Dear PEBA 2010 Nominees

Teachers, nurses, engineers, computer programmers, a missionary, accountant, physician, caregiver, and other professions you hold, you represent a diverse Filipino talent and pride, with one blood, one common language and one nation scattered across the world. You give us the honor for this year as 2010 Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Finalist. 

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There were 83 blog nominees in the nomination list, but only 47 of you made it to the finals. Congratulations! In the coming days and month on the way to the awarding ceremony, we will introduce you in posts and videos for the world to know your extraordinary courage to come out and respond to a call - and share a part of you, your blog, and your stories to inspire the OFWs and their families and to inspire the world. It was a long journey since July 2010, when we first opened the nomination.

The photo submission of entries continues, at present, we have received from 8 countries and 15 contestants with over 40 unique and beautiful photos. We hope to receive a hundred photos or perhaps more by the end of November. 

Our organization is run by volunteers, OFWs and bloggers worldwide, not a single cent is being paid to us, and sometimes we even use our own money and time and talent for PEBA. And yet PEBA is getting better and bigger. That's because of you. You are all winners. From the pool of these nominees will come some of our best and brightest volunteers who are motivated too, by the desire to reach out, and to share whatever good we have for others, for the world. This is run by Filipinos, by blood and by heart, thank you to our dear key persons from around the world, from Saudi Arabia, from the US, from South Korea, from Palau, from Qatar, from Kuwait, from Singapore, from Taiwan, from Ireland, from England... and many other countries. This is what makes this organization unique, it is run online, and it culminates in a grand awarding ceremony that some call, the great-great-bloggers EB! (Eyeball) What do you see PEBA after 5 years? 10 years? We don't know. Honestly, we don't know, but it just getting better and better. And we owe this from you, past and present nominees and winners, as well as our supporters from this world wide web!

Some questions?

When will the Voting widget will close?

December 9, 2010, 5AM Philippine time

We know that some used IP changer, and Host Shield so they can vote for more. What they don't know, we know. 

When will be the deadline of photo entries?

December 01, 2010, 5AM Philippine time

When will be the awarding ceremony?

December 16th, 2010 at the Teatrino Promenade, Greenhills San Juan Metro Manila. Yanah and Arvin, our Philippines volunteer will assist you in this. You can contact them atYanah@pinoyblogawards.com, arvinbautista@pinoyblogawards.com

When can you collect your freebies?

December 16, 2010,at the Teatrino Promenade, look for Yanah or Arvin

Let us talk a few moment about the kids we are determined to finish schooling. this two beautiful kids doesn't have the means to go to school. Through our sponsors, and donors, including last year nominees, we paid for their tuitions for one full year, and we will send them to school again. We want to help more. We hope you can support us by sharing some of your blessings to this wonderful kids.

How can I donate to the PEBA BELIEVE Scholarship for kids?

Anytime, you can send it by Western Union, Lhullier, Cebuana or deposit it to PEBA Account.

Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards, Inc.

Bank Name: Bank of the Philippine Islands

Peso Savings Account No.: 9063-0580-06

Branch Code: BOPIPHMM

You can email me at

Email: kenjebz@pinoyblogawards.com for details 

How much is the minimum donation?

Any amount we will accept. 

©2010 THOUGHTSKOTO

PEBA bloggers to launch 2 OFW social service groups -From ABS-CBNNews

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

PEBA Family Video - They're asking for More!

What makes the Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards is the theme. The nominees scribble their keyboards and write out of their hearts and mind. What is also unique are the small videos that PEBA will be releasing in support for strengthening families - especially OFW families. 

When we started gathering the photos, and when we announced it, there was a few response. But after releasing this video, a lot of people email their family pictures to be added in a series of 'feel good' teaser's and ads.

Half month more to go before PEBA end the nomination process, and a month to go before the Photo contest submission deadline, and PEBA is getting better and bigger with the sponsoring of big companies like

NOKIA, Philippines

Geiser Maclang

Celestial Media

John Robert Powers

Book Divas

Creative Media Max

Adred Creatives

Business Mirror

and more coming!

PEBA believes that the strength of a country, especially the Philippines is not found in Malacanang or in military camps. The true strength of a nation lies at the heart of its people, and at the walls of a holy place we call - HOME.

PEBA will be releasing a series of uplifting videos encouraging OFWs and Filipino to strengthen the bonds of unity and love within their families that will in turn strengthen the nation not just economically but morally.

If you want to participate and have your family photo added to videos such as this, please send them to

photos@pinoyblogawards.com

and we will be grateful for your participation.

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©2010 THOUGHTSKOTO

Top 10 Ways to Know You’re a Filipino

This is a repost from a good friend, Vince of Wheninmanila.com

I’m a big supporter of the Philippine Expat Blog Awards (PEBA) and of Global Filipinos in general. I understand the sacrifices that they make to help better themselves and their family situations.

With that said, I am again supporting and promoting the 2010 Pinoy Expats Blog Awards (PEBA)!

The 2010 Philippine Expat / OFW Blog Awards (PEBA).

This is an event to celebrate Filipino Expats living overseas / abroad. The overseas foreign workers are heroes to the Philippines. These expatriates become foreigners as a sacrifice for their families and for their country. Please join us at this event that will be held sometime in December to honor the bloggers among them who share their stories of trials and triumphs.

For more info, check out their website at http://pinoyexpatsblogawards.com

To further support the 2010 Pinoy Expats / OFW Blog Awards, here’s a shot list to help you recognize global pinoys!

Below are the top 10 ways to recognize and spot Filipinos no matter where in the world you are.

These are the top ten ways to know you are a Filipino / Pinoy or are from the Philippines.

Top 10 Ways to Know You’re a Filipino:

10. You carefully unwrap Christmas presents or Birthday gifts so you can reuse the gift wrappers next time

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9. Your luggage is a “Balikbayan” box (huge shipping boxes)

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8. You wrap EVERYTHING in plastic: Books, Bed Mattresses, Furniture, Couches / Sofas, Cell Phones, Cars… hell you even wrap your plastic in plastic!

  

  

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7. You eat duck embryo or Balut

*Balut photo found at http://seralulalu.wordpress.com

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6. You understand Pn0i Txt msgs Ktnxbye

MGNDang gbI P0Wh. Mzt N u? mIsz nA KITa sobRA. wLa NG iBNg bbE na CzeNg gNdA m. D2 aq nDe tK0t Ssbhn q xa U na wLa p0Wh aQ mMHliN NA ibng ba2e. U, mhl U bA Aq? kTnxBye

Tita Grly m 2. wLA aq xa BhY. D2 aq sa PEBA. W8 q u. kSMA Q na tito boy m at SiNa bongbOng, jUnjuN, jinjin, BmBm, noYNOY, lenLen, KrINgkRiNG, NeNe, annNN, JOJO, tiNtin, pEPe….

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5. You react whenever you hear… Psssst

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4. The letters P and F are the same

“Sir, da froject if pinish. I just need a fish of fafer and dat would be ferpect foh… ktnxbye”

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3. Your nickname is a repetition (Bongbong, JunJun, Tintin etc)

3.5. You have an Uncle Boy or Auntie Girly (Or even an Auntie Baby)

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2. You point with your lips

Pinoy GPS

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1. No matter how famous, rich or successful you are… You just wanna sing some Kareoke

So sing along. You know you want to (See FULL VIDEO for this)

 

This top 10 ways to spot a Filipino list and the video were shown at the 2009 Philippine Pinoy Expat / OFW Blog Awards (PEBA) held in the PhilAm Life Theatre on December 27, 2009 to honor the hardworking Filipinos from all over the world who have come home to spend time during the Holiday / Christmas season with their families in the Philippines.

WhenInManila.com is a media partner.

For more info on the Philippine Expat / OFW Blog Awards, PEBA, event, you can visit:http://www.pinoyexpatsblogawards.com

©2010 THOUGHTSKOTO

Quotes and FB Status

Exchange rate, 1 Saudi Riyal = 11.67 Pesos. 6 years ago, it was 15 pesos. We are improving economically, you think? I honestly point out that lives are getting more difficult, and exchange rate are getting lower and lower.

It's amazing what can I do even given a chance to hold only a piece of gadget in my work. I can connect to chat with my girls, read stats on FB, ör updates of the tweets. I can check my email and read blog entries. Welcome to the new world of Filipino Overseas!

Does it sound interesting that among the 10 Commandments, only one had a promise blessing? "Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long..."

‎"For us OFWs, we use our 'lantern' to light our way; to bring us inner joy; to guide our steps in this somewhat dark, unsure (and sometimes hostile) environment. That lantern may well as be our family's hope for the future, the love of our family, our personal dream, our personal faith, our struggle to make life better for ourselves..." - From the Kablogs Journal Magazine cover intro - www.thekablogsjournal.com

Don't feel you have to act differently than you normally would to connect with people, just be the real you, they might like you or not, but at least, you're real.

Exhaust all means to communicate with your families, especially your spouse and kids. They don't just want the money to be happy, they also want your love and your time and expressions.

 I've been hurt more than I succeeded, but I think I am living a happy life.

Someone who use swear or slur words as an expression only advertise their lack or poor vocabulary knowledge. We can be expressive without resorting to those eardrum-popping language. Honestly.

The world may turn upside down, with those I love and care - my family, it will still be a world full of courage, joy, meaning and without end.

I believe in goodness. So bring all the good that you've got and I'll bring mine, and let's see if it will make us all the better.

 ‎'The sweetest and most reassuring feelings of life, the most generous and satisfying impulses of the human heart, find expression in a marriage that stands pure above the evils of the world...such marriage is the desire -the hoped for, the longed for, the prayed for desire of men and women everywhere.' -Standing for Something, GB Hinckley

So many people have so many things to say, we call that, TALK and TALK. A few great men and women does the talking and actually work on those things, and that's what we call, WALK the TALK. So now I feel bad coz, I think I talked a lot, hmmn, I need to work hard. :)

When I looked into your eyes, I knew it was you I'd been waiting for - No sensational revelation - No chocolates and flower fanfares - No dramatic lines. Just love. And your fingers fits mine and we walk hand in hand along the way. (Now a lovely tot holding my other hand...) Thank you for coming.

 an öld friend in a chat message 'ang panget ko na nga, wala pa akong good manners, so ano na lang?' May point siya, di sa part na panget, kundi sa good manners. Lols!

Mrs. Thoughtskoto, my wife, whenever she's happy calls me with different name. sometimes she calls me; Plokplok, Dadaplok, Beavor, Beavoy, Dadaru, Hubski, Kwikwam, Beakbeak, Kwekiro, Doodle...lols! In fact I lost memory of the rest. You can tell, she is always happy, huh! (Wink wink*)

Jebee Kenji Solis maybe small but not his dreams, and his heart.

‎"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved." -Pres. Thomas S. Monson

A dashing wife told us today that husbands sometimes lie...like saying their wives are beautiful or a great cook or sexy. She said, those are the lies that she liked the most because somehow she feels good about it. Lols! Very funny, and very...cute!

All that we need is to have an open hand, open heart, and open mind to be filled...so simple as that.

Exactly half a dozen years ago, this very time and very day, I arrived at Carlton Hotel in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. What happened then? Oh, long history... It's not the number of years spent, or number of hair loss, lols, but the many friends we've had all through these years - Wow. How long will we stay here? We don't know.

“Giving a man a fish feeds him for one meal. Teaching a man to fish feeds him for a lifetime.”

By worlds standard, I may not be successful, but my life is rich, and full. I am an advocate of education, a blogger, a chemist, a lucky husband and a proud father. I have a loving wife, and an adorable daughter. My name is Jebee 'Kenji' Solis, and I am a Mormon.

©2010 THOUGHTSKOTO