The Nuffnang Blog Awards – first international blog event

flaircandy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:09:55 +0000

I know this post is super delayed!

Anyway, I’ll just let you go through the most elegant blogging event I have ever been – The Nuffnang Blog Awards. How elegant? It was held in Singapore!! ! – at the grand ballroom of Pan Pacific Hotel.Â I think there were around 400 bloggers from the region (Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and the Philippines).Â 20 bloggers represented the Philippines (and it includes me) LUCKY!!!Â I was one of the lucky winners of the Pringles and Uniquely Singapore contest and I was sent to Singapore with other Nuffies!jane

As you know, I just arrived from my Formula1 Singapore trip as well and yet I’m back? There’s just much to love about Singapore! and this event is definitely my chance to finally meet Tim, Ming, Mike, Robb, and Jessica!!! They are the ones I frequently talk to or stalk with online hahaha! and I finally got to meet them!

First of all, Thank you to the Nuffnang, Pringles, Uniquely Singapore, Canon and Link Hotel for making this experience possible!

You know how much of a Nuffnang fan I am… I have my whole Nuffnang story (even before they came here in the Philippines) all over my blog.Â See my posts about NuffnangÂ here, here and here. 😛

In this trip, I also had many firsts.Â It was my first blog event outside of the country.Â It was my first Nuffnang Awards.Â It was the first time I am with Nyoks outside the countryâ€¦Â For the first time I met Mr. Poeâ€¦ also I got to meet the other bloggersâ€¦ first time in Mint Museumâ€¦ first time to finally have a Singaporean friendâ€¦ and so on and so forth!

I considered this ONE BIG Birthday gift for me!Â This trip has been symbolical.Â Itâ€™s like the celebration of a â€œNew Me.â€Â With a lot of new stuff in my lifeâ€¦ car, career, friends, possibly loveâ€¦Â What else could get better?Â While Iâ€™m lucky, Iâ€™m gonna make the most out of it 🙂

At the Awards Night, I didnâ€™t bring any camera *paiseh* â€¦ I had a really tiny bag and I thought Iâ€™d rather mingle around.Â All my companions have cameras with them anyway so all the pictures below have been grabbed from Ada, Maki and Ms. Noemi.

This is me … in 10mm wide angle.. so I’m stretched horizontally T__T

Mica, me and Maki all dressed up 😛 (all the single ladies :P)

All the Filipina ladies at Link Hotel Lobbyâ€¦ ready for the glam party!Â This is also the first time I met Alodia, Ashley, Fran, Jen and Frances 🙂

When I say ELEGANTâ€¦ well this is how it looks!Â I canâ€™t help but feel super lucky!Â This was held at one of Pan Pacificâ€™s ballrooms.

Frances and me at the registration

I finally met Tim!!! (co-founder of Nuffnang)Â Iâ€™m surprised he recognized either me or my blog.Â Thatâ€™s what I get if I comment too often on his blog LOL.Â If heâ€™s so nice online, heâ€™s definitely nicer in person!Â He never tires of smilingâ€¦ the whole night he just had that friendly grin! 🙂

Thanks to miss Noemi for this special picture!

with the Nuffies, Jane, Ashley and me

I somehow found myself posing with the Malaysian bloggers :)Â To bad Mike didnâ€™t introduce me to them, I would have wanted to get to know them :PÂ yahâ€¦ If you find yourselves here, please drop a comment by so that I can link you 😉

We were at Table 7 🙂

Audrey (Timâ€™s Princess) and me. 🙂 I kept on calling her â€œPrincesâ€ because she looks like one 🙂 sheâ€™s really adorable, approachable and friendly 🙂 very very pretty too!

I think weâ€™re both 4-feet something haha

Rob Chew and me 🙂

I donâ€™t know if he knows that I have a crush on him hahahaâ€¦ and I finally have a picture with him!!! Iâ€™m such a fan girl lolâ€¦ Ladies, IKRâ€¦ too bad for us heâ€™s gayâ€¦ a very hawt one woot!

me with Kenny Sia â€“ very famous Malaysian blogger winner of â€œMost Entertainment Blogâ€Â â€¦ Look at meâ€¦ so starstruck lol

Another photo of Jehz, Mica and me with Kenny Sia

with Wendy a.k.a. Xia Xue 😀 sheâ€™s a doll

Wendy won THREE awards! She won most influential, best original blog design and Regionâ€™s best blog.

me and Jess a.k.a. Benjicajess my Malaysian friend and fellow shouter

and of course.. Mike Yip and me.Â This guy Iâ€™ve been stalking so that I can get access to Formula 1 drivers lolâ€¦ anyway, heâ€™s a good buddy online Iâ€™m so glad I was able to meet him finally!

Patty and me when the eventâ€™s almost done and we were just waiting for the bus 🙂

pictures grabbed fromÂ Jane Chua:

me and Anton of ourawesomplanet.com

me and Jonel of letsgosago.net

me and Penton who works for Nuffnang Malaysia 😀

The complete list Nuffnang Blog Awards 2009 of winners:

Congratulations to all winners and to all the nominees as well!Â Being a part of the final set of nominees is honoring enough, you are one of the best – in the Region! Congratulations!

Best Blog Shop – bonitochico.livejournal.com
Best Food Blog – ieatishootipost.sg
Best Fashion Blog – ladymelbourne.blogspot.com
Best Parenting Blog – childhood101.blogspot.com
Best Travel Blog – ironwulf.net
Best Celebrity Blog – joannepeh.com
Best Entertainment Blog – kennysia.com
Best Geek Blog – mrgadget.com.au
Best Original Blog Design – xiaxue.blogspot.com
Most Influential Blog – xiaxue.blogspot.com
Best Hidden Gem – dedoodle.blogspot.com
Region’s Best Blog – xiaxue.blogspot.com