My Experience at Ayala Malls

What is your most memorable experience in any Ayala mall? Write your story and win Ayala Malls cinema passes and Timezone GCs 200 pesos worth.


This contest is open to all shoppers of Ayala Malls. Ayala Malls include Glorietta, Greenbelt, Trinoma, Alabang Town center, Ayala Center Cebu, Market! Market!, Bonifacio High Street, Marquee Mall, etc.

Contest Mechanics:

myExperience@ayalamalls gives you an on-line venue to share your most memorable and unique experiences at any Ayala Mall. You can write stories about your shopping, dining, cinema and other experiences.

Keep submitting as many stories as you want and have the chance to be one of Ayala Malls “Pick of the Month”. The story sender of the “Pick of the Month” will receive a special token from Ayala Malls.

Are you ready to share your Ayala Malls experience with us? Each sender will receive an Ayala Malls Cinema Pass and P200 worth of Timezone gift certificates.

Please claim your tokens at the Administration Office of the mall where your entry was chosen from Mondays to Fridays, 8.00am–5.00pm. Kindly bring the following:

* Confirmation email that you received when you submitted your experience to the myExperience site.
* One(1) valid ID.

Pointers:

- There is no specific date when this contest will end, which means it is still ongoing and winners will be picked every month.

For more information, and/or to submit your entry, head over to the Ayala Malls contest page. Click the "continue button" found on that page to submit your entry.

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Jollibee's I YUM Promo

I YUM Jolly Yumburgers and I YUM Free stuff too! Join Jollibee's I YUM Promo and get a chance to win Jollibee GCs and the latest iPhone (4th gen).


This contest is open to fans of I Want Jolibee Facebook fan page.

Jollibee I YUM On-line Contest Promo Mechanics

1. To join, click "Like" in the I Want Jollibee! Jollibee On-line Delivery! Facebook fan page wall and enter your statement on why you’re proud to be Pinoy and why you love Jollibee Yum. To ensure that your statements are properly monitored, type "I YUM" before your statement.

2. Statements containing profane, lewd or other similarly offensive language shall be disqualified from the contest.

3. Participants may enter as many statements as they want.

4. Participants must be at least thirteen (13) years old to participate. Winning participants will be required to present a valid ID with proof of age in order to claim their prize.

5. The contest is open from October 4 to 31, 2010.

6. There will be four (4) weekly winners and one (1) grand prize winner. Following are the weekly cut-off periods:

* Week 1: October 4 -10
* Week 2: October 11 – 17
* Week 3: October 18 – 24
* Week 4: October 25 -31

Weekly winners will be chosen only from entries submitted within the weekly period. Entries submitted beyond the weekly cut-off period shall be considered for the succeeding week’s draw date.

Weekly winners shall be announced on the following dates:
* Week 1: October 15
* Week 2: October 22
* Week 3: October 29
* Week 4: November 5

The grand prize winner shall be chosen from among the four weekly winners. The grand prize winner will be declared on November 10.

7. Entries will be judged based on the following criteria: Creativity, Nationalistic Appeal and Substance.

8. Weekly winners shall receive P5,000 worth of Jollibee Gift Certificates and Jollibee Premium Items. The grand prize winner shall receive the latest model Apple iPhone plus P5,000 worth of Jollibee Gift Certificates.

9. The names of the winners shall be posted on the I Yum Facebook fanpage. Winners will also be notified via Facebook message on how to claim their prizes. Winners will be required to submit the following personal details to the I Yum Facebook fanpage team: Name, Address, Contact Number and E-mail address.

10. Employees of Jollibee Foods Corporation and their subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies and their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from the promo.

Pointers:
- there will be four weekly cut-offs for this promo - October 10, 17, 24 and 31. Each cut-off will have a corresponding winner of P 5,000 Jollibee GCs. Join earlier to get more chances to win in the succeeding cut-offs.

- last day of submission of entries is on October 31, 2010.

For more information about this promo, check out I Want Jollibee Facebook Fan Page.

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Sunsilk's Best-Ever Shots Photo Contest

Join Sunsilk's Best-Ever Shots Photo Contest and get to win fabulous prizes like iPod shuffles, iPod Touches, Canon IXUS Cameras and a trip to Paris, New York or Tokyo!

