WordCamp Philippines

WordCamp Philippines

If you’re a Pinoy blogger or a WordPress user/fan then most likely you’ve heard or read of this already. But in case you haven’t, I have good news for you. There will be a WordCamp held in the Philippines this coming September 6, 2008. If you don’t know what I’m talking about here’s a little info.

What is WordCamp?

WordCamp is a conference type of event that focuses squarely on everything WordPress. Everyone from casual end users all the way up to core developers show up to these events. These events are usually highlighted by speeches or keynotes by various people. WordCamp is a spin off from the popular BarCamp which was a spin off of FooCamp. - Weblog Tools Collection

WordCamp Philippines will be the first ever WordCamp organized and held in Asia. WordCamp Philippines is being organized by a group of Filipino bloggers based in Mindanao who were also responsible for organizing the successful 1st Mindanao Bloggers Summit held last year.

What are the objectives of WordCamp Philippines?

…to encourage more developers to use and deploy WordPress, not only as a blogging engine but also as a full-featured content management system for Web sites. Another is to increase the number of WordPress users and developers in the country. By developers, we mean programmers of WordPress plugins and designers of themes & templates.



Mini Me
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I know, it’s time for an update. One of the reasons why I haven’t posted new entries is because I’ve been quite busy the past few days and coz our DSL hasn’t been activated yet. I’ve already called my ISP and talked to their tech support and hopefully have it working in a couple days time.

Although I post a lot of entries about gadgets, technology and anything about the web, this is still my personal blog. So I’m gonna post about something that really means a lot to me.

Before anything else, if you don’t know yet, my wife is now 4 months pregnant.

Last Wednesday, my wife and I went to the hospital to have her ultrasound scan scheduled by her OB-GYN. It took some time to have the paperwork done and for sitting at the waiting room. When my wife’s name was called, we went inside and we were escorted to the ultrasound room. We were both excited and couldn’t wait to see what the ultrasound monitor would show. Before it started, the sonographer asked if we wanted to know the baby’s gender and we both said “Yes”. So the sonographer started scanning, trying to locate the baby. I was so happy when I saw how our baby looked like for the first time. I saw the heart beating. The baby kept moving so the sonographer had a little difficulty in scanning and getting a profile of the baby. Later on, the sonographer was able to get the right angle and determine the baby’s gender. The sonographer stopped and pointed on the screen and said, it’s a boy. I was so happy!

Ultrasound Image - A boy

Ultrasound Image

My wife wanted a girl and I wanted a boy. But it wasn’t like something of a very great deal. It was just a matter of preference or personal reasons. My reason for wanting to have a boy is because I’m the only child and I want to have someone to carry on our family name. Actually, we didn’t mind if it was a boy or a girl as long as he/she was healthy. Most importantly, we are really thankful to God for blessing us with a baby. We continue to pray that our baby would be born normal, healthy, & without any problems and also for my wife who would be going thru the painful process of giving birth.

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24 Responses to “Mini Me”

  1. MyAvatars 0.2   jim UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 5, 2006 | 2:22 am | Reply

    this baby boy.. fabulous!

  2. MyAvatars 0.2   jong PHILIPPINES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 5, 2006 | 4:17 am | Reply

    wow, congrats kahit ilang months pa… :)

  3. MyAvatars 0.2   rose UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 5, 2006 | 1:41 pm | Reply

    wow! congrats… im happy for the newly wed.. kakabati ko pang sa yo na more kids,. nag umpisa ka na agad! haha

    dont worry, theres always a second time.. third time.. fourth time…
    to have a baby girl naman :)

    Congrats again,..

  4. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows XP Flock 0.7.1 on Aug 6, 2006 | 4:11 am | Reply

    @jim - i see you’re into one-liners. hehe. thanks anyways.

    @jong - thanks! five more months to go.

    @rose - salamat! yup, i hope we get a girl the second time but i think it’s gonna take a while before we have the second one. :)

  5. MyAvatars 0.2   Feroz INDIA Windows 98 Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 6, 2006 | 6:28 am | Reply

    hey i seen ya blog its awesome i like your blog n if u like to i want to do link exchange with u.

    regard feroz

  6. MyAvatars 0.2   trench GUAM Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 6, 2006 | 9:37 am | Reply

    wow. Congrats man! Fatherhood! You’ll have a ton to blog about! Adventures in Daddyhoood!!!!

