The Bloghopping Moleskine Giveaway starts here!

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We’re kicking off the Bloghopping Moleskine Giveaway right here at Wifely Steps! Come do the dance of joy with me! :) Beginning today, Avalon.ph and a blog team up to give away one Moleskine journal every week. And so the fun is just starting, notebook lovers! As I’ve written in a previous post, I LOVE Moleskine. So what better way to share the Moleskine love than to give a journal away? Wee! Thanks to Avalon.ph, I can share the love with you!

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First, let me introduce you to Avalon.ph. Avalon.ph is a Philippine-based online shopping site which features Moleskine Notebooks and specialty books — signed copies, hard-to-find and out-of-print titles. Prepare to drool: Signed books by Jeanette Winterson, Nick Hornby, Anthony Bourdain, Umberto Eco, etc. Rare and limited books like Neil Gaiman’s “Snow, Glass, Apples” (signed, 1 of 5000 copies only), “The Last Unicorn” (hardbound, 1 of 1000 copies only), “Kitchen” (first edition), and much more. It’s a great site for booklovers. And of course, there are the Moleskine journals. Drool, drool.

The mechanics of the Moleskine Giveaway will differ from blog to blog. So here are the mechanics for the Avalon.ph and Wifely Steps Moleskine Giveaway :)

1. Answer this question:

What would you write in your Moleskine?

— Answering in the comments section of this entry gives you 1 point.
— Answering in your blog with a link back to this post gives you 2 points. If you’re answering the question in your blog, be sure to leave a comment here leading to your blog post so I can count you in.
— Showing what you would write in your Moleskine gives you an extra 1 point. 😉

2. The contest will run from Oct. 22 until Oct. 28, 2008, 11.59 pm, Manila time. I will then use a Randomizer to determine who the winner is. So for example, if a participant blogs his entry and shows us what’d he write in his Moleskine, his name will be entered into the raffle three times. More chances of winning! I will announce the winner within Oct. 29, Wednesday, and share at what blog the next contest will be held. There will only be ONE winner.

3. The contest is open only to those with Philippine-based addresses.

And oooh, what will you be winning from the Wifely Steps leg of the contest? This baby right here:

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Moleskine Ruled Reporter Notebook
The journalistic tradition inspires the reporter’s notebook.
For quickly taking notes on the spot.
240 lined pages, last 24 sheets detachable,
13x21cm, acid-free paper, expandable inner pocket.
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So…

What would you write in your Moleskine?
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Good luck!
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu, and I've been blogging at at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.

86 Comments on The Bloghopping Moleskine Giveaway starts here!

  1. ManuelV
    October 22, 2008 at 12:20 am (16 years ago)

    It’s great to see that this keyboard-centric lifestyle on the net hasn’t affected you–you have such beautiful writing, Toni! Dare I show what I would write in what could be my first Moleskine ever? :-)

    (I’ll tell all my friends about the Avalon.ph – Wifely Steps Moleskine Philippines Notebook Giveaway Contest.)

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  2. Mateo
    October 22, 2008 at 12:30 am (16 years ago)

    Yay to moleskines! Will put up my post (with link) up tomorrow.

    Thanks to avalon.ph and wifely steps for the contest!

    *now back to work*

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  3. witsandnuts
    October 22, 2008 at 12:45 am (16 years ago)

    Aaw, only for those with Philippine-based addresses. What about me? Heehee. I’ll mention about your contest in my blog. :)

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  5. J.
    October 22, 2008 at 7:53 am (16 years ago)

    Good luck to all who are eligible! :) (I wish I were!)

    J.s last blog post..She Sells Seashells

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  7. GabbyD
    October 22, 2008 at 9:40 am (16 years ago)

    you have great handwriting. i wish i had some of that… i can finally keep a hand written journal that i would love to read!

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  9. Cafevida
    October 22, 2008 at 9:47 am (16 years ago)

    Ah, Moleskin… *love* I read about Moleskin through a friend’s blog, I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it. But I never got to buy one for myself because, honestly, I am not used to buying stuff for myself. I’m the ultimate cheapskate when it comes to buying stuff for me.

    If I do get a Moleskin, I would lovingly write in it my daily reflections. I subscribe to Gospel readings and often read the Bible to find out what God has in store for me today. I believe that the best place to keep my thoughts about God’s Word and my prayers, should be in something beautiful and something that I would definitely hold dear. A Moleskin.

    Cafevidas last blog post..Flashback: Jansport Backpack

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  13. Carlo
    October 22, 2008 at 10:26 am (16 years ago)

    I absolutely adore my Moleskine!