What's great about this photo contest is that a lot of prizes are being given away in many different categories!

This contest is open to Filipinas who are fans of the Hair Experts Fan Page on Facebook.

How to Join...

SEND YOUR ENTRIES

1. Take a photo of your expert-touched hair with a bottle of any New Best-Ever Sunsilk variant. Be creative and show why you love and trust the Hair Experts.
2.Send the photos to sunsilkbestevershots@gmail.com with the following:

# 150-word essay explaining why you
# deserve to meet the experts
# full name
# e-mail address
# mailing adress
# contact number
# a link to your Facebook profile
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MAKE THE CUT
1. All participants will be judged based on the following:

# Over-all appeal - 30%
# Poise - 25%
# Story - 20%
# Appearance - 25%

2.The top 36 candidates with the highest scores will be invited for an interview.
3.The 24 girls with the highest scores after the interview will be announced as finalists by Nov. 14, 2010.
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GET THE VOTES
1. The photos and essays of the finalists will be posted on the Hair Experts Facebook page so that page members can “Like” the entries.

2.Finalists can campaign for votes as long as they always tag the Hair Experts page. They can also be featured occasionally on the page.

3.The finalists' Facebook profile settings must also allow the Hair Experts page to tag them.

4.Three winners will be chosen based on the following:

# Enthusiasm for the brand - 30%
# Appearance - 30%
# Graciousness with fans - 10%
# Fan “Likes” - 30%

4.Grand Prize::

# One winner will get a trip to Paris
# One winner will get a trip to New York
# One winner will get a trip to Tokyo
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MORE EXCITING PRIZES!

Oct. 9, 2010
# Early Bird Awards—The first six (6) people to submit valid entries will win iPod Shuffles.

Oct. 16, 2010
# Haba ng Hair Mo 'Te—The three (3) girls with the longest hair will win iPod Shuffles.

Oct. 30, 2010
# Best Use of Bottle – The two (2) entries with the most creative use of a New Best-Ever Sunsilk bottle will win iPod Shuffles.

# Best Avant-Garde Hairdo—The three (3) entries showing the most extravagant hairstyles win iPod Shuffles.

# Fun and Dandruff Free—The best entry showing the New Best-Ever Sunsilk Anti-Dandruff and its benefits will win an iPod Touch.

# No Hair Fall at All—The best entry showing the New Best-Ever Sunsilk Hair Fall Solution and its benefits will win an iPod Touch.


Nov. 6, 2010
# Most Creative Photo—The three (3) entries with the most creative and original photos will win iPod Shuffles.

# Pretty Soft and Smooth—The best entry showing the New Best-Ever Sunsilk Soft and Smooth and its benefits will win an iPod Touch.

# Sassy Straight and Sway—The best entry showing the New Best-Ever Sunsilk Straight and Sway and its benefits will win a Canon IXUS camera.

Nov. 13, 2010
# Most Intriguing Story—The three (3) entries with the most intriguing stories will win three (3) iPod Shuffles.

# Energized Damage Repair—The best entry showing the New Best-Ever Sunsilk Damage Repair and its benefits will win an iPod Touch.

# Simply Smooth and Manageable—The best entry showing the New Best-Ever Sunsilk Smooth and Manageable and its benefits will win a Canon IXUS camera.

# Super Strong and Long—The best entry showing the New Best-Ever Sunsilk Strong and Long and its benefits will win a Canon IXUS camera.
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Pointers:

Check out the last portion of my blog about the many different awards you can win just by joining this contest! There are cut-off dates for certain categories, so I suggest to those interested in joining to submit your entry as soon as possible so that you have better chances of winning something.

There are categories for special prizes involving the quality of your photo entry and there are categories that showcase the story/essay behind your entry.

If your entry is shortlisted for the finals, make sure you tell your friends to "like" your entry. Popularity is 30% of the contest criteria. 3 winners for the Grand prize is will get a free trip to Paris, New York or Tokyo.

UPDATE: Oct. 14, 2010. Some awards were added or removed by Hair Experts. I corrected these changes accordingly.

For more information, visit the Hair Experts Fan Page on Facebook.

