Businesses and Bloggers unite: The Blogapalooza Experience ⋆ SailorStarCatcher Online

It’s my first time to attend in a blogging event and I was only expecting talks from known bloggers and their featured products. But to my surprise, it’s more than that. 🙂

Bloggers and businesses volt in!

Blogapalooza is jointly organized by Vince Golangco of When In Manila and Anton Diaz of Our Awesome Planet. It is an invite-only event that gives bloggers a chance to connect with businesses, and for businesses, more chance to expose their featured products and services online.

Known bloggers and online personalities graced the stage to share their experience. Too bad I wasn’t able to catch Mikey Bustos, Bogart the Explorer and other speakers, but good thing I saw Karen Bordador and the Boy’s night Out trio! 🙂

My camera phone didn’t give justice to super pretty girlcrush/radio and online senssation Karen Bordador T_T #gomennasai (I need a BETTER camera phone SOON!)

I was able to explore the event to hang out on different booths, and here’s what I saw: (sorry for blurry photos! -me)

Tinio Suits - handcrafted and customized suits — Tinio Suits – handcrafted and customized suits

Zipmatch site - I find their site helpful! — Zipmatch site – I find their site helpful!

Easy Pha-Max Wheatgrass Honey - yummy! — Easy Pha-Max Wheatgrass Honey – yummy!

Enjoy Philippines! :) — Enjoy Philippines! 🙂

Love their sample treats! Good thing I wasn’t able to have my lunch lol! 😛 (free food ftw! #busog)

Congo Grille/Tempura booth – thank you sa food! #burp

I made new blogger friends along the way, yay! 🙂

Say hello to former MetroOfficemate-now-fellow-blogger Hoshi, Axl and Slickmaster, photo by Axl pa rin! 😛

Got surprised by the flash mob crew, thanks to the Project Awesome team! (source)

VID 20131116 191110 from Ivica Rae say on Vimeo.

Not just an blogger’s/businesses’ meet

While the bloggers, businesses and the speakers do their own thing, cute pink piggybanks are roaming around during the event. Blogapalooza and Piggy Bank Movement joined forces to raise funds for Typhoon Yolanda victims. All of the proceeds will be donated to World Vision Philippines. One of the typhoon Yolanda survivors (from World Vision Philippines) has shared her story: (source)

Goodies and freebies

Went home with a LOT of goodies from different sponsors: (Thank you very much! <3)

bags and fan from Eagle's Wings Enterprises — bags and fan from Eagle’s Wings Enterprises

Overnight tagaytay accomodation that I won from Enjoy Philippines, thank you sooo much! <3

Slenda Capsules (say hello to a sexier me soon!)

from Brownbag Coffee (gave these to my mom, can’t drink coffee yet due to heartburn)

that awkward pic souvenir from Chooks To Go (love the chicken nom nom nom!)

Movie passes from Eastwood Cinemas, complimentary membership from Enjoy Philippines, button pin from Wheatgrass Honey, notebook from Karate Kid, pen from Fujidenzo, GC from Plato Wraps

nail art polish from BYS (love the shade)

Optical mouse that I got from Gukka.com's pick-a-prize — Optical mouse that I got from Gukka.com’s pick-a-prize

Discount voucher from GraxTaxi (I’ll be having my smartphone soon!)

Wheatgrass Honey and Nice Day Coffee samples

It was a BLAST! It’s a great experience to learn more from top bloggers, interact with businesses and to meet fellow. Many thanks to the organizers Francis Simisim, Vince Golangco and Anton Diaz, the personalities who attended (Bogart the Explorer, Mikey Bustos, Karen Bordador, Json Cruz, Boys Night Out, Comedy Cartel, Philip the Lifestyle Guy, Ana Santos) and to the the following: GoNegosyo, Viewpark Hotel Tagaytay, Eagle’s Wings, Maldita Clothing, Fujidenzo, PRC, Miles & Levels, I Love LULU Nails, NY Theraspine, TRopicana Coco Quench, Gavino’s Donuts, GoNatural, Tiño Suits, LazerXtreme, Richprime Toys, YSA Skin Care Corp., Plato Wraps, Brownbag Coffee Solutions, PLDT, Tempura Japanese Grill, Bounty Fresh, Smart, The Mind Museum, Grab-A-Taxi, Chef’s Noodle, Ambient Digital, Figaro Coffee Company, Wheatgrass, San Miguel Foods, Zipmatch, Gurkka.com, Enjoy the Best, World Vision, the #Piggybank Movement, Megaworld Lifestyle Malls, SM Aura Premier, Project Awesome and Fantastik Manila. looking forward to next year’s Blogapalooza! 🙂