And we have a winner!

I would like to thank everyone who participated and supported my giveaway last week. I am glad to see that most of my female followers love wearing jewelry. Honestly, I seldom wear necklace and earrings; I only use them in special occasion or when I am in the mood. Still, I like to collect them. Most of my prized pieces were from my parents, while those fancy ones were either bought by me or gifted by my friends.

To start the heart month, I am now here to announce the winner of the recently concluded Etsy giveaway sponsored by Rakun Shop.She is very generous to offer one of you a matryoshka doll gold-chained necklace.

It’s exquisite, isn’t it? If you guys want to check out more items from her store, kindly visit her Etsy page here.

Friendly rafflecopter generated a random number to pick up the winner. And guess whose name appeared out of the electronic hat?

Congratulations to Infinity Shp Gothicrise!

 

You are now the owner of this lovely necklace. Kindly comment on this post confirming your winnings so I can contact you regarding your postal address. Failure to respond within 48 hours will forfeit your prize won.

Thank you everyone for participating! Not selected? No worries. Check my Giveaways Tab to direct you to my posts with giveaways. Most are open internationally so everyone is free to enter. Good luck!

Cheers,

Awarded again: The Sunshine Award

In my previous post, I thanked Asha for giving me The Booker Award. Now, I would like to send my gratitude to Lottie Eve for thinking that I deserve the Sunshine Blogger Award. I don’t know how I got this though I hope that optimism isn’t one of the criteria for nominating. Sometimes I am too negative that my friends tease me of being a giant, vertical minus sign.

Lottie, thank you very much for continuously following my blog and reading my posts, especially the reviews. For the benefit of others, Lottie is a fellow bookworm and novice book reviewer. I find her blog too cute, pretty, and feminine. If you want to check out her opinions regarding a particular book, head to her site at Book Adoration.

Now to accept the award, of course there are the rules to follow.

 

Sunshine Blogger Award Rules

1. Display the award logo on your blog.
2. Link back to the person who nominated you.
3. State 5 things about yourself.
4. Pass the award to 6 other bloggers and link to one of their specific posts so that they get notified by ping back.

I love receiving awards and nominations, but I sometimes dread answering facts about myself. I know my life is an open book, but sometimes I find questions like those hard to answer. Perhaps I don’t know myself well? Moving on, let’s hear (read?) five things about me.

1. I admire women (and especially men!) who can raise their eyebrows. I don’t mean the duo eyebrow raising. I am referring to the one-sided, slanting of an eyebrow. It looks intimidating in a way and how I wish I could do that. But no, I cannot do it. So instead of raising mine, I pull them towards each other and try to frighten others with my frown.

2. Another thing I cannot do is whistling. Yes, I cannot do that. Whenever I tried, it sounds like a whistling kettle overused for more than a century.

3. I once tried driving a motorcycle with my uncle present to guide me since I did not know how to operate it. We were in our village and I was balancing while moving slowly. Suddenly, I was approaching a dead end! I panicked and tightly gripped the accelerator. I thought it was my end. I hit the wall, but my uncle caught the end of the motorcycle in time to lessen the impact. Thankfully, I was wearing safety gears.

4. If I see a typographical error, I always check the places of the letters in the keyboard. If they are near, I can accept it as an error. Otherwise, I will force myself not to advise the person concern to watch his/her spelling.

5. I cannot write in cursive. Actually, I can. But not legibly. I am sensitive to others and would not like to hurt their eyes whenever they read my writing. It is too ugly and incomprehensible at times that even I cannot understand what I have written.

The Nominees

LA

Nicole

Jennie

Emma Snow

Alesia

Sakthi

Congratulations! I hope you guys continue to shine in the blogosphere Thanks Lottie for this opportunity to share this award with deserving people. Let me show my appreciation to you by my current Etsy giveaway as well as other giveaways found in my Giveaways tab. Enjoy participating!

Sending my gratitude to you all

Last month, I asked your opinion to help me choose among those items I’ve wanted to buy for myself. I have posted a poll containing four items with their photos and descriptions and you guys actively supported me by giving your thoughts on the products presented. More importantly, you collectively let me know about your preference by voting the necklace which you think was the most desirable.

At this point, I would like to thank everyone who participated in that post. You are good friends, sisters, and brothers to me. This may be stretching it too much, but some might even imagine how I would look like with a certain piece. Be that as it may, I am also aware of what others might have imagined. If you could go back to the mentioned post, you can see a number of comments mistaking the peter pan necklace as a woman’s undergarment. If it will make you feel better, I’d like to assure you that you are not a pervert by thinking that way. I also fell for the same mistake. But hey, that proved to be such an interesting way to gather comments, don’t you think so?

Now, the owner of Rakunshop, the store I have mentioned in the earlier post, was glad when she saw the post and the conversation it elicited. Megan, the owner of such wonderful Etsy store, contacted me to give an offer: the readers’ choice of jewelry will be awarded to one of you!

