Yes, Virginia, there is a God

Posted by on January 28, 2007 in Personal | 44 comments

Based on last night’s BlogParteeh, here are 10 reasons to prove why there is a God:

10. Got to meet, greet, and take photos with the bloggers on my wish list, including Noemi, Abe, and Migs.

9. Joni was thinking she’d have no one to hang out with. Turns out my wallflower officemate ended up becoming Ms Popular. Who would’ve thunk?

8. Apparently, some people thought I was noisy and obnoxious boisterous. I’m sorry, was I? That’s great; I thought people would think I was shy and demure. (Nothing kills a party like silent people. What, you wanna sit around and stare at each other?)

7. Three whole Christians and one atheist at a table, and no food fight. Lord, ang galing Ninyo.

6. There are people who blog about good Bo Sanchez! Bo Sanchez! Bo Sanchez! things in this world. Kudos to you, Jun.

5. I got a picture with BO SANCHEZ! Hahahaha! This man rocks my socks! And check out the photos – the holy man matched me wide grin for wide grin!
4. I sat at the luckiest most God-blessed tabbp06.gifle ever. Like, everyone at my table won a prize. Geri took home too many prizes to count.

3. The winner of the I-Pod, AJ, accepted his prize in the coolest way ever – arms on sides, head slightly tilted, with that, well, yeah, so here I am, sorry folks, my prize grin on this face. There is a God because the winner wasn’t some boisterous person who felt entitled to it. I wish I was half as droll.

2. I won the prize I wanted. Sure, I didn’t win the IPod, nor the classy speakers. But the one prize I did want, I got. I won the Bubba Gump gift cert! Yummy shrimp meal, here I come!

And the number one reason why there is a God…

1.  Benj and I didn’t end up killing each other (well, he bp09.gifwould’ve killed me if there weren’t too many witnesses). Turns out that he’s not as… um… freakishly scary as I thought. No knives or anything. I left the party feeling much, much better. That still won’t stop me from whupping his ass on PEx when he gets all vitriolic.

Click here to see my full set of BlogParteeh photos. 

  • http://thecomicblurb.com Jonas

    Hey, it was great meeting you guys at the party. :)

  • http://pinayexpat.net AnP

    Ganns!!! Found you again! hehe

    Glad you had fun at the party. I sooo wish I could have been there.

  • http://www.gannsdeen.com ganns

    AnP: There you are! Link love, link love!

    Jonas: I think I saw you. Were you the Jonas there? Was kinda intimidated to approach you.

  • http://eskaparate.blogspot.com Jeff

    You wanted me to to go hell mr deen? naawwwwww **cue spontaneous combustion** hahahah

    i’ll link you up in a while

  • http://www.janep.org AJ

    i was floating on air the whole time i did the ‘act’ (and i didn’t even know i was doing the ‘act’).

    i’m still on my own little dream world. :)

  • http://www.janep.org/2007/01/27/blogparteeh-aftermath/ BlogParteeh Aftermath

    [...] ==================== Ganns wrote something funny about the way I accepted the iPod. “3. The winner of the I-Pod, AJ, accepted his prize in the coolest way ever…” [...]

  • http://www.refineme.org Tina

    You? Quiet and demure? *snorts* Right. :P Haha, peace!

    I was really glad to see you again! And congrats on the Bubba Gump. Your reaction last night when you won the prize was truly one of the best ones I’ve seen. :P

  • http://nostalgiamanila.blogspot.com Nostalgia Manila

    Great site you have here. Would love to do a link exchange with you. (http://nostalgiamanila.blogspot.com) Keep up the good work.

    –Nostalgia Manila

  • http://lateralus.wordpress.com/ benj

    oi, i get to be number one!

    Kudos to Jeff for the nice photo. hehe. No mention of Marcelle? You found his magic tricks a bit too Satanic? haha

    Jonas was there, he was with Marcelle.

