I've mentioned (and taken part in) Mama Kat's writing challenge before, but it seems to have dropped off my radar recently - blame it on Christmas! Anyway, this week the prompts include "Who was your first bloggy friend? How did you find each other? Do you still correspond?
"This, I thought, was quite open to interpretation and it made me go back and have a serious look at my earlier blog posts all those years (!) ago. Which was actually quite interesting because I noticed that my first few commentators were mostly friends and family, all of whom now very rarely comment (hint!).
Back to the interpretation bit though - the reason I say that is because I have one or two commentators that appear on my blog before the one that I consider my first bloggy friend eventually arrived. So, I would argue that as the other bloggers don't comment on my blog any more as I must have scared them away and so I don't consider them my bloggy friend in quite the way that I do Alice!
That's a very sweet thing that Sam has done. It was totally unexpected and I was SPEECHLESS as I read it; blushing pink and all that. I'm so, so honoured. Thank you very much, Sam, for your friendship and everything else! You can be sure I'll be around either lurking or blatantly showing my presence in your blog. LOL. Thank you again for being a friend and God bless you!
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And then, there's Andrew Wong, my occassional photoshoot buddy. He left such a sweet note on his blog that made me beam from ear to ear. You see, I snail-mailed him a calendar by Shelter Home for Children [I blogged about the calendar in December last year under the post Shelter Home 2009 Calendar (AND Great Buddy Award)]. I mailed it on Sunday and he received it two days later. Here's a shot he took and I 'stole' for this post *GRIN*:
Read his thoughts by visiting him here, and while you're at it, you must check out his wonderful photographs. I love his composition and he takes some of the most interesting pictures; most creative! Thank you, Andrew, for another totally unexpected but sweet gesture. God bless you!
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Last but not least, Jen of Up Close & Personal with LadyTink who has once again awarded me with the "Butterfly Award: For the coolest blog I ever know" (I first received it from Rachel of Heart of Rachel in October 2008). Jen said this:
She posts the most amazing (and tummy-rumbling) pictures! She also throws in a few good book reviews occasionally.
To Jen: You're one of the sweetest blogger I have the fortune to know in the blogosphere and every time I visit your blog, I smile because of all the lovely cartoon characters you feature there. It's relaxing and cute! Thanks for your friendship!
To all my blog friends: This award is for YOU too!
15 commented:
Glad you liked my post, I was pretty confident that you were indeed my first bloggy friend, but had to go and check my posts to make sure!! ;-)
thanks for that link
Im going to try to use her future prompts too :)
That's a very sweet post from Sam! Isn't it great that we can still find friendship online even though we have not met one another, yet?! :D
Liked it? I loved it, Sam! I wasn't sure if I'm your first bloggy friend but if you say so... I'm definitely thrilled to be that! Once again, I'm happy to say that I'm glad we're friends! :D
My pleasure, Jen! :)
Indeed, Melody, indeed. With the Internet, geographical gaps are closed and new friendship an endless possibility. I'm glad we 'meet' each other (I'm saying this to Julia too) on the Net! :D
That was such a sweet post from Sam. I totally agree with her. Over the month or so when I first visited your blog, you're one of the coolest and nicest bloggers I know. :)
I think it very sweet that Sam's is your first blogger friend. And I do agree with Sam, when she mention what a wonderful person our Alice is. She is truly something, our Alice :)
It also nice of you to sent Andrew the calendar, and the card with the cat was cute. I'm sure Andrew going to enjoy it
Congrats on the Butterfly award, you well deserved it...because for all the things you do :) Thanks for your friendship :)
Very sweet of Sam and also of Ladytink! And very much deserved, Alice.
Hi hi Garando! Awwww... thanks very much! You're a great guy with a fabulous sense of humour and Garandee has good eyes. I think both of you are perfect together. *GRIN*
Julia! My (and our) Julia! Sam is indeed very sweet. Bless her! Me thinks Julia is a wonderful person too. Well, if Andrew doesn't like his pressie, I'm going to march right up to his house (he published his home address for all to see!) to confiscate the calendar AND the cat card. Hrrrmph! LOLOL. Thank you for your friendship, too, and you also deserve the Butterfly award!
Hi Nymeth, both Sam and Jen are marvellous people! :D
awww...theres alot of blog friendship going on, its very sweet :)
congrats on the award, you deserve it.
I just posted an award for you too...lol!
http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/
Awwwwww Naida... THANKS very much! You made my weekend complete! LOL. I really appreciate it. Thanks again and have a great week ahead!
Aw thanks for the sweet words!
All this blogger love! :-) Well, you definitely deserve it, Alice. You are such a kind and intelligent woman.
Jen, you deserve every bit of the comments here. :D
Wendy, the same goes to you. I'm always at awe with how you express yourself about the books you've read and in other things as well. Your furkids are so lucky to have you as their furmom! And we in the blogosphere are lucky to have you as our friend. :)
That's a sweet post from Sam. That's a lovely calendar. Andrew must have been thrilled when he got it. Congratulations on another Butterfly Award. Thanks for the special mention. :)
Hi Rachel! I've just gotten another Butterfly Award this morning. Woohoo~~ :D
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