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Samsung Who's Your Champ Promo

Inboundpass in cocoperation with Samsung is having a contest called "Who's Your Champ Promo". All you have to do is submit a photo with you and your favorite senior basketball player, and get a chance to win a new Samsung Champ! (also known as the Samsung C3300).


Winner of this contest is determined by most number of likes in the photo entries.

This contest is open to all fans of Inboundpass on Facebook.

Contest Mechanics:

1. Upload a photo of you and your Favorite Senior Basketball Player here at the INBOUNDPASS WALL and tag @inboundpass with the text below:

Like My Photo for the Samsung Who’s your CHAMP promo! @inboundpass

Note: Only Senior Basketball players from NCAA Season 86 and UAAP Season 73 are accepted.
2. Tell your friends to Like your photo entry.

Photo entries with the HIGHEST NUMBER of “Likes” on our cut off dates will WIN and BRING HOME A BRAND NEW Samsung Champ.

CUT OFF DATES are on Oct. 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6 and 13 (every 12Noon)

RULES

1. Only one photo entry per participant. Multiple photo entries will automatically be disqualified.
2. Photo manipulation is not allowed. No Photoshop. No photo-editing.
3. Only the Facebook owner's photo with his/her favorite player will be accepted.
4. This promo is open to Philippine residents only.
5. All prizes must be claimed at the RedMedia office. See map here
6. All winners will be contacted directly via their Facebook account. And please be ready to provide the following information:

a. Fullname
b. Email Address
c. Valid Contact Numbers
d. 1 Valid ID

7. We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms and Conditions, at any time and without prior notice.

Pointers:

- This contest is advantageous for students studying in colleges and universities that are members of NCAA or UAAP because the contest requires a photo of the contestant and their favorite senior basketball player in the NCAA Season 86 and UAAP Season 73.

NCAA - National Collegiate Athletic Association Season 86 is for this school year 2010-2011.
UAAP - University Athletic Association of the Philippines Season 73 is also for this school year, 2010-2011.

- Do check out the cut-off dates so that you can maximize the time to ask friends to vote for your entry. CUT OFF DATES are on Oct. 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6 and 13 (every 12Noon). If for example, you were able to come up with an entry on October 22, I suggest you submit it on October 23 after 12 noon so that you have one week to campaign for your entry (not unless you can magically come up with the numbers for the October 23 cut-off).

Better yet, try to submit an entry ASAP so that you can have more that one week before the October 16 cut-off.

- Multiple entries are NOT allowed
- Entry with most number of likes per cut-off wins!!!

For more information about this contest, hop over to Inboundpass on Facebook!

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Honda Blue Skies Photo Contest

I joined the Honda Blue Skies Photo Contest! This contest aims to make people aware of the need to promote environment-friendly practices that will leave blue skies for our children. Join this contest and you may be able to win yourself an Apple iPad, Nokia C3 phones and other cool prizes!

Here is my entry below...

"I will use and promote solar energy as an alternative to traditional sources of electricity that operate on coal fire power power plants to leave blue skies for our children."

NOTE: Although the contest states that photos should not be published from anywhere (including online), this image is directly linked to my uploaded entry.

If you want to join the Honda Blue Skies photo contest, you have to be a permanent resident of the Philippines and a fan of the Honda Philippines Facebook fan page.
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Please support my entry to this contest!

1) Like the Honda Phils. fan page on Facebook
2) Like my entry! Click here to go directly to my entry page.
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to know more about the contest...
CONTEST MECHANICS: (Partial)

1. How to Join
* To join the contest, first “LIKE” the Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. Facebook page and click on the “I Choose To Care” Contest tab.

* After completing the registration form, Submit a photo showing your simple ways of taking care of our environment.

* Creatively, include in your photo the line “I (your contribution) to leave blue skies for our children.” Your contribution must be the one shown on your photo e.g. “I plant trees to leave blue skies for our children”.

* On photo attachment specifications:
1. File must be in JPEG/TIFF format.
2. Must be in high resolution (300 dpi max).
3. Photos must NOT be manipulated or altered.
4. Photos must be original and should NOT have won any other contests/competitions nor have been published in print or online.


