Bloggers United 4: Finally it's Set! (Get a chance to win tickets!)

I'm so psyched that finally I got to watch out for the fourth installment of Bloggers United 4! During the last BUs, it was either I didn't know where or when it was or I was stuck in the sea of school and extracurriculars. Now I'm free and I'm all set to go on December 15th/16th! FINALLY! :D

I just bought my ticket online recently. Well, I actually bought two 'cause shopping would be lonely with just by myself, right? But then I thought, hey, why not get a chance to meet people and treat them to a date then?

Soooo...

I'm launching my very first blog giveaway! Woot woot!

Hehehe! More about this silly photo soon :D

Up for grabs: A ticket to Bloggers United 4: An Interactive Shopping Affair @World Trade Center c/o World Bazaar Festival on December 15 or 16,2012 (I'll be picking 2 winners OR MORE!)

Joining is very easy, like all others. Here are the instructions:

Step 1: You gotta add me in GFC (Google Friend Connect) if you have one.  (Plus pogi points in winning!:D) There's a widget somewhere there in the sidebar, just hit + >>>>

Don't have an account? No problem! Step 2 doesn't require you one!

Step 2: Review my past posts (or wait for the ones to come before the contest period ends) and pick one you like. Make the most creative comment in any one, and voila, you're in!

Step 3: For some more winning pogi points, share Fad Salad or this giveaway on Facebook or Twitter! No need to tag or hash tag anything, just be sure to post the links for reference, of course. You can also add/follow/+fan/hype me or Fad Salad up in FB, Twitter, Lookbook.NU, Chictopia, Fashiolista, BlogLovin and NuffnangX (search for: Fad Salad/http://fadsalad.blogspot.com).

Step 4 would just be for formality and increased chances of winning: Comment below this thread with your name, e-mail address, the link of your comment or the post you left a comment on and the link of your Facebook and/or Twitter account and your share (if you did).

So how will winners be picked?

I'll judge the comment based on creativity or wisdom (haha, no I mean, those who'll even impart tips and great critiques) with a point scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest. Then, I'll up the points from all the adding/sharing which would be the following:

• Adding me in GFC - 5 points
• Having another friend add me in GFC - 5 points each friend
• Sharing Fad Salad/this giveaway- 5 points each share

The ones with the most points would win. That's it. (:

Contest Period: Today up till December 2, 2012 9:00 am, Manila Time (that's exactly 4 weeks so there's so much time to join!)

How do the winners claim their prizes?

We can meet up whenever before or during the event. I might be going during the second day only but I might also go on the first. We'll see. We can just talk it over text once the giveaway's done. (:

Now, I'm not expecting many adds or shares 'cause this may not be too big a deal, but those who would take the effort would really deserve more chances of winning, right? And unlike most online giveaways I browse, I don't like leaving everything to fate and randomness (not that there's anything wrong with that), but I think these prizes should be given to those who'll be most creative and "effort-ful." Also, just to give the emphasis, I might be picking more than two winners so get yer creative juices flowing!

And for all you bloggers out there who'll be joining BU4... See you there! Can't wait!

2 Firsts Last 2nd of May

One is my very first bloggers event! It was a scorching hot World Bloggers Day in the metro last Monday. My dear friend, Boyacads, tagged me along a bloggers’ general assembly in SM Cubao Cyberzone. The gathering proved to be an occasion of learning from each other and making new, and awesome, very accommodating friends. Some of them were lifestyle blogger Azrael of Azrael's Merryland (who actually presided the event) Kuya John or Kumagcow, Justin of justinbreathes.com, Kuya Alexei of technoclast.com and some of the PMC moms. To top it all off, we got to feast in meals generously provided for by that Mang Inasal branch. Interestingly enough (well, at least for me), I was invited to visit one of the bloggers’ friend who recently opened a salon and check out the whole hairstyle scene in the middle of Q.C. I’m not sure it will push through but I am hoping it would. More on that soon. It was a day surely well spent celebrating a date dedicated to the “online press.”

"Bloggers Area" @ SM Cubao Cyberzone (photo by Azrael)

BoyAcads and I @ Mang Inasal (photo by Kumagcow)

Next, on my way home, I stumbled upon a thrift store along the corner of Monumento and EDSA. Though I was very tired, parched and blazed, I decided to reward myself to some shopping. I remembered a conversation with Boyacads on our way home about pants, about how few we have to be enough for the many casual-wear days of summer. And so, I was determined to acquire new pants for myself, and I did – I even got two!

They’re both high-waisted sailor skinny pants (resembling those sported gorgeously by Ping of allaboutfashionstuff.blogspot.com above; actual photos soon, after I triple washed them already), one is of a dark navy blue dye and one is almost black. The former is a Marella denim number while the latter’s a piece from Bossini jeans. With almost similar hues, why buy both? Well it all lies in the fabric. The Marella denims can be a go-to piece for any casual occasion. However, when the legs are craving for extra comfort and ease of movement, the Bossini pants do the trick since it’s made 100% stretchy cotton. These two new pairs of pants are truly great additions to my closet. At 35 bucks a piece, haggled at 60 for both, they’ll never EVER be regrettable!