Dec 12 2011

Writing about Asia

Your topic is one of the most important things that you should consider when writing a piece of work especially if you are a professional writer. You need to think of a topic that would get the attention of the public so that they would take some time to read your work. You also need to make sure that you write in such a way that when someone reads your work, he or she takes time to finish reading your work because people nowadays love to just scan what they are reading. This is brought by their busy schedule and we cannot blame them especially if they got the idea that the piece they are reading is not worth of their time. but first things first, you really need to see to it that you chose the correct subject for your written discourse so that your efforts will not be put in vain.

You can write about cultures of different countries all around the globe and when that is the topic, perhaps you can chose to write about the cultures, beliefs and principles of Asian countries and their people. You can write from a variety of a wild topic such as asian girls dating to the common ones such as their language and their respecting gestures and the way of their lives and many more. What matters is that in the end, you need to make sure that your readers would not just simply forget about the things you have written. In short, you must make your readers remember that they have actually read what you have written.


Dec 1 2011

Writing About Food – 10 Tips for Creating a Successful Food Blog

1. Interesting Content – This seems like a no-brainer, but it’s something you should never overlook. You need to make your readers want to come back and visit your blog to read more. Whether quality recipes, raving restaurant reviews, or a captivating story, you need to give your readers something they can take away.

2. Blog Design – With so many food blogs out there, first impressions mean everything. A neon, disorganized design will turn readers away much more quickly than one that’s simple and elegant. So even if you don’t have web design skills, a wise template choice can make a big difference.

3. Blog Tools – All those add-ons provided by your blog platforms, like search capability, archive, and labels, will actually make a big difference for your blog. Why? They allow readers to easily navigate all the information in your blog, not just the new stuff. However, too many unnecessary gadgets (or ads, for that matter) can turn readers away in frustration.

4. Be Different – In order to have a successful food blog, you need to stand out from the crowd of food bloggers. You could pick a certain food niche (gluten-free, desserts, local cuisine, etc.), take creative or amusing photos, or simply blow your readers away with your writing. Of course, this individuality should come from who you are, so that your blog has integrity.

5. Stay Focused – Once you pick a certain theme, stick to it! If you provide daily recipes and then one day suddenly go on a rant against the world, readers may not come back, especially if you do this on a normal basis.

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Feb 12 2011

Safety in Public

We must see to it that we always do something to keep ourselves safe especially in public. You never know when things might happen and whether good or bad things might occur. With that said, we can say that you cannot risk taking chances. Even when you are already inside your home, you can still be in harm’s way as long as you cannot assure to your self that your home and you are protected from harm, troubles and dangers. Now, you might say that this might be hard to do, but it is not. All you have to do is to find a way to have your home protected and you will have a safe place to stay in. You can attain this with the help of home security systems. But the problem lies on the fact that there are lots of companies already that sell this stuff, thus there is a risk of you buying a fake or low-classed units. That is why it is advised that before buying, you read Home Security System Reviews in order to have an idea on how to determine the best type and brand of security system for you and your home.

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Aug 14 2010

Trustful Gadget in our home

All of us should secure our lives and properties, because these are the most important things in the world a person can have. Especially nowadays criminals and thieves are everywhere. We don’t know if we are going to be the next victim of these bad guys. So we must always see to it that we have the best security at home in order to keep our entire things safe all the time. So if total security is what you want, we got the best product for that. You won’t be worried now in worrying about your things security because now we are offering you the most trustful security system, the so called “Security Camera Systems”. This security system may help us in knowing any events that will take place inside and around our house, including any criminals who plan to break into our houses. It will serve us our protection and it will lessen our worries while sleeping in our “home sweet home”. So if you are very busy man and you’ve got only spare time to check on your valuables, properties and your family’s safety; just purchase this security system and you for sure all the things in your home will always be secured and safeguarded all the time.

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Jun 3 2010

Enjoying while Learning

Who said that learning is boring? It is not. In fact, you can even have fun while you are learning. When we speak of learning, we should not only focus on referring to that process that happens inside the school or classroom. Actually, learning can happen anytime and anywhere for as long as information is known or gathered by an individual or a group of people. Using the internet is a perfect way of having fun while learning. Do you know how and why? The answer is very simple.

