Epson Presents Color Imaging Contest 2008

Epson is giving all aspiring and professional photographers the opportunity to showcase their talents by participating in its photo contest.

The Color Imaging Contest was first launched in 1994, with the aims of promoting new forms of expression through digital printing, and to help create a rich, fun digital culture.

Open to all art and photography enthusiasts, Epson is giving you the opportunity to display your hidden and creative talents to the fullest and for a chance to win some fantastic prizes.

Send us your best works and you could win some fabulous prizes!

Entry submission deadline: 29 August 2008

Color Imaging Contest Categories

Photograph Category
Photographic works exploring the possibilities of photographic expression through digital processes

Graphics Category
Such as digital designs, computer graphics, paintings, lithographic, illustrations, typography exploring the possibilities of graphic expression through digital processes
 
Prizes 
 Grand Prize  : 2 million yen and an Epson Product [1 winner]
 Runner-up Prize1  : 1 million yen and an Epson Product [1 winner]
 Judge’s Awards  : 300,000 yen [6 winners] 

Photography Category

 First Prize Award  : 500,000 yen [1 winner]
 Prospect Award2  : 50,000 yen [3 winners]
 Special Award  : 50,000 yen [5 winners]
 Merit Award  : A Gift [20 winners]

Graphics Category

 First Prize Award  : 500,000yen [1 winner]
 Prospect Award2   : 50,000 yen [3 winners]
 Special Award  : 50,000 yen [5 winners]
 Merit Award  : A Gift [20 winners]

Regional Awards3

 Grand Prize  : SG$5,000 + Trip to Japan4 + an Epson product [1 winner]
 Runner-up Prize  : SG$2,000 + Trip to Japan4 + an Epson product [1 winner]
 Judge’s Award  : SG$1,000 + Trip to Japan4 + an Epson product [1 winner]

Country Awards - Philippines Region

 First Prize  : PHP30,000 + Epson P-5000 viewer[1 winner]
 Second Prize  : PHP15,000 + Epson PictureMate 270 printer [1 winner]
 Third Prize  : PHP10,000 + Epson PictureMate 270 printer [1 winner]
 Top 30 Picks  : Epson Stylus TX200 All-in-One [30 winners]

Note:

All major winners also win a trip to Japan to attend the official award ceremony. Major award winners include Grand Prize; Runner-up Prize; Judge’s Award.

1The Runner-up Prize winner shall be chosen from a category other than the category from which the Grand Prize winner is chosen. (e.g., if the Grand Prize winner is chosen from the Photograph Category, the Runner-up Prize winner shall be chosen from Graphics Category).

2The Prospect Award shall be presented for superior works authored and submitted by applicants aged 22 or under (as of Aug. 31, 2008) in each category.

3The Regional Award shall be presented for superior works authored and submitted by applicants from Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Philippines.

4Where reference is made to Win a Trip to Japan, it means to attend the award ceremony in Japan. Please refer to terms and conditions for more information.
 
 
For complete mechanics and other details visit http://www.epson.com.ph/promo/Colour_Imaging_Contest_2008.shtml

   If you are a Skycable subscriber and have kids aged 2-11 years old, why not join the Skycable Fun Club?

   One of the perks is getting a birthday pack for your child during his birthday month (pictured on the left is the birthday pack for the 3rd quarter of 2008) by being one of the first 50 to call and reserve that particular month. They change the birthday pack every quarter.

   Aside from the birthday packs, you get invites to special fun and educational activities like trips to Manila Ocean Park, SM Science Discovery Center, advanced screenings of family-oriented films, and lots more... all for free! Last summer they even had a series of free Trumpets workshops (complete with a final recital and certificates of accomplishment) for kids aged 7-11. I was not able to avail because Keirra is underage and my son Ken isn't really into performing arts.

   Click HERE to register.

   No, I don't work for Skycable... I'm just want to share this with fellow moms (and dads) because of all the good things my kids had been able to experience thanks to the Skycable Fun Club.

   OMG, OMG, OMG!!! I was just not expecting this. My daughter Keirra really wants to watch this. I joined contests on Smart Parenting, Total Girl, and K-Zone since they were giving away 2 tickets to 5 winners per mag... but to no avail. I had just about given up when I got a call today from Skycable that we won 4 tickets for the July 20 show. Four tickets na, Sunday pa! Now we can watch as a whole family, I'm so happy!

