Aug
23rd

Blogging to me, is a strong source of therapy and self-discovery. Have you ever thought of starting a personal blog? Well it’s never a bad time to start!

• Don’t start a blog solely to make money if it’s your first. Try starting a casual/personal blog first to see how you’ll like it first because it can only be successful if you really enjoy writing and not treat it just as another “job.”
• Write for your readers AND yourself but don’t feel like you have to hold yourself back from what you want to say because it is your blog.
• We all know bloggers are narcissistic to some degree but don’t try to be funny if your not. And please don’t classify yourself as a “humor blogger” because the best humor bloggers are the ones who are natural witty writers and don’t need to tell the world they are funny (eg. Dooce).
• Don’t pretend to be all nice and sweet if your not because that’s boring! We all hate arrogant people but I think it spices up a blog (just don’t overdo it). Some people’s blogs get popular because of their cocky personalities but I shall leave them unnamed (even though I enjoy reading them too). I’m not saying you should be arrogant but don’t be afraid to show your true personality.
• It’s okay to be bi-polar once in a while. It makes things interesting.
• I mentioned this before, but it’s worth another: blog in conversational tone!! It would avoid your entries being skipped through out of hundreds of other blogs we subscribe to because it’s quick and easy to read.
• Reply to your commentators! You don’t have to reply to ALL of them because time is a luxury but if he/she repeatedly comments on your entries, it’s courtesy to say a little thank you.

More blogging related entries?

Aug
7th

Thursday, August 6th, 2009.

I will always remember this day.

The day Twitter got fucked up!!! I ‘m so frustrated and am currently experiencing major withdrawal symptoms; I don’t think it’s healthy to get so addicted to a social network like this. Ubertwitter, Twitterberry, Tinytwitter, Tweekdeck and Twitterific isn’t working for me at all right now and the web is being an asshole. Nooo.

I bet it’s all because everyone is trying to login to Twitter to tweet that it’s being hella laggy.

But on the brighter side of things, I did dig up some awesome old school K-Pop songs today!! :blush:

Aug
4th

I’ve been a Blackberry user for a long time now and I think I’d die if I were to lose it because I swear I’m totally dependent on it! I’m finally jumping on the bandwagon and doing an entry on Blackberry applications.

My beloved Blackberry 8900 with SS501 gracing my home screen. ♥ I chipped the top left corner of my keyboard though. =(

Although I have to admit Blackberry apps aren’t as great as the iPhone’s, I still prefer it’s QWERTY keyboard over the iPhone’s annoying touchscreen and laggy UI any day. Here’s a list of some of my favorite apps that I can think of off the top of my head. Will add to the list later.

* = not free

1. Ubertwitter! The whole point of getting a Blackberry in the first place.
2. Blink* – If you’re vain like me, you can customize the colors of your LED lights.
3. Viigo – I use this to read my RSS feeds.
4. Google Maps – If you don’t know already, my life is pretty much dependent on Google (and my Blackberry).
5. gFlashPro Flashcards* – Total geek app but this is sooo useful for my Korean and Vietnamese language adventures. My Korean is doing well but can’t say the same thing for Vietnamese (much to Boyfriend’s dismay). His family will probably go WTF if they find out I’m enthusiastically trying to learn Korean and not really trying in Vietnamese. Hyukhyukhyuk.
6. The Weather Eye – It’s awesome to know that the weather this week is going to be a total drop from last. Rain. Come to me.
7. Oanda Currency Converter – For some reason, I’m ALWAYS needing to convert currency… what better way to do it than straight from the Crackberry?
8. BB Smart Shortcuts* – The one thing the iPhone has that Blackberry doesn’t is the ability to create shortcuts from URLS and stuff on your home screen. This is TOTALLY unheard of. :@
9. FoodTV App – Great for looking up recipes and meal planning.
10. Soft Reset – Battery pulls = most annoying thing in the world = thank god for apps!

And of course there are other apps like the infamous Blackberry Messenger that everyone loves but it doesn’t count because it already comes pre-installed on the phone.

BUT If I could only have one application on my Blackberry, it would definitely be Ubertwitter!
What about you?

