Being a freelancer means that my work schedule is never fixed! Sometimes I can be bombarded with tons of projects that will leave me too busy to sleep, eat or even watch my favourite soap. Other times, I'd be really free from work, giving me space to breathe and do my regular bloghopping, EC dropping or having coffee with the girls.
This week falls into the former category, which saw me concentrating on my real work as a freelance copywriter and less blogging. Hence the lack of update here or at MPG, although I secretly liked the idea of having my Mariuca Teddy Bear as my main post this whole week LOL! ;)
Now that the weekend is upon us, I'd like to wrap up this week by thanking the 12 participants who have entered Mariuca's 2nd Blogversary Contest so far. Thank you for being a true Mariucan by subscribing to my blog and for putting on your thinking caps to conjure the best name and reason for wanting to bring this adorable Mariuca Teddy Bear home. Of course this is only the first week into the contest, so there's plenty of time to join in the fun if you have not done so. :)
Subscribe to Wishing On A Falling Star and YOU might WIN this adorable Mariuca Teddy Bear!Contest Entries
1. Bono - Mariuca Baby Bear
2. Jackie - JonahBear
3. Adrian - Marzipan
4. Nessa - Randy Rover
5. Emila - Wentworth
6. Ken - Donnie
7. Saffa - Choco
8. Roxy - BEAR-iuca
9. Dhiya - Ali
10. Kim - Little M
11. Janice - Love
12. T.H. - Brown Mariucan
13. Debbie - Macario aka Mac
14. LadyJava - True Blue
15. Nick - Alexa
16.
I've also been meaning to have my award post out since I have quite a number of them to give away, but work has been my priority last few weeks, especially this one. So I'll have to wait for another day before inviting you to another one of my Award Galas! I do however want to say a quick thank you to Jean for all the lovely awards she's given me, especially for the special Top EC Dropper award you see below. Apparently both Wishing On A Falling Star and Mariuca's Perfume Gallery were tops on her TD list for September and October YAY! Thank you for the lovely recognition Jean and this will definitely inspire me to continue being TD at your awesome blog! :)
A special mention also goes out to Kim, my talented artist friend from Australia! Thanks to my daily EC rounds and consistent commenting at her 3 wonderful sites, both Mariuca and MPG are currently featured at all her blogs YAY! :)
Posted at 7.11 PM
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162 comments:
gosh, I know I am late, but there's still time right? too much to do, so little time, but I am thinking of dedicating some precious time for blogging this weekend. :)
have a nice weekend my dear GP!
Ah, so close, but still not first!!
Roxy
Just woke up here on the other side of the world, I feel like a busy bumblebee, too. So much to do, so little time.
Roxy
An award celebration coming up? Wow, hope I'm invited, I'll have to find something fancy to wear. Will BEAR-iuca be wearing a tux to the event?
Roxy
Ahhh.. missed it!!! :(
Busy busy bee is great dearie...
Congrats for being top TD at AGP!!!
Have a wonderful weekend with B and the kids ya!!
Muahss!!
it's a pleasure having your cute badges on all of my blogs Mariuca...thanks so much for being my TC AND Top Dropper ...hehe you deserve a trophy...
those awards from Jean are delightful!!!
dropping early as I have a big day tomorrow..going to see my Sister's Baby Ballerinas concert....550 of them on stage so I will be off line all day ...have a lovely Saturday and give 'Little M' a kiss from Charlotte and I ;) :)
Hi GP...
Thanks for dropping by with all of your comment love today. I know you told me to wait, but I was already looking for a BOTB, and someone just took me on...hope you'll make it back in time. Enjoy your dinner.
Roxy
Hello girl.
Just paying you a visit today. Missing your blog. Been busy lately. Hoping you'll have a great weekend. No work and all play. :]
Wah! So good today, your EC widget came out to greet me. :D
I was so busy attending dialogue sessions and events these week. Hope it gets saner the next week. :P
I have so many blogs to visit....
*huff huff huff*
can't wait for your other giveaways :) do drop by midnight, something 4 u ;)
I'm sure u know my time 2 release post is midnight ;) LOL
take care!!!
My 2nd EC drop today. Connection really bad. Thank you for your AD at my PW.
It's nice to have a flexible job where you can be really busy one week, and very free the next. Makes life more interesting, yes? Have a great weekend! : )
Kalau dia busy, tak pa.
Lain kali lah noo...
Oh my everyone is dropping in today!! thank you so much for the link love!!
You are the best of the best!!:-)
And I know what you mean about busy. today I am going to try my best to get at least 200 drops...but marzie ...still with no list...it's so hard for me to get to all of our RHD's!!
