Blue Water Day Spa Debuts in Tomas Morato

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I love spas. After my yoga practice, I sometimes feel long neglected muscles come alive (read my lips: sore muscles). A body massage does the job to take away the aches and pains, soothe and detox the body. Or after a long day away from home attending blogger events or running errands as a busy mom, it just feels so good to settle down to a great foot massage.

Today, Blue Water Day Spa opens its doors in Tomas Morato. It’s the second Blue Water spa that comes with a spa theater. The first one, along Ortigas Ave., could seat over 20 people in the theater. This one in Tomas Morato seats 16.

I got a personalized tour when I arrived there. We started out with the rooms. They have couple rooms where you can have a body massage or scrub. It has its own bathroom and changing area so that you need not leave the room to wash and change.

For simple body massages, there is a room each for ladies and men, tastefully decorated too to calm the spirit.

(Ladies’ massage room)
(Men’s massage room)
The theater area is cozy enough to hold intimate spa parties. Families and good friends would love the pampering while watching a good movie together. I got a good back massage while in a lazy boy chair and that was a very relaxing experience while a movie was being shown.
Today, they had a demo of the Tibetan Meridian Fire Therapy (a 45-minute treatment that starts with hard massage, setting fire to the area that needs slimming down, then another hard massage round). Setting you on fire is safe, mind you, as in the picture below, because they saran wrap you first, then wrap the area in towels before lighting up. It is a slimming massage that also eliminates excess fat cells, water and toxins in the body.

(That’s the abdomen of the “guinea pig” set on fire. He actually lost some centimeters after the treatment.)

Will I try it? Uhhhhmmmm, not sure. But I will definitely try the traditional Filipino massage (hilot) that they are offering. I love hilot because it brings out the trapped air in muscles which cause pain. I have some achy muscles right now that need ironing out. The Brazilian Crystal Massage looks good too!
Aside from massages, Blue Water Day Spa offers body scrubs, foot treatments, facial skin care treatments, waxing hair removal and spa packages.
Visit Blue Water Day Spa’s newest location at 238 Sct. Bayoran, Tomas Morato, Quezon City. They are open Mon-Sun from 1pm-12mn. Tel 486-5584 or mobile 0923-718-7101.

Krispy Kreme Contest: Entries for May 24-30, 2010 (Winner Announced)

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Update: 

Here we go. Like last week, I had another special guest judge for this week’s entries and she’s no other than our other yaya, Yaya Hazel, who has been with us over 15 years already. Yaya Hazel chose the same picture as the one that garnered the most votes this week and that is no other than *drumroll*...Juno Limjap Sison.

Congrats to Juno and Jillian. I will be emailing you for further details.

Thanks to all those who joined the contest and also took time out to vote for your favorite picture. And last but not least, thanks Krispy Kreme, for sponsoring this Mother’s Day contest.

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We’re posting below the entries for Week May 24-30, 2010 of the Krispy Kreme contest (You and Your Mom). You can still join in. Send your photos of you and your Mom. May 29 is last day for this week’s entries. Voting ends noon of May 30.

To vote for your favorite picture, please leave a comment on this post stating the entrant’s name and why you chose his/her photo for your vote. I’m picking the winner by Sunday, May 30, 2010 based on the following criteria:

  • 40% – how closely the photo reflects entrant’s relationship with Mom
  • 35% – impact of explanation as to why the photo is magical
  • 25% – number of positive comments the entry elicits from my readers 

Entrant: Bernadette Jamie Eustaquio
“This is me and my mother having “kulitan-photoshoot” at Microtel Palawan. Both of us dont know how to kayak,that’s why we just took a picture in it.It is also rare that we have bonding moments especially when I started working. =)”


Entrant: Ria Tirazona
“My mom has been (and always will be!) my staunchest supporter and one of her biggest wishes for me ever since childhood was to lose weight. This is a magical moment in our lives because for the first time ever, I was able to sit next to her in a bikini in one of our favorite places to be in, Boracay. It was a fulfillment of both our dreams and even though I have gained weight again, I still feel her solid support no matter what!”


