“I was there”
“Fighting for excellence”
“Fight Olongapo”
“Bawal ang tamad sa Olongapo”

Those were just some of the famous lines that made ‘Gaponians reunited 16 years ago. After the Mt. Pinatubo eruption, everyone thought that we wouldn’t survive. It looked like a ghost city. Some left but because of the efforts and cooperation that majority of the residents who stoodby had shown, we did it! Yes, we fought for excellence!

Those days Olongapo was known to be one of the “pugad ng mga babaeng mabababa ang lipad”, well, people of Olongapo were able to wipe out that label. Try and mention “Olongapo” or “Subic” to anyone and you’d hear pleasant words from them. Maybe because of the changes made as years went by. The added attractions that SBMA has now made my hometown well-known, not only here but abroad.

I actually forgot about this contest until…… Nelle of Stranded Life messaged and asked me to claim my prize. Guess what the prize was?

[1 year Hosting + Domain + 510 EC credits]

I’m one of the three lucky major winners. Two other were:

Draw no. 1 winner: Pinaymommy
[1 year Hosting + Domain + 1120 EC credits]

Draw no. 2 winner: Sherry
[1 year Hosting + Domain + 800 EC credits]

Nelle said:

I have 3 winners of 1 year Hosting + Domain and EC credits [no. of accumulated credits + 500 EC credits]. I did 3 separate draws to have a winner. There’s no 2nd or 3rd place. The non winners will receive EC credits [no. of accumulated credits + 300 EC credits]

While I was doing my daily blogrounds, this was what got me excited when I finally reached Toni’s blog and read her post about Bloghopping Moleskine Giveaway. She asked:

I would write just about anything.