  7. MyAvatars 0.2   gbert PHILIPPINES Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 on Aug 6, 2006 | 9:59 am | Reply

    wuhoo, dasig cmo jayps ba…. hehehe congrats, blessing guid na … kung ako man, i’d prefer a boy nga panganay… and belated happy birthday also.. :) i thought i was able to send my message sa friendster, wala gali…

  8. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 6, 2006 | 11:22 am | Reply

    @trench - thanks man! yeah, i know. i’ll have my hands full but also have lotsa experiences to share with you guys. cool, that could be a nice subtitle for a series of posts.

    @gbert - dasig ba? it really is a blessing. i’d also like to have a baby girl but i’m scared of the thought of her growing up, going out on dates and with all those teenage boys going after her..hehe :D

  9. MyAvatars 0.2   Steph SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 6, 2006 | 12:36 pm | Reply

    As they say, “Children are gifts from God”.
    Congrats on having a baby boy :D

  10. MyAvatars 0.2   Meg UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 6, 2006 | 3:28 pm | Reply

    Awww, congratulations on the boy! That’s so exciting. My boyfriend and I both want girls, so if we end up with a boy when we get to that point, I’m going to feel like shit, hahah.

  11. MyAvatars 0.2   cruise UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 on Aug 6, 2006 | 3:51 pm | Reply

    ang saya naman! congrats for having a baby boy…

  12. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 on Aug 6, 2006 | 4:13 pm | Reply

    @steph - amen to that! thanks! :)

    @meg - thanks! yup, really exciting. it’s good that you both want to have a girl but if ever you get a boy, don’t be disappointed coz they’re still a blessing from God.

    @cruise - salamat! :)

  13. MyAvatars 0.2   Jam PHILIPPINES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4 on Aug 6, 2006 | 7:06 pm | Reply

    Wow! Congrats! I am wishing for a healthy baby as well as easy delivery for your wife.

  14. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows XP Flock 0.7.1 on Aug 7, 2006 | 3:50 am | Reply

    @jam - thank you so much! :)

  15. MyAvatars 0.2   Ang-ang PHILIPPINES Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 on Aug 7, 2006 | 6:23 am | Reply

    Congrats! Dad! Oopsss Jaypee! Woh Blow out naman jan!

  16. MyAvatars 0.2   pauL AUSTRALIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3 on Aug 7, 2006 | 7:04 am | Reply

    congrats bro!

    may name na bro?

  17. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows XP Flock 0.7.1 on Aug 7, 2006 | 4:37 pm | Reply

    @ang-ang - thank you! blow-out? sure, punta ka dito. hehehe

    @paul - salamat! name? meron na, his name will be Matthew Hiskia. Hiskia is my father-in-law’s name. wala kasi syang anak na lalaki kaya bawi na lang sa apo. hehe.

  18. MyAvatars 0.2   mr nice ash UNITED STATES Windows 2000 Internet Explorer 6.0 on Aug 11, 2006 | 12:03 am | Reply

    congrats. invited ba kami sa baby shower? libre plane tickets?

  19. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows XP Flock 0.7.4.1 on Aug 11, 2006 | 12:19 am | Reply

    @ash - salamat! syempre invited kayong lahat. about sa plane tickets, pagdasal mo na yumaman agad ako, hindi lang ticket may pocket money pa! LOL :D

  20. MyAvatars 0.2   laurie UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 11, 2006 | 2:27 am | Reply

    awww. OMG congrats! that’s awesome news! Yay!


  21. Congrats there guy!
    I thought you had disappeared off the face of blogsphere!
    Glad to see you are in full force again.

    :-)

    Wish your wifey a blessed pregnancy!

  22. MyAvatars 0.2   mr nice ash UNITED STATES Windows 2000 Internet Explorer 6.0 on Aug 11, 2006 | 4:40 am | Reply

    start na ba kami umisip ng name?

  23. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows XP Flock 0.7.4.1 on Aug 11, 2006 | 4:43 am | Reply

    @laurie - thank you! :D

    @ana - ei, thanks! nah..you know me, i disappear for a while and come back again. yeah, my wife needs all the support and prayers she can get. thanks a lot! :)

    @ash - meron nang name. i mentioned it in an earlier comment. scroll up and you’ll see it. :D

  24. MyAvatars 0.2   Clawy Anne PHILIPPINES Windows 2000 Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Aug 16, 2006 | 5:43 am | Reply

    oh noh!!!!! a mini jaypee?!!!!!

    hahahaha…just kidding jayp…wow wow wow…congrats!!!! its really great news…i cant believe that you’ll be a dad na…hahahhaha…im happy for you and your wifey…:D i pray that your wife will have an easy pregnancy and delivery…and of course for “mini you” to be healthy…

    when’s the baby shower?!!invited ko ha….ninang ko?! hahahhaha..galing im a very bad influence on kids…

    God bless you and your family John Philip ;)

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