Filipinos like Ate Sienna, Gerry Egbalic of Dekarabaw.com and Jay David of Kwentongtambay.com continue to serve Filipinos who have discovered blogging as a means of conveying qualms, successes, angst and opinions ranging from personal to political. Their commitment to help other Filipinos to connect and bond through this medium is extremely commendable.
Kudos to you from me and Somalilanders from all over the world who enjoy the benefits of this blog. I hope we do personally meet someday.
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Ate (pronounced as Ah-teh) is Filipino for older sister. An ate plays a role of a confidante, protector and friend. Philippine media introduced Ate Sienna to the young generation of Filipino children 13 years ago. Batibot (the country’s version of Sesame Street) is graced with Ate Sienna’s pleasant, funny and accommodating spirit that comforts and moulds the minds of Filipino children.
Gigi M. is the Filipino virtual community’s Ate Sienna. She pays constant visits to Filipino blogs of compatriots who live and work in different parts of the globe. Her blog, became a hang-out of Filipinos who enjoy her succinct delivery of home grown humour presented through her colloquial writing style. It has become the hub of Filipino bloggers who wish to wind up after a day’s hard work.
She created Pansitan.net (Pansit is a Filipino noodle dish with pork/chicken, shrimps and vegetables), now a hub of Filipino bloggers sheltered by Ate Sienna’s host. She also designed their templates to suit their respective personalities.
She then created Manilena.com (Manilena is a woman who lives in Manila, the capital of the Philippines) where she generously shares results her hard work. Free templates are easily available and can be downloaded, to those with limited technical know-how in web designing better visit and have a peek.
Taste of Africa has gone a long way since it started with Blogger.com. It crashed and rebuilt by Filipino friends who selflessly spent time and effort to keep this blog going. Jay David, an engineer in Singapore and Ibalik have constantly assisted this blog in its technical difficulties. Kid (yes, I still remember you), a student from Manila, designed the first header of this blog. Today your eyes are fed by the creative work of Ate Sienna who created the new template of this blog.
Filipinos like Ate Sienna, Gerry Egbalic of Dekarabaw.com and Jay David of Kwentongtambay.com continue to serve Filipinos who have discovered blogging as a means of conveying qualms, successes, angst and opinions ranging from personal to political. Their commitment to help other Filipinos to connect and bond through this medium is extremely commendable.
Kudos to you from me and Somalilanders from all over the world who enjoy the benefits of this blog. I hope we do personally meet someday.
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