RetroPilipinas.com and PinoyMovieBlogger.com: Blogs Leveled Up and Updates

Retro Pilipinas and Pinoy Movie Blogger, two other blogs I authored finally got their own domain names this June 21, 2012 (Thursday). Everyone can now reach Retro Pilipinas, blog dedicated to everything nostalgic and retro in the Philippines at http://www.retropilipnas.com for Retro Pilipinas; and Pinoy Movie Blogger, blog dedicated for Filipino movies which include local film trailer impressions, Filipino film reviews, and articles about the Philippine cinema at http://www.pinoymovieblogger.com.

It was really a big challenge maintaining four blogs especially now that I have a new career to pursue unlike before. But even if the time restrictions and limitations, my passion to share and blog will never fail. Now more than ever I am more passionate to create more informative, entertaining, and worthwhile content for both the local and international netizens.

Work Gets in the Way: Missing Blogging and Missing Sharing

It's almost been a month! I am officially an office guy working for a budding gaming company here in the Philippines. After three years of home-based benefit-less outsourced work as a content writer, I finally got a job that I like and that rewards me for my efforts. The only issue I have now is I missed sharing my thoughts and information online.

Well, this is considered a blog post, right?... you might ask. Well yes, but before, I had a work I usually wake up in the morning to face my PC and share everything that my hearts desire: international movies, Filipino movies, a retrospective on Philippines, and many more. I literally spend my whole day blogging and it's okay. There is a certain fulfillment for me when I blog. Even if there are not that many people responding to my blogs, in the back of my mind, I know that I have done my part.. I have enlightened, entertained, and informed someone. That is probably where I get my drive.

This is an old photo of me on a vacation years ago. Yes, I literally gained wait from this pic and I haven't had any real pic as of the moment. so I'll just use this old pic. Probably next time, I'll have something better to share :P

It is currently 3:00 in the morning. I just finished watching the 19th episode of Grimm while eating the instant noodles mom cooked for me when she opened the door for me when I arrived back at 1:00 am. It was about an hour and a half trip from my schedule which ran from 2pm to 11 pm. Then that same schedule will repeat on the next day. Luckily I have two days of break but recently I got sidetracked when I bought Final Fantasy XIII-2. Well I still haven't finished the game. I have literally spent the small time I had playing the game which is a good reason why I really missed out on blogging. I was really surprised when I received two event invites in the past, but has completely passed out because of my work and leisure. I had this kind of conflict before, but my previous work was more flexible and I was able three tasks at a time. Now I usually spend or waste my time in the bus commuting to and fro from home. I miss blogging and the simple life, but I also know that I need this job right now. One thing is ceratin, I have a lot of things going on for myself right now and a proper time management is really needed to organize the things I love. Yes, things I love. The person to love (romantically) can wait, whomever she might be. As our popular saying goes in the Philippines bahala na si Batman.

Officially a FlipGeek: First Article on FlipGeeks about Tokusatsu

It's now official, yours truly is a FlipGeeks . I got in touch with them a couple of weeks back and was fortunate enough to become a part of their project.

www.flipgeeks.com/

FlipGeeks is the Filipino geek’s corner for toys, comics, video games and everything else! FlipGeeks or FG aims to be the number one online resource in the Philippines in providing news, updates on the geek genre (toys,movies,comics,etc) and pop culture.

It can really be a big challenge for me especially as I also author a few more blogs besides CMABLOGS mainly CMAQUEST, Retro Pilipinas, and Pinoy Movie Blogger, not to mention a new career. I am not complaining, I willed this! I like challenges, I like sharing stuff, and I as usual I plan to conquer the world!...

I have always wanted to be part of something big and something relevant (for me that is). I believe that the geek community is growing and has been taking over the internet like global warming to Earth... (DERP) that was not a good comparison, LOL. I believe FlipGeeks can reach that community starting here at our motherland, the Philippines. I will aid the group's objective to be the community that FlipGeeks aims to be and maybe more. This is enough motivation to keep me going like an Energizer bunny.

