Change The Way You See Friendship

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

 ---Charles R. Swindoll

A friend is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out of your life. I am proud to say I have different sets of friends. Friends whom you can rely on and always be there for you no matter what.

1.Travel Buddies/Friends aka Gorgeous Friends

 They know you better than you know yourself, and you don't even have to tell them anything, and they will know exactly what you're thinking. My crazy friends, indeed! No dull moments with them. 

 They don't care if you look good or not. What matter most is they are happy being with you.

They encourage you in everything you do and have your back 100%. If everything fails, be assured you can cry on their shoulders. 

2. Childhood Friends aka Sisterakas

Coffee is everything to us. A friend is someone who you can sit on and sip cups of coffee. Another set of friends with no dull moments. A no non-sense people. Unlimited laughter with matching tears in our eyes is our utmost achievement so far haha.

Someone who you can trust with all your deepest secrets and without telling them not to say anything, you know no one else will ever know unless you tell them yourself. 

Someone who no matter who they meet in their life, what new friends they make, you will always hold a place in their heart, forever, and they will forever be a part of you too.

3. My Little Friends

Aren't they cute?

 Meet Jelian and Kay-Kay. 

 My niece who always there for me anytime.

My pupils. Innocent and loyal.

A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself. ---Jim Morrison

4. Friends with Benefits? haha

They are my new friends. 

We went to one of the orphanage centers in our town to spent some time with them. One of the ladies in the photo celebrated her birthday. As her way of saying thank you to our Almighty, she shared her blessings to the less privileged children.  

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ---Marcel Proust

Two photos I used in this post are not mine. I needed to borrow from my two good friends. If only I have Huawei P9  I can post more photos. Its camera is co-engineered with Leica that makes the P9 a pretty fantastic camera. It has dual lenses under each lens is a 12 megapixel sensor designed that produces high quality photos and allow users to take amazing monochrome, slo-mo, colored, light painting photos among others. 

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything. ---Muhammad Ali

 Be friendly everyone and keep on meeting new friends.

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Merry Christmas, everyone!

xoxo,

veta

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A chance to win 3 night stay in an Small Luxury Hotels. 

Contest ends on December 14, 2015.

To officially join the contest, enter HERE

Good luck!

xoxo,

veta.

My Belkin Wishlist

This is awesome! Belkin is playing Santa this season of Christmas.

Belkin is known for creating products that help people realize the power of technology and make people’s lives better, easier and more fulfilling.

This is a chance to make my wishes do come true. 

Thanks to Belkin for giving us a chance to write our wishes and making them do come true.

Here's my Belkin wishlist created at Lazada.

My 5 Belkin Wishlist:

1. Belkin AC Anywhere + USB Port

I seldom travel so I needed this one for keeping my gadget on the go.

2. Belkin Sport-Fit Plus Armband for iPhone 6 Plus

I need this for me to keep safe my gadget while jogging.

3. Belkin MIXIT Car Charger (Purple)

This is awesome. Another way to keep my gadget alive while traveling.

4. Belkin Car Navigation with Charge Mount for Apple iPhone 5/5S Black

I like the description stated in this product. It says that it lets you safely use your phone while driving. 

5. Belkin Mixit 1.2 Meter Lightning Sync/Charge Cable (Purple)

I love color purple. I need this charge cable to connect my gadget to any Belkin Charger.

So, you wanna make your own Belkin Wishlist, too?

It is easy of course, visit LAZADA now.

You can enter HERE. 

My World of Wonder with #Wonderful #travelPAL #agodaPH #

A chance to win a trip to New Zealand, thanks to Globe.

I was surprised of the result created by Wonder App through my Facebook account. The outcome was unexpected. I wanted to undo it but I better kept the result because it wasn't bad at all. In fact, I felt happy of the output. Wonder App really dig the deepest pit of my Facebook account, it sees something nice and genuine :-).

Being friendly is one of the best traits a man/woman must possess, right?  I think I have that trait (soo feeling proud here :-)) I have one thousand three hundred plus friend in Facebook.  I guess it made me the most friendly woman on earth or let me say in the universe :-). Honestly, I am trying hard to come up more than 300 words here. You know, I am not good in narrating things. If you notice my previous posts, I posted most about my photos with little sensible quotes from internet. But, I can't resist New Zealand. It is my ultimate dream place. If given a chance to travel, I may able to capture more beautiful and enticing views of New Zealand. They are probably pretty.

