Before we honor moms tomorrow and cast our sacred votes on Monday as dutiful Filipinos, allow me to celebrate my blog anniversary today…
Believe me, I hate Math, but I honestly appreciate these numbers…
- >100,000 hits on my wordpress blog stat counter.
- 500 posts
- 4,573 comments
- 1 of the 8 nominees finalists in 2009 Philippine Blog Awards under Family and Living Category
(sana this year ulit!) 
- 3 years of blogging about FAMILY, FOOD and FUN!
My warmest THANK YOU to the following readers and blogger-friends who took time to join my little blog anniversary contest . I am ecstatic with YOUR ANSWERS ! Maraming Salamat po! (the order was based on the date of their participation).
- HalfCrazy of An Ardent Cosmic Journey
- Ewok1993 of Frankly My Dear
- Sheng of Anything Goes
- Josh / Shattershards of Organized Chaos
- KG of Ang Bahay ni Kumareng Grace
- Dyanie of Princess Dyanie
- Marian / Upto6only of Upto6only.com
- Joe Ann Agan of Stories & Photographs / My Frame of Life
- Jeanny of Startin’ A New Life
- Chyng of No Spam, No Virus, No Kiddin’ !
- Cza of Little Miss Wanderlust
- Rico of Buhay Bahay-Bahayan (Mga Kwento Ni Mister)
- Dennis of The Nomadic Pinoy
- Midge of Sybaritic Diversions
- Ann of Chic & Cheaps
- Dashashash of Pieces of A Wunderkind’s Mind
- Dyosa / B’ley of Blogalag
- Reena of Reena’s Thoughts
- Bing of Warmstone (chose not to join but thank you for taking time to answer).
Other than those names and blogs mentioned above, I’d also like to express my gratitude to the following bloggers and readers who have been tirelessly leaving comments on my posts not once, not twice but more that I lost count, LOL! Salamat! All of your comments never fail to inspire and amuse me.
- Annevdns (Anne, you’re my very first commenter when I started putting tags on my posts last year)
- Aubrey
- BertN,
- Carla
- Cher
- Dennis Villegas,
- Doc RJ,
- Dong Ho / Dom ,
- Ebie
- eRLyn
- Fine Life Folk / Karl,
- Ingrid,
- Iya
- January / Elna,
- JP,
- Lainee
- Mari
- Meg Jones
- Mel
- Mrs Lavendula / Doc Mitzi,
- Nance
- Rob,
- Romel ,
- Sardonyx /Missy,
- Sidney Snoeck,
- Subterfuge
- Tutubi ,
- u8mypinkcookies,
- Witsandnuts
- Z / The Babaylan / Doc Z
- and those 19 contest participants, THANK YOU!
*Please let me know if I missed to include your name/blog if you’ve been one of my frequent commenters. Maraming Salamat po!
I had fun going through all the entries but choosing the winner wasn’t easy. ALL ANSWERS are truly unique and fascinating! But like other contests, there’s always one on top. Because I value your comments, you know that there are NO losers here; however, there’s only one who can own those Tokyo chopsticks. And with this, I’d like to share the winner’s answers :
1. Usual family bonding is done on weekends, and they start with a hearty breakfast for the kids, some household chores done together, and in the extra time, we put banig sa sala, and play whatever card games we think of, mostly UNO Wild Cards, Uno Stack-O, Master Mind. Pag bored na, we get to insert some DVDs over the player and start tiring our eyes. Of course may meryenda, we are super mababaw ang ligaya so ok na kami sa nilagang saging, nilagang mais, buttered loaf breads, or at times may konting spaghetti or pancit canton being the family’s favorite. And we share the same interest naman kasi ng mga kids – BOOKS, so we crowd in a room and I read to my two kiddos.
2. If given the chance to eat my last favorite meal, it will be sweet and sour shrimps, crabs and pakbet. They are my super love. Ipagpapalit ko tong tatlong to sa kahit ano, wag lang sa pamilya ko. (LOL)
3.The best ang blog na to because it speaks of family, it tells experiences of a doc juggling a family and a life very much worth living. The food, the trips, the daily experiences, not to mention the no-holds barred rants about resto(s) and their kapalpakan. It also features whatever good is worth blogging. And what I love most in this blog is that, the love for family comes first. Gabby and Tina, congratulations for having Doc Gelo! And doc, happy blogoversary!
–SHENG of Anything Goes from General Santos City, Congratulations! (applause! applause!)
*Sheng, kindly email me your complete name, address and mobile number at docgelo@yahoo.com for me to send your prize via courier.
Once again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH to everyone who visits and reads this blog! Expect more interesting posts about FAMILY, FOOD and FUN in the coming years. God bless us all! 
Now that the winner has been announced (congrats), can you please cut the cake already? Naglalaway na ako dito eh!
Happy anniversary again to beyond toxicity.
Have a fabulous Mother’s Day. Treat her superspecial Doc.
hi ewok1993 (i think you better give me your nickname soon), i know the cake looks delicious! i myself drooled over it when i spotted at chefimage website.
thanks for the greetings and continue to frequent this humble site, ok? salamat!
