Thanks to everyone who supported Bloguardian Hellsite: Overcashed during bad times and good times. I really appreciate it and it boosts my blogging confidence aside from the consistent inspiration. Now that BHO is back and its welcome party finally came into conclusion, let me announce the lucky winners!

$2 each for the TOP 10 Bloggers who spread the word about BHO's return:
1. Melcole
2. Pehpot
3. Pinay Mommy Online
4. RBC
5. Yuuki
6. Bloggityboop
7. Sherry
8. Red
9. Levy
10. Momsy Katsy

BEST ANSWER award goes to clickonportal - $10 Paypal cash and a 1-month advertising on my 12 blogs listed here.

Yes, this is the hardest part, but sometimes you just have to learn to let go, and here are a few reasons why:

1. If he can do it once, he can do it again.

2. He doesn't stick to one girl, you’re one of many.

3. Others look down on you.

4. You’re used goods.

5. You are hindered from making yourself look really pretty.

6. People can’t find you immediately, because of your last name.

Very nice article and his ANALOGY really makes sense!

GRAND DRAW WINNER is... one of the lucky bloggers among 22 participants, from a total of 192 entries:


Congratulations RED!!!

Note: Randomized list generated Jun 7 2010 at 20:29:31 by www.psychicscience.org

Please email me with your Paypal ID, mine is liezl_7m5(at)yahoo(dot)com.

Thanks everyone! I've found your answers really helpful and very enlightening. I've learned a lot from each of you.

I am also sharing what I already knew so if you want to make more money online, bookmark BHO and M3O!

I just want to tell you guys that by sharing, you will really get something better in return. I just won a bag of cute stuff from Salad Bowl of Thoughts!

♥ a reusable paperbag made of recycled materials
♥ a bag holder (not from Papemelroti)
♥ a pack of scrapbook materials
♥ a pocket daily planner (very handy!)
♥ a small scrapbook (cute!)
♥ a bag charm (not from Papemelroti)
♥ bookmark
♥ stickers

You can check my winning answer here.

And the winning post, together with the fabulous quartet video is on Fortune Sharing.

Share your blessings! Share the fun!

Cheers!

P.S.
If you're looking for the coolest giveaway this April, visit wifluvelle for her 100th follower GIVEAWAY!

Yahoo! I won again! I received the good news through email from Jacqui Pittenger of oDesk last February 5, 2010.

Hello Liz,

You were selected as a "Buzz" T-shirt winner for the month of January. Below you will find your coupon codes for claiming your free oDesk T-shirt. There are two codes - one for the T-shirt itself (up to $16.00), and one for shipping (up to $25 for international orders).

It took me long to post this because I was not able to claim my order due to billing errors. Luckily, they gave me new codes for discount coupons. With oDesk, one can never go wrong! Ever! Nice people and great earnings!

You can find the available shirts below. I ordered the second one. Nice print! If you want to place your orders, visit oDesk store now... Or, start earning at oDesk and post testimonials on you blog. Who knows, you can be the next lucky winner!



Thank you and more power to oDesk!

First Prize:
My Journey To Life
$50 + 31 000 ECs + $60 Customized Product + $15 Professional Logo + Special Gifts + AD Spaces

Second Prize:
The Safe Mode
$30 + 24 500 ECs + Pair of Earrings + AD Spaces
Third Prize:
Gossip Of A Princess
$20 + 20 500 ECs + A Pair of Earrings + AD Spaces
Also, the BEST REVIEWER AWARD goes to:

*drum roll*

Mary Narvasa of "Gossip Of A Princess"

Congratulations!!!
She scored 36 points for 18 reviews.

Consolation Prize: Sherry
2-month AD SPACE (125X125) @
http://www.charlottev.com/
1-month AD SPACE (125X125) @
http://liezl-read-write.blogspot.com/
http://www.lizmagikera.info/
http://www.wordyliz.com/

Dear Winners,
I will be sending the cash on your Paypal account so please leave a comment here or reply to my email to confirm the correct information. For your ECs and AD spaces, kindly inform the respective sponsors to claim your prizes. For other form of prizes, let me contact the sponsors for you. Click here to view the contest sponsors.

