The Akashic Field Chronicle

Woohoo! I’m going to the 1st ever WordCamp in Southeast Asia. WordCamp Philippines 2008.

For those who’ve never heard of WordCamp (like me, just a few minutes ago), it’s the premiere event where people can gather to talk about anything and everything related to WordPress. WordPress is the opensource blogging platform which runs the AFC (this blog). It’s community developed, meaning nobody really owns it. This also means that a lot of the features (and there are a lot) are developed by the community, for the community. This open-ness is the main reason I chose WordPress when I started the AFC.

I actually heard of this from a friend of mine, who interestingly enough, doesn’t even blog. Although, I think he reads more web content (blogs, etc.) than the average person. We both plan on going to the event which will be held on September 6, 2008 at the College of St. Benilde (watch out DLSU chicks! hehehe). As for my friend, he says he’ll start blogging just for the event, something to do with “hamsters” I think.

Reasons to go to WordCamp Philippines 2008:

1. It’s FREE. FREE. FREE. Hmmm… Did I mention, it’s actually free. Thanks to some sponsors, which I have to thank in writing right about now (since they are the main reason it’s FREE).
   • i.PH: the Domain for Individuals
   • Free Online Flash Games
   • Wazzup Manila Philippines
   • Real Estate CRM
   • Real Estate Website Designers
   • Orange County Real Estate
   • Auto Insurance Quotes
   • Lane Systems Inc.
   • RedMedia
   • Orange County Business Lawyer
2. You get to meet a lot of the really influential bloggers out there. I mean, dream as much as I want, I couldn’t really consider this blog as topnotch. It hasn’t even been up for more than 2 months. So, this is a chance to meet and greet the people who are turning the gears of the IntarWebs (at least in the Philippine setting). Maybe get some advice or something.
3. This might be a chance to rekindle the web development fire in me. I’ve recently been interested in PHP and Perl (for reasons not remotely related to blogging), and this might nudge me a bit in the right direction.
4. There’s this really cool T-shirt just for the event (which isn’t free, costs 400Php):

WordCamp T-Shirt (the Pinoy Sun is a great touch)

Very nice. I think the T-shirt alone is enough reason to go. Not to mention the DLSU blogger chicks.

So head on over, and register to WordCamp Philippines 2008, also presented to you by, MindanaoBloggers. See you there!

This event is presented to you by:

CODE IS POETRY

Related posts:

1. Meeting Matt at WordCamp 2008
2. WordCamp Philippines Video