What is the connection of being friendly and my world of wonder result? 

The top three result of my world of wonder are: my fave game which is Nivea and Marks & Spencers, my fave movie is Thrive and my top friend is Jo Overton. 

My Top Friend: Jo Overton made my world wonderful!

Jo as I call her is a mother, a grandmother, a sister and a friend of mine. We know each other through the famous social network, Facebook. Yes, she sent a friend request last September 2010. I was reluctant in accepting her because she is a foreigner. I was so shy to accept her friend request but as I scroll down her account, I said to myself that I should accept Jo because I deserve to have a foreigner friend :-). See, we've been friends for five years now. Jo lives in Utah, USA. And I live in Philippines yet I feel that she is right there next to my house. I love Jo and I always support her. I know that she is in pain right now. I wanna hug her and be with her side during these times but I can't. The things I could do for her are prayers and send messages.

Jo's grandchildren

Wanna know also your wonderful world, create HERE. It is easy. You just let wonder app access on your Facebook account.

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Taking Gifting to the Next Level

This is my entry for the SM Supermalls' Merry SM Christmas blog contest.

Unfortunately, there is no SM Supermalls in Surigao City where I live. Shall I include this in my wishlist :-)? I hesitated to participate in this contest because of this reason. Because I can't participate in gift-ing - Give a Bear of Joy campaign. For me, this is the essence of this contest.

Last November 7, I attended a very important event of my life- my graduation held in Cebu. My mind occupied preparing for my graduation I even forgot the blog contest. The ceremony ended at exactly 11:30AM. So early for a commuter like me. The time of my departure is 7PM  I still have 5 hours to stay in Metro Cebu.

My classmates invited me to eat somewhere in SM before leaving Cebu. We ended up at Gerry's Grill located at the NorthWing of SM. We had a sumptuous lunch. Everybody was happy and full.

My niece and I decided to roam around the mall (killing the time) until I spotted the SM Christmas Bear of Joy booth.

I bought one pair of bear. I chose red and yellow bears. I named it Boggy (red) and Coggy (yellow).

This is Boggy. 

Boggy wanna say HELLO and MERRY CHRISTMAS to the lucky child who may own him. 

I hope you will take good care of Boggy. I didn't spend much time with him.

Coggy stays with me. I plan to give him to my sponsored child in World Vision. She's five years old for sure she will love Coggy. 

Byebye Boggy...

And for my wish for this Christmas is something cozy and comfy!

My Christmas gift ideas for my love ones...

for my father and brother

for my family...in preparation for the noche buena


I will end this post by saying...

Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate the love of God and family and to create memories that will last forever. Jesus is God's perfect, indescribable gift. The amazing thing is that not only are we able to receive this gift, but we are able to share it with others on Christmas and every other day of the year. Joel Osteen

How to participate in gift-ing? Visit http://smcares.com.ph/newsevents/?p=993

“For more updates about this year’s “Merry SM Christmas” campaign, visit SM’s official Christmas microsite (https://www.smsupermalls.com/merrysmchristmas2015) and follow its official social media accounts at Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/smsupermalls), Twitter (https://twitter.com/smsupermalls), and Instagram (https://instagram.com/smsupermalls/); and get an insider access to all the fun happenings at SM Supermalls nationwide through Viber (http://chats.viber.com/SMsupermalls). Shoppers can actively share their holiday merriments inside the SM Supermalls by posting their photos on social media and adding the hashtag #MerrySMChristmas2015.”

xoxo

Nominate Your Fave Blog #bloggys2015

A chance to nominate your fave blog and luckily be chosen as the Bloggys 2015 Philippine Champion.

To nominate, click here.

To view further the Rules and Guidelines, click here. 

To view the Judging Criteria, click here.

Goodluck!

#Win 3N Stay @Fullerton Bay Hotel, Singapore

A chance to win a 3-night Explore Singapore package at Fullerton Bay Hotel.

