Checking my E-mail assigned to Second Life today, I received an IM from Higbee Protagonist, of VPRS, informing me that my Kiosk has won the contest and from Benoit Lumiere who awarded me the 5,000L$ prize. A group message was also sent announcing the winner of the contest.

I never expected to win, specially after seeing the other entries which were all very beautiful, that’s why I was really surprised to hear the good news. I don’t know if my begging for votes here at Kabalyero.com had any impact on the voting but I guess I got enough votes to win.

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I’d like to say thank you to everyone in VPRS and to everyone who voted and supported the contest.

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To everyone in Second Life, if you wish to see some beautiful virtual parks in Second Life then just drop by at VPRS in-world or at their website, VPRS, to get a list of Virtual Parks in-world.

Actually, Winterfest 2007 started 2 days ago but today I went to visit Chalet Linden to get a HUD and Voss (which is just next to it) to take a look at the snowmen created at the Snowman Making Contest.

There are some people hanging out at Chalet Linden. At first, I thought that Chalet Linden is a name of a person or avatar but it’s not, it’s the name of the place. The Winterfest Kiosk is just near the landing point and touching it will give you Winterfest 2007 shirts and a HUD. You can use the HUD to visit the many places and events scheduled for Winterfest 2007.

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Inside the lodge sat Santa Claus and I took the opportunity to sit on his lap and tell him what I want this Christmas. LOL! By the way, outside the lodge stands Miss Santa but I’m not sure if she is part of the attraction.

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Just behind the lodge is Voss where the Snowman Making Contest was held. There you’ll see all the snowmen that were built in the contest. Right next to it is a platform leading to a cabin but before you get there you’ll see some nice displays like the Abominable Snowman and Dark Santa Claus.

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Winterfest 2007 has just started and their are various activities and events which you can participate in. Just get a copy of the HUD and you’ll be on your way to a Very Merry Christmas in Second Life.

Hey! Do you have a blog or a website? Do you want an easy 1,000L$? Well, SecondAvatar.com is giving away 1,000L$ to anyone who will post or write a review about them. The written review must be at least 300 words and must have a link to SecondAvatar.com. That’s it! No pagerank, alexa rank or even technorati authority required.

For those who has not yet visited SecondAvatar.com, it is a social networking site which is very much like MySpace with almost the same features. Members get their own profile page, create galleries and add photos, advertise and even create their own blogs.

Speaking of blogs, SecondAvatar.com will also pay any member 300L$ a week for regularly posting blog entries or articles in SecondAvatar.com. This is a pretty sweet deal because anyone can do this offer or job and if you are a regular blogger then this will be easy. It’s just like taking candy from a baby. Well, not really! LOL!

That’s not all! SecondAvatar.com also has two ongoing pageants, the Second Life Miss World Pageant and the search for Second Life Mister World. These two contests are open to every members of SecondAvatar.com and joining them is as easy as counting 1, 2 and 3. Winners of the contests will receive both fame and fortune inside and outside Second Life.

SecondAvatar.com does not only provides members with ways of making some Linden Dollars through their contests and writing or blogging opportunities, it is also a huge community where you can meet new people and find new friends.

For those who will take the writing or blogging opportunities from SecondAvatar.com, just don’t forget that payment is in Linden Dollars so you must have an account with Second Life. If you still don’t have an account sign up for one here at SecondLife.com. It will only take you a few minutes to sign up with SecondLife.com.

So if you are looking for a nice Second Life community to join then I suggest you join SecondAvatar.com.

Here we go again for another round of the Top Commentator Contest for this week, 12/10/2007 to 12/16/2007. The Top Commentator for this week will receive 500L$.

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The Rules:

1. You must have a Second Life account because the prize is in Linden Dollars. Follow this link to register an account in Second Life, only if you don’t have one
2. No SPAMMING. Do I still need to explain what spamming is? LOL!
3. Flames are not allowed but a good debate is always welcome
4. And the most important rule, HAVE FUN!

(Note: Rules may change without prior notice)

The Prize

• 500L$ will go to the Top Commentator
  (The winner must provide me his Second Life avatar’s name in order to receive the prize)

Contest ends on Sunday (12/16/2007) at 11:00 pm my time (not SL Time) and the winners will be announced on Monday (12/17/2007)!

Take home those Linden Dollars and start commenting today!

Finally, issues with Bluehost were cleared. The site is back up and prizes have been awarded. A bonus of 100L$ were also given to everyone who were at the Top 10 List of Commentators. A total amount of 2,000L$ were given away.Because of the down time, I was forced to use Google’s cache of the site to determine the winners.

• 600L$ goes to Haryja Aya plus an additional 100L$ bonus for a total of 700L$
• 300L$ goes to Adiready Singh plus an additional 100L$ bonus for a total of 400L$
• 100L$ goes to Buaya Burger plus an additional 100L$ bonus for a total of 200L$
• 100L$ goes to CJ, Suki Hirano, onbewust, theBanker, Isadora Fiddlesticks, a rotten burger and Buaya Hunter for being in the Top 10 List of Commentators
• For a total of 2,000L$

I would like to thank everyone who participated in our Top Commentator Contest. I hope everyone had a great time and do check often for future contest announcements.

Note: Buaya Hunter, onbewust, CJ, theBanker and a rotten burger please IM Rom Ireton your Second Life avatar’s name to receive your prize. Thank you!