14Apr
Dear WP,
This is my first time to use WordPress. I have read about you a couple of times before but somehow your perceived reputation intimidated me, thinking you’re an ultra-geeky stuff web developers dabble in. Obviously, I was wrong. My first impressions suck sometimes.
It took me awhile, actually hours, to familiarize myself in this new surrounding. I got lost a dozen times but eventually managed to find my way out of the thicket. You do appear too savvy for me but I’m glad to know that I’ve got enough brains for this. So far I can say that you’ve got the best templates to date. They are all great as I got literally confused on which design to take. So I opted for something that has less clutter. I am happy to have made a solid decision today as I am known to change my mind everytime I look out the window.
I don’t know what else is there that needs to be deciphered aside from widgets :p I am still feeling my way in like a blind man wearing a sunshade. How come I don’t see my photo appear in my profile page? I thought I look great in that black and white photo. See?
Well, I guess we need more time to get to know each other. We have 365 days to do that. You will soon discover how I have been unfaithful to my other blog accounts. Over the years, I’ve been maintaining a harem but managed to be faithful to only one - Livejournal :p
With love and much trembling,
Ellen
14Apr
Ellen lives in Manila, Philippines with her mom, brothers and a cat. She was born in 1974. When not working, she surfs the internet for news, changes her website’s template, writes, does watercolor portraits, eats blueberry cheesecake and watches movies. Her book collection includes JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Max Lucado and Jessica Zafra. She regularly attends church service in Christ’s Commission Fellowship.
Part of her dream of travelling the world has been fulfilled when she went to London, England in July 2007. There she lived her life in obscurity, away from the internet, menacing Manila traffic, rude taxi drivers and local paparazzi. She wants to see more of Europe and the US someday.
Professional Background
Ellen was a freshman Tourism student in Polytechnic University of the Philippines when started working as a comics illustrator and portrait artist. Two years after, she was hired by an events company producing children’s shows where she stayed for almost 5 years as an events coordinator. The year 2000 opened more doors for her. She worked in a local mall doing events and promotions. After spending two years in the retail world, she went to work as marketing officer in a group of casual dining restaurant and in an international pizza chain until the latter part of 2007.
Education
She attended high school in Jose Rizal College. A year after high school graduation, she took up Tourism for two years in Polytechnic University in the Philippines and shifted to Advertising and Public Relations. She has plans of taking up short courses in web design and development and entering graduate school to pursue a master’s degree in marketing management.
