I am officially a finalist in the PBA 2009 Bloggers' Choice Special Award. Voting for the National Category is closed, but you can still vote from me in the Mindanao Category. The complete instructions are at this LINK. But in case you don't want to visit the PBA 2009 site... here's how: To vote you must be a FILIPINO blogger and must have established a blog before JUNE 2009. To vote for a blog, we REQUIRE you to make a post that expresses which blog you are voting for. After making your post, fill out and submit the VOTERS’ FORM. ***Important Note: a. Every blogger can only vote for one Bloggers’ Choice entry. Duplicate votes will be invalid. b. Make sure that you provide the correct link to your post for us to qualify your vote. Vote for the blogger of your choice here. The voting period: NATIONAL: October 1, 2009 9:00 in the morning to October 7. 2009 10:30 in the evening. VISAYAS and MINDANAO: October 1, 2009 9:00 in the morning to October 14, 2009 10:30 in the evening. REMEMBER... Please make a blog post stating that you are voting for Life with Ria. Then submit to the…
Frantic Night
Yesterday afternoon, we received word that my maternal cousin Mark needs blood donations in case he needs a blood transfusion since he has dengue fever. He has a O+ blood type which is a universal donor, but cannot receive other blood types. My relatives exhausted all means possible, including contacting our family friends who are somehow working for Red Cross Davao. Luckily, we were able to acquire enough units for him. In the evening, we became more panicked because the platelet count of his dad, Tito Jing who also has dengue fever, dropped significantly. Thing is Red Cross Davao is NOT OPEN 24 hours and there are no stocks of O+ Platelet Concentrate anywhere in Davao City. My cousin, a doctor, called all hospitals in the city to ask if they have any. One the Davao Regional Hospital/Davao Medical Center had one. We needed eight more units. We even called up Tagum (a nearby city) hospitals to check if they have any. They didn't. We called up all our relatives and friends in the medical profession. We felt so helpless. We are a big family, and people often joke us that we're related to everybody in Davao City. And we…
It Was a Good Night
I had a feeling it was not gonna be perfect but that it was gonna be a good one. And I was right! CACS Davao Skills Batch 9: Cucina Nueve's Legacy Buffet was a good one. ;-) We were a bit harried and chaotic during the few hours from closing the kitchen and transferring the food to Linmarr Apartelle, but everything before and after that was done well. Not perfect but more than good enough. The food was on time, save for the last minute preparations and presentation of the sashimi and maki. (Apologies to my groupmates coz I wasn't able to fully help out with the Cold Kitchen.) And everything looked delicious. There were some kinks here and there but there weren't a lot of complaints regarding the food. Must commend the yummy Waldorf Salad, the superb Chicken Florentine, the tasty Roast Beef and the sinful pastry spread. TWO THUMBS UP! Kasali pati big toes!!! The program was not boring (I hope) and the tarpaulins and videos I made were nice. And the music we played were good enough for the lulls. What made the dinner really beautiful was the very, very, very elegant and bonggang-bonggang set-up by Sul…
Experience the C2 Life
I was complaining to my friend about how tired I am of life, work and everything else... when I stumbled upon this video: And it seriously made me smile. :) It's an entry to Experience the C2 Life video contest, made by Peter Ian Mancao and Angelo Agojo. The video is well made, nicely edited, and the concept is simple but very good. Very well-executed. Their blurb on the video says... Experience the C2 Life! We all see the world through our own eyes, and we all lead our lives uniquely. But the little ways by which we enjoy moments will always be the one good thing we all commonly share. Whether it's spending time with a special someone, bonding with our friends at the park, dancing our hearts out, meeting somebody new unexpectedly, or even just appreciating life's little wonders on our own -- everything is simply about the goodness that we feel and the life we create. That's exactly our C2 experience. How about you? :) This video made me realize that there are still beautiful things in life, touchstones I can look forward to within this day, month, year or for the rest of my life that…
Crazy Days Ahead
This week began well. Better than most, I must say. But here's what's in store for me until the end of September: Bake cookies, eclairs, brownies, and butterscotch bars at least twice a week Website updates and editing and uploading of photos for the Metro Card Club Davao site Cover and take photos of Sunday events at the Metro, and update the league tally twice a week Attend the Make Your Own Havaianas event and make a write up Prepare for our batch's legacy buffet (there should be sub-bullets here but that would bore you) Prepare, edit, and finalize two company profiles Track the performance of a client's contractor Write two articles a week for my newspaper column Blog Campaign for the Philippine Blog Awards Bloggers' Choice Special Award :P Organize and coordinate two upcoming bloggers' events Attempt to have some sort of social life It's really gonna be very crazy. But I gotta a feeling... I think it's gonna be a great September. ;-) That's it. For now. Wish me luck people. :)
Bloggers' Choice Special Award
Hi there readers! Yes, it's me, the one and only Diyosa Maria "Ria" A. Jose. I am expressing my intent to join the Philippine Blog Awards 2009 Bloggers' Choice Special Award (NATIONAL ). Why? Because I want to. It's a special award that involves bloggers voting their choice of blogger who will get the award. Last year my special friend slash fake boyfriend Chairell Winston "Batang Yagit" Almendras, won the award. I believe I can win it this year. Libre naman mangarap diba? I have been blogging for a long time, and have been maintaining a lot of bloggers. Last year, I had 12 nominations but didn't win anything. Guess I'm one of the better bloggers but not the best at any of my niches. LOL! So this year, I'm gunning for the Bloggers' Choice Award. I am joining using this blog, but also in behalf of the more than 10 other blogs I own, maintain, and manage. Nananawagan po ako sa lahat ng aking mga kamag-anak (there's at least 3 of you who blog), kaibigan (ang dami niyo promise), taga-hanga (sana meron kahit isa), at kung sinu-sino pang mga bloggers na maaaring bumoto sa akin, suportahan at iboto niyo…