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Aug 25 2009

10 Reasons to Keep a Journal

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In the 16th century journal keeping was so conventional that journals were called “common place books.”Today most people use journals only when something important or particularly memorable happens to them, especially when they’re feeling sad or angry. A sounding board, a calm companion, a repository of secrets and experiences, a journal also provides solitude for reflection. Now let’s explore some other reasons to keep a journal:

  • Travelogue. “All of my life should be lived like travel,” a writer once wrote, “such avid attention to detail.” Try keeping a journal when you go on a trip. The act of writing spurs us to be more observant, making places come alive in our memories.
  • Dream keeper. Dreams are wispy as smoke and as easily forgotten. Keep a journal by your bed to record your reveries. It’s handy at 4 a. m. when you’re still sleep-befuddled after a vivid dream of a flying-trapeze vampire.
  • Common log book. In this day of texting and e-mail,, when was the last time you scribbled a note to a friend? Shared among your closest friends, a journalist is a more intimate way to keep in touch.
  • Idea book. Document a hobby, research or a special interest like gardening or renovating a house. Stick flowers and swatches with your notes and ideas.
  • Notebook-planner. Brainstorms make your to-do- lists, jot down ideas, set goals and business plans. You’ll discover the most practical everyday uses for the blank pages.
  • Creative outlet. Many writers and artist find journals essential to their art, and so can you. Paint or draw on the blank pages. Record images that might trigger poetry as a trove of ideas and inspiration, journals actively encourage our creativity.
  • Electric inventory. File your favorite quotes or words, songs, puns, conversations overheard, anecdotes, newspaper, clippings, illustrations, anything you find worthy of note.
  • Collection holder. Stamps, souvenir, photos, whatever your pleasure, your collection finds a home in the blank pages of your journal.
  • Memoir. Years later you’ll be able to reread your journal and remember who you were, how you’ve grown and changed. And your kids will get to know a different side of you.
  • Simply as a correspondence to one’s self. A friend of ours keeps a grateful list, another writes scattered musings when she’s bored. Write freely without self-censorship, confide without reservation-journals turn our attention to little things that matter, give us a deeper appreciation of life. Best of all, it’s private. No matter how embarrassing or banal, no one need ever read it but you.




Jul 28 2009

Born of Simple Graph an article from a student writer from PSU

By:David Rabelas of Pangasinan State University

Once you become a student writer you will have the chance to voice what you feel, your thought or idea. One of the problems I have encountered in making my column is the title. Then the words “Simple Graph” came to my mind.

Simple means easy, not complex, and easy to understand, while graph means the diagram stating the relationship between the two variables.

Simple graphs mean stating a relation or comparison of the topic being discussed in my column.

…of reality

Many opinions, many justifications but only one thing is true, “the world of reality”.

Being a writer of CAST Chronicle serves as my avenue to explore the world, the real happening inside the university. A lot of excursion will be explored not in place but in the place of reality. Will as student like me or like you make a difference? As I remember clearly, Dr. Jose Rizal said, “Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan” but will this statement be remembered by us youth? When the mere fact that we don’t know how to deal with the world of dark reality that there’s something wrong going on.

Our college dean said in her column, “that the cooperation with entire student populates and administrations while create a good atmosphere towards the success of the university”. But how can we cooperate to the administration if they don’t know how to cooperate also? We are just only students, a student who is a learner from his environment.

…of hullabaloo

Every department of Pangasinan State University has its own department t-shirt. The Mathematics, Computer Science and ICT has their department t-shirt. What’s the issue? Nothing, I just aim for 5 but they give me 3.

Many don’t understand the meaning of simple statement, may be you will think this way: “The student of the said department doesn’t know how to aim higher.” Or may be this way: “Student doesn’t deserve the grade of 1” but what is the real meaning of “I aim for 5, but they give 3.”

According to the president of Math Circle Club Mr. Faulo Ramos said: These mean that you will be aiming for something worst once you experience the tough of being a student in the field of Technology and Mathematics. This is just normal, but once you overcome all of these getting a grade of 3 or higher than that will do.

Another thought is if you aim for nothing isn’t it is much receiving for the fruit of your hard work, rather than aim for higher will you get failed it is disappointing, and maybe next time around you will not be wake up to face the challenge again.

It’s better to think positive rather than thinking negative. Come to think of it did the President let his constituent down? But then I respect the opinion of each who posts their sentiment about the issue.


Feb 1 2009

6 Tips to Grab and Keep Your Readers’ Attention

If you’re like me, your goal as an article writer is to keep readers so absorbed in what you’ve written that they’ll read each of your articles from start to finish.

Here are five ways you can entice your readers into reading your articles all the way through.

1. First of all, your readers must see their need for reading your article.

No need — no read!

You must put your finger on a problem that your reader needs to have solved. Spend time thinking about what those problems might be in your chosen topic and come up with solutions.

