Win gift packs from Unilab's Pure 'n Fresh - I Heart My Body Contest. Winners of this promo will be drawn at random.
This contest is open to mothers or teen daughters who are fans of Unilab's Facebook Page.
Mechanics:
1. Save the "I Heart My Body Contest" on your desktop. Click here to get the image.
2. Post the "I Heart My Body" badge on Unilab FB wall (as fan photo) and tag 20 female friends.
2. If you're a mom, complete the sentence "As a mom, I tell my teen daughter to love her body because___."
3. If you're a teen, complete the sentence "I heart my body because___."
4. Each day, two winners (via electronic raffle) will receive a special gift pack from Pure 'n Fresh.
5. The contest will run from August 10 to 16, 2010. You can start posting and tagging on Aug. 9.
6. One entry per user only. No need to keep reposting. Once your entry appears on the Unilab wall, you're considered entered.
Reminders from Unilab:
1. Make sure your wall post is open to everybody. We can't see your post (even if you tag us) if your settings are locked.
2. For the duration of the contest, please open your Info tab so we can verify authenticity of the account.
3. If you have questions, just post on the Unilab wall.
For more information about this contest you may post your questions on Unilab's Facebook Page.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Pure 'n Fresh I Heart My Body Contest
Monday, August 9, 2010
2010 Citizen Ambassadors Video Contest
The UN is currently holding the 2010 Citizen Ambassadors video contest. This aims to address the 8 millennium goals drafted by the UN.
Join this and be one of the 6 winners of the following prizes: ( 1 winner per region)
- 1 HD Mino Flip Cam courtesy of UN Foundation and Flip Video
- Honorary title of "Citizen Ambassador to the UN" for two years
- Complimentary flight + 2 night stay in New York City for UN Day 2010
- Meeting and photo-op with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
- VIP seating at UN Day Concert in the GA Hall at UNHQ
This contest is open to all individuals 18 and above who reside in the following countries. Click here to see the list.
How to enter the contest?
1. Watch any of the call-for-entry videos
2. Click in the comments box directly below the video
3. On the right of the box you will see an icon with a "Attach a video" link - click here
4. At the top you should see the following text: "You are posting a Video Response to: [Name] invites you to be a Citizen Ambassador to the UN"
5. Click "Choose a video" to select a video you have already uploaded, or click "Upload a video" to upload a new video.
6. Your video will require approval by a moderator, so please be patient while we finalize your submission.
How To Enter The Contest
1. Read the contest Terms and Conditions
2. Research the Millennium Development Goals
3. Choose one of following three options as the topic of your video:
* Why are the Millennium Development Goals important to you and your family?
* What is your community, city or country doing to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?
* How can the international community better work together to achieve the Millennium Development Goals?
4. Watch the Call-for-Entries videos on YouTube
5. Click in the comments box directly below the video
6. On the right of the box you will see an icon with a "Attach a video" link - click here
7. At the top you should see the following text: "You are posting a Video Response to: [Name] invites you to be a Citizen Ambassador to the UN"
8. Click "Choose a video" to select a video you have already uploaded, or click "Upload a video" to upload a new video.
9. Your video will require approval by a moderator, so please be patient while we finalize your submission.
Quick guide - the 8 Millennium goals
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Selection Process (Judging criteria)
1. Relevance: How relevant is the video message to the MDG theme and challenges?
2. Merit: Does the video message merit viewing by world leaders?
3. Originality: Does the video message offer original opinions or suggestions?
4. Creativity: How creative is the video in its form and content?
5. Bonus points will be awarded for exceptionally aesthetic or compelling messages.
* MDG - millenium development goals
Deadline of Submission: 23 August 2010 at 11:59 p.m. New York time.
Personal note: Your entry will be uploaded on Youtube, so I suggest you make your video format into an FLV (flash video format) before uploading to make your video upload faster. See my previous blog about this tip.
For more information about the contest, please visit the United Nations Citizen Ambassadors web page.
Visit this page for complete terms and conditions.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Who is My Super One?
