day.
3. On the other hand, the 4th Philippine Blogging Summit also known as iBlog 4 would be held on April 26, 2008 at the Malcolm Theater, College of Law, UP Diliman, Quezon City. A lot of topics about blogging and podcasting would be covered. I’m excited to attend this one.
4. And of course, the 88DB.com Blogger’s Night hppening after iBlog4 at Katips Bar, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City. Bloggers are encouraged to come as your blog. I wonder how would I represent, “My Boring Life… Now A Blog!” Anyway, if you’re interested to join just head over to Aileen’s blog to register.

So far those are the blogger events that I have heard of. I really hope that I could attend all of those. See you there fellow blogger!

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After the successful 1st Philippine Blog Awards last 2007, the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards is on the works. Expected to be on the 2nd quarter of 2008, Philippine Blog Awards 2 will be bigger and grander. You can help make the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards possible by doing the following:

• SPONSOR THE EVENT – If you’d like to sponsor this event, you may contact the organizers by the sponsorship contact form here.

• BE A VOLUNTEER – If you’d like to help by lending your time, skills and talent, please contact Gail at kutitots {at} gmail {dot} com.

• BLOG ABOUT IT! – If you’d like to help promote the event and the awards itself, please blog about it, put up a logo on your site/blog (get logos here).

The Philippine Blog Awards aims to recognize notable Filipino-owned blogs in their respective niches. With topics ranging from the arts, culture, technology and politics, Filipinos have become more abreast because of the fast growing blogging industry here and abroad. The Philippine Blog Awards is a venue to showcase notable blogs with quality content that engages readers from around the globe.

BrinkNotes.ORG is one of the nominees for the 2007 Philippine Blog Awards (Personal Blog Category).

Jeric Pena of brinknotes.org:

My biggest blogging achievement this year is that I was able to earn money through my blogs and buy stuffs on my own. Talk about semi-financial independence (not really). It is also through blogging that I met people from different walks of life sharing the same passion – blogging.

After a few weeks, I was surprised that my comment appeared on Manila Bulletin’s Online Version of the Blog-O-Rama section. I didn’t expect that my comment would actually appear on the section. I don’t know when would this be published on the hard copy of Manila Bulletin. I need to know when for I would be getting a copy and have it framed. KIDDING! But, I would be better to see the article printed, right? Yehey for me! To Annalyn Jusay, thank you for including my comment on your article! Thank you, thank you, and thank you! This would be the second time that I would be seeing my name on a newspaper (first was on Philippine Daily Inquirer).

Hoping to see this article on print soon!

JANUARY 2007

• I spent a night with Reymond! – A post about the night when I attended Reymond Sajor Fans Nigt and was able to met him. You can feel through the words of that post how thrilled I was during those times.
• I didn’t know about it – My rant post about my lost Starbucks Free Beverage Coupon. See how childish am I those times?

FEBRUARY 2007

• I don’t know what happened to me this month for I didn’t post about anything! Maybe I was swamped with schoolworks and didn’t have enough time to blog and rant.

MARCH 2007

• Wisdom Word: Let Go – On this post, I talked about letting go – letting go of the earthly things to reflect and slow down. I’m a frustrated preacher -hahaha!
• comfort zone. – A post about going out of our comfort zone. Another post by yours truly, a frustrated preacher! ahaah

APRIL 2007

• The Holy Week for me – What transpired during the Holy Week.
• Podcast: Resurrection – Just before Holy Week, I resurrected my dead BrinkNotes Podcast back to life!

MAY 2007

• Unpacking my Samson C01U! – My post about getting the ULTIMATE Podcasting Microphone.
• “LIVE” Miss Universe 2007 – My first time to live blog! It was a great experience. Thanks to my TV Tuner plus the clear cable reception for I was able to live blog the Miss Universe 2007 successfully.
• Death threats? – My take on the Death Threats allegedly received by local TV & Radio reporters.
• That’s CUSTOMER SERVICE! – My post about the great customer service provided by Moleskine.
• Relatively Peaceful – My rant about the May 2007 Elections.

JUNE 2007

• Why Europe? – My post promoting the National Museum of the Philippines and the painting done by Juan Luna, the Spolarium.
• Unorganized? – My post about how unorganized our school was.

JULY 2007

• The Harry Potter craze heats up! – The release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
• I as a writer? – My frustrations as a writer.
• When donating becomes an obligation – A post about how donating becomes an obligation in our school.
• iPod Video is here! – My post about the arrival of our iPod Video. I paid a portion of the iPod using my blog income.

AUGUST 2007

• The Book That Blogging Bought – My post about how I was able to buy my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
• Pause to Pose – My observation on TriNoma Mall goers who often pause just to pose. It’s also a post about my UP College Admission Test.

SEPTEMBER 2007

• 2007 NDGM ENGLISH FESTIVAL – My post about the 2007 NDGM English Festival. The post includes my plan of performing Legally Blonde the Musical.

OCTOBER 2007

• What to do when you’re stressed with school! – The title says it all.
• An attempt to bring back KUNDIMAN – Our modern day Kundiman.

NOVEMBER 2007

• Blame it to me, alright? – My rant post about a person who hates me.
• It’s my fault again… – Emo Post.

DECEMBER 2007

• Christmas is here! – A post about my family’s Christmas Tradition.
• I’m a Mac Convert! – The title says it all!
• WordPress for Dummies! – Lisa Sabin-Wilson sent an autographed copy of WordPress for Dummies free of charge!
• Counting the Days Before 2008 – My Year – Ender post.

Okay, that’s all! The year full of rants! Kidding . It is also nice to go back to the old times – re-reading all my entries for this year. This year is also full of new things – the digicam, the iPod, the USB Microphone, the laptop, the MacBook and a lot more. Thank you Lord for giving us a great 2007. Looking forward to a more fruitful year. Happy New Year, everyone!

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