GMA Pasabay sa Pasko

Have you seen this bus? Catch it for a free ride this holiday season!

I was reading the news yesterday and was salivating over the latest gadgets, watches and apparels posted in full color ads.

I can only close my eyes and wish somebody will give at least one of them to me this Christmas or by divine intervention I'll wake up one day with all these goodies scaterred in our living room.

Well, Christmas season is here so definitely there are a lot of FREE stuff to come since many people becomes very generous when times like this come.

Take for example GMA News TV who is offering the Pasabay sa Pasko free bus rides to commuters. It started last November 14 and will be running until December 16 (Monday-Friday).

Catch their specially markes buses (parang tansan lang kung i-diecribe e, no?) as they round the route of SM Fairview and SM Mall of Asia and back! With GMA News TV Pasabay sa Pasko, you get a free, fast and quality bus ride during the Christmas Rush. Ride the Pasabay Bus for free and enjoy your Christmas shopping!

Yes, I was that guy on Wish Ko Lang

I should have written about this last week but opted not because I am not sure if my readers are interested about my Wish Ko Lang experience.

But you know what, it's already almost a week since the show's Valentine's episode was aired and I still receive questions from friends and relatives via email, FB, and text messages if the couple featured on Wish Ko lang last Saturday was really me and Leah.

Allow me to do first the ala-Piolo Pascual pause and look in the sky gesture before confessing on The Buzz that KC is his GF... ahhh, yes. It was indeed us on Wish Ko Lang.

I know it did occur to me in the past the idea of having my wish come true courtesy of shows like the one being hosted by Ms. Vicky Morales but to have it come true...oh common! But it did, and in front of the Kapuso nation we shared our love story and a wish was granted on that very memorable 12th of February 2011.

Well, I know that if you're reading this post, you are a Mapanghingi like me so I just want to share how I was able to have my story on TV. It all started exactly a week before heart's day this year. My wife found out that her diamond necklace, the one we got from our first Valentine's date five years ago when we joined 99 other couples in kissing in public simultaneously during the Close-Up Lovapalooza event.

My wife was so upset for days not only because of the value of the necklace but also the sentimental reason behind it. So, the moment I got into our office last two Wednesdays ago, I tried eBay, Sulit, AyosDito and other online shopping sites to find a possible replacement. But the prices will definitely make me limping until the next payday if I dare purchase a new one.

Then I saw an message update from GMA News since I am subscribed to them and someone from my credit card company called me through my cellphone so I got to hear my ring tone "Last Resort" by Paparoach. GMA + Last Ressort = Wish Ko Lang?

In the next few minutes, I was composing a letter to the said program (wishkolang@gmanetwork.com). It was just a brief 4-paragraph letter that ends like, "Hindi ko man maibalik ang nawalang necklace ng asawa ko, maibalik ko man lang ang ngiti sa kanyang mukha ngayong Valentine's day"

Apologies, I won't be able to tell you what happens next or how GMA contacted me to preserve the secrecy of their process in selecting stories to be featured in their show.

What I can tell you is to write and send Wish Ko Lang your story and that something that you really wanted all your life, whether it's for your self or a love one, friend or even a stranger. The people who will read your story are just as ordinary as we are. They can feel the call of your heart, after all they're from the
network.

I think, when they read my letter, they felt the sadness and hope of a husband who just want to make his wife happy. I did not asked for a kabuhayan showcase or a scholarship grant for our child or even a replacement for the lost necklace. I just want a little help to have a memorable date. To ride in a hot air balloon is something I can only see in my dreams and it did come true.

They did not only gave my wife a new diamond necklace but I believe she also felt in a way how I love her so much that I'll do anything to make her happy --- like being a B-actor for a day for the taping of the show (Ansarap din palang maging artista paminsan-minsan hehe).

GMA 7's Spin it, Win It Complete Mechanics

When was the last time you peel off the wrapper of a canned goods or bottled catsup, placed it with your name and contact info in a white envelop and slipped it in a drop box?

You think, it's already Jurassic or something? Well, it might be for the fortunate people who have internet access and wifi-capable mobile phones. But for those who still have faith with the very pinoy pot of gold called drop box, it will never be obsolete.

Suwerteng-Suwerte sa Siyete: Spin it! Win it!, a new game show for all Kapuso viewers nationwide. Spin It! Win it! is a 10-minute game show hosted by TV host/comedian Joey de Leon and will air every Tuesday and Thursday before 24 Oras on July 20.

20 Kapuso stars will play in behalf of lucky home partners who will get a chance to win as much as P1 million in cash and prizes. Four Kapuso stars will each represent one of the five major regions in the country (NCR, North Luzon, South Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao). All 20 celebrities will be positioned around a giant Kapuso wheel comprised of three spinning wheels with three kinds of pies: the transfer pie, multiplier pie, and sponsor's pie.

Five prizes will be given away every episode. One winner of the grand prize will be drawn from the winning region, and additional four home partners from the non-winning regions will each receive P10,000 in cash.

To join, just include a proof of purchase of any of the shows sponsors. Click HERE to see the list and required proof of purchase of the participating sponsors.

Place the proof of purchase in a white envelop. Indicate in the front of the envelop the ff: (1) Date when the entry is sent, (2) product, and (3) Your Region (e.g. NCR, etc) and send it through drop boxes located in participating establishments. Click HERE to see the complete list.

All winners will be announced on-air during the game and will also be notified via registered mail.

Catch the Suwerteng-Suwerte sa Siyete: Spin it! Win it! mechanics plug on GMA-7 for further details. Participants may also call the promo hotline at 925-7372 (Metro Manila) or 1-800-925-7372 (outside Metro Manila).

Be Featured on TV and Win Cool Prizes

Who wants to be featured on TV and win exciting prizes!  We're talking about a spotlight on a GMA 7 show here. Dyandyaran: Walang Tulugan Master Showman.

Who cares is half of the planet is already sleeping while this show airs.  It's still TV exposure.  Now here's what you gonna do.  Join Jake Vargas' Ngiti promo by making an MTV with his first single.

If you're a Kapuso, you definitely heard about Ngiti from the now defunct hit teen series First Time.  If not, here's the video from Youtube.

Post the homemade music video at www.igma.tv.  Maximum video upload size must not exceed 100MB and files should be in AVI, MOV, MPG, MPEG format. (minimum of 2 mins. and maximum of 5 mins.) on or before July 30, 2010.

The top 3 entries judged according to the criteria will be posted on iGMA.tv, wins exciting cool prizes and will be shown in German Moreno's program - Walang Tulugan.