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Pinoy expat bloggers to launch 2 OFW social service groups

MANILA, Philippines – Two action-oriented groups aimed at delivering social services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be launched in December.


Pinoy Expats OFW Blog Awards Inc. (PEBA), an alliance of international Filipino bloggers, announced the launching of its New Media Network Group and OFW Alliance Action Group.


“The PEBA New Media Network Group will post news events and stories through video blogs and articles that are relevant to the lives of Filipino migrant workers,” said Program Director Felix Jigs Segre, PEBA’s head of Public Relations and Media Affairs.


The New Media Network Group aims to provide firsthand and accurate reporting of events to promote greater awareness of the plight of Filipinos living and working abroad.


“In line with the primary objective is to provide [the] means to act on the issue arising from the story, especially if it involves the welfare and safety of our kababayans abroad,” said Segre.
The PEBA OFW Alliance Action Group, on the other hand, is an online referral action center that would assist Pinoy migrant workers or their families in addressing their concerns and in bringing the matter to the appropriate government agencies for immediate response.


“The presence of prominent Filipino community leaders in PEBA’s network of bloggers would definitely be an advantage due to their existing civic efforts in their host countries,” Segre said.
The 2 groups would operate under the management of PEBA and will be carried out by its members and volunteers in the Philippines and around the world.


“PEBA deemed it necessary to provide [an] easily-accessible channel to help migrant workers and engage the National Government, NGOs and even the global community to further and safeguard the welfare of the Filipino migrant workers using today’s most powerful new media, the Internet,” he said.
The launching will coincide with the 3rd Annual International Pinoy Expats OFW Blog Awards on December 16.


With the theme, “Strengthening the OFW Families: Stronger Homes for a Stronger Nation”, the event will be held at Teatrino, Promenade, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila.
PEBA originally serves as an award-giving body that recognizes and honors the exemplary work of blogging Filipino expats and OFWs. (Related story: Blog awards for Pinoy expats, OFWs set)


Last year’s Top 10 PEBA winners were:
Isla de Nebz (Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia)
Pink Tarha Girls (Riyadh, KSA)
Wits and Spirits (Bangkok, Thailand)
Francesca in France (Nice, France)
A Piece of Cake (Yishun, Singapore)
Palipasan (Doha, Qatar)
Top Express (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Boni Station (Damman, Saudi Arabia)
Ba Be Bi Bebing (Georgia, USA)
Hulascoop, atbp. (Misawa, Japan)

©2010 THOUGHTSKOTO

Madame President, Did You Read the PEBA 2009 Entries?

"In private high schools, we finance half of the students.

We have provided college and post-graduate education for over 600,000 scholars.

One of them, Mylene Amerol-Macumbal, finished Accounting at MSU-IIT, then she went to law school, and placed second in the

last bar exams, the first Muslim woman bar topnotcher. Congratulations!"

Okay, that's my school, MSU-IIT or Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, its a 60% Christian and 40% Muslim university, but one of the best school in the country. I am proud that's where I graduated. I was one among those scholars to pay P10 per semester so long that I maintained my GPA of not more than 2.0.

But let us examine some of your praises and reports about OFW's and the rest of the Filipino's abroad.

"Sa hirap at ginhawa, pinapatatag ang ating bansa ng ating Overseas Filipinos.

Iyong padala nilang $16 billion noong isang taon ay record. Itong taon, mas
mataas pa.

I know that this is not a sacrifice joyfully borne. This is work where it can be
found — in faraway places, among strangers with different cultures. It is
lonely work, it is hard work. "

(posible po bang nabasa niyo o ng speech writer niyo some of the stories ng mga PEBA Nominees?)

Kaya nagsisikap tayong lumikha dito sa atin ng mga trabahong maganda ang
sahod, so that overseas work will just be a career choice, not the only option
for a hard-working Filipino.