Isn’t she sweet and generous to do that? I happily accepted it and here I am writing this blog entry. I would love to share to you one of the creations of this wonderful person. I have featured some of her products in the previous post, but I know you guys are curious about her other necklace designs. So please let’s go to her Etsy store and find out more exciting and beautiful pieces!

So for this giveaway, kindly go to the link below. Remember that the more tasks you do, the more chances of winning. I love you guys and I know you will be able to send honest entries, but I will still check every one of them for validity. Unfollowing after the giveaway is up to you though it will forfeit your chances of participating in other giveaways. I have a number of promos going on in my Giveaways tab, so if you want to win books, Amazon gift cards, Paypal Cash, and Kindle Fires, kindly check that page and participate. Some are ending soon so you better hurry!

But exclusively for my readers, a matryoshka doll necklace can be yours! The giveaway is open internationally so you are eligible to join as long as you live in this planet. This is a feminine item which can be a perfect accessory to my lovely female readers and their sisters and mothers. However, men can join, too. It can be a sweet gift for this coming Valentine’s Day!

 

Thank you everyone for staying with me. Your unfailing support encourages me to continue keeping this site. I know this is a small token of appreciation, and even if I cannot give everyone a gift, I am glad that at least one of you will be able to receive this. Then I’ll cut this melodramatic episode of mine before it becomes a habit. So hop along and join this week-long promo. And may the odds be ever in your favor!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

***NOTE: This giveaway will run starting today until January 27. I will then post an announcement on the 30^th and the winner will be given 72 hours to response/comment. Another will be chosen should the first failed to confirm his/her winnings.***

Rakunshop links: Etsy * Website * Facebook * Twitter

Related post:

http://gongjumonica.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/help-me-choose/

Note: This post will remain sticky until January 28.

Help me choose!

Happy holidays, everyone! How’s your Christmas?

I am out of office for two weeks and currently enjoying a blissful holiday. While surfing the internet yesterday, I stumbled upon a shop in Etsy (Rakunshop) which offers unique and cute stuff. Sure, items found in her shop are too dainty and feminine, but hey, that’s what I want!

Tell me, aren’t these shoes lovely?

Now guys, I need your help. Can you help me decide which items below should I choose? I know all of them are beautiful, but I just need a single item. I cannot have all of them, can I?

I know this is asking a lot from you guys, but I hope you will be able to help me. I want something pretty and I hope you will lend me a hand in choosing the perfect handmade item. I trust your preferences!

This poll will be active for a week, I guess. After that, I will be happy to follow the result of my readers’ pick.

Thanks a bunch, dears!

Related post:

http://gongjumonica.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/who-wore-it-best-korean-style-no-lens-eyeglasses/

Some things to be thankful for and a giveaway!

Early this year I started creating this blog as an outlet for my random and often nonsense thoughts about almost anything under the sun. For the past five months, I am happy that I have maintained writing in here and have even finished a 30-day blogging challenge.

I admit that this site isn’t themed just like others; mine is like a journal where I input my experiences, thoughts, and views. I know that my writing is nothing but ordinary, and my thoughts are so varied that some people might find it hard to keep up with me. I post Korean restaurant reviews, travel photos, book reviews, Korean songs, recipes, and even political opinions. Random, I know. In spite of all that, I was gifted with the support of my followers who keep on liking and sharing their thoughts on my blog entries. For that, I am eternally grateful.

Currently, I have 248 WordPress and 900+ SNS followers. It is really amazing yet difficult to grasp sometimes. I mean, where did I get such a number of readers? It’s not as if my blog is so wonderful and interesting. Hehe.

So to mark this overwhelming blog milestone, I would like to reward both my followers and visitors with something pretty and useful. My blogger friend, Juanita Tortilla, is kind enough to share her creative skills with us. Originally from Singapore, she brought her love of crafting handmade products to her current location in Switzerland. She’s into creating jewelry, bags, and even dresses. How wonderful is that! Interested in her products? You may check out some of the photos of her unique and crafty creations.

Beautiful, aren’t they? I especially love the sweater.

Inspiring, isn’t it? She is so nice to gift one of you guys a pair of crocheted earrings and multi-purpose purse from her Etsy shop. Now, how awesome is that?

the giveaway set

Rules: This giveaway is open internationally from November 19 to 25. I will announce the winner by November 26 in this blog and the winner has 48 hours to comment/reply on the announcement otherwise the winnings will be forfeited and I have to choose another one. The items are decidedly feminine, but men are also welcome to join. I’m sure your girl will be glad to have these.

How to enter: Click at the rafflecopter link below which will direct you to the giveaway widget. Answer the mandatory questions and do tasks for bonus entries. Honest answers, please. All entries will be verified.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you for joining and I hope you’ll continue visiting my blog. Good luck to everyone!

*This post will remain sticky until the promo ends.