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I got a 1.0 in U.P.!

During the iBlog 3 sessions in the afternoon, while were having a quick snack in the lobby when a young kid approached me and introduced himself as a UP student.

Grade A

He explained that he sent me several email questions before for a thesis paper he’s doing about internet marketing and online advertising. The clincher was that he got a 1.0 for it! Wow, I felt that I’m sharing that 1.0 mark with him. And to think that I used to be just a C student back in Ateneo, getting that 1.0 in UP Diliman was joyous first for me. That there made my day. :)

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

15 Responses

  1. Avatar for Blogie Blogie says:

    we are not worthy! we are not worthy!
    (now how do you make that bowing smiley again?)

  2. Avatar for JC John SESE Cuneta JC John SESE Cuneta says:

    Yep, and not only that, the most popular, the biggest, and the most visited :p

    It’s like this: Philippine Blogging = Abe or yugatech.com
    (seriously)

  3. Avatar for poell poell says:

    i wouldnt be surprised…

    abe, the most influential filipino blogger ;)

    great job abe!

  4. Avatar for Abe Olandres Abe Olandres says:

    @ Ronin

    You’re welcome, dude!

    @ AJ, ShutterBox, Noemi, Ade

    Ya betcha! Thanks!

    @ blogie

    yeah, t’was a huge surprise!

    @ jeff

    Yup, pre, I think I scared him! hehehe

    @ JC

    I did tutorials my entire college years, from Math/Science to Philo and even had several crisis management coaching (finals the next day!). It felt like it was 1999 all over again.

    @ Zimm

    I’ve been thinking of that for the longest time and even shared it with Gail and Jolo before. Since you brought it up, I think we can revive the discussion and set it up. :)

  5. Avatar for Ronin Ronin says:

    You too Ade, thanks for all your help man!

  6. Avatar for Ronin Ronin says:

    Hello! I’m the young kid that approached you. It was a paper for Kom 1 (though I think what I did was like a thesis) on blogging as an online propaganda and I did mention internet marketing and online advertising in that paper. Got a 1.0 for it and helped my grade for that subject go up.

    Thanks a lot! (^^,)

  7. Avatar for Ade Ade says:

    And I referred that kid to you. Seriously. So I can, like, bask in your glory.

  8. Avatar for Zimm Zimm says:

    Galing, Bay Yuga!

    Reflection: If you define ProBlogger as someone who earns money from blogging (from ARacoma’s talk at iBlog3), then I am now a ProBlogger. By merely putting my blog address in my email signatures, friends and work colleagues got interest in blogging and some pays me 5-digit fee just to set-up their blogs (and that’s simply what you learn from “blogging for newbies” e.g. opening up a blogger/wordpress account and selecting themes). Yet, I barely understand how RSS works and still doesn’t know what a widget is… being Medical Demography as my background. Now, how would you call me? A Problogger Newbie?

    Request: I work for the UN and I have no enough time for blogging. Requests from friends are flowing in… and I need blog assistants. Can you start a directory of available Blogging Assistants?

    Zimm, the Pidjanga.

  9. Avatar for mr nice ash mr nice ash says:

    you must be honored…

  10. Avatar for Noemi Noemi says:

    Yesterday, I also heard Marcelle say how Connie, sassylawyer helped me get a good grade for his thesis. Isn’t that a wonderful feeling?

  11. Avatar for AJ AJ says:

    hehe.

    may pangyabang ka na naman yuga!

    galing galing mo talaga!

  12. Avatar for JC John SESE Cuneta JC John SESE Cuneta says:

    Gratz!! It feels good ain’t it? I know how you feel.. in my case, I stopped during my 1st yr college, always uplifting when I hear today’s students graduates because I helped them.

    Helping other people instead of pulling them down is indeed Godly. :D Enjoy it!

  13. Avatar for Jeff Jeff says:

    I was right behind when this kid was telling you about the whole shebang; he was actually stalking trying to approach you for like 5 mins before he finally did, and he looked like some scared kid throughout your conversation. you scared him abe! :lol:

  14. Avatar for Shutter Box PHilippines Shutter Box PHilippines says:

    Wow! Congrats pre! ;-)

    It is always good to pay it forward ;-)

  15. Avatar for Blogie Blogie says:

    It’s always very rewarding to be part of someone’s success, especially when they appear out of the blue to thank you. :)

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