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RE: A Vlog About Vlogging. It's not easy making videos in the Philippines.
online travel vlogging is a double-edged sword. :)
on the positive side.. meeting a lot of cool people you might not have met otherwise. and going to see locations for new material you might not have otherwise visited. overall i'd say the positives out-weight the negatives.
as for negatives, losing a part of your privacy. fans of the channel are cool and i've yet to have a bad encounter with meeting a viewer, either planned or by chance. it is the online 'trolls' who seem to take pleasure in twisting around your dating choices, your haircut, your voice.. anything to be negative that is a bit of a downer.
fortunately, those people can be blocked online and their comments deleted. life goes on. :)
I have met many people that I now call friends from my online presence... from Luzon to Mindanao, and Guam. I really haven't had a big problem with trolls... although I have had to block a few (that goes with the territory). For the most part, if you present information that folks are genuinely interested in, throw in a pinch reality, and sprinkle it with a little humor, most folks will be receptive. While I might blog in an "event-based" format, I really do not discuss particulars when it comes to privacy issues with me, my wife or the family. So for me, I loose very little privacy. For me, it's simply being "Retired in Samar - One Day at a Time!" (And don't forget to smash that "Follow" button Henry!)