(Yan po ang conclusion ng entry ng isang nominee from Qatar)

Meanwhile, we should make their sacrifices worthwhile. Dapat gumawa tayo
ng mas epektibong proteksyon at pagpapalawak ng halaga ng kanilang
pinagsikapang sweldo. That means stronger consumer protection for OFWs
investing in property and products back home.

Para sa kanila, pinapakilos natin ang Investors Protection Task Force.

Hindi ako nag-aatubiling bisitahin ang ating taong bayan at kanilang mga
host sa buong mundo – mula Hapon hanggang Brazil, mula Europa at Middle
East hanggang sa American Midwest, nakikinig sa kanilang mga problema at
pangangailangan, inaalam kung paano sila matulungan ng ating pamahalaan
– by working out better policies on migrant labor, or by saving lives and
restoring liberty.

Pagpunta ko sa Saudi, pinatawad ni Haring Abdullah ang pitong daang OFW
na nasa preso. Pinuno nila ang isang buong eroplano at umuwi kasama ko.

(There are still very many, Madam, di lang po sa kulungan. Some are suffering from injustices, some are confined in houses of hardhearted employers.)

Mula sa ating State Visit sa Espanya, it has become our biggest European
donor. At si Haring Juan Carlos ay nakikipag-usap sa ibang mga bansa para sa ating mga namomroblemang OFW. Ganoon di si Sheikh Khalifa, ang Prime Minister ng Bahrain. Pagpunta ko sa Kuwait, Emir Al-Sabah commuted death sentences.

We thank all our leaders, all world leaders who shown compassion
with our workers.

Our vigorous international engagement has helped bring in foreign investment. Net foreign direct investments multiplied 15 times during our administration.

Kasama ng ating mga Together with our OFWs, they more than doubled our foreign exchange reserves. Pinalakas ang ating piso at naiwasan ang lubhang pagtaas ng presyo. They upgraded our credit because while the reserves of our peers have shrunk this past year, ours reserves grew by $3 billion.

(I have one thing to confess. I voted for you the last election, and even asked the rest of my siblings to do the same. Since then, we are honestly disappointed. But we believe in being submissive to the rule of the land, and to those in authority, so I am still hoping you planted something good so my kid will see something good as well.

I am honestly hoping and praying that the one who will seat Malacanang after you is a good Filipino LEADER, if there is still one, out there.)

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©2009 THOUGHTSKOTO

"Hello Po, Pwede Patranslate sa Tagalog?"

Maraming maraming salamat sa mga nagrepost at magpopost pa ulit. 

Jess ng Lifemoto, and ang Pink Tarha Girls.

May bago kaming bahay, ang PEBA Home

PEBA NEW & OFFICIAL HOME SITE

 may nagsponsor ng Domain hosting namin. Yes, isang napakabait at TOPBLOGS No. 1 na MOMBLOGGER and FILIPINA WOMEN ADVOCATE

Cge nga click mo nga ang logo, testing, testing! Please update your URL Link to this site under construction.

Nagkaroon kami ng virtual conference ng core group ng PEBA kahapon around the world, mga Chairman at Advisers. And

WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS!!! 

SOMEONE NA NASA PINAS and MAY ACCESS SA INTERNET.

If you want to volunteer, contact or send email here

Marami kami makukuha na mga bloggers abroad pero we don’t want to limit our number of nominees.

 We also found out na mas marami pang OFW/Expats Bloggers sa Friendster at Multiply at MySpace. If you have any accounts from these social networks, please make it known sa mga friends niyo. You can display the html banner sa profile mo at add ka automatically sa link ng award site.

 Anyways, ang hirap pag ikaw ay laking Bisaya, ang alam mo lang Bisaya at English. Maliban sa ikaw ay pilipit o matigas pag nagtagalog, napagkamalan ka pang sosyal dahil taglish ang salita mo. Anong tawag sa tagalog ng himpilan ng mga Police? Police Station.  Anong tawag mo sa paliparan? Airport. 

How will you translate this in Tagalog?

 Ang pinakatheme ng contest is HOPE, anything na may HOPE, hindi cigarillo kundi hope, as in pagasa. Hindi rin weather bureau kundi, pag-asa. 

