INTERVIEW OF A BLOGGER

My partner and I had the chance to interview one of the most promising bloggers in our school. Ms Jewel Villaflores and Ms. Katrina Chan answered some questions that would help some bloggers in their site. (http://atongbisaya.webs.com)

1.  What pushed you in creating this blog site?

-          We’ve decided to focus on “balak”/ poem because it’s one way of promoting Cebuano culture.

-          Our love for the Bisayan language.

 2.  Why did you choose the name “Atong Bisaya”? Why not other names?

 -          It’s catchy and it shows our passion for the “Cebuanong Pinulungan.”

 -          We want to create a blog that will appeal to the mass.

 3.  What is your inspiration in making this site?

-          We are inspired by all Cebuano writers/ mambabalak. We also want to continue this site. It’s nice to read balaks and we would like to feature other balaks.

4.  What made you decide to make/ create that kind of template/ layout?

-          We’ve decided to use something that’s relaxing to the eyes. We’ve also decided to make it simpler and the layout was easy to apply.

5.  Since when did you start blogging?

-          (JEWEL) I started blogging ever since I was a kid. I started writing about music, sports, and movies. My recent blog was about music and how it moved me. My passion for writing moved me.

-          (KATRINA) I only started blogging; in short it’s my first time to blog.

6.  What articles are you coming up with in the upcoming days?

-          If there are new balaks, we’d like to feature them. But for the articles we haven’t thought about it.

7.  What can you give back to your followers/ viewers in reading your blog site?

-          We should help promote our Cebuanong Pinulungan and learn to love our language.

-          The love for the Bisayan language, that’s what I can give back to our followers.

   posted by: Rachelle S.

INSIGHTS FOR THE BLOGGER INTERVIEW.

Katrina Chan (atongbisaya blogger)

     Being proud to be a coffee lover is awesome but to be proud of being a Cebuano is something. The bloggers Jewel Villaflores and Katrina Chan is very proud to be a Cebuana, why? They just made an awesome blogsite called “atong bisaya” which highlights on the “balaks” that Cebuano writers wrote. Talking to them was fun; it’s as if they are experts with our very own language. I learned a lot from them from being a culture critique to a culture lover. Loving your own language makes me proud as a Cebuano because nothing/no one can take that away from you because that’s in you.

     Encouraging their viewers to love the Cebuano culture is just one of their strategies to attract viewers to view they’re site. I was attracted by their posts and it was so interesting. It may sound funny that I’m talking of being a Cebuano rather than of coffee but trust me guys if you are going to be proud of your own culture you should learn from other people who knows best about your culture you might not know that the things you know of your culture is not enough for you to be proud of your culture.

Jewel Villaflores (atongbisaya blogger)

     I learned so many things about being a great Cebuano with the help of two bloggers (Villaflores and Chan). Being a Cebuano is not about having no choice because we are living here in Cebu instead it’s about loving your culture, knowing what is it really to become a Cebuano/Cebuana and of course knowing we’re you came from. There is a saying that goes “Ang taong hindi marunong lumingon sa kanyang pinanggalingan ay hindi makararating sa paroroonan.”

     BEING PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE IS THE MOST AWESOME THING THAT YOU CAN GIVE BACK!

posted by: Rachelle S.

HOW-TO FOR BLOGGING AND WRITING

   My partner and I are so proud because we came this far. Now, it’s time for you to share to the people what you got, here are some tips of how to become a great blogger and writer.

1.  Choose an interesting topic that your viewers would love to read.

  2. Layout and Presentation should be appealing to the viewers and that somehow they will get bored in reading your posts.

  3.  Use illustrations and or pictures to give more emphasis to what you are writing and of course to bring color and life to your post.

4 4. With these pictures posted in your site walks hand in hand with the caption of course; we need captions in your pictures so that your viewers can identify what the picture is.

5.5. Be careful in choosing words so that your viewers will not have a hard time understanding your article and also to avoid misunderstanding with your viewers.
  6. Always update your site with new posts or articles because your followers are always expecting something new in your site. If you haven’t posted something new then at least you can apologize to your viewers for not coming up with a new post.

  7. Make sure that the font of your words is very clear to your viewers, not only the font but the color as well. The colors should not irritate the eyes of the viewers or else the viewers might not read your posts or articles.

8 8. Lastly, make sure that your articles stick to the idea of your blog site so that your viewers will read your articles or posts more often; and of course, together with that, have fun in making your articles.

  So there you have it, our very own How-to for Blogging and Writing. But before we end up your excitement to learn about blogging, here's a video of professionals that somehow it would help you in writing your very own blog. 

     posted by: Rachelle S.

Off The Pill by Nikka Almazan (Guest Blogger)

Nikka Almazan
(Guest Blogger)

When I get out of bed, I think of ways of how to get coffee. I want coffee, every bit of it, even the neurotransmitters that keep me up. I talk as if caffeine is all that and it is. Well, to me, anyway. After every moment of stress, I try to grab a cup, even if it means emptying my wallet. I think it’s a release pill. Sometimes, I’d think it’s just my self-created theory. Oftentimes, I’m right about the feeling. Either way, I like it.

If there isn’t any Starbucks joint nearby, I’d get another latte, which is my ultimate favorite. As of now, I’d go to Cofifi, a coffeeshop a few steps away from school. I do what I can just to get my cup of caffeine. So, when I’m seemingly off this pill, I’m actually not.

Although people warn me of caffeine high, it doesn’t really bother me. I’ve got my own kind of high anyway. Kidding aside, it’s not just the feeling it rewards me with that tempts me to keep drinking. At times, caffeine with large doses of sugar tastes better than anything else. It keeps me sane (somehow) and makes me think that I’ve got things in control. This is why I’ve been so loyal to caffeine, just like how it’s always been to me.