I won a raffle!
And I swear it was not rigged.
Round 5pm I got a text from Noel: I won free graphic novels from the raffle at National Bookstore!
I said, Wow and you never join raffles. At that exact moment I was at National Bookstore in Glorietta 5 for the opening of Work Station, a new section dedicated to office equipment (computers, printers, scanners, cabinets, furniture) and the full line of Apple products.
Work Station is located inside National Bookstore in Glorietta 5, SM Calamba, and SM San Pablo. It also has standalone stores in Glorietta 3 and Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City.
You want to know how to get 100 percent attendance at your event? Send out an invitation with a picture of the new MacBook Air and the word “Raffle” under it in block letters. I don’t deny that it was a major factor in my decision to go there.
Before the grand prize was announced, 20 iPod Shuffles were raffled off. I was standing next to Bianca from the Inquirer whose name was called just as she was eating an hors d’oeuvre. “Great,” she said, “I get called while my mouth is full.” I said, “If I get nominated for an Oscar the camera will zoom in on me while I’m stuffing my face. And stay there.” Then I popped an entire quiche in my mouth and my name was called. I won an iPod Shuffle!
My joy was tinged with sorrow because it meant I was no longer eligible to win the MacBook Air.
“Quick, eat something,” I told Bianca’s friend. And she won an iPod too. The MacBook Air went to Bea Ledesma. Damn you Bea you always win the laptop!
The light show at the Ayala Triangle Park.
Afterwards I walked to Ayala Triangle Park to meet Juan, Ricky and Noel at dinner. “I won an iPod in a raffle! I never win raffles!”
“Because you never join raffles,” Juan pointed out. Then again Juan is the one who will point out that if a runaway train loaded with explosives is coming at you all you have to do is fire a missile and take out the engine. End of movie.
Pandora?
But never mind rationality, I won a raffle! My new iPod will be delivered tomorrow.
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December 8th, 2010 at 03:22
i won a raffle too where the grand prize is a $3M home.
i won a $150 noise cancelling headphone.
it’s now selling for $100 on kijiji (online classified ad). it’ll probably go down further as there were hundreds who won the headphones.
as for other techie news, here’s an Ipod Nano watch:
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/900407–ultimate-tech-accessory-the-ipod-watch
December 8th, 2010 at 08:03
grats on winning :)
i rarely win raffles too but there was this company thing early 2010 where i won a car gps device.. and i don’t even have a car hehe
December 8th, 2010 at 08:33
An iPod Shuffle on Tom Wait’s birthday. The Force is strong in this one. Congrats!
December 8th, 2010 at 08:44
Congrats on your win Ms Z! I never win raffles myself =) My sister and I had lunch at Bon Chon in Ayala Triangle and I love the place. Great ambiance but it’s hard to get a table at most of the restaurants.
December 8th, 2010 at 10:21
Cacs: Since I name all my gadgets, I will call this one Tom Waits and use it to listen to the complete Tom Waits!
December 8th, 2010 at 10:58
Things do happen for a reason. It would’ve been weird to name a MacBook Air Tom Waits.
December 8th, 2010 at 13:02
Cacs: No, everything is random. But we are the vortex of randomness.
December 8th, 2010 at 13:03
oriames: What did you do with the GPS?
December 8th, 2010 at 13:52
i once won in a raffle. a book by carlos castañeda.
December 8th, 2010 at 15:02
off-topic: madam anong petsa na, asan na po ang ating mga aklat? excited na kami!
December 8th, 2010 at 17:05
Congratulations!!! The only thing I ever won in a raffle was a Coleman jug back in 6th grade.