My Grownup Christmas List

Why grown up? Grown up in the sense that it will be the first time that I am not making a wish list just for my own sake. I know tapos na ang Christmas and only one wish came true, the toys for my ampons. Here are the others:

1. Shopping GCs for my mommy groovy because she loves shopping pero walang money kaya window shopping muna (dami na nga niyang nabiling windows, hehe).

2. Clothes for my daddy groovy because he's a teacher. He really needs to have different clothes.

3. Personal protective equipments for my brother as he works as a welder.

4. A plane ticket for my lolo dear so he can visit my long lost uncle in Cagayan.

5. Toys for my ampons.


At first, I only thought of these wishes for nomnomclub's contest, but after writing these wishes, nahiya ako sa sarili ko at gusto ko na talagang tuparin. Hindi man ngayon pero bago siguro matapos ang 2009 or sa first quarter ng 2010. I also joined one contest and I said that I will be donating toys and books for less fortunate kids to make my Christmas special. But I was only thinking of that not knowing na ginawa ko rin na magdonate sa Jollibee Maaga ang Pasko. I'm really happy that bloggers come up with these kinds of contests that can change their readers' lives.

Best Christmas Ever!

In our family, we don't usually celebrate Christmas Naghahanda rin ng konting salu-salo pero hindi kasing bongga kapag New Year's Eve. Kadalasan bumibili lang si Mama ng ham or roasted chicken at iyon na, okay na ang Noche Buena. Hindi rin kami nag-oopen ng gifts kapag Christmas. New Year's Eve namin ito ginagawa. Sa mismong araw ng Pasko, December 25, minsan lumalabas kami, pumupunta ng mall at kumakain sa labas. Para sa ibang bata katulad ko noon, ang lungkot ng Pasko lalo na kapag wala ang Papa ko...


Hanggang sa dumating ang isang araw na hindi ko inaasahan, hindi ko inaasahan na magkakaroon ako ng tinatawag na "Best Christmas".


Pagkatapos ng dalawang taon, hindi ko inaasahan na matutupad and wish ko... and wish ko sana bumalik na si Papa mula sa kanyang "pangingibang bahay." Take note, "pangingibang bahay."


Kaya ang Paskong 1999 ang the best Christmas para sa akin kasi buo na ulit ang family namin. Iyon din ang first time na nagcelebrate kami ng bonggang bonngang Christmas. Maraming food, gifts, fireworks, games at mga kamag-anak na sabay sabay sumalubong kay Bro at sa pagbabalik at pagtanngap ulit kay Papa.



This is my entry to the What’s your Christmas Story Contest by Enchanted Kingdom

MarriageandBeyond.com Giveaway!!!

GIVEAWAY HOST: http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/


GIVEAWAY PRIZE: The New Dare to Discipline book ($14.99 value) and P500 Starbucks GCs.


GIVEAWAY ENTRY METHOD:
1. Subscribe to MarriageandBeyond.com.
2. Write about the contest in your blog.
3. Make sure to include a link in your post to the url of MarriageandBeyond.com.
4. Leave her a comment with a link to your post.
5. Increase your chances of winning by the number of comments you leave in the contest post. (One comment per day).


GIVEAWAY ENDS: December 24, 2009 at 11:59 PM . Contest winner will be announced on Christmas, Dec. 25.



PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR MORE CONTEST DETAILS:
http://www.marriageandbeyond.com/2009/11/29/marriageandbeyond-com-is-turning-2-with-a-contest-win-the-new-dare-to-discipline-book-by-dr-james-dobson/

Loving Pink's Domain and P300 Load Giveaway

GIVEAWAY TITLE: Super Mini Contest by Loving Pink

GIVEAWAY ENTRY METHOD:
1. Subscribe to her website RSS feeds:
- Loving Pink (ilove-pink.info)
- Color Me Rainbow (color-me-rainbow.blogspot.com)
- I love You Angel (143angel.com)

*Make sure you verify the email address you will use.

2. Follow her on twitter(twitter.com/twinklepuff)
3. Repost this in your blog, make sure it’s a separated post.
4. Leave her a comment with the email you used for subscribing in her websites’ RSS feeds, the link to your blog post and your twitter id.

GIVEAWAY PRIZES:
Prize 1
1yr .info domain
with Unlimited Hosting
300php Load or $6

Prize 2
1yr .info domain
with Hosting

Prize 3
1yr .info domain
with Hosting

Consolation Prize
Subdomain/or Domain
15G Hosting

*Load prizes apply only if you’re from the Philippines

GIVEAWAY ENDS: January 7,2010

Click here for more info: http://www.ilove-pink.info/christmas-excitement/#comments

Yapatoots' Early Christmas Treats

GIVEAWAY TITLE: Countdown to Christmas and Win with Yapatoots!