My siblings are highly artistic. My sister has a lot of talent in drawing anime, while my brother is a highly skilled web developer, and can draw comic cartoons too! My parents are SUPER because they give me SUPER advise when I need it the most. My grandma too is also SUPER! She is at her 90's and she is still active and wanting to travel. I even consider my girlfriend SUPER, because she gives me the inspiration and motivation to seek the better things in life.
But if I have to choose only ONE person, that person would be no other than my father - the ULTIMATE SUPER ONE. There are several reasons why I choose him. It is because...
1. He is my first barkada
Ever since I could remember, my father is my first barkada. As a toddler growing up, we lived in a small town in Cebu City. There, he would take me out to our gimmick places... the beach in Mactan, famous landmarks like Magellan's Cross, and even big festivals like the Ati-Atihan! I remember being scared of going to those places and events at first, but because he always carried me on his shoulders, I know for sure nobody will harm me - because I'm bigger and taller than anyone! (probably riding on someone else's shoulders makes me feel like driving a super robot/tank)
swimming at sea near Mactan island
Sinulog FestivalI know I was a cranky kid back then. My parents often told me the story that I was difficult to feed. Before I took a spoonful of Gerber baby food, it was father's SOP to bring out the guitar and sing my favorite nursery tunes. At the same time, they let me play with the tap water running from the faucet sink. After all the conditions are met, then I take a bite. After that I would cry again to demand an encore. (kulang na lang daw itapon ako sa inis, hehehe)
dancing to the tune of ABBA3. He is my playmate and 'exercise machine'
During my toddler years, I did not have much exposure to other children of my age. So it was my father who filled-in as playmate. He even made me wooden building blocks and even a kiddie kart - dubbed as the RDmobile!
presenting - the RDmobile!For kiddie games, I remember one of his favorites - trap! The object of the game is for me to get out of his trap. He would clinch me in the legs or shoulders, and I try to wiggle out of it. Most of the time, he would let me win, but in some cases he would let me struggle with all my might. If I can't, I often cry - and he often spanks me in the ass because I did :(
4. He is my teacher and spiritual adviser
As I grew up physically, so too did my problems. Problems with friends and school were always at the top of my list. And whenever I feel down, my father is there to the rescue. He would listen to my problems, and would give me the advise i need.
helping me select my first guitar...During my grade school, high school and even in college, I had some trouble with learning some select subjects. Somehow, I felt inferior and lacking, and made me doubt myself if I can continue. I would sometimes complain to my father that "I can't take it anymore..." But father would counter my statement with his personal story.
When my father was in grade school he joined an oratorical contest. His classmates found that idea ridiculous because they say he did not have the talent for it. And yet, my dad was able to make it all the way to the finals. His secret? Keep on trying, and always believe you can because others can do it too.
5. He is my lifesaver
I was a very forgetful student back then. There were times I left a project at home, and I would call up the house to know if I really did left it. And if I did, my father would drive all the way to school just to deliver the project I left behind.
he would drive through or wade through floods to reach me or take me home...There were times that I was stranded in school because of flooding due to heavy rains. If my father found out I couldn't leave the school because of floods, he would charge through the floods just to get to the school gates. And because he did not want me to get sick because of flood waters, he would carry me on his back while crossing the flood waters, all the way to dry land.
Even today, if I needed his help, he is always there ready to lend a helping hand.
* Unfortunately, my SUPER ONE is not always that SUPER...
One June evening of 2010, a phone call told us of terrible news. My father was brought to the Makati Medical Center. We were all shocked at what had happened. We just found out from my uncle, who was with him when the incident happened. On that evening, my father and uncle went to a friends house. There, they had a small chat, ate a few snacks, drank a little beer, and then they left soon after. After walking a few blocks, my father suddenly collapsed! Good thing my uncle was there, and so he was immediately rushed to Makati Medical via taxi.
Makati Medical Center were my father was admitted...He was brought immediately to the emergency room for treatment. There, the doctors found out that he had a very low blood pressure, but they were not certain of what was the cause. Because of this, the doctors speculated that it could have been due to stroke or heart attack. Fortunately there were no signs of blood clotting in my father's brain after undergoing medical checks. He was confined in the hospital for a few days for further evaluation.
