On the Purchase of Entrecard Ads

This blog is barely four months old. I've never given this blog much attention, not until I've noticed the increasing number of visits it got per day. Today, I got too overwhelmed by the number of drops this blog got from Entrecard. I never fail to drop 300 cards daily. I do get return drops over 300. But today, the return drop is 507! It's the first time for this blog's history to have received that much number of drops. Breaking into the Top 20 Most Popular blogs at Entrecard is also unbelievable! It even surpassed my other blog's rankings. Don't mistake me for bragging about this but I sure as hell got very ecstatic. Out of more than 15, 000 Entrecard members, my blog is slowly inching closer to the top. Though I am well aware that rankings for the most popular blogs is never static and keeps changing every minute, it’s something that I think this blog can never accomplish again. I'm all the more humbled by this blog's progress.

One thing noticeable here is that I have only purchased one slot for advertisement which has been up and running at this site. I’ve purchased it for 1, 024 worth of credits. I didn’t think twice in purchasing the slot because that particular blog is always in the Top 10 most popular blogs.

I was faced with a huge challenge today in choosing the blogs I would drop my cards on out of the 507 blogs who made their drops for the day. It’s kind of hard because I can drop cards to only 300 blogs. I need to make a sound judgment on which blogs would likely return my drop again. Let’s face it. There are some Entrecarders who aren’t serious in dropping cards. They may have come across your blog by chance and tried to drop and that’s it. They never come back. I’m hoping I have indeed made a sound judgment in choosing the blogs I’ve dropped on as I’ve just finished dropping cards to 300 of them.

The blog who purchased a slot for my site today got 273 drops! I hope the blog owner is happy with the turn out of her ad purchase in my blog.

All these could not have been possible without my regular droppers and advertisers. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

I have made a run down of the things I’ve learned today. These are as follows:

1. Never hesitate to purchase big amount of credits for advertisement.
2. Be wise in choosing the blog you want to purchase your slot for advertisement.
3. Purchase slots from the campaign tab, go to the MOST POPULAR blogs at Entrecard, then choose ALL CATEGORIES and select NO maximum amount.

If you have a better way of purchasing your own slots for advertisements that gave you big numbers of drops, feel free to share it in my comment section.

My Own Struggle at Losing Weight

Two major elections took place last year. One was in May (Local and National elections) and the last one was in October (Barangay and SK elections). During those times, pressure took its toll on me. Stress had always been my worst nemesis. Those times I don't wanna see myself infront of the mirror. I look terrible! I can not even hold a comb to make myself tidy and presentable. The worst thing was, I gained too much weight! And why not? Food was overflowing from breakfast to dinner with complete snacks in between meals. It's hard to resist the foods being served on us. So yummy! After the elections, that's when I had problems going back to my previous weight.

I saw the need to trim down when I've noticed I had difficulty looking for the clothes I want to wear daily. I've kept changing clothes from one to another. I couldn't even wear my favorite jeans! My fats were bulging it looked so ugly! I got so desperate I tried out one Chinese medicine for 20 days. It's in capsule form and I took it once daily. But my boyfriend warned me it could have after effects later on. I've promised him I'd stop taking it after I've consumed the contents of the second box I've just purchased (which contains 10 capsules). Good thing it worked for me. But had I heard of Anoretix long before, I could have tried it and haven't worried much on the after-effects of taking diet pills. I've heard it's clinically proven to be safe and effective.

City Election Officer's Message

In behalf of GenSan's City Elections Officer, Atty. Jose M. Villanueva, I was tasked today to read before the local government employees of General Santos City his message for the constituents of our city.

Magandang GenSan everyone!

It is with great pleasure, that we, in the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), are given this golden opportunity to make announcements before LGU employees of this great city. Believe it or not, we are still very busy in our office, contrary to popular belief that COMELEC is busy only during elections... and considering that 2008 is not an election year. Notwithstanding the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections, our office undertakes the following activities:

1. Releasing of Voter's ID
2. Issuance of Voter's Certification
3. Voter's Educational Training Program

The schedule for the registration of voters, transfer and correction of entries in the voting records is yet to be announced. Most probably, after the ARMM elections which is scheduled today, August 11, 2008.

For the information of everybody, the elections in ARMM is fully automated. Two systems will be used. The DRE or Direct Recording Electronic which records the vote and register automatically the votes in the database in COMELEC, Manila. The other one is the OMR or Optical Media Recording which needs a special type of paper as ballots and the votes are recorded by shading the appropriate blank spaces opposite the name of candidates. The DRE or Direct Recording Electronic is the more expensive system as we have to install the same for each polling precincts.

The automation in the ARMM elections is a test case for a full-blown automated elections come year 2010. At this point, we can only hope for the best and cross our fingers... that all systems perform as expected during crunch time.

Should you have any other concerns, please feel free to visit our office.

Thank you and good morning!

SEE ALSO RELATED LINK:

• The Voice of a COMELEC Employee: On ARMM Automated Elections 2008

Manolo Blahniks

I am not too particular with brands. When I came across Manolo Blahniks collections, I got a little awed. They have vast selections of designer apparels, bags, jewelries, shoes, clothings, cosmetics, fragrances, and whole lot more! It is absolutely a one-stop shop especially for us women! The problem is I do not have enough moolah to purchase these signature products. I am a practical person and I tend to always prioritize my needs and for me, the basic essentials come first.

Featured BFF

I wrote an article in my other blog expressing my happiness because my Prince and I have reached this far. Being into a long distance relationship and holding on strongly until this very day is not a walk in the park. Most of you may not be too aware of it but along with me and my Prince celebrating our 19 months as sweethearts, I also celebrate my friendship with one of my BFFs (Blogging Friends Forever).

Exactly 19 months ago, Ate Bing or famously known as Bregie here in the blogosphere was introduced to me online by my Prince. It was the first day I've consented to be his Mahal. And it was also the day that my budding friendship with Ate Bing evolved. We always find ourselves chatting at YM and learned more from each other. And guess what? We have already met in the flesh early this year! That was the most exciting part! My Prince would always tease me: "You're stealing all my friends!" Hahaha! Well, it is just a pity he doesn't like writing that much. Coz if he does, he will be joining us all here and will get acquainted with all my BFF's.

I am glad I have found a friend in Ate Bing and she has been a real good Ate to me. She has done lots of good things for me and Scott especially in tweaking our photos together. Mind you! It looked for real! Almost everyone got deceived, hehe! That's the power of Adobe magic, hehehe! She truly has the hands of a good artist. Keep it up, Te! Stay nice as always! Cheers to our friendship!

SEE ALSO RELATED LINK:

• 19 Months & Counting