Dear Sponsors,
Thank you so much! You made my first contest possible and I am so glad with the result. It's so nice to know you!

Dear Everyone,
I really appreciate all of you for making my birthday memorable. The success of this contest makes me more welcome and at ease in the blogosphere. Hope to receive your continuous support! See you around!

What I've won from http://www.utotmopink.com/:

♥Coolest Commenter's Prize♥
-Photo Frame Alarm Clock
-Pantene 3-Minute Miracle (6 pcs)
-2 months 125 X 125 ad space

What I've won from http://www.lizzbuenaventura.com/

♥Second Prize♥
Garden Blooms Hairclip
1 Purple Burst Headband
1 Red Feathers Headband
1 Heart Locket Bracelet
1 Key To My Heart Necklace (this has a little padlock and a heart-shaped key attached to it!)

One month has swiftly passed and I am thankful to all the supporters of my first contest. As of this writing, I have an overwhelming 545 total number of entries! As a recap of grand prizes:

First Prize:
$50 + 31 000 ECs + A Pair of Earrings + $60 Customized Product + $15 Professional Logo + Special Gifts + AD Spaces
Second Prize:
$30 + 24 500 ECs + Pair of Earrings + AD Spaces
Third Prize:
$20 + 20 500 ECs + AD Spaces

Best Reviewer: $35 + 58 000 ECs + Special Gift + AD Spaces + Blog Review

1-month 125X125 AD Space @
Pinkville: Pink and Magic Convergence Zone
Bloguardian Hellsite: Overcashed

Blog Review @ Spread The W.O.R.D!
$15 Professional Logo from: Free PSP Wallpapers

2000 EC from:
http://www.sarahg26.com/
http://mymemoriesandcrystals.blogspot.com/

Maybe, I'm just so blessed to win more prizes from different contests! Look what I've got this time:


Another book won from the Virtual Book Tour of "A Puppy, Not a Guppy!"

Thanks to Jena Isle's Random Thoughts and to Holly Jahangiri's Imaginary Friends for having these back-to-back contests!

Yes, I love reading and I'm so excited to touch hold those books.

And because I love to read and write, my officemate gave me a COSMO magazine as a gift for our "Kris Kringle: Something That Reminds Me Of You". Haha. I already bought one this early December but I'd love to keep this second copy as a remembrance:


The Christmas notes reads:

To Lizzy,

You can't love to write without loving to read...
This is something that reminds me of you.

Fr: Papa Bear

It pays to be a reader... You tend to write well...

I did not expect this one! Oh yes, I've won an autographed copy of "A Puppy, Not a Guppy" by Holly Jahangiri! I learned about this BOOK TOUR from Jena Isle's Random Thoughts, (Yes, that link below my contest banner!) and without having second thoughts, I joined both contest - hers and the one at the author's site.


I wonder if some of you dropped by on their sites... if not, you've probably missed my comments and Holly's engaging replies. I would like to share it here, read on:

My comment on Book Tour: A Red Carpet for “A Puppy, Not a Guppy":

I have learned a lot from this book tour starting from the author, the book itself, the characters and the moral lesson. I have read “The Little Prince” and if Jena compared “A Puppy, Not a Guppy” to it, saying that it encompassed the former's theme, then definitely it’s also worth reading because of its superb quality. Facts and humor are main elements of the story (based on the excerpt I’ve read) and it will definitely catch the hearts of many as it did to me. I am a kid at heart and this one will surely be a good read not to mention that it also suits the adult’s thinking brain. Say, this book will be a wake up call to parents who do not allow their kids to have a puppy. Hehe.

I have also posted my comments on Holly Jahangiri's Imaginary Friends. Please find time to read our interesting conversation... (at least to those kids at heart...)

