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goes by the name veron (english) or wanting (chinese). a definitive leo born august 1, 1984. a solo traveler. loves cats, coffee, sensual music, yummy food and technology. when she's not at her job as an IS developer for the government, she's likely to be out dining, or visiting an interesting art gallery or event.
yesterday was a special, special day. not only was it 070707 (july 7, 2007) where many couples chose to tie the knot, it was also the day when popular local community metablog, ping.sg celebrated its first anniversary.
ping.sg is rather special to me personally. i remember it was about 8 months ago that u-zyn, the big boss of ping.sg, approached me to give the website a redesign. i agreed immediately because i love the concept of the website, and saw its potential.
at the ping.sg first anniversary party yesterday, u-zyn announced that the website has grown beyond a 1000-strong community. that’s no mean feat! (at the party, u-zyn also disclosed that the idea for ping.sg was conceived when he was alone in his bedroom one day. now we know how some big ideas are born.)
this party was the first big event of ping.sg. we found sponsors, a suitable venue, had food and door gifts catered for, and a fun socialising session, plus booze at brewerkz! sure, there were hiccups along the way, but it was a great party for a first-time effort considering no one in the organising committee had any prior experience in managing or organising events of this scale.
a fun awards ceremony was threw in to reward bloggers from the community. out of the 11 blog categories, there were interesting ones such as “most entertaining blog”, “most controversial blog” or “most insightful blog post”.
a few posts ago, i had shamelessly rallied for your votes in the 3 categories that sparklette.net had been nominated for — “Best Blog Design”, “Most Entertaining Post” and “Most Insightful Post”!
i’m pleased to announce that sparklette.net won the awards for “Best Blog Design” and in addition, “Blog of the Year“!
i have no words, but to thank my supporters and all the people who voted for me! as for winning the “Blog of the Year” award, i totally didn’t see it coming. i believe my exact words when i went up to receive my award were “i really want to thank my supporters and all the people who voted for me! i totally didn’t see it coming.”
haha thanks folks! i love y’all so, so very much :)
070707 was a special day. you made it special. the awards do not belong to me — they belong to all of you.
much love,
veron
(a quick shout-out to the peeps i got to finally meet and speak with at yesterday’s party: paddy of bak2u, josh of advertlets, talented web designer aen, local entrepreneur bjorn, and long-time blog supporters daphne and nay min thu.)
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Congrats, Veron! You really deserve both the awards! Dun worry about the naysayer(s) cos they probably haven’t got to know u and your blog well enough.
Looking forward to seeing u soon…
With love from Gold Coast, Australia
Michael View all comments by Miccheng
Thanks Mikey!
I don’t mind people blasting me for the quality of my blog. But to make highly and purely personal attacks against me (because I won and they didn’t), that’s a new low I haven’t seen in the blogosphere for quite a while. View all comments by Veron
never mind the harsh words lah.. You won because you deserved it :)
congratz.
Oh and jayson is your brother right? Well, small world, obviously. View all comments by sylv
Yeah! You are so sharp! He’s my brother. I love him very much :) View all comments by Veron
waaa.. im mentioned! :) im VERY HAPPY to meet u leh! :) finally. haha. u know, if i never joined ping.sg, i would’ve just gone on reading ur blog, without ever possibly meeting u in person n getting to know u better :)
congrats on your awards! :)
btw i jus remembered how cleverly you and jayson averted my attention when i asked you both a question about something yesterday.
hmmm!!! *raises eyebrows*
hmm. u really COULD have just told me that u are siblings, instead of distracting me with the story abt the blog entry abt the telemarketers. bleah!! View all comments by Daphne
Thanks Daphne!
I was quite excited to meet you actually. Until yesterday I didn’t realise that you started visiting my blog even before Ping.sg came about! Wow!
Okay I shan’t play with you gals anymore. Jayson’s a friend who happens to share the same surname, as well as a talent for writing poorly-constructed haikus. View all comments by Veron
Hi there! It was great to meet you too :)
Congrats.
Paddy View all comments by Paddy Tan
Congrats!! View all comments by Wen You
Paddy Tan: Great meeting you finally! Can’t wait to try out your company’s software :)
Wen You: Thanks! View all comments by Veron
i think what readers love about u is ur charisma, charm, ur humble nature, friendliness, and how u don’t ever put on airs :)
but i stil dislike u lah. cos u cheaterd my feerings. bruff me one u. all the time lo. View all comments by Daphne
Congratulations! I’ve only started reading your blog off and on this year. I must say you have a charming looking blog. But to me, I think it’s the content of your posts which attracts me the most. Not many people have the gift being able to write and make readers want to read more. Thumbs up for your effort. Congrats again! :) View all comments by Deb
Congrats! Girl power! haha View all comments by Priscilla
Congratulations Veron, you truly deserve the award :) hee… keep up with posting! View all comments by Nicole
Congrats for winning 2 awards! I think your blog rocks! View all comments by astroboy
Daphne: Whoa, that’s way too many good things you said that I can handle. Thanks babe! I’m sorry for bluffing you in that ten minutes earlier.
