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AND SO IT BEGINS…

April 27, 2008 at 2:13 am · Filed under The Author ·Tagged

This is it!!!  I am up to my second post and it clearly means that I AM officially in to the world of blogging.      

 

So who gave me the idea to put up my own blog?

 

First of all, blogging is not my cup of tea at all.  It was my friend and officemate Vanessa who insistently forced me to create one.  Take note, she “insistently forced me” and it was her idea all along.  I did not bother at first because I am not really into blogging and I did not realize that it will relieve my longtime frustration to writing.

 

Essa, as what I call her most of the time, and I are sitting right next to each other in the office.  We always talk a lot and we often discuss almost anything under the sun.  One day, we conversed about blogs.  We talked about it so much we even asked testimonials from the people who are already managing more than one blogspots over the internet and getting most out of them.  By the end of our conversation, we both agree, and she knows this well, that we can also take advantage of blogs and get something out of them like others do.  I have made up my mind and decided to give it a shot.  And so here comes the birth of my blog – The Charcoal World.

 

So why did I venture into blogging?

 

Well, in my case, it is more of a dream realization.  You see, I am neither the best story teller around nor the smartest kind in town, but I have a lot of things to say.  Whoa, me? Have I got a lot to share? Of course, I do.  I just cannot find the best way to deliver my thoughts and spread them to people whom I have known and to those who will have interest knowing what I am up to lately.  Call it frustration but writing has always been a long time dream that I wanted to pursue and I had already given up on it because I thought I do not have the chance.  Fortunately, I have found the opportunity to let it all out and have my words read by others. 

 

Maybe I am only looking for something to get busy with, something worthwhile, something exciting, or something to appreciate but I want to do something different.  I want to write.  I want to share stories – my stories. 

 

So ride along, fasten your seatbelt and come in to the Charcoal World!!!

 

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WELCOME TO THE CHARCOAL WORLD

April 26, 2008 at 1:17 pm · Filed under The Author ·Tagged ,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charcoal, as defined by the dictionary, is a black, porous, carbonaceous material, 85 to 98 percent carbon, produced by the destructive distillation of wood and used as a fuel, filter, and absorbent.

Uling, the Tagalog word for charcoal, is the preferred cooking fuel in many Filipino households for dishes such as roasted meats, grilled sea foods, and rice cakes such as “bibingka” and “puto”. Charcoals put in native stoves accounts for the very tangible flavor of these Filipino foods.

So what is with charcoal that caught my attention and I dare to name this blog right after it?

Charcoal or “uling” metaphorically pertains to none other than me. But why is that? Is it whimsically strange for me to compare myself to a burnt wood among all other things?

Well, there is a story behind this metaphorical description. For one, I did not choose coal for analogies. No, not even in my dreams would I find myself comparable to a residue. So how did it happen?

Here goes the story.

My best friend and I were discussing about a certain topic, which I could not recall anymore, until the conversation became absurd and then we started trashing our faces out. We tried to outdo each other with the best name calling we could come up that time. I was about to win over him when all of a sudden, a song from a television show gave him the idea to pull off the worst bash I have never ever heard in my entire life. The song goes like, “uling, uling, uling, uling ling ling…”. Then he stared at me with a grin look on his face and he called me “ulingling” thereafter. Arrgh, just so you know, I am not the fairest guy you will ever meet. If you have the idea that a charcoal and I are separated at birth by way of the skin color or tone, then you hit the jackpot.

I am so grateful that my best friend got me used to the tag name which I end up liking. I do not know what is special with the word “uling” that it made so much impact to me. I think “uling” and I have a deep connection. I feel it so much. Thus, I arrived at the thought of naming my online diary The Charcoal World. I know, I know. I am starting to sound cheesy so let me just end this up.

So, there it is. Welcome to the Charcoal World!!! Welcome to Boy Uling’s world. Welcome to my world.

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