Bandila na Sinala (Filtered Flag)

This photo, titled “FREE AS A BIRD,” won a mini photo contest run by our photography mentor. I attended a 3 day seminar then got to be in this/our mini “alumni” social site group. Props used are flag I bought at a Roxas Blvd stoplight intersection (during the June 12th Philippine Independence Day) and the wooden birds are from here. The theme of the constest is DIY filter.

Using day-to-day home items as filters. No commercial filter is allowed. I used a plastic cup with a hole as a filter. I earned a remote shutter FTW. The photo below also got good number of votes, same contest.

I’d like to thank our teacher for running the show & the peeps who voted for my entries. I thank my payrents too. =)

Seriously, thank-u-2-God.

N70 Prize From BNSP

I finally got the first prize of BNSP’s, cough cough, Best Seller of the Year 2008 Contest.

The first prize is one shiny brand new Nokia N70 Music Edition cellphone. Not bad. An early Christmas gift from Buyandsellplus.com.

Other Top 5 Winners of BNSP Best Seller of the Year 2008 Promo are…

BECYPHER - Cellphone
maryjane08: Mary Jane Maulion - MP3
buyshopnet: Rose Elegino - Watch
blizzard23: Ronald Morabe - Watch
Automobilico: Catherine Luciano - USB Flash Drive

Really want to thank the developers of BNSP not only for this valued prize BUT also, for giving us buyers & sellers, an avenue to trade, sell, swap all these years. Buyandsellplus.com is not your next door, fly by night website. This site has been around for quite sometime. I have been using BNSP for almost 6 years now and honestly, I got good memories and experiences using the site.

I sold hundreds of hundreds of items (products from ECBUYPH.COM) using BNSP. I sold my car back in 2004 using BNSP. I met friends and business partners using BNSP. It’s at BNSP where I made my first paid internet advertisement. Buyandsellplus.com is already a part of my surfing habit.

Disclosure… we run our own classifieds site and to tell you, honestly, it aint easy and the ROI on time/money invested is not that high. Running a Philippine classifieds site is almost public service. So, to the users of Buyandsellplus.com, let’s continue to support this site. In the end, we, buyers & sellers are the beneficiaries of a successfully run classifieds site.

In all, it’s been quite a ride using the BNSP (including the bugs & downtime ). Here’s to more years of BNSP and allied sites.

More pictures here.

BNSP Good News, eBay Bad News

SHOPBLINK mentioned BNSP’s search for BEST SELLER of the year here, and I was surprised today to see my handle atop the ranking for now (See Buynsellplus.com, at right side bar). They’ll give out exiting prizes but already, being atop the list, it’s already a win for me. This nomination at BNSP kinda absorbs some of today’s disappointment.

The disappointment is brought upon by having, my super valued account over at eBay is suspended. And judging by the template/generic responses & answers I am getting from eBay Philippines Customer Support, it looks like my personal eBay account is done. Anyways, the story of eBay Account Suspension is of different matter & posting. I’ll get to it sometime soon.

Back to the happy times… Out of this Buynsellplus.com nomination for Best Sellers, let me make a promo of my own out of that. If ever I win, I’ll give free shipping to the first 10 buyers who’ll contact me thru Buynsellplus.com PM system. If you still dont have an account, register here. My handle there is BECYPHER.

BNSP Prizes are…

Major Prizes:

(1) Nokia N70
(1) Philips MP3 Player
(2) Timex Sports Watch
(2) Flash Drives (4GB, 2GB)

Consolation Prizes:

(24) Vintage T-shirts