Entrant: Juno Limjap Sison (mother)
“Ahoy there! Mommy agreed on a ‘Take ur dog-out-to highstreet’ Day with her friends, well we don’t have a dog, so she took me instead! ;p She justified by putting me in a baby-sling all day long- I got rewarded with a donut, fair enough!”


Krispy Kreme Contest: Entries for May 17-23, 2010 (Winner Announced)

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And the winner is….

OK, before that, let me first introduce my special judge. She is not a Mom. Neither is she a kid. But she is almost like a Mom. She’s one of our yayas at home — Yaya Em, who has been with our family for over 10 years. I showed the photo entries to Yaya Em and asked her to rank them 1,2,3. Then I counted the unique votes for each entrant.

The winner for this week was the top choice of Yaya Em and also garnered the most unique votes – 27.

Congratulations, Roanne Lim! You win a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts! (I will email you further details)

Tomorrow (May 24, Monday) we begin another week of this contest. The 2 entries that did not win this week qualify as entries for the 2nd week. However, this week’s votes no longer count and you will need to gather your family & friends to vote again for your picture (I will put up another post for the 2nd week and that is where voting should be done).

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We’re posting below the entries for Week May 17-23, 2010 of the Krispy Kreme contest (You and Your Mom). You can still join in. Send your photos with Mom in. May 22 is last day for this week’s entries. Late entries (after May 22) will be entered in next week’s list of entries.

To vote for your favorite picture, please leave a comment on this post stating the entrant’s name and why you chose his/her photo for your vote. I’m picking the winner by Sunday, May 23, 2010 based on the following criteria:

  • 40% – how closely the photo reflects entrant’s relationship with Mom
  • 35% – impact of explanation as to why the photo is magical
  • 25% – number of positive comments the entry elicits from my readers 

Entrant: Bernadette Jamie Eustaquio
“This is me and my mother having “kulitan-photoshoot” at Microtel Palawan. Both of us dont know how to kayak,that’s why we just took a picture in it.It is also rare that we have bonding moments especially when I started working. =)”


Entrant: Ria Tirazona
“My mom has been (and always will be!) my staunchest supporter and one of her biggest wishes for me ever since childhood was to lose weight. This is a magical moment in our lives because for the first time ever, I was able to sit next to her in a bikini in one of our favorite places to be in, Boracay. It was a fulfillment of both our dreams and even though I have gained weight again, I still feel her solid support no matter what!”


Entrant: Roanne Lim
“Today is yaya’s day off.  I think I’ll be busy today watching over my mom. :)”



Krispy Kreme Contest: You and Your Mom

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Mother’s Day may be over but the month of May (dedicated to mothers) isn’t. Celebrating the month of mothers can be done for the entire 31 days of the month.

Krispy Kreme has new creations that are worth taking your most-loved mother on a Krispy Kreme date for. Their theme centers around mangoes – the tropical fruit that everyone loves. First, there is the Mango Kreme Cake – made of chunky bits of mangoes mixed with custard set atop of soft vanilla cake and garnished with graham cracker bits.

Of course, the best partner of the Mango Kreme Cake is the Mango Kreme Chiller – a thirst-quenching beverage made of mangoes and topped with whipped cream.
Now, you still have a chance to show how much you love your Mom and it is so easy. Here are the simple mechanics:
2. Once you’ve followed Chloe, email a photo of yourself and your mother having a magical moment with a brief description (2-3 sentences) on why it is magical to the e-mail address of Chloe (hotlightgirl.chloe@gmail.com). Copy me on your email entry by sending same entry to my email address (thephilippinebeat@gmail.com) so that I’m sure to include your photo in my next blog post.

The photo can be an old one or a recent one. With your email, include the following info:

  • Full Name
  • Facebook Name
  • Age
  • Blog where you saw this promo, which in this case is my blog (The Philippine Beat)
  • Date of submission

3. Chloe will email me your photo entry which I will post on my blog. You have 2 chances to win because the first week’s contest runs from May 17-21 (one winner to be announced May 23) and the second week’s contest runs from May 24-30 (noon) (one winner to be announced May 30). Non-winners from the first week remain eligible in the second week.