2. Contest Duration
* The “I CHOOSE TO CARE” Contest shall run from 16 September to 13 October 2010.
* Deadline of submission of entries is on 13 October 2010 at 11:59PM.
* Announcement of winner/s will be on 19 October 2010.

3. Winners and Prizes
* Winners’ List
1. Three (3) Major Winners:
1a. Honda Blue Skies Award (1st Prize)
1b. Honorable Mention (Runner-up)
1c. Fan’s Choice (Most # of Likes)
2. Three (3) Consolation Winners

* Prizes:
1. One (1) Apple iPad 16GB WiFi for the Honda Blue Skies Awardee
2. Two (2) Nokia C3 Phones – One each for the Honorable Mention and the Fan’s Choice

Awardees
3. Three (3) Xpal Power XP2000 Energizer Portable Battery Pack – One each for the Consolation winners

4. Criteria for Judging
1. For Honda Blue Skies, Honorable Mentions & Consolations.

Relevance to Theme 30%
Originality 20%
Uniqueness 20%
Overall Impact 20%
Artistic Merit 10%

Total: 100%

2. Winner for Fan’s Choice Award will be based on the # of Likes of a specific entry.


5. Winners will be selected based on top scores achieved. Should there be a tie in score, the participant who registered first will be given priority.

Pointers:
- Photo editing is not allowed in this contest.
- Deadline is midnight of October 13, 2010.

For more information on this contest, visit the Honda Phils. Facebook fan page.

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SM Cinema's AWIT Awards MTV contest - FAIL!!!

Last time, I blogged about SM Cinema giving away 2 free tickets to the 23rd AWIT Awards held last September 30, 2010 to the first 20 contestants to upload a music video on their Facebook Fanpage.


Since I was interested in winning their tickets I submitted a music video that I did before.

September 30 came and SM Cinema NEVER ANNOUNCED ANY WINNERS IN THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE!!! This is a very disappointing contest on behalf of those who submitted their entries including myself.

SM Cinema had sponsored successful contests in the past including the previous Resident Evil Cosplay Contest and their ongoing I-MAX photo contest, but WHY NOT THIS ONE?

As of writing, SM Cinema has not made any formal explanation why no winners were announced. It's as if they never held this contest at all!!!

I have various reasons why I should get mad about what happened aside from not proclaiming winners...

a) They have no valid reason or excuse why they should not award any winner. There were people who submitted entries, not just me. Wouldn't it be an injustice for them as well who did their best in coming up with an entry?

b) Creating a music video is NOT easy. What If I ask them to create their own music video? I BET they won't be able to make one at all albeit finish an MTV in a few days!

c) It's just a bunch of tickets! Don't tell me it's a pain in their pocket to give them out FOR FREE! They could have just given it to all those who joined. Consuelo de bobo kumbaga.

d) I was there at the Mall of Asia (MOA) at the night of September 30 with my gf for a casual stroll, and I saw that a few hours before the concert ended, there were some people (ushers I think) giving away FREE TICKETS because there were a lot of vacant seats to be occupied. My gf was able to get four tickets, but in the end we opted not to watch the show. WHAT THE HELL IS ALL THAT EFFORT FOR IF I CAN GET THESE TICKETS FOR FREE!!!

I wrote this blog not to discourage people from joining contests. Yes, contests are fun, challenging and a great way to develop talent and make new friends. I wrote this so that people will know that not all contests will go smoothly just like this contest SM Cinema sponsored. In my years of joining contests, this was not the first time it happened to me. But this should be no excuse why this contest became a FAILURE!

I hope SM Cinema will release a formal explanation why their contest did not push through. Sorry readers for blogging about this contest if you were one of those few who submitted an entry (or to those interested in joining this).

And I hope that such kind of sloppy contest organizing will never happen again. Maawa po kayo sa mga sumali at nagpakatiyaga.

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Caught in The Mess Photo Contest

Join HWM's Caught in The Mess Photo Contest and win a brand new Samsung PX2370 23-inch HD widescreen LCD monitor!



This contest is open to fans of HWM on Facebook.

Partial Mechanics:
* click here for complete mechanics.

