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Multiculturalism Rocks! has given Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind the Over the Top! blog award. Thank you, Nathalie! :o)

Here are the rules for the award:

1. Thank and post URL to the blog that gave the award.
2. Pass the award along to six brilliantly over the top blogs - blogs you love! (I am going to cheat here and give the award to seven blogs.)
3. Copy and paste this quiz . . . Change the answers (one-word answers only).

The Q&A

1. Where is your cell phone? here
2. Your hair? curly
3. Your mother? Gensan
4. Your father? here
5. Your favorite food? pizza
6. Your dream last night? forgot
7. Your favorite drink? coffee
8. Your dream/goal? publisher
9. What room are you in? bedroom
10. Your hobby? blogging
11. Your fear? death
12. Where do you want to be in six years? dunno
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something that you aren’t? bored
15. Muffins? no
16. Wish list item? books
17. Where did you grow up? Vegas
18. Last thing you did? laundry
19. What are you wearing? shorts
20. Your TV? no
21. Your pets? hamsters
22. Friends? love
23. Your life? busy
24. Your mood? good
25. Missing someone? yes
26. Vehicle? taxi
27. Something you’re not wearing? shoes
28. Your favorite store? bookstore
29. Your favorite color? pink
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? weeks
32. Your best friend? several
33. One place that you go to over and over? office
34. One person who emails you regularly? manager
35. Favorite place to eat? Gensan

So this is the part that you've been waiting before. Below is the list of blogs I am passing the award to. They are all Philippine-based book blogs that I recommend. Enjoy exploring them!

Bibliophile Stalker
Coffeespoons
Ficsation
Philippine Genre Stories
Pretentious Reader
Reality Bites . . . Fiction Does It Better!
School Librarian in Action
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  1. MissAJanuary 31, 2010 at 5:23 AM

    Ooo thank you for spotlighting these blogs! I'm going to check them out right now (I did know about Reality Bites and I enjoy reading that blog. I think Mixtures is also a Filipino book blog). Congrats to the award winners!
    You're wearing shorts and I'm bundled up in jeans, a scarf and a hoodie. Oh for warm spring like weather again!

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    Yay! Thanks for recommending these blogs, Tarie. I'm adding them to MR multicultural blog roll! Enjoy your weekend. :)

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  3. chocowaferJanuary 31, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    Thanks for passing it on to me, Tarie! :)

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  4. Tarie SabidoJanuary 31, 2010 at 10:35 PM

    Ari, thank you so much for reminding me about Mixtures.

    Everyone, also check out http://mixturesbooks.blogspot.com!

    Nathalie, thank you again for the blog award. =D

    Austenfan, you are very welcome. =D

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  5. susanFebruary 1, 2010 at 2:49 AM

    Will be adding these to our blog roll. Thanks.

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  6. Tarie SabidoFebruary 1, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    Great, Susan! =D

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