.. 100,000 ++ hits now! happy blog anniversary gelo, and congratulations too to the winner.
rob, you know you inspired me to blog here in wordpress, and of course alam mo how grateful i am to you and lg. hey, update your blog regularly ok?
happy 3rd!
paraffle pa ng other items. more more! hihi joke!
sure! pag may okasyon, birthday siguro, christmas… pag may budget! haha..
kaw din, chyng; i know conducting blog contest is one of your to-do list this year, di ba?
happy anniversary beyond toxicity and congrats for the three wonderful and blessed year docgelo!
thanks, elna! welcome to wordpress! are you still keeping your blogspot?
yes, i am still keepin it as is for now. my account has been compromised so i disabled it for a while. sigh!
Woohooo! Thank you Doc Gelo! Unang kita ko pa lang sa chopsticks naglaway na ako, hehe. Salamat ng marami! I just want to let you know na, aside from the obvious of you having a wholesome blog, i feel attached to the stories you share, especially if they are of the family. It’s good to read about other family’s interesting circumstances, kung anong nangyayari sa ibang pamilya and how you handle them. I may not live as luxuriously as you do, di ko kaya sweldo mo eh, haha. But I always make sure that like you, family comes first and I give the best for my kids.
For a fact, you make my mouth water with those delicious foodies you share, and I believe na yan ang stress-reliever ninyo.
Hey, looking forward to meet you too! Haha, of course I do. Maybe soon? I don’t have a scheduled trip to Luzon yet, as we have a lot books that need polishing pa, hindi pwedeng iwan, so the next time I visit Manila, i hope to see you, KG and Rico. Si Dyanie and Jeanny, madaling hugutin yan…hehe. Thanks again Doc.
Happy Blogoversary! Happy 3rd Birthday Beyond Toxicity!
thank you,sheng and congratulations again! got your address already and will send your prize later today. enjoy!
wow 3rd year na pala! happy 3rd and more post to come
hello ai, welcome to my blog and thank you for the greetings!
Sabi ko na ba eh! Congrats Sheng! And happy blogging anniversary Doc!
salamat, rico. your answers were fine too! OK yung choice of last meal mo; the best talaga pag luto ni misis. join again the next time i’ll throw a blog contest. saya pala nito!
Haha, natatawa ako kay Rico, may kwento kasi yan doc eh, kwento ko sa yo sa susunod, haha. Uy Rico, this time naman, hindi na random.org yung nagpapanalo sa akin ha, hehehe. Congrats ulit Doc!
Woohoo!! Happy Birthday Blog! Yey daming hits and comments!
Hope to meet you soon Doc, Tina and Gabby. Wag ka magsasawa mag invite. Alam mo na yun. 
at huwag ka din sana magsawang bumisita dito at mag-comment, dyanie!
chalamat! (chinese ng thank you!, nyek, corny!)
hi doc g! happy, happy third anniversary to your blog. sana more blogging years to come
I just saw your comment(s) on my blog. sorry about that, I moderated my blog comments so it doesn’t show up right away hehe…
Anyway, yep, I’m back in Cebu na but I’ve been following your blog through RSS feeds kasi bawal ung blogs sa office. Glad to know you enjoyed Japan a lot. I haven’t even gone to some of the places you blogged about!
hey lainee, how’s cebu? this blog misses you, haha! thanks for swinging back again.
oh yeah, i love tokyo and enjoyed it so much! got to bring my wife+kid there someday!
good luck on your participation in cebu bloggers camp!
Congratulations uli! What a feat, and good statistics! Although I have only known you, hmmm, the past couple of weeks, I feel at home. More power and good luck to the next nomination! Keep up the good work!
thank you, ebie, for such sweet words! it is because of my family and readers like you that i am inspired to blog. happy mother’s day, ms. ebie!
i have ‘discovered’ this site through random clickings and bloghopping and then i stayed and i think i will stick to frequenting this site as long as i blog. it inspires me to be a better person. not the ‘inggit’ type but to see life in a more positive way. thanks doc gelo for sharing a piece of you to us your followers.
God Bless you and your beautiful wife & son always!
keep on blogging and inspiring and lets all salivate together!hahaha
(see you @ NBC tent on may 14 — hehe)
happy blogsarry!
hey, sub thank you so much! i’m blushing with your flattery!
seriously, salamat!
but i’m afraid i’ll be absent again on ultimate taste test 4.0 on friday.
i’ll just visit your post for that much needed updates. thanks again!
Happy third anniversary to Beyond Toxicity, doc! Here’s to many more posts on great eats and good family fun!
thanks, midge!
when is your next stint at heavenly chocolates? i wish to attend soon whenever possible.
wow congrats sheng. oo nga pahingi ng cake sarap nyan.
more blogs to come
hi marian! uploaded lang yan cake na yan, from chefimage website
thanks for the greetings!
Thanks for always making us believe in the beauty of a loving family. Happy Anniversary to BeyondToxicity Doc Gelo!
hello aubrey! thanks and good luck on your med schooling soon!
with you being a nursing licensure 4th topnotcher, an nclex-rn passer, no doubt you will ace through med school; just an unsolicited advice from a mentor : keep your feet on the ground always to inspire others. God bless!
Wow! You had a cake! Congrats to Sheng and happy blog anniversary!
galing ni sheng! and congrats doc on your third blog anniversary!!!
hi. just dropping by from sheng.
belated happy 3rd blogoversary. more years to come…*cheers*
congrats sheng!
Sorry I missed your blog anniversary! Long may your blog continue.
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