I'm A Finalist For PBA 2009 Best Filipino Abroad Blog

this boy employed his unique tactic... he removed his short

halfway the bamboo pole to remove the grease,

and put some dirt on the pocket...

unfortunately, he dropped his shorts..

together with the dirt....
pinoy ingenuity at work here...

Whew! I am incredibly surpirsed!

Is this for real? Ever has been so nice to inform me that Palipasan is shortlisted as a finalist in the Special Award: Best Filipino Abroad Blog of the 2009 Philippine Blog Awards.

My overwhelming gratitude to Kenjie and family of Thoughtskoto for the faith they have shown in me for nominating Palipasan, it was funny that I can still recall that I have to ask Kenjie on which blog category I should fit while I reading the nomination form. I wouldn't made it as a finalist if I hadn't been nominated.

I would not have been able to get as far as I have without the support and love from all you guys, to the Palipasan followers, readers and commentors. Palipasan's existence is because of YOU people who form part of my daily statistics, your clicks and peeks have been my bloodline for the last 8 months, Palipasan not about me, it is more about YOU, and I am sharing this achievement with YOU.

And to my OFW family, my wife and son who are with me in Doha, and my daughter from the Philippines, thank you for giving me that extra boost and confidence when entering this fantastic experience.

I share the same sentiment with Nebz as I was browsing the PBA Finalists roster, I was searching for familiar names like Kenjie, NJ, Blogusvox, Life Moto, Lord CM, RJ, Ruel and Azel. It would be much better if more KABLOGS members have been included in PBA 2009 finalists.

There are eleven finalists in this category and I must say that I am extremely honored to be listed up there along with those ten other amazing sites!

Congratulations to my Kablogs friends, to Nebz of Isla de Nebz, Chico of The Monologues of A Dessert Dude and Noel of Baul ni Noel as my co-finalist the same category. And to Ever of Pamatay Homesick as finalist for Best Filipiniana Blog.

To all of you, thank you so much. The past eight months was a very remarkable blogging period for me and Palipasan, and may this PBA 2009 event, as well as the PEBA 2009; bring a better and fruitful blogging experience to all the Filipino bloggers around the world.

The envelope gets opened on Friday, October 9th at PETA Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila. Yes, it would be nice to win, but it’s true what they say: just being a finalist is a great honor.

I am proud to be a Filipino and an OFW.

Maraming salamat po.

Image and caption grabbed from Ucket's photostream.