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WINNER! Share Your DiscOVIries : Travel Destinations

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March is a pretty hectic month for me in terms of traveling and because of that, I would like to apologize for the delayed announcement of the Week 2 winner of my Nokia Ovi Travel Destinations week. Thank you to those who sent their new travel discoveries! I really love them and thanks for giving me good travel ideas.

The winner for this week is Erik Josef Ladredo! Here’s the winning entry:

Camp Sabros

Camp Sabros in Kapatagan, Davao del Sur is a fun place to be in. The camp is about 2 hours from Davao City and is near the foot of Mt. Apo. It boasts one of the longest ziplines in the Philippines. It’s a bit isolated and has cottages for rent so it’s the perfect destination to get away from it all.

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WINNER! Share Your DiscOVIries : Food/Dining Places

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Thank you so much to everyone who took time in sending their latest Food and Dining places discOVIries.  We really had a hard time choosing for the short listed entries and now we have a winner!

The winner for the first week of my DiscOVIry contest is Maria Cecilia T. Velasquez! Here’s the winning entry:

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Sabins Hotel in Ormoc City is the perfect place to be, not just for their accommodations but also if you just want to spend a lazy afternoon drinking beer, eating pizza, and stuffing yourself with their infamous paella while checking Facebook with their reasonably fast wifi connection and a spectacular view of Ormoc Bay. The sunset in Sabins Hotel is truly beautiful!

My favorite pizza flavors are the Seafood and Supremo which come in super thin crusts. As for the paella, I recommend the Sol Y Mar which has seafood, chicken, and pork. I love working online while in Sabins. You can really get the job done while enjoying it! The place is huge if you explore it. Their swimming pool is probably the best one in the region and the hotel itself has a class of its own.

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CONTEST ALERT! Share Your DiscOVIries: Travel Destinations

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I would like to thank everyone who sent their photos and recommendations to the first week of my Nokia OVI contest! The photos you’ve sent are mouth-watering and thinking of whom to pick for the shortlist made me really hungry 😛

The theme for this week will best suit our lakwatseros and lakwatseras like me. Mind to share your Must-visit travel destinations? Whether that is located somewhere in Luzon, Visayas or Mindanao, it doesn’t matter. I am looking for something that is something the Philippines will be proud of. 🙂

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Here’s a sample entry for Week 2:

Plantation Bay

Plantation Bay Resort and Spa was hailed as one of the Top 100 Resorts in the World by Conde Nast Traveler and one of the Top 10 Family-Friendly Resorts in Asia by Asia Spa Magazine. I went to the place for a quick tour last January and now I know why this place is very much recognized around the world. I would love to go back! It is located at Mactan, Cebu.

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To join, register for a free Ovi account at http://www.ovi.com/ and use your new Ovi email account to send your name, mobile number, and your Must-Try Discoviry to micamyx@ovi.com

These weekly contests will be from Thursday to Wednesday, and I’ll be announcing winners Fridays of every following week. Each weekly winner will receive a Php 1,000 Ayala eGC!

This contest is sponsored by Nokia Ovi.

UPDATED: Sali na sa Abenson’s Paskong Pinoy Online Promo Winner is…

Christmas day is fast approaching. Have you listed down the items you want for Christmas? If not yet, then you better start writing them and possibly make them come true!

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One way of making your shopping item wish list come true is by joining Abenson’s Paskong Pinoy Online Promo! You only have three days left to send your entries and get the chance to win a Samsung phone (model will be announced later).

Here’s the mechanics of the Abenson’s Paskong Pinoy Online Promo:

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Join the ‘I Love Makati’ Video Contest!

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When I was still a college student in Dagupan City, One of the goals that I wrote in my Livejournal blog is that I will work in Makati once I step out of the campus. I’ve been hearing a lot of successful corporate stories from some of our schoolmates who graduated ahead of my batch. Luckily, I was able to experience the life of a corporate girl based in Makati. Though commuting on my way to work is the most stressful part of the day, I’d still love to work there. Whenever I am in the area, I can’t help but wish that I’d be a corporate girl again…. Errmmm…. Ok not really LOL!

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There’s just so many things to love about Makati like the malls, restaurants, museums, people, lifestyle and much more. Every Manilenyo has a Makati story to tell, I bet!
Do you know that there is an upcoming contest related to loving Makati to be launched this December? It is called the I Love Makati Video Contest . It is open for everyone who has a story to tell about Makati and why you love the city in no less than 30 minutes. You can tackle the business, tourism, lifestyle part of the city or whatever you feel like doing! You can read the full mechanics at the I Love Makati Video Contest Mechanics Page.

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THANK YOU! – The Sweetness of Gratitude Photo Contest

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‘THANK YOU’. Two simple words yet the impact is very strong. MARAMING SALAMAT. Dalawang simpleng salita na napakahalaga sa bawat isa sa atin. Don’t you just feel good whenever someone sends his/her gratitude whenever you do something to make a person’s life easier or to make them happy?

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As I write this entry, I have a lot of things to be thankful for: My family in England is doing well, my career is on track, my friends and I surpassed some challenges yet we managed to stick to each other, my plans are turning into something big and many, many more! Indeed, life is really a box of chocolates – it might be bitter or sweet, but it’s quite addicting. I am really thankful for everything!

Though I am not really ‘showy’ to my real feelings, I see to it that i say ‘Thank You’ to my family, friends or co-workers whenever they make me happy. Some of these moments are best captured by a camera.

In line with the National Thank You Day (October 20), I am now conducting a contest here in my blog together with Toblerone. The contest is simply called ‘ The Sweetness of Gratitude Photo Contest’ and I want you guys to join!

So what do you have to do?

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