Happy Saturday:-)))
Hello Marzie!!!!Catch ya later
Hi,
Drop by from LJ! Great blog here. Have a nice day!:)
Hi Farah! Thank you for being my forst commenter for this post, GP loves ya! :):):)
Of coz still got time to try and win the teddy for Daryn, have a good weekend dear. :)
Roxy, you're number 2, YAY! :)
Hey Roxy, everyone seems to be complaining abt too many things to do and so little time, yours truly included! Even now, I'm doing some work while replying my comments and it's almost 7am here! ;)
He he BEAR-iuca in a tux! I'd love to see that and of course you'll be invited to my award gala Roxy! :)
Ah tu la LJ, u missed this one by a couple of minutes eh? But thanks for trying to chop he he! :)
Mmg busy ni LJ, tomo oso got so many things on our agenda, must try to settle all before Mon!
Have a great weekend to u, A and the kids MEOW! :):):)
Hi Kim, thank YOU for featuring my blogs at ur sites! I just love seeing my EC everywhere at ur blogs he he! Shall do my best to remain there for Nov woo hoo! :):):)
WOW! Have fun then Kim and I'd love to see some pics of the concert. Big Hugs from Little M to u and C! :)
Roxy! I voted for u sweetie! Buzz me again tomo for ur BIG BOTB he he! ;)
Oh I wish Twinks! It's gonna be another work weekend for me, have been busy all week. I am however gonna schedule some RnR time for me and hubby, perhaps go somewhere nice for dinner tomo YAY! Thanks for dropping by dear. :):):)
Oh me too ECL, hope things cool down on my end too next week, though I already have so many things scheduled for Mon! ;)
Oh cool, u can see my EC loud and clear today YAY! Hope this continues till next week. :):):)
ECL, I managed to finish my EC rounds for both blogs, but yup, there are so many blogs to visit every day...and night, have fun! :)
Wah the hensem Ken is here to visit me YAY! Thanks so much for the award, I've yet to leave u a msg, but I'll come by again to properly receive my award! You have a great weekend okay? :):):)
Hola Bono, thanks for dropping EC here and I hope ur connection improves soon. Happy weekend! :):):)
Oh that's true Foong, freelancing is very interesting...keeps me on my toes all the time! Have a good one! :):):)
Ala la la Zubli itu pan ada hari ni! Hi Zubli, bestnye u datang visit I! :):):)
Hey Jackie, no worries! You deserve the linky love for being so speedy in ur entry YAY! :):):)
Oh Jackie! I thought u managed to start ur own fave list recently? I just don't know anybody who can redo the RHD list for us so it'll be compatible with FF3 dear, and hey...200 drops a day is excellent! Go Jackie Go! :):):)
Ribbit Kim!!! Catch ya later and have fun with ur kids and cats this weekend. :):):)
Hi Kok! Thank you for stopping by and welcome to Mariuca's blog. Hope to see u here again! :):):)
Hola Marzie, just wanna say hi! C is not around..huhuhu :(
Hehe don't worry, I'm just being dramatic, but I DO miss him already. *sigh* But I'm fine! :):):)
Hope you're having a great weekend!
Only 10pm on a Friday night in the Roxiticus Valley, but I can't keep my eyes open one more minute. Putting the girls to bed and not far behind.
Hope your weekend is off to a great start.
Roxy
Aargh...the same person has taken me on three or four times today, every time I started a Battle of the Blogs. I'm going to bed.
Roxy
One last note...London and Maddie and I went to see High School Musical 3 today...great show!
Roxy
aloha marzie! no wonder you are not around much lately. Hope you'll keeping up well wt yr work! I hv been wanted to treat u an iced latte but when i try to get it at the store, it is temporarily out of stock. same goes with shell where i usually patron to purchase my iced latte. :( so, no iced latte for now. How about a nice cup of cappucino from AGP's kitchen? :) Enjoy! :)
yay!! i see my bear bear again here! thanks for wrapping up this week's entries. I hv fun reading them and hope their entries will not influence mine. :) *HUGZ* to my bear bear. :))) hehe.. and now *HUGZ* to you.. :)
marzie!!! you've just made my day!! im so so happy to see the award here. You know, not many of my TD hv published these awards in their blog. You're the best!! and thanks again for making the effort to drop at AGP! Love ya, woman!! *HUGZ* *HUGZ*
Hope you're enjoying your weekend, dear! i gotta run back to AGP to reply my readers. See ya! :)
Miss Fly is down with Spyware :( Am using A's PC now..