This contest ends on August 31, 2015.
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@MangInasal #WowKakaiba 7-Day Challenge Promo

A chance win P1,000 worth of Mang Inasal Gift Certificates!

The challenge will start tomorrow, August 10, 2015. To join, click HERE.

Enjoy!
xoxo, veta

#Win a Trip to Jakarta, Indonesia!

Samsung and Globe tied up this time to give you a chance to win a trip to Jakarta, Indonesia!

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Enjoy!

Bringing in the Green Event Giveaway!

Welcome to the Bringing in the Green Giveaway Event!! This event is hosted by Dixieland Reviews and co-hosted by Giveaway Bandit, Life in a Breakdown, Mom 'N Daughter Savings, Imperfect Women and Joyful Gifts by Julie. This event is sponsored by We Love Travel Deals and Just Ideas with Venus Kem. Spring is in the air after a very long winter! In celebration, we are giving away a number of Visa gift cards! This event is open World Wide except where prohibited by law. Dollar amounts are shown in US Dollars and will be in US Dollar amounts. Participating bloggers are not responsible for the shipment of prizes. Winner will be notified via email and will have 24 hours to respond to the email, if no response is received, winner forfeits the prize and a new winner will be chosen. For this reason, please add marie@dixielandsdeals.com to your email safe list so the notification doesn't get sent to spam if you win. Not responsible for late or misdirected emails. ALL ENTRIES WILL BE VERIFIED! Prizes: 2- $25 Visa Gift Cards- 2 winners will each get 1 gift card. 2-$50 Visa Gift Cards- 2 winners will each get 1 gift card. 1- $100 Visa Gift Card- 1 winner will get 1 gift card. 1- $250 Visa Gift Card- 1 winner will get 1 gift card. 1- $500 Visa Gift Card- 1 winner will get 1 gift card. Total of all prizes is $1000.00 U.S. There will be a total of 7 winners. Entry is simple, just complete the tasks below. All entries from all tools will be combined and run through Random.org to ensure a fair drawing! Come back and do the daily tasks each day to earn extra entries for this giveaway!

Entry-Form

 

#Win Trip to South Korea

A chance to win a trip to South Korea!

This contest is until December 24, 2014 only. Still plenty of time to join.

What you have to do is to like, share and enter!

For full mechanics of this contest, visit HERE and HERE.

This contest is initiated by @KoreaClickers.

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@MangInasal #Win P2000 Worth of GC!

A chance to win  2000Php worth of Gift Certificates from Mang Inasal.

This contest is open to all Philippine residents only. It started last December 8, 2014 and ended on December 19, 2014. You still have a huge chance to win. So hurry, join now.

Don't forget to click LIKE the Facebook page of Mang Inasal. 

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#Win a Pair of Movie Screening Passes, Mockingjay!

A chance to #win a pair of movie screening passes with the movie #Mockingjay!

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#Win 100,000Php Cash!

A chance to win cash worth 100,00Php by joining the @Nescafe Wake Up Challenge Finale!
How to join? Just simply follow the four steps:

1.      Download the NESCAFÉ Wake Up App using Google Play or the App Store

2.      Add Sammy Snooze as a friend on Facebook

3.      Record your 10-second video

4.      Send it to Sammy Snooze via the app.  

Easy, right? All entries must be submitted on November 10, 2014 to November 15, 2014.
Announcement of winners be done on November 16, 2014 at Robinsons Place Manila. Be there.

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Win a $2000 REVOLVE Shopping Spree!

 A lucky reader/voter has a chance to win a $2000 REVOLVE Clothing Shopping Spree! 

These are three steps to vote for your favorite blogger.

Step one. Vote for your Favorite Blogger. Will you please vote for KryzUy

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Contest ends on April 01, 2013.

That's all folks. :-)

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Win a Christmas Break with Your Family

One of the coolest trip contests to join to.

Here are details of this contest:


Coca-Cola and KLM are teaming up to reunite you and your family to spend Christmas together. Register now and make a chance to win this great opportunity with Coca-Cola!

The prizes to be won:
- 4 world-wide flight tickets to your family destination with arrival on December 23rd
- a pre-paid travel credit card worth € 2.000,
- a Samsung NX1000 camera

To join the contest, click here.