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.



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After almost a month of not having Internet access at the apartment, I finally had it installed and working today. The guys from Time Warner Cable activated the line, installed the modem and after a few minutes had me connected to the world wide web. Initially, I wanted to get Verizon as my ISP but they didn’t provide service in my area so I had to choose between AT&T and Time Warner. I ended up choosing the latter because they offered the better deal. Time Warner didn’t require any contracts so I can terminate my account anytime I want. Plus, they provided the modem for free while AT&T charged $49 for it.

As soon as I got connected, the first thing I did was to update my antivirus definitions then the next thing I did was check the speed of my Internet connection using Speedtest.net and here are the results:


Los Angeles, CA server
Speedtest Result 1

Las Vegas, NV server
Speedtest Result 2

It’s definitely much much better than my previous Internet connection and previous Speedtest results.

Btw, you might be wondering what happened to me and my blog during the past couple of months. First, me and my family had to move back to California and then after a month of staying in my wife’s aunt’s place, we got our own apartment. Aside from the moving and stuff, I also had to deal with some health issues not only with myself but with my wife and kid. My kid got the flu then a few days after that my wife got the stomach flu. Guess who was next? Me! I got the stomach flu three days ago and thank God that I’m finally recovering from it. I’m not even talking about the details here, I’m only giving you a rough idea but you can imagine how pretty crazy the past two months had been for me and my family.

Now that I have Internet connection at home, I can now go back to my regular blogging activities which includes replying to comments, emails, inquiries and of course blog hopping. I’m sorry if I haven’t yet replied to your emails and comments, don’t worry because those two are next on my to-do list. Again, I’d like to thank the loyal readers who never fail to drop by and leave a comment even if I barely update this blog, reply to their comments or visit their blogs. There’s so many things on my to-do list and so much catching up to do. Stay tuned for more updates.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Thanks to those who sent me their Christmas greetings. Belated Merry Christmas to all of you!

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  1. MyAvatars 0.2   Joni PHILIPPINES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 26, 2007 | 9:15 pm | Reply

    Hey welcome back! I was wondering when you were gonna blog again. :) I hope your family is OK now. Happy Holidays!

    WOW! @ your speedtest result.

  2. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 26, 2007 | 9:20 pm | Reply

    @Joni - Hey, thanks! I know, I was so eager to get back as soon as I could. Thank God, everyone’s ok now. Hope you had a fun and blessed holiday season! :)

    The Internet connection is a compensation for not having cable TV. Hehe :D


  3. Welcome Back!

  4. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 26, 2007 | 9:25 pm | Reply

    @Manila Freelancer - Thanks man! :)

  5. MyAvatars 0.2   Allen PHILIPPINES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 26, 2007 | 9:39 pm | Reply

    Welcome back. I was really wondering what happened that you have not posted much.

  6. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 26, 2007 | 9:40 pm | Reply

    @Allen - Thank you! I know I should’ve posted something about why I wasn’t able to blog or reply to comments and stuff but I didn’t have time to do even that. :D

  7. MyAvatars 0.2   trench GUAM Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 26, 2007 | 10:01 pm | Reply

    welcome back. your internet speed is way way faster than ours here on Guam! We are still in the stone age compared to yours!

  8. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 26, 2007 | 10:05 pm | Reply

    @trench - Thanks! Really? How much is the difference between the Internet connection here and Guam?

  9. MyAvatars 0.2   Dre PHILIPPINES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 26, 2007 | 11:12 pm | Reply

    Welcome back! I hope no one else gets sick ;)

  10. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 26, 2007 | 11:15 pm | Reply

    @Dre - Thanks! I hope so too! :D

  11. MyAvatars 0.2   jhay PHILIPPINES Ubuntu Linux Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 27, 2007 | 2:48 am | Reply

    Welcome back bro! It’s nice to see things are settling down for your family.

    I envy you so much because of that new internet connection. Right now, my ISP is being crappy again. :roll:

  12. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 27, 2007 | 2:50 am | Reply

    @jhay - Thanks bro! Sorry to hear bout your Internet connection. What’s wrong with Globelines now? Maybe you should post another article about them? ;)

  13. MyAvatars 0.2   rose UNITED STATES Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 27, 2007 | 6:45 pm | Reply

    hey jp. musta ka na? hope you still remember me :) take care and happy holidays

  14. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 27, 2007 | 6:50 pm | Reply

    @rose - Hi there! Of course I still remember you. I’m not that forgetful yet. Long time no see and it’s good to see you back online. Happy Holidays to you too! :)


  15. Advance Happy New Year Everyone! :-)

  16. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 27, 2007 | 9:40 pm | Reply

    @Pinoy Rich Jerk - Happy New Year to you! :D

  17. MyAvatars 0.2   hoop PHILIPPINES Windows 2000 Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 28, 2007 | 7:52 am | Reply

    Hope Everything’s Ok Now with You and your Family Jaypee

    God Bless :grin:

  18. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 28, 2007 | 7:55 am | Reply

    @hoop - Ei man, long time no see! Thank you, everyone’s doin ok now. God bless and may the coming year bring more blessings to you and your family! :)

  19. MyAvatars 0.2   rhoen SINGAPORE Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 29, 2007 | 3:00 am | Reply

    great! everybody’s well now!

  20. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 29, 2007 | 3:05 am | Reply

    @rhoen - Thanks kuya! Yeah, thank God everyone’s ok now. These past couple of weeks was rough. Anyways, regards to everybody and Happy New Year! :)

  21. MyAvatars 0.2   trench GUAM Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 29, 2007 | 3:28 am | Reply

    man, since you showed me that site, I had friends check their speeds and damn.. Guam is horrible!! LOL. we average just 2000 kb/s on downloads. 200 on uploads!!! thats horrific!!!

  22. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 29, 2007 | 3:30 am | Reply

    @trench - Really? Where are your friends located? An average of 2000 kb/s is good enough. Question is, how much are you paying for it?

  23. MyAvatars 0.2   Dexter SAUDI ARABIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.9 on Dec 29, 2007 | 5:23 am | Reply

    Just check my rss feeds via email and saw that you finally have a post.. Good to see you back..

  24. MyAvatars 0.2   Jaypee UNITED STATES Windows Vista Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 on Dec 29, 2007 | 5:25 am | Reply

    @Dexter - Thanks! It feels good to be back especially that I have friends like you who gave me a very warm welcome. Hope you have a Happy New Year! :D

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