A lot of things rushed into my mind... like, did I take my father too much for granted? And ...what could I do to make him all better? Seeing all this has happened, I pray that hopefully, my father will not suffer like this again.
I dedicate this to my father for always being there for me.
My father has already done a lot for me. Ever since I was a baby up to today, he was always there, and still is. I hope that one day I could return him the favor. I want to dedicate this song to my father - one of my most favorite songs. I hope readers out there could appreciate this too...
After a few days from the hospital, he has fully recovered. Nothing serious was seen, but the doctors told my father to watch out for his diet. He might be in danger of diabetes if does not control his sugar and carbohydrate intake. Have to remind him or else...
Now that everything is okay, from time-to-time, he would check up on me if I need his help. He even texted me to go home early because of typhoon Basyang. (tsk, naka-ALL CAPS pa...)
I guess that is always the way he is - always caring, always to-the-rescue, always ready to connect... My father, my ULTIMATE SUPER ONE.
P.S. This is my entry to the GLOBE SUPER ONE blog contest. To get to know more about the contest, you may visit the SUPER ONE blog contest page To know more about Globe's Super one, please visit this page...
Click here to read more...
Friday, August 6, 2010
Starfisher's Follow My Leader Essay Writing Contest
Win a cash prize of 2,000 pesos in Starfisher's Follow My Leader Essay Writing Contest.
All you have to do is write an essay on what is your idea of a transformational leader. 10 outstanding entries will receive a certificate of recognition and will be published in Starfisher's website, and 3 winners will each receive the cash prize.
This contest is open to college students in the Philippines.
Contest rules:
• No literary form other than an essay will be accepted.
• Essays may be written in English or in Filipino. No Taglish please.
• Each essay must reflect the contestant’s own writing, research, and original thinking.
• Only one (1) essay may be submitted by each participant.
• The essay must be at least 300 words but not more than 1000 words.
• Each essay must include a title page with the following information: essay title, author’s name, author’s email
Eligibility: College students in the Philippines.
Judging: Your essay will be judged on four criteria:
1. Content. How compelling are the main points/conclusion of the essay? (40 points)
2. Organization. Do the arguments follow a logical and easily understood progression? Do they tie into the main points of the essay? (20 points)
3. Creativity. Creative angle on the issue. (20 points)
4. Language. Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation. Flow. (20 points)
You may email your entries to inspire@jefmenguin.com
and subject: Leadership Essay
or you may post your entries in the comment section – http://jefmenguin.com/?p=40
Deadline of Submission will be on August 30, 2010 and the announcement of winners will be on September 6, 2010.
For more information, please visit Starfisher's contest page.
Starfisher's Pinoy and Entrepreneurship Contest
Win a cash prize of 1,500 pseos and entrepreneurial books by participating in Jef Menguin's (Starfisher) Pinoy and Entrepreneurship blog contest. All you have to do is write your response in 100 words or less about the blog topic: Pinoy and Entrepreneurship
The most compelling answer will win the cash prize, and three others will win a book on entrepreneurship.
You can write about any or all of the three topics posted on his page...
1. How can we make employees think like entrepreneurs?
2. How can schools teach their students to become entrepreneurs?
3. What is the secret to entrepreneurial mindset?
Just post your answer below on the comments section of his contest blog post. Make sure you place your real name, and (e-mail?) address in case you win the contest.
There is no specific deadline specified but the winner of the contest will be announced on August 28, 2010.
Personal Note: I have already placed some of my thoughts/contest answers previously. You could also share your own thoughts about entrepreneurship in general.
For more information about this contest, you may visit Starfisher's contest post.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Unionbank's Shoot, Tag and Win Photo Contest
Recently, Unionbank Shop and Talk concluded their video contest, and now they're at it again with a new photo contest called Shoot, Tag and Win! Prizes up for grabs include Samsung cellphones, Rustan's GCs and a prize of 25,000 pesos plus a Samsung Pixon Phone for People's Choice (most number of likes)
The promo is open to all Philippine-based Facebook users, 18 years old and above, who are members (those who have clicked “Like”) on the ShopnTalk Card page on Facebook.
