Geek Girl Manila, in collaboration with Asian Secrets, is having a raffle!

Haven’t heard of Asian Secrets?

“Asian Secrets is a brand of whitening products. It is a beauty treatment inspired by a most luxurious Javanese ritual called Lulur. The ritual was originally intended for the bride-to-be in order to beautify, smoothen, and whiten her skin before her wedding day. Lulur originated from the royal palaces of Java, Indonesia and products inspired by this traditional treatment are still used by Indonesian women today.”

I haven’t personally tried this product yet, but Liz of Project Vanity and Shen of Shen’s Addiction have written great reviews on them.

So, on to the giveaway! This giveaway is VERY easy to join.

All you have to do is fill up this form.

That’s it! And while you’re at it, please spread the word about this giveaway by tweeting:

Get a chance to win an Asian Secrets Beauty Pack from @leeyahgrl! Join now! http://bit.ly/xqTBue

Five (5) lucky beauty geeks will win an Asian Secrets Beauty Pack WEEKLY until end of February. (That’s a total of 20 winners for the whole raffle! We’re going to have a SPECIAL RAFFLE on February 14, so watch out for that, too!)

The Asian Secrets Beauty Pack includes the following products:
•    Lulur Green Tea (2)
•    Lulur Seaweed (2)
•    Lulur Mulberry (2)
•    Bengkoang Olive (2)
•    Bengkoang Betel (2)

That’s a total of 10 items per gift pack! Woohoo! So what else are you waiting for? Join now! :)

Like Asian Secrets? Follow the Asian Secrets Facebook Page.

Note: Winners will have to claim their prize at Bonaventure Plaza, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila. Provincial winners will be sent their prize via courier service. Winners must present a valid ID when claiming their prize.

Thank you, Bling Duck for the awesome gift :)

According to this article, one lucky way of welcoming the Chinese New Year was to wear new underwear, pajamas and slippers to get rid of negative energy.

New underwear: check!

New pajamas: check!

And thanks to Bling Duck, new slippers: check!

Just the day before, I was torn between getting a black pair of flipflops and red ones. I bought a black pair. So now I have both! :)

Cute foam duckie charm thing.

Bling Duck Flip Flops are pretty soft and easy to the feet :)

Texture, texture.

Bling Duck has a LOT of cute designs.

All the pink ones, I want it!

This is their bling collection. I love all of them.

They also have design for men.

The men’s flipflops have thicker straps, perfect for the not-so gentle gender :P

If you want to have the flipflop bling without burning your pockets, check out Bling Duck Flip Flops!

Bling Duck Flip Flop Kiosks can be found at 2/F Trinoma and G/F Glorietta 3

Website: http://www.blingduck.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BlingDuck.FlipFlops
Twitter: http://twitter.com/BlingDuckHK

Apparently it’s been around since November 2010 and I’m really sad that I’ve only discovered it now.

It’s so fun to use!

It has a Timeline just like Facebook. You can ‘smile’ at your friend’s updates and make comments, too.

And a cover photo as well, just like Facebook again.

With Path, you can do the following things! I love the feature where you log in your sleeping and waking hours, haha.

Just like Instagram, you can choose different photo effects for the photos you take with Path.

You will definitely enjoy using this app if you’re the type of person who loves to journal every little moment in his or her life. Instagram users will definitely love it as well.

Path is best used with family and close friends as it gets very personal :)

Link: Path (Available for both iOS and Android)

Get a chance to win one by signing up for an account at Pinspire.com and sharing your inspirations! :)

If you love to share interesting and cute things you find online, then you’re going to enjoy using Pinspire.

What I love about Pinspire is you can organize your “pins” by collections.

Let’s say, you’re planning your wedding, you can make  a “My Dream Wedding” board. If you’re planning your dream house, you can have your “My Dream House” board.

As for me, I have my Geeky Gadgets board, a collection of geeky stuff I want to have, haha! :)

So do you want to win an iPod Touch or an iPod Shuffle?

Contest mechanics are as follows:
1. Sign up for an account at Pinspire.com
2. Create a collection or board that shows your individual inspirations according to the following topics:

• Technology
• Fashion/Style
• Beauty/Health
• Food
• Pets
• Art/Design
• Etc.

3. Collections must have at least one (1) originally pinned image and others can be re-pins.
4. Leave a comment on this post with your Pinspire URL. (Example: http://www.pinspire.com/board/show/195081)
5. Deadline of entries is on 25 February 2012.

Winners will be chosen from all the entries collected from all participating boards through popularity and creativity and judged by the number of pins, board followers, and likes.

Top 10 boards wins an iPod shuffle each and the most popular wins an iPod Touch!

So start pinning and get inspired!