Deb: Thanks Deb. You won’t believe how much that means to me. People see a pretty blog, get distracted and stop reading, and then assume there is no content. Your words gave me the assurance that my blog content actually means something. So… Thanks!
Priscilla: Girl power indeed! I love the sound of that!
Nicole: I will. Thanks!
astroboy: Thank you so much! View all comments by Veron
Congratulations, Veron. This is a really cool blog. Not surprising at all that you’ve won the “Best Blog Design” award. For folks like me who are viewing this on small notebook screens though, would truly appreciate a larger font size.
Congrats too on the “Blog of the Year” award. I think you’re an all-rounder blogger - artistic, thoughtful and sometimes very humorous. Would be great to see more bloggers like you. View all comments by ClappingTrees
Congratulations?
i have visited the site from your like just now!
lol
so cute! View all comments by fluencev
ClappingTrees: Thank you for your wonderful words! And I’m not just referring to your comment here :) With regard to the tiny font size, you can use the tool bar near the top of each post to increase the size. (This works by switching stylesheets, and you only have to do this once.)
fluencev: Glad you like my blog! View all comments by Veron
Hey Veron Veron,
Congratulations on clinching to the 2 awards!
I’m ecstatically happy for you.
And I sincerely hope that the 500 clicks will benefit you and your blog in the long run!
With that, I want to dedicate a Haiku for you,
Thank you for your Love,
All my fans around the World,
Awards goes to you!
-Jayson
Haiku Black Belt turned Guru
(^.^)v View all comments by Jayson
Hi Veron,
Congrats. :) View all comments by BL
i think jayson needs to curb his bad habits of writing haikus when he is bored.
jayson im sorry to tell you this leh.. but u got no talent in haiku-writing…
hahahahahahahaha… View all comments by Daphne
Congrats on gettingg the awards, Veron! Keep up the good work. View all comments by uzyn
Ya Veron! congrats! Am happy for you that u won (I voted fer u leh!)!
The blog design is definitely pretty but I read it for the insights, the reviews, your latest raves.
You are the only non-friend blog that I linked from my blog coz I think my friends and readers wld love your blog.
Keep up the good postings!
PS: Oh dear…Why did u ran home upset? View all comments by Jzin
Veron,
Congrats!! Remember I voted for u ya.. =)
I wish there were a category called “Most Beautiful Blogger of the Year” award.. and get the guys to vote on the spot.. I’m sure you would have won.. You were stunning! (owe me another treat.. haha..)
=) View all comments by nay min thu
Yes yes! Congratz Veron! You deserve winning! View all comments by princess
Congratulations! I love your reviews and your heritage related posts. Your blog’s design is attractive too.
Wishing you good health meantime. View all comments by py
Congrats and well done! View all comments by vantan
Congrats!!! View all comments by IZ Reloaded
Congrats dear :) View all comments by Jacelyn
Jayson: I’m excited about the 500 clicks! (^.^)v Yay! Thanks for the haiku! This one sounds better than the other four. You have improved!
BL: Thanks dude!
Daphne: Muahaha you are so mean! Talented or talentless, I do appreciate his haikus very much. Haha :)
uzyn: Thanks big boss!
Jzin: Awww… you’re so sweet! Thanks for the kind words of encouragement and assurance! I appreciate it much more when people commend me on my blog content. Did we get to meet at the event?
nay min thu: Haha is that your way of asking me out? :P Kidding! Very glad to have finally met you at the party! Thanks for your votes!
princess: Thanks for your support! And I don’t just mean the votes :)
py: Thank you very much! I wish you good health too.
vantan: Thanks babe! Girl power!
IZ Reloaded: Thanks hawttie. Now, when are you ever gonna attend a bloggers’ event?
Jacelyn: Thanks dear! View all comments by Veron
hey Veron, ya…we did meet, erm…sort of… at the event. no lah, I was too shy to say hi! u are like, how hawt?! ;)
and thanks fer taking the time and effort to reply your readers. i’m sure the other readers like me appreciate it! itz nice of u to do so lor View all comments by Jzin
Congratulations!! I must say that you do have a pretty good blog with a high standard that warrants winning the awards. The design and layout is great, photos are well taken and the writing is good too.
BTW, does flattery help me to get a free design makeover for my blog?? Ha ha….kidding…;) View all comments by Walter
Jzin: Oh well, there’s always the next bloggers’ event to look out for. We could say hi then!
Walter: Hahaha very cheeky, boy. Looks like everyone is trying to get freebies out of me by showering me and my blog with compliments! But thanks anyway! View all comments by Veron
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