   I would like to especially thank sis Yzie for sharing this contest at the GT Mom's multiply account. Thanks talaga sis! I wouldn't have known about it had you not shared. :D

   Hmmm... I've been seeing this ETC All-Good Card advertised on ETC for some time now. They never say how you can get one though... they simply said to log on to http://www.etc.com.ph to know more. Well I did just that and guess what? According to the website you have to stay tuned to ETC to know how you can get one. Well I've stayed tuned and logged on, and still no go.

   I finally got my hands on an actual card when my sis-in-law, who's the marketing officer of MALDITA, managed to score some from an event. MALDITA is one of ETC's partner establishments and so there were some cards at their disposal.

   The card came with a small booklet which listed all the perks you can get by simply flashing them your ETC All-Good Card. Here are a few of those perks to give you an idea:

   TimeZone - P200 worth of load for only P160
   Lancome - Once a month free makeover service and skin analysis
   Ebisu - Free dessert for P500 purchase
   Fuzion Smoothie Cafe - Get P300 GCs for every P1000 purchase
   Skin Food - 10% discount on cash purchase  + free makeover + free product sample

   The ETC All-Good Card has over 50 different partner establishments. Now if only they'd say how a person can get one... anyways if I ever find out I'll be sure to share.

Friendster account required.

Full mechanics - http://profiles.friendster.com/nescafe3in1

   I won my first Ipod back in January 2006. It was a shiny blue Ipod Mini, I won it from a Chronicles of Narnia trivia contest. I had absolutely no interest in Ipods back then, I was actually aiming for the grand prize which was a trip to Hong Kong for four to watch the Narnia premiere in Disneyland. Anyways, my younger brother was obssessed with Ipods, but being a high school student he had no means to buy it himself. I contemplated selling it for a few thousand pesos but got to thinking would a few thousand pesos in my pocket make me all that much happier? Hence I decided to give the Ipod Mini to my brother, whose joy was beyond words upon receiving it.

   Fast forward to the middle of 2007. I joined a BTV NBA playoffs trivia contest, wherein I spent countless nights waiting for the live game which would at times air at 3am. The trivia question would flash during the game, so I really had to watch. Now anyone who knows me would know how much I dislike watching basketball... so it was really quite a task. In the end, I won a silver 2nd generation Ipod Nano among other prizes, which my mom told me she wanted. I gave the Ipod Nano to my mom, who's still happily using it right now.

   Some two or three months after, I joined a Skycable-Cartoon Network text contest wherein the grand prize was a snazzy black Ipod Classic 80GB. I won. My hubby was immediately enamored with it since he likes downloading videos of all sorts from the internet, and this was the model with the biggest GB count. Again, I gave the Ipod to him.

   Last March 2008, I won my 4th Ipod from the Pepsibilities writing contest. It was a lovely black Ipod Touch 8GB. Although I have little interest in music and videos (I hate wearing those ear plug things), this particular model had wifi. I opened the box, tried the wifi and internet capabilities, and was immediately hooked. Everyone in my family who had ever wanted an Ipod already got one, so this particular one was left for me. Computer geek and internet junkie that I am, it was perfect! Finally, God gave me one for me. :D

Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."

Win one of four (4) Nintendo Wii's being given away by HBO Asia! Check out the link below for the full contest details:

http://www.hboasia.com/activity_contest

   First thought, ano kaya yun?

   Anyways, I joined Velvet's "Sex and the City Fly Away Promo" last June. The contest entailed answering a trivia question and emailing them a scan of your valid US visa because the grand prize is a trip to New York for 2 w/ pocket money. I literally jumped out of bed near midnight when I saw the contest plug just to join! I saw my name on TV some 2 weeks ago as one of the first weekly winners, but they never did say what the weekly winners are going to get... I talked to Velvet a few days ago and they said I'm still qualified for the grand draw. Of course given my rotten luck with raffles eh... asa pa.


THE CONTEST:  

Velvet sponsors "Sex and the City" Fly-Away promo

abs-cbnNEWS.com

Now shown on Velvet, watch Sex and the City Season 1 from Mondays to Fridays, 10:30pm. Late night viewers can also catch the 5 episodes of SATC in a weekly marathon every Sunday at 1:00am.

Velvet has launched the "Sex and the City Fly-Away Promo." Get a chance to win premium items every week and for the grand prize, a trip to New York City, the city around which the series revolves.

To join, watch Velvet everyday and wait for the "Sex and the City" weekly trivia question. E-mail the correct answer, your full name, address, contact numbers, US Visa number, passport number, and e-mail address to velvet@abs-cbn.com with the subject "SATC Velvet".