A. WHAT IS THE PROMO ALL ABOUT?
The Promo has 3 components:
1. Win as MOST UNIQUE SHOPPING PHOTO: Upload your most unique photo of a recent purchase to the UnionBank Shop & Talk Facebook page and get a chance to win as the week’s MOST UNIQUE SHOPPING PHOTO. Give your photo the following caption: “UnionBank Shoot, Tag, Win! Tag yourself and write a creative caption in 10 words or less for a chance to win a P1,500 Rustan’s GC!”
2. Win as PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Solicit “Likes” for your uploaded photo/s and get a chance to win as PEOPLE’S CHOICE at the end of the promo period.
3. Win as MOST CREATIVE CAPTION: Choose one or more photos from the weekly photo entries of the promo participants, tag yourself in it/them, and write your most creative comment for a chance to win as the week’s MOST CREATIVE CAPTION.
WHO CAN JOIN THE PROMO? 1. The promo is open to all Philippine-based Facebook users, 18 years old and above, who are members (those who have clicked “Like”) on the ShopnTalk Card page on Facebook.
B. HOW LONG IS THE PROMO PERIOD?
1. The promo period is from August 2 – September 29.
2. Winners for MOST UNIQUE SHOPPING PHOTO and MOST CREATIVE CAPTION will be announced every week. PEOPLE’S CHOICE will be announced at the end of the promo period.
3. Photo Upload, tagging, and comment-writing cut-offs for MOST UNIQUE SHOPPING PHOTO and MOST CREATIVE CAPTION are as follows:
* Every Sunday, 7pm, cut-off date for weekly entries.
* Every Wednesday announcement of winners
C. HOW DO I PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST?
Win as MOST UNIQUE SHOPPING PHOTO: Upload your most unique shopping photo to the UnionBank ShopnTalk Facebook page and get a chance to win the as the week’s MOST UNIQUE SHOPPING PHOTO.
1. Visit the ShopnTalk Card page on Facebook.
2. Click “Like this Page”
3. Click on the “Upload Photo” tab.
4. Click on the “Upload Photo” icon and click on “Upload from your hard drive.”
5. Select your most creative photo of an item you recently purchased.
6. Give your photo the following caption: “UnionBank Shoot, Tag, Win! Tag yourself and write a creative caption in 10 words or less for a chance to win a P1,500 Rustan’s GC!”
7. Photo Requirements
i. The uploader must own or have the rights to the photo uploaded. '
ii. The photo must not violate any copyrights. UnionBank will not be held responsible for any copyright infringements that might be incurred through the uploading of photos.
iii. Photos must not show any bank or financial service that is directly or indirectly in competition with the Shop & Talk credit card or any other UnionBank product or service.
iv. Photos uploaded must not have been submitted for any other promo/contest.
v. Once uploaded, all photos become the property of UnionBank and may be used for any advertising/marketing collaterals that UnionBank may release during/after the promo period. vi. Photos must be uploaded directly to the ShopnTalk Card Facebook page. Those uploaded to individual users’ albums will not be considered valid entries.
Judging Criteria for the MOST UNIQUE SHOPPING PHOTO:
i. Concept – 25%
ii. Execution – 25%
iii. Overall Impact – 50%
Win as PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Solicit “Likes” for your uploaded photo/s and get a chance to win as PEOPLE’S CHOICE at the end of the promo period.
1. Ask your Facebook Friends to join and “Like” the ShopnTalk Facebook page.
2. Ask your friends to vote for your photo entry by clicking on the “Like” button.
3. At the end of the promo period, the photo with the most number of “Likes” will be awarded as the PEOPLE’S CHOICE.
4. Only “Likes” garnered within the promo period will count.
Win as MOST CREATIVE CAPTION: Choose your favorite photo from the weekly photos entries of the promo participants. Tag yourself in this photo and write your most creative comment/caption to get a chance to win as MOST CREATIVE CAPTION every week.
