My Consoling Asylum

This Monday's eight-legged monster has already been slayed, for not longer than an hour while it was busy knitting brains. I guess the monster wasn't strong enough to boggle our Mindcracking Monday Monster fans.

So who slayed it first? Who won the 250 Entrecard credits? Who won the raffle?

Heidi, who killed our first Monster, got the right answer again, and so is Turnip. But Gautam Hans beat them by time. They all got it right, but only Gautam wins the 250 credits, as he was the first one to give it right.

And as for the raffle, here were the entries:

#1 - Gautam Hans
#2 - Turnip
#3 - Heidi

And here's the screenshot of the number randomly drawn by Random.org.
Entry #1 won the raffle, and its Gautam Hans once again. So Gautam will receive not only 250 Entrecard credits but also 100 credits. So that's 350 credits.

Congratulations Gautam! You're so lucky! I tried visiting your blog to inform you about this but I can't find any link to comment there. If you make a post about this contest, how easy this is, how often this is done, what are the prizes... you'll get 50 credits more. So 350 and 50, you add! That's a lot easier than slaying the Monster! Tell your friends about this and how you became this week's (Week 2) Mindcracking Monday Master.

Please also provide me with your 125 x 125 image ad so I can put it in my sidebar, next to Heidi's ShopDogDiaries.

Don't forget to come back here every Monday for the Monster, all you MMM fans!

Ate JoanJoyce tagged me about the Revenge of a Broken Heart. I promised to do it on Tuesday of last week but I was kind of busy those times and had been thinking how am I gonna do the tag. I think what I mean is that in a way the names mentioned (or the owner of the pictures shown will not know, haha).

The rules:

* Post a picture of your EX (ex-boyfriend, girlfriend, MU, crush or whoever it is that you hate for hurting you in the past or present) and then answer the questions below. PAYBACK time!
* TAG as many as you can!

Here's Ken, the one referred to by the answers to the tag questions. And here are the questions to the tag:

1. Have you forgiven him/her already? - Yeah. It's been two years and it's really heavy bringing with you everyday the hate for someone.

2. Do you regret ever meeting him/her? - Why would I? It was great having been a part of him twice (we broke up twice).

3. Describe him/her in three words: - Funny, a gentleman, and cool.

4. Are you over him/her? - Yes, but not so much I think. Somehow there's this part in me that still longs for him, although bringing it all back has a very thin chance to happen.

5. Would you give him/her a second chance? - I already did. You mean third chance? Perhaps...

6. Would you visit him/her if he/she gets hospitalized? - If I have the time and if I am allowed.

7. What if he/she died? Iiyak ka ba? - No. I'm not a crybaby. I didn't even cry on my grandparents burial, let alone death. I don't cry in public.

8. Have you tried to cheat on him/her? - I think so. LOL. But he too cheated on me. So we're square, but not really as my "cheating" was not really cheating.

9. Have you lied to him/her? - White lies.

10. Your wish to that person: - Happiness in whatever he does, and that he may find what his heart really longs for in life, in love, in his career...

P.S. I hope I am going to make this tag the next time with this person below.

This is Harry, and I hate it that we're far: he's in Butuan and I am in Tagum. We've been friends even before I entered college, up to now, so that's more or less four (4) years. And we met only in a chatroom, but look how far has that chat gone! Anyway, we're good friends and we're cool; we're texting almost every time...

With this meme, I am tagging Mckhoii, Makoy, Cecil, Juliana, Tessa, Anah, Monaco, Isel, Denis and Itot. It's time you do your Revenge of the Broken Hearts tag.

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Here's another tag meme I want to start, like I started the How Filipino Are You? tag. This is entitled Entrecard User ID Number. With this you will know that you are the nth person to join the phenomenal Entrecard, for example my user ID number is 500, meaning I am the 500th person to join Entrecard.

The rule is simple. Go to your Entrecard and click the Get Code tab. In the widget code there's the user_id=500, as in my case. Or you can access your Entrecard widget in your sidebar and look for your user id. After that, add your user ID number below. Be sure to place your number in a way that it will appear hierarchical.

Example: if your Entrecard user id is 499, then place your number and blog (and also the link) above my entry. As I am starting this meme, I put mine first.

*start copy here*

Entrecard User ID meme

500 = My Consoling Asylum
3283 = Blogger-Aid

*end copy*

After adding your blog, tag as many Entrecard users as you want to do this tag. Don't be stingy, just add your links. And with this you only have to tag Entrecard users, so I am tagging: JoanJoyce, McKhoii, Makoy, Cecil, Juliana, Tessa, Anah, Monaco, Isel, Denis and Itot. Tag as many Entrecard users as you wish.

