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This is the provincial life like you've never seen before.
This is the provincial life like you've never seen before.
I've been really busy lately, thus I haven't had time to blog. Goodness! A lot had happened since my last blog and I don't even know where to start. I promise to blog all of them (with pictures!) but I got something important to tell you guys for now...
Today, I'm posting the mechanics for my Mini Birthday Contest!!! Yipeeee!!! Are you ready? Here we go.
Contest Mechanics:
For my Mini Birthday Contest this year, there’s going to be 3 categories and a lot of chances to win…
Twitter: If you haven't yet, you can follow me @MyMariaTV and tweet this: “Just joined MyMaria’s #bastaigatsikat Birthday Contest 2010 to win the gift of Flickr Pro! http://bit.ly/9RFcYa”
Please limit your tweets/RTs to 2 x a day. Each tweet/RT will count as 1 raffle entry. I shall be taking note of all your entries and draw them randomly. I am going to pick one lucky Twitter follower who is going to enjoy a Flickr Pro account on my birthday (04/18) and I will send you a DM if you win. Contest is open worldwide.
Multiply/Bloggers: For a chance to win a Multiply Premium Account + A Local Obagi Kit, you can re-post this entry, blog about it, and place a link back on your blog. Please leave a comment below and a link to your blog entry so I can keep track of it. I shall again draw the winner on 04/18 and send you a message or comment on your blog if you win! Two other bloggers will also get to win GlutaMAX Lightening Soaps with Glutathione 135g each. Contest is open to Philippine residents or those who have an existing mailing address in the Philippines.
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Facebook: You can Become A Fan of my blog account at http://www.facebook.com/pages/MyMaria-Basta-Igat-Sikat/249299832126 and answer the question I posted on the profile pic! Take note: You are only allowed to guess the answer ONCE A DAY. Whoever gets it right first on or before my birthday gets to win a pair of Havaianas from me! I will send the lucky winner a message asking for his/her size (and perhaps a particular model if available). Then I shall purchase the Havaianas pair at our exclusive distributor and ship it to you. Two other lucky Facebook followers (drawn randomly on 04/18) will win GlutaMAX Lightening Soaps with Glutathione 135g each. Contest is open to Philippine residents or those who have an existing mailing address in the Philippines.
But wait, there’s more…
I shall have weekly contests starting on March 21st, so watch out for more prizes! I will tweet them, blog them, and post them on Facebook for more details.
So until then… Stay tuned!
Celebrate life and love!
Normally I don't write about politics or anything related to our government because it makes me vomit depressed, but the recent blackout/brownouts or power outages has prompted me to blog about it. Why? Because it's annoying and I want to de-stress myself. Now I have a weird feeling these recent turn of events, blame it on the TransCo or whoever you want, I feel has something to do with the automated voting for the upcoming elections. Perhaps they want to do it the old way, maybe because cheating would be so much easier? The "dagdag-bawas" technique has been proven for so many years and had been carried out effortlessly. But what do I know about it, right? I'm just a common law-abiding citizen who does not know where my taxes go. (I don't pay much anyway because I freelance a lot. So yeah.) You know, this is one of the reasons why I shifted from my Political Science course. I figured everything I was taught in class will never happen in real life.
Guess who's back? Me, of course. :)
I had a great month! No arrests made, no bones broken, no feelings hurt, and made it through another one... Just less than two months and cariño mio will be here! Yay! In the meantime, these keep me busy all the time... and I mean, ALL THE TIME!
FarmVille
FarmTown
CafeWorld
RollerCoasterKingdom
So then I wondered if we could grow weed on FarmVille and sell it on MafiaWars then make hash brownies in CafeWorld and then we can all get high on RollerCoasterKingdom!!! ^_^ Geez, these facebook games really kill time, don't they? So what are you waiting for? Add me up as your neighbor! My game account: ramenoodle@ymail.com -- GOOOO!
Okay, that sounded a lil pathetic. I just remembered making nasty comments about people wasting time with online games, and look who ate her words! ME! Hahaha... well, if you can't beat them, join them! :P At least, it keeps me preoccupied especially now that there's no work for me. Damn that recession! On the bright side, that gives me quite the ample time to play not just one, but THREE, yes 3 facebook accounts. HAHA! Overboard huh? But that'll soon change once Vincenzo gets home. I bet it will. Wanna bet?