Every Friday, Velvet will draw 5 lucky winners to win Velvet premium items. Watch out for the Weekly Winners Plug every Saturday. At the end of the promo period, Velvet will choose one winner to bag the grand prize of going to New York City with a friend. The promo ends on June 28.

Don’t miss the chance of winning special prizes and a trip to New York with Velvet's "Sex and the City Fly-Away Promo". Tune in to Velvet now available on SkyCable Gold, SkyCable Silver and other quality cable operators nationwide.

UPDATE: I claimed the prize and it's a Kiehl's Perennial Favorites Travel Pack worth US$39. A fabulous prize indeed! :D

   Every Saturday Manila Bulletin has an ongoing contest sponsored by Merriam Webster and National Bookstore. They give a word and its meaning, then you have to use the word in a sentence and email your sentence to info@nationalbookstore.com.ph. The best sentence will be chosen and will win a Merriam-Webster Compact Dictionary.

   I joined the contest a couple of weeks ago because I wanted to win a dictionary for my son, so when the school asks him to bring a dictionary I won't have to buy one anymore, hehe. I won last June 7, 2008 with the word "ascetic".  The contest runs until April 2009, so there's still a lot of chances to win.

   Click on the image above for a closer look at the contest mechanics.

   We had P2.5k worth of Red Box GCs expiring on June 18 and so hubby and I decided to put them to good use last Sunday. We took the kids to Red Box at Greenbelt 3 and availed of their Sunday Family Funday promo. At P329 per head you can eat-all-you-can, drink-all-you-can, and sing-all-you-can from 12 noon to 3pm. Kids below 6 years old are free.

   Special thanks to Spot.ph for the GCs!

   Wow, I just found out today that my little boy Kenshin won a Granado Espada Limited Signature Edition set in a recently concluded K-Zone raffle. For those who don't know, Granado Espada is a Korean fantasy online role-playing game. There are only 9,999 of these sets in the world and it's worth about P2,500 at present.

   We watched the press screening of the Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus 3D Concert at D-Cinema of The Block last night. Nikki Gil hosted the event and there were a lot of media people and little girls among the audience. Since it was by invitation, we were spared from the long line of people trying to get tickets for the next show(s) and were able to get decent seats without much trouble. There were ABS-CBN event marshalls all around to ensure safety and order. We won our tickets from a recent promo SM Cinema had.

   We were handed 3D glasses and some sponsor freebies (keychain, memo pads, playing cards, etc) as we went in the cinema. It was our first time to watch a 3D movie in the Philippines. They also gave away some Hannah/Miley CDs before the show but unfortunately we didn't win any. I was impressed because the show started at exactly 7:30pm, just like the ticket said.

   The 3D movie was very clear, it was as if Hannah/Miley was actually performing live in front of you. Keirra even reached out to try and grab the confetti that was being scattered throughout her concert, since they were practically popping out of the screen. This is the first time Kei has ever been transfixed on a movie, the last time I brought her to the advanced screening of Surf's Up she kept standing up, walking around, and talking. This time she was glued to her seat and silent, singing and dancing a little in her chair as the concert went on. I guess this is even better than watching the concert live since you get an extremely clear view of the performer.

   Tickets are being sold for P350 each, which is a good deal considering they sold it for US$15 each in the US last February. It's a one week long engagement starting April 30. If your kid is a Hannah/Miley fan like Keirra is, he/she will really enjoy this.

   Just register at http://www.nikewomen.com.ph/thisislove/ and Nike will sponsor your very first session with a sport of your choice. The choices include ultimate frisbee, bellydancing, Bikram yoga, volleyball, rock climbing, football, wakeboarding, and surfing. If you try out all the sports you'll get a Nike discount card.

   Here's to good health! I highly recommend Bikram yoga... oh and I think the offer is for women only.

   I think there is such a thing as being over-vacationed. Star World called sometime last week and told us we're scheduled to be in Boracay from April 22-25, for the trip we won last January from their "Beyond the Break" TV promo. We haven't even recovered our normal time from our US trip.

   I'm not all that gung-ho because I'm not really a beach person. In fact if possible I would like to live in a cold country and stay away from the sun for the rest of my life. But my kids just love the beach and so this would be a good opportunity for them to experience a darned good beach.

   I would be more enthusiastic but then this is our third trip for the year in a span of almost 3 months and I really do think we're somewhat over-vacationed.

   I received the registered mail from Pepsi today, it seems I won the grand prize in the Pepsibilities writing contest I posted about earlier. I'm going to get a Sony Ericsson w300i walkman phone and an Ipod Touch!!!

   I was jumping and screaming after I opened the envelope, hehe.