Not mine. The blog’s.
I totally missed the first blog-anniversary, in fact, since Tanglad was born in April 2008. It’s been a cool year. I look back at what I previously wrote. Some of it, I’m happy about. Some of it makes me cringe.
But I’m happy that I’m writing and thinking. I’m happy to be in conversation with people who are helping me struggle through these issues. Salamat for all that.
Some people stumbled onto this blog googling for lemongrass and tanglad, but there are also searches for feminism, capitalism, women of color, export processing zones. Then there are other interesting and recurrent search terms, like:
- “Is militant angeleno filipino?” [My answer: I don’t know.]
And some disturbing ones, like “killing [racial slur]” Wtf? Why would a search like that land here?
And some funny/puzzling ones:
- throwing knives events
- gay boots
- fake vasectomy certificate
I wonder what searches are coming.
What’s been your most amusing or surprising search term?
Q: Is Militant Angeleno Filipino?
A: Militant Angeleno’s ethnic background is:
Unspecified.
Salamat for clearing that up, MA. That should end all the speculation 🙂
hi! i missed your posts 🙂
i recalled some of our discussions on microfinance and wanted to share some studies from a randomized evaluation:
http://www.povertyactionlab.org/papers/microfin.pdf
there are some hits, some misses. they know what they need to be done moving forward, although i’m not sure if they address the gender power imbalance issue we discussed (which may or may not be a factor in india)
Salamat for the link, GabbyD,will read and comment. But for starters, yes, gender is most definitely a factor in the effectiveness of development programs in addressing poverty. It’s more a matter of whether or not development policy workers recognize these women-centered knowledges.
Happy birthday! Magkasunod pa tayo! Natuwa ako sa obserbasyon mo tungkol sa mga nagba-bike, na kaunti ang POC… which is weird given iyung pagpo-project na universal ito.
Sa akin, ang pinaka-nakakatawang search ay: “hubad na larawan ni Alma Concepcion.” Maiyak ka na lang. Hehe.
Salamat, salamat, Teo. Heh, natawa ako sa Alma Concepcion search mo. Ngayon lang, mayroon akong search for “Asian women in boots.” *eyeroll*
Marami ngang sport, gaya ng biking, na nagsisikap magmukhang universal at inclusive. Maybe that’s part of why many mountain bikers claim they don’t notice race or ethnicity on the trail. Because I guarantee you do notice if the vast majority of people around you don’t look like you.
I’ve arrived here through a search for “tanglad.” Multiple times, in fact. However, I only did so because I kept forgetting to bookmark this blog and had to keep searching for it.
I know it’s been a while since we’ve spoken, but I’d like to let you know that I have, in fact, finally gotten my hands on a copy of Feminism Without Borders. I fully intend to read it as promised, though I may be slow about it. The Navy is keeping me only slightly less busy than it was while I was in Basic Training.
Hi AR,
Welcome back. I’d love to read about your take on Feminism Without Borders, perhaps in relation to previous posts on feminist organizing or third world women. I’ll probably put a post up reflecting on one of your suggested readings, most likely a re-visiting of my previous thoughts on microcredit (to get in GabbyD’s suggestions as well). Thanks for the post ideas.
The highest ranking search term on my blog is “fried chicken” and it’s not even amusing anymore. I’ve had just one post on un-feminist guilty pleasures and that became one of my top posts!
Heh, Cycads, it’s a little amusing to me, sorry 🙂
It’s funny too which posts become top posts, how unexpected it can be. On the flip side, I wrote a post that I poured my heart and soul into, and that I thought was the shit! (I still do.) But apparently, no one else does.