Coy After Dark #5: A Week After

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

**UPDATED! New After Dark Video!

The problem with video blogging (in my case anyway) is that I can't update as fast as I'd want to. When we went home last August 1 (or 2) from the Top Ten Emerging Influential Blogs of 2007 eyeball, I was amazed how a number of bloggers got to post their accounts of the event just after a couple of hours the party wrapped up. Talk about speed-blogging. Then before the week ended, just about everyone, including the ones who weren't even present, have already been blogging and posting pictures about it. I felt like a grade school kid being left behind by the school bus. I was like, "Hey, wait for me!" Thank goodness for Tanggera's vid which motivated me to push for the vlog although it's too late.

Ok, I'm rambling now.

And now it's been a week already yet I haven't even started my vlog draft(I do drafts?) of the bloggers' meet-up. I've been meaning to upload this after dark (raw) video days ago but didn't because of two main reasons: 1) School stuff - thesis deadlines, org parties & grad pictorials and 2) I've been waiting for this site to review CokskiBlue (this blog's first formal one) and I didn't wanna add some unedited, unfurnished vid on top of the stack. But after being late for 6 days, this is what came up:

Blog Being Reviewed: CokSki Blue
Reviewed By: Diva Dee

Why am I being subjected to this shit? We got a little behind on our reviews, and so I was trying to catch up. I didn't want y'all stuck on our waiting list forever, because we can't pull our heads out of our asses! Now I know why we got behind... my poor cohorts just didn't want to review sites like this one.

I can sum up this blog in two words:

YouTube videos.

'nuff said.

Rating: 0 for the number of times I'll be returning. (Am I seeing a trend here?)

I delayed an update for this review. Make sure you give them credit.

UPDATE!: After getting mobbed (or ganged up, they said) by other Pinoy bloggers, they actually gave in and made a "review"! And man, they really hate me. And my blog.

Thanks for all the comments here and on the other site. I submitted my blog for review way back summer when I just started vlogging (May, I think) just for fun, you know, curiosity as well. Wasn't really expecting to get "traffic" from them; I didn't even know someone actually reads review blogs. Well, I won't be doing THAT again, that's for sure.

Jigs and Juice are right, the feedback so far from everyone is enough for me to know that I must be doing something right. Thank you all! :)

And now for THE review. Check it out. Well, let's just say it's not all smiles and sunshine (duh) but I've noted and looked into each criticism. If they've done this the first time, wouldn't have been a big deal.

Oh right, this is a video blog:

NEW VIDEO! (Aug. 9)

Limited Edition: I'll be posting new After Dark videos until I come up with THE vlog itself. Thanks to all bloggers that voted and congratulations to all the winners!

More blogger personalities: Rick, Ederic, Benj, Jeff, Poytee, Tess, Jake

Bloggers in the vids: Shari, Alan, Kevin, Jhed, Rens, Carl, Allen, Elmo, Karlo, Arbet. It was a pleasure meeting you guys!

Labels: after dark, blogging, contests, coy, events, exclusive, friends, limited edition

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32 Comments:

just read the review from "review my blog." trust me, these women don't know what they're doing. they're so stupid it's laughable. in fact, i reviewed them in my blog just to give them a taste of their own medicine

By  Ian Rosales Casocot, at August 7, 2007 at 4:19 PM  

ang masasabi ko lang ...let the unveiling begin!

By  p, at August 7, 2007 at 5:32 PM  

Wow andito ako. haha nkakahiya :p may taste asia sa august 23..kita kits ulit... :D

By  Anonymous, at August 7, 2007 at 5:54 PM  

Last 5 episodes for this season? OMG. what happened? Anong meron?

Hehe. Checking out the vid right now. >_< sana hindi ako mukhang siraulo.

By  Anonymous, at August 7, 2007 at 10:18 PM  

You shouldn't have bothered.

Maybe the girl's on dialup, hence the stupid comments. Just the same, thanks for the heads up. One more blog to avoid, ha ha ha.

By  Anonymous, at August 7, 2007 at 11:39 PM  

How cool is this vid? Bloggers are practically seen up close here haha.

Anyway blog reviewers say shit about other peoples blog so that they can get more visitors. Bad publicity is good publicity. Anyway, who are we to believe them anyway? I mean if people enjoy your vlogging like I do (and there sure is proof), why believe them right? Lol.