Disclaimer: This giveaway is hosted and run by Pinspire.com

Link: Pinspire

Not a day goes by without us Whatsapp-ing with each other, sharing the silliest things, from the food that we are currently eating, or latest gadget we bought (like a washing machine…), or just any random thought (“our baby is a poop monster!”)

It’s a really great way to pass time when you’re waiting in line, or when you’re stuck in horrible, horrible traffic.

Recently, one of my friends invented a really fun game using WhatsApp! It’s something like charades, but Whatsapp-style.

We don’t really have a name for it, so let’s just call it “WhatsApp Guessing Game”.

To play the game, all you have to do is use the emoticons to describe something. It could be a book, a movie, a TV show, a game, or even a phrase if you want to make it more challenging.

Then your other friends guess what it is!

It’s much easier if I just show you how it works with pictures.

This one is easy! American Horror Story!

Close but not quite… the correct answer as 2012.

Wahaha, literally Lord of the Rings!

Time for you guys to guess! This one is easy. The first one is a movie and the next is a TV series.

Clue: TV Series.

Clue: TV Series.

My turn to give a puzzle! Clue, it’s a movie! ;)

You’re not a geek if you don’t get this, haha! Clue, movie!

And the winner puzzle of the day! Try to guess what this is, haha! Clue, movie!

You can play this game in BBM, too! But since my friends and I are on different models of mobile phones, we use WhatsApp! :)

Just a tip: Make a new chatroom or group for this as you can end up with hundreds of messages in your inbox.

So were you able to guess some if the items above?

Link: App of the Day: Use WhatsApp and Send Local and International SMS for FREE!

Bree is having a Renovation Sale this coming January 12 – 19 in Podium, and all items are at 50% off! (Just when you think you can start saving…)

Bree is a famous German brand and they carry a range of products from bags, to wallets and travel gear.

Check out some of their items!

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It’s the “Last Planner You’ll Ever Have”! :) The size is perfect! Not too big and not too small.

It’s even better in the flesh!

Can’t wait to write my name on it~!

LOL-ing at the [To be confirmed]

“MOMOL. You and Me. P.S. I’m outside na.” – FTW!

Survival kit for everyone! There’s even a survival kit for Emos! ;)

Love how the writing space for each day is well-spaced out! You can scribble a lot of notes!

And now, here’s the announcement you’ve all been waiting for: the lucky winners of the “Last Planner You’ll Ever Have”!

*drum roll*

And the winners are…

Joel says: “There will be a rainshower of asteroids and meteors and that would crash the world.. :)”

Bianca says: “My mom told me, Jesus might go down and take us all. I hope that will happen. Haha. and I also hope that I’ll win a planner. :)” (And you did!)

Congratulations Joel and Bianca! Hope you enjoy the planner as much as I do :)

If you want to buy a copy of the planner, you can order here!

Happy New Year, everyone!

(As you can see from my numerous posts about proudly Pinoy-made brands like Human Nature, School of Satchel, Messy Bessy and the Last Planner You’ll Ever Have!)

So when someone told me to check out Sipa (Street Hacky Sack), a Filipino-made game app for iOS and Android, I was more than happy to oblige.

(It’s Filipino-made AND geeky, what more can I ask for!)

The Sipa app pretty much works the same way as real-life Sipa game.

You control a toon named Butchukoy by tilting your gadget left or right, making sure that he keeps the “sipa” afloat by hitting it with his foot or elbow.

(It actually reminds me of the game Arkanoid, except you’re not hitting any bricks)

SCREENSHOTS OF SIPA

Let’s play Sipa!

Meet Butchukoy! Sipa extraordinaire (Well, depends on how you play, haha.)

So cool that the levels are so localized.

Even cooler are the bits of trivia about the certain historic places in the Philippines.

See Butchokoy hit the sipa with his foot! The app teaches the golden lesson of cleanliness and the environment by having Butchukoy pick up litters on the ground for additional points.

The app also has an extra comic that addresses the issue of bullying, so that adds to its awesome points.

On top of all the reasons to download and play Sipa is a very noble act – to help provide education to deserving Filipino youth. Part of the proceeds of Sipa will go to Mighty Minds, Inc., a non-profit organization and self-reliant entity composed of civic-minded individuals coming from various backgrounds, all united in providing educational assistance to scholars.

(Not only do we help in promoting Filipino culture, we get to help, too!)

Mommies and Daddies, this is a great app to download for your little boys (and maybe girls) out there. It’s going to be a great bonding moment explaining that these were the games children used to play when we didn’t have any iPhones, iPads or DS Lites yet.

Sipa is available for iOS ($0.99) and Android (Php43.40). To know more about Sipa and it’s creators, visit their Official Facebook Page and follow them on Twitter!

Let’s all take some time off from our Christmas shopping and make time to help our brothers and sisters who were affected by typhoon Sendong.

Asian Correspondent has compiled a list of drop-off points for relief aid and monetary donations.

Relief aid from Metro Manila

• Tulong Kabataan: No. 89 K-7 Street, Kamias, Quezon City | 09261703655 (Vanessa), 09473168407 (Rainier), 09324015588 (Athena)
• Citizens Disaster Response Center: 72-A Times St., West Triangle, Quezon City | 9299822
• Bagong Alyansang Makabayan: 1 Maaralin cor. Matatag Streets, Bgy. Central, Quezon City | 4359151
• #oneforiligan: 3553 Durango St., Palanan, Makati City | 09065777812 or 09227130006 (Migz)
• #oneforiligan: 6-D Cypress Gardens Condo 112 VA Rufino St. Makati City | Meikah Delid
• #oneforiligan: Berkeley Residences, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City | 09157744244 (Jamie)
• #oneforiligan: Madison Square Condominium, Taft Avenue, Manila | 09228446777 (Roden)
• Team Manila stores, studio and warehouse
• All LBC branches

Relief aid from the Visayas

• #oneforiligan: Seawalk Trading, A.S. Fortuna, Cebu City

Relief aid from Mindanao

• Tulong Kabataan: 700A E. Jacinto St., Davao City | 2216589 and 09266453953 (Krista)
• Panday Bulig Relief and Rehabilitation Center (Tabang Mindanao Center): 12th-22nd streets, Nazareth, Cagayan de Oro City | 088-8566413
• Rural Missionaries of the Philippines: Room 01, Kalinaw Lanao Center, 16 Bougainvilla Puti, Villaverde, Iligan City (Ida Bucog)
• #oneforiligan: St. Michaels’ Cathedral, DXIC Radio Staion, City Hall, Rizal Park, and Calda Pizza – all in Iligan City
• Xavier University: KKP-SIO Office, Cagayan de Oro City

Relief Aid from Singapore:

• LBC AirCargo: 04-077 Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road, Singapore

Online donations (credit and debit cards)

• #HelpCDO by CDO Bloggers: Paypal ID francis.siason@gmail.com
• #oneforiligan by Iligan Bloggers: Paypal ID singcol.inquisitor@gmail.com

Monetary donations (cash and check)

• National Union of Students of the Philippines: Chinabank (Quezon Avenue Branch) Account No. 107-248551-3
• Rock Ed Philippines: BPI (Loyola Heights Branch) Account No. 3080-0073-44
• #oneforiligan: Pay/deposit to Revilla N. Carbonell-Noel, Unionbank Account No. 109451077611
• Panday Bulig Relief and Rehabilitation Center: RCBC (Velez CDO Branch) Account No. 1095029776
• Citizens Disaster Response Center: Metrobank (Examiner Branch) Account No. 636-3-63600741-3
• National Union of Journalists of the Philippines: Metrobank Account No. 229-722-9507-458
• Xavier University: BPI (CDO Divisoria Branch) Account No. 9331-0133-63
• All 7-Eleven stores
• All Cebuana Lhuillier pawnshops

Finding Lost/Missing Persons

• Google Sendong Person Finder

You may also donate using your mobile phone. It’ll just take 5 minutes of your time.

Here’s how (from the Philippine Red Cross website):
SMS

• Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)

G-Cash

• Text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-PIN<space>REDCROSS to 2882

You can donate the following denominations:
Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000

Geeks, let’s do this!

Then check out this entertainingly, unique planner, “The Last Planner You’ll Ever Have”.

This planner pokes fun at the very serious topic of the apocalypse. You have to admit, with the year 2011 coming to an end and the year 2012 coming, aren’t you at least a whee bit apprehensive about the Mayan Calendar Conspiracy coming true?

(To answer your question, YES, I’m actually quite paranoid and I try to avoid watching apocalyptic movies, haha!)

Promise, this planner is too cute not to have!

“The Last  Planner You’ll Ever Have 2012” includes theories on how the world will end, tips on how to survive (per theory), bucket lists, survival tips, last day playlist, template letters, and a whole lot more!

Check out the photos :)

It has Z-O-M-B-I-E-S! FTW! Anything with Zombies is A-OK in my book!

So how do you think the world will end? By Tsunami?

Or by Meteor Showers?

Start your countdown!

What’s on your bucket list?

Uhmm, won’t hurt to have one :P

I want my last meal to be… a Mango Crepe Samurai from Makati Skyline… Mmmmm!

Isn’t this planner awesome? The best part is, it’s proudly Philippine-made! (Support Pinoy Pride!)

So how much is it?

• Early Bird – (First 500 copies) selling at PhP 325 Each (what a steal!)
• Regular Price – PhP 375
• Reseller’s Package – Buy 10, get one free!

How to order?
Just fill out the online order form here!

BUT GUESS WHAT?! You’re in luck, Geeks, because I’m giving away two (2) copies of the Last Planