Philippine Blog Awards… “And the Winner is…”
“And the Winner Is…” Would you believe it? THE KID??? Yup! Marketman, Mrs. Marketman and The Kid went to attend the Philippine Blog Awards this evening at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium at the RCBC Building in Makati. After a late start, the awards were rapidly announced and for the Category “Home & Living,” congratulations go out to Toni of Wifely Steps!! After a few more awards, some sponsor donated prizes were chosen and the winners were announced and asked to come up on stage to claim their prizes. The Kid won two Sanyo Triple AAA rechargeable batteries!!! She did the walk to the podium and across the stage with confidence and panache, I must say, and the absolute GLEE on her face was obvious! She has never won anything before… Then at the end of the Main Category Awards, Globe (a major sponsor) awarded five special awards and congratulations go to Lori of DessertComesFirst for the Deliblog Award, which I presume stands for Delicious Blog Award, so well-deserved… So BOOHOO for Marketman, no Main Category Award and no Deliblog Award…
But, APRIL FOOLS EVERYONE!!! I simply couldn’t believe it myself! Out of 60 nominees for the Blogger’s Choice Award… when the emcees said “And the Winner is…MARKETMANILA!!!” Mrs. Marketman had to hit me on the arm and say “That’s you, dummy!” Wow! All I can say is THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all of you who cast a vote for Marketmanila! Seriously, 
this is a surprise and an honor. A surprise because of all the other fantastic blogs nominated for the the Blogger’s Choice Award, and an honor particularly because it was based on the votes of readers from around the world. If blogs live and die by their content, bloggers thrive because of their readers! A big thank you goes out to the organizers of the Philippine Blog Awards and their multitude of volunteers and the sponsors who made this all possible. Again, a big thanks to all of Marketmanila’s readers, I am truly speechless. Hahaha! Thank goodness we didn’t have to make any speeches. And I am not at the post-Awards party tonight because it is seriously past my bedtime…I think I was nearly twice as old as the average blogger in the room this evening… Heeheehee. :)
you got me there! happy april fools and congrats to you and ze kid!
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March 31st, 2007Wow, you’re quick — a post about the Blog Awards already! ;-)
CONGRATULATIONS, MarketMan! Truly well-deserved. For my part, I’m not at all surprised you won. With your multitude of loyal readers, it was probably a landslide!
Congratulations to the Kid, too. Some people tend to be lucky at raffles. I hope this is only the first of her many lucky wins.
March 31st, 2007congrats!
you really deserved it. magka opposite seats lang tayo, nasa kanan po ninyo ako naka upo. were just separated by the aisle aheheh
March 31st, 2007In the final analysis, the award you received proved that content is ‘king’ and yours definitely reign supreme.
Not only are you prolific but the diversity of your posts naturally attracts people from all walks of life, in my opinion.
So yeah, here’s a high-five for you MM :) … good job!
You know what it means though, right? The pressure is up!
March 31st, 2007Congratulations, MM and to your young precious lady. It’s worth all your efforts to share your knowledge to all of us. Keep it up.
April 1st, 2007congratulations! i’m so happy for you…keep it up!
April 1st, 2007Congratulations…well deserved by the way. Please remember this whenever you feel you have nothing more to say. There are a lot of people out there that look forward to all your postings.
April 1st, 2007you are the equivalent of the “best actor” ! I knew you would win it. You write with passion and obvious delight in blogging. Just seeing all the comments of your loyal readers show they truly support you. Galing talaga. Glad your family enjoyed the night. Mine enjoyed it as well.
Congratulations. Really well deserved.
April 1st, 2007What else can I say. Congratulations!
April 1st, 2007Congratulations!I am soo happy for you. I tried to vote but you needed to have your own blog to do that. IT’s midnight here, logged on just before hitting the bed and I here I am at MArketmanila taking a peek to check for new posts !!! I love your blog
April 1st, 2007Congratulations! A well deserved honor indeed.
April 1st, 2007dear marketman, congratulations! do you think we had some votes that were supposed to be for me that went to you? hahahha (just joking, its april fools’ day anyway). our blogs are just above yours in the ballot :) kinda like the Bush-Gore voting. :):):)
But really, if there’s one who should win, it should really be YOU. well deserved. gleng gleng!
April 1st, 2007Ha! and to think i felt cozi voted for you.. you really did get us fooled!! cngratulations MM! i knew you would bag one of those glass-thingies.. hehehe!! now you just have to show us who you are so we can congratulate you in person if ever we bump into you.. hehehe!! was also trying to pull one on you..teehee!! Congrats again!!
April 1st, 2007oops!! typo error there!! it was supposed to be “i felt sad coz i voted for you”.. guess it shows how excited i was while i was typing that.. hehehe!!
April 1st, 2007/me voted for market manila as bloggers choice. hehehehe
April 1st, 2007Congratulations….well done
April 1st, 2007Way to go MM! Congratulations, you deserve it! Once again, such a wonderful feat for you and your family. You give so much of your persona in this blog and this accolate is a recognition of your artistic talent and character. If I may say, you are what you write. Thank you for sharing with us many readers and admirers your good taste in food and presentation, not to mention your admirable charity works and good cause. Keep writing and thank you for letting us have a glimpse of your fun and wonderful lifestyle. Keep up the good job! - Teresa
April 1st, 2007Well deserved! Congratulations. Now be a good dad and buy the kid something she can use her new batteries on.. a new digicam perhaps?
April 1st, 2007that was some april fool’s joke :-> but you did it! you did it, MM! let’s celebrate…everyone needs to go out and by her/him self a new fish pan! congratulations, MM!
April 1st, 2007Congratulations to you MM! Way to go!
So happy to hear you brought home the bacon.. :-)
April 1st, 2007Hello from LA, Congratualations!! You deserve it and we all deserve. This is like an honest, open minded type of journalism. Our opinion and ideas ignite enthusiasm and rekindle the spirit of friendship.
April 1st, 2007Congratulations! You deserve it!
April 1st, 2007Great to finally see you and the whole family Marketman. Yes, the award only shows that you have the unbiased, undivided attention of your readers..congratulations:)
April 1st, 2007Yey!!!! Congratulations, MM!!!
April 1st, 2007Congratulations on the win MM!
April 1st, 2007The people have spoken! =)
yehey!!! congrats MM
April 1st, 2007Congratulations!!!!! You truly deserve it!
April 1st, 2007I am so happy for you and your family!!! Yey! You had me going there for a while and I must say I was really dissapointed for a split second. Congratulations! I second pixeldose.. Content is King and you are definitely the King!
April 1st, 2007WHEN IS THE PARTY? Congratulations again!!
April 1st, 2007Congatulations marketman! It’s no surprise at all, one of Marketmanila’s strongest points is your interaction with readers and also the readers’ interaction with one another. MarketManila is not just a blog, it’s a community.
April 1st, 2007Congratulations, Marketman! Panalo ang manok namin! :)
BTW, did the Kid play any tricks on you this April Fools’ Day? Chuckled when I recalled the beef cube in the shower from last year (or was that two years back?). Feel like you’ve been part of my daily routine forever! :)
April 1st, 2007Congratulations! You deserved it.
April 1st, 2007Congratulations!
April 1st, 2007Wowowowowowowowowww!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulation! You deserved it.
April 1st, 2007CONGRATULATIONS! You truly deserved it. With your generosity in sharing receipes and other stories, its just about time you receive this kind of an award. You have good karma that’s why, you reap what you sow.(Tama ba ko dito?)
April 1st, 2007Congratulations!!!
April 1st, 2007The way the responses went with your call for votes and the responses to your blog, there is no way others can win. Just count the responses here and you’ll know you will be the winner. This is the only blog that I often visit because of the quality of the posts and the internet speed response as well. The other blogs just seems to crawl, I don’t know maybe it’s my connection? :) Congratulations!
April 1st, 2007Congratulations! you really deserve it… thank you for your wonderful site. More power!
April 1st, 2007congratulations MM! =)
April 1st, 2007Congratulations! It was great to finally see the man behind market manila. too bad i wasn’t able to shake your hand after the show and tell you that i am an avid follower of your blog. was looking for you, though. more power!
April 1st, 2007congratulations talagang nakaka-addict tong site na to yeheyyyy
April 1st, 2007You deserve the award! I dont remember now how I discovered your blog but it made quite an impression on me since I love to eat and go to markets, eating out etc. But you are the best since you come with fresh topics after all these years. Wow, I blog too but you never fail to amaze me! Congrats! and more power to youMM!
April 1st, 2007Yippee! Yehey! Yahoo!
April 1st, 2007Congratulations!!!!
April 1st, 2007Can’t wait for your april 1st story this year :)
Congratulations Marketman! My food knowledge is richer thanks in part to you.
April 1st, 2007You were a finalist. May I invite you to my feature story on the Blog Awards? Names and URLs included; with this, now you have mine.
April 1st, 2007Congratulations! Your blog has been nothing short of inspiring.
April 1st, 2007Congratulations MM from Downunder!! A well deserved win! You have imparted so much knowledge in such a light-hearted way and it’s always a pleasure to read and learn from your blogs.
Btw,I got the Yummy mag (brought by a friend this a.m.) and my dh says that you’re photogenic in a shaded sort of way,hahaha! Loved the article about you and the pics looked great!
April 1st, 2007Congratulations Marketman! :D
April 1st, 2007Congratulations! Truly deserving MM! May you receive even more awards in the future!
April 1st, 2007Wow.You really did it,MM. Dozens of nominees, and you outshone them all. That’s a whole lotta love from your loyal readers, hehe…
April 1st, 2007Congratulations, MM! BTW, your blog was also featured in this month’s Filipinas magazine.
All the best
April 1st, 2007It was great meeting you, Marketman!!! I was absolutely starstruck when I saw you. I had to ask Lori if she could introduce me to you; I simply couldn’t approach you myself. Hahaha! Congratulations MM!!!
April 1st, 2007Bravo, Marketman!! Keep on blogging!!
April 1st, 2007congratulations!!!!! You write with passion and absolutely wicked sense of humour
April 1st, 2007CONGRATULATIONS!Good on ya mate!!!!!!
April 1st, 2007big Congratulations, Marketman! truly deserved award!!
April 1st, 2007Warmest congratulations! Not only is your content well-written, the layout clean and pleasant to navigate, but what you feature is food for the palate, mind, and soul!
April 1st, 2007Congratulations and more power to you, MM!!!!
April 1st, 2007way to go MM! congrats to you and The Kid. truly well-deserved.
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations Marketman!!! Very well-deserved! :) And congratulations to The Kid too! :)
April 2nd, 2007I can already tell by the number of posts here that you would win the award,,,,dami mong “pala” ;-), i mean fans pala, Congratulations to both you and the KID!
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations MM! You deserve the recognition.
April 2nd, 2007MarketManila deserves it. . . . :)
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations MM! Finally, your hard work got paid off! Now you have a replacement for your dad’s missing silver cup trophy in your mantel :P Hip hip Hooray! Kudos to The Kid too!
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations! You’re the MAN!
April 2nd, 2007blowout! blowout! :)
congrats MM
April 2nd, 2007GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!! Thank you so much for all of these kind comments and congratulations. Frankly, the win is Marketmanila’s readers’ WIN because I couldn’t have gotten this award without you…so MARAMING SALAMAT SA INYONG LAHAT!!!
April 2nd, 2007yahooooo! congrats! celebration time! great award for a great blog! wooohoooo!
and yeah, to second melody’s motion, ‘blowout! blowout!’ :-)
April 2nd, 2007CONGRATULATIONS from all of us. We are so proud of you. You truly deserve it. You have lots of blessings for this year. Yepee… a big celebration for Marketman. Keep up the good work and for being a good man always who has a true and funny heart.
April 2nd, 2007Congrats Mr.MM and to your family and staff…you deserve it for all the hard work you’ve been putting to this site…I am proud that i am one of the reader and follower of Marketmanila…Keep it up Mr.MM and hope to read more interesting posts in the days to come….God bless….
April 2nd, 2007You got me there! hahaha! Congratulations and more power!
April 2nd, 2007Sorry to douse cold water on you, MM, and all your fans out there. But I seriously believe that there were other better, more deserving blogs out in cyberspace that should’ve gotten the award.
JOKE!!!!! Happy April Fool’s Day!!!!! Reverse everything that I said in the above para. Am so deliriously happy that your site won!!! All of us loyal “Marketers” know that this is a well-deserved award!!!! Am sure the next eyeball is on you!!! Hehehehehehe!!!!
April 2nd, 2007congratulations mm!!! slowly and surely, you are becoming more and more popular, and with this award, your site will definitely attract more and more readers. with the impending numerous articles on the blog awards night still to be printed, expect an avalanche of hits real soon!!!
i think the fat lady has just finished her song. it’s party time!!!
April 2nd, 2007Mrs. MM and The Kid, thanks for fully supporting MM in his blog. Through him, we not only learn so many new things, but we also have become part of a “community”. as Chris so aptly said. You are one lucky family! God bless you three!…and to the crew and techie staff as well!
April 2nd, 2007My casting the vote for you was just a simple way of saying thank you for all the time and all the love that you put in this site of yours. I am very, so much happy that you won, that you felt and have seen how all of the readers and visitors truly appreciate the passion that you put into this.
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations MM and once again THANK YOU for making our lives a little better everyday thru this wonderful site.
Keep on blogging!!!
Congratulations!!! I hope you won’t think of abandoning this blog anymore…
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations! I’m sure many lurkers (like me), would post their congratulatory message for you. I feel, as if i won the award when all i do is read. Do you know that when i get to the office, every day of my work week your blog is the first is read, even before reading office emails. Please do not tell my boss…wink!
April 2nd, 2007WOOOOHOOOO!!!! CONGRATULATIONS, MARKETMAN!
It’s a well-deserved award indeed! My gosh, I’m so ecstatically happy for you I feel like ako ang nanalo ng award!
Di ba sabi sa movie na Field of Dreams, “If you build it, they will come”? So just continue posting about your passions with as much enthusiasm, and for sure, bigger and greater things will keep coming your way.
Again, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you, sir, for everything. You are so genuinely generous. You give so much of yourself. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your time, your life, with all of us in the whole blogosphere.
Thank you very much for welcoming Yummy to your beautiful home, allowing us to photograph you in action in your dreamy kitchen and for feeding us with the scrumptious dishes you cooked for us. It was truly, for me, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
I shall be forever indebted to you for granting me the opportunity to meet you, interview you, and write about you [my very first food magazine article].
Salamat po for making a dream come true.
CONGRATULATIONS uli, MM!
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations Marketman! You deserve it!
April 2nd, 2007congratulations mm! and thank you for everything that you’ve put into this site. have a great holy week!
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations and thank you for the daily dose you give us. Your site is my caffeine in the morning. You thoroughly deserve the award and it shows.
April 2nd, 2007Yes! Congratulations, MM! You won the award that TRULY matters.
Thank you too for letting us all bask in reflected glory… Blog party! :-)
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations!
April 2nd, 2007YEAH, BLOG PARTY!!!
April 2nd, 2007Yey, you truly deserve it!!!
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations!
I saw your pic at dessercomesfirst.com. hehe.
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations MM, I knew you would make it!
April 2nd, 2007congratulations to MM, the Kid, Mrs MM, many pats on the back for the Crew, and your website techies.
April 2nd, 2007CONGRATULATIONS MM!
April 2nd, 2007yes!….Congratulations and more power!
April 2nd, 2007congratulations, MM! you’ve inspired a kitchen klutz like me to experiment with food prep and cooking! keep it up!
April 2nd, 2007Congratulations MM! Well deserved award indeed. More power!
April 3rd, 2007Congratulations and a great big hug … such a joy to hear that you won this award … it validates my taste in what I choose to read …lol
April 3rd, 2007Congratulations MM! Keep it up! =)
April 3rd, 2007Congratulations MM! You really deserve the accolade!
Its just too bad you weren’t in your Tux & John Lobb mode, flashing your 007 smile. :)
April 3rd, 2007Congratulations MM! Well-deserved!
April 3rd, 2007yeah! I remember voting first. hehehe. Congratulations!
April 3rd, 2007Congratulations! :)
April 3rd, 2007Congratulations!
April 3rd, 2007This is my first time to comment on your blog, I have been reading your blog for almost one and a half year now, and I am one of the lurkers, but i won’t miss this opportunity to congratulate you. Well done and keep the post coming.
Your one of a kind.
April 3rd, 2007Congratulations MM! :)
April 3rd, 2007Congrats, MM! I knew it you’ll get that award! :D
April 3rd, 2007Congratulations MM(”,)
April 4th, 2007argh! i didn’t get to vote for you! when/where was the voting? well, obviously you didn’t need my vote for you to win — and you certainly deserve it! CONGRATULATIONS!!! where’s the pic of you holding your award???
April 4th, 2007Congratulations :D No surprise you won the award, and we’re very happy for you!
April 4th, 2007congratulations!
April 4th, 2007Idol!!! congratulations :O) sayang I wasn’t able to attend i really want to see the community of bloggers :O)
April 4th, 2007The best April fools! hahahaha. I couldn’t believe it when you said boohooo hahahhaa. :) You really deserve it Sir!
Congratulations!
April 4th, 2007Hurray! You deserve it! Congratulations.
April 4th, 2007congratulations MM! i tried to vote but i’am not a blogger.. you really deserve it.
April 4th, 2007Kudos to you MM! I read about the blog awards from Toni’s blog. You deserve it by the way! Keep up the GOOD work.
April 4th, 2007So where in the world are you in the group photo? I kept guessing which one could be MM among the men; medium heavy, stocky heavy or just a regular looking guy, which is which? And the mystery continous to those of us who are thousands of miles away from your favorite markets.
April 5th, 2007I sent you my congratulations in one of your latest posts right after I read it on Dessertsonly blog. YOu deserved it.
it was an honor to present the award :)
April 6th, 2007I wasn’t able to finish reading this blog the other day and was disappointed that you didn’t win. I’m glad that I reread this again, coz I was fooled! Congratulations MarketMan!
April 6th, 2007Congrats MM! You deserve it!
April 9th, 2007Congratulations, MM!!
[Was out vacationing with family since April 01 and been catching up on all your entries just now.]
Cheers!!
June 5th, 2007Congratulations too!
June 25th, 2007Hey it’s never too late to congratulate a well deserved prize! Kungratts po!
July 25th, 2007I am a newbie in blogging. I didn’t know you were just at my previous office’s building that time. Thanks in advance for accommodating my request to feature you in my personal site.
God bless you more, MM! :p
July 30th, 2007