The Urban Roamer had the opportunity the check out one of the biggest events of the year specially targeting bloggers like myself, the Blogapalooza 2013, my first time to be attending such an event. And I never realized how interesting and fun such an event was, especially with the freebies and other perks attending bloggers get to receive like gift certificates, food, and other prizes courtesy of the featured businesses at the event. After all, the event itself aims to bring bloggers and these businesses together in this new age of interactivity, social media, digital marketing, and everything else in between.
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Metro Manila for #YolandaPH
It has been a week since Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) struck down a significant portion of Central Philippines from Samar to Palawan, leaving an unprecedented trail of devastation that affecting many in those areas. Metro Manila has been lucky to have been spared from this devastation. Despite this, many of us, especially those who remembered when Ondoy struck the metropolis, know how it feels to experience catastrophe. And at this time when the people who are supposed to do their jobs are finding themselves helpless, if not clueless, the Filipino spirit of bayanihan, of unity and perseverance still manages to overcome such challenges. As we speak, there has been…
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The Urban Roamer at Blogapalooza 2013
One of the biggest events in the Philippine online community has finally come! And for the first time, the Urban Roamer will be there!!! I’m talking about Blogapalooza 2013 that is happening this Saturday, November 16 at the Function Room of SMX Aura in Taguig from 11 AM-9 PM. But what is this Blogapalooza all about, you may ask? It is a one-of-a-kind event that links up the online community, especially bloggers like yours truly, with businesses and others who have something to offer or share whether it is a product or a service, whatever it may be. It is also an opportunity to link up with fellow bloggers and…
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Museo Pambata: the children’s museum that was once an social club
In a metropolis where tales of gems neglected or lost to urbanization, the story of the old Elks Club Building along Manila’s Roxas Boulevard near Rizal Park is a story worth to be told and emulated in the field of what they call as “adaptive reuse” or making use of an old structure into a different purpose while maintaining its classic character. And the story behind this edifice gets more interesting. As the name suggests, it served as the home of the Manila Elks Club, a social club and fraternal organization that is under the Elks Lodge (or formally, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks) centrally based in Chicago.…