I didn't dream I'd get hooked; that there'd be (very) little else I'd rather do.
I didn't reckon I'd belong to a cool kewl community of bloggers, eyeball to the max, win "thinking," rocking," "schmoozing" blogger's badges, co-edit a Pinoy mom's electronic magazine, be featured in a newspaper, get interviewed on television.
And I most certainly didn't count on making a quick buck.
All I wanted was to help my favorite newbie bloggers win when I participated in e-commerce guru Janette Toral's "Top Ten Emerging Influential Bloggers" competition.
All of my nominees -- Dine Racoma, Gibbs Cadiz, and The Philosophical Bastard -- landed on the top ten. As though that weren't enough, I won with them, in a fashion -- $$$ in the side draw!
So all I can say now is: Thank you, Janette Toral and sponsors; Congrats all winners (of either puri or pera); and ...
Beware, bloggers!
82 comments:
yehey annamanila!
where will WE eat?
(emphasis on we)
also, after a month of sitting on it--I am finally passing on the thinking blogger award that you gave me--its about time, right?
it was great fun chatting with you.
you make me laugh with your one line zingers and such.
also yehey for once i am first to comment.
eto pala ang byuti ng na sa states.
yehey. Congrats. You are one lucky lady.
Save something for me on my next vacation. ha ha ha ha
Congrats! Woohoo! :)
yehey! $$$, you truly deserve the win, as you say your 3 nominees were all winners. that's a sweep. when do we splurge...Annamanila?
You've been one busybee Anna!
Anong tv show ka na-interview ? I don't have TFC but I might be able to find it on Youtube, who knows? =)
Hi Anna,
Thanks for the Uk shops you mentioned. I'm iterested to know the exact location of the ukay ukay warehouse at the end of BanaweSt. in Quezon City towards Espana Avenue. Me and my sister were lost because we cannot see the warehouse. We met at the corner of Banawe Ave. cor E. Rodriguez but here is no Uk warehouse. then we rode the tricycle to Banawe corner Quezon Ave. No uk shop warehouse also. Please give me the exact address as We wanted to get a bargain. Is there a parking space because we ant to bring a car. Thanks again
What a way to blog; be prolific and get good money on the side. That's the way to go for all bloggers.
Yay!! Congrats on the winning the buckeroos. Was hoping....nay, praying I'd be one of the lucky winners too.
Just in case Ms. Toral decides to run this contest again, rest assured I will vote for you again :)
And Dine too :)
BTW, I read your interview on Sunday Inquirer Magazine. Great tips. Maybe you can share some of the phone numbers of your sukis :)
Congrats! I'm so proud of you! Enjoy blogging...
blog hoppin neat blog and i enjoyed my visit. check mines too if u have time. TC
Hi Anna, congrats again. Shopping na....Re blogging, just started last summer. Before I didn't know what this blogging thing until I read something about sassylawyer (next find is teacher julie, then lady cess then annamanila then heart of rachel) in the paper and the rest is history (as they say). Now, I'm addicted, when I wake up early in the morning I blog, after breakfast I blog again, after dinner I blog while "listening" to my favorite soap opera. Even in my dreams, I'm blogging. Hay, can someone wake me up na.....
Wow, congrats tita! Natawa ako puri or pera hahahha... Galing naman! :)
Congrats Anna... btw, is the prize in $$ or in Peso?
Congrats Anna. One day, we'll just see you becoming a problogger. Will you still be blogging about Scrabble by then? And will you still visit our lowly blogs to post you comment? :)
Congrats Annamanila! That's a sweet reward for something you love doing.
Hello Annamanila. Congratulations again for winning the raffle. I do hope of being able to catch up with you again someday.
On another note, we just started the Filipina Writing Project and I hope you can join.
thanks for the blowout?
Thanks for the blowout too..?? hehe
Your sidebar tips on Ukay Ukay --> are great.. I never knew you're a U2 queen pala. then we shall schedule an expedition to the U2 capital of the world -my hometown!
Am I allowed to edit myself? hehe
It should be: then we must* schedule an expedition...
nakakahawa ka haha
Beginners luck daw yan! Congrats!
television? woohoo, star ka na! dapat talaga close na tayo ngayon pa lang, haha. congrats, anna! it couldn't have happened to a nicer blogger. :)
Oh wow, congrats to you as well! By the way, re neck of woods--that is, you leave in the same area as I do, so can meet easily! :)
congrats Anna :-)
I'm sure there's nothing more gratifying than enjoying what you do and earning a bit from it at the same time :-)
you're on tv? I hope I can have a glimpse of it...
Ssssh ... do you think i will be kidnapped? Am so loaded. Don't worry, I will blow it when you come.
Did you pick up the thinking badge. I haven't. lol
Enjoyed last night too. And well, its easier to zing online ... wait till you find out how royally dull i actually am.
Myepinoy!
Yup, ain't I lucky. Well you have to come soon if you'd join the bash. hehehe
Jigs!
Thanks. Exactly, woohoo!!
I do? But that was a stroke of luck. Splurge? Sure ... soon.
Gina. It was lifestyle channel and do you know I don't even have cable tv. haha ... sige you watch it and tell me how ghastly i am.
Anonymous!
U an sorry to mislead you but I only know the two UK shops I mentioned, aside from anoather in Tagaytay. I will try to ask around. ok?
Major Tom!
As nyepinoy says, i got lucky! That's all. ty ty
Scrooch!
Promise ha. But by the time Die and I will no longer be an emergent but a fully submerged blogger. Then, WE vote for you!
Bernz!