Liz:
Irma’s character seems to be full of emotions, by any chance, have you felt the same when you were still a kid? By then, have you ever imagined yourself writing a book such as this one?

Holly:
Absolutely! I’m pretty sure I wanted a unicorn, and I’m pretty sure my parents said, “No!” Actually, I did get to have a cat and two dogs when I was a kid, and I had a Java dove when I was a teenager, but my parents weren’t especially EAGER to add these members of the household, as I recall. (We all grew to love them, of course.) But I can certainly relate and remember the emotions – working up the nerve to ask, the bitter disappointment of “No” – the willingness to compromise…

Actually, now that you remind me, there WAS an incident when I was a kid that sort of inspired this (and I’m sure my dad’s going to read this and raise an eyebrow, but he probably figured it out ages ago, and I’m 46 now so he can’t exactly turn me over his knee)… I wanted this little white mouse in the worst way. Bought it with my own money for maybe a couple of dollars. THEN thought to ask if it was okay. “No.” Whoops. Well, um, hm. I hid that mouse for days, and should’ve named him Houdini for all the times he escaped (turns out a dresser drawer isn’t the most secure rodent habitat) but always managed to catch him again. Carried him around in an otherwise empty purse. Finally put a friend of mine up to playing the role of Jimmy – gave him the mouse in a Play-Doh container and had him bring it by and ask if I could keep it, because he wasn’t allowed to. And at that point, my parents sort of reluctantly said, “Fine, okay.” Houdini finally escaped – for the last time – from a cage suspended from the basement ceiling. We figure he survived (and enjoyed what was left of his mousy little life), because we kept trapping all these speckled brown and white mice…

Liz:
Haha. Your childhood story made my day. I am laughing for real. I haven’t imagine any mouse to be an ideal pet. Maybe the one at Ratatouille(did I spell it right), that mouse chef will do! I am lucky that my parents allow us to take care any domesticated animals of some sort. I have had a rabbit, parrot, cats, dogs, hamsters, and guinea pigs. When I was a kid, I remember taking care of little turtles! Oh well, I don’t want to be nostalgic but yeah, I miss being a kid. Haha. Right now, what I have are stuffed toys in the forms of teddy bear, bunny and turtle. I had fun reading your post. ^_^

Here's more...

Liz:
If you are not to write books about kids and for the kids, what would it be? Why?

Holly:
That’s an interesting question, liezl, considering that until I wrote Trockle, most of my stories were for adults and older teens. Most of my “published books” are technical manuals, and I’ve written many freelance non-fiction articles for publication. My poetry isn’t written with any particular age group in mind – some of it is silly, some of it is serious, some is inspirational (some more perspirational). But I love writing for kids, mainly because I can let my imagination play like children do, and because I think it’s so important to encourage reading fluency and a love of books from an early age. I think books that have a “message” or a “moral” are great (and as it turns out, this one has several), but no child should be smacked in the face with that – it should just be a natural conclusion from a good story. Reviewers have hinted at the messages in A Puppy, Not a Guppy, but I didn’t sit down with the intention of teaching a lesson; in fact, my characters simply showed me lessons they learned. MY intention was primarily to entertain kids.

It's not too late to know more about the author and her works... just give her a visit! Or better yet, buy her books and be entertained!

1. 1st Prize - 1 month ad @ All About Babies and Kids
Effective: This week; good for 31 days.

2. 3rd Prize - 1 week ad @ Cornyman's Blogreviews
Effective: February/March

3. 5th prize - 1500 ECs from The One Minute Guide

4. 3rd Prize - 1 week ad @ Best travel Pictures in The World
Effective: February/March

$10 as a second prize @ Mukhang Pera's Birthday Contest is so overwhelming!

Wow! I am so lucky (and so thankful)... that's why, I will be more generous to all of my contest participants! Random prizes will be given away during the contest period.

And if you want more contests to join with... check out Karen's blog: