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WE MADE IT TO THE SEMI-FINALS of the Philippine Web Awards!

One of the most anticipated events in the local Internet community, the PWA is now on its 11th year of recognizing outstanding individuals and organizations in the field of web design and development.

This year has 100 semi-finalists, spread over 18 Categories, chosen from over thousands of entries nationwide!

Magazines and Zines Category

meg
candidate id 823
www.meggurl.com

appetite
candidate id 822
www.appetitemag.com

Past winners from different categories include:
PDI Interactive/ GMANews.tv/ NSO Board/ GMA Quest/ Illustrador ng Kabataan/ Ayala Land International Sales/ Bos Coffee Club/ China Bank Online/ Anino Shadow Collective/ e-Yellow Pages/ Mapua Institute of Technology/ Levelup Games/ Enderun Colleges Inc.

2007 semi-finalists from different categories include:
Embassy Super Club/ Team Manila Lifestyle/ Honda Cars Philippines/ Shangri-La Plaza/ China Bank Online/ Metrobank/Pond’s Institute

TWO ways to vote and support our websites!
1) Online
register at www.philippinewebawards.com

2) SMS
To vote for your favorite website, text the following:

WEBBYS VOTE CANDIDATE ID

EX: To vote for appetite, just type: WEBBYS VOTE 822
To vote for meg, just type: WEBBYS VOTE 823

Send to 2973 for Globe and TM users / 210 for Smart and TnT users.
Texter will receive a confirmation message.

Voting period starts on Nov. 10, 2008. ?Results of finalists, screened by a team of web experts and media practitioners, will be announced on Dec. 31, 2008. Voting ends, for PEOPLE’s CHOICE awards for all categories, on Feb. 26, 2009, 12mn. Awarding will be on Feb 27, 2009.

For more info, you may visit www.philippinewebawards.com.

Hello meggurls!

We are proud to tell you that we are included in the 11th Philippine Web Awards. YEY!!!!

Voting can be done either by email or SMS, starting next Monday, Nov 10. Visit www.philippinewebawards.com for more details.

Let’s make this happen gurls! Vote for MEG!

ps. Oh. Our food magazine, Appetite, is also nominated. Vote for it too!

Hi Guys!

The holiday season is almost here and what better way to spread Christmas Cheer than to help other people! Brigada Eskwela, a really awesome non-government organization that helps less fortunated children get their much needed books, is having a fund raiser to help their institution. They’re gonna be selling tickets for the much-awaited movie, Twilight for P250. It’s not a premiere screening but you still get to enjoy it even more knowing you’ve helped other people! Plus, it’s a block screening so it’s sort of exclusive.

Details are as follows:

WHAT: A block screening of Twilight. This is based on the bestseller by Stephanie Meyer. (A block screening is NOT an advanced screening. It is simply a regular screening that was blocked off for a particular group. Each ticket is P250.  
 
WHEN: November 21, Friday. 830 pm. The screening time will be confirmed on the week of the showing because we don’t know yet the running time of the movie, and Galleria has not finalized the screening schedule.
 
WHERE: Cinema 1 (THX) Robinson’s Galleria.
 
Other details:
1. The final screening time will be confirmed by the ticket seller on the week of the block screening.
2. Viewers need to be at the theater entrance 30 minutes before the screening time.
3. Seats will be on a first come, first served basis. There will be no reserved seats, not even for KaEskwela members.
4. The ticket is good for one screening only. The theater has to be completely vacated after the block screening.
 
OOOPPSSS! Sorry. TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD-OUT! A big thanks to all those who bought tickets for this block screening.

Michi

Hey meg girls!

What do you think of seeing a guy on the cover? Say Chris Tiu? Would you like to see him alone or with someone?

Tell me what you think!
Michi

Twilight tempted the imagination; New Moon left readers thirsting for more; while Eclipse turned the thrilling and tender saga into a worldwide phenomenon. Now, the epic tale of star-crossed lovers Edward and Bella comes to a close in Breaking Dawn, the highly anticipated final installment of best-selling author Stephenie Meyer’s sweeping series.

