I chose, however, the next table to be with Roy and his three kids Ralph, Edgar and Angel. Not because I was getting eclipsed by the star power of the Influenza Bloggers. Are you kidding me? These are whiz kids, mind you. The future of blogging. Let me tell you why:
- Edgar’s full name is Edgar Allan. Sounds familiar? Roy explains it thus: “When someone asks his name? Of course his answer will be, “Edgar Allan po.” Get it?
- Angel is not the apple of his father’s eyes for nothing. Angel is a poet and a future blogger – if only Roy can make up his mind soonest. Edgar Allan wrote a poem which Roy earlier published on his blog. Little did he knew that it was a collaborative work between Edgar and Angel. This is Roy’s post on his children’s poem .
- Ralph’s full first name is Ralph Emerson. Does that ring a bell to you? He is already a blogger, but it’s a private blog for the meantime.
See what I’m getting at? These are the truly emerging and influential bloggers of tomorrow. But for the meantime let’s make do with the winners of Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009 -
- Writing to Exhale
- Patay Gutom
- The Struggling Blogger
- Zorlone
- Father Blogger dot Com
- Kelvinonian Ideas 2.0
- Tales from the Mom Side
- Adaphobic
- Lakwatsero
- Let’s Go Sago!
Photo Credit: Ada of Adaphic.com
We arrived at the Casino Filipino not knowing the ranking of the winners. We each got an email from Ms. Janette Toral that we made it to the top 10, but she withheld the ranking to keep us in suspense.
Wish you were here
Dee was not around to receive her award. Grrrr! And the woman who dreamed big for her surrogate sons and daughters was absent, too.
I have a mild suspicion we as Jedi bloggers have what it takes it be brilliant bloggers someday. But mothers know best – there’s no ifs and buts for them. They have uncanny vision of the future – unclouded by doubts and imagined obstacles.
And so it came to pass that Jena Isle’s sons and daughters won.
It’s my crowning achievement that night that I did not pee in my pants in excitement as I received my award. Sure, I fudged my speech, but what else is new? I wasn’t there to dazzle the audience.
Photo Credit: Ada of Adaphobic.com
Thanks a lot
I was there not to crow about my winning this blog contest. But to make friends. And make meaningful connections. I don’t know about you, but that’s what it’s all about for me.
My fears were baseless. I was in the company of friends and soon-to-be friends. Rey Jr. safely made it to the venue without the throng of admiring fans – a rare feat since he came without the protection of his girlfriend. I’m with Yatot my first online buddy whose sunny disposition does not blind but illuminate. And there’s Earthlingorgeous – lovely and smart as ever.
And there’s the great Jehzeel Laurente. True, I have shared the stage with him. True, he’s very accessible and friendly online. But when we came face to face all I could think of was, “Great post, Jehz. I love it!”
And there’s Ada who lights up a room with her smile. Snow and Tyrone and Angel Cuala – ah you lovely people. You kept me nailed to my seat all night.
Janette Toral has gathered us under one roof in the culmination of her writing project. But to me what’s celebrated is not these bunch of so-called influential bloggers. The award is but an excuse, a token, food on the table, to celebrate friendship among bloggers.
Perhaps, I was being too big for my breeches to request from Janette Toral that Rey Jr sing on the Awards night. Yeah, I know. But around here, I don’t need permission. So let’s hear it, Rey.
With Rey to set you in the proper mood, let me ask you to share with us your thoughts about this writing project. Did you find it helpful to you as a blogger? Is it worth the bother?
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