Blog Christmas Giveaway #2 - Starbucks Philippines ♥

Thank you to all those who have joined, and those who have yet to join my Blog Christmas Giveaway # 1 - FILED 2012 Planners. Now, The Philippines and Beyond has a lot more in store for you. Watch out for more Christmas giving and sharing in the days and weeks to come.



Everyone knows by now that I am a coffee addict. And when it comes to coffee, the brand I trust the most with my fix is no other than, STARBUCKS. I love their coffee, their ever changing variety of pastries & food, and of course, their awesome blog and promotional events. Truly, Starbucks has grown a place not only in my tummy, but also in my heart. This is why, I would like to share some Starbucks ♥ to you, my dear readers, or at least to 10 of you, who will be lucky to be randomly picked to receive a Starbucks Christmas Gift Card each. :)

To: YOU :) The Philippines and Beyond Reader,

It is the season of sharing and loving! Everyone should be happy :) With these reasons, I share with you, dear readers, these Starbucks Christmas Gift Cards as a token of my love and gratitude to YOU for being with me and my blog for almost more than four (4) years now. In the spirit of the season, I hope you become a blessing to others as well. Thank you...

Fr: Brian Ong http://brianong.blogspot.com/

Don't worry. There will be more giveaways ahead. If you want to give a Starbucks Christmas Gift Card to your loved ones and coffee addict friends this season, the Starbucks Christmas Gift Card can be purchased from any Starbucks Philippines store nationwide, until supply lasts, at Php 160 each.

HOW TO WIN THE STARBUCKS CHRISTMAS GIFT CARDS:

(1) Like The Philippines and Beyond official Facebook page.

(2) Like the STARBUCKS PHILIPPINES official Facebook page.

(3) Share this blog post via Facebook: "@The Philippines and Beyond is giving away 10 Starbucks Christmas Gift Cards (post URL) @(tag 3 friends)" or via Twitter: "@briankingong is giving away 10 Starbucks Christmas Gift Cards (post URL) @(tag 3 friends)"

Example: Facebook - "The Philippines and Beyond is giving away 10 Starbucks Christmas Gift Cards http://brianong.blogspot.com/2011/12/blog-christmas-giveaway-2-starbucks.html @Friend1 @Friend2 @Friend3" or Twitter - "@briankingong is giving away 10 Starbucks Christmas Gift Cards http://brianong.blogspot.com/2011/12/blog-christmas-giveaway-2-starbucks.html @Friend1 @Friend2 @Friend3"

(4) Leave a reply at my comment box below with the answer to this question; complete the reply with your NAME and E-MAIL ADDRESS. Failure to do so automatically disqualifies the entry. QUESTION: How do you like the 2013 planner (next planner after the 2012 Starbucks Planner) to look like? Share some of your insights ;)

(5) This contest is open to all readers in the Philippines. One entry per person only. Winners will be chosen via electronic raffle. This contest will run from December 08, 2011 to December 10, 2011, 11:59PM. There will be ten (10) winners, getting one Starbucks Christmas Gift Card each. I will be notifying the winner via email and will also announce it here in my blog. The Starbucks Christmas Gift Cards will be delivered to the winners.

Free! Rare Leather Starbucks 2011 Planner Contest

Ever since, I wanted to run a contest on my blog, but I have yet to talk to possible sponsors, who would be willing and generous enough to agree to this. Maybe it’s time to do it; a way of saying thank you, to YOU, my readers and friends, who have been with me in this gastronomic and scenic blog-journey, for my 3 years this coming January 2011. I have been blessed with a lot of awesomeness with this blog, and it has been really a wonderful experience for me and my close friends, who have been with me in my adventures. There is still a lot of work to be done.



For now, my uncle, Martin Gomez, has been generous enough to provide 2 of these unique Starbucks planners as prizes to a contest he is sponsoring. These RARE Starbucks holiday planners cannot be found in the Philippines, because it is issued in Malaysia; plus, it's already out of stock there. I would say it is better because of a lot of reasons, but I'll let the photos do the talking.



Now, if you are wondering how can you win this awesome rare planner, all you have to do is answer one of the two (or both) questions below in a blogpost, use the URL SHORTENER he created, and get a chance to win these awesome Starbucks 2011 planners.



WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO QUALIFY:
1. Answer one question (1 Starbucks planner as prize per question) as a blogpost in any of your blog/s (blogspot, wordpress, facebook, multiply, etc);
2. Link this contest in any part of your blogpost;
3. Use the xvr.in URL shortener to shorten the URL of your blogpost;
4. Promote the xvr.in URL shortener in the most creative way possible (must be referenced or talked about in your blogpost);
5. Post the shortened URL as a comment in this contest blogpost.

Q # 1: How did the true spirit of Christmas come alive in your Christmas?
Q # 2: How do u plan to plan your 2011 with a planner?

Criteria for Judging:
75% - Content (How you answered the question)
25% - Promote the xvr.in URL shortener in the most creative way possible. (Must be referenced in your blog post)

Deadline of this contest is on December 31st, 11:59pm. | FYI: One blog post per question, per person. So a person can join once per question. :) Thanks!