It's Monday once again, so it's time for another Mindcracking Monday Monster. But first of all, I must apologize for the delay in posting this that we are already around 3 hours close to Tuesday. Nonetheless, it is still Monday and the Monster to slay has already arrived, with its legs ready to tangle and knit your brains to a shutdown... if you can't beat it.

What's up for grabs? The usual: 250 Entrecard credits to the first one to give the correct answer, and 100 Entrecard credits to the one who's lucky enough to win the raffle. All you have to do is figure out this number logic and leave your answer as comment. If you're not sure of your answer, don't fret as every answer left as comment, whether right or wrong, is qualified for the raffle.

The winner last Monday was Heidi of Shop Dog Diaries, and you can see on my sidebar a 125 x 125 image ad of her blog. If you can figure out what the correct answer is and you're the first one to give it, an image ad of your blog shall also be posted in my sidebar, and that should stay for two weeks until new winners are determined.

Are you ready to slay the eight-legged Mindcracking Monday Monster #2? Get your pen and paper ready...

Solve this number logic quiz.

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Clues:

1. This number sequence is composed of eight digits, therefore two digits of the progressive numeral sequence (including zero) are out of the scene.
2. No digit/number appears twice in this sequence.
3. This number sequence works like Fibonacci sequence, only that this one works in a special way in that:

• The 1st digit plus the 2nd equals to a 2-digit sum, therefore occupying the 3rd and 4th spots

• The 2nd plus the 3rd digit equals the 5th spots

• 3rd digit plus the 4th equals the sixth spot

• 4th plus the 5th digit equals the seventh spot, and

• 5^th plus the 6^th digit equals the last spot

4. Three digits are even numbers and five are odd.
5. The first digit is two less than the last digit, so is the sixth to the second digit.
6. The fifth digit is half the sum of the next digit and the last.
7. Spot one + spot eight = 16; spot two + spot seven = 13; spot three + spot six = 4; spot four + spot 5 = 8.
8. The sum of all the numbers in this combination equals 41.

Got it? Have you already figure it out? Are you gonna be the next Mindcracking Monday Master?

Once the correct answer has already been given (although I would not confirm it publicly right away), the raffle will be done the next day on that same time the Monster was slayed (by way of the first correct answer), therefore the cut-off time for raffle entries is a little earlier than the raffle time.

To see other important rules, please visit our Mindcracking Monday Monster first edition.
Photo courtesy of VirtualWorld.

The bad news first, although the good news was the one that really surprised me...

I went to check my email this morning and was so overwhelm with alerts coming from Entrecard. Some for advert approval, and mostly "message has arrived". I got separate messages from two authorities in Entrecard, one from Entrecard admin and one from Sweet Mummy Approved, as pictured below.

(click on the image to enlarge)

Oops! I really didn't know that I had violated Entrecard's Terms of Service. I admit i didn't read it when I joined Entrecard. I mean who wants to read TOS's? To show you how I inadvertently committed a violation to their TOS, here's the culprit.

This was formerly the 125x125 image ad I use in Project Wonderful, and had only been in JoanJoyce's blog. Although yesterday I received a feedback from another Entrecarder how this caught his idea and how he admired this for being a brilliant idea, it got to the admin's attention and I was therefore sent a warning. It can only be either the admin saw it for themselves or the "admirer" reported it to them. Anyway, that's fixed now. I sent an apology to both of them and here's what Sweet Mummy Approved replied:

Thanks for taking care of that. (and for not biting my head off - some of the posts haven't been very nice lately...) That's an excellent way to deal with it. Cheers to you. I appreciate your honesty and the way you addressed this issue so much. Very professional, and I am impressed. Thanks.

Now, the good news:

This morning I was totally surprised to have read in my email that I had just been sent 800 credits. I wonder what about this matter. So I hurriedly checked my Entrecard, and there was JoeTech messaging me, with the words, as quoted:

Congrats! Someone clicked the Entrecard Slots widget on your site and won 200 credits. Then, he wrote a recommendation. Then he favorited me.

That's 200 times 2 for favoriting me and times 2 again for the recommendation for a total of 800 ec.

When someone wins more than 50 ec, you win the same amount. When that person doubles their winnings, they double your referral winnings, too. As such, I've sent you both 800 ec.

Joe

Although JoeTech already answered me several days ago about how his slot works if someone who clicked on his slot widget in my sidebar and that someone wins, I was kind of skeptical of his answer, until today when I finally won the same amount the winner got.

The only question now is that who could have been the winner? I want to thank him or her....

Update: He is John of JohnisFit. Thank you very much John for playing JoeTech's slot in my widget! You're one lucky person, and I have been one, too, because of you.

