When I first blogged about the 2007 Philippine Blog Awards, I did it to help promote the event. I had no idea that my blog would eventually be a part of it.
As soon as the nomination period started, I frequented the site and kept track of all the updates. I was happy to see my blogger friends on the list. Even if my blog wasn’t on the list I wasn’t disappointed coz I wasn’t even expecting JaypeeOnline to be nominated. Then a few days later, much to my surprise, I saw that I was nominated for the Technology category. I felt happy and honored to make it on that list.
Earlier today, I was even more surprised to know that my blog is one of the finalists! I wasn’t aware of it until Benj mentioned it in his comment. Then later on, other peeps like Ron, Fruityoaty, Tess and Joni also left comments congratulating me.
And for that person who nominated JaypeeOnline, whoever you are, thank you very much for taking time to nominate my blog. If you didn’t nominate my blog, it wouldn’t be in the finals. Heck, it wouldn’t even be in there at all. It would be better if you can let me know who you are so I can thank you personally. You can leave a comment here or if you want to keep it private, you can use the Contact page.
Main Category Awards Finalists:
Personal:
Technology:
- Digital Life by Chin Wong
- PinoyMacLovers
- JaypeeOnline
- Stellify
- Leon Kilat: The Cybercafe Experiments
Travel:
Entertainment:
Home & Living:
- dessert comes first
- Finestkind Clinic and fish market
- MarketManila.com
- Our Awesome Planet
- Wifely Steps
Socio-Political:
- Far From Neutral Notions
- Philippine Commentary
- Philippines Without Borders
- Salita Blog
- Tingog.com – Voice of The Filipino
News & Media:
Business & Entrepreneur:
Sports & Recreation:
Fashion & Lifestyle:
- Beautynomics.Com
- Bryanboy: Le Superstar Fabuleux
- GIBBS CADIZ
- Manila Fashion Observer
- Nostalgia Manila
Photo Blog:
Podcast:
Special Awards Finalists:
Best Blog Design:
- Far From Neutral Notions
- Ironwulf.net: En Route
- Midori-X
- Noel Perlas – Perlas Design Studio
- Seasonal Plume
Best OFW Blog:
Best Free Custom Theme:
- Blu3zin3 by Tew Reonal
- Papillon by Beng Hafner
- Psalm 8 by Joni Ang
- SimplaZEN by Jorge Cosgayon
- WoWza by Kevin Codamon
Best Plugin / Extension:
- Guestbook Generator by Andrew dela Serna
- iPap by Markku Seguerra
- Name Dropper by Andrew dela Serna
- Post Avatar by Vicky Arulsingam and Dominik Menke
- Top Posts by Category plugin by Marc Macalua
Congratulations and good luck to all the finalists! Too bad I couldn’t go and attend the awards night. I bet it’s gonna be a very fun and exciting event.
Visit the 2007 Philippine Blog Awards official site.
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November 30th, 2007 at 7:40 PM
@AJ – Thanks man! Btw, this is supposedly the blog awards for 2006 but it was done in early 2007 so it was named that way. Just making it clear. Hehe :D
November 30th, 2007 at 7:38 PM
You deserve it man! Kudos and keep it up! :smile:
March 25th, 2007 at 2:43 AM
@eric – Haha..don't be too sure my friend! Thanks anyways for your faith & confidence on my blog. :)
@Cathy – Wow, I'm honored! Thank you very much! :D
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:49 PM
yeheeey, you're my favorite. five thumbs up for you eeek, three lang pala pag pusa.
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:08 AM
Hi Jaypee, good luck! Just thought of dropping by your blog since you had problems as you mentioned sa PBA website, hehe. (I actually previously wanted to see the WP Dashboard posts, hehe, when your site was down.) Here’s to websites staying up and hope for the blog awards! :)
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:55 AM
uy jaypee! congrats!
ikaw na panalo dito!
March 23rd, 2007 at 3:58 AM
@kathy – That's so true! I really feel that way. Thanks! :D
@Jam – Thank you! :D
@Shari – I'll call you neither. Thank you so much for the compliments! I sure hope that the judges see it that way too. Hehe..Nevertheless, all the blogs who made it to the finals are deserving. :D
I know! Sure hope I was there so I could join the fun during the awards night. Then I'd meet you guys and thank you all in person for your support.
Yeah, it's fixed now. Hopefully it won't be happening again til the end of this month. Hehe :D
@Angela – So did you like the WP Dashboard posts? Yeah, hopefully this blog would stay online more often. Hehe..Thanks for dropping by! :)
March 22nd, 2007 at 10:07 AM
Call me bad/naughty, but I think that the award should go to you. Yours is the most interesting, visitor-friendly/interactive tech blog among the finalists. My take, of course. As one of the constant lurkers and feed subscribers, lol.
