La Consolacion College Manila Talk

Last October 6, Benjamin Caruncho III invited GDG Philippines to La Consolacion College Manila. I went to the event with fellow community managers Anne Olvido and Chelle Gray. Anne talked about Google Developers Groups (GDGs), Google Docs, Google Forms, Google+, and other Google technologies. Chelle discussed Google Business Group Philippines and "Thesis Ideas: Where to start?" I talked about Android Apps development. After my talk, Geo Advocate Wayne Manuel did a talk about Google Map Maker and conducted hands-on mapping session.

Here is the slides I used in my presentation:

Why go into Android Apps Development?

And here are some important links:

• Google+ Event Page:
  https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/clnutvofhoe11cnadvvlj0g52m4
• Event Notes: http://goo.gl/W7cwK

Run United 3 2012

Last September 16, 2012, I ran at the last leg of the Runrio Trilogy 2012, the Run United 3. This was my third 10k run for the year. I wanted to beat my record in the previous run even if I do not have much training because I've been too busy the past months. However, it rained during the run so I walked more than half of the distance. This was my first run in the rain. After the run, I just got my bag and the finishers' kit and went home.

Based from the official results, which is available here and here, I finished the run in 01:27:58 (Chip Time) and 1:28:59 (Gun Time). The race analysis is also available here.

It was still a good experience even if I wasn't able to beat my previous record. I am hoping this won't be my last run for the year.

Globe Labs Developer Day

Last September 15, 2012, we attended Globe Labs' Developer Day at the Corporate Showroom in Valero Telepark. We went there earlier to help out in the registration.

James Pearce, Head of Developer Advocacy of Facebook, was the speaker for the event. He talked about Facebook App Development, App Center and the Open Graph API. There was also a "Show and Share" portion after the talks. Anne Michelle Santos, the Developer Relations Manager of Globelabs showcased Globe's Facebook Apps. Other presentations include "Alterspace", Eden APIs by Christian Blanquera and Tag Huddle by Nikko Bautista. At the end of the event, Anne Michelle announced that GlobeLabs will be having a MobApp Hunt contest and the details will be posted this week.