So what else is new? I've been microblogging with Plurk and Twitter a lot so you might wanna add or follow me there if you care. ^_^ I update those on a daily basis. Comments, suggestions, and violent reactions are most welcome.
Caught up with some reading and got the chance to read Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol for 2 days, and it was really a good read. Definitely a page turner so you might wanna read that on a weekend. The book made me regret not going to the US Capitol when I had the chance to. Atay lang. But I'm really looking forward to its movie release in 2012.
Also, since I haven't been out for some time, I really miss taking pictures (camwhoring, too) but that too will change this Christmas season. More pictures, more gimmicks... Yay! Can't wait. I need to catch up on my photography skills. I feel they're getting rusty as well. *sigh*
Halloween is coming up pretty fast.. and I haven't decided if I should go trick or treating. Hey, no one's really too old for that you know! I don't know what I'll dress up as this year though. I haven't had the inspiration to come up with a kickass costume yet. Tee hee.
Two years ago:
Last year:
So now, I don't know, let's just wait and see... Halo or wings? Horns and tail?
It wasn't a sugar-coated 400-word entry to say the least. In fact, it was deep down hardcore truth. No frills. No bullshit. Just Michael and Maria.
Turned out so many people actually left comments feeling positive, giving us the go signal, and wishing us well. Wow! T'was just amazing really that Michael and I came to our senses and so, LOVE HAPPENS.
Initially, I wrote him a limerick. What's that? Google it! OR better yet, go Wiki! So here's what I wrote for him BEFORE we even decided to join the contest:
I've known a boy named Michael Vincent
He always looked young and innocent
I've known him 23 years
He never got angry or fierce
And he was bright as a fluorescent.
He says I annoy him quite a lot
Maybe he's fond of me, is he not?
I get on his nerves
Like active/ passive verbs
Well, a crush on me is what he's got!
Why he hardly spoke to me before?
Because our friends would tease us for sure
Maybe they always saw
How the boy drops his jaw
But to him, I was a woman, not a whore.
He watched over me like an angel
St. Michael, you know, the archangel?
He helped and guided me
To be better, I should be,
So he became my guardian angel.
Whenever I needed someone to talk to
He gives advice with no further ado
I feel he's always right
And I could never win a fight
Against Michael Vincent, even if I sue.
It often rains when we go out,
But it is a blessing, no doubt
It could be a sign
The boy could be mine
And something else is starting to sprout.
Now the girl in me opened her eyes
And much to my chagrin and surprise
It was I who had fallen
My heart was stolen
By him, who beyond his years, was wise.
He makes sense in everything he does
He wasn't anymore the boy he once was
Now a man of honor
Not just a paramour
I should be a Lady, not a lass.
To deserve having him in my life,
I too should avoid jealousy and strife
Be patient, honest, true
Just to name a few
The makings of a loving, faithful wife.
I hope that in time our chance will come
To feel, perhaps, love and then some
I think it'd be great
And this is our fate
If we look back at where we were from.
Classmates for 13 years, seatmates for 4
Please come back home to Philippine shores
When u do get back
I tell you this fact
This time I'm really opening my doors.
I know we can do it, we'll do it right
Together, we are a pretty sight
Michael Vincent and me
Happy we can be
Be truly deeply in love, we just might.
And then came his reply:
Maria is a girl i know almost my entire life.
The classmate and seat mate that almost made my left ear deaf.
She was so annoying and noisy back then.
We shared the laughter we shared the tears
Through all 23 years.
One day I had to leave my hometown
Went to a different country and tried to settle down.
The voice was gone
The noise was won...
Yet i missed it, like it was music to my ears best to none.
I dreamed of her and thought of her
What can I say?
I missed her
Come what may.
Then Facebook came
I entered her name
Found her there then it was clear
I wanted her near & I needed her dear.
The day will come
When i get home
And together again it shall be just her and me.
Till that day comes along...
In facebook we wont be alone,
Until then we shall see,
The story of my Maria and me.
And so, we would like to thank our friends who voted for us and the people we hardly knew who came across our page and ended up voting for us, too... We probably wouldn't win if not for ALL of you. :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone. <3
Here's a screenshot of our page: 
HAHAHA! Need a microscope to read it? Check it out here instead: http://apps.facebook.com/acer-connects/view.php?id=1059
THANK YOU SO MUCH ACER. Really, we couldn't thank everyone enough... so again, MUCHAS GRACIAS! ^_^
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This is the provincial life like you've never seen before.