By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net

IT was not until two years ago that I got hooked into blogging.

Before that, I found it absurd that people would post their thoughts and their daily activities for all the world to see. I found it even more absurd that people would post on their blogs yet change the preferences to private so other people will not read the entries. I thought, “Why create an online diary if you are not going to make it public anyway?”

So I shunned the idea of creating my own blog, even as my friends maintained either a personal website or an account with a blog site. But everything changed two years ago. My friend sent me a link to her blog, and I decided to check it out. Within minutes, I found myself absorbed in reading her blog and was amused at how many people gave their inputs to her entries. It was more like an online community where you can share your thoughts with your friends and they get to share their points of view as well.

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HERE’S another way to pass the time: Blogger has launched Blogger Play, a slideshow featuring recently uploaded photos from Blogger users.

Let me tell you, it can get very addictive watching these random pics. It’s also another way to blog hop, because you can click on a photo to go to the blog where it was uploaded.

Here are screenshots of some random pics.

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SURE, you can find lots of free blog hosts, but MyJournal Philippines is proudly Philippine-made.

Check out this free blog service, which is the brainchild of Carlo Roxas and Will Garcia, and tell us what you think.

The Blog Addicts team might also review this service soon, so stay tuned