BATANG BALER | Baler, Aurora, Philippines

Baler was spared from the typhoon. Everyhing is ok. Road is passable. Other places were greatly devastated though. Aurora have received lots of help when we suffered the same fate a few years ago. Let’s return the favor. Please help the victims of typhoon Ondoy in any way you can.

To all 3 batangbaler readers who uses the @batangbaler.net email address, the service is working again. You can receive emails in your mailbox again. The mail settings was changed when the website was transfered to a different server. I forgot to reconfigure it. Sorry for that.

This is the link to batangbaler email –> http://mail.google.com/a/batangbaler.net

To those who want to have their own batangbaler email address, just holler in my direction and i will gladly make one for you. Or you can email me at batangbaler at gmail dot com.

The King of Pop lives!

The website has been going off and on these last few days. Mostly it displays a database error at night (Philippine time) and would only be online at around 10 am the next day. I contacted the hosting company and they say its normal. Maybe normal to them but not for me.

So, in the interest of public service and to avoid disappointment by the BB addicts (all 3 of them), I requested a transfer to a new hosting plan with zero downtime architecture (whatever that means). So expect more downtime in the coming days as the site migrates. Lets hope things will come back to “above normal” in time for the Aurora Day celebration. Cheers brotha!

Para sa mga mabilisang oron, pagbati at kung anu-anu pa, muling ibinabalik ang:

BATANGBALER GUESTBOOK

Kahit de bisita obra!

Sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, ang Batangbaler ay patuloy na tumatakbo sa pamamagitan ng patak-patak (donation) ng mga mababait na tiga Baler sa ibat-ibang panig ng mundo. Hindi po ito inititative ng inyong paboritong pulitiko. Ito po ay isang private website. Kung kayu po ay nalilibang at natutuwa sa mga nababasa at nakikita ninyo sa Batang Baler, obra din kayong maging kabahagi sa patuloy na pagbyahe ng munting website na ito.

I-click lamang ito para sa mga paraan kung paano makakatulong.

Salamat po. Balik na tayo sa regular programming.

I’ve been toying around with the idea of creating a video version of Batangbaler. It’s basically a weekly online video about Baler and Aurora posted on a youtube channel. Hopefully, with help from some friends, we could be ready with the pilot episode in a couple of months time.

The first step in turning this plan into reality is finding a couple of kids to do the hosting job. What me and my secret partner in crime decided to do is have an audition. We’re looking for two peeps between 15 and 20 years old, based in Baler with videogenic qualities and loads of sense of humor. We will setup an audition date this month or next depending on the weather at a still undisclosed location.

This is not the official call for entries. Just watch out for the announcement on your favorite local radio stations (all 2 of them), cable TV and this website. If you can’t wait, you can email me at batangbaler at gmail dot com for early reservations.

P.S. We’re also open for sponsorships. This episode is brought to you by……

Due to some problems with malwares and spams, I have to close the messageboard. There were more spammers in the forum than real people.

To the forum members who turned homeless because of my demolition job, I have created a yahoo group where we can continue our discussions. the group name is batangbalergroup. Go there and sign-in for membership. Here’s the long address:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/batangbalergroup/

To the ANSHS grads populating the alumni thread, please go to the Galing Ansci website and offer yourselves for adoption. To my batchmates using the Batch 88 thread, email me at batangbaler at gmail dot com for plan B.

For those looking for a quick fix, the Batangbaler Chatroom is just one click away.