Staying in the Region of our Savior is a great learning experience. This is the culture and the people where Jesus was born.
The environment where He was born were all circumstancial (the Arab / Jewish Culture), but the Timing, the Purpose and Plan of God is unmistakeable – Love.
It has been 3 years since I started this blog and lots of tears and sweat has fallen, countless nights of watching statistics and analyzing data and statistics. All of these have been our bread and butter; – constantly tweaking our machine to give the best results for our few posts and articles. Welcome to WordPress.com, this is the home to the best bloggers all over the world! That includes you (if you blog here.)
WordPress.com Blogs Logo 2013
Every month, about 287 million people reading about 2.5 billion pages in WordPress.com blogs. This blog, archian.wordpress.com is my personal blog. WordPress.com isn’t just available in English, it empowers bloggers to write in their own language – all 120 different languages. But English is the native language of two-thirds of all written articles. Trailing English are Spanish and Portuguese wordpress.com sites.
WordPress is the top choice for bloggers, this includes non-English bloggers. The articles are written in more than 120 languages. Here is a breakdown of the top 10 languages:
1st English 66%
2nd Spanish 8.7%
3rd Portuguese 6.5%
4th Indonesian 3.5%
5th Italian 2%
6th German 1.8%
7th French 1.4%
8th Russian 1.1%
9th Vietnamese 1.1%
10th Swedish 1.0%
Below is my screencapture (Archian here) of Alexa Statistics in March 27, 2013. It shows the World Statistics of WordPress.com in different countries. My anaylysis brings me to the question: if English is the main language of wordpress users, why doesn’t wordpress come up as the top websites in the Top English Speaking countries?
WordPress Statistics March 2013
From the graph above, it shows that Romania and Indonesia are countries with the highest rating for wordpress. More percentage of the population use wordpress.com than any other nation on earth. This is followed by the Philippines in third and India at fourth.
You may find it interesting to find that wordpress.com is ranked at 20th in the UK, 21st in Canada, Australia in 22nd and 27th in the US. One way I could explain this is the distributed focus of those countries. Their advanced economies are driven to more important concerns while the third world economies, the Philippines and India are getting the article making, blogging and research to drive traffic and earnings for those companies.
It is also noteworthy to see that Romanian’s population blog more than any other population. They may also be doing the blogging more directly than than their European, American and Australian counterparts. I am surprised to learn that Indonesia spend more time in wordpress than the Philippines, knowing the Filipino’s love of books and learning.
WordPress Blogging Software 2013
One thing to understand is that each country is segregated, not by the number of bloggers from that country but the percentage of active bloggers in wordpress.com in comparison to other countries. This means that for India’s 11th standing for wordpress as the most utilized website, could have millions of bloggers knowing their 1.2 Billion population. And if we take out the Filipino Bloggers from the 65% English bloggers, could they “outblog” the 3.5% Indonesian bloggers? Just thinking. . .
How about you? How do you read the above statistics?
Bacolod River Vista Promenade: A New Central Business and Residential Plaza in Bacolod City, Philippines
La Consolacion College – Architecture Thesis 2013
Proponent: Keisha Plaza
Architecture Thesis 2013
Project: Bacolod River Vista Promenade: A New Central Business and Residential Plaza in Bacolod City
School: La Consolacion College – Bacolod City
School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Interior Design
Bacolod River Vista Promenade: A New Central Business and Residential Plaza in Bacolod City
The study Bacolod River Vista Promenade: A New Central Business and Residential Plaza analyzes the need for a new interactive commercial and residential development in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental Philippines. The scope of the study will mainly focus on the initial development of the New Central Business and Residential Plaza, both the major and the minor structure. The site will be developed in relation to the needs of a commercial strip and a residential complex.
The Bacolod downtown area is currently in its poorest condition. Because of its failure to meet the needs of its users and the continuing growth of the economy, there is a need to develop a new central business district. People are attracted with such developments. To cater these people, a residential complex is needed. The Bacolod River Vista Promenade will not only provide the required areas of commercial and residential complex, it shall also offer aesthetic value and therapeutic effect to the dwellers and consumers with its green and fresh development.