Translation: tiis-tiis muna, tiyaga muna, hold on, may bukas pa! 

Now help mo nga kami translate nito sa Filipino/Tagalog language.

“Filipinos Abroad – Hope of the Nation, Gift to the World”

Meron ako naiisip pero parang kulang...

“Nangibang-Bansang mga Filipino – Pag-asa ng Bayan, Handog sa Mundo?"

 Share your take! Comment na! ang may pinakamagaling na translation, may gift mula sa Thoughtskoto!

©2009 THOUGHTSKOTO

TAG ng Thoughtskoto Para Sayo (Pwede Pakalat?)

Pambihira, naunahan ako ni CM! In behalf of the Thoughtskoto Family and the PEBA team! A million thank you!

Parang kelan lang, nearly a year ago, nung naglaunch ako with the support ng wife ko ng project na ito, which later tinawag na Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards or PEBA. By that time, nangangapa pa ako, nakakatakot subukan, ang hirap lalo pa’t limited ang time dahil pinaghahati ko ang aking time. Naiisisingit ko din kahit papaano, at one by one, may mga nagnominate na ng mga blogs. Iba ang criteria before, simple lang, kahit sino pwede magnominate, kahit kaninong blog pwede manominate. Mahigit 30 na blogs ang nanominate pero sa pre-requirements ko, na magdisplay ng banner ng project, 25 lang ang nakapasa. Some of the blogs na nanominate pero di naisama is Lea Salonga’s World of Manang. Nakakatuwa kasi pinagtawanan pa ng isang commenter na Pinoy na tagaUS  nung nagleave ako ng comment dun sa post ni Ms. Lea na kung pwede idisplay ang banner/badge ng project, nagkaroon kami ng palitan ng comment nung commenter sa Multiply, explaining the noble project na ito, tinawag pa akong nakikiride on sa popularity ni Lea Salonga at kung ano-ano pang panlalait. Bakit nga ba ang ibang Pinoy, nakatuntong lang ng tate, parang kung sino na? Hehe.

I have no choice but to drop Lea’s blog from the list of nominees, kung sino man nagnominate, sorry po. Walang kinikilingan eh. Meron pang prominenteng mga tao na nakalista, yung kay Reyna Elena, Kutserong Kuba at yung Kwentong Tambay ni Batjay. Pero nadedma ang nomination nila dahil nga walang display ng banner. I pushed through with the project though.

Marami pa akong comment na nareceive, may tunay na pasasalamat, meron ring ipokrito na nagagalit dahil gusto ko lang daw sumikat, honest suggestions, at meron ring mga tunay na kaibigan na tumutulong para maging maayos. August nagsimula, natapos ng December, at namanaged ko pong kumuha ng mga Judges na established na in the blogging world. Ang result, credible and successful 2008 Top 10 Pinoy Expats-OFW Blog Awards! Sa sampung nanalo, 6 ang expats, 4 ang OFW. Merong galing Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, America at Canada, ang galing ng pagkadistribute ng awards. I admire them. I admire these wonderful bloggers na in their own way nagserve as a voice and beckon of hope. 

Isa sa mga hinahangaan ko ay ang naging Number 1 sa Middle East na taga Saudi Arabia, si Blogusvox ng THE SANDBOX.

Drawing yan ng THE SANDBOX, at nakasali ako dyan, gwapong gwapo ko diyan kaya pinagmamalaki ko! (lol)

Wala pa kayong natanggap, except the recognition at blog banner pero salamat ng marami sa suporta at tiwala.

This year ang contest is more promising and exciting with the help ng mga tinatap ko na talentadong mga tao. marami akong gustong kunin na partner pero dahil mga blogger sila sa abroad, hinayaan ko na para makasali sila kasi gustong-gusto ko rin na manalo sila sa galing nilang magsulat, tumula, manghula, magdrawing ng mukha, at tumambling at magsplit at kung anu ano pang nakakatawa, nakakainspire at nakakaluhang kwento ng buhay sa ibang bansa. 