1. Visit the ShopnTalk Card page on Facebook.
2. Click “Like this Page.”
3. Pick any of the uploaded photos for the week.
4. Tag yourself in it.
5. In the “Comment” box, write a creative caption for the photo in 10 words or less.
6. Every week, the most creative caption for the photo chosen as MOST UNIQUE SHOPPING PHOTO will be selected.
7. You may tag as many photos and write as many captions as you want.
8. Only comments posted within the upload period of the photo will be considered valid entries.
9. Entries will be considered void if the contestant picked as the winning comment is not tagged in the photo. Facebook only allows 50 tags per photo. Should contestants wish to join and find that a photo already has the maximum number of tags, they should find a photo that hasn’t had its tags maxed out yet.
Judging Criteria for the MOST CREATIVE CAPTION:
i. Relevance to the Photo – 25%
ii. Creativity of Caption – 25%
iii. Overall Impact – 50%
G. ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS
1. Winners will be posted in the ShopnTalk Facebook page along with instructions on how to claim the prize.
2. Prizes may be claimed within 30 days from winner announcement
3. Prizes may be claimed c/o Maripi Garcia at the
20th Floor UnionBank Credit Cards
UnionBank Plaza, Meralco Ave.
Corner Sapphire & Onyx Sts.
Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605
H. WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
Most Creative Photo - 8 winners - Samsung E2120
Tag yourself and comment - 8 winners - P 1,500 worth of Rustan's gift certificates
People's choice - 1 winner - P 25,000 + Samsung Pixon Phone
I. IMPORTANT NOTES
1. The judges’ decisions on winners are final.
2. Participants may join more than one aspect of the contest. However, participants can only win as Most Unique Photo and/or Most Creative Caption once.
3. All UnionBank of the Philippines employees, including those of its advertising agency, promo partners, and their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity and affinity are not qualified to join the contest.
Complete mechanics can be found on Metrobank's Shop and Talk Facebook page.
HWM RetroTech Online Photo & Video Contest!
There's a cool contest for sentimental gadget buffs - the HWM RetroTech Online Photo & Video Contest! All you have to do is post a video or photo of your old electronic gadgets in any of the three categories of this contest. Categories are the 3 C's of technology - computers, consumer electronics and communications.
The prizes at stake include the following: a Gigabyte P55A-UD7 motherboard (worth around 12,000 pesos), a Wireless Hi-Fi Philips headset (worth around 8,000 pesos) and a Samsung Galaxy S cellphone (worth around 32,000)
A special prize will be given to the first to reach 500 likes and 100 unique comments - an HTC Tattoo cellphone worth around 12,000 pesos.
General Mechanics
1. Each participant must have an authentic Facebook account.
2. Each participant must like HWM Philippines’ fan page and upload one (1) photo or one (1) video as as their contest entry on the Wall.
3. Aside from uploading their entry on the fan page’s Wall, each participant must send us an email to editor.ph@hwzcorp.com containing the following details:
Subject: RETROTECH Facebook Contest
Full name: ______________________________
Address: ______________________________
Contact Number: ______________________________
Link of the photo/video: ______________________________
4. Each participant may submit one entry per category. Succeeding entries that are posted on the same category by a participant will be disqualified and deleted immediately.
5. Objectionable, harmful, or sensitive photos and videos will be disqualified and deleted immediately.
6. The photo must have a minimum resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels. On the other hand, the video must have a minimum length of 30 seconds and a minimum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.
7. Each participant is required to show their face along with their product to certify the authenticity of their photo and video.
8. Submission of entries is open from August 1-31, 2010.
9. Criteria For Judging:
Popularity (40%). The popularity of an entry is based on the number of “likes” and comments it received from the fans and visitors of HWM Philippines’ fan page.
Creativity (20%). A creatively-made photo/video relies on several factors such as angle of shots, editing effects, transitions and the content itself.
Uniqueness (20%). The photo/video conspicuously stands out among other entries.
Oldness Of Product (20%). Since we are looking for old stuff here, each participant must present evidences on the photo/video that confirm the age of the product such as exact model name, product receipt, manufacturing date et.al.