    On my Moleskine, i write all of my deliciously devious thoughts, my peculiarly painstaking plans and today’s terrible to-do list.

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  14. sha
    October 22, 2008 at 12:21 pm (16 years ago)

    i travel around with my moleskine… I was about to go to the bookstore today and get new ones…. great handwriting.

    shas last blog post..mousse au chocolat

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  15. jeanny
    October 22, 2008 at 12:37 pm (16 years ago)

    yay!!!this is fun. I will join, will come back here for my entry.

    jeannys last blog post..Candies and Knots

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  16. Rico
    October 22, 2008 at 1:22 pm (16 years ago)

    Oooh! Moleskin! I like! Too bad I suck at writing. :(
    But the site is very interesting. I like the Neil Gaiman books.

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  17. James Evans Palar
    October 22, 2008 at 1:30 pm (16 years ago)

    As a college student, I would write in the Moleskine Notebook the lessons we’re going to learn. I would write from the most important to lest important ideas.

    Another, I would write in that notebook, my poems, stories, songs, experiences, etc. Oh, that’s all…

    Thanks, hope I’m gonna win that sweet notebook.

    James Evans Palars last blog post..Second Semester

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  19. Cookie
    October 22, 2008 at 3:16 pm (16 years ago)

    Nice!! I’ll be posting 😀

    Cookies last blog post..Garage Sale?!?

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  20. K
    October 22, 2008 at 5:04 pm (16 years ago)

    Great news, I’d probably use it for some sketches – but too bad I am not in the Philippines.

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  21. K
    October 22, 2008 at 5:06 pm (16 years ago)

    Great news, I’d probably use it for some drawings and sketches – but too bad I am not in the Philippines.

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  26. sheng
    October 22, 2008 at 6:28 pm (16 years ago)

    I wish I could blog about this too, just bloghopping for now, hehehe…

    shengs last blog post..Quick Update

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  33. Em Dy
    October 22, 2008 at 8:15 pm (16 years ago)

    I would write about my dream. I wish my handwriting’s as great as yours though.

    Em Dys last blog post..A Dream for My Dream

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  35. JadedJeanne
    October 23, 2008 at 2:26 am (16 years ago)

    Hey. Nice handwriting. I envy you. Maybe if I get that calligraphy writing set that I’ve had my eye on, I could improve mine and at least make it legible. Hmm… I guess that could be another thing that I could do if I win a moleskine notebook… practice writing things down on paper again. ;p

    Here’s the blog entry: Jaded Jeanne Blog

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  38. Jaq
    October 23, 2008 at 7:47 am (16 years ago)

    I am using my brand-new Moleskine Journal to write down all the ideas I will come up with and further develop for any and/or all future screenwriting and directing projects!

    Jaqs last blog post..Definitely The Worst Best Man Ever

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  40. Patricia
    October 23, 2008 at 9:11 am (16 years ago)

    I’d love to own that Moleskin. 😉

    I’d jot down random ideas that eventually find their way into my essays and poems.

    Patricias last blog post..Feet of clay

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  42. Patricia
    October 23, 2008 at 4:33 pm (16 years ago)

    lol. If I would right in my own moleskine, I would of course, right about my life from time to time. I will not address it as “dear diary or what”. More of like Jean Webster’s Daddy Long Legs type. And when I finish it, It would look like a novel or autobiography. =P

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  43. CandyQ
    October 23, 2008 at 4:52 pm (16 years ago)

    I’ve always wanted a Moleskine notebook and maybe I’ll get lucky! :o) I’ll be filling its pages with my experiences of being a mom. Will put my post up soon!

    CandyQs last blog post..the prospect of saying goodbye

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  45. rochelle
    October 23, 2008 at 8:56 pm (16 years ago)

    If I will be given a moleskine notebook, I would write down all my recipes. I have here a notebook where i always write my recipes and now it’s full. I hope to get one of these also. thanks… Pls view my blog at greatmommymoments.blogspot.com

    rochelles last blog post..After a stressful day…

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  47. aloi
    October 23, 2008 at 11:05 pm (16 years ago)

    you’ve just shocked me out of lurker mode, toni. moleskines are to die for. hhhaaaayyy.

    i would make it my gratitude journal … complete with doodlings!

    but since i am too excited to make the blog entry at the moment, ito na muna entry ko. :)

    p.s. avalon is a fantastic site, lots of hard-to-finds at fantastic prices!