Iba ang tema, ibang criteria, pero the same na cause. Sabi nga sa launching entry ng PEBA;  “Any successful endeavor is worth repeating and much more sustained. Especially when it touches and inspires the lives of the people for whom it dedicates its toils, pain, and achievements. Such are the motivations for which the 2009 Top 10 Pinoy Expat/OFW Blog Award (PEBA) is once again being launched online.”

Eexplain ko later sa blog ko na ito at sa tatlo pang blog in tagalog kung paano ka nga ba makakasali at manominate, napaksimple, madali lang actually pero may botohan na mangyayari, at pre-judging tapos ang final judging na at awarding. Wala sa dami ng traffic or sa ganda ng lay-out nasa puso at isipan at sa gawa, teka parang Panatang Makabayan na yan ah. hehe

I implore sa lahat ng mga mahal naming kaibigan sa Kablogs, at sa buong mundo, ito ang aming TAG sa lahat ng nagmamahal sa Thoughtskoto, sa Pilipino, at sa mga Pinoy sa buong mundo, na kopyahin ang

 logo/banner at link dito  ng PEBA at kung pwede pakidisplay sa inyong sidebar, or parepost ng LAUNCHING ENTRY.

Tinatanaw namin na utang na loob ang gagawin niyo. Yay! Sumisigabong na palakpak at pasasalamat sa lahat sa inyo Jee, Jen, James, Ever, Nebz na nagrepost about sa project na ito at sa mga kasama ko sa PEBA Team at sa mga magpapakalat pa nito! Mabuhay po tayong lahat!

  ©2009 THOUGHTSKOTO

Award Ba ang Pinaguusapan? (Updated 4x)

May Hangover pa ako sa party kagabi. hehehe. Pero salamat sa mga nagbigay ng award samin. Ayan dahil sa hang-over, inayos ni Mrs. Thoughtskoto ang background ko, di ba ang ganda? Ang bait talaga ng mahal ko..!(shhhh, nagpapalakas ako, hehehe) 

The aims of Neno’s Blog Award:

• As a dedication for those who love blogging activity and love to encourage friendships through blogging.
• To seek the reasons why we all love blogging!
• Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it
• Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.
• Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.
• Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.
• Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post. 

Thank you to The Pope,  Ruphael, Sardonyx, Desert Aquaforce and Mommy Ek  sa pagbigay samin ng Neno Award na ito. Bakit ako at kami nagbloblog? Sinagot na po namin yan sa gilid ng sidebar namin pati sa post na entitled, We’re there to Share.

At si LordCM, ang kahanga-hangang nakatira sa blogger, at tinagurian kong Lord of Flame/Fire, nagbigay ng Nagbabagang Blog Award.

Maraming salamat mga Kablogs! Maraming salamat sa papuri at parangal. Ibibigay ko ang mga award na yan sa mga kaibigan ko sa buong mundo.

I got another award! Hehehe and again from NJ of Desert Aquaforce.

NJ is my new recruit partner in the PEBA 2009 Blog Awards. Thank you po for heeding the call!

Thank you also for these awards! The Blogger Awards and the Blogger Award for Friendship.

Share ko ang mga blog award na ito sa mga naging friends ko sa blogosphere

A Grateful Heart sa California***Manilenya sa Canada***Life Moto ng Saudi Arabia***Mommy Ek ng Japan***Miss Korea ng South Korea***Francesca in France ng France***Euroangel Grafitti ng Germany***Rhapsody ng Dubai***A Desert Prince at Pamatay Homesick ng Kuwait***Panunumbalik ng Ulirat ng Dubai*** Japayuki Chronicles of Japan*** Aethen sa UP Diliman***Upside-Down sa Riyadh KSA***2L3B at SunnySideUp ng China***Love Life, LIVE LIFE

Ang gagaling ng mga blog na ito, and I come to their site often, kahit na lurker ako, di minsan nakakapagcomment kasi nakaRSS sa Mobile ko. Oh, di ba, dalawang apat na award pinamimigay ko in one posting! hehe

I also recognize na halos lahat ng mga Kablogs ko at mga frequent Thoughtskommentero ay nabigyan or nakatanggap na nito kaya di ko na kayo isinama para share share ng blessing. Alam niyo naman na mabait kayo, at mabait din kami dito. hehe

Plus, this most exciting thing!!!