Try to think like your readers and put yourself in their shoes. Then visualize your article at its final destination in a website or newsletter providing just the right help for your audience.

2. Give your article a sizzling title.

Most publishers receive an enormous amount of article submissions each day. To save time they usually scan the titles of submissions looking for ones that stand out from the crowd.

These publishers want to give their readers truly helpful information, so the titles promising the most benefits will be picked.

With that in mind, keep your title short and promise to meet a specific need. Then be sure to deliver in the body of your article.

3. Select a hot topic.

Be sure your subject is in high demand before you start writing or very few people will want to read it.

Give practical advice based on current trends, but choose your own angle or approach to the subject.

Ask yourself what is exciting in your field of expertise. Decide what you can share to help others.

4. Use emotions as your ally.

People are reached through their emotions, so decide what emotion you want to convey. Do you want to arouse curiosity? Do you want to create an inspirational mood or a patriotic or nostalgic feeling?

With this in mind, use language that will stir your readers emotionally.

Use a thesaurus to find emotionally charged words.

5. Narrow your focus to provide relevant content in the limited space of an article.

Spotlight a specific aspect of your topic and don’t try to include too many issues.

For example, “Everything you ever wanted to know about writing articles” would be too broad. “How to Write An irresistible Author Resource Box” is better because it’s focused on one aspect of your subject.

Specialization is powerful. Being too general is ineffective.

For example, “How to Succeed with Your Website” is too general a subject. Try something like “5 Tips for Attracting Targeted Website Traffic” instead.

6. End with a call to action that points to your author box.

Inspire your reader to take action. Then provide specific help in your author box as the next step in your reader’s growth.

Your resource box is what closes your sale, so make it compelling.

Now that you’ve learned more ways to grab your readers’ attention and keep it, you’re ready to write more compelling articles.


Feb 1 2009

Good Writing Means Great Feeling

You know that satisfying feeling you get as a reader when you finally find what you’re looking for? Or how about when the piece you’re reading makes you feel smart, included, peaceful, or inspired? As writer, Don’t you wish you could give your readers that feeling every time? Consider this: When writing, there are three major audiences: Your readers, your client, and—believe it or not—you. It’s true. Without including your take on the subject you risk sounding wooden and false. To get your writing to resonate with you, your client, and your readers, discover how the subject relates to all three. Look for connections and common themes. When you connect what you and all your readers care about you generate a sort of harmony through your writing. You needn’t announce the connection. Your audiences will feel it. Like smiling through a telephone or cooking with love. They’ll just know.


Jan 31 2009

The Changing Times and Words in Writing

English has tremendous fluidity. It readily adopts words from foreign languages, often without immediately “anglifying” their spellings or pronunciations. As Shakespeare so aptly demonstrated, English also allows words to be used as various parts of speech without any alteration of form. And English shapes itself differently each generation by accepting and rejecting popular usages and vocabulary. Writers should be ever aware of the changing nature of their artistic medium.

We have gradually taken to speaking in letters or acronyms rather than full words especially where technology has become ingrained in our everyday life and work. Companies have IT departments. We can communicate via IM. We connect our hardware with USBs. We spend millions on ISPs, DVDs, and MP3s. Such pseudo-words are common and acceptable in almost any modern context.

Technology has given us new functions for old words. Text, for example, is no longer just a noun. The sight of a mouse on a desk does not necessarily send a person running for traps. And the modern version of spam is far more universally hated than the canned pork of the same name. Again, readers are accustomed to and will readily accept these usage shifts.

For decades, stylebooks frowned upon the use of impact as a verb meaning “to affect,” insisting that, when used as a verb, it could only mean “to cause to stick or lodge.” Nowadays, these same manuals acknowledge that “to affect” is indeed a common and understood usage. Even the newest editions of both the layman-preferred Merriam-Webster and the linguist-revered Oxford English Dictionaries have included a number of modern terms that were unacknowledged or termed non-standard in previous editions.

In the past fifteen years or so, we have lost many of our problems only to have them replaced by issues. While stunning or incredible events in the eighties and nineties were often described as awesome, in this century they are more likely to be pronounced amazing. While not earth-shattering, generational lexical choices such as these bear thoughtful consideration because they can subtly date a person’s writing. For this reason, it may be advisable to choose traditional over modern word choices–or vice versa–depending on one’s intended audience.

English morphs in various ways. We writers would do well to weigh choices to determine which will work best for our audiences and, when necessary, edit accordingly.