Pinay Momma

Let me share a bit more about myself through the article below. Being a Filipina, Hot Momma submitted an entry to the WikiPilipinas Filipina Writing Contest. Though Hot Momma is basically a mommy blog, this article has to see print here even if it does not necessarily discuss mommy stuff. You see, it is part of the requirements for me to qualify - to publish my own article in my own blog (my only blog, by the way).

For all Pinay bloggers out there, you may still want to beat the deadline of March 16, 2008 to submit your own entry. Check out the details here, where you may also find this same article and all the other entries. It would be nice to get to know more about how we can help improve the image of the Filipina online by clicking this site: http://filipinaimages.com/

Alternatively, you may also click this: http://www.wikipilipinas.org/

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Pinay Bloggers: Showcasing the Best of Today’s Filipina

As a blogger, I get to learn a lot of things, information and amazing individuals in the blogging community. Most of the sites I frequent are owned by women. I cannot fully comprehend the enormous amount of talents these women have – from photography to writing, from spotting the best deals in groceries and online stores to raising kids. It is indeed amazing how girl power rocks the blogosphere.

One pleasant surprise that I stumbled upon is the fact that a considerable percentage of these talented women who bare their lives and souls and give their two cents’ worth online are Filipinas. And as Filipinos go, these women are located all over the world. You can find them in every continent and in almost every category of blogs – Lifestyle, Parenting, Shopping, anything.

If their blogging lives are to be indicators, they seem to be living their lives to the fullest, enjoying their families, earning serious money, conquering the world and boy, are they all proud to be Pinays. They sport widgets depicting the Philippine flag in their interface, they declare it in their personal profiles and they include “Filipino/Filipina” or “Pinoy” as topic categories.

Their sites are neat, clean, well-presented – much like the homes we have in the Philippines. Their blogs are family-friendly and screaming of the decency and conservative nature Pinays are known for. But that does not mean they aren’t updated. Their blogs sport bling-blings and they showcase technical skills in managing their sites like tweaking them to suit their personalities. They discuss about sensible topics as well as personal subjects like their families, favorite cuisine or careers. They are politically aware – some of them even displaying badges to show their support for some cause or their disgust for some politician.

The blogger image of the modern Pinay is one to be admired, and should be an accurate indicator of where the modern Filipina is. They write well as most of them have a good command of the English language. These Pinays who live virtual lives which are not so far from their real ones are well-educated, well-informed and well-bred in the way they carry themselves as netizens. This is evident in the topics they discuss and in the way they project themselves as responsible members of the blogging community.

They are brave to speak their minds, proud to bare their true selves and sexuality and do not hesitate to challenge anything that they think is worth their time fighting for or commenting on. They support worthy causes and extend their helping hand to any blogger they think needing their help. They promote knowledge and information sharing with their innate love for “huntahan”, only this time, they do it online.

Harnessing the dynamic presence of these women in cyberspace to present a solid, positive image of Filipinas for all the world to see is a big step towards gaining more respect for the Philippines. For all the trouble that the country is going through, having these online emissaries is like lighting a candle in the dark. We have them as examples of what the Philippines has to offer.

Pinay bloggers are the perfect image carriers of the modern Filipina. Whether they are career women in the Philippines or stay-at-home moms in the US or Australia or even Overseas Filipino Workers in Europe, these Filipinas epitomize the modern woman we all would want the world to know: the ever sweet, ever sensible Pinay of the modern era – always worthy of respect, always proud of her race.

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