GIVEAWAY ENTRY METHOD:
1. Answer the question: "What is your favorite Christmas treat?" by leaving her a comment on her post. (Required) Please leave your email address below so she can contact you should you be the winner!

2. Become a follower or subscribe to her blog via email (required). Steps 1 and 2 automatically give you 2 raffle entries.

For additional chances to win, you can also do the following:

1. For 1 extra entry, tweet about this contest! Please leave the URL of your tweet in the her comments section.
2. While you're at it, for one point, follow her on Twitter too!
3. For another extra entry, plurk about this contest! Again, please leave the plurk URL so she can verify.
4. For 5 extra raffle entries, blog about this contest! You can even just cut and paste the entry mechanics :-) Don't forget to link your entry to the contest post and send her your post URL so she can take note of it!

GIVEAWAY PRIZE: Php 500.00 gift certificate to Haagen Dazs and your choice of one of the following Baby Cakes Treats: a 6-pc box of Date Walnut Bars, a small box of Walnut Tea Cookies, a 6-pc box of Orange Poppy Seed Muffins OR a 12-pc box of Choco Banana Muffins.

GIVEAWAY ENDS: December 15, 2009

Please click here for more details:
http://onadietdaw.blogspot.com/search/label/promos

Kikay Corner's Belle de Jour Planner Giveaway!

There are lots of bloggers who are giving away really nice planners and one of them is KikayCorner.net.. And she is giving away one of the best planners in our country, the Belle de Jour 2010 Planner.


GIVEAWAY ENTRY METHOD:
1. Write about this contest in your blog.
2. Make sure to link your post to the url of KikayCorner.net. post.
3. Leave a comment on her post with a link to your post.
4. Contest ends December 22, 2009 at 11:59 PM.

Please click on this link for more info:
http://www.kikaycorner.net/2009/11/win-a-belle-de-jour-2010-power-planner.html

Verabear's Got Heart Planner Giveaway!!!

GIVEAWAY TITLE: Got Heart Planner Giveaway

GIVEAWAY ENTRY METHOD:
* Leave comments on verabear.net blog post and earn one entry per comment.
* Comments on any of her blog posts dating from December 7 until the 25th will also qualify as one entry per comment.
* Blog about this giveaway and earn 5 entries.
*Comment on her about your link to her blog post.

GIVEAWAY PRIZE: Got Heart Planner 2010

GIVEAWAY ENDS: December 26, 2009



Please visit her site to know more about the giveaway:
http://verabear.net/2009/12/got-heart-planner-giveaway/


Please refer here for a sneak peak of the Got Heart Planner:
http://gotheartplanner.multiply.com/photos/album/1/Got_Heart_Planner_2010_Sample

Yesnomeh's Giveaway!!!

This is my entry to YesNoMeh's Giveaway!


What is my favorite beauty ritual?

For my face:
I wash my face with warm water, use moisturizers, wear light make up and use make up removal creams to remove it, and I do not rub my face.

For my body:
I soothe my skin not only with lotion but with sunblock.

For my feet:
I put petroleum jelly on my feet, put my socks on and leave it overnight while I'm asleep. This is to keep your feet feeling smooth and no need to go for a foot spa.

And the secret... I know these are obvious but really effective. And I know these regimens take a long, long time results, but the results are really nice...

a. Eat fruits and vegetables especially the ones rich in vitamin E.
b. Keep drinking water to keep rehydrated.
c. Good hours of sleep and rest.
d. Keep the stress levels down.
e. Take a bath everyday. It is our natural way of getting rid of dry skin cells.


Why is grooming important?

For me, grooming is really part of an intelligent lifestyle and it is part of having a good hygiene. And why is it important? Haha, what if you bumped into your crush and hindi ka neatly groomed? Haha, wa-poise and wa-points ka dear!!!


Hey, guys and gals, do you also want to join YesNoMeh's Giveaway? Yes, you read it right. Guys can also join.

Giveaway Entry Method for YesNoMeh's Giveaway:


Step 1: Write a blog entry answering one or both of these two easy questions:

1. What is your favorite beauty ritual? -- if you want to win Gift Pack A
2. Why is grooming important? -- if you want to win Gift Pack B

(Yes, you can have a chance to win both gift packs if you answer both questions.)

Step 2: Include a link to http://www.yesnomeh.com/ anywhere in your blog entry.

Step 3: Post the link to your blog entry in their comment section.

The deadline for entries is December 9, 2009 and is open to anyone with a Philippine address. The winners will be chosen by random.org.

What you can win?

