Mother's day is fast approaching (2nd Sunday of May / 9th) ! Instead of buying a gift for your mom, why not win it instead. Powebooks is holding a voting contest entitled "The Best Gift for the Best Mom in the Whole World".
To join, you must be a fan of Powerbooks on Facebook. Then submit a photo of you and your mom with your favorite bedtime story book.
Then write a short description in 100 words or less:
Submit your photo, along with your answers to marketing@powerbooks.com.ph
Hurry! If you want to join this contest, the deadline for submission of your photo is from April 20 up to April 24, 2010 only.
The top 2 entries gathering highest votes or "likes" will win this contest.
Voting Period for Fans: April 27 to May 3, 2010
The Winners will be announced on May 5, 2010 in the Powerbooks Facebook Fan Page wall.
For more info about the contest, click here or visit the Powerbooks Facebook fan page...
Hope you have enough friends to win this one!
:)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The Best Gift for the Best Mom in the Whole World - Powerbooks Promo
Monday, April 19, 2010
Dare 2 Be Fit Challenge: Lose Weight and Gain Big!
Ministop and Del Monte Fit n Right is currently holding a contest entitled Dare 2 Be Fit Challenge. Big prizes are at stake. If a tie occurs on the final weigh-in, the contestants will be have to make a 300-word essay with the theme: “How Ministop and Fit ‘n’ Right Helped Me Become Fit.” The essays will be judged by Ministop and Del Monte based on the following: content, substance, originality, creativity, and persuasion, writing style/structure/composition, and language. For more information about the contest, you may visit the Ministop website, or contact 642-8765 for inquiries. Good luck and healthy living to those who want to join! :-)
Contest registration will be held from April 19 to 23, 2010, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at any of the 160 Ministop branches in GMA (Metro Manila only.). This is open to men and women 18 to 50 years old.
To join: simply present single or accumulated receipts of five Del Monte Fit ‘n’ Right beverages (any variant) and a valid ID at any participating Ministop store.
To win: the person who loses the most weight at the end of the competition wins.
The prize: PHP 100,000 tax free (that's a lot of money!)
A final weigh-in on May 29 will held to determine the winner. This will be organized exclusively at the “Dare 2 B Fit Challenge” booths located at the following official malls:
— Robinsons Place Manila, Robinsons Galleria, Robinsons Otis, Forum Robinsons (Pioneer), Robinsons Metro East, and Robinsons Novaliches
The weigh-in will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
One male and one female winner who loses the highest percentage of weight loss from April 19 to May 29 will be declared winners.
Introducing: Rendezvous
Can't find something new to replace your all-too-familiar song list? Then have no fear, Rendezvous is here!
Rendezvous is an electronica / jazz band that is starting to make waves in the mainstream music scene. 5 Years ago, the band members Hagai Izenberg and Itai Simon, were only able to come up with only three tracks for public listening. However, these three tracks became very popular when they uploaded them on the internet. As of today, they were already able to acquire 600,000 hits on Youtube, and the number still rising!
Hagai Izenberg on piano
Itai Simon on guitar
Their music genre can be classified as both electronica and jazz. When one talks about "jazz", what first comes into mind is that of piano music, "the blues" and classy saxophone music, while "electronica", we instantly think of lively synthetic sound effects, electronic keyboards, (probably new wave?), etc. If music were food, maybe we could compare it like say... blending peanut butter on pizza?
Still, Rendezvous is able to combine two totally different genres and blend them together seamlessly, which will definitely appeal to today's generation. I took the liberty of listening to their tracks, and overall, I was impressed. Making two genres meet and make them blend isn't an easy feat. Their music is a totally different experience - spontaneous yet intelligent. Their three tracks namely: Incognito, No Man's Land and So What have given Rendezvous lots of praise from fellow musicians and fans alike in the music scene.
Rendezvous - improvising on Blues In Space during recording session break...
If you're familiar with Pink Floyd's psychedelic style of music, you might want to give this band's music a listen. Rendezvous has a lot to offer when it comes to re-inventing jazz and electronica.
