Somewhere in between Kobe and Manila, June 2010

Although I was thankfully one of the 20 finalists of the KLM My European Dream contest, I didn’t win in the final raffle—and neither did James, my boyfriend who also made it to the final round. The contest attracted thousands of essay entries, and the judges chose the ones they liked best. From there, they chose the ones with the most ‘likes’ and raffled the trip among the top 20 finalists.

In an effort to garner more likes, I promised people on Facebook that I would do a good deed for every additional ‘like’ that I got. I got about 162 votes; I made the good deed promise when I had about 80, so I figure I owe people about 82 for all the additional likes. Of course, it’s easy to go on and count good deeds I had made since writing that, which was right before Christmas, but I think I’ll be cheating myself if I do that. So starting today, I’ll chronicle the good deeds done in the name of that contest and blog about them. I might not have won the top prize—a trip to any KLM destination to Europe—but I’m glad I made it to the finals anyway, and that something good will come out of that contest.

I’ll need suggestions. I want to make each good deed unique, after all. Let me know your thoughts!