i am born of the light. i rose from its foams, and i shall return to its depths.
WARNING:
death shall come on swift wings to anyone who dare disregard the sanctity of my territory.
Little Light got her pseudonym from her real name, the irish form of helen [greek] and evelyn [germanic] which means light.
she likes to think of herself as a stout little phoenix. she is an artist at heart but also writes because she believes that is how she can help shape history.
she claims to have the gift of seeing and prides herself in her ideas. if she were a book character, she would be scout finch.
when once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your
eyes turned upward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. - leonardo da vinci (1452-1519)
we are not born all at once, but by bits; the body first, and the spirit later. our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth. - mary antin
i have often dreamed, of a far off place
where a hero's welcome, would be waiting for me
where the crowds will cheer, when they see my face
and a voice keeps saying, this is where i'm meant to be
i'll be there someday, i can go the distance
i will find my way, if i can be strong
i know ev�ry mile, will be worth my while
when i go the distance, i'll be right where i belong
down an unknown road, to embrace my fate
though that road may wander it will lead me to you
and a thousand years, would be worth the wait
it might take a lifetime but somehow i'll see it through
i won't look back, i can go the distance
and i'll stay on track, no, i won't accept defeat
it's an uphill slope, but i won't lose hope
till i go the distance, and my journey is complete
but to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
for a hero's strength is measured by his heart
like a shooting star, i will go the distance
i will search the world, i will face its harms
i don't care how far, i can go the distance
till i find my hero's welcome, waiting in your arms
i will search the world, i will face its harms
till i find my hero's welcome, waiting in your arms
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Friday, December 01, 2006
i won a google shirt!
this is stale news, but i am posting it anyway.
last week, i met up with aileen apolo, google country consultant for the philippines, and other cebu-based members of seo philippines. she had gone on a nationwide tour and i grabbed the chance to see her, after having missed her at two previous events of the group. i am not an expert nor do i earn from the little that i know, but i share the other members' reverence for anyone and anything that has to do with google. thus the immeasurable joy i had when i won the shirt.
it was a two-day gathering. i won the shirt at the forum on women in the web, wireless, and outsourcing, sponsored by digital filipino, on the first day. aileen asked us to name as many google products as we could in 30 seconds. google fanatic that i am, i got the most answers and easily won the coveted shirt.
i realized even more at the forum how valuable seo is, and how very few are aware of it, even among techies. one woman hinted on hiring me, even though i made it clear that i was new to it, and was not looking to be hired.
the second day was an informal meet-up during which aileen tried to convince us to take an exam to get a google professional certificate. i am not taking it, not yet. i still have a lot to learn. i was more interested in meeting her and the other optimizers in cebu as a first step. it was disappointing because there was a low turnout, so unlike the vibrant atmosphere i had seen in manila.
nevertheless, the event was worth attending because the few i met were promising and accomodating. i was the only female there aside from aileen and the only one below 25; most of them were businessmen in their 30s and 40s who didn't know optimizing but were interested in the industry. two of them even stayed with me after everyone had left to convince me to go into entrepreneurship.
we started discussing internet marketing and then moved on to businesses to paradigms and to social structures. we stood outside a coffee shop for two hours, but i was not the least bit bored. if anything, i hung on to their every word. i love talking to people way older than me because they know so much, and i learn a lot from them.
i went home late that night but very happy. i am starting to get busy again, and i love it. :)
haha. thank you so much too, for the shirt and the meet-up. i'm glad i was introduced to the industry. there is really so much in store for anyone there. :)
It was great meeting you in Cebu! I encourage you to go for it! There is so much opportunity in the industry and it needs people like you! See you around!
at ano naman ang mga pinagsasabi nila about me? panira ba? :D
di naman kami close ni aileen apolo noh. ginawa nya kasing guest ang lahat ng members ng seo phil, kaya ako andun. on-an-invitation basis lang kasi yung forum.
yep, i'll link you up. like you said, konti lang ang babae sa seo world, kaya magtulungan na tayo.
di rin ako familiar sa black hat eh. sabi lang nung nakilala ko may ginagamit syang software. kukulitin ko pa sya para mag-share. :D
hi stox! oh wow. you've met Aileen Apolo?? and you were her guest??! so cool. id love to meet her that way too. :)
yep, i heard a lot about you here din. thanks for offering to help me with my isulong entry. you'll link me for real? :) thanks, i need all the help i can get. what black hat technique were you talking about by the way? i'm trying to go as white as possible hehe, but i won't mind going a bit grey. i dont think they have contest rules re what color of hat we use hehe :)
