R.A. Mendoza; The P.o.e.t.i.c. Educator Has a Blog!

Hello family, friends, and fans!!

This is our first ever official blog for 2006!!! We are excited to be able to connect with all of you who have been very supportive of our past accomplishments with the success of R.A.'s first book titled Poetic Pieces (www.ramendoza.com). We are very thankful for your past support and know that you will continue to "enjoy the ride." We hope that this will be an ongoing blog so that you can voice your opinion and R.A. can give you all an update of his many travels throughout his poetic and journalistic journey.

Since the first two book signings in December 2003 in the Monterey Peninsula (Pacific Grove),CA and Hollywood, CA, we have been able to sell hundreds of books throughout this grass roots project and have been able to reach many of you throughout R.A.'s home state of Califoprnia (Seaside, Monterey, BerkeleyBay Area, Los Angeles, and San Diego), New York,
Las Vegas, Boston, New Orleans, New Jersey, and the Philippines, even Europe.

From the bottom of my heart and my staff, we are very appreciative and thankful for your love and kindness that you've shown us throughout almost 3 years.

Now that the spiritual book of Poetic Pieces has reached many of you, please keep it going since now the focus is concentrated in building the Frank and Concepcion B. Mendoza Scholarship Fund in the Philippines in memory of my parents.

I am very thankful for my wife Rose's unbelievable love and support throughout inception of the book and it's many adventures throughout the United States and Europe.

We are thankful for the following supporters from December 2003 to the present:

Kababayan LA TV Show on Channel 18 who featured Poetic Pieces and Poetic Passages in one of their segments in June 2006, KPFK radio show in LA, California Junior Chamber, the media from the Monterey Peninsula(Monterey County Herald, Monterey Coast Weekly, Carmel Pine Cone and many others), Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philippine Press Club International and the Philippine Media, New Jersey's Pinoy Rock Radio Show, Las Vegas' Gene Ward Elementary School and Stardust Hotel (Asian Pacific Expo), FPAC (Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture), the many amazing families of relatives including the Mendozas, Buhions, Ruizos, Ablutons, Richardsons, Ringors, Mooneys, Gerolagas, Goltzs, and many who may have been forgotten (Sorry!!).

Now that I'm branded as The P.o.e.t.i.c. Educator (Poetry on Earth that is Cool..TM) , I will be making appearances at school assemblies, libraries, school classrooms, and other ways to inspire audiences in the launch of the new "Poetic Singalong Hip Hop Show."

Future appearances include: Woodcrest Library (free show)
Thursday, August 24th, 2006; 3:30 p.m.
1340 W. 108th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90044
323-757-9373

Eagle Rock City Hall (free show)
Friday, September 8th, 2006; 7:3o p.m.
Pinoy Stories - by famed award-winning playwright Henry Ong
201 North Figueroa Street (cross street is Colorado Avenue)
Los Angeles, CA (City of Eagle Rock)
323-665-7612

Festival Philippine Arts and Culture
(nominal fee)
Weekend of September 9th and 10th, 2006
all day till sundown
Point Fermin Park; San Pedro, CA
I will be a co-emcee on Sunday, September 10th

Also, please purchase my new, improved book Poetic Pieces on my website...ramendoza.com....I'm still donating a portion of the proceeds in honor and memory of my late parents for the Frank and Concecpion B. Mendoza Scholarship Fund.....CONGRATULATIONS TO NIECES KRISS JOIE D. MENDOZA AND

KAREN JAYNE D. MENDOZA FROM LUBAO, PAMPANGA WHO ARE THE 2006 RECIPIENTS AND WILL BE RECEIVING $250 EACH FOR A SCHOLARSHIP AT THEIR UNIVERSITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES!!!!!!

We hope to see you at one of these future events!!

Peace and blessings,
R.A. Mendoza and Staff