I moved to Manila four years ago in the hopes of finding my niche and living the life I’ve always wanted. Ever since I was little, I always gravitated towards this beautiful third-world metropolis. I knew that I was gonna make it big here (yeah, I dreamed that much), but that remains to be seen.

Upon my arrival, I put all my attention to finding a job. I started working for the entertainment industry and after a year, I quit and moved to an industry, which I said (and now regret) was one I would never work for - ever. Three years later, I find myself enjoying my job, my company and my industry. But of course, I’m still dreaming of working for the world’s best company to work for - and I’m sure Aileen can attest to this - Google!

This metropolis, despite the pollution and impossible traffic, has a lot to offer. One will never get bored in this city. Heck, you don;t even have to have a lot of money to enjoy. You can walk around the busy streets and do some Pogi Spotting and I’m dead sure that you would see a lot of the hottest Manila Gay Guys! If you’re as lucky and blessed as Misterhubs, you might find your own hubby. I’m quite unlucky in this department though, so I’m living my Life in Random like Tiggah does.

In the next six years, before I turn 30, I vow to explore more of Manila and more of the neighboring countries in SouthEast Asia - just like River the BiSEAN guy.And if I get tired of this region, I can always explore the rest of the universe and become a Universal Player.

I’m a Manila Girl now! I have so many tales to tell about my almost half-a-decade stay here. And many of these stories are better left Pinoy Stories left Untold.

In case you’re wondering, this is a post about which blogs are, for me, 2007’s Emerging Influential Blogs. I have 92 blogs on my Google Reader and these blogs are the ones that I look forward to reading everyday (of course there are many other blogs but they’ve been put in before August 2006). And yes, I have that many blogs on my reader, which I check conscientiously, like say, every hour!

These are blogs that started anytime from August 1, 2006 to the present. They are gradually gaining a considerable amount of readership and influence.
To join this effort, please do the following:

• Write a blog post and pick your choice of 10 (or less) emerging influential blogs. Any blog in the world can be picked. (You can update the same post entry up to July 28.)
• Include a link to this post to help spread the word. (Hope you can also vote for it in Digg)
• Post a comment and let us know about your entry. Only one entry per blogger.

Here they are (embedded in links above):


1. Misterhubs [http://misterhubs.blogspot.com]
2. Bi.S.E.A.N. [http://bisean.blogpsot.com]
3. Manila Gay Guy [http://manilagayguy.com]
4. Aileen Apolo [http://aileenapolo.blogspot.com]
5. Untold Pinoy Stories [http://untoldpinoystories.blogspot.com]
6. Universal Player [http://ribbsaeter.blogspot.com]
7. Tiggah’s Life in Random [http://tiggahtigz.blogspot.com]
8. Pogi Spotting [http://pogispotting.com]