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What does George Washington think of the US$700 Billion bailout package by the Bush administration?  We can’t wake him from his grave but his expression says it all.  

It’s no news actually (well to us it is, but not to the family). Apparently, the relationship has been going on for a while already and was supposedly broken off but never was.  And considering that brownpinay (offline alter ego= Cielo) is only 36 years old, her daughter, as you can imagine, is still very young. She is also very worried because of her own teenage marriage and subsequent hardships which she shares in her personal love story.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
In this online personal diary that has been going strong for 2 years (a tremendous feat in itself considering the average life span of blogs being 3 months), Cielo genuinely pours her heart out as well as gives us tips on baking macaroni, the lowdown on her life, her family, her projects and even some office jokes where the HR head is Bella Flores and the Employee Relations Officer is Odette Khan, to lighten up our moods.

WE HATE
Filled with all sorts of widgets and script ads, Cielo’s blog loads slower than a snail trying to cross the street! Ok, it’s not that bad, but it feels like it when we’re stuck with a white screen and a “loading icon” that makes it appear as if something has gone wrong.

OUR SUGGESTIONS
We think she needs to focus and remove some of those money-making widgets (and especially those that are meaningless like the “what is your blog worth” script) because too much also means no money as some people probably will skip the blog altogether. We noticed that the blog has to load everything on the sidebar first before it loads the main post so altogether it took almost 30 seconds to get everything on screen. Too much time considering the attention span of surfers. Also, we think one dneero box is enough.

WE LOVE
Finally, we have to give two thumbs up and palakpakan na rin because her content (which ultimately is what it’s all about) is solid, fun, sincere, and as she says, “makulit, mabait … maganda pagbigyan nyo na ako anyway akin naman itong blog na ito.” And she’s right :D.

Roy’s blog isn’t as bleak as the colors he uses.  In fact, he’s quite an optimistic guy from Angeles City who is filled with dreams and opportunities, and just kinda fell into a rut for a short while and stopped blogging.  He has come back though, and it seems, with a vengeance.

He explores real world issues like entrepreneurship in the Philippines where many people are merely self-employed versus being full fledged entrepreneurs.  To find out the difference, check out Roy’s encounter with his facilitator.  We also found his entry on his young son being disillusioned with GMA after her SONA particularly amusing.

He also owns other blogs, the House of Puroy being another one that is still in “active” status where he has some good articles about how Paypal works in the Philippines.  We feel that most of Roy’s entries are sincere and that Roy is truly trying his best to make things work both in the online and offline world in order to take care of his family (without duping or taking advantage of anyone).  So we wish him well in his endeavors!