Ice cream + bloggers = Poppin’ fun!
It was like a mini-children’s party complete with balloons, great food, fun games, cool gifts and lots of ice cream. Only that the “children” were actually bloggers who were kids at heart.
The Nestle Poppin’ Bloggin’ event held last night at the Nestle Creamery gathered ice cream loving bloggers together for the launch of one of the newest and coolest surprise from its freezer: Nestle Pops.
The Bloggin’ Poppin’ venue at the Nestle Creamery. Photo by Paul Ang
It was Nestle’s first blogger dinner.
In case, you’re beginning to imagine popsicles on a stick, let me give you a sneak preview of what Nestle Pops is.
Filling the Pinoy’s constant craving for snacks, Nestle Pops are bite-sized vanilla ice cream coated in chocolate.
Gel, Nestle’s Consumer Marketing Manager (Ice Cream and Chilled Dairy Division), says, this new ice cream snack is the first of its kind. How cool is that?
Inside the handy tub are these yummy little goodies just waiting to be popped in your mouth.
A closer look at Nestle Pops.
How does it taste? Let’s just say it made my tongue tingle with its melt – in – your – mouth goodness. More on that in another post.
Do you want to be a Pop Star?
All of us bloggers got a chance to be Pop Stars as Gel revealed the Poppin’ Bloggin’ Challenge for the night. The prize at stake was a Pop 9 Lomo Camera.
Everyone was given a chance to play Pop d Stars, an online game at http://getyourpopon.ph.
All we had to do was get through two rounds flicking Nestle Pops at the mouths of the Rock Poppers and Boys for Pop band members. The one with the highest score wins.
If you want to get in on the action, flick away at Pop d Stars site and get a chance to win an Xbox 360 with rock band game and other cool prizes.
Guess who the Ultimate Blogger Pop Star was? Arpee got 54 points and won the Pop 9 Lomo.
Go Arpee! Photo by Paul Ang
The other Blogger Pop Stars were Ryan, Nina, Tita Dine, Toni and…. Me! 
Cool bloggers Ryan, Fran and Nina. Photo by Paul Ang
My first blogger event was a blast
The moment I got MadCrowd Media’s invitation to the Nestle blogger event, I knew it was time to break out of my blogger shell and go out to meet other bloggers.
It was great to finally be able to see the faces behind the blogs I often lurk hop on and to meet other bloggers as well.
Pretty models / bloggers Fran and Jayme. Photo by Paul Ang
I just realized that no matter how advanced our communication technology gets, seeing real human faces and talking to the bloggers in the flesh beats staring into a laptop screen and commenting on blogs.
Not to mention, bringing home gifts after the party.
When we arrived home, I opened up my gift and…
Poppin’ gift!
Ice cream loot!
This GC was my prize for the Bloggin’ Poppin’ challenge which means… more ice cream!
I had ice cream loot enough to make me abandon my planned “Hot Mama” challenge. But that’s another story.
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Thanks to Gel, K.E. and the courteous staff at the Nestle Creamery, Mads and Rosh of Proximity Philippines, Ryan who was the photographer of the night and Aisha of Mad Crowd Media.
Credit for most of the nice photos used in this post goes to Fran’s El Gwapito Paul Ang.
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Jayme Reply:
June 30th, 2008 at 11:33 am
You’re welcome Ris! I really had fun. Made me reminisce those days when I used to shoot events and lifestyle stories.Sana nga more local companies will recognize the power of bloggers to promote their products.
Sarap yung Nestle Pops. Ubos ko na nga yung apat eh… 
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