1. Each participant must have an authentic Facebook account.

2. Each participant must upload one (1) photo as his/her contest entry on HWM Philippines’ fan page Wall.

3. Aside from uploading their entry on the fan page’s Wall, each participant must send us an email notification to editor.ph[at]hwzcorp.com containing the following details:

Subject: Caught In The Mess

Full name:
Address:
Contact Number:
Link of the photo:

4. Each participant is required to pose with their messy desk, showing his/her face, to help us in verifying the authenticity of the entry.

5. The photo must be clear, of good quality, and has a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768. There must be a caption as well.

6. Submission of entries is open from October 1-31, 2010.

7. Criteria For Judging:

Content (40%). The entry covers all the prerequisites for the contest.

Creativity (25%). A creatively-made photo relies on several factors such as composition and impact.

Uniqueness (25%). The photo conspicuously stands out among other entries.

Popularity (10%). The popularity of an entry is based on the number of “likes” and comments it received from the fans and visitors of HWM Philippines’ official fan page.

Pointers:
- You should be included in the photo along with your messy desk. Minimum photo resolution is 1024 x 768
- Join earlier so that you can ask friends to "like" your entry. Number of likes is 10 percent of the contest criteria.
- check out the HWM criteria on content. HWM is looking for a messy at the same time functional desk. As written in their official contest post...
"Importantly, though we are looking for a messy desk, please bear in mind that your entry must present an environment in which one can still work and perform official functions. Take note, nothing disgusting, please."

- deadline is on October 31, 2010.

For more information on this contest, head over to the HWM Philippines contest page on Facebook.

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Mentos Fact or Fake Video Contest

Mentos has video contest called "Fact or Fake". Join this and you may be able to win yourself an iPod nano 5th generation! 3 winners will be chosen based on popularity, creativity and overall impact. Consolation prizes will also be awarded based on popularity and creativity.


This contest is open to all Philippine-based Facebook users, regardless of age and fans of Mentos Fresh on Facebook.

Partial mechanics from the contest page:

How to join...

Log in or create an account in Facebook.

•Become a Fan (click the LIKE button) of Mentos Fresh Burst Geyser fan page.
•Go to the Mentos Fresh Burst Geyser Video Contest Application and register.
•Create a video showing your Mentos + Coke Zero experiment.
•Submit your entry. The video must not exceed 2 MB in .avi format.

•The video contest starts on 24 September 2010 and ends on 21 October 2010 at 11:59 p.m.
•An 88DB moderator will filter and process entries within 24 hours.
• Any fan of the Mentos Facebook page may "like" the video he/she likes. Only 1 like per entry is allowed per fan.

•There will be three (3) grand prize winners and ten (10) consolation prize winners.

•The three (3) grand prize winners will be chosen based on the following criteria:
a) Most popular: the number of like the video receives.
b) Most creative: to be determined by the brand team.
c) Best Impact: 70% judges' score and 30% like.

•Ten (10) consolation prizes will also be given to the succeeding 10 entries with the highest scores based on 70% judges' score and 30% like.

•Corresponding prizes are as follows (TAX PAID):
•Grand Prize (3 winners): iPod nano
•Consolation Prizes (10 winners): Mentos Lootbags

•Announcements of winners will be on October 25.
•The sponsor, promoter, advertiser, and their employees, and their relatives up to the second civil degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining this contest.

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Pointers:
- make sure you use Mentos and Coke Zero for your video (not the normal Coke so that you won't have branding issues and getting a better chance to win this contest)
- video should not exceed 2MB avi format size. To meet the maximum requirement, you could either...
a) cut your video clip into a smaller segment that meets the max 2MB requirement
b) reduce the quality/resolution of your video using video editing software
c) reduce the frame rate of your video. Most video cameras record your video clips at 15 frames per sec. Lower it to something like 10 to 12 frames per sec. It might make your video look a little choppy but at least you get to meet your requirement.

- aim for one of the three criteria. If you get the highest votes, you win the iPod! Be the most creative and you also win! Creativity will be based on judges score while overall impact will be based on judges criteria (70%) and number of likes (30%).

- Deadline is on October 21, 2010.

Personal note: check out these videos and be inspired creating your own Mentos + Coke Zero experiment...





These videos may be too long to fit in a 2MB AVI format but they're so much fun to watch!

For more information about the contest, head over to Mentos Fresh fan page on Facebook.

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