This website is my workshop. Thus, I use MAD’s Workshop as an alternate name for it. And allow me to guide you through the nooks and crannies of this site.

You might want to check my video intro first.

The following are the main sections you can access directly, or you can click on them in the navigation menu and tabs.

Home
My Academic Writings
My Korean Projects
My Works in English
My Works In Filipino
Preface

If you click on the Home section from here, you will be brought to this website’s homepage.

If you click directly on the other main sections (after Home) from this page, you will be directed to an article introducing the section at the bottom, which is a link to the subsections (or articles) beneath them.

On the left is a snapshot of my website’s homepage. The article that appears when you open it is the latest of my blog posts.

If items are posted in the HOME section, WordPress classifies them as “blog posts.” All other items in the different sections (and the sections themselves) are called “pages.” I suppose that is only for proper placement because, technically, all the “posts” can be transformed into “pages” if desired.

As you can see, the first item in the NAVIGATION MENU is HOME. That is where all “blog posts” are displayed. All tabs north of HOME are where all “pages” are placed.

The sidebar includes, among other things, the author’s grid/profile (where you can also find a link to my curriculum vitae), my video intro, a list of my recent posts, and a list of recent comments visitors to this website make.

After posting a blog, I automatically create its “page version” and place it in a category where it belongs in the other sections.

Let me help you if you wish to explore this website. In several paragraphs below are links you can click from here. You can also access all of my works using the navigation bar.

I also provided an introductory page for each section and subsection. The introductory page for each section provides links to the subsections and to specific works.

I included the section My Academic Writings for my academic works/essays—the studies I wrote, which were presented at international conferences and published in indexed journals, the thesis (and dissertation) I wrote for my Master’s degree (and Ph.D. degree), and the essays I wrote about education, the workplace, and my experiences as a teacher. This section also includes my perspective articles and unpublished works.

In the section My Korean Projects, I share my experiences as a Filipino expat and a teacher in South Korea. The four subsections are Korean Adventures (essays/commentaries written in English), Kuwentong Kimchi (essays written in Filipino), My Gastronomic Journey In Korea (articles chronicling my gastronomic journey here in South Korea), and Korean Dishes/Foods I Tried (videos and a brief explanation about the Korean dishes I have been enjoying in this country).

The section My Works in Filipino contains the one-act plays, short stories, essays, and poems (all in Filipino) I have written through the years, mostly from 2013  onwards. The following are the sub-sections: Dulang May Isang Yugto, Maikling Nobela, Maikling Kwento, Sanaysay, and Tula. Clicking on these links brings you to the pages where you can see links for specific individual works.

Below, you’ll see how a section is subdivided into subsections and subsections into more subdivisions until the titles of specific works can be seen.

I have written many poems in Filipino. Thus, you see here that Tula also has its own sub-sections, namely Apatang Taludtod, Bayan Muna, Heto Na Ang Jeep, Kwentulaan, Pagninilay, Pakwelang Taludturan, Sa Piling Ng Mga Hayop, Samu’t-sari, Tibok, Tinulang Jokes, and Tinula Kong Kanta.

The section My Works in English has several sub-sections: Commentaries, Dramatic Monologue (Declamation), Essays, My Research Works, Oratorical Pieces, Poems, Short Stories, Sports Blogs, and The Jungle Story.

The topics I discussed in my essays varied. I also subdivided the section Essays into several subsections: About the Philippines, Essays on Personal Growth and Development, Literature, Language and Movies, and Personal Essays.

Just like the section for my poems in Filipino, the section where the few poems I have written in English are also subdivided with the following assigned labels: Heartbeats, Quatrains,  Random Thoughts,  Frames and Verses, and My Attempts at Haiku.

The Welcome section contains items other than this guide to my website, including updates about this website and an answer to the question, “Why do I write?” You can also find the poem I wrote about my names, pseudonyms, and my curriculum vitae.

The “footer widgets” section also features videos I posted on my other social media accounts (TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook).

Thank you for dropping by.

May God bless you and your family always.