Naglipana ang blog award sa blogosphere, anybody can just make an award to impress, to inspire, to gain traffic, to make new and more friends, or to share the wonders of technology. Pero may isang award po para sa mga Expats and OFW’s na pinangungunahan ng Thoughtskoto at ng iilan pang mga taong kahanga-hanga at taos-pusong nagvolunteer.

Ang Pinoy Expats –OFW Blog Awards – Nagiisang site that honors the best and inspiring Filipino blogs and bloggers around the world. Sana po suportahan niyo kami sa nalalapit niyang launching. Sana po sumali kayo sa isang napagandang hangarin na magbigay parangal sa mga blogerong Pinoy na nakabase sa abroad. Kahit sino pwede sumali. May botohan na mangyayari, may magjujudge at de-kalibre. May awarding at sana may prizes din. May mga nominee banner na dapat idisplay. Kung sinong Top 50 by order of posting na magpopost ng launching entry, may premyo. So, wait niyo rito at sa two other blogs namin, ang Kablogs at ang PEBA

See you guys sa PEBA 2009 Project!!!

©2009 THOUGHTSKOTO

YOU’RE THERE TO SHARE

It has been said that there are more than 100 million blogs in the World Wide Web, spanning from all across the continents. And along with each blog are hundreds or maybe thousands of millions of posts and entries of different varieties, photos, cartoons, art, music, poems, essays and all forms of expression. But at the beginning and end of each of this post is an individual human longing for something…longing to be heard. Each and every post is a human being with a desire to express and to be appreciated… The aspiration to share, sometimes, even our skeletons-in-the-closets or our most sacred stories.

I have noticed that since publishing the Ka-blogs, there is a concoction of ideas, comments and friendship between Pinoy Expats and OFW’s around the world. Friendships develop, and the more we post about our work, our location, our thoughts and musings, our ideas and opinions, the more know each other, the more we understand and value our differences and our uniqueness. Each post be it from Japan, China, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, UK, California, Dubai, Malaysia, Brunei, or Saudi, is from someone Filipino in blood and heart, and when we unite, there is one word in that hundreds of thread that binds us all together, Filipino. There is one hope that binds us all too, TO SHARE. Some might be blogging for money or glory, but collectively, we all blog to SHARE.

There are people who blog about their great characters, their competence, their initiative, their stories and dreams, their visions and wisdoms gained. They blogged about their inspiring moral authority and lifted others to the higher grounds. They have wonderful identities, simple people, accountants, secretaries, engineers, construction worker, IT personnel, or plain ladies or mothers. They share their strengths and talents, and we noticed. We followed them. We shared comments.  They are not the best or highest paid people in their companies or famous in their communities, but bloggers, especially the Pinoy’s out there, become the model and source of excellence in this times of crisis and mediocre government.

I can’t fully express how I admire the Pinoy bloggers in my Kablog list, and I hope they keep going and more will be enlisted. I have admired the poems, photos, cartoons, and blog entries of you guys. In more than one time, I have express to most of you in my commenting how much I admire the post. I am a fast reader, I feel like I am an Alien sometimes in crunching the post, and I just wish and hope I think and type in the keyboard faster too!

Saan niyo po ba kinukuha ang mga nakakatawa, nakakatuwa, or nakakainspire na entries ninyo? Ganun pa man, maraming salamat sa pagshare. Muntik ko na makalimutan na pwede pala ako magtagalog, haha!