Hope you are having a great day with B and the kids dearie.. just starting my rounds now..
Hi Marzie...don't work too hard! I've been working almost 80 hours per week lately and it's really wearing me out. I am taking off this weekend to rest!!!
Just dropping by to see how the contest went on. Love some of the names. Hehe
Happy weekend Marzie :)
It's great being busy..
Get bored when there is no work to do. Dah dua bulan kerja dok goyang kaki ni.
hi
very nice website
Busy = More $$
Take a break once in a while, stretch those achy muscles.. drink coffee and eat a cupcake or two :)
Have a great weekend!
Well, I work full time but these things happen to me too. Days of pure boredom followed by one full of deadlines but I still manage to sneak in a little blogging ... LOL! You know la how addictive this blogging can be at times ...
Yeah, but like Nessa said, take a break, stretch your legs and stuff but stay away form Emila's so I can be first commenter ... LOL!
Hola Marzie, just dropped by to let you know that it's double M day at RoTP today! Yeeha!! :)
Happy weekend, Genie Princess...early Saturday morning, rainy in the Roxiticus Valley, and I am here with Maddie (London's still sleeping) to admire BEAR-iuca on our first rounds of the blogosphere.
Roxy
BEAR-iuca, BEAR-iuca, amazing teddy cheer
BEAR-iuca, BEAR-iuca, please send him here
Love,
Maddie
dropping by as always to wish yah a happy weekend even though it has been uber busy :)
London woke up and wanted to drop in and give BEAR-iuca a hug...
Roxy
Yippedidoo! Macario aka Mac is up! Thanks Marzie! :):):) Happy Sunday!
Good morning from this side. Oh my I am really still asleep.
I think perhaps today I shall only do a few selective drops and get some rest time away from the PC!!
Good idea huh?:-)
Of course as soon as I lie down I will start feeling guilty and get up!
See you over at MPG:-)
Hi Debbs! Awwww miss C ke tu? ;)
I know you are fine Debbs and now u are happily in Dreamland eh? C will be back soon and in the meantime you can enjoy ur alone time yes? :):):)
Hi Roxy! It's already Sunday, so my weekend is ending soon boo hoo, and I still have so much to do! Send my love to the girls. :)
Roxy! I got to vote for u once last night, did u win any of the rest?? Hope u did, and hey at least u won against JB the other night! :):):)
Roxy, I think I'll do some DVD shopping tomo ... ooops I mean later today and prob get HSM3 as well! :)
Aloha Jean! Yeah la, have to do my EC rounds quickly, but I try to mengomen at the same time of coz! Busy busy la me nowadays, with real work some more he he! :):):)
Thanks for the cappuccino sweetie, of coz I want if it's from AGP's kitchen!!!
LOL! I really like ur bear bear la Jean he he...so cute la bear bear! Aiyo, all the entries are great la woman, it's gonna be tough to decide later! Everyone is out to impress me and I daresay some of the names and posts are really awesome!! :)
YAY! Of coz must feature ur awards here, cause u know la I "promised" to have my award gala, but so busy to do the post cause must retrace all the awards kan...so yours is the most recent and I told myself better do this one NOW before I forget he he!! Thanks for the lovely awards sweetie, see how they add color to Mariuca here? :):):)
Jean, have a great weekend to u and M! It's Sunday oredi and I gotta rush to finish my many pending jobs ni, rush rush!! ;)
Hey LJ! How is Miss Fly doing now? Dah remove spyware ke blm tu? Good thing A ada PC ye, must always have backup kan?
Hugs for u and hope u fix Miss Fly soon dearie! :):):)
Oh lucky u Bobby! No RnR for me this weekend, it's all abt work! :)
He he, the contest is coming along fine HaaziQ!! Semua best-best, susah nak pilih ni! Which is ur fave name so far? :)
Happy weekend to u too HaaziQ! Best la u dah habis exam! :):):)
Hi Bintang! 2 bulan dah goyang kaki? Yeah betul tu, when I'm too free, then I'd get bored also, but busy sgt pun tak best he he! Nak pi vakasi ni!! :):):)
Thank you Kaps! Do come again! :)
Hi Nessa! Every day oso drink kopi and makan cake he he!! :)
Thanks sweetie, I have to work extra hard this weekend cause it's one of those jobs that I can't say no too but the deadline is killing me! ;)
Hola Nick! Of coz must RnR, just not this weekend la...u know how agencies are, everything oso want asap!! And I've been relaxing like nobody's business last month, so now it's back to work! Want to make $$ and save for a vakasi oso! :):):)
Eh it's been ages since I was FC at Emila's! ;)
Debbs! I LOVE DM Day YAY! And on a weekend too, double YAY! :):):)
Awwww Roxy! Thanks for coming over with Maddie! Hola Maddie! Wanna take a ride on my magical flying carpet?? :):):)
HA HA HA!! Thank you for the cheer Maddie! You are so adorable! BIG HUGS! :):):)
Metz! Thanks for dropping by on an uber busy Saturday, you rock! :):):)
Morning London! Would u like to have breakfast with BEAR-iuca here?? :):):)
Debbs! Thank YOU for such a wonderful entry, you are now officially in the running to bring home MAC woo hoo! Good luck sweetie! :):):)
Morning Jackie! Have a cup of coffee first and then do ur round. Or...u could just hop back into ur warm comfy bed he he! :):):)
See ya later Jackie! You are also one of MPG's TC for Oct yeeha! :)
Have a great weekend hun! ;-)
gtg now..trying to drop as many as I can..LOL!