By  Anonymous, at August 7, 2007 at 11:48 PM  

Sana akalain ng tao gwapo ako sa vid para maraming bumisita sa blog ko. LoL!

TY sa guesting. =)) lol.

By  Anonymous, at August 8, 2007 at 3:12 AM  

"Ang swerte ng sira ulong 'to nakakainis"

- the best comment ever (sino nagsabi non?)

By  Faith, at August 8, 2007 at 3:55 AM  

I have to echo Juice's sentiments. Why have your blog reviewed when the sheer amount of visitors to your blog everyday and the return ratio speaks volumes.

Let your visitors Rate your blog and not those who will barely graze the surface.

By  Jigs, at August 8, 2007 at 12:49 PM  

I wrote about this here.

By  Mark Xander, at August 8, 2007 at 1:30 PM  

Oh my, the ill-famous agent grey's walk of fame! ack!

Don't be bothered with those beeyotches, you're not blogging for them anyway. This blog is all yours!

Cheers to you!

By  Anonymous, at August 8, 2007 at 7:26 PM  

Nung una kong punta sa site mo, gulat ako na pwede tong ganitong ka-intricate na layout sa Blogger. The realization drove me to do more with my would-be layout. Kaya ganun nalang na pinaghirapan ko yung sa akin.

You did well. Di man ganitong klaseng blogs ang usual na nirereview ng mga yun, some people still appreciate the work you did here. My gratitude is thus in order. Salamat.

By  Anonymous, at August 8, 2007 at 8:07 PM  

man who cares? they dunno wut theyre talkin bout man!
ur vids/vlogs r good...

By  Anonymous, at August 8, 2007 at 9:01 PM  

First, I didnt know Fritz speaks in Filipino.

Second, you have no one to blame but yourself. :p

Greed! :p

By  lateralus, at August 9, 2007 at 2:34 AM  

Don't mind them Coy. It's just a review.

By  Anonymous, at August 9, 2007 at 3:37 AM  

Benj, nagbuhol-buhol daliri ko sa keyboard. Bah, yes I do proudly write in Filipino at time man, come on!

By  Fritz, at August 9, 2007 at 3:49 AM  

ok, that was *at times. Sorry.

By  Fritz, at August 9, 2007 at 4:07 AM  

@ian

Great job on your review Ian. Haha. Lakas ng tama kaya Diva Dee. :P

@paolo

Haha. I've unveiled alot already. I think. Hope this last 5 episodes will rock. :)

@allen

Hala. Sana makapunta ako doon. Nice meeting you there Silkenhut. :)

@karlo

Di naman Karlo. Hehe.

I need to take a break for a few weeks this September ('til Oct.) to focus more on my Thesis (yeah right. hehe). That should revitalize everything and would keep ideas fresh. Sana. :)

By  CokskiBlue, at August 9, 2007 at 4:19 AM  

Hi Coy. Congratulations again for being one of the chosen few. Just got your MyBlogLog reply and will work on it. I suggest that while you are away, you may want to invite contributors to Cokskiblue. Perhaps give us some guidelines to follow para puro guest videos muna ang ilabas mo.

On another note, we just started the Filipina Writing Project and hope you can join.

By  Janette Toral, at August 9, 2007 at 7:06 AM  

astig naman ng mga EB! >.< sayang hindi ako nakakaattend sa mga ganyan. lol. Ang layo ko eh! :) At least marami akong nakitang mga bloggers. :) nice videos! :)

By  Anonymous, at August 9, 2007 at 10:32 AM  

@arbet

Haha. Ang swerte mo at naiwasan mo pa sila. :P

@juice

You're soooo right, Juice. I know better now. :)

@utakgago

Guesting? Ano 'to Wowowee? Hahaha. Pa-humble pa si Kevin. :P

@poytee

Ako! Haha. Bitter lang ako at hindi ako ang nanalo ng cash. :P

@jigs

Thanks Jigs. :) That made me realize something.

@markxander

The King is in the building. Haha! Serves them right, Mark.

By  CokskiBlue, at August 9, 2007 at 2:54 PM  

hi cokski. i've just started blogging. i've added you up in my blog roll since I regularly visit your site. hope you won't mind. Thanks.

By  Anonymous, at August 9, 2007 at 6:04 PM  

Hehe :)

Its up to you kung paaapekto ka...

Your blog is nice... sa katunayan... i like your videos so so much.. Yun lang!