Primary data are gathered from the office of the Villa Angela Corporation, the New Government Center of Bacolod City and other appropriate offices in the form of interviews and survey questionnaires. Formal and Informal interviews were conducted to few people such as Architects, Real Estate agents, Developers and the locals and migrants of Bacolod.
The results of the study show that there is a need to establish a new central business district due to the very poor condition of the Downtown Area, and a residential complex because of the mounting population of both local and migrants of Bacolod. It was also found out that the majority of the respondents are willing to avail units from the development for the reason that it is accessible and convenient. In reference to the interview conducted, the Bacolod River Vista Promenade will garner market from the central and southern Bacolod.
In conclusion, the Bacolod River Vista Promenade: a New Central Business and Residential Plaza would be a very promising project with all the possibilities it could cause the city.
Music I listen in College: Lover of My Soul by Amy Grant
Freshman in college, I found myself desperately living in Manila. It’s a competitive fast paced place. It is there that I learned to trust God. I remember my first steps of faith. It’s those friends I gained that made life funny and difficult at the same time.
I found this song while surfing along my favorite Christian songs. It is a song by Amy Grant in the Track “My Utmost for His Highest”. It was still in cassette, believe me. I usually can’t appreciate songs other people love, it’s those songs that I get to associate with seasons in my life that becomes memorable.
My Utmost for His Highest by Various Artists 1995
I thank God for those that I grew with in UST. It’s their love and companionship that allowed me to find me. And it’s these friendships that are stuck with the music. Thanks Ry, Karl, Richard, Faith, Kath, Arvin, Kuya Elvin. Thank you very much.
Lover of My Soul by Amy Grant
Here’s the lyrics of the song:
When I see the winter turning into spring
It speaks to this heart of mine more than anything
Underneath a blanket of snow, cold and white
Something is stirring in the still of the night
And then the sun comes up, slowly with the dawn
This is the kind of feeling that I hang my hope upon
There is a love and beauty in all that I see
And no one, nobody is explaining You to me
Chorus:
And maybe my eyes can’t see
But You are surrounding me
Here in the wind and rain
The things that I know
Tender and sweet and strong as my need
I know the voice, I know the touch
Lover of my soul
And when the evening comes, the sunlight faces to red
And time and time and time again I whisper in my head
“Give me strength, give me faith to fully believe
That the maker of this whole, wide world is a Father to me”
Chorus:
And maybe my eyes can’t see
But You are surrounding me Here in the wind and rain
The things that I know
Tender and sweet and strong as my need
I know the voice, I know the touch
Lover of my soul
Old Chinese Proverb
他唤醒拂晓前一年三百六十日永远不会失败，使他的家庭富裕。
Chinese Wisdom
Podcast: Pastor Jim Laffoon your Blessings and your Battles
Pastor Jim Laffoon: Your Blessings and your Battles
Pastor Jim Laffoon
Your Blessings and your Battles with Jim Laffoon
Pastor Jim Laffoon speaks about our Battles and our Blessings. If God is silent during the storm, he might be testing our faith. If God is not afraid, maybe we shouldn’t fear too. And Faith allows us to see blessings beyond our dreams. If your life is under trial please listen to this Word.
Romantic Wisdom for Guys and Girls
Thanks to Pr. Paolo Punzalan.
“I Will Trust You”
I’m hitting a bump lately with plans. And really got discouraged. Slept and forgot about it but somehow the heaviness remains. I really thank God for this peice of music from Steven Curtis Chapman. Renews your faith. Allows you to grieve and pick yourself up. Rebuilds your faith.
I’m ready for another bloody day, fighting, standing, courageous. Willing to be hurt.
Thank you Steven Curtis Chapman.
Lion and Deer – Preadator and Prey
“Every day in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows that it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you better be running.”
Abe Gubegna
This was the quote from Abe Gubegna, an author and journalist from Ethiopia. While we Continue Reading →
After creating my Dark Stained White Exhibit in SM, I have 4 Artworks that related to finances or showed the power of money or greed in our life. The four are: The Fall of Mammon I, The Fall of Mammon II, China on the Gates II and the Economic Rumble.