©2009 THOUGHTSKOTO

THE TOP 10 PINOY EXPATS/OFW BLOG of the YEAR 2008

Magandang gabi po mga kabayan, 

Good Morning in California, 

Asalam Alaikum!

from our humble home in Khobar the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 

we greet all our friends that stretches from 4 corners of the world, 

as far as France, Germany, UK, and the rest of Europe.

To all of friends in Asia, our beloved homeland the Philippines, Japan, Malaysia, and the Pacific Island of Australia.

To our fellow Expats and OFW in Dubai and the other Emirates countries, Qatar, Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudia, and the rest of the Middle East, 

To our Expats friends in the freezing United States of America and snowing Canada, welcome and thank you for visiting.

We've come to the time where some beginnings have to end for a new thing to begin. 

Magulo ba? Hehe. Nope, the year 2008 is over, parating na ang 2009.

6 months ago, when we first started it, we thought it will just be for fun. A simple recognition to the many wonderful men and women, the modern heroes of our time, the Filipino expats and OFW's blogger. I never thought people will be so interested, and wanted to make it an annual awards. 

I am no Superman, there are many men and women, people so prominent and admirable, people so famous and yet humble and simple who helped me along the way. Without them, this will be useless, this event will not be so laudable and commendable. I will repeat what I have said a while ago, I am taking off my hat, in humble reverence and gratitude to the sponsors, the noble judges, the volunteers, the nominees and those who voted to the Top 10 Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards. 

Today, me and any Filipino's should stand with their head held high. Today, we recognize the talented expats and ofw bloggers from all walks of life who shares and makes a difference in their small and simple ways. Today, we present to you the 

2008 TOP 10 FILIPINO EXPATS and OFW BLOGGERS of the YEAR!

NO. 10

Rhapsody, Dubai,UAE 

Picked 5 times to the Top 10 by the judges, Emelyn's blog is one the most visible blog in the sophisticated and state of the art haven-country of Dubai. It is also a blog fun to read, at the same time informative. Said one judges;  "It’s a nice blog. I think the blogger should not be shy for being nominated in this award. You deserve it."

NO. 9

Mumsified, Malaysia 

Josiet, a UP graduate stay-at-home-mom who loves to blog about her adorable son EJ is the Mumsified. Voted 4 times to the Top 10, one judges commented, "The blog layout is good and loads fast. Insightful posts also are a big plus…” another judge added “it embodies the way how Josiet shares her experience in KL."

NO. 8

Sari Saring Kulay, Japan

Voted 4 times to the Top 10, judges says the Sari Saring Kulay is “a well read, just takes long to scroll the entire page…as another judge added” still has navigational problems but the contents are worth reading.”

NO. 7

Sleepless in KL, Malaysia

Voted five times to the top 10, “You won’t simply get to bed and sleep without reading this blog,” one judges noted, another judge added, “The contents are worth reading.”

NO. 6

Manilenya, Canada

Picked once by a judge as the No. 1 Blog, and four times to the Top 10, Manilenya of Nalen Aguilar is a photo and fun blog. One judge chose Manilenya as No. 1 by citing "Nakakatuwa ang blog na to kasi masaya basahin ang mga experiences na sinusulat nya. Purely written in tagalog din, kaya kahit nasa abroad sya, di nya parin kinakalimutan ang sarili nating wika. Masaya ang mga karanasan, haka-haka at opinyon ng isang "bobang" pinay sa abroad."

NO. 5

Pamatay Homesick, Kuwait

Everlito's blog is Voted five times to the Top 10, and picked twice as No. 1 by two judges citing"Pamatay Homesick delights not only expats but pinoys all over the world with its light take on everything that comes out of the talented blog author’s mind.  He writes, he paints, he draws, he composes poems, he designs buildings, he is a stand-up comedian, etc.  He is one super OFW blogger.  I am so pleased to have encountered his blog." Another judge commented: "The blog is very conversational. It has a great appeal to readers for its approach"

NO. 4

Pedestrian Observer, USA

Voted 5 times to the Top 10, twice as the No. 1 pick.  Cites by the judges “Though he is away from the country…Blog that must be read by OFW to be aware of what’s happening in our country’s socio-political situation.” “Highly research blog posts. (Well maybe it’s just his interest)” “Up to date on issues that concern Overseas Filipinos. Passionate and competent writing. Layout can stand improvement.”