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  48. maydiwayatangnawawala
    October 24, 2008 at 1:07 am (16 years ago)

    this is my entry:

    i’d turn my moleskin into a book diary!

    a bookclub buddy introduced me to the concept a while back. i love to read and i try to post my impressions about a book i have just read on my blog. but i’m so busy with work that i only manage to blog once in a while.

    by the time i manage to blog though, much of my impressions have been lost to the vagaries of memory.

    having a moleskin notebook handy might help me with this dilemma. i could immediately jot down my thoughts on it whenever a chapter, a character, a dialogue strikes me with ire or delight.

    who knows, i may yet discover that i’m a better book diarist than i am a book blogger.

    -http://maydiwayata.multiply.com/journal/item/47/what_would_you_write_in_your_moleskin

    maydiwayatangnawawalas last blog post..what would you write in your moleskin?

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  54. edelweiza
    October 24, 2008 at 3:15 pm (16 years ago)

    hello…i’d like to join your contest but first, your handwriting is enviable…lovely!

    now, what would i write in my moleskin? well, i write dates and events to remember. also, i write the things i did (not will do) each day. it makes me feel good that at the end of the day, i get to summarize what has happened to me: the things i did, the people i met, the items i bought, the sights i enjoyed, the food i tasted and more related stuff. in a word, it’s all about me and how each day of my life turned out.

    many thanks and good luck to all entrants! :)

    edelweizas last blog post..There are Happy and Bright Times Ahead

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  57. Kiko
    October 24, 2008 at 8:44 pm (16 years ago)

    this is a perfect notebook to write my notes and thoughts whenever im traveling! I’ll probably buy one if i dont win :)

    Kikos last blog post..Chapel on the Hill

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  58. sassy mom
    October 24, 2008 at 9:21 pm (16 years ago)

    Hi, Toni!

    I just stumbled upon your blog and this is a cool contest. I love notebooks. I sure hope I’ll win. I’ll post my entry on Sunday, Oct 26.

    http://momsaroundthecorner.blogspot.com/

    Thanks for this wonderful contest.

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  59. han on the run
    October 24, 2008 at 9:54 pm (16 years ago)

    Here’s an excerpt from my blog: “And that, my fellow prose lovers, simply proves that your passion for writing is directly connected to your relationship with the instruments you write with. Now imagine what a Moleskine would do to your writing habits. You wouldn’t even need an inspiration anymore, the notebook itself would already be your muse. I can already picture the pages I would fill with pensive thoughts, happy thoughts, angry thoughts… thoughts, and not lists. I might even take up sketching again.”

    http://hanontherun.blogspot.com/2008/10/me-want-mohl-uh-skee-nuh.html

    han on the runs last blog post..Me Want a Mohl-Uh-Skee-Nuh

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  60. chermaine
    October 25, 2008 at 12:03 am (16 years ago)

    i’ll write my random-out-of-the-blue poems down on that moleskin instead of just saving it on my phone.

    and oh, ill prolly rights some of my thoughts and some quotes from the books i’ve read. 😀

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  61. Rachel
    October 25, 2008 at 10:51 am (16 years ago)

    hi ate toni. wow the notebook was so nice ah, i want it! mahilig din ako magsulat sulat sa journal dati nga noong di pa uso ang blog nagdidiary ako ;p

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  63. Topaz Horizon
    October 25, 2008 at 5:26 pm (16 years ago)

    Here’s my quick answer in the comments section: “When I get my Moleskine, I’ll write all the things that happen in my private life so that I can deal better and make my public life be as sunshiny as it is.” (1 point)

    But my full answer I wrote in my blog with a link back to your contest: http://www.topazhorizon.com/2008/10/i-joined-contest-to-win-moleskine.html (2 points)

    And I even have a photo of what I write in my current Moleskine journal! (extra point!)

    I’m from Mandaluyong! I qualify! Yehey!

    Topaz Horizons last blog post..How does one lose fat when you’re already thin?

    Hi Topaz! This still goes for 3 points. 😉 Don’t worry, that’s still a big # of points!

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  65. marites
    October 27, 2008 at 9:37 am (16 years ago)

    I love writing even if I spend too much time infront of the computer and boy! am I happy seeing this contest. I would definitely love a moleskine and I would not mind having more:D. Anyway, my first moleskine would contain my daily journal. I have been keeping a journal for years since when I was in high school and then, I stopped. Cold turkey. And I would like to start again and the good way to do it is having a moleskine! I will be posting this in my blog too. Check it out there:)

    maritess last blog post..Dementia in the Family

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  68. Andrew
    October 28, 2008 at 3:12 pm (16 years ago)

    I’m going for three points, to win this for my wife, so:

    (1) I use the Moleskine for lists of all kinds. The list is, for some reason, the most common format for my scribbles.

