Blogapalooza 2014: Our Very First!

The Blogapalooza Stage where Sponsors where  given an opportunity to present their company and products.

For the originally slated September 20, 2014 Blogapalooza, Paul and I filed leaves on the 19th so that we would be rested for the event. There have been (far too many) times where in we would head on to a Saturday Morning event straight from work (we both work the night shift). This hasn't been a good idea since we would go through a sleepy-cranky then zombie transformation by lunch time. Many a cup of coffee and bottles of energy drink have been drunk for the sake of staying awake and sane through the particular event.

Another reason for filing our leaves on the 19th was so we could celebrate our 9th anniversary as a couple (which falls on the 20th of September), I even had a whole draft before of how Blogapalooza was right in time for our Anniversary; since I have often told people that our blog is our second child, (the first being the car) since we spend all our time on it (writing blog posts for me and taking photos for Paul). The running joke is that hopefully the third child will come with a birth certificate. 

So it is with this back story that I begin this blog post on our first ever Blogapalooza experience. Fresh out from work, we headed to SM Aura on October 11 after the original event was rescheduled because of Tropical Storm Mario. 

This was actually our first time to go to Blogapalooza so we didn't know what to expect.

There was so much to see and so much to do and check out at Blogapalooza it was literally an overload and explosion of senses. You get to eat food, drink drinks, discover and try new products and companies and you also get to share your love (again) for companies and products you've tried, tested and just absolutely love! There were even games so there was a lot of chances to move and stretch those muscles. :)

Participants enjoying a fun game at the Chooks-to-Go-Booth

Each booth had their own gimmick, from posting selfies mechanics as well as games! I actually won a cap from Korean Restaurant after being able to toss a ping ping ball in a cup - ala Beer Pong minus the beer though :p 

Although I did discover that I suck at shuriken throwing at the Authority Hoodie booth (there goes my Ninja dreams, shattered in a million pieces T_T) 

One thing I did realiza though that blogging (seriously) for over a year now has led us to meet a lot of people who we saw at Blogapalooza and it was nice to give them hugs and say 'Hi' :) 

Unfortunately we got tired (cranky for Paul) by 4:00 PM and we had to call it quits, we were both awake for 24 hours by then and if we didn't head on home we would have fainted right then and there and collapsing from exhaustion in a place where everyone has a camera and practically is online 24/7 isn't a good idea. 

Our Blogapalooza Haul: Press Kits, Freebies and Calling Cards! :) 

In hindsight we weren't able to fully optimize our Blogapalooza experience (unfortunately) next year, we'll definitely file for a leave the day before and maybe even book a stay in a hotel to avoid the awful traffic, which by way we were also stuck in on the way home. We both regret not being able to go through all the booths but like I always say- we definitely made the most of what we were able to experience so I suggest you guys visit the blog in the next few days as we will definitely be posting more on each of the products and companies we got to see at Blogapalooza 2014! Already excited for next year! :)