Besides the regular spots where you usually see me blogging,you can now regularly see me blogging at FlipGeeks as well usually about all my geekiness. For starters, I made my very first article about tokusatsu's influence to Filipino kids and the geek community at RETRO FLIP GEEK: A Look Back at Tokusatsu Shows and Its Influence to Filipino Kids.

If you guys can remember I made a similar post about tokusatsu here at CMABLOGS with For Philippine Television Networks Consideration: Create An All-Original Filipino Tokusatsu Series Seriously for the Younger Television Audience. This previous post and my first FlipGeeks article compliments each other rather than just being a mere copy-and-paste copy of each other. Hope you guys can check both of them out.

For Filipino Geeks out there, you can visit FlipGeeks for more Geek news, articles, reviews, and giveaways.

What Have I been Up To: Retro Pilipinas, Sari-Sari Store Archives and Other Blogs I Own

Ah, how I missed blogging here in my personal digital space here in CMABLOGS. I have been focusing more on my other blogs these past few days and so I am back here again, giving my progress report.



So what are these blogs that I have been busy with. Without further ado here they are:

CMAQUEST
http://www.cmaquest.com
Pop Culture and International Trailer Review Blog

I usually make daily posts mainly trailer reviews about movies, televsion shows, video games and general pop culture stuff on CMAQUEST. Hope you guys can check my first ever blog converted into an infotainment and magazine blog.

Pinoy Movie Blogger
http://pinoymovieblogger.blogspot.com
Filipino Film Blog

While CMAQUEST is more on international stuff, I've decided to make a blog dedicated to Philippine Cinema. There are now more stuff to write about the Philippine film industry and it is nice to see the industry get back up to its feet. I usually do movie trailer reviews of the latest films coming out in nationwide theaters, doing movie reviews of past Filipino films, and in between writing some articles (to compensate for the lack of movies created here in the Philippines) about the Philippine film industry in general. Hope you guys can check that out as well.

Kuwentong Bayan at Alamat
http://kuwentongbayanatalamat.blogspot.com/
Educational Resource Blog

More geared towards students. I seldom update this blog but when I do, I usually feature Philippine legends and folktales for the consumption of our young student netizens looking for educational resources.

Retro Pilipinas
http://retropilipinas.blogspot.com/
Archive Blog of Retro Shows Aired in the Philippines

Everyone grew up with something and I am the blogger that I am today because of such fond memories. Retro Pilipinas is a blog dedicated in archiving most (if not all) of those wonderful and may now be considered cheesy shows of the past. From animated series, game shows, soap operas, to imported shows, Retro Pilipinas will archive them all for nostalgic netizens.

Sari-Sari Store Archives
http://sarisaristorearchives.blogspot.com/
Archive Blog for Philippine Snacks and Beverages found in the Sari-Sari Store

This is more of a personal project. The Sari-Sari Store Archives aims to do what its bog name feature, to archive everything found in a typical sari-sari store. From affordable snacks to beverages. Hope you guys can check it out as well.

So there you have it, all five of the blogs I currently managed. To where I get the time and energy to manage them all is still a question I ask myself, but I guess this is because I just like blogging and sharing.

Awesometastic 3-D Sequel: The Philippine Red Carpet Premiere of Tron: Legacy

A little while back yours truly, together with various Metro bloggers attended the Philippine red carpet premiere of Tron: Legacy over at the IMAX Theater in SM Mall of Asia. One of the last but definitely not the least, biggest 3-D film of the year will hit major cinemas nationwide today December 17, 2010. So why not end the weekend with a digital bang with Tron: Legacy.



It was a reunion of sort for most Metro bloggers as they populate the IMAX Theater in SM Mall of Asia for the Tron: Legacy premiere. Like what I've said earlier it is one of the biggest 3-D film of the year. I have seen the original 1982 Tron film a three/four months ago and was really excited to see what Walt Disney can bring to the table on a classic title which seems to haveended back in 1982. Not really a big surprise it was really good. As seen in various film trailers and being able to see some of its selected scenes (20 mins.) of Tron: Legacy back at Tron Night last Octobe, the hype surrounding Tron: Legacy is just right for the film delivered in flying neon orange, black, blue and white colors.

You can check out my full written film review for Tron Legacy over my updated spoiler-free movie review blog here:



Tron: Legacy (2010) Movie Review