Style and Soul

It has been more than a month since I last updated my blog. Sometimes I wonder, is it because I don't know how to manage my time that I find it difficult to squeeze in a lot of social media activities? Or (on the more positive side) I have been doing so well in prioritizing all the things that I ought to do first above blogging?

The latter, most probably.

Well for one, the most obvious reason (the one that I keep on saying over and over) is that I've been too preoccupied with work -- been juggling quite a lot actually. Kudos to those who can still keep their virtual lives pretty much active despite their tight schedules. As for me, whatever free time I have left, I'd rather spend for myself and the people who mean a lot to me within my personal space. Apart from that, I went as far as I could from all the negativity that clouded the fashion blogging circle a few months ago caused by a toxic online catfight as Rappler.com puts it, and simply did my own thing.

Now that I have some time to spare, I'm back in blogging with amazing news: Bloggers United Bazaar is here once again! Since Ana, Aisa and I are too busy to be too hands-on in planning the event, we agreed to partner with WorldBex (World Bazaar Festival) Bazaar so we won't have to worry on everything else except for the most important tasks like coordinating with the bloggers, promotions and handling our event on the day/s itself which will be on December 15 - 16 at World Trade Center!

It's only two days before the exciting Bloggers United Bazaar 3.

I'm such in a rush to post this entry because it has been a busy month for me since I decided to simply put my social media life the least of my concerns in pursuit of personal life endeavors. Contrary to most of the BUB3 participating bloggers, my items are FAR from ready [yet] for the big day.

Anyway, for sure most of you would enjoy the cheap yet stylish items that you'll find in the bazaar. For budget fashionistas, Bloggers United Bazaar 3 is the best place to snag a handful of branded and trendy items (take note: most are pre-owned) where you'll feel every peso that you'll spend is WORTH IT.


HOW TO JOIN:
First 15 people to post this Bloggers United official teaser video to at least three (3) social media accounts (blog sites like tumblr, blogger, wordpress, livejournal, etc, or  facebook / twitter) wins!




Comment below with the following details:
1. Full name
2. Contact number + twitter username (if you have)
3. Links (make sure I can view them) where you posted this video.

Not part of the first 15? Don't worry! Join this giveaway and automatically get 5% off your total when you shop at my booth! Will put all your names in a list. O diba? All are winners!

Promo is open to local residents till June 1, 2012.

Here's a sneak peek of some of the items that I'll sell at the bazaar!

Hello everyone! Here's a quick giveaway for all! 

Bloggers United Bazaar (Part 2) is just less than two weeks away! Aisa, Ana and me are extremely busy in organizing the event that's why I've taken a blogging break for a week! 

To those who are all excited at going to this event, I'm sure you're all preparing your budgets to buy your favorite bloggers' stylish closet pieces! Now you won't have to worry about paying for an entrance fee (P100). It's because I'm giving away 20 (twenty!!) entrance fee passes to the event!

ENTRANCE FEE PASSES GIVEAWAY!

I've taken a long blogging hiatus without prior notice because I decided to focus on one of my biggest projects this first quarter of the year - the recently concluded, most anticipated, well-attended and highly successful, BLOGGERS UNITED: An Interactive Shopping Affair.

I still have a hangover of the event and everything seemed to have happened in a flash. For all the kind words and compliments that our team has been receiving, I would like to offer everything to the Lord, to whom all credit is due. The event wasn't perfect and had its own flaws too but God really guided us to find a way out of every road block that we've ran into.

Now that it is all over, I just feel incredibly blessed that all our efforts, stress, pressure, passion and hard work in creating this event yielded results that are beyond my expectations. I'm really proud and at the same time, humbled by the amazing experience Bloggers United has brought us.

Since I've been quiet and low key the entire time that we've been organizing the event (proof? my last entry was April 28! waah.), it's about time for me to take you through a few things behind the Bloggers United Bazaar (BUB).

How did we come up with BUB?
Months before Honey's bloggers closet sale last January, I've already proposed BUB to Aisa and Ana. The blogger yard sale held in Indonesia served as my inspiration for it. Back then, we were reluctant to push through with it because we got scared of the risks involved. However, the mini garage sale was the turning point that made me corner both Pax and Ana and lobbied my way to convince them both to be 100% on board with the project. After all that persuasion, the three of us finally got down to business to make it happen.

We started to build a solid branding for the team by setting up a website and facebook page. Karl referred the uber gifted Edrick Bruel to design our official logo and stand-out poster. Ana was assigned to man the site and with the help of our blogger friends, the Bloggers United website went up and running. Some of our contributors include Ava, Krissy, Denise, Reg, Mai, Kisty and many more.

Blogging has become a powerful tool to inspire and influence the public on how they think, behave and spend. But more than that, Bloggers United, wants to use that power in order to make an action in spreading social awareness and issues to our fellowmen. Thus, we've set a meeting with K.I.D.S. Foundation to partner with them so we could show our support to their educational programs by donating to the 1) Isang Milyong Aklat, Isang Milyong Pangarap and 2) 100KIDScholars projects.

The Lounge in Malayan Plaza hotel was packed with shoppers and guests! A big thanks to all our participating bloggers because we owe a big chunk of our publicity to them.