I’m on the Manila Bulletin today
Posted by Lauren | Under Intarnets with 8,749 views Monday Mar 6, 2006Little known fact about me: I’m the first blogger in the Philippines. Well, to the people who have been visiting this site since God-knows-when, I suppose it isn’t such a little known fact. Not all of my friends know that, though. Anyway, my blog got featured in the Manila Bulletin today and needless to say, that will probably be the last interview about my blog that I will grant.
When I first heard that someone wants to do an article on me, instead of the other way around as it normally is, my first reaction was, “OMG yay!” I mean, come on. It’s an article about me. I like talking about me. Then I learned what the article would be about, and my ego was deflated a little. It’s anti-climactic to hear that the article will be about your blog and not some other achievement that you’ve accomplished. Not that I have made any noteworthy achievements in my life. But really, my being the first blogger isn’t something I count as an achievement, or something I can really brag about. It’s about as cool as being caught in one of those gag reality shows. Not everyone can get into those, but it’d be kind of pathetic if you considered that a major milestone in your life. Same thing with my being the first blogger. It’s not the same as saying, “Look at me, I won a Palanca! I kick your writer’s ass.”
I’m not sure how effective the analogy is, but I hope you get what I mean. Being the first at doing something doesn’t necessarily require skill or talent. In my case, I just happened to be there at the right time and place: the Internet was just new and I had access to it. So there. I made a blog. The first entry I wrote was so hideous, I feel the urge to hurl my body against a wall repeatedly every time I think about it. And everybody thought it was cute. Pfft. (Oh wow. I really do hate kids. I even hate me when I was ten years old.)
Don’t get me wrong; I am glad I got the chance to be interviewed again. In the first place, it was a good chance for me to pimp KATIPUNAN to the public. Most importantly, however, it sets the record straight about an ex-boyfriend of mine. It’s no news flash that many women out there take advantage of men or ex-boyfriends who think that the way to win a girl’s heart is to keep buying her stuff. But I’m not that kind of girl (well, not anymore). Girls who are like that are no better off than whores. Think about it. You’re sticking around some guy you don’t even like because he wants to get you free shit. Mahiya ka naman sa sarili mo. Every time I remember that, I feel like throwing up; it’s such a fucking disgusting thing to do. I feel so horrible about it that sometimes I even feel guilty when Pat gets me stuff. But yeah, that’s all water under the bridge. I hate having to bring that up and telling the whole world about what I did, but you gotta do what you gotta do. At the very least, I can forgive myself for my honesty.
My only complaint about the article itself is this. I just gave my website a makeover yesterday. Why couldn’t they have taken a screen shot of that? I thought the news was supposed to be current. ;p
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Great blog you have going on. KarlaX