10. HWM and HardwareZone will pick a winner of each category. The winning entry (a photo or a video) will be determined based on the total accumulated points, based on the criterion described above.
11. HWM and HardwareZone Philippines reserve the right to disqualify participants due to misbehavior and delete entries that are objectionable, harmful, or sensitive in nature.
12. HWM and HardwareZone Philippines reserve the right to select the winner for each contest category. Winners will be informed through email or phone.
13. HWM and HardwareZone Philippines and their respective employees will not be held responsible for all claims, demands, suits, causes of action, or judgments which the participant ever had, now have, or may have in the future arising out of or in any way connected with the RetroTech Online Photo & Video Contest, due to all personal injuries, known or unknown, property damages, or claims for wrongful death, caused by misuse of any product or any of the accessories that came with it.
14. HWM and HardwareZone Philippines reserve the right to amend the mechanics and criteria of judging at any time during the contest period without prior notice. Any changes will be posted on the official Facebook fan page of HWM Philippines.
Personal Note: Please check the complete mechanics on how to submit the entry for each category. For the most number of likes, if you were able to recach the quota of 500 likes / 100 comments, you must get a screenshot of the number of likes and e-mail this to editor.ph@hwzcorp.com
* For those who do not know how to take a screen shot...
a) press PrtSc (or print screen) found on the upper right part of your keyboard.
b) Then open MS Paint or any image editing application (like Adobe Photoshop). Open a new image document.
c) Go to Edit menu and select Paste. Your captured image will be pasted on the new document.
d) Save your image.
For more information about this contest, please visit the HWM Facebook page.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Nestle Fruit Selection Photo Contest
Want to win a brand new DSLR camera and free photography lessons? Then this contest is for you - The Nestle Fruit Selection Photo Contest. All you have to do is post your photo posing with a Nestle Fruit Selection Yogurt, and add a short message on their Facebook application
The winner of this contest will receive a Nikon D5000 digital SLR camera and free photography lessons. Contest is open to all Filipino residents aged 18 and above upon joining and winning this contest. If you are interested, then do not hesitate because the deadline is near - August 5, 2010.
The good thing about this contest is submitting an entry here is not that difficult to do. Plus the product is affordable, so anyone can join.
Partial Mechanics:
Criteria for judging:
- Contestant must submit his entries through the NFSY Facebook microsite - Photo should show the contestant with NESTLE Fruit Selection Yogurt - Photo must be a single capture (no inserting of product through photo editing) - The image of the contestant must be clear in the photo to be submitted - The contestant must be the one featured in the image submitted - Except for NESTLE Fruit Selection Yogurt, no other product is displayed or featured.
- Complete name - Valid e-mail address - Mobile number(s) - Whether she has read or has not read the full mechanics of the contest - Whether she agrees or does not agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth in the contest mechanics.
Answer - 50 percent
Is the question " Ano naman ang masasabi mo sa Nestlé Fruit Selection Yogurt?" addressed and integrated into the story?
Creativity - 30 percent
Does the photo use original ideas, illustrations, and conveys its own style and personality? Is Nestlé Fruit Selection Yogurt integrated into the photo or video?
Final Product - 20 percent
- Overall Impression
- Enjoyment Factor Once the agency has come up with the 50 entries, this will be advised to Nestle. From all the 50 entries, a select panel of judges from Nestle will select one (1) clear, creative, unique and most compelling photo based on the same criteria above.
* For full mechanics of the contest, click here...
Personal Note: The contest deadline is August 5, 2010 although the contest period says it will end on August 12, 2010.
Creating an entry here is simple, but being creative here will prove to be difficult. You might have to use catchy phrases to give your entry some attention. Your message has weight in the selection criteria.
A lot of entries have already been posted so chances of winning might be slim. Still, you can try your luck and hopefully you might win!
Another thing, there is only one winner for this contest. I wish there were additional prizes to be won so that your chances of winning something will slightly increase.
For more information about this contest, you may visit the Nestle Fruit Selection Yogurt Facebook Application.
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