8 Facts of TBBE 2013

Well, voting of The Big Blog Exchange (TBBE) has now closed. What a great chance for me to be Top 100 most voted finalists on this awesome contest. I would say tons of thanks for you who set aside time to vote me. From this moment, I learned that begging votes is one of hardest part of life, LOL.  

Top 100 Finalists of TBBE 2013. Check them on http://www.bigblogexchange.org/index

Then, what makes me happy is about no more assignment (for this week) on my lecture activity. Yeey *dancing*. To celebrate this unusual freedom, here they are the facts that I embrance from the first part of getting Top 100 finalists on TBBE 2013.

1. Total participant is 1173 bloggers in all over the world
2. Most voted blogger with the total votes 2202 is Rupesh Nandy form India (Congrats Sir!).
3. There are 27 countries entering Top 100 Finalists (see tabel below)

	Region	Country	Number*
1.	America	Brazil	10
2	America	United States	7
3	America	Canada	6
4	America	Argentina	2
5	Europe	Hungary	6
6	Europe	Spain	5
7	Europe	France	4
8	Europe	Belgium	2
9	Europe	United Kingdom	2
10	Europe	Netherland	1
11	Europe	Ireland	1
12	Europe	Slovenia	1
13	Europe	Czech Republic	1
14	Europe	Switzerland	1
15	Europe	Iceland	1
16	Asia Pacific	Indonesia	12
17	Asia Pacific	Philippines	5
18	Asia Pacific	India	2
19	Asia Pacific	Malaysia	2
20	Asia Pacific	Singapore	2
21	Asia Pacific	New Zealand	1
22	Asia Pacific	Thailand	1
23	Africa - Middle East	South Africa	20
24	Africa - Middle East	Israel	2
25	Africa - Middle East	Morocco	1
26	Africa - Middle East	Egypt	1
27	Africa - Middle East	Nigeria	1

*Number of bloggers entering TOP 100 in each country

       4.       South Africa is country with most bloggers get into TOP 100 (20 bloggers), Indonesia (12 bloggers) and  Brazil (10 bloggers).

      5.       Most variated region which its countries get into TOP 100 is Europe with the total of 11 countries

      6.       Most competed region based on number of votes is Asia Pacific (the participants whom are in Top 25 region ranged 1^st– 50^th on world rank) | America 3-95 ; Europe 2-115 ; Africa 8-255

      7.       Youngest participants are Dominika Lakomá (Czech Republic, 18), Federico Bongiorno (Argentina, 19), and Mohammad Yusuf (Indonesia, 20) <-- it’s me, wow!

      8.       Oldest participants are Pilar Brun (Spain, 56), Desmond Langkilde (South Africa, 54) and Jefferson José Severino (Brazil, 53). *standing ovation, appreciating their spirit. Thumbs up!*

To become truly great, we have to stand with other people, not above them.
From this occasion, I would love to say, 

"Hello Here I am Yusuf from Indonesia. Nice to know you, the awe-inspiring bloggers. My friend, my sister and brother, even my mom and dad."  

Greetings ;)