  • http://www.juicelog.com Darwin

    I saw you at the parteeh! You really seemed to be grateful of your Bubba Gump Gift certificate.

  • http://paraz.com/85/after-parteeh/ Miguel Paraz /Migs :: After Parteeh

    [...] Meeting old friends from my PinoyExchange (PEx) days: Apples and superoverhyper Ganns. [...]

  • http://misteryosa.com/ Shari

    Ganns, I don’t think you were noisy. I think you were noisy noisy. There’s a world of difference, hehe.

    Kidding, of course!

    I had a great time. Congrats sa Bubba Gump GCs! Enge shrimp! :D

  • http://blog.nestlepoell.net/ poell

    forgot to tell you last night that i love your shirt :P i once (or still) look like pringles with my mustache :D

    u sure got the crowd for winning that bubba gump gift check… nice to see you man ;)

  • http://blog.nestlepoell.net/2007/01/28/kickass-blog-parteeh-2007-aftermath/ blog.nestlepoell.net » Kickass Blog Parteeh! 2007 Aftermath

    [...] ganns – for that remarkable bubba gump gc [...]

  • http://webstandards.raquedan.com Regnard

    Nice strut! Go Bubba Gump Man!

  • http://deenfamily.wordpress.com/ ganns

    Yes, people, I did want the Bubba Gump gift cert. I am glad I got it. And I am also glad that nagpakatotoo ako sa reaction ko when I won. I’m glad most of you were happy for me.

    Yes, I am noisy. Yes, I am boisterous. Yes, I can be a bit loud. But at the end of the day, I hope we still had fun together.

    Jeff: I kid you in the name of Jesus. Be my new workout guru. I could use it. After all, Benj couldn’t believe I was that fat.

    Benj: Believe it or not, I completely forgot about the ‘satanic’ magic act.

    Darwin: I really wanted to meet you, bro. Sorry I was ‘too shy to go around.’

    Poell: It was awesome meeting you. Link love, link love!

    Regnard: LOL Thanks. When you can’t dance, all you can do is strut like a rooster. Hahaha!

  • http://toni.marikit.net toni

    Where did the phrase “Yes, Virginia, …..” come from? I see it used a lot but don’t know where it came from.

    Woohoo pictures! Now take Cathy and Nathan out to some Bubba Gump lovin’!

  • http://www.gannsdeen.com ganns

    This is the story of Virginia O’Hanlon.

    http://www.lnstar.com/mall/main-areas/yes-virginia.htm

    :)

  • http://beingvida.wordpress.com Vida

    how many people attended?

  • http://deenfamily.wordpress.com/ ganns

    A LOT. Hahahaha! More than 100 people in that room easily.

  • http://beingvida.wordpress.com Vida

    Wow, saya. Glad you had fun, and that you got what you wanted.

  • http://aboutmyrecovery.com noemi

    You’re such a nice guy. Yes there is a God to have brought you to this world.

  • http://deenfamily.wordpress.com/ ganns

    Ms Noemi: WOW. You’ve graced my blog! Welcome!

  • http://www.macuha.com marhgil

    hi! here’s my mobile. ;) 09195947635.

  • http://www.wellwhatever.com liz

    nice meeting you ganns!

  • http://deenfamily.wordpress.com/ ganns

    Nice meeting you, liz!

    I’ll let you know, Marhgil. Hope you can come to Makati. :) The 3 of us are based here, e.

  • http://misteryosa.com/ Shari

    Uyy, you’re not boisterous noh. Haha! I really enjoyed your company, of course. Sayang hindi ako naka-hitch ng ride sa’yo. May kasabay kasi, I promised him I’d go with him and I didn’t want to back out, so there.

    Sana maulit muli. *winks*

  • http://www.gannsdeen.com ganns

    I’m planning a lunch or something this week. Sama ka! :D

  • http://eskaparate.blogspot.com jeff

    sama ako! you have my number mr deen :P

  • http://deenfamily.wordpress.com/ ganns

    Definitely, Jeff, definitely!

