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The ELEMENTS Songwriting Camp proudly announces its roster of participants for its first-ever workshop for songwriters.

To be held in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental from November 14 to 18, ELEMENTS is an all-expense paid project of 7101 Music Nation, which pushes for outdoor hands-on learning experience and the development of budding Filipino songwriters.

Hailing from different parts of the country, 60 campers have been chosen to join 24 of the biggest names in the Philippine music industry, including Ryan Cayabyab, Rico Blanco, Jim Paredes, Joey Ayala, Gary Valenciano, Jonathan Manalo, Jungee Marcelo, and Yael Yuzon. The 60 ELEMENTS participants are as follows:

Emmanuel Aguila, Jana Alano, Abby Asistio, Juan Gabriel Ayala, Marco Lorenzo Baccay, Zen Joshua Bahan, Marc Peter Baluyan, Jowel Basister, Cedric Bonjoc, Alexander Briones, Jeriko Buenafe, Jessica Sarah Bulahan, Len Calvo, Marie Anathea Chua, Migi de Belen, Enrique de Dios, Hans Dimayuga, Lino Belli Dumas, Andrei Elizaga, Alfonso Agustin Enriquez, Cattski Espina, Danilo Estioco, Ann Margaret Figueroa, Jude Gitamondoc, Don Kishin Javier, Angel Josol, Rey Emmanuel Lapingcao, Joselito Lema, Kevin Louie Lim, Katrina Marie Lopez, Michel Korina Magsaysay, Noel Mahinay, Mark Vincent Manansala, Tyrone Jester Mateos, Miguel Mendoza III, Jessan May Mirador, Nasrudin Mokamad, Ireneo Orio III, James Palma, Pio Labra Pataganao, Jethro Patalinghug, Josemari Quiblat, Rene Karl Ramirez, Maria Carmina Ramos, Shann Bryle Rubido, Denise Sagun, Charmi Rose Santos, Roque Santos, Jeremy Sarmiento, Rivah-Anne Singson, Pocholo Suavillo, Jem Talaroc, Kim Tiangco, Carlo Luis Tiangson, Jazper Tiongson, Katrina Torralba, Carlos Nikolai Velarde, Lorenzo Gabriel Vergara, Danielle Elise Zamar, and Renna Mae Zetha.

ELEMENTS is spearheaded by artistic director Ryan Cayabyab, who also facilitated the live tryouts and auditions in each region last September.

“We found exceptional songwriters that we kept on thinking that they would be undiscovered for a long, long time had ELEMENTS not come along. It is time for these songwriters to shine and be given the basic information they need to penetrate the industry,” said Cayabyab.

NEW YORK  — What to Expect.com, the online companion to Heidi Murkoff’s bestselling series of What to Expect® parenting and pregnancy books, and Hallmark Cards, announce the launch of their joint online baby bump photo contest, celebrating the pride of pregnancy – and bellies. New and expectant moms (and those who love them) may submit photos of themselves during their pregnancy as well as photos from earlier pregnancies for a chance to win must-haves for new moms, such as new Personalized Baby Announcements from Hallmark.com.

“Pregnancy is such an exciting and meaningful time for moms-to-be,” notes Hallmark Product Manager Camille Lauer. “With this contest, we are excited to create a space where moms will be able to show off their expectant joy.”

Each week until November 24, people can visit the site and vote on weekly winners, whose photos will be posted on WhatToExpect.com. Visitors can then vote on their favorite weekly winner for the grand prize award winner to be announced on December 6.

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Here’s your chance to win an iPad or a few seconds of fame on cable TV. Drop by SM North EDSA from September 16 to 22, 2010, and join Fox Channel’s “So Manila, So Fox” mall tour.

“So Manila, So Fox” features a photo booth where you can have your picture taken while posing with the Fox logo. At the end of the mall tour, the three most creative shots will win iPads.

You can also try out the “So Manila, So Fox” video booth where you can choose to act adventurous, edgy, hip, fabulous, or crazy while being videotaped flashing a Fox statement pill. The most creative video clips will be featured in Fox Channel’s station ID.

If you’re a bar-hopper, you can win free drinks or freebies by “making a statement” in the “So Scene, So Fox” bar tour happening this September and October at Il Ponticello Café Ristorante (Tuesdays), Encore Bar (Wednesdays), and Republiq Bar (Fridays).