Good luck! Sayang, you're not here in the Philippines. ^_^
PS: Parang a minute ago lang, yung WP error pa ito ha. Ang bilis. :p Glad everything's back to normal na.
March 21st, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Congrats Jaypee! You deserve it. :D
March 21st, 2007 at 6:32 PM
Hey hey.. Congrats! You deserve to win!
March 21st, 2007 at 3:10 PM
I think that just being one of the finalist already makes you a winner!
Congrats!
March 21st, 2007 at 6:35 AM
congratulations jaypee! i think you really deserve it! sana pagbalik ko dito ang susunod na announcement mo ikaw winner…
March 21st, 2007 at 6:21 AM
@Joni – Haha..you're the second one to make that same proposition. Let's wait for the results first. Thanks! :D
@Christian – Thank you very much! Congratulations and good luck! I hope your blog wins too! :)
@Mae – Thank you! :)
@karla – Thanks a lot! I really appreciate the confidence that you guys have for my blog. Yeah, I wish I was in the Philippines so I could attend the awards night, win or lose. :D
@Arbet – Congratulations to you too and best of luck! :)
@iskoo – Thank you thank you! Sana! Hehe :D
March 21st, 2007 at 1:40 AM
Congratulations and good luck!
March 20th, 2007 at 9:18 PM
congratulations jaypee!!! :)
you truly deserve to be one of the five finalists ;)
sayang sana nasa Pilipinas ka :D
March 20th, 2007 at 8:43 PM
Congrats and good luck! :D
March 20th, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Congratulations dude. This is a really cool site and I sure hope you win.
March 20th, 2007 at 7:37 PM
Congratulations! Shall I accept the award on your behalf? As your only schoolmate who's going to be present on the 31st? Ahahahaha! Just kidding! :P
March 20th, 2007 at 6:18 PM
@ash – Hehe..remember the saying, "Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch". I'll see what happens first before I think about those things. But thanks for the offer. :)
@noel – Thanks! Yeah, that's true. I found new cool & interesting blogs that I've never heard or visited before, like your blog. You mean the Montage-A-Google ones? Thank you! :D
@insinto – You didn't miss much..Hehe Thank you! Being nominated was a surprise and being a finalist was totally unexpected! :D
March 20th, 2007 at 4:24 PM
Wow! Did I miss something? Ma'man! Congratulations! Wish you well on this 'another' great thing that has come! "when it rains, it really pours" huh? I'm happy for you!
March 20th, 2007 at 4:07 PM
Congrats rin! Thanks for stopping by my blog too. Thats the nice thing about the Phil Blog awards, it connects bloggers together. :) I like your photo collages by the way.
March 20th, 2007 at 3:15 PM
congratulations!!! just let me know if you want me to claim your trophy on your behalf. :D
March 20th, 2007 at 3:10 PM
@Yoru – Thanks! Congratulations to you too for Blu3zin3 WordPress Theme making it to the finals of Best Custom Theme. :D
@aaron – Thanks dude! :)
@tin – Thanks a lot! I wasn't expecting this but I'm enjoying every bit of it right now.
The category your blog was in had so many entries. Anyways, it doesn't matter, I'm still a fan of your blog. Hehe :D
March 20th, 2007 at 3:01 PM
Good luck! My winning is a long-shot but yours isn't! ;)
March 20th, 2007 at 2:39 PM
congrats on making the cut!
March 20th, 2007 at 1:40 PM
Congrats for being a finalist! :)
March 20th, 2007 at 12:30 PM
@trench – Thanks man! :D
@Sonnie – Thank you! I can see that your blog is one of the finalists for the Business and Entrepreneur category. Congratulations and best of luck! :)
March 20th, 2007 at 11:12 AM
Congrats and good luck!
March 20th, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Good luck dude!
March 20th, 2007 at 9:00 AM
@fruityoaty – Thanks so much for the kind words! It also feels good to know that my readers learn a lot from my blog and get useful information. :D
@dimaks – Thank you! :)
@benj – Hahaha..you're naughty! Thanks anyways! :D
March 20th, 2007 at 8:16 AM
You definitely deserve it – yes, I'm implying that others don't. bwahahahahaha.
March 20th, 2007 at 7:30 AM
Best of luck buddy!!!
March 20th, 2007 at 7:15 AM
Hey Jaypee! Again, congrats. You are totally deserving of being in the finals and (not to take away the accomplishments of the other finalists), I think you should win your category! Simply because, since having stumbled upon your site through random blog hopping, I've actually read a few posts in your blog THAT ACTUALLY helped me to troubleshoot my WordPress problems as well as learning about new stuff that I didn't know. That's gold to me (saving time).
Anyway, keep on rockin'. L8tr days. :D