*Article1. Interview of a blogger [Coffee and You:) ]

URL  http://haveabreak-kimchelle.blogspot.com/

   I interviwed to my lovely classmates, Rachelle Sarmiento and Kimberly Batiancila. 
  Their blog is on a specific topic and they gave me useful knowledge about coffee.
  I hope many will want to familiar with this blog so that the readers who like coffee appreciate coffee after reading the blog.                                          




Q1.what inspired you to write your blog?
  A.Before we had this project, I was already planning to make a blog site. My main inspiration in making this site is my passion to write and my motivation to know more about what is happening in our surroundings and how it can affect our daily living.


Q2.Why of all topics did you choose to blog about coffee?
   A.I never thought of coffee as my topic for this project, but I guess my love for coffee (I am a coffee addict) and that willingness to learn about the history of coffee and etc., motivated me to blog about it and share my views about coffee. Aside from I love to drink coffee, I know some of my friends would love to know what's behind coffee that they are always going back to it; and that's the main reason why I blog about coffee.


Q3.Why do you feel the need to write about coffee?
  A.I wanted to share my views about coffee to those people who does not like to drink it. I wanted to persuade them of not having second thoughts of drinking coffee, I wanted them to feel how delicious coffee taste and how it can rejuvenate your body. All these intentions I wanted to share that is why I wrote about coffee for the sake of those people who hated coffee very much, and to those who don't drink coffee at all.


Q4.Who are your prospect readers for your blog?
  My main focus on this blog are those people who really love to drink coffee (at any age level as long as they love coffee) and most especially I wanted those who don't drink coffee sink in into their minds that coffee is great, very relaxing and rejuvenates your body and soul.


Q5.How would your readers benefit from reading your blog?
  A.Aside from learning more about coffee they can also learn about the wonders that coffee can give your body. They can also learn more about the different coffee shops that they can go to, they can also have lots of options in the different coffee shops in Cebu, the best coffee in town, what's hot and what's not about coffee. Everything about coffee they can learn it here in this blog site; and of course they get to have fun reading mine and my partners article.


Q6.What advice whould you give to feature bolggers?
  A.The only advice that I can give to the future bloggers is to choose a topic that would benefit the community and of course the topic that he/ she wanted to write. If you have started, continue that burning passion of writing in you and somehow motivate yourself in doing what is best and give your viewers the quality that they are looking forward in your articles. JUST WRITE AND WRITE!

*Article2. Insights for the blogger interview.

       Actually, I am not a coffee drinker but when I read this blog,I really wanted to drink coffee. The first thing I noticed was the title. It was unique and very understandable. The blog explained the effects in our body when we drink coffee.I felt that the blogger really liked coffee.
 
     I leaned from this blog,"If the blogger loves the topic,there is a bigger chance that he will be able to entertain the reader". I think this is an important ingredient in blog making.

*Article3. Suggestions on how to make blogs

1. Choose interesting and unique topic
Try to write about topics that are not common because readers want to read something new.

2.Consider the design and the title
There are so many blogs in the electronic hi-way and viewers do not have time.So,visual impact of both the design and the title will ensure that you catch the reader's interest. It will be easy to have him continue reading your blog. He will not stop reading until he is satisfied.

3.listening to your readers' comments
No one knows everything. So, it is better to listen to others' opinion so that your blog can present a more balanced view. Also,readers can be an excellent source of a variety of information.

4.Refer nice blogs
If you find nice blogs, you refer the blog. your blog skill will become progressively better.

5.Attract readers
Use photographs that will create an impact at first glance.And,keep ample space for the article.

*Article4. Literature in Cebuano

This article was written by one of classmate, Jewel Villaflores. I really appreciate that she wrote article for my blog.  


Ang Cebuanong kapanulatan usa ka katitikanong obra nga gi gama gamit ang Cebuano language o ang gitawag nato ug Bisaya sama sa garay (verses), harito (shaman’s prayers), tigmo(riddles), panultihon (proverbs), ug ang pinakasikat nga balak (poem). Usa kini ka pamaagi sa pag awhag sa kulturang sugbuanon ug pag hatag ug kadasig sa mga lumulupyu sa sugbo. Usa kini ka garbo sa Cebu.

                                                                                                                                                           -Jewel Villaflores-

http://atongbisaya.webs.com/

                                                                                                     

*Article5. Skin

   I really feel that the Filipina is attractive because of her skin color.

