How My New Blackberry Cured My Jetlag

True story.

If you follow me on Twitter, then you should know by now that I've been suffering from jet lag ever since I got back from Ireland (read: tweets at 4am, complaints here and there, etc.). Well, it's gone! I am cured! HALLELUJAH!

And all thanks to my new Blackberry Curve 9300, Troy. :) (Yes, I named my new BB after Zac Efron in High School Musical. Stop laughing.)

Anyway, ever since I got back from Ireland, I couldn't help but fall asleep during Syrena's afternoon nap. After all, that was around 6am in Ireland - and what mother can stay awake until 6am without a good reason for it, right? So, by the time S woke up and it was actually time for bed in Manila, I could never fall asleep.

Well, yesterday, after buying a cute rubber cassette-themed case for Troy, I decided to activate BBMAX for a day and download all of the interesting free apps I could find - and there were a lot. They even had apps for babies that teach kids their first words - CON. VE. NIENT.

I swear: I don't even remember why I switched to a Nokia after my brother's hand-me-down Blackberry died on me. Blackberries are the way to go.

Before I knew it, Syrena and I were lying in bed playing with the baby apps for hours and it was getting dark outside. Boom. Jet lag cured! :)

Moral of the story? Join a Closeup Philippines contest before going on a long trip to Europe. Good things will happen when you get back. ;)

Win a Blackberry Curve 9300 from Closeup Philippines

I've been using Closeup Fire-Freeze ever since I got a sample of it at the Glam Camp bazaar a few months back. Before that, though, the baby daddy had been begging me to try it out coz it sounded cool. :p What I love the most about it would definitely be its unique fiery and minty taste - it's really undescribable.

Anyway, if you read my blog post on Monday about my first day back from Ireland, then you should know that I don't just get to keep my breath fresh with that yummy toothpaste now; I was also able to win a Blackberry Curve 9300 from Closeup Philippines. :D I know. Surreal, right?

Well, I decided to pick it up at Tiktite Tower today and because of Pedring and my usual bad luck with taxi drivers, I was honestly a little worried.

Fortunately, God was on my side again today and I didn't just get honest taxi drivers who used the meter, but the sun shone almost the entire day, too. :)

Syrena and I arrived at Tiktite tower right before 11, where I was asked to sign a certificate and wait for my Blackberry. Surprisingly enough, we didn't to wait long at all. Yup. Just a few minutes later, I already had my new Blackberry in my hands. See how happy we are? :) (Okay. S just looks tired.)

(Photo courtesy of Closeup Philippines.)

And this was my winning entry, once again:

See what a little creativity (and geekiness) can get you? :)

If you want to get the chance to win a Blackberry Curve 9300 of your own, then you still have time to join the same contest that I did.

Just visit Closeup Philippines on Facebook, click on The Fire-Freeze Experience tab under their profile picture, read the mechanics and click on "Join to win". It's that easy!

Of course, you're going to have to put some thought, creativity, intrigue and uniqueness into the mix, too. Remember: you only have 140 characters to use for each entry. (You can submit as many entries as you want, though.)

So, what are you waiting for? Get those entries in. The contest only runs until the 22nd of October. :) Good luck! If you win, we can BBM. ;)