4. The winner of each week will be chosen by a guest judge of my choice based on the following criteria:

  • 40% – how closely the photo reflects your relationship with your Mom
  • 35% – impact of your explanation as to why the photo is magical
  • 25% – number of positive comments your entry elicits from my readers (you may ask your family and friends to comment but please…NO SPAMMING). I reserve the right to disregard what I deem to be spam comments.

The judge’s choice is FINAL.

5. I will email the weekly winners and ask the winners to tell me which KK branch the prize will be claimed from. Each winner gets a free box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

6. To claim your prize, print out the email from me confirming that you won and present it to the KK branch with one valid ID. Claiming period is until June 4, 2010.

7. Prizes are not convertible to cash and can only be claimed personally at a KK branch. I won’t be able to mail/post/deliver the boxes to the winners.

Win a Shirt from Nike Women

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POC Sportacular has teamed up with Nike for Mother’s Day to bring you this contest. Yes, Mother’s Day may be over but you still get a chance to win one of these Nike Women shirts.
Here are the different ways to join:
1.       Leave a comment below.
3.       Leave a comment on our Facebook wall.
4.       Follow us on Twitter.
5.       Tweet this link http://bit.ly/ckL53A along with the #POCSportacular and #NikeWomen hashtags.
6.       Put a link to this contest on your blog (don’t forget to tell us about it!).
Once you’ve done any of the items on this list, post a comment here with the link to your entries or send an email to msumayao (at) thepoc (dot) net.
You get more entries for each individual item on the list, so maximize your chances of winning by doing everything we mentioned! Take note that each of these items will qualify as just one raffle entry, regardless of how many times you do them. That means that if you spam Twitter with a million of our hashtags, you’ll still get just one raffle entry.
The contest began last May 9, 2010 and runs till 12 midnight, May 17, 2010. Winners will be announced the next day, on Sportacular.

“DOugh YOUR PART” on May 10: Go out and VOTE!

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Just one week from now and the Philippines will hold its first automated elections.

Many citizens’ groups have joined hands to help the voting public. A big concern is teaching the public to vote in a different way from the old procedure of writing the candidates’ names on a ballot. Mock elections held in different parts of the country showed that so many still were not sure how to vote.

In an effort to do their share in spreading awareness of exactly HOW TO VOTE, Krispy Kreme has come out with an innovative, and fun, way to make voters comfortable with the new ballot. Beginning this Labor Day weekend, all Krispy Kreme customers will be asked to fill out their orders for doughnuts using this mock-up ballot. Mark Gamboa, Marketing Manager of Krispy Kreme, has this to say about the mock ballot, “We wanted to make it a fun learning experience for the voters. This will help them prepare for the real, automated voting system.”

(front of KK ballot)
(back of KK ballot)
And, from May 8 to May 10 only, limited edition Krispy Kreme Vote 2010 doughnuts will be available for sale.
I’m going to be one of those making a beeline for the Vote 2010 doughnuts this weekend. I suggest you get your family boxes before they run out. These will be great snacks to bring to the voting precincts as well. Sugar rush = high energy! Yes, I’ll need a lot of energy to get over these days running up to Election Day.
And oh…one more message from Krispy Kreme…

Entertainment shopping site WiniLa to launch in IP e-games Domination IV

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Bringing you the best of online shopping, e-Game’s partner WiniLa invites everyone to its grand launch at Domination IV–the biggest online gaming event in the Philippines.

WiniLa is a new and exciting online auction offering daily discounts on the hottest gadgets and accessories in the market. Developed and maintained locally, the site allows bidders to receive up to 80% savings on pre-selected technology and lifestyle brands such as Playstation 3, Wii, XboX, Blackberry, iPhone, iPod, Mac Mini, Apple TV, Sony digital cameras, and Nokia mobile phones.
Just register for FREE at www.Winila.com to avail these features:

  • Choose from different bid-credit packages that suits your budget
  • Engage in auctions that start at a price of zero
  • Buy an item outright without bidding
  • Use an automated Winbroker who will do the bidding for you
  • Ease of use with multiple bid windows
  • Earn free bid credits for every friend referral

You may also experience WiniLa at Domination IV happening on April 10, 2010 (Saturday) at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. To celebrate its grand launch, a special live auction will be held at the Winila booth for its registered users. Up for bid are i-Pods, Skullcandy headphones, Samsung 19” LCD, Sony Playstation 3 Slim, PSP Go, and other cool items.