So, when I watch many television commercials that promote skin whitening lotions, I feel worried.  This is because skin whiteners lessen the skin’s melanin, a very important protection from ultraviolet rays.  Since the Philippines sits near the equator where the ultraviolet rays are stronger than those in the northern hemisphere, I am afraid the frequent use of skin whiteners could expose many Filipinas to ultraviolet rays which can not only cause wrinkles but it also skin cancer.

 Although many Filipino actresses have fairer or whiter skin than many Filipinas, I think they would look even better if they had the natural skin color of the Pinay.

Japanese also prefer to have white skin.  And, in Japan, many products promote the whitening effect. Of course no amount of whitening cream will make them permanently white. 

 I didn’t think deeply about my skin before I came to the Philippines. Now I know better and have learned to appreciate even more why it’s important to keep our skin healthy and clean.

*Article6. Photo gallery

Sayang kaayo

Philippine Election

　This picture was taken during the presidential election last May 2010.  That election was not only for the president and vice-president but also for the senators, governors, board members, congressmen, mayors, vice-mayors and councilors.

In the towns and cities posters were pasted or stapled anywhere.  And on election day, so many sample ballots were given or thrown anywhere.  Towns and cities got very dirty.

 Different political parties had different color themes . .  . yellow, red, green, orange.  I liked Pnoy's color yellow.  The party’s colors could be seen in T-shirts, wrist bands, key holders, fans and even watches.

  I also liked listening to little kids and old people cheer their candidates during the meetings and parades.   But what I really found interesting was listening to the jingles that used popular songs with changed lyrics and were broadcast on radiom on television or on cars with sound systems. 

 I think elections in the Philippines is a merry time.

Kekkonshiki and Kasal

Since my stay in the Philippines, I have attended weddings and receptions three times.  I was surprised that the bride and groom don't ask for monetary gifts.  Instead, both bride and groom pay for all their expenses.

   I told some of my Filipino friends, "We have a custom of giving monetary gifts if we attend wedding receptions.  It is expected that we give about P15,000.00 pesos as gift to the newly married couple."  Their reaction would be: " Really? Then I will not attend if we have to give something just to attend the reception."

    
  In Japan we celebrate birthdays but in a way opposite the way it is done in the Philippines.  Japanese friends will pay for all the expenses of your birthday party.  All you have to do is to enjoy your birthday. 

We have different ways of paying for the expenses of weddings and birthday parties but whoever pays for these events,  our attendance should be a cause for celebration.

  

My favorite Dessert

     Whenever I think about dessert, I always know what I am going to talk about : halo-halo.  Halo-halo means “mix everything”.  This is a popular dessert in the Philippines.  The right way to eat it is to first mix all the ingredients, different fruits, jelly, beans, rice crispies, milk, ice shavings and even ice cream.  So instead of saying to my friends, "Let's drink something and have a ‘chika’, I would say instead, “Let’s have halo-halo”. Then I would know I would have a wonderful time with this sweet cool all-time favorite. I'm sure Japanese will like the halo halo's taste too.

  This is the Japanese equivalent of a halo-halo:  shaved ice with a few beans and a small slice of rice cake.  It is a simple dessert.

"A 3rd Gender?"

Special thanks to my lovely friends!! Colby!

   Homosexuals abound in the Philippines. There are more gays or "Bayots", than there are lesbians or "Tomboys". Some have even confessed that they had their sex changed in the Philippines.

  A recognizable feature among "Bayots" are their unrestricted humor and talkativeness. Vice Ganda, a gay comedian host in one of Philippines' famous noon time show, is as popular as he is loved by millions. His antics and his show are a big hit. I'm even convinced that the wonderful humor and the gossips shared by the show are the reasons for its popularity.

And Michelle!

  
  Gays really love themselves and are skilled in pampering their features - make up-wise. Moreover, they have no problem expressing their feminine feelings and liberated opinions anytime in public.This respected freedom to express one's feelings is one of the things I admire and love about the Philippine culture.

    Unfortunately in Japan, homosexuals still could not display their "true feelings" before the masses. They have to "hide" their gender preference in a society where people are as judgmental as they are prejudiced. One of my Japanes friends (a Tomboy) even confided to me that "It's difficult to date openly during daytime".

 I hope someday the Japanese society would be more understanding on its view on the third sex.