Fun with Online Contests

I can't believe it's already the end of the year 2011 and I was absent in my space for the most part of it. How time flies...

Now that it's December, I found the time to join some online contests. I've been a huge fan of radio contests in my younger days and was lucky to have won a few small but useful prizes. I've joined a local TV show trivia contest as well a few years ago and got lucky to win.

I'm not so lucky with raffle contests. The most I got was a beach towel from a local raffle draw. I still have to win that car or an all expense paid trip somewhere outside the Philippines or even just within the country. Who knows?

I'm trying my luck now in online contests and I've joined three so far for this month alone. The prizes at stake are not that big but I'm here to have fun. If I win, good. If not, better luck next time.

I spotted one of these online contests by hoshigirl that's giving away a pack of Elf Cosmetics and got curious so I decided to join. I use makeup every now and then mostly on special occasions. The lipstick, however, is one of my best friends. It's one of the effective ways of lightening up your face even without a blush-on and eyeshadow.

So what's next? More online contests for me while I still have the time to join. The key is to have fun and think positive. You'll never know when luck strikes.

Driving and What You Get From It

I've long wanted to drive a car. I did get a chance to learn how to drive a decade or so ago when I was already working in the broadcast industry. I was persistent and I asked my father to teach me. We used my aunt's manual Ford Escort car then and after several weekend sessions at an empty lot along diversion road, I was able to drive on the highway (but only for a short distance). I had to let my father take the wheel when we reached the area where traffic was slow.

But that was it. I forgot why I stopped. Perhaps, I got busy with work and my father was preoccupied, too.

It was only last year that I resumed my driving lessons courtesy of my sister-in-law's former driver. This time, I'm using an automatic Honda car which my hubby bought for our family. It's very easy to drive an automatic vehicle what with only two controls to handle -- the accelerator and the brake.

Early this month, I finally got my driver's license. And last weekend, I started driving on my own. Yay!!! What an achievement for me. I'm now a licensed driver. Although late it may seem to others, for me it's never too late to do anything you've always wanted to do. And that includes driving a car.

Driving a car is a great feeling. It helps boost your confidence and improves your alertness. What matters is you know how to follow traffic regulations and for sure, you'll be on the safe side.

So there. If you want to do something or learn a new skill, find the time to do so and enjoy every minute of it. No matter how small it may seem as long as it makes you happy, then GO DO IT!!