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During the past few months, Philippine based bloggers have been adding various bloggers events. The most recent one is the Belo Bloggers’ Open House. Blogger events are great opportunities for bloggers to socialize and interact with each other in the real world. Two major bloggers event are to be held in the month of September — WordCamp Philippines and The Philippine Blog Awards 2008.

WordCamp Philippines

WordCamp Philippines is the premier event for WordPress users and developers. WordCamp is the best venue for WP enthusiasts to come together and get updated on the latest. WordCamp Philippines would be held on September 6, 2008 at the Augusto-Rosario Gonzalez Theater, College of Saint Benilde in Manila. A “mini-WordCamp” would also be held in Davao City on September 4, 2008. Matt Mullenweg will be attending Wordcamp Philippines. Wordcamp Philippines is organized by the Mindanao Bloggers.

The Philippine Blog Awards 2008

The Philippine Blog Awards now on its second year aims to recognize notable Filipino-owned blogs in their respective niches. With topics ranging from the arts, culture, technology and politics, Filipinos have become more abreast because of the fast growing blogging industry here and abroad. The Philippine Blog Awards is a venue to showcase notable blogs with quality content that engages readers from around the globe. The Philippine Blog Awards will be held on September 21, 2008 at 1 Esplanade (near Mall of Asia).

I am hoping to see you in both events!

Taste Asia, SM Hypermarket and Coke really know how to treat bloggers. After the Coke Zero bloggers party last June 27, 2008, the same people organized another Coke bloggers party last August 8, 2008 where Buhay Coke Video Blog Contest winners were awarded. Since the party coincides with the opening ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympics, a live stream was shown on the big screen and LCD televisions within the venue.

Since the real cause of the event is to award the winners of the Buhay Coke Video Blog Contest, the live stream of the Beijing 2008 Olympics has been turned off. Azrael Coladilla won the first prize and took home the 32” Toshiba LCD TV. Here’s the list of the winners:

4th Place - dcoyexo
3rd Place - CokskiBlue
2nd Place - komikero
1st Place - popazrael

There were a lot of new faces that night that I almost failed to socialize. Good thing, I was avail to have small chitchats with the bloggers I know.

As usual, Taste Asia provided the bloggers with oh-so-great food. While Coke provided us with overflowing Coke, Coke Zero and their latest offering, the Minute Maid Orange Juice. One thing unique about Minute Maid is that there’s orange pulp within the juice. With the orange pulp on your juice, you are assured that the juice you’re drinking is made from real oranges. The taste is just right and won’t kill your throat. I remember drinking some orange juice that almost killed my throat. I needed to drink glasses of water just to get rid of the sweetness that got stuck in my throat.

More bloggers party to come!

Burger King has been famous for the tagline, “Have it your way” which simply means you have the right to have what you want, exactly when you want it. With almost 25 stores within Metro Manila and the nearby provinces, rest assured that the food and service by the stores are of high standards.

One of Burger King’s latest offerings is the Steak House Burger, which comes in two variants – the classic and overload. The new Steakhouse burger is packed with Angus beef, melted cheese, crispy onions, lettuce and tomatoes, all smothered with Burger King’s special steak sauce.

“Awesome Foursome” is Burger King’s latest promotion where in you will get four of your favorites (drink, burger, fries, and dessert) in one awesome meal.

One great thing about Burger King is that they offer free WiFi in their stores! So, the nearby coffee shop is too jam-packed you might want to transfer in Burger King and enjoy their burgers and free WiFi. If incase you laptop (or any WiFi capable device) runs out of battery, worry no more! You can plug-in your laptop on the wall outlets strategically place beside each table (at least on the Timog branch). You can also charge your cellphone and any other portable devices such as iPod, Nintendo DS, PSP and such on the charging stations. Just don’t leave them unattended!

Burger King is located in SM Southmall, Robinsons Place – Manila, SM City Manila, Marcos Highway, Alabang Town Center, Gateway Mall, Mabuhay Rotonda, Robinsons Galleria, SM City Fairview, SM City North EDSA, E. Rodriguez QC, Timog Avenue QC, SM Pampanga, SM San Lazaro, Glorietta, Shell NLT, SM City Marilao, SM Batangas, SM Fairview, National Highway Calamba, SM Bacoor, Robinsons Place Imus, and Kanlaon St. QC.