Year: 2011
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HTC Mozart: How to set up your Windows Phone 7 device
EDIT: I heard from someone in the industry that Windows Phone 7 devices issued in Asia are not SIM locked. So I tested it. It’s true: a telco issued WP7 device is “open line” and not locked to a provider (i.e. you can stick a SUN Cellular SIM into the SMART-issued WP7 device and it…
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OK this time we’re giving away a BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G from Research in Motion
This week, we’re giving away a BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G from RIM courtesy of Arel of Virtusio PR and RIM :). I understand a number of other blogs gave the same prize during the holidays. Well, if you still haven’t won a RIM device, this is your last chance! But this time let’s make this…
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This was by far the toughest contest series I’ve ever judged. Thanks to EVERYONE who submitted. And the winner is…
Hi guys! Sorry if I’m only announcing this now. I was out the whole day yesterday with 3/4 of the entries done. Commercial muna: if you watch a lot of television, I’m appearing in a segment for Born to Be Wild at 11:30PM tomorrow (Wednesday) hosted by Kiko on GMA7. It’s a short feature on…
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AQUA OBSCURA at La Regalade
Might I suggest a nice date place for you and your special someone? There’s a three star Michelin chef that runs the kitchen at La Regalade along Pasay Road, Makati. It’s a French Bistro. Good food. Serious wine. It’s also an art gallery. And between now and March 2, I will help provide the eye…
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In this issue of Dispatch Magazine
The next time you step into R.O.X. at Bonifacio High Street, do check out the newly reformatted Dispatch Magazine with Toby Martin as EIC. It’s now smaller and thus easier to bring around. Just in time for Sinulog, this issue of Dispatch is all about Cebu in the Visayas. In this issue, I have a…
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Our final winner for the Nokia X3 Contest!
Hi guys. Did a read through of your entries lat night till this morning. Just one question? What’s with all the Benjamin Button references all of a sudden? =) Not the winners, but they were funny: This one was actually funny for a mystery entry from drix: can someone tell me the tagalog term for…
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Sirs and Maams, we’re giving away an ACER Ferrari One 200 this week
EDIT: People asked why no video entries. Well I don’t want video to compete with photo. I’ll see if we can do video for another round =) OK kids, let’s go. This is definitely a prize we’re not planning to give away to charity. Say hello to ACER’s Ferrari One 200. It’s one of those…
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And our second winner is…
Happy weekend! OK so here we go — I LOLED at most of the entries till about 2:00AM and decided to call it a night before I did a last glance this morning. Great entries — especially the cheezy ones (paging entries of ‘Shiela’)! Also, sayang ang entry ni Third — he has something going,…
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Last Flash Fiction Contest for a Nokia X3
Hi guys! I’ll announce the winner of the previous mini-contest later as I’m still going through the entries. But I already wanted to start the thread for the final contest which culminates tomorrow night. Again, we’re giving away the final Nokia X3! Our first winner (Marlon = “Messie”) was kind enough to send in a…
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Nokia X3 Flash Fiction Mini Contest Part II: Romantic Comedy
RULES 1. The deadline for ROMANTIC COMEDY flash fiction is at 11:59PM of Friday and the third will end 11:59PM of Sunday. 2. The contest is FLASH FICTION. If you don’t know what it is, this is the type of creative fiction which you can do with as little words as possible. The limit is…
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