Very cute bear!! I like your blog a lot!! Great work!
Have a great weekend!
have a restful Sunday Mariuca :) :)
I'll be posting pics of the ballet concert next week :)
Hey how did you do this? It looks like a drop down, but it's a pop up..cool!!
I just now decided to get back online!!
Lazy lazy day...feels good!!:-))
Hey GP...
Almost bedtime for Roxy on a Saturday night in the Roxiticus Valley. I'm a bit blue tonight as Rex is headed out of town for a few days.
Roxy
Mariuca,
Going DVD shopping, huh? Unfortunately for you, HSM 3 is just out in the theatres, maybe on DVD in time for Christmas?
Roxy
Dropping my EC! Happy weekend! Happy shopping!
Congrats...your subscribers touch 155.
dropping my 1st EC today..happy week end. take care
dropping my EC here...Happy Sunday Mariuca! ;-)
I'd simply named him Jefry. He looks like my cat last time :)
Sunday morning here, and my girls are sleeping late. I think they're dreaming about breakfast with BEAR-iuca on your side of the world.
Roxy
I'm here to try out your top commenters widget...stop by RDH later to see if I get it up in my sidebar.
Roxy
Hmmm...I have installed the top commenter widget in my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives sidebar...but it doesn't have any commenters in it...yet?
I'm new to this, but maybe you can drop by later and test it out?
Roxy
Morning GP,
Just drop and run right quick!!
My heater is not working and I need to check all of my breakers!! I'm freezing!!
But I simply had to stop in here before I do anything else!!
See you at MPG in just a second:-)
Oh my it seems odd not seeing Emila's little cute avatar here.
I miss her!!
Thanks for your help with my top commenter widget, and for being my top commenter all these months before the widget.
Roxy
Just joined a little BOTB if you can help out in the midst of your (slow) EC rounds today...
Roxy
Hey Mon, thanks for dropping by! Me too trying to get in as many drops as poss today, connection is terrible now! ;)
Hola This Makes My Day! Thank you very much and I sure hope u had a nice stay here, do come again! :):):)
Yay! Looking forward to the ballet pics Kim, have a great start to ur week! HUGS! :)
Hi Jackie! What looks like a drop down but is actually a pop up??? Now u got me curious he he! :)
Awww Roxy, cheer up! Rex will be home sooner than you can say BOTB!! Plus u still have ur 2 cuties to keep u company. HUGS!
HSM3 DVD sounds like a nice Christmas pressie for my lil sis, thanks! :):):)
Happy weekend to u too ECL, though it's already Monday now! :)
YAY, thanks for noticing Bono, yesterday it was 156 woot! :)
And hope u had a good weekend too.
Happy Sunday Monica, hope u had a good one! :)
Jefry? And the teddy looks like ur cat? Ala cutenye he he!!! Thanks for stopping by Faisal! :):):)
Roxy! Breakfast with BEAR-iuca sure sounds delightful he he! :)
Oh YAY, glad to see u got the TC up and working fine now Roxy. It will be fun to see who's on ur TC list now and who will remain there end Nov! :)
Hey Jackie, hope my magic blankey is keeping u warm while ur heater is out! Emila will be back later today I believe, we all miss her too here! Have a great day Jackie and thank you for stopping by to send me some love! HUGS! :):):)
I am Iam ur TC Roxy yay! :) And you won ur BOTB tonight too, woo hoo! :)
Hey, GP, happy Monday to you...almost bedtime in the Roxiticus Valley. London and Maddie are all cuddled up in my bedroom since Rex is away for a few nights.
Thanks for your BOTB vote(s) and for all the comment luv for my new TC widget.