Winila–Spend small, Win Big!

See you there!
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Registration for Domination IV is still open. Visit domination4.e-games.com.ph for more information.

Contest: Shen’s 2nd Anniversary Giveaway

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My friend, Shen, a beauty blogger, celebrates the second anniversary of her blog, Shen’s Addiction, with a contest that you all will surely love.

(that’s Shen behind the 3 of us)

She is giving away a whole range of beauty products to three (3) winners: 2 in the Philippines, 1 abroad.

Just take a look at some of the prizes she has in store for you:

Prizes:

The Body Shop
Maybelline Products
Ellana Minerals
Sun Life It’s Time
Pureglow Minerals
Beauty and Minerals
Dollface Cosmetics
Pureology
L’oreal Proffesionel
The Spa Gift Certificate
Ipanema GB collection Certificate
L’oreal Men Expert




Hurry and join! Her contest runs till April 30, 2010. For the mechanics of the contest, click HERE

Safeguard, Ariel and Tide Can Make You a Millionaire

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I’ve been a Tide and Safeguard user since waaaaayyyyyy back!

Today I just got some news from my 2 favorite products and their sibling Ariel. You can become a millionaire the clean way with Safeguard, Ariel and Tide’s Yaman Promo.


Specially marked Safeguard “Yaman sa Kalusugan” promo packs, Ariel “Yaman sa Kalinisan” promo packs and Tide “Yaman sa Kaputian” promo packs have text boxes inside. Open up your packs and check if you are the winner of a cash prize or e-load (only for Safeguard).

 
Major cash prizes up for grabs are PhP1 million, PhP 500,000, 100,000 and 10,000. Minor cash prizes are  PhP 5, 10, 50 or 1,000. Safeguard users also have a chance to win PhP500 e-load.
If you have a winning Safeguard pack, text the following info to 2910: SFG, name, age, address, unique promo code. A confirmation message will be sent to you to let you know where you can claim your cash prize or if your e-load winnings have already been transferred to your cellphone.
To claim the cash prize, you must present the following – the valid and specially marked winning Safeguard pack, the SMS reply from 2910 that states your prize and how you can claim it, any two (2) valid IDs (i.e SSS, Driver’s License, Passport, Company ID) and the SIM card with which the entry was made. If you are a minor, please ask your parent or guardian to accompany you in claiming your prize.
If you have a winning Ariel or Tide pack, claim your prize by presenting the valid and specially marked winning Ariel or Tide pack and any two (2) valid IDs (i.e SSS, Driver’s License, Passport, Company ID) at any participating LBC outlets nationwide.
Promo runs till June 2010.

iBlog6 is Coming!

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iBlog6 will happen from April 16-17, 2010. Venue is Malcolm Theater, Malcolm Hall, UP College of Law, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

While this is, as it says, its 6th year already, this will only be my 4th year to attend this summit. 2006 was the first time I joined iBlog. Since then, I have become friends with an entire blogging community, participated in so many blogger events and advocacies, and learned so much (and still continuing to learn).

For newbie bloggers, this is THE annual conference to attend if you want to pick up really great tips on blogging and various issues about it, including how to bring it to the next level and monetizing it. This is also where you will get to meet in the flesh the people behind blogs you just have been reading or hearing about to date. For veteran bloggers, it is a great excuse to meet up with fellow bloggers, many of whom are already very good friends.

Another good excuse to go? The whole thing is FREE!

iBlogs in the past were 1-day events but this year, it has become a 2-day affair. Day One is reserved for those interested in the entrepreneurial, marketing and advertising aspect of blogging while Day Two is a day for all bloggers.

Check out iBlog6’s homepage HERE

To see the 2-day programme of activities, click HERE

To register, go HERE