Are you hot, red, wet, sweaty, or tiny? Describe yourself by forming foxy statements using the Fox pill and win free shots or take home exclusive “So Fox” dog tags, stickers, T-shirts, and baller IDs, plus a souvenir Polaroid picture of your Fox statement.

All pictures and videos can be downloaded from the “So Manila, So Fox” website at www.somanilasofox.com

The heat is on as the 12 finalists for SM Hypermarket’s Super Chef challenge go head to head in the four final rapid-fire final rounds that will determine who will be hailed as the SM Hypermarket Super Chef.

SM Superchef Challenge Asian Food Channel Finalist

Catch the 12 SM Superchef Challenge finalists at Asian Food Channel this August!

Initially, 60 participants, composed of housewives, culinary students and instructors, call center agents, kitchen crew members, restaurant owners, bankers, and retirees had faced off in live cooking challenges.  The 12 participants who beat out their competitors time and again are now under even more pressure as the pool of participants becomes ever smaller.  To make the competition more intense, the challenges will be televised over the Asian Food Channel.

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Eastwood City Facebook 20,000 Fans Promo

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Premier leisure destination Eastwood City rejoices its 20,000 Facebook fans with the launch of an exciting online contest! Just list 20 things, places, events or reasons why you’re a fan of Eastwood City and post your answers via note, url link, video, photo collage etc. to Eastwood City’s Official Facebook Page and get to win exclusive gift certificates and VIP event passes!

Twenty (20) winners will be chosen based on the following criteria:

  • Creativity 30%
  • Originality 30%
  • Content 20%
  • Eastwood City lovin’ and substance 20%

Entries may be posted on or before July 14, 2010. Be updated about this exciting giveaway by joining Eastwood City’s online community at www.facebook.com/eastwoodcity.

To celebrate 9 solid years of being the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Platinum awardee when it comes to mobile phones, Nokia has launched a 3-month contest called The Nokia Stories. Now is your chance to tell people about the greatest, funniest, or most interesting experiences you’ve had with your Nokia mobile device. Log on to www.nokia.com.ph/nokiastories and write about your experience. Tell us how your Nokia phone saved the day, how it helped you in that long-distance relationship with your significant other, how it’s your new best friend, and so on.

Nokia will post the best entries on the site, and every month, they will choose 2 winners to receive a brand-new Nokia 2220 slide.

The Nokia 2220 slide is a compact quality slider that helps you express yourself while giving you practical ways to stay connected and organized. Listen to the built-in FM radio and stay entertained, browse the Internet with GPRS connectivity, and access social-networking sites, keep up with the news, and search for useful information, all on the move.

You could also use your free email address from Ovi by Nokia on your Nokia 2220 slide, or access free webmail on any PC, write yourself notes to help remember shopping lists, directions, and other information you need throughout the day, and store up to 1,000 entries in the phone book. With all these features in one tiny device, you’d find another best friend in the Nokia 2220 slide.

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To celebrate the release of the brand new movie Sex and the City 2, Debenhams is giving you and your closest friends the chance to win an amazing city break to New York!

Visit the city where it all began, shop in the most fashionable stores, or sip cocktails in the most glamorous of bars. This fantastic prize includes return flights from London to New York, four nights in a 4-star hotel, a $1000 VIP shopping trip at Bergdorf Goodman and the Sex and the City 2 location tour – so you can see all the places made famous by the girls.

For more information about this exciting promo, log on to http://debenhamscompetitions.com/satc2/

SM Hypermarket has launched the latest and greatest edition of its Super Chef series by turning it into a reality show – think Iron Chef meets American Idol meets Survivor.

SM Hypermarket Super Chef 2010 Mechanics

Super Chefs is open to anyone who can cook, be they housewives, carinderia owners, culinary school students or professional chefs. The competition is divided into three stages: 1) audition; 2) elimination; and the 3) grand finals.

The Super Chefs grand finals will be aired on the Asian Food Channel and hosted by Chef Tristan Encarnacion.

