When I was younger, I wanted to be Indiana Jones. It was my dream to be a world-renowned archeologist and travel the world. I also wanted to be a professional writer and author. Being a historian and writer is the perfect combination. Alas, I took a different path career-wise.
When blogging became popular, I saw it as an opportunity to pursue my interests, particularly History and writing. I'm not a professional nor the best but what blogging did was open my world to infinite possibilities. I'm also not consistent when it comes to creating content for my blog and other social media sites, since I also love my corporate career.
So far, 2025 has been a rollercoaster ride of sorts. But when October 4 came and I opened my email, I received a big surprise. I have been nominated as a Finalist for the Best Cebu Personal Blog Category by the Best Cebu Blogs Awards. This is my 6th nomination, with one win in 2021 for the same category.
This year, my resolve is to focus more on history, culture, and books. I am disciplining myself to be consistent in my blog posts about these topics. I actually have tons of ideas but just need to have a dedicated time to write about them.
I am very thankful to my readers and supporters, my family and friends, for being there all these times. When I started my blog in 2015, I never thought that I would be able to make a difference in my own special way.
I hope I will continue to be an armchair historian and book collector and be able to craft more stories and videos to share.
BCBA was founded by Mark Monta in December of 2008 and was later joined by fellow organizers Agnes Jimenez, Bjorn Bernales, Gezelle Tapangan, Chanel Marie Imperial, and Jaysee Pingkian.
Best Cebu Blogs Awards is organized and handled by Blogger Volunteers, headed by Cebu Bloggers Society Inc. Founder Mark M. Monta. Judges for the Best Cebu Blogs Awards By Niches are changing every year. Most of them came from Manila, Cagayan De Oro, Iloilo, General Santos, Davao, and of course, a home-based judge here in Cebu.
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