Since Rendezvous is coming out to the mainstream music world, watch out for their first album to be released this year (2010) in the Philippines .
To sum it up, Rendezvous, a band that combines the class of jazz and the euphoria of electronica have created a genre of its own.
To know more about Rendezvous, you may visit them on the Facebook fan page, or on the official Rendezvous website.
Happy listening!
:-)
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Join The EU Music Video Contest
CONTEST ALERT! We are invited to join a music video contest entitled "Ang Aking Europa" (My Europe) sponsored by the delegation of the European Union (EU) to the Philippines. This is in partnership with the UE cultural group, De La Salle College of St. Benilde and The Phil. Blog Awards.
This contest is open to all Filipinos except for the officers implementing this contest, and the EU member embassies' staff.
Winners will receive a trophy plus the following...
1st prize - 1000 euros
2nd prize - 800 euros
3rd prize - 600 euros
* A special prize for original music scoring - 800 euros
Requirements:
- The video must have a maximum time of 2 and 1/2 minutes, including the opening and closing credits.
- any video format / equipment / editing software / camera provided it is suitable for viewing via the internet.
- maximum of 5 entries per contestant.
- To submit: upload video on Youtube. Add a tag comprising the title, plus Aking Europa, plus the initial of your 1st name and surname.
e.g. My EU. Aking Europa. J.dela Cruz.
- details should be submitted separately though e-mail to DELEGATION-PHILIPPINES@ec.europa.eu
- you may also submit your entry through mail to the following address:
The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines,
30th Floor, Tower II, RCBC Plaza,
6819 Ayala Avenue
Makati City.
Note:Your entry must have this info if submitted by mail: participant's name/s, title of video, address, phone numbers, and school or employer.
Criteria for judging:
1) clarity in depicting EU's role in the Phil. - 20 percent
2) originality of interpretation - 25 percent
3) relevance to the theme "Ang Aking Europa" - 15 percent
4) choice of imagery, subjects, scenery - 15 percent
5) technical quality - 25 percent
Deadline is October 15, 2010 at 12:00 noon.
For more information about this contest, please visit the EU website or the EU delegation website.
...or you may contact contact Thelma Gecolea, public affairs officer, Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines, with landline 859-5124 or mobile 09209441371.
Good luck to all who want to join this cool contest!
:-)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Singapore Airlines Story Writing contest
AAHHOOYY MATEES! Want to travel the world? Then this contest is just for you! Singapore Airlines together with The Philippine Star launched a story writing contest entitled “SIA A380 & Me”.
All you have to do is write an essay no more than 380 words describing your wonderful flying experience with SIA A380.
Mechanics & Requirements of the contest:
1. To join, participants must be residents of Philippines and must have taken a flight on the A380. Participants should indicate the date of their travel on the A380 and the destination.
2. All entries must be sent with the published Contest coupon cut out from the Philippine Star Lifestyle section. These coupons will be printed thrice weekly until May 30.
3. Entries can either be mailed or dropped off in two areas: SIA Manila office 33rd floor LKG Tower Ayala Avenue Makati or the Philippine Star, Classifinder, in Greenbelt 1.
4. The most unique and interesting experiences will be chosen by the panel of judges.
5. The judges’ decision is final.
6. The winners will be notified by June 20, 2010.
Upside:
- Free and fairly easy to do.
Downside:
- You must have a contest coupon of the Philippine Star to be filled up.
- You must have taken a flight with the A380.
- No online submission (by mail only)
For more information you may visit Philippine Star or the Singapore Airlines contest link.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
One-Shot Summer Moments: Seize Summer with Canon Photo Contest
This looks like a pretty neat photo contest - the "One-Shot Summer Moments: Seize Summer with Canon" photo contest.
Your photo entries must adhere to the theme of summer moments with good emotional impact. Entries will be judged accordingly. No online voting required (not mentioned in the criteria)
In order to join you may...
a) post your photo entry on the Canon Digital Cameras - Facebook Page or
b) submit through e-mail through shotofthemonth.canon@gmail.com.
