Hello ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, my name is Pelf. Yeah, I know I said that already but I just wanted to make sure you that remember my name because in the next few weeks, I am going to run a contest here on Pink for October, and yes, there will be prizes up for grabs :D
But before that, let me quickly introduce myself.
I am a Malaysian grad-student and I maintain a personal blog — pelf-ism is contagious. I have been blogging since October 2005, but back then, I didn’t know that October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
By October 2006, I have spent enough time surfing the internet and blog-hopping that I not only learned that October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I learned a whole lot of other things too, but I won’t go into much details now. So in October 2006, I published the following posts on my blog:
- Breast Cancer: 22 myths you should know
- Breast Cancer Welfare Association (Malaysian site)
- Mammography and Ultrasound
And in October 2007, I thought I should do something more intense, like writing a series of blog posts on breast cancer. And that was what I did:
- Breast cancer?! What?
- Breast cancer related statistics
- Breast cancer: Examine yourself
- Risk factors for breast cancer
- Breast cancer symptoms
- Breast cancer treatments
- Breast cancer news
So this year, I am excited to be recruited by Matthew to join his Pink for October team :D To get more people involved, as in, turning their blogs pink and writing and spreading awareness on breast cancer related matters, I will be running a contest right here. Hence, I would really suggest that you subscribe to the feed NOW and keep yourself updated!
P/S: If you would like to be one of our contest sponsors, please let me know. For your information, some 3,000 bloggers turned their blogs pink in 2007, and we are expecting more bloggers to join us this year. With a little sponsorship, you are actually increasing your visibility. It’s a win-win situation. Really!
Great to see you getting so involved Pelf. I really liked your post on the 22 myths everyone should know about cancer. There’s a lot of misinformation going around so it is good to clear it up.
Comment by Chris — 26 September 2008 @ 4:45
Kudos to you for your involvement! Well done on your posts!
Comment by peapodstudio — 26 September 2008 @ 7:41
Good for you, Pelf! And a timely reminder to start planning our own Pink for October blog makeovers… because it’s a rare person who doesn’t have a close-to-the-heart reason to care about this cause.
Comment by rjleaman — 26 September 2008 @ 8:59
Chris — I am glad you enjoyed the post. Of all the myths, I think the most “popular” one is that men do not get breast cancer.
peapodstudio — I thank YOU for sharing your story. I am sure that was difficult to write.
rjleaman — I know what you mean. Fortunately, I don’t have a close-to-the-heart reason for supporting this cause. I just see the need to do so.
Comment by Pelf Nyok — 26 September 2008 @ 9:40
[...] mentioned a few days ago that I would be organizing a contest here on Pink for October to get more people involved [...]
Pingback by It’s super-fun contest time! | Pink for October — 28 September 2008 @ 19:49
Hi Pelf
Thanks for your message you left on my blog the other day.
I’d be very interested to know more about becoming a sponsor for one of your contests.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Catherine
Comment by Catherine — 30 September 2008 @ 5:07