Heidi (Buddy and his Mom) of Shop Dog Diaries got the right answer to our Mindcracking Monday Monster #1. She just won 250 Entrecard credits and two weeks (not only one) of recognition (also a free advertisement) here in My Consoling Asylum. Here's the correct answer to our number logic quiz yesterday:

2681495

Why this? Let's take a look back at the clues given...

1. This number sequence is composed of seven digits, therefore three digits of the progressive numeral sequence (starting from and including zero) are out of this combination. --> (7, 3 and 0)
2. No digit/number appears twice in this sequence.
3. This number sequence works like Fibonacci sequence, only that this one works in a special way in that:

• The 1st digit plus the 2nd equals the 3rd digit --> (2 + 6 = 8)
  
• The 2nd plus the 3rd digit equals to a 2-digit sum, therefore occupying the 4th and 5th spots --> (6 + 8 = 14)
  
• 3rd digit plus the 4th equals the sixth spot, and --> (8 + 1 = 9)
  
• The 4th plus the 5th digit equals the last spot --> (1 + 4 = 5)

4. Four digits are even numbers; three are odd. --> (Even = 2, 6, 8, & 4; odd = 1, 5, 9)
5. The first digit is half of the fifth digit. --> (2 is half of 4)
6. The last digit is one less than the second digit, and the third digit is also one less than the sixth. --> (5 is one less than 6, and 8 is one less than 9)
7. Spot one (2) + spot seven (5) = 7; spot two (6) + spot six (9) = 15; spot three (8) + spot five (4) = 12
8. The sum of all the numbers in this combination equals 35. --> (2 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 9 = 35)
9. Spots 2, 3, 5 and 6 have a closed space or two in their illustrated figure. --> (6, 8, 4 and 9 have enclosed space/spaces)
10. If you go back to clue #1, the three excluded numbers are mentioned there.

Since we only have 3 qualified comments (comments containing answers, whether right or wrong), only these three entries were eligible for the raffle:

Entry #1: Heidi
Entry #2: Bendz
Entry #3: Bendz

And the one who won the raffle, as determined by Random.org, is...
... entry number 2! So the 100 EC credits goes to Bendz. Congratulations guys! If you two make a post about this contest, what this is about, how easy it is to win, how often is this held, or whatever, you will receive 50 additional credits each.

Don't forget to come back here on Monday for another Mindcracking Monday Monster...

Dropping Entrecards seems a very hard work. You can drop 300 at most each day, and that takes so much of your time. Why not answer this logic quiz and win 250 EC credits instantly? If you’re the first one to answer the quiz correctly, then you get 250 EC credits. I know that’s 50 less than what we’re allowed to drop each day, but imagine winning that without taking so much of your time bloghopping and dropping cards.

I am giving only 250 credits for the first one with the correct answer as I will also be giving 100 credits for the raffle. Everyone who answers the quiz, with correct or incorrect answer, is qualified for the raffle, the winner will be announced the following day. Even the 250-credit winner is still eligible for the raffle. That only means that if you’re the first one to comment with the correct answer, you also have the chance to win another 100 credits. Still not cool? Oh once you won the 250 credits, you need to give me a 125x125 image ad of your blog as I will post it in my sidebar under Popular Pages Today with the name Mindcracking Monday Master, and it stays for a week, as this special logic quiz comes every Monday. Oh you can still visit my blog everyday as starting today I will be having cool and easy contests.

So are you ready to take the quiz? Are you ready to slay the Mindcracking Monday Monster and win EC credits? Get your pen and paper now and proceed to the quiz:

Solve this number logic quiz.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

Clues:

1. This number sequence is composed of seven digits, therefore three digits of the progressive numeral sequence (starting from and including zero) are out of this combination.
2. No digit/number appears twice in this sequence.
3. This number sequence works like Fibonacci sequence, only that this one works in a special way in that:

• The 1st digit plus the 2nd equals the 3rd digit
  
• The 2nd plus the 3rd digit equals to a 2-digit sum, therefore occupying the 4th and 5th spots
• 3rd digit plus the 4th equals the sixth spot, and
• 4th plus the 5th digit equals the last spot
  

4. Four digits are even numbers; three are odd.
5. The first digit is half of the fifth digit.
6. The last digit is one less than the second digit, and the third digit is also one less than the sixth.
7. Spot one + spot seven = 7; spot two + spot six = 15; spot three + spot 5 = 12
8. The sum of all the numbers in this combination equals 35.
9. Spots 2, 3, 5 and 6 have a closed space or two in their illustrated figure.
10. If you go back to clue #1, the three excluded numbers are mentioned there.