This financial or monetary position affects a lot of us. It can be applied to individuals, or like the Economic Rumble, be applied to Nations. I am reminded of the United States‘ and Europe’s (Actually Greece, Spain and Ireland) Financial position during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
Before the World fell into Economic Crisis, the Oracle from Omaha – Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway gave an interesting article that you may want to read.
The following is an excerpt from Warren E. Buffet’s Article published on the 2003 Issue of Fortune Magazine. I have modified some of the parallelisms for clearer understanding to Filipino Readers. -Archian
Spenders vs Thrifts
Spender City vs Thrift City
“America’s growing trade deficit is selling the nation out from under them. Here’s a way to fix the problem—and we need to do it now. I’m about to deliver a warning regarding the U.S. trade deficit. I started way back in 1987 to publicly worry about our mounting trade deficits—and, as you know, we’ve not only survived but also thrived. So on the trade front, score at least one “wolf” for me. Nevertheless, I (Warren Buffet) am crying wolf again and this time backing it with Berkshire Hathaway‘s money. Through the spring of 2002, I had Continue Reading →
The Company Motorola Inc., was one to develop the Strategy in the 1980′s and provided Six Sigma training and Consultancy services. They Described Six Sigma as “At Motorola, we think about Six Sigma at three different levels: 1. As a Metric, 2. As a Methodology, 3. As a Management System. Essentially, Six Sigma is all three at the same time.”
Six Sigma Logo
I. Six Sigma as a Metric.
The term “Sigma” is often used as a scale for levels of quality for a product. Examples for this, using ‘Six Sigma’ is “6 defects per one million opportunities” (DPMO). Six Sigma started as a defect reduction effort in manufacturing and was then applied to other business processes to improve those businesses.”
II. Six Sigma as a Methodology
As the philosophy evolved, Six Sigma placed less emphasis on the literal definition of 6 DPMO, or counting defects in products and processes. Six Sigma became known as a business improvement methodology that focuses an organization on:
a) Utilizing rigorous data analysis to minimize variation in those Processes
b) Aligning key business processes to achieve those requirements
c) Driving rapid and sustainable improvement to business processes
d) Understanding and managing Continue Reading →
Applying Blue Ocean Strategy to Architecture and Business Models
Metro Manila and Habagat: Preparedness for Natural Disasters
The Floods have hit Metro Manila again with waters up to 1.5m high and slowly receding while the rest of the Metropolis is still under water.
There was a suggestion to have all the 17 Mayors of Metro Manila work together and think of the Metro’s problems. At this stage, it is crucial for each mayor to collaborate for a bigger solution, but that option is a hardly possible. The problem with Metro Manila mayors is that they are all petty politicians who are more interested in protecting their political interests and their friend than really solving problems of urban management.
Habagat Flooded Streets on Metro Manila
The MMDA is largely toothless and relegated to handling traffic management but even at that, limited according to Continue Reading →
Remembering all the News on the Paper every morning, I’d be going back to the Art of War. This document was written by Sun Tzu, a high ranking military general, tactician and strategist at around 400b.c.
Sun Tzu said: “The art of war is of vital importance to the State.“
Qin Xi’an Clay Warriors, Art of War
3. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one’s deliberations, Continue Reading →
Robert Greene author of the 33 Laws of Power
I. See Things for What They Are – Intense RealismReality can be rather harsh. Your days are numbered. It takes constant effort to carve a place for yourself in this ruthlessly competitive world and hold on to it. People can be treacherous. They bring endless battles into your life. Your task is to resist the temptation to wish it were all different; instead you must fearlessly accept these circumstances, even embrace them. By focusing your attention on what is going on around you, you will gain a sharp appreciation for what makes some people advance and others fall behind. By seeing through people’s manipulations, you can turn them around. The firmer your grasp on reality, the more power you will have to alter it for your purposes.
II. Make Everything Your Own – Self- Continue Reading →
To read the Sketchup Basic Commands Reference in the Previous Post “Basic Skethup Commands”
Keyboard shortcuts will make working in Google SketchUp 8 quicker and easier. The following table shows you some of SketchUp’s most common commands and the keystroke(s) that will get you there sooner:
Sketchup 8 Modelling Software