Prizes include a Canon Powershot A495 digital camera (1st), a Selphy Printer (2nd) and an i-Pod shuffle (3rd place).
Good luck to those who want to try out this contest...
What is Your Summer Reading List? - Powerbooks Contest Entry
I joined the Powerbooks "What is Your Summer Readling List?" contest on Facebook. Contestants are required to submit an "artwork" with 5 books of their choice, and a caption of 100 words or less answering the following:
a) Why these books for your reading list?
b) Where do you plan to read them?
c) Why Powerbooks is your favorite book store?
Here is my "artwork" below...
Hehehe, my sister says it looks more like a UNICEF greeting card rather than an "artwork". Maybe I need to improve my drawing skills...
Anyway, in order to vote, just visit the Powerbooks fan page on Facebook. Then, be a fan of Powerbooks (just click +1 fan on that page). Then head to their Photo Album entitled "What is your Summer Reading List". My entry is number 44 on the 3rd page of the album (parang malas/unlucky ata number ko ngayon) .
Voting is 40% of the criteria. The remaining 60% will be judged by Powerbooks.
Good luck to all of us contestants.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Clash of The Titans: Clash or Crash?
Last Saturday, I was able to watch Clash of the Titans with my gf. The eye candy visual effects in the TV trailers and the adventure of the story made me anticipate this movie. The story is about a Greek hero named Perseus who saves a city from the threat of destruction. But after watching the movie, I couldn't help but compare it to the old movie I saw a long time ago of the same title. I was a just little kid back then.
After the movie, I asked my gf if she liked it and I got a positive answer overall. The movie had a realistic-looking Kraken. (Yeah, just like the bad-ass sea creature from Pirates of the Caribbean II). The Olympian Gods do have godly-looking armor and the mythical beasts and the Argos setting give the movie a very 'Greek mythology' appeal. Still she said that the story telling could have been done better.
As for me, I feel that there are important details missed out, or changed which could have made this movie a classic.
What the hell is lacking in the movie?
WARNING: spoiler alert. Do not read this part if you still want to watch the movie...
In the movie, Perseus was given a sword (by Zeus himself) and a pegasus which mysteriously appears out of nowhere. These are trademark accessories of the hero but, if you are a fan of Greek Mythology, you might be disappointed because Perseus (Sam Worthington) lacks important pieces of Divine weaponry in his arsenal. This includes his...
a) Helm - this was given by the nymphs/dryads. Wearing this renders him invisible. Thus it was called the helmet of invisibility.
b) Shield - this was given by Athena, a highly polished shield which allowed Perseus to defeat Medusa (by not looking at her directly). In the movie, Perseus was also given a carapace-like shield, but not by the gods.
c) winged sandals - based on classical myth, Perseus used this to fly. Other versions of the tale say Perseus rode Pegasus to fly. It would would have been great to show both in the movie.
Heck, Perseus should be more equipped if he wants to challenge Kraken and the gods. This, by the way, is the whole point of the story.
The story writers may have added some story elements to make this movie more appealing to a wide audience. Some include their scorpion-battling adventure, and a Protoss cross Undead hybrid character (from Starcraft and Warcraft video game, with glowing blue eyes) who joins them in the middle of the story. See the movie to know what I mean...
In my opinion, the story could have been more 'astig' (awesome) if the screen writers would try to base original plot points of the literature rather than re-inventing the story and characters. Plus, it would be better if they delivered memorable lines ala 300 (the movie). Don't take it from me, take it from Kratos (God of War - Playstation II)
Pardon me for mentioning a video game character, but I think the developers of that game made more research on Greek mythology than the ones who made this modern adaptation. At least here, Perseus (on God of War II) was more equipped, and still that wasn't enough against our PS II hero, Kratos...lol
Kratos: WHO'S YOUR DADDY NOW!!!
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