FOR GIRLS:
Gift Pack A is comprised of the following HBC ALLUE beauty products:
1) ALLUE Beauty Book (contains Lip Creme, Pressed Powder and Cheek Blush-- all in shades of pink)
2) ALLUE Flower Lip Gloss Pen Set (contains 3 mouthwatering flavors!),
3) ALLUE Fruity Lip Balm Delight (in strawberry)
4) ALLUE Glam Rock Lip Performance Crayon (shade 04)
5) ALLUE shimmer blush gel (shade 01), and...
6) ALLUE Lip Conditioner (in berry).

FOR GUYS:

Gift Pack B is comprised of the following HBC OHM men's care products:
1) OHM Cologne Spray in 'Velocity' (50ml)
2) OHM Cologne Spray in 'Power' (50ml)
3) OHM Hair Gel-o in 'Inigo' (100g)
4) OHM Body Soap in 'Kinetic'
5) OHM Body Soap in 'Heat'


So, hurry! I'm really sorry for posting late. December 9, 2009 is the deadline!!!

Living Life to the Fullest Giveaway!!!

Living Life to the Fullest is hosting her wedding anniversary contest and she's giving away gift certificates of your choice as a prize.

CHOOSE, CHOOSE, CHOOSE...







GIVEAWAY ENTRY METHOD:

1. Guess the answer to this question: Since it is their anniversary, what is their theme song?
2. Follow Living Life to the Fullest site (1 point) via Google Connect or RSS Reader
3. Post this contest to your site (1 point).
4. Share it with your friends. ( 1 point each site) via any social network - Digg, Stumble, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
5. Place a comment on her post regarding the task/methods that you have done and don't forget to put your e-mail address.

Living Life to the Fullest will raffle your names and will take a video of it and let her son pick up two lucky winners.

Living Life to the Fullest Multiple Choice for question No. 1:

1. Close to You - by Carpenters
"That is why all the girls in town
Follow you all around.
Just like me, they long to be
Close to you"

2. It Might be You - by Stephen Bishops
"It's you, it's you I've been waiting for all of my life"

3. Got to believe in Magic - by David Pomeranz
"Tell me how two people find each other
In a world that's full of strangers"

GIVEAWAY ENDS: December 18, 2009

Even though, there's a clue it's still hard to choose what song it is... hihihi...

Gossip Gehl's Starbucks Planner 2010 Giveaway!!!

If I were a Starbucks bevie, what would I be and why?



If I would ever be
one of the bevies of SB,

I wanna be a cup
of a Peppermint Mocha frap.

I am filled up
with frothy mocha and cream on top,
which will make your first gulp
get you till the last drop.

And there's something in your buds...
that's the peppermint catch.

So, ano pa ang iyong hanap?
Take now your Peppermint Mocha frap
before it's out of stock.


This is my entry to Gossip Gehl's Starbucks Planner giveaway! If you also want to join, here are the mechanics:

1. Answer this question on your blog: If you were a Starbucks drink, what would you be and why? If you would be kind enough to mention her blog giveaway/mechanics in your entry, she would appreciate it too!
2. Leave a link to your entry on the comments section of her post.
3. Don't forget to indicate your preferred Starbucks planner design. (Choose among the following: Cherry, Espresso, Roast).
4. Deadline for entries is at 11:59 pm of December 12, 2009.
5. The results of the electronic raffle will be announced on Monday, December 14, 2009.


Way to go Gossip Gehl!!!

My Simple Giveaway Winner!!!

Congratulations to MOO TWITTER!!! You've won my giveaway!



Thanks to Magic Bowl for helping me out to pick the winner!!! And thank you very much to the other six who joined my giveaway! Thank you... Thank you...



Always visit my blog for more contests, giveaways and promos!!!



The winners for the Village Boys II tickets will be announced soon.

GARNIER Surprise!!!

Win a complete set of Garnier Light products by simply SHARING MARIA'S STORY TO THE MOST NUMBER OF PEOPLE.


Just Share Maria's story and the secret to rolling in brightness to all your friends! If you share it to the most number of people in a week, then the complete set is yours!

But just in case you don't get to send it to the most number of people, a surprise already awaits once you share this with your friends. The surprise will be given on December 12, 2009.


Here's the link to where you can put your friends e-mail addresses:

http://www.rollinbrightness.com/site/share.php


PLUS! Be at the TOP 100 Hall of Shame stories and you can also get the chance to win a fancy gift pack from GARNIER LIGHT. Just share your ridiculous stories like Maria.

Here's the link where you can share your stories:

http://www.rollinbrightness.com/site/instructions.php


Everyone wins by just sharing! So start sharing now!