BatangYagit for PBA!

I started blogging way back in high school. By blogging I mean just writing my thoughts and publishing it in various platforms like livejournal, blogdrive, friendster, and eventually, wordpress. Blogging was another outlet, another medium to express my thoughts in, without even thinking of what bloggers are doing beyond cyberspace.

And this is where BatangYagit.com comes in. During one of my blog hopping sessions, I bumped into BatangYagit’s blog and thought, whoa… he looks familiar. Surprise, surprise, Batang Yagit was actually Winston Almendras, one of the popular guys in DCNHS, way way back in highschool. we were not  talking friends, he was older and the opportunity never came I guess, but I remember feeling a little relieved at finally seeing a familiar face in cyberspace. I started following his entries which  led me to other interesting blogs from fellow dabawenyos.

Batangyagit sort of introduced moi to the world of blogging, not just the writing part, but with the idea of an actual and real network, where people actually meet, talk, and organize events. By listening to him and his cohorts (Ria, Andrew, Migs, and Blogie) I learned about the intricacies and the potential of blogging as a communication tool.

Batangyagit does not scrimp on giving tips either. He gave me valuable tips and ideas when I was just playing around with getting my own domain. The language of blogging still baffles me at times, especially when they start talking about codes, APIs, and etc. Often times I’d find myself going over their blogs, looking for entries that would help me with my problem, or as it happens more often, I hear BatangYagit discussing something with Andrew, Ria, and Migs. What I hear I try to remember so I could pull it out later at home and try it by myself or read more about it.

Inadvertently, BatangYagit.com is responsible for sparking my interest in blogging. For that alone, he deserves my vote in the 2008 Philippine Bloggers’ Choice Awards.

Update: Nanalo si Batang Yagit kasama si Andrew of Alleba.com. Congrats Congrats! :)