To get qualified for the audition round, interested participants just need to present a P1,000 single or accumulated purchase from any SM Hypermarket inclusive of the sponsors’ product together with your cooked dish on the submission day. Throughout the competition, their creations will be judged by celebrities like Winnie Cordero and the country’s top chefs like Reggie Aspiras, to ensure that only the best survive.

The grand winner of the SM Hypermarket Super Chefs will get to take home a kitchen showcase worth P100,000 and go on a 4-day all-expense-paid trip to Singapore for a culinary training. Runner-ups will also win a P50,000, P25,000, P15,000 or P10,000 SM gift certificates.

The contest runs from May to July 2010. For details, visit any SM Hypermarket branch, log on to www.smhypermarket.com, or like Super Chefs on Facebook.

SM Hypermarket Super Chefs 2010 is sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions, Nestle, San Remo, Purefoods, Selecta, Kraft Miracle Whip, Cheez Whiz, Eden Cheese, Mccormick, Lee Kum Kee, Kikkoman soy sauce, Clara Ole and San Miguel Beer.

Dusit Thani Manila sets the stage for all children aged 15 and below as they show their appreciation for their dads through an essay-writing contest. The theme for the contest is “Why is your dad the best dad in the world?” Essays must be handwritten and composed in English using a minimum of 200 words with a photograph of the author with the “best dad.”

The three best entries will receive prizes including an overnight stay at one of Dusit Thani’s newly refurbished grand rooms with a complimentary breakfast buffet and a special Sunday Crossover Brunch. All qualified entries will be displayed at the lobby of Dusit Thani Manila from June 20 to June 30. Deadline for submission of entries is on May 30. Interested participants must secure their entries in an envelope and properly label it with their full name, address and contact details and send it to the PR & Events Department, third floor, Dusit Thani Manila, Ayala Center 1223, Makati City.

For more information, call 867 3333.

Californiaberry Cool Summer Giveaways

Californiaberry Cool Summer Giveaways

Aside from having your favorite non-fat frozen yogurt flavor this scorching summer heat, Californiaberry is launching a cool promo which will make everyone’s eating pleasure more exciting.  Love taking crazy and cute photos of yourself? Now is the most thrilling time to be adventurous as you get the chance to be rewarded with your most-coveted dream gadget.

Introducing the Californiaberry’s Cool Summer Give Aways Promo where all Californiaberry facebook Philippine resident fans get a chance to take home cool prizes. Simply take a photo of yourself, family, or friends with their most hilarious expression of craving Californiaberry yogurt, taken at any branches nationwide until May 31, 2010.

To register, simply log on to www.californiaberry.net and input your contact details. After registration, you will be forwarded to the Californiaberry facebook page where you can start uploading photos. Submission and voting of photos is until May 31, 2010. Photo with the most number of likes from fans wins a Nintendo Wii as the grand prize. Other prizes include Sony PSP for the 2nd place while 3rd to 5th places get an iPod shuffle.

Be creative and snap a shot with your loved ones as you cool down with your favorite Californiaberry cup! Check out their branches at Silver City, SM Megamall, Robinson’s Galleria, Greenhills Madison Square, Paseo Center, Tomas Morato, SM Edsa The Block, SM Southmall, The Fort Strip, SM Manila, and Gaisano Mall Davao.

For more details, visit www.californiaberry.net or Californiaberry’s official Facebook fan page.

Per DTI permit no. 2977 series of 2010.

Hi. I’m giving away a Paramore Live in Manila autographed shirt to one (1) lucky fan residing in Metro Manila. Simple mechanics, no purchase required. :)

Paramore Live in Manila Official Shirt

Win this!

photo by Brian Ong

Just follow these  simple steps:

1. Add Little Asia Resto on Facebook
2. Like this Facebook note to have your name included in the raffle. You may also leave your name in the comments section below.
3. Share the note on your Facebook wall (optional)

Winner will be drawn via Random.Org List Randomizer. The person on the 9th spot of the randomized list gets the shirt. For validity, CamStudio will be used to record the online draw.

Sample Draw

Deadline for entries is on 11:59pm of April 16 (Friday). Winner will be announced in digitalpepspace.com on April 18 (Sunday). An email or Facebook message will be sent to the winner with details on how to claim the prize.

Here are some of my photos during the Paramore Concert:

Complete album.

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