Another First.

There are a lot of firsts for me this year that includes my first ever video on YouTube, uploaded my first designs on an online gift shop, first time to learn how to use Photoshop, Illustrator and Premier Pro (All Adobe products). Yes, you can say I have been left behind (well, almost), but I don't think it is too late to learn new tricks/

As they say, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks", but I disagree.

According to idioms.freedictionary.com

something that you say which means it is difficult to make someone change the way they do something when they have been doing it the same way for a long time You're never going to teach your father at the age of 79 to use a computer. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, you know.

I am still a long way from that aforementioned age but being in my early 40s, I could say that there is still more left in the tank to take in more knowledge and learn new skills. I do admit though that I get headaches trying to practice whatever it was I just picked up and putting into action some of the ideas I come up with.

Unlike the young ones (whose brains are like sponges that could take in a lot of information without getting dizzy) people in my age bracket could still acquire new habits, but with a lot more effort.

More than two months ago, I had my taste of another first.

Although all my adult life has been centered upon being infront of a microphone inside a soundproof room that broadcasts music and information to radio receivers by way of a transmitter, I have never sang "live" by my lonesome until now.

It was August 29, 2016 and it was a really awesome and productive day which, in turn, inspired me to share a song which was truly unplanned. Although I had the jitters, I pushed on with it and even put myself infront of the camera.

First published on Facebook, I am sharing it with you here.



You could tell by the sound of my voice that I am not used to doing this as I am not a singer. I don't even own a karaoke machine at home (but plan to buy one so that the kids may learn how to sing). I have followed it up with another song, but that is for another post for another day.

More practice is needed.

You can listen to my radio program here.

Happy Halloween 2016!!!

Happy Halloween 2016!!!

It is that time of the year once more.

Trick or treat!

November 01 is All Souls Day and November 2 is All Saints Day here in the Philippines and the former is a non-working holiday. Time off from work for most people.

While some of the families took advantage of the long weekend to spend some quality time with relatives and friends, others opted to stay put and not go through the ordeal of lining up in the bus terminals. Not to mention the heavy traffic jam, northbound or southbound, this would generate as vehicles are packed with people that want to go to their respective provinces and pay respect to the dearly departed.

It is still the 30th of October as of this writing and hopefully, those of you guys who decided to brave it out and traveled home arrived safe and sound. Not just on the way home, but on your back to the metropolis.

Lianne and Sophie face painting!!!

Good thing, my family and I stayed. I had a great time just watching the neighborhood kids have fun. They were game enough to allow me to capture them on video while they were playing zombie attack! Maybe they are huge fans of the TV show "The Walking Dead" or they have seen the popular film "Train To Busan", both of which feature zombies.

Boo!!!

Remember to stay safe.

Have fun this Happy Halloween 2016!!!

My first video on YouTube.

Someone asked me:

"Why are you doing this?"

"Aren't you a little too late to join the online world"?

“Have you had any experience?”

Those questions lingered in my mind and didn’t find any answers to, until now.

No, I haven’t been outside the Solar system exploring other planets to not know and experience what YouTube is all about. It’s just that I only became truly interested in uploading videos after getting approved for Adsense the very first time I uploaded one. Prior to that I only go and watch YouTube videos to learn and be entertained.

So, my answer to question number 1 is another question. Why not?

I thought; why not make a YouTube channel to complement my personality as someone who is in radio. Others are doing it, why not join, right? It is a way to reach out to my audience and share my experiences in a visual medium rather than just be limited to the audio realm.

This leads me to answer the second question:

"Aren't you a little too late to join the online world"?

No. The whole humanity may have already begun uploading videos but that doesn’t mean we can’t just because we’re behind in the game. The early video creators or YouTube partners have ridden the wave and have now become famous. Examples are Pewdiepie, Tim Schmoyer of Video Creators, Lloyd Cafe Cadena and a lot more successful Youtubers.

They have millions and thousand of subscribers now which translates to a lot of views, in a matter of minutes, every time they upload a new video. It took years for them to get to where they are compared to a beginner like me.

And my reply to the third question is:

Yes and No.

Yes, in the sense that I’ve searched and read about the many different ways to start a YouTube channel and it could be incredibly daunting just to try. With regards to earning online, I have been part of some revenue-sharing micro-blogging sites before and stopped (or should I say, on hiatus). I also began contributing to a friend’s successful blog site as a guest writer but my primary job (as a spots producer in our radio network) comes first.

I began writing on my blog only last February of last year, 2015 and my only blog entry, thus far, is this one:

Welcome to Major Tom’sBlog.

It took almost two years to finally come up with a follow-up to this blog.

No, I have no further experience as can be seen in the video below.

That is my first video on Youtube.

Born out of the sudden idea that I had when we went to check why people in our village were walking towards our community clubhouse. I whipped out my phone and started taking videos of the people after getting information that they were evacuating because of the rising water level from the small river that cut between Phase 9 and East Bellevue.

Since then, I have 10 videos on my YouTube channel MajorTomPhil and hopefully I could add more content to the channel as I go along this journey.

What were your experiences when you started?

I’d like to know. Leave a comment below.

Welcome to Major Tom's blog.

Hi there!

This is Major Tom's blog. And here is where I will share with you my adventures and misadventures as my career in broadcasting evolves.

You are reading this because you have heard me on the radio. I am with DWWW 774 AM in the Philippines hosting the Monday to Friday radio show "Awit ng pag-ibig" from 6-9pm (Philippine Standard Time GMT+8).

Follow my blog and stay tuned for updates and of course, listen to my show here. Thanks!