Grab a bar of Goya and score cool gadgets

What comes to mind when you hear the word sweet?

A man and woman holding hands while walking? A child kissing his mother on her cheek? A surprise birthday cake from friends? or how about a box of your favorite chocolates?

What if the box of chocolates has an iPhone 6 in it? You'll definitely shout for joy words louder and sweeter.

Indeed, nothing beats Goya chocolates as a treat to celebrate life’s simplest winning moments. And now there’s more reason for you to celebrate with Goya’s Winning Celebrations Raffle Promo! Six units of MacBook Air, 10 units of iPhone 6, 17 units of iPad Mini and 70 gift certificates worth P1000 from Mercury Drug Store are being given out to those who choose to enjoy daily victories with Goya. 

Promo lasts until July 15, 2015. Winners will be drawn on August 15 at Delfi Marketing Inc. offices in Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao. In case of a winner’s name being picked twice during the draw, the winner gets the prize with a higher value. All winners will be notified by registered mail, and prizes can be claimed at designated Delfi Marketing offices.

So whether it’s welcoming your child home from a day at school, completing a pile of to-dos at the office, or something as simple as finding a slot at a crowded parking lot, choose to celebrate little victories with Goya.

Do you look like an Emoticon? You might win an iPhone 5c or iPad mini

Do you think you have a face that can give Smiley and other emoticons a run for their money?

Well, you have to download the KakaoTalk app first and go in front of the mirror if you resemble any of the cute and amusing characters. If you see yourself as one cartoonish looking guy or gal, abay karirin mo na 'to para magka-iPad o iPhone ka, dear! :)

The increasingly popular messaging app KakaoTalk invites users to become lucky winners of iPhone 5c or iPad Mini through a fun, easy Facebook competition.

Users need to simply ‘like’ the KakaoTalk Philippines Facebook page, choose a KakaoFriends sticker, take a look-alike picture and post it up on their page with #KakaoTalkPH and #KakaoLookAlike hash tags.

The competition continues for two months until April 30th, and a total of 16 winners will be selected for the prizes, with two winners being announced at each week.

KakaoFriends are characters that are exclusively available on KakaoTalk as stickers and animated emoticons. The seven characters—Apeach the peach, Muji the yellow radish in rabbit costume, Con the mysterious crocodile, Frodo the chic dog, Neo the confident cat, JayG the shy mole, and Tube the two-faced duck—with their distinctive personalities and a myriad of emotions characters add fun and joy to users chatting experience. In particular, the animated emoticons of these characters add the ability to express deeper emotions that can’t be easily conveyed in words.

Kakao said, “KakaoFriends emoticons offer a way to express emotions that can’t easily be expressed in words. We hope this contest will help familiarize our users with the hundreds of emotions that our

KakaoFriends characters represent, and eventually be able to enjoy a fuller and more exciting chatting experience.”

More information on the contest can be found at KakaoTalk Philippines official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kakaotalkph.

Get a chance to win one out of two iPhone 5c or iPad Minis every week by following these super easy steps:

1.    ‘Like’ the official KakaoTalkPH Facebook page: www.facebook.com/kakaotalkph. ‘Like’ this page and get the fastest and most reliable updates on Kakao’s latest.

2.    Choose a KakaoFriends emoticon to imitate, and take a look-alike photo of yourself. Is it the blushing Jay-G, Frodo confessing his love, Muzi throwing two thumbs up or Apeach exercising? How about Neo with a dozen shopping bags, or Tube blowing fire in anger? Whoever it is, observe carefully and become the character itself! Take that photo, and check to make sure that yours truly stand out!

3.    Paste the emoticon you imitated on your photo. Let us know which emoticon you chose and channel this character to the best of your abilities.

4.    Put a catchy caption with your KakaoTalk ID and use the hash tags #KakaoTalkPH and #KakaoLookAlike. Be creative and show us your wit. Come up with a catchy caption that will totally describe your photo or better yet, your relationship with KakaoTalk.

