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I joined YugaTech’s online giveaway last month even if I had little hope of winning. Joining the giveaway was easy so I still gave it a go despite my hesitations and hoped for the best. I told to myself, maybe this time I’d get lucky! As soon as I shared my entry on my Facebook profile, two of my friends were already asking to share some of my prizes with them. They thought I won already since I was already thanking Yugatech & Cliptec PH (sponsor of the giveaway). Haha! Christmas day came; it was also the day when Abe will announce the winners of his giveaways. My dad and I were waiting for my sister & mom to return from their post-Christmas shopping when I decided to check Yugatech (thank you SM, for your free wi-fi). I already psyched myself not to expect anything so I was really surprised when I saw my name as one of the winners! If I were at home I would have screamed and probably ran around the house (parang nanalo lang sa lotto) but I was in a mall so I had to keep it cool! As soon as I got home, I sent Abe my details via e-mail, shared the news to my sister (who also won an online giveaway!), parents & Facebook.

I finally got my prizes today! I was hoping to get it sooner (excited much?) but since it was the holidays I did not mind. So what did I actually get? I got a pink CLiPtec Silicone Optical Mouse Pad (Opti-Pad) and a white CLiPtec Magic-Mate Portable Multimedia Speaker. I’ll post pictures of the actual items soon I was hoping to get a headset w/ mic or a multi-card reader (The two multi-card reader I bought from CD-R King is not working anymore :() since I really need (want) one but undecided if I should get one from CD-R King or from Octagon/Asianic. I want a quality purchase, one that would not easily break but at the same time not expensive. But who am I to complain, right? A freebie is a freebie. I’m currently using my mouse pad while my boyfriend asked for the portable speakers as soon as he saw it.

Thanks again Abe for the prizes and for bringing it to my office. It was nice meeting you too even for just a couple of seconds

As promised, here’s the photos of the items I’ve won.

Everybody always tells you ‘be humble’. But when’s the last time somebody told you ‘be AWESOME’? Or be GREAT? Be AMAZING.
-Kanye West

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I say goodbye to this chapter of my life… And I look forward to what comes next.
~Brooke Davis

This is a bit too late I know. I’ve constantly seen this year-end meme floating around blogs for as long as I can remember and I always wanted to do this on my blog but never had the time to do it until now. I had to chose the questions because there were just too many that had one-word answers (No or None) or I’d rather not answer

1. Where were you when 2011 began and who were you with?

I was in Melbourne, in Federation Square to be exact. I waited for the fireworks display with my officemates and my sister who was visiting me for the holidays.

2. Where were you when 2011 ended and who were you with?

I was back home with my parents & sister in Manila. The usual: preparing for Media Noche, arranging the 13 round fruits, round chocolates, gold coin chocolates, salt, cotton, ginger & garlic (Mom and her “feng shui” beliefs)

3. Did you go abroad in 2011?

Yes, I arrived in Melbourne in 2010. My initial assignment was for 2 months only but for some unforeseen circumstances in the project, I stayed until end of October of this year.

4. How many different states did you travel to in 2011?

In Australia, I’ve been to 2 states: Melbourne which is in Victoria and Sydney which is in New South Wales. In the Philippines, I’ve been to 2 different provinces as well: Subic & Puerto Princesa.

5. What was your most embarrassing moment of 2011?

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Over the weekend, Tropical Storm Washi (known locally as Sendong) hit CDO and Iligan badly. As I see the news all over social network sites and local news sites, I can’t help but remember September 2009. This is when Ondoy hit Metro Manila and neighboring provinces hard. I remembered the hours I spent in my car, trying to find the safest place where I know flood will not reach me. I was scared to even sleep in my car because of the fear that flood waters might reach me and who knows what will happen next. I know what I went through was nothing compared to the others but I am still thankful that I was spared. I went home the next day at around 5am and as I drove past SLEX, I can see abandoned cars. Its an eerie feeling and seemed like one of the scenes from the movie, I Am Legend. As soon as I got home, the first thing I did was check the Internet to see how much damage did Ondoy leave. I couldn’t help but cry upon seeing all those people who lost their lives. Without any hesitations, I quickly donated to Red Cross via Globe. I knew that my donation no matter how small can help rebuild the lives & dreams that was washed away by Ondoy.

Its sad that while most of us were out partying (guilty! Our company’s Christmas party was last Saturday) or out buying Christmas presents our fellow countrymen down south is struggling to save their lives. A colleague from our office sent us an e-mail this morning saying that in Cagayan De Oro alone, the recovered bodies have almost reached 500 and there are over 500 more people missing. The death toll will most probably be more than Peping and Ondoy’s toll combined. That is just heartbreaking and to think that its only 6 days before Christmas. With that being said, I hope that people find it in their hearts to help in any way they can. Here are a number of ways on how to help:

1. Donate through Red Cross
1. Thru Credit Card
2. Thru Online Banking
3. Thru SMS & G-Cash
• SMS: Text REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)
• G-Cash: Text DONATEAMOUNT4-digit M-PINREDCROSS to 2882
• You can donate the following denominations:
  Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
  Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
2. Donate through One For Iligan
3. Donate through LBC
1. Hotline: (632) 8585 – 999
2. LBC will deliver your donated goods for free
3. Find your nearest LBC branch here

There are 25 million Filipinos on Facebook. If each one donates 5 pesos to Red Cross we could raise 125 million for Sendong victims. Let’s do this!