Of Twerks and Thank Yous

By Sarah Aterrado - November 23, 2015

I should have written this post the moment I knew this blog won a major award in Bloggys 2015. A few bloggers have published a word of thanks on the same date after bagging their awards and I could have done it too knowing I wasn't actually doing anything the night they announced the winners. But from the moment Jan broke the news to me, I fell short for words. I had to wait a day or two for the elating feeling to subside because my vocabulary became limited to "oh", "my", and "gosh", and only in that particular order.

Honestly, I do not know what to say anymore. I believe I have already said everything before - from the moment I got nominated to the time I made it to the voting stage and when I finally became one of the finalists. I never thought I'd have to write another post for this. I don't want to make it sound like I'm giving a speech in The Oscars (albeit the feeling might be pretty much the same thing), so I'll keep this short and simple. This may sound like a broken record, but I'm going to say it again anyway...THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I guess, no matter how many Thank Yous I write, it will never be enough to express how grateful I am to every single one of you reading my blog, my family and friends who never get tired of clicking the links I shamelessly feed on Facebook, and to Jan who always believes in me. You fuel my desire to write, be better, and make a difference. I know more blogs deserve your time than mine, that's why I am truly honored. Again, thank you!

Life Is So Full of Tae won Best Personal/Diary Blog in #Bloggys2015 Philippine Blogging Awards. So as promised, this is yours truly twerking it (even) better than Miley:

Finally found a way to post a "video" of me twerking without giving you nightmares. I hope you guys didn't think I won just because I said I'd do a twerking vid if I win, did you? Haha.

Anyway, congratulations to all the bloggers out there. It doesn't take an award to become brilliant. As long as you blog with passion, integrity, and purpose, then you should consider yourself a winner. :)

P.S. I am still bummed out I wasn't able to attend the Gala Night, walk the red carpet, come up the stage and receive my award. I would have loved to meet those amazing bloggers and the judges who carry the big names in the Philippine media and journalism industry and, of course, get my hands on that commemorative trophy. I saw how beautiful it was (lookie here), kaya eto nanggigigil ako. Now, if I can only find a way to have my award sent here in Davao. That would be great.

Visit Bloggys 2015 Hall of Fame
Source: http://technology.inquirer.net/45393/blogs-hailed-as-agents-of-change-relevance-hope

UPDATE!
Finally took these home. :)

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36 comments

  1. Congrats! Well-deserved win! Asa ko pwede magfollow sa imong blog, nalingaw ko sa imong mga post?

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    1. gitanggal nako ang subscribe ug follow feature. ibookmark na lang or timan-i kung gusto ka. haha. salamat ^_^

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  2. congrats sarj! daan pa lagi ko na imo jud ni.

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  3. That looks like ocho-ocho. Haha! Congrats, Sarah. <3

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    1. Yeah, I just realize it looks like an ocho-ocho. Haha. Thank you! :)

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  4. How fun is that! Great twerking video as well :-) I didn't even know there was a blogging awards! Very cool.

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  5. Congratulations! That is so exciting! You deserve it!

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  6. Wow, that's awesome! What a great validation for your work :) Twerk away!

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  7. Congratulations! That's pretty awesome, I need to read more of your posts!

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  8. Congratulations on the blog award, Sarah! The twerking video was definitely cuter than expected :)

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  9. That GIF made my day haha! Congratulations hun you completely deserve it I always love your posts and think that you are a fantastic writer. So glad to have met you xxx

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  10. Oh me gee. That meme is hilarious.

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  11. Congratulations on your award! I don't know what I would have said right away either!

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  12. Just discovered your blog and I can see your award is well deserved :)

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  13. Congratulations!!!! I totally love your twerk moves lol :D

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  14. Congrats and I love the twerking video!

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  15. That's awesome - love your twerking video and congratulations on winning!

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  16. Woohoo!!!! Congratulations, girl!!! <3

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  17. Congratulations on the award. Love your 'twerking' image ~ so much fun and very light hearted.

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  18. Congratulations! That is so exciting. I would have found a twerking character too, no way I would want a video of myself doing that! ; )

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  19. This is awesome. Congratulations on your achievement.

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  20. wow how awesome - congrats! I never knew they had these until now! lol

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  21. congrats. thats really amazing! maybe one day i'll win something for my blog. i'd twerk to that, too.

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  22. I look forward to attending an event like this, one day soon. Thank you and congrats!

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  23. Oh that is amazing! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you!

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  24. It's always nice to get recognition for hard work! Kudos to you and lots of luck in the new year!

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  25. You truly deserve the award! I have friends here in Cebu who went to Manila for the Gala night... too bad you weren't there to accept the award yourself, Sarah! I really love your blog, and the way you write. So natural <3 <3 :)

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