5.    Upload it on KakaoTalkPH Facebook page. Share it with us and with the whole cyberspace. Be proud and let your fellow Kakao users see your photo.

Post a Selfie, Win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.0

The mysterious website www.showit-off.com popped up from no where and centers on the hashtag #showitoff.  It calls for everyone to post their selfies that showcase who they really are, their unique fashion style, their true sexuality, their real passion — raw, unedited, honest.


Join the #Showitoff Selfie Challenge and have a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3!

Contest runs from February 1, 2014 until March 14, 2014 at 12mn. The announcement of the winners is on March 15, 2014 at 5:00pm. Below is the complete mechanics.

Mechanics:

Take a selfie in the most creative and original way you can think of.

On your post, please use #showitoff hashtag for entries to be valid.

Tell us how real you are in a sentence.

You can post photos of how real you are; either from home, school, work or anyplace.

You can post multi-entries in a day as long as DIFFERENT selfies are featured.

The most creative photo and catchy reason will win!

The best selfie photo from all the entries will win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 WIFI 7"

Management decision is final.

Gadgets Giveaway from KakaoTalk

Invite your friends to KakaoTalk and win exciting prizes! Here's how:

1. Follow @KakaoTalkPH on Twitter.

2. Like www.facebook.com/KakaoTalkPH.

3. Tweet who do you want to be your Kakao and tag him or her , tag @KakaoTalkPH with the hash tag #KakaoKita.

Sample Tweet: "I want @Michael to be my Kakao! You too can invite your friends to @KakaoTalkPH and win an iPad Mini and KakaoTalk sticker doll! #KakaoKita"

4. All articles will be put into a raffle. Duplicate contest tweets are considered the same entry.

5. One winner per week will be announced. Each winner will receive an iPad Mini and KakaoTalk sticker doll!

6. Contest period is from September 7, 12 noon to October 7, 12 noon.

Along with the Twitter promo, KakaoTalk PHilippines is also running a Wacky Group shot contest where equally exciting prizes can be won. Please refer to the poster below for the mechanics.

Share the PMAP video, mobile phone giveaway!

Share the 48th PMAP Annual Conference official video on your Facebook wall and get a chance to win 1 of 5 mobile phones.

Here's the simple mechanics:

1. Like the PMAP Annual Conference FB fan page.

2. Share the video and the status message, “Tao Muna, Tayo! Be part of biggest gathering of people managers and HR practitioners in the country at the 48th @PMAP Annual Conference at Cagayan de Oro City from October 12-14, 2011. Get a chance to win 1 of 5 mobile phones to be given away”

(Here's the Youtube link of the video:  http://youtu.be/mqa4JHFLdbc)

3. Make sure that PMAP Annual Conference will turn to blue texts when you add the “@” symbol to be included in the raffle.


4. Tag 5 of your friends.

5. Multiple entries will be accepted provided that a new set of 5 friends will be tagged on your next entries. Deadline of entries is until 11:59 pm of October 11, 2011.

6.Winners will be announced on October 15, 2011.

Win an iPad2 from Nasaan si Aga? promo

Aga with Pinoy Explorer Director Rowell Santiago

We had a general cleaning at home last weekend and was surprised with the loot of toys that we have bought for our 2-year old son in the last 24 months.

I said to my wife, "Pwede na ko magtayo ng toy store."

Since December is just around the corner, I am just waiting for the annual Christmas toy donation drive by a leading fastfood chain to be announced and I think I have a box-full of playthings to donate.

Btw, nasaan na nga ba si Aga Muhlach?  Unless you are living under a rock, you know that he is the face of the worthy cause that has made thousands of less fortunate kids happy during the holidays for so many years.

I think TV 5 has heard my plea and sent me an invite to a launching of a TV show and an exciting promotion where a lucky soul can win an iPad 2.  Here's the actual PR that I got from the event.

