By Erwin Oliva
INQUIRER.net

AN ANONYMOUS Filipino blogger who is behind Blog ni Inday: Ang Sosyal na Katulong, believes blogging could communicate the different sentiments and idiosyncrasies of Filipinos through humor.

Blog ni Inday is about a fictional intelligent Filipino maid who speaks perfect English, sometimes to the point of being superfluous. The person or persons behind the blog admit that the project is the epitome of the Filipino who often does not take life too seriously.

“Inday’s life is a collection of ideas from Filipinos from all walks of life,” the anonymous blogger known as the “Manager” said in an e-mail interview.

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I HAVE to apologize for the long silence. But I want to offer you 10 reasons not to blog:

1. You’re too busy working.
2. You don’t have an Internet connection for days.
3. You’re out on vacation.
4. Your laptop or PC is broken.
5. You’re just too lazy.
6. Your mind has been zapped by Sylar.
7. You’re LOST in translation.
8. You forgot your username and password.
9. You’re Hiro Nakamura, and you’ve accidentally time travelled to the Stone Age.
10. You’re too busy saving the cheerleader.

I remember writing a similar “futuristic” article about supposed automated elections in 2004. But this recent blog entry from James Jimenez, the official spokesperson of the Commission on Elections, is simply hilarious. He writes:

The widespread acceptance of modernized voting processes spurred a change in campaigning strategies as well.

The internet was proven to be an effective campaign vector in 2007 and by 2010, podcasts have all but replaced traditional broadcast advertising. Podcasts are cheaper to produce, and persist far longer than 30-second spots on tv and radio. Newspaper ads are taken over by on-line advertising.

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