Thank you my dear Bernz. I a proud that you are proud of me. Will tty to make your prouder. :)
Thank you very mucho .. i will check yours too .. soon ... one of these days.
Gwapasila!
The above ty was for you. C ya soon at your place.
Rowena!
I was just like you when I was a newbie. Blogging was the first thing I do when I wake, the last I do before bed. Still is. Dyahi!
I an glad you joined the blogging community. Now, what do you know -- we're buddies!!
Sasha!
The other variant of pera or puri is honor or honorarium ... :) Hmmm 'magaling' becomes you more than me. hehehe Keep it up and promise you'd be my mentor someday.
Sngl guy!
Its in green bucks. I have already checked .. its authentic. lol
Abaniko!
I will scrabble till my eyes and fingers permit me to. Pro-blogger? I've had PPP installed for months and I havent tried to post anything for $ yet. I really don't feel a pull. But who knows ha.
Rachel!
Exacty its almost like being paid for singing in the bathroom.
Janette Toral!
Lack words to say ty. Hmmm I read about that contest ... so an ebtrt can be written in pilipino-english? I'd give it a thought. Thanks so much for asking me to join.
Noemi!
You are welcome? hahahA
Chateay!
You are welcome, I am not so sure?
Did your editing make our Baguio exoedutuib ab imperative> Splendid!
Chateau!
You are welcome, I am not sue?
Did your editing make our Baguio expedition an imperative? Splendid.
Febeth!
Yup, lucky .. thats what I am. ty
Gibbs!
Sabi ko sa yo, stick by me, boy! ohhahaha Ty Congrats to a puri winner!
Gypsy!
That 'neck of my woods' expression sent me running to a friend who teaches at UP. Do you like in Diliman? or in Pasig?
Gypsy!
Sent me running to a friend who is an English prof. hahaha Splendid then. When's your flight?
Pining!
Ty, ty. Oo nga, ang feeling ko I should pay rather than get paid .. for this almost undiluted pleasure.
Congratulations ms. anna! You're really one cool, rocking, thinking and winning blogger!
Intsik!
Thanks. I have always written but as someone put it, blogging has "liberated" my style.
Keep on blogging and venting.
Coffeefreak!
Oooh, if coffeefreak says so, then I must!! haha Ty ty I love coffee too until one day it kept me away from sleep. Which I really don't mind except that I hate floating at work.
hey when is the TREAT?
TREAT! TREAT! TREAT! hehehe
Seriously congratulations Myrna...that is so cool ha :)
I knew it all along. You are much more that what meets the eyes. Congrats.
Verna!
Hmm . ikaw pa. Malakas ka sa akin. Taralets.
Dio!
Hmmm ... coming from you, i won't take that as a slight. haha
ty
ma, may contest sa hypermart.. sali ka ha. kain uli tayo duon bukas ni ate at ela para sagap ka ambience.
Wow! Super lucky ka naman, my friend.
Ayan, dahil nanalo ka, kapag nag-EB tayo finally, ikaw ang taya. hahaha!
Ay Rhoda!
Basta ikaw, anytime! hahaha
Diliman area po! Please email me if you have time..gypsygirl@bluebottle.com :) My time remaining (in Phils) is ticking away, but who knows? Maybe can find time to meet up! Cheers!
I will ... as soon as I get out of this rut i am in which has also kept me away from bloghopping to my heart's content. Tama si Verns, our work gets on the way of our blogging.
Btw, thanks for this expression "neck of my woods." My prof-friend tells me it can also be used idiomatically ... to mean like-spirited. Hmmm and i thought that was what you meant. :)
Mylene!
Yesterday was fun. But I haven't found an angle yet. Or haven't chosen one that can be written up seamlessly.
Balato naman! :p
what blogging can do nga naman :) congratz po! from multi-awarded to perhaps multi-paid? :)
Wow! Congratulations! =B
Can a non-blogger join the blow-out too? Congrats, annamanila.
ang haba-haba ng comment ko, dati pa yon, di pumasok.
anyway, congrats! mustve spent all of it by now :) enjoy!
Teka, teka... bat lahat ng tao ililibre mo? What about me?????!!!! :)
Anna, better late than never...CONGRATS! hehehe keep on inspiring us all =)
Jerry!
As if di kita lagi libre.
Lady Cess!
Haba comment? I like haba comment! Why didn't you try to replicate. haha ty Cess! Have a good weekend ... good weather .. for ducks. hehehe
Toe!
That's my most fervent wish .. to be able to libre you where you are. Send me tickets to Cambodia?! Ganda daw dyan.
Jap!
What an inspiring comment! haha will visit you .. just bracing myself for bloghopping which i have neglected. bad me.
Mitch!
Gusto ko din punta sa India. Been there once .. sarap ng indian icecream. Ay sorry wala ka pala sa India .. sa Bahrain ... pasensya na. over 40 na kasi hahaha. Pwede na din dyan. :) tickets please.
Dimaks!
Salamat po Mang Sajid. Multipaid ... hmmm. Sana. Buti ka pa kahit nagdodoktor nakakabloghop. :(
Liz!
Aba bumisita si Aling Liza. Ty! Read you soon.
nag-advance yata ang mga edad namin sa post na ito, hehehe.
galing galing! you are starting the reap the rewards of being an awesome blogger. congratulations! am so proud of you.
Dimaks!
Hindi ko gets. Did I make you older?
Thank you Belle. You're one of the buddies I am proud to be proud of me. :)
Woohoo! Congrats Anna. And you're right blogging is so addicting it should come with a "caution" note attached at registration.
:-)
Auee!
Oo nga, ano ... parang yung caveat sa cigarettes. :)
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