Aga is leaving the country and everyone is wondering where he is going. Anyone can take a guess, but TV5 makes the guessing a lot more fun and exciting with the launch of the “Nasaan Si Aga?” text and Twitter promo which runs from August 10 to September 1, 2011.

The challenge lies in guessing where Aga is going via clues that will gradually be revealed in newspaper print ads and through the promo’s official website www.nasaansiaga.com. To join the “Nasaan Si Aga?” text promo, interested participants can register by texting AGA REG <Name/Address> to 2929. Registration is free! To start guessing Aga’s whereabouts, participants can text AGA <answer> to 2929 and earn one raffle entry for each answer sent. The text promo is open to all Smart, Sun and Globe subscribers. Tariff rates apply.

For the “Nasaan Si Aga?” Twitter promo, participants can visit www.nasaansiaga.com and start earning raffle entries by tweeting using the #nasaansiaga hashtag. Each Twitter user earns one raffle entry regardless of how many tweets made. The profile photos of participants who tweet using the #nasaansiaga hashtag will be collated by a program to form a mosaic that will gradually show an image of Aga’s location. The mosaic can be viewed on the official website. The more tweets, the faster the image will form. Upon reaching 10,000 tweets, the complete image will be revealed.

At the end of the promo on September 1, 2011, one Twitter user from the mosaic will be chosen as the winner of a brand new Apple iPad2. The “Nasaan Si Aga?” text promo winner of an Asian adventure for 2 will also be announced during an event in September.

So, as Aga sets off to leave for his unknown destination, get ready to start guessing and join the mobile and online craze that will surely test your mind on where he has gone to. Joining is easy and the actual guessing game makes it all the more fun.

The “Nasaan Si Aga?” promo is per DTI permit no. 5733 (for mobile promo) and no. 5913 (for Twitter promo). See print ads and visit www.nasaansiaga.com for details.

Win a Apple Macbook Pro from Winila City

On a look out for great promotions, offers and deals? Well, I do. Especially that almost every day we hear prices of products, services and fares going up that we can only watch our household budget beg for mercy and say HELP!

Or better, get chance of winning a cool gadget every working dad like me dream of by just registering to a website offering nothing but bargain deals.

Winila City is giving away an Apple Macbook Pro and all you have to do is to fill up a very short info sheet and your in. And from then all you'll get updates on the best deals in town and more fantastic offers!

If you are someone who loves the thrill of challenges and exciting activities plus amazing goodies on the side, Winila is your place. Bid all you can until you win your desired featured product of the day like mobile phones, gift certificates, phone cards and a whole lot more!

If this doesn't get you excited, I don't know what's with you! :-)

Vote for the Best and Win an Entertainment Showcase

The Christmas celebration in the Philippines is arguable the longest in the world.

As early as September, we could already hear Yuletide tunes from almost every corner and would probably be played until the first Sunday of January (Feast of Three Kings).

Well, if you'll find yourself strolling at SM North EDSA anytime between today and 03 January 2011, you might want to go to the Atrium where you can find a display of almost 60 Christmas trees and Belen that are all made of old newspapers.  These are actually competing for the annual contest organized by Manila Bulletin.

Here's a treat for you by just looking at the display.  If you can figure which among the amazing displays will win the top prize this year, You can win for your self an Entertainment Showcase courtesy of Changhong and Rainbow DVD.

To vote just text MB Say XMASTREE or XMASBELEN Number of your choice Your name Your address.

Send your entries to 6800 to Smart subscribers or 2256 to Globe subscribers.

For more information, you may call 524-7884.

Win a Samsung SF40 Notebook

Just read this announcement from The Philippine Star just this morning: One lucky reader can win a Samsung SF410 by just being creative!

How to win? All you have to do is to answer this question: What have you done for yourself lately? in the most creative way possible.  Make an essay, a poem, a photo, a video or just about any idea that will pop out your head as long as you can send it via email through ystar2.0@gmail.com or via tweet to twitter.com/youngstarphils.