With its gripping combination of teen-vamp romance and dangerously sinister encounters, the Twilight Saga has spawned a rabid fan base, all left breathless and hungry for more. Avid readers of the series had even more reason to get excited as Powerbooks Specialty Store celebrated the much awaited release of the 4th book via the Breaking Dawn Pre-Launch Party held August 2, Saturday, 4:00pm at Powerbooks Live! Greenbelt. Event registration started at 3:00pm and admission was absolutely free.

Powerbooks, Hachette and Twilight Coven Philippines prepared an afternoon of fun games and activities for the hordes of excited participants. The specialty store also awarded the winners of the Twilight Fan Art and Photo Contest, while hardcore fanatics flaunted their knowledge and battled it out in the grand Twilight Challenge trivia contest.

The first prize winner took home The Twilight Saga Special Box set, a P1,500 gift card and gift pack from Powerbooks. Two runners-up each got a copy of Breaking Dawn and special Powerbooks gift packs.

A crowd of the saga’s followers came in their best Twilight-themed costumes to converge with fellow fans, share favorite lines, memorable scenes, as well as thoughts on what is sure to be an electrifying ending. Partygoers were treated to goodies from Country Style and Potato Corner, and had their thirst quenched with the blood-red Lipton Red Iced Tea. All in all Powerbooks definitely showed readers a bloody good time as it threw a splendid Breaking Dawn Pre-Launch Party!

As the excitement over the story’s conclusion reaches fever pitch, Powerbooks presents customers with a great opportunity to be one of the first to sink their teeth into Breaking Dawn through the Pre-order promo. Order your copy online at www.powerbooks.com.ph and get a 10% discount on your book purchase. Promo runs until August 31, 2008.

Powerbooks Specialty Store is a complete specialty bookstore with branches at Greenbelt 4 (757-6428 to 29), Megamall (635-2898 to 99), Alabang Town Center (850-5662 to 63), Glorietta 3 (752-7075), Shangri-La (638-0024-25), Robinson’s Place Ermita (567-1933), Mall of Asia (556-0244), Festival Supermall (850-8221), Trinoma (943-1581 / 82) and SM Cebu (032-238-9560 / 69).

Just when you thought pizza couldn’t get any better, Pizza Hut comes out with another great creation! My friends and I got to enjoy this taste-tastic (which is word I invented by the way) masterpiece on the premiere night of Mamma Mia and we couldn’t get enough of it! Thanks to my trusty Lactaid (I’m lactose intolerant) and the very generous people of Pizza Hut, I got to savor the new Cheesy Pops N’ Dip over and over… and over again! Of course, I wouldn’t recommend you to eat this everyday (unless of course you want to gain weight) but it’s a treat you wouldn’t want to miss out on with family and friends. Just imagine, cheese infused crust dipped in cheese and more cheese! (Ah the glory of it all) Why are you still reading, go to your nearest Pizza Hut now!

Michi

Hi girls!

It’s been a long time since I blogged. Been pretty busy with work these past few days. Not to worry though ‘cause I have the buzz you need to get over the I-miss-summer-already-days.

Here are two CDs which I highly recommend for those who have completely different tastes in music.

MAMMA MIA SOUNDTRACK
This one takes listeners back to those good ‘ol days when you used to ride with your dad while tuning to those catchy ABBA hits. I’m not a big fan of musicals (except maybe for HSM) but I found this movie really entertaining. Plus I got to watch it with some good friends, so having this CD in my collection is really a must!

PEDICAB – SHINJI ILABAS MO NA ANG HELICOPTER!
If the title doesn’t get your attention, their music surely will. The boys of Pedicab comes out with an even more daring and wittier album than their first. I can’t exactly go into detail when it comes to their err, creative lyrics but this is one record you cannot afford to miss.

Michi

Panic at the Disco is coming to Manila. And Meg Magazine is giving you the chance to watch it - for FREE! Just visit www.meggurl.com and click on the ad for mechanics.

Hey girls!

Get your pens ready and join this year’s 3rd Annual Neil Gaiman Graphic/Fiction Awards. Prizes are really awesome this year and winners can get the chance to be published internationally! (Yup, you read that right! INTERNATIONALLY!). I’ll sure try my luck this year.

For more details, visit www.fullybookedonline.com!

Good Luck future writers/masters of the universe/millionaires!

Michi