NO. 3

The Sandbox, Saudi Arabia 

Voted 4 times to the top 10, Ed or Bloguvox of the Sandbox is No. 2 in the Blog Content, and picked twice as the No. 2 best blog. It is one of the most insightful and truly OFW blog especially the cartoons he himself make. Judges cites the Sandbox as "Expresses OFW emotions.  Effort to keep alive Filipino identity admirable."

NO. 2

Pansitan ni Ate Sienna, USA

Gigi Refugia, the woman behind the Pansitan.net is one of the most admired and respected blogger in the Pinoy blogging world. As a Filipina expats in the US, she is hosting expats bloggers worldwide through her Pansitan blogging portal. Voted 6 times to the Top 10, her blog is insightful, witty and real life stories. "I love the lay-out, and the content is good" says one judge. 

and the No. 1

(tantantaran..... drum roll please!)

Voted 7 times to the Top 10, twice as No. 1, three times as No. 2, and twice again as No. 3. 

As per the judges verdict,

His blog is No. 1 in the BLOG CONTENT

No. 1 in the Blog Element

No. 2 in the Visibility and Metrics

No. 4 in the Voting/Popularity category

and

No 1 in the Over All Judges Pick

2008 BEST EXPATS/OFW BLOG

Writing on Air, Australia

“Meaningful and inspiring posts” “Brings out pride in being Filipino” “Writing on Air has depth and substance. Jim’s blog is brilliant and inspiring. His take on issues around the world and as well as personal experiences are culturally enriching as a Filipino. The lay-out and design is clean” Some of the judges notes about Jim Paredes blog.

SPECIAL AWARDS is given to the 

MOST POPULAR EXPATS BLOGS

JORO (formerly Ronel) Livelihood, UK

Rolly Marcial's blog is No. 1 in the Voting Popularity category. 

We will announced tomorrow the Best Blog by Region.

We will send the certificate and badges by email, and the full ranking will be posted later.

Thank you once again to all of you. Goodnite and God bless us all!

©2008 THOUGHTSKOTO

Some Funny OFW Jokes

Dear Anak,

NIDO Full Cream Milk na lang ang ipadala sa amo sa sunod nimong

pagpadala ug mga groceries na package.

Nagkalibanga si Tatay mo nianing Nivea Cream Milk 

Nagmamahal,

---Nanay

English Translation:

Dear Son,

Please send NIDO Full Cream Milk the next time you send a grocery package, your Dad had an LBM with the Nivea Cream Milk. 

Love,

----Mom

 (not all milk are drinkable, hahaha)

 Sulat balos ni Nanay kang Dina, OFW sa Japan :

 Dear Anak,

Sa sunod ayaw nami padad-i aning green nga totpaste, nakahilak sa kahalang

 si Tatay nimo. Dili kuno niya type ang brand WASABI.

Salamat,

 -Nanay

 

English Translation:

Mom's reply to her Dina, an OFW in Japan

Dear Dina,

The next time, please don’t send us this green toothpaste; your Dad cried, it’s too hot. He said he does not like the brand Wasabi.

Thanks,

-Mom

(it's not a toothpaste, hahaha)

GUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SA USA KA EVENT PROGRAM for OFW:

 Organizer: Paki acknowledge si Mayor, late na  niabot... tua ra o, bag-o lang gyud nilabay.

 EMCEE: I would like to acknowledge the arrival of the late mayor who just passed away.

 

English Translation:

GUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN ONE OF THE OFW PROGRAM EVENT:

Organizer: Please acknowledge the Mayor, he was late, there, he just passed by.

EMCEE: I would like to acknowledge the arrival of the late Mayor who just passed away.

©2008 THOUGHTSKOTO