    (2) I have a longer answer on the LiveJournal entry at http://eldritch00.livejournal.com/139158.html .

    (3) That entry also contains a sample picture of a couple of pages from my active Moleskine, showing what I do with it.

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  69. maver
    October 28, 2008 at 3:37 pm (16 years ago)

    Hi Toni! Here’s my photo finish entry:

    What do I right in my moleskin? Simple: letters to my son, Haligilet.

    I will write and write to to my son, to remind him of the blessings he has received each day of his life, and how he, is equally a blessing in ours. I will write and write each day. So that when I, mole and all, am gone, my son still has a piece of me in my moleskin.

    Read more here…

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  71. maver
    October 28, 2008 at 4:24 pm (16 years ago)

    eeepsss. wrong spelling. my entry should read as “WRITE,” not right. Hehehe!

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  74. macy
    October 28, 2008 at 8:53 pm (16 years ago)

    this is such perfect timing since i am starting a new chapter in my life.

    -i would be writing everything that would happen on our big day and the days leading to it. i know that on the day itself everything is going to happen so fast and before i know it, the day will be over so it would be nice to write every detail of what happened and my thoughts for that day.

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  75. Carson T.
    October 28, 2008 at 9:52 pm (16 years ago)

    hello there.. I want one too hehe..

    If there’s anything i’d like to write in my moleskine, it will be my endless jotting down of ideas and inspirations; drawing frames and stuff, making visual pegs (I love photography and it helps that I jot down new ideas as I see them.)

    What’s funny in my situation is that I have a reporter’s notebook of sorts, a spiral one. and it is a little rundown, and let’s just say it has been looking sad waiting to be replaced. My notebook and me has been through a lot and it’s time to retire my old one for a new moleskine 😀 If I don’t win here, I might just buy one for necessity hehe (but getting one for free is always nice :D)

    so i guess that’s it. Hope I win wee…

    Carson T.s last blog post..El Filibusterismo

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  77. Karlo Samson
    October 28, 2008 at 11:03 pm (16 years ago)

    Hee hee it was worth a shot. I can has 3 or 4 points? I has a pichur hehe.

    Hi Karlo! Will be giving you 3 points, even with 2 entries. It’s the same entry eh. 😉 Thanks for the fun effort though!

    Karlo Samsons last blog post..What Would You Write On Your Moleskine?

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  80. Toinky
    October 28, 2008 at 11:46 pm (16 years ago)

    hi toni…i hope i can still join, ahihihi
    anyways, it’s still 11:44 on my watch…
    for my moleskin, i’ll write my adventures and travels….ahihihi..i’ll be leaving the country soon and i need this moleskin to write on my adventures, feelings and emotions…ahihihi

    Toinkys last blog post..stop please…

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  81. Michelle
    October 28, 2008 at 11:57 pm (16 years ago)

    I carry a notepad all the time. I love to write — everything from notes to phone numbers, grocery lists, to-do lists, doodles and whatnot. Those are the things I would write on my Moleskine.

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  82. Toni
    October 29, 2008 at 12:00 am (16 years ago)

    Comments are now closed. Thanks to everyone for joining! :)

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  84. Jasper
    October 30, 2008 at 2:42 pm (16 years ago)

    Thanks everyone for joining! I tried commenting/responding to each of your entries but for some, I can’t seem to log-in properly. Like I read in one of the comments of a blog entry- “Winning a Moleskine is a Destiny”. So hope to see you again in the succeeding contests!

    Thanks again Toni for supporting this Giveaway Contest.

    Jasper of Avalon.ph

    Thank you Jasper for the opportunity to give away some Moleskine luvvv!

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  85. Sally Whitman
    July 5, 2009 at 7:48 am (15 years ago)

    I love Moleskines but have had some trouble keeping them from getting wrecked over the years. I just bought my first black Molecover from http://www.molecover.com . Absolutely positively love it!!! Has the same look but offers wayyy more protection. Can’t wait to use it on my up coming trip to Greece!

    Yay for you!

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  86. Tony
    March 18, 2010 at 3:32 am (14 years ago)

    Hi, I’m starting a new blog about moleskines and would linke do reproduce your written page “What would you write….”
    Do you authorize it?

    Thanks,
    Tony

    Emailed ya!

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