There was no deadline indicated so my best advise is for you to send your entries ASAP before they gave PhilStar gives their big YES to that lucky one!

Show me your oldest photo contest

I found this cool contest by Yugatech in cooperation with i-DigiWorld just this morning and made me pause for a few minutes reminiscing of the past. I am just a sucker of anything retro and oldies.

The reason being is that they are asking contestants to share the oldest photo they can find where they are included. The prize to the grand winner is a 14-megapixel GE X5 digital camera Here's my entry:

This is me doing my "I Have a Dream" speech during the graduation rites of the San Miguel Kindergarten Batch '81 in Pasig City. I can barely breath because of the tightly looped bow tie on my neck and the smell and weight of 1-kilo Sampaguita given to me by my mother, ninang and Titas. As indicated on my diploma, the event was held on May 9, 1981.

This contest runs until September 30. Just post your photo in your blog or any photo sharing site and leave the link HERE. Follow i-DigiWorld on Twitter or Facebook.

Save the World, Win a Sony Playstation 3

I will forever be a kid in front of a Sony Playstation.

I used to own the a PS 1 unit and even used it in a mini business along with another unit from a friend. I never knew whatever happened to my unit after I left for a 2-year stint to work abroad. In Saipan, it's always a game day every Friday night with some friends I met there who owns a PS 2.

Huh... those were the days.

MTV is giving away a brand new Plasystation 3 to that lucky person who can give the best answer to their question tied-in with Milla Jovovich's Resident Evil : Afterlife.

What would you do to help Alice save the human race?

You have until September 23 to send in your answer via www.mtvasia.com.

FREE Cherry Mobile Phone from ASUS

When I purchase a product, especially gadgets, I see to it that I'll get a brand I can depend on and a service center convenient to my place just in case I need some assistance in the future. And of course, being a promo-holic, I also consider if they have some add-ons or FREE stuff bundled with it.

A few months ago, ASUS gave away FREE Nokia phones for every purchase of participating laptops which a friend availed. This month of September, Asus will again throw in a colored mobile phone unit with FM radio when you buy an ASUS’ RT-N13u router.

The ASUS RT-N13U wireless router is the latest in the line of quality routers from ASUS that aims to provide users with a host of easy-to-use wireless features.With more wireless connectivity options, the ASUS RT-N13U can also support 24/7 downloads—even when the PC is turned off. It is also a stylish performer that complements any home or office with its clean design and hidden internal antenna.

It also has EZ All-in-One Printer feature that allows multiple users to share printers and scanners without a dedicated server managing the process. It increases office efficiency by handling multiple printing requests simultaneously. Additionally, convenient scanning can be done on the printers with auto-installation of drivers. No loading of additional programs is required. For easy configuration, EZ All-in-One Printer supports and detects all the major printer brands on the market.

This promo is on going until September 30 in all Luzon authorized ASUS wireless resellers. Customers just need to present their official receipt in any of the following redemption areas to avail of the free phone:

ASUS Concept Store, SM North EDSA
ASUSworld, Megamall
PC Gilmore, Gilmore

Visit ASUS Philippines at Facebook for more details.

Are you a SULITIZEN?

When I opened my inbox today, the first email on the list was from sulit.com.ph informing me about its 4th anniversary. It's been for years that this local website has been a useful tool for every SULITIZEN...

What is SULITIZEN? Here's my definition...

Surfers
United in
Looking for
Interesting
Trades from
Internet-savvy &
Zestful
Entrepreneurs on the
Net



Sign Up at Sulit.com.ph
Buy and Sell Philippines

As part of Sulit.com.ph 4th Anniversary, they have a blog writing contest where SULITIZEN can win the following:

1st Place: Apple iPad
2nd Place: Nintendo Wii
3rd Place: Nokia 5800

The contest runs until September 12, 2010. To view the mechanics, just click HERE.