Got the answer right? If so, leave your answer as comment before anybody else does and you already won 250 EC credits if you got it right. If not, then you still can win 100 credits for the raffle. Cut-off for the raffle is 12 MN tonight. So hope upon hope you’ll win. And don’t forget to come back here every Monday for the Mindcracking Monday Monster episodes. Don’t forget to drop by here everyday as I have other surprises, too!

Note: If you have many attempts to the quiz, it would be better to enter your answers as separate comments, so you have many entries to the raffle. One comment, one entry. No duplication of same answer by same blog (not author).

The time Entrecard came into the blogosphere, I must admit I wondered how the word Entrecard is pronounce. Even in college I always had the curiosity upon how this word and that word is said, in the proper way, and have always been drawn to liking vocabulary that even my best friends had had me consulted for some terminologies, their meaning, their pronunciation, and more whenever there is not a probable book for consultation nearby. Not at all times I can answer them, though. I am just human, who errs sometimes, although I must admit that my penchant for words is unerring.

Haven't you also wondered back then, or up to now, how Entrecard is pronounced? Personally, the very first time I encountered the word I pronounced it as en-ter-card, with the reason that meter is sometimes spelled as metre (like centimeter - centimetre, diameter - diametre, etc.), and there were also the times I enunciate it as en-tre-card, with tre simply as that of tremors. Have you had the same experience too, like I did?

Later I have found out how Entrecard is really pronounced, or so I think, after a bit of self-realization and finally coming to an ahh... If you've been accustomed to pronouncing Entrecard with the ones mentioned above, then you might like to read on, and know finally how you say the word, with a bit more of class and style.

First let's us know Entrecard's etymology. Entre was taken from entrepreneur, which is pronounced, according to Webster, as (än' trə-prə-nűr”), the main (or the strongest stress) in the last syllable as indicated by ”, and the lighter stress on the first syllable as indicated by '. Card is of course from the word card, and it is stupid if you don't know what that is. It's pronounced as kard. Therefore, we can assume that Entrecard is enunciated as än' trə-kärd. The first syllable is said like that of encore (än-kōr), the second syllable a combination of tre and tra so that it sounds classy and the last syllable, simply, kard. And as this word is composed of three syllables, the stress is assumed to be at the first syllable.

If you go to Entrecard's homepage, there is a video (which only recently had I been able to watch) about Entrecard and how it works, and because it is a video, of course you will know how Entrecard is enunciated. In there it is pronounced as: än' trā-kärd (an-trey-kard). But that video is only making more confusion. Owing to the etymology of the word, and reading how Entrecard blog corrects the video on its blog, Entrecard is correctly enunciated as än' trə-kärd.

So now that you know how Entrecard is pronounced, go spread the word. And tell you've learned it from an English-teacher wannabe who happens to be me. So how do you pronounced Entrecard? It's:

än' trə-kärd.

(Note: This article has been edited twice; first, the original article posted my very first understanding and discovery of the word's pronunciation basing on my personal understanding, then it was re-edited when one of the comments (the four of them I already deleted because I found out I was wrong) said to watched the video on the homepage, and third I put back my original article with the same explanation of the word, as I found out in the end that what I believe was right is really right as confirmed by Entrecard's blog, which I have read just recently. See, I was right all along... I guess I can now really be an English teacher.)

By winners, I didn't mean they won 500 or 1000 Entrecard credits, not even a single credit, although I wish I could, it's just I am afraid I don't have much to give. But by my saying winners I meant they are something, or someone, at least in my Entrecard experience.

First I have to salute these ten people who've been kind and active enough to be dropping their cards on mine in the most winning way and times. Here are the top ten droppers to my site's Entrecard widget, with their number of drops.

1. JoanJoyce
2. Jean Costa
3. Art Constellation
4. Do Know Evil
5. Saphrym
6. My Sense and Sensibility
7. Inspiring Quotations
8. CK Marketing
9. Thoughts from Down Under
10. The Optimizer SEO News

Second, I also have to extend my warmest thanksgiving to those who accepted my advertising request on their blogs, which brought a substantial amount of traffic to my blog. They are the following, with the number of clicks from their widgets to my site.

1. Just Shooting the Breeze with Breezie
2. Success Notes
3. 100% Batangueño
4. Road 2 Blogging
5. Sean The Blogger
6. Read My Mind
7. Herb Urban
8. Saved by Jesus
9. Zeb's Blog
10. Colloquium

Instead of giving these cool people the Entrecard credits that I cannot give although if I have lots I really would give to them, I am link-loving them; I believe that will somehow increase their Technorati authority. That's the least I can do.

Thank you so much, and I am looking forward to your visiting my blog again, and again. You're the winners for me...

And as a link to ALL the Entrecarders, here is for you. It would really be a pleasure if we exchange links. Just hit me if you fancy the idea so I can add you to my blogroll.