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Shoes can be bought for practical or frivolous purposes, but most of the time they are very personal and part of our histories. Whether it’s a scruffy pair of Chucks or a tottering pair of stiletto heels, your shoes have an interesting story to tell. Share your story with Nuffnang and join The Red Shoes Story Contest! All you have to do is write an interesting anecdote or inspirational story about a pair of shoes you own in your blog, website, or social networking site.

Email the ff information to theredshoes@gmail.com:
o Full Name
o Email Address
o Delivery Address
o Contact Numbers
o Link to your shoe story post
o Copy and paste your shoe story in the email body

Only entries that fulfill the abovementioned requirements and that are from the Philippines will be accepted.

Deadline of entries is strictly on 12nn February 22, 2010. Entries received beyond this deadline will not qualify. The top 3 entries to be chosen by our panel of judges will win Php 5,000 each, plus premiere night tickets to The Red Shoes.

The winners will be announced on March 1, 2010 at the Red Shoes Website. Stay tuned for the announcement at www.theredshoes.com.ph.

Good luck!

If you could make the whole world happy for the day, what would you do?

Answering this simple question will give you the opportunity for a rare, once in a lifetime treat – an all-expense, 12-day vacation at Brazil with you and three of your friends! Havaianas is aware that the purpose of life is to be happy and would like to spread this happiness to you with the new Happy Soles Campaign. All you need to do is to come up with a creative answer to the question, “If anything was possible, what would you do to make the world happy for a day?” You can do this in three ways:

1) Via the Havaianas roving video booth at select nationwide malls (see the website for the roving booth schedule)

2) Through your own video camera and e-mail it to us at happysoles@havaianasphilippines.com.

3) On February 18 and onwards, you will also be able to submit your answer to www.havaianasphilippines.com/happysoles directly via webcam!

The top ten entries will be shortlisted by a board of judges, and the grand prize winner will be picked through a voting system on the Happy Soles website. This winner and three of his/her friends, will fly to Brazil for an all-expense vacation, complete with $1,000 worth of shopping money and travel must-haves from Havaianas, David and Goliath, Aloha Board Sports, and Sony. You’ll be staying at chic boutique hotels, dine at world-class restaurants, shop at Oscar Friere Street, and a crazy shopping spree at the Havaianas Concept Store. You’ll also experience the laid-back beach lifestyle of famous beaches like Copacabana, enjoy football madness at Morumbi, and travel to the breath-taking tropical landscape of Jardim Botanico.

Excited? Visit www.havaianasphilipipnes.com/happysoles for complete contest details!

As a holiday treat to all of you, two of my blogs is giving you a chance to win a 32 GB iPod Touch or 2 iPod Nano. This is only for Philippine residents.

Here’s how:

1. Win an 8GB iPod Nano with your Real Leaf Story . Just read mechanics.

Ends January 30, 2010

2. Win a 32 GB iPod Touch or 8 GB iPod Nano with your Minute Maid Pulpy Orange Story. Here are the Mechanics

Ends January 29, 2010

You can only win once so you can’t win two prizes.

Good luck!

Ever since my sister-in-law moved to Singapore with her family, we have made it our second home. With affordable travel fares, it is so easy to travel from Manila to Singapore. My daughters fly back and forth on their own every time there is a Singapore sale. Every visit to Singapore is unique experience because there are just so many places, food and events. On one of our visits, my husband and I stopped by at the Raffles Hotel for a Singapore Sling.

This year I got invited to media events in Singapore which is different from my personal travels.

A Nokia Ovi adventure brought me to the Esplanade where my media friends and I had fun doing creative shots.

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Read also my entry on the The Sweetness of Gratitude

A Greatly Grateful Country

After weathering a lot of problems, the country has much to thank for.

Despite all the crises and issues the nation has faced, the Filipino has risen above it all – revealing an indomitable spirit fueled by a cheerful, optimistic nature that is truly praiseworthy. And a popular international Swiss chocolate brand believes that this inherently Pinoy character is an amazing reason to celebrate.

(I attended the Thank You Day Celebration in 2007 )
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