Roxy
*ding dong* Dropping EC!
Have a great week ahead, Marzie!
SOOOO happy to see my apples here today! and glad to be the first commenter too. thanks GP. :)
Now, I am here to 'submit' my answer for the contest. I shall name the cute bear- ICA (pronounced ai-ka).
I know you're busy and all but that doesn't mean you can get tagged, ya? LOL!
*scampers away in fear*
LOL!
Opps, I meant to say, you 'can't' get tagged. Forgive my England, ya :D
I would like to suggest a name for your teddy bear...
Baby Boo Bear. My daughter utter those words when she saw the bear on your blog. She always joins me to drop card and read post... and she's only 3. anyway, hope you like the name though it's not so unusual but at least my lil girl thinks it is. bye take care!
marzie, LWYH is giving out FC linkies love already. Come quick! :)
wow, marzie, that's alot of say from yr side. I love hearing frm u! :)
today, i managed to buy iced latte for u. do you know where i hv to get it? it's in one of the grocery store in puchong. I was so happy when i found it because it has been non-latte for 2 weeks. But it's abit pricey lar - 2.10 per can whereas i can get it at 1.70 or 1.90 somewhere else. hmmm...nvm lar. just this time. :) so, here's an iced latte for u. enjoy! :)
haha.. yeah, i understood what u meant, marzie! sometimes when i thought of having to retrace back all the awards, i pengsan. >< im really glad u decided to post these awards first! thanks, woman!! :)
oh, LJ just had her TRUE BLUE. it's really hard to decide and I am thinking real hard to be the best. :) just wait for my enty, k! you will read all abt me & my bear bear! :))
it's monday oredi, dear! hope you managed to finish most of yr pending jobs. Hv a great evening! im off to cook dinner! :)
Hello Marzie!! Am back!!! Congrats! You won 2 giveaways at my blog! Come and read!!
Hello everybody! Hello Jean! Hello Nicky!
Jean..where is the spicy crab recipes?
I'm here to look at Love again !!
Wah, got 14 contestant already ah....
all up for grabs for the teddy :):)
Who would be so lucky....
Pick me... pick me... hehehe ;p
Marzie dearie, it's DM day at RoTP! Yay!!
Yayyyy Emila is back!! Hi Emila I will drop by in a few!!:-)
Good morning Marzie,
Starting drops early. We are having bad weather today so I hope I don't lose my connection!
Hugs:-)
so excited looking at so many blogger taking part.
hows your day? I hope you are doing great :)
Hi Roxy! Wow, I am so late in replying my comments here! Roxy, I miss voting on BOTB!! When will BE approve my URL? :(
ECL, long time no see u here, hope u're doing okay over in Sing! :)
Hi Farah! Thank you for submitting that very sweet name for my Teddy! I visited ur blog, but couldn't find the post anywhere, is it at ur awards page ke? Maybe u can drop me the link here, so I can add you to my list of entries. Thanks sweetie! :):):)
Nick, thank you for the tag, am done with it and I had fun. Feel free to tag me some more...NOT! ;)
Hola Queen M! Awwwww your daughter sounds adorable, so clever of her to name the bear for me, thank you very much! :):):)
Hi Jean, thank you for all ur comment love here sweetie, sorry for the late response!
Wah u brought me more iced latte, best la u Jean. How did u know my mini fridge is empty? :):):)
Still got plenty of time ti try and win your bear bear Jean, good luck! ;)
Hi Emila! Yeeha I won I won! He he, always so happy to win anything, thanks a lot dear! :):):)
Hola Bintang, dah dapat recipe ke?
Janice, you are the cutest! I bet you can't wait to bring home Love to display in ur already full cabinet eh? Good luck again Jan! :):):)
Debbs! No more DM Day at Phat! :(
Hola Jackie, always a pleasure to see u here and keep warm with this steaming hot cup of cocoa, enjoy! :):):)
TH, thank you for visiting me dear. I am doing great today, hope u and Sean are enjoying ur weekend. :):):)
BEAR-iuca, BEAR-iuca,
Amazing teddy cheer
BEAR-iuca, BEAR-iuca,
BEAR-iuca come live here!
Fingers crossed...
London and Maddie
Does the teddy bear contest end tonight? Less than 6 hours from now??
I am away at meetings all day but will check back in late tonight...the suspense is driving London and Maddie wild.
BEAR-iuca, BEAR-iuca, come live here!
Roxy
Roxy, London and Maddie! CONGRATS! You guys won BEAR-iuca ha ha ha! Awesome cheer too, I love it! :):):)
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