Every year (or at least since the Bloggies™ started being awarded during the SxSW), before the results of the Bloggies™ were out, I always got an email from Nikolai, asking me whom I’d like to receive the award for me if I won and what I’d like the award recipient to say on my behalf. I always wondered if he asked all the finalists those questions or only the winners. Now I know that he only asked the winners because he didn’t ask me any of those questions this year and, as expected, I didn’t win any Bloggies™.
I knew I had no chance in the Lifetime Achievement category since I’m nothing compared to the other finalists, and that the only chance I got to win the Best Asian Weblog category was if all Indonesian webloggers voted for me. Unfortunately, as I’m very well aware of, most Indonesian webloggers don’t even know I exist. If there was a category for the Least Known Bloggie Finalist in His/Her Country of Origin, I’d probably win that category every year. 🙂 Also, I wasn’t being a very good weblogger all last year since I didn’t blog as much as I used to. But winning a Bloggie is not a big deal to me. At least not anymore. After all, the best thing that could happen to you for owning a weblog has happened to me: I met the love of my life! What could be better than that? 😉
Anyway, cliché as it may sound, it was an honour just to be nominated, especially in the Lifetime Achievement category (I’m still amazed!). Thank you to everyone who voted for me. You’re just too kind. Last but not least, congratulations to all the winners, and best of luck in winning more Bloggies™ in the coming years!
That’s OK, you’ll be all right. A vote is not a post. Kudos to you for being a finalist and creating this wonderful blog.
Haha! Thanks. Honestly, I don’t really need any validation. I enjoy blogging and don’t really need any validation to continue doing so. 🙂
I read your blogs almost occasionally, at least once a week. And I think Dhea is right, although, I don’t think you’ll need more recognition. You are the best there is. 🙂
Selamat! (Congrats!)
Hi there, just found your website through the bloggies site. Didn’t know there was such a high profile Indonesian blogger around 🙂
Salam kenal yah.
Gue pake bahasa Indo saja…
Menurut gue, elo nggak menang karena kurang promosi. Gue juga perhatiin kalo beberapa waktu yang lalu elo sempat off ngeblog. Sayang sekali memang. Tapi, tahun depan, pasti elo akan menang lagi. Moga-moga deh…
Salam
Dhea
(English translation: I think you didn’t win due to the lack of self-promotion. I also noticed that you stopped blogging for a while. Too bad, indeed. But, next year, I’m sure you will win again. Hopefully. -Ed.)
and who said that we don’t even know you exist? 😉 maybe you just don’t show yourself to them that you’re still here, blogging 😛
Alas alack. Maybe next year you will win Best Canadian 😛