It's been a month and until now I still can't believe that I won an award due to blogging. Actually, we won an award, I wouldn't have even made it into the first step if it wasn't for Maliq. I've been in the blogging industry for almost 8 years now and of course, this blog has been a major pride to me since I started it as a personal diary which then led to what it is today and receiving a recognition after all these years, I feel that my work is very much appreciated which now leads me to be more motivated and keep doing the thing I love. Trust me, there have been countless times where I just wanted to give up and completely stop especially when I feel looked down at. But now that I received this award, I feel like I have a duty to keep on going. Read on to know how I personally feel.
The Ibuencer award is organized by BPAM and it's the first ever to be held as well. The purpose for this ceremony as mentioned by BPAM was to give recognition to mothers that have contributed in social media by sharing info and tips in parenthood. Something like that, lol... I can't really give the exact words. You can check out their Facebook here: Baby Product Association of Malaysia - BPAM
I was invited by my previous client saying that someone nominated me and I'm within the 100 mothers selected to win an award. Honestly, I found that funny as I know I just started in writing and sharing parenting so how could I beat other influential mothers on Instagram? But I thanked him and said I'll be going to the event, since I knew that Kak Ayue was going and I wanted to meet her and son as well. So yeahh... not long after that, I think a week later, my previous client again whatsapp me and told me that I'm selected among the Top 20 Ibuencers and I should come as I might bring home some prizes. Again, I found that funny and of course I questioned how they actually select their nominees? So he says, he's only the middleman, so he's not sure either. LOL...
So when we were at the award ceremony then only we knew how they selected winners
Based on Content
Based on Engagement
Based on Quality
Something like that, I can't really remember the full explanation but the judges did let us all know how they selected the winners. There were 100 nominees they said that made it to top 20 and from that top 20 there are top 10. I never did expect to win anything, I was there the just to cheer up my friends that were nominated too.
Besides the main reason, I went was to spend some time with Kak Ayue and at the same time discover baby brands as we wanted more exposure to baby products. I don't know about you guys, but since I became a mother, it has become a habit to explore various baby brands. I usually have a daily discussion with Kak Ayue about brands and products we like and dislike and what our son prefers as well. From there, we're able to know which is good and not good, of course, there are products that work for me and some that don't work for her and likewise as well. With this info, we get to share our knowledge with our followers and readers as well, and the learning process goes on. I've been learning a lot from Kak Ayue as she really does a lot of study on parenting. I'm basically just following her steps and she's such an inspiration. Do follow her on IG @ayueidris if you're looking for inspiration in parenting as well.
Anyways, the award ceremony was in the evening but we arrived at noon so we had much time to explore the baby fest that went on at the same time. Lucky for me Kak Ayue was with me and with her I kinda got to know brands that were good for her but completely new to me. Since she had much knowledge, we got first hand on trying and testing some of the products there and introduced to new brands too. Of course, we were excited about trying out popular brands such as Koopers, PlayGro, Philips Avent, Coby Haus, Nuby and the list goes on.
When my name was called out in Top 10, I was honestly in shock and disbelief. I kinda had to think a sec for my brain to generate if it was really me. LOL... My son was even sleeping in his carrier and I was a mess as well as my son was a bit fussing just before he fell asleep. I went on stage with Maliq sleeping soundly and everything went by so fast. There was even a bigger surprise waiting when we got to know that winners will be bringing home 2 trolleys full of prizes! I felt like crying instantly when I saw it was that much. My plans to go home by public transport was instantly canceled when it was that much, I had to call my husband to fetch me up and thank goodness his office was nearby and he didn't have any appointments as well.
The car was so packed when we had all the prizes in, I even was squeezed on it. LOL... The challenge was, of course, bringing it all up into our apartment and that was handled by my husband only. HAHA... I think he went up and down about 6 times I think, he had to clear the car as he had a meeting that night and he was picking up some people. He just placed everything in front of the door and got ready for his meeting and I wasn't complaining too because if he's around, I won't be able to do anything. Once he was out, I instantly did an unboxing video where you could see below so I could clear up everything as soon as possible.
As you could see, I've won a lot. If you wanna see a closer look of what I won, head down to my Instagram and open up my highlighted Insta-Stories for Ibuencer 2018. I've shot pictures and tagged brands as well.
I've already did some IG posts on the items I recived and my thoughts of it. Here are the ones I already did so far.
Till then peeps!
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