By  Admin, at August 9, 2007 at 9:05 PM  

@alan

Too bad my batteries ran out when you were about to walk the walk! Ang malas talaga. Haha. The best pa rin yung "Not me! Not me!" LOL

@fritz

And thank YOU, Fritz. That really meant a lot. These things that you said just gave much motivation for me to vlog more (and design maybe. asa pa. hehe).

Ma-drama. Pero totoo. Hehe.

And oh, minsan ka lang pala mag-tagalog sabi ni Benj? Hehe. Thanks, man.

By  CokskiBlue, at August 9, 2007 at 9:06 PM  

@ron

Thanks man. I owe you a lot with the best Happy Slip experience I ever had. Haha. Fanboy talking.

@benj

Haha! Funniest thing I've read today (or yesterday :P). Inaapi mo na naman ako. Booooooo. P

@Arlo

I don't. :) Thanks Arlo.

@Fritz ulit

I think you write better Filipino than Benj does. Haha!

Kiddin' Atheista. :P

By  CokskiBlue, at August 9, 2007 at 9:17 PM  

I just reread your posts and I'm sure that review was not there when I visited last time. Anyways, my take for the review done on your blog is that aside from the obvious HATE they have for your blog or video blogs in that matter, they did mention some "points". For example, permalinks and .... permalinks (had to reread it to find other points but I found none). Anyways, don't let a group of ladies bring your blogging spirit down. You still have your friends and fellow bloggers who visit your site regardless of that review you got from them. ^_^

By  Anonymous, at August 9, 2007 at 9:31 PM  

Hehe. Thanks Allen. :)

I'm working on the permalinks as we speak. I actually have them on my "Recent Videos" section. But still, di pa rin kumpleto.

I also adjusted my font size. It's now verdana 11. Kasi napansin rin ni Paolo e. Hehe. Weird kasi no one ever noticed it before. Siguro videos nga lang siguro yung tinitingnan. Or maraming malabo ang mata katulad ko. Hehe.

I also took note of the long blog roll. I'll be having a links page maybe next season, when I "move". ;)

Ano pa ba? I don't mind the big bottle picture really. I like it. :P Leave it alone. Haha! Anyway, hanggang September na lang yan. :P

Another funny thing is that they did not notice I was speaking inFilipino (or an unknown language to them) in my vlogs half of the time. They (or she) just labeled it as "bad english". Jeez. A toddler's got a much longer attention span. :P

Ok. Nang-asar lang. Haha.

By  CokskiBlue, at August 9, 2007 at 9:42 PM  

Tama yan! Thesis muna. LOL.

Sayang hindi ako nakapunta sa awarding. nanalo daw ako ng item sabi ni mam janette. pero wala ako dun.hehe...sayang.

re reviewmyblog, who needs them anyways? Your "fans" and their responses are enough for you to know na maraming tumatangkilik sayo.

Naks! Tama na, baka lumaki ulo. hehe

By  renzyd, at August 10, 2007 at 1:41 AM  

In a span of two years, I just had one blog post in Filipino. Minsan lang magtagalog pero daming sablay sa english posts. OC na nga dami pang nakakalusot na sablay. Lumulusot kasi para sa akin tama. Wahahaha.

Man, eepal lang ako. Eto site for royalty-free music to help you if you want to host your videos at revver.com http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/ and you have many to choose from by genre.

Ok yan kasi they require that the videos you will have to upload onto their site eh either you have the rights to the music or that it is royalty-free. I suggest revver kasi sayang ang hits mo per video. Eh per-view pa naman ang revenue dun. Pwede mong pagkakitaan to.

Yay to more videos!

By  Anonymous, at August 10, 2007 at 8:29 AM  

Wala. akong. masabi. sa. review. Haha!

Ang harsh. Nakakatawa. Hindi na kita bobolahin by saying na you're so good, dahil baka lumaki ulo mo. Pero basta, nakakatawa yung review.

By  The King, at August 12, 2007 at 9:39 AM  

i linked u pala. have u seen it? exchange tau ;)

By  Anonymous, at August 14, 2007 at 3:37 AM  

nice vLog ahh.. luv d template & everything here!!!

i read the review.. gosh kaloka! Parang mga oldies ang pananaw sa buhay.. mababaw ang pag-uutak heheh.

i think ur blog is over qualified & they can't design a template as professional & hippy like yours that's why they gave u that bad review & a super low rating..

By  Anonymous, at August 16, 2007 at 5:47 AM  

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