    What are your work hours like? Can you make lunch?

  • http://maldita.wordpress.com/ Mae

    ganns!!! so nice to meet you!!! :D pwede ba ako sumama jan sa lunch?? hahaha ay pwede ba pala dinner na lang lols (mapili pa eh noh? ;) )

  • http://deenfamily.wordpress.com/ ganns

    SAMA NA, MAE! SAMA NA!

    I’ve always wanted to have dinner with Kim Chiu! Bwahahaha!

  • http://eskaparate.blogspot.com jeff

    o em gee, ze meesturr ganns tagged in meh blog!!

    fri or sat will be nice., i work sundays to thurs, 6 in the AM to 3 in the PM. 5-Feb to 11-Feb though you can all have me; i’ll be on leave :lol:

  • http://jester-in-exile.blogspot.com the jester-in-exile

    she does resemble kim chiu, doesn’t she?

    (only i think mae’s prettier and much more personable than that actress — i have an incurable distaste for gratuitous cuteness, you see.)

  • http://deenfamily.wordpress.com/ ganns

    Dude, sama ka na! Kahit hindi ka kasama sa winning table. Hahahaha! Winner ka pa ren!

  • http://www.macuha.com marhgil

    hi ganns… I’m on Makati, but I worked here in Ermita (as a dancer! joke!). Medyo malayo sa office eh. Can we resched, at least on Saturday? Or how about dinner?

  • http://misteryosa.com/ Shari

    Dito na lang. Argh! Sorry, Nathan pala name ni Nathan. Errr. Nung first child. ^_^

    Anyway, sige, hindi ako kakain for the rest of the week para makapagipon. Not all of us are working na, noh! :) Tapos napagastos pa ako sa mga libro ko. *sighs* Directions? Sorry, haven’t been to Greenbelt. Not familiar with Makati. Boo me. Text me po, pakilala ka po. Hindi po kasi ako nagrereply sa hindi ko kilala, lol. 09179210423

  • http://youwillbeforever.blogspot.com jomar

    lunch! makati? Sama ako! When? text me at 0917-806-2921.
    Daming Comments!

    Jomar

  • http://lateralus.wordpress.com/ benj

    Marhgil, ayos ah. Ermita din ako. Dito lang ako sa Robinsons. hehe.

    Dito nalang, Ganns! lololol.

  • http://www.gannsdeen.com ganns

    Hahaha! Why don’t you guys get together? ;)

    There are Makati bloggers, and there are Manila bloggers. Don’t let us stand in your way just because there’s a geographical difference.

  • http://youwillbeforever.blogspot.com jomar

    Ganns, Mae, –Please make the lunch On Thursday or Friday. :) Is it okay to spill the beans of this lunch to the main blogparteeh site? Of course dadami tayo nyan. Carlo’s based in Makati, too.

    Jomar

  • http://www.lastleaf.org Mae

    Correction, Kim Chiu resembles me lols :P

  • http://www.refineme.org Tina

    @ MAE: Yan naman ang hirit! :P Panalo!

    I wish I could tag along too…but I’m at Ortigas. Oh well. Have fun. :P

  • http://deenfamily.wordpress.com/ ganns

    Jomar: Sige, tell the world, but the place is kinda small. Basta be there at 1130am to make sure may silya kayo. :) It’s Friday at Chef D’Angelo Greenbelt, beside Mercury Drug.

  • http://youwillbeforever.blogspot.com jomar

    yahuu! please email me jomar.hilario@gmail.com your cellphone numbers..wag na dito sa comment post.

    jomar

  • http://youwillbeforever.blogspot.com jomar

    oh btw. http://preacherinbluejeans.com features the blogparteeh TODAY.

  • http://vaes9.codedgraphic.com/ seav

    Hello Ganns. Sorry I wasn’t able to go to your get-together in Makati. I got a regular job and all, not like Abe, the problogger. Hehehe. :) Till the next blogger party. =)