Jul
20th

I got the inspiration to this entry from Michelle’s Twitter bio saying she’s “chic and nerdy” which I can totally relate to. Chic? That’s easy, everyone knows I love fashion, make up, getting my nails/hair did and everything vain/materialistic. What makes me nerdy:

• I’m addicted to Twitter. The only reason I got a data plan on my phone is so I can Twitter 24/7 (and read RSS feeds). Sometimes it’s such a pointless waste of time but I can’t stop. Sometimes I wish the Twitter-craze would blow over soon because it’s taking over my life!!
• Some of my favorite conversation topics: blogging, Twitter and Photoshop (oh, and books).
• I love reading and I collect books even if I don’t intend on reading them. Chapter is my favorite store.
• Coding websites = sooo much fun. I never use site builders like Dreamweaver because once you start out as a hand-coder, I think you’ll always be one.
• Boyfriend knows that if we were to move in together, he’d have to get his own computer because I’m so anal about people using mine. And if we live with someone else, they’ll have to get a separate internet connection… no one is going to slow mine down.
• When I buy my own house, the first room I’m going to decorate is my study. I also can’t wait to buy more bookshelves because I hate seeing my books double-stacked; it looks hideous and unorganized… not to mention that I can’t find certain books when I’m look for them.
• I love documentaries. I can watch them all day.
• When I’m bored online, I read random articles on Wikipedia.
• I love setting up WordPress blogs or help people get started on blogging and social media. If you need help (and I know you), let me know!! I need a new hobby, I know.
• Guilty pleasures: anything related to science-fiction, fantasy, aliens, the paranormal, conspiracy theories, evolution, history, etc. And I think it would be so awesome when the world ends (other than the fact that we all die). Hyukhyukhyuk.
• I’m so down for wasting my life on video games.

What makes you chic and nerdy?

On a side note, it’s funny how we become so dependent on technology. There was a time when Google was down and I needed to look up something and I didn’t know what to do except to sit there all pissed off and frustrated… I know there are thousands of search engines out there but my mind just went blank. My sister was in the other room screaming, “OMFGOMFG GOOGLE IS DOWN!!!“. We ? Google (and can’t live without it).

Jul
18th

Everyone complains how Twitter sucks but that’s because it’s hard to get into if:

• You’re not into the social media scene.
• You don’t understand the benefits of Twitter (or just the web in general).
• You don’t know any interesting/helpful people to follow.
• You think Twitter is only about “what you’re doing.”
• You only joined Twitter to follow celebrities.

I think it took me about 2 months to really get into it but once I did, it took over my life!! Why?

• Up to the second news updates … and most importantly: K-Pop updates. Now I’ll know when and where Taeyang is flaunting his smexy abs even when I’m in the washroom.
• Great time-killer when you’re stuck in traffic for 3 hours. ‘Course I put my Blackberry down when it starts moving again… I want to punch people who use their phones while driving (they’re like those people who insists they can drive when they’re obviously wasted).
• Interacting— I’ve met so many cool and funny people on Twitter. We may never meet in real life but at least our 140-word exchanges kept those couple minutes of my life entertained.
• Ask a question, get an answer.
• Shameless plugs to my blogs and other projects (thatIhaventouchedinagazillionyears).
• Interesting articles, funny quotes, inspiring people.

I use Twitter for fun and I don’t take it seriously nor is the number of followers important to me so with that in mind, here are some things that I realized:

• Nobody cares if you’re brushing your teeth at the moment but people will if you can tweet about that and make it funny. Eg. “I’m brushing my teeth and a spider just crawled up my ass.” Okay, that’s not even funny— just plain gross but if I read that, I’ll be laughing my ass off to your misfortune. :blush:
• My confession: Sometimes I only click on Twitter’ers with interesting looking avatars. Image is everything when it comes down to a 24×24 pixel square!
• Don’t think you’re all that because you have tons of followers. I bet 75% of mine are spam and don’t even read my tweets. Same goes for most of you.
• For some reason, we are all attracted to haters… they make the world interesting. I like controversial Twitter’ers.
• I’m sorry, but hash tags are soo annoying because most people don’t use them properly. Plus they’re kind of pointless when you click on the trending topic and it’s filled with people going “WTF is a #monkeyfruit?!” I’m guilty of doing that once.
• If you need more than 5 tweets to complete one thought, just publish it on your blog!!

Other Twittery links:

• The 5 Stages Of Twitter Acceptance
• The 46 stages of Twitter
• How to explain… Twitter is not a waste of time

Anyway, I hate the term “Twitter’er” but have been too lazy to make up my own.
What do you call people who tweet?

You can follow me on Twitter here!