Blogging Frenzy

Here’s my list for the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2010.  This writing project, now on its 4th year, was started by Ms. Janette Toral.

• Ganda Ever So Much- an online journal by Orman Manansala- Philippine blogospere’ s fastest-rising superstar
• Plurk Designs- free Plurk themes and layouts by Lyle Santos, one of Mindanao blogging scene’s most respected bloggers
• Kusina Maria- Ria Jose’s food and  cooking blog
• A Thousand Ships- online journal of Mandi Nicolas, probably the best writer in the Philippine blogosphere
• Kikay Much- the beauty and fashion blog of Donna Mae Congson, General Santos City’s fashion princess
• Alexis Chua- the self-titled blog of  one of Mindanao’s smartest teen bloggers
• Ako si Rabsky- Ravi Villanueva’s personal blog filled with sincere and very insightful blog posts
• Avatar Media- the official site of Avatar Media, a new media outfit that makes the most exciting things happen in the Philippine blogosphere
• Tea, Completely- a blog by tea  connoisseurs Andrew dela Serna and Aileen Apolo
• Get Prettified!- my attempt at blogging about beauty, fashion, and lifestyle (ahem!)

The Top Ten Emerging Influential Blogs Writing Project is sponsored by: Events and Corporate Video, Budget hotel in Makati, Pinoy Party Food, Copyediting Services, PR Agency Philippines, Budget Travel Philippines, Send Gifts to the Philippines, Black Friday Deals, Roomrent – units for rent, Search Profile Index, and Corporate Events Organizer.

We were up early for the 2nd day of the SoCCSKSarGen Summer Safari. I’m not used to getting up at 6:00 am but since ours was a very tight schedule,  I dragged myself out of bed.

By 7:00 am, we left Ice Castle Experience and were on our way to our first stop for the day, to have breakfast at the magnificent Dolores Farm Resort in Polomolok, South Cotabato.  I have been to the resort before so I knew that my companions will surely love the place.

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I never thought we’d do it in so short a preparation.  In less than a month, we were able to gather bloggers from Cagayan de Oro, SoCCSKSarGen, and Davao for the grandest meet-up yet– The Mindanao Food Appreciation Tour.

A flurry of email exchanges ensued between the key persons of the Davao , SoCCSKSargen, and CDO bloggers and before we knew it, ChiQ and 7 other bloggers from Cagayan de Oro City were on their way to Davao City via the Davao-Bukidnon Highway last May 29.

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Day 3 of the Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2010 was fun, fun, fun!

We were up early and had breakfast at TAPS, along Torres Street.  TAPS is  an institution in Davao City, providing Davaoeno’s with affordable, hot meals.  I don’t usually eat breakfast but I enjoyed  the fish, eggs, and rice I ordered that morning.  That, and a cup of coffee.

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I wasn’t able to join the Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2010 participants when they went ziplining at Outland Adventure or when they had lunch at Penong’s Barbecue Seafoods and Grill but I’m sure all of them had the time of their lives.

(photo by Lyle Santos)

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