September 2010
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Week 5 of Music Success in Nine Weeks: omgosh...
For those of you following along, I’ve been working steadily through ArielPR’s Music Success in Nine Weeks (MSi9W) to establish a foundation for my career as a singer-songwriter. Week 5 of MSi9W focuses on the epic topic of blogging; bloggers and their content constitute a major pillar of the contemporary music community, so it’s really imperative that artists learn how to...
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Year of Song, Week 5: “Who’s Your...
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charice owned glee. soo good. pinoypride
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Reflections, Part 5
So I didn’t make this clear earlier on, but all four projects (Philippines, Thailand, Saigon, and Hanoi) are all happening pretty much concurrently. Unfortunately, this means that I was only able to make it for the last three days of Project Vietnam-Hanoi 2010 (PV-Hanoi). It’s a shame, but hey, better late than never, right? Right. At the Hanoi airport, I was greeted by a...
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Week 4 of Music Success in Nine Weeks: navigating...
Oh man, is social media overwhelming—
ahhhh, no. Gotta stay positive :P
This week’s chapter of ArielPR’s Music Success in Nine Weeks (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all working musicians) is dedicated to helping musicians navigate the constant flux that is Web 2.0. Web 2.0 refers to the rising of interactive social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc. that have...
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Reflections, Part 4
Ho Chi Minh is a fun place to be. There’s really nothing like it — crossing the street is a dance with death, a tense tengo with the thousands of motorcycles that take the place of public transportation. I stayed at my friend Tu’s place, which has a gorgeous view of her neighborhood. And there’s a market right outside where she lives! So cool. Stepping foot out of...
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Reflections, Part 3
dude plays a mean “House of the Rising Sun.”
Ah, the city of a thousand motors.
Ho Chi Minh City quickly overwhelmed my senses as I made my way to the hotel where the Project Vietnam-Saigon team is staying. With the help of the team member who picked me up from the airport, I dropped off my bags and camped out at the nearby Highlands Coffee till the rest of the team returned...
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Week 3: let's optimize! (my website)
Aha, so I know this is two weeks late. But the way I see it, I’ve been working on weeks 3, 4, and 5 concurrently so I’ll be caught up by the end of the week.
But yes, this blog is about week 3 of Music Success in Nine Weeks, which talks about optimizing the music artist’s website. Let’s get on with it then…
For the past year or so I’ve been running a site...
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Year of Song #4: Family Is King
“Family...
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Week 2: Pitch, Pitch, Pitch!
(this was supposed to be up week 2, around 8/15, but for some reason it didn’t go through to Tumblr server. oy, technical difficulties…)
So this blog entry is a bit late; I’ve been running around Southeast Asia, helping out with service projects run by SEALNet, the Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network. A few hours ago I left a project site in Lampang, Bangkok and am now on my...
Reflections, Part 2
Disclaimer: this post and subsequent parts are about my project-hopping trip as a co-president of the Stanford chapter of SEALNet, the Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network, which brings together college students from around the world to carry out service leadership projects that strive to serve communities in Southeast Asia and empower high school students with the tools for positive...
Reflections, Part 1
“humility starts with a smile.” — student of Cebu National High School.
Disclaimer: this post and subsequent parts are about my project-hopping trip as a co-president of the Stanford chapter of SEALNet, the Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network, which brings together college students from around the world to carry out service leadership projects that strive to serve...
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Year of Song #3: “Wherever love...