Win Sanyo HD Camera and Php 50k from Nagaraya

Are you nuts?!

Well if you truly, sincerely and honestly think you are, you have a chance to take home some cool prizes like Sanyo HR Cameras and Php 50,000 via Nagaraya's It's Fun to be Nutty contest.

All you need to do is to to capture your nuttiness in a 3-minute video and upload it in itsfuntobenutty.com.ph.

If you feel like you're a shy-type and doesn't want to share your moments in a video, you can still win in the raffle contest by just voting for your favorite entry. 1 vote counts for one entry. For the full mechanics. Just visit the link in this post.

Nokia: My Life Contest

There's another group of generous people who will be giving away Nokia phones for those who loves to join contests ala-Simon Says.

In a nutshell, the Nokia: My Life contest by Manila Reviews in cooperation with Nokia Philippines is promo that will require you to do simple instructions for you to earn a raffle entry.

I tell you, this is much easier than buying a can of sardines or packs of noodles for you to have a proof of purchase that you need to include in an envelop before placing your luck in a drop box courtesy of the old school promotions. Believe me since I've been a fan of such rituals since I learned the mechanics of Simons Says from my grade school teacher.

To see the complete mechanics, just click HERE.

Wonder Kid ba ang anak mo?

Every child is a wonder kid in the eyes of his parent.

But if other people thinks the same thing about your little darling, he or she might be the kid that Sony Ericsson is looking for!

Get your video cameras (or video phones or digital camera which I'm pretty sure has a video recorder) and capture the talent of your son or daughter aged 7 years old or below.

A 30-second video could be your ticket to SE generous giveaways: Php 50,000 in cold cash plus a brand new phone for the grand winner. Second and third place finishers will bring home Php 30,000 and Php 20,000 respectively, along with new phones each. There will also be seven other consolation prize winners of Php 5000 each.

You need to up load your entry over at Sony Ericsson FB account on or before August 31, 2010. If I were you, post it asap since the finalists will be determined via online voting (which for sure will turn off some moms and dads but will be another feast for *online cheaters).


As I said earlier, every child is a wonder kid but it would be much sweeter to her from other people, diba?

*based on what I have been reading in some forums.

UAAP Buzzer Beater Promo

It has been more than a decade ago since I graduated college but there is still somethings from school that I still carry today. One of them is my never-ending support to our college hardcourt heroes --- the UE Red Warriors!

From the deadly trio of Ronald Tubid, Paul Artadi and James Yap, I still follow the exploit of my team which are now being led by the backcourt tandem of Paul Lee and James Martinez.

Just found out that there’s a cool new way to root for your school courtesy of Ministop's UAAP Buzzer Beater Promo.

Go to any Ministop branch and purchase a drink in UAAP-themed cups. These special limited edition cups bear your favorite team’s emblem. Each cup you purchase features the team of your choice as the UAAP games heat up in the days ahead. This promo runs until October 31, 2010.

The convenience store chain also has an ongoing raffle promotion where participants have the chance to win Starbucks and Swatch watch gift certificates, Nike shopping sprees and the latest must-have gadget, an iPad. The raffle promo runs until Aug. 8 with the grand draw on Aug. 20.

Write an Essay, Win a Samsung Netbook (August 2010)

It's like only yesterday when I posted here the first question of the 3-month essay writing contest launched by the Manila Bulletin in cooperation with Samsung.

Now is your last chynace to win a Samsung Netbook and portable disk drives (HDD G2).

For the July entries, here's the question: In my own little way, how can I help make my country a better place to live in?

The contest is open to all currently enrolled high school, college and tech-voc students, from ages 14-23 years old.

Entries must be written in English using 12 pt. Times Roman font, not more than two (2) sheets of letter-sized bond paper, double spaced. Deadline for submission is on August 10, 2010, (6 pm). Email as many entries as you can to MByouthsection@gmail.com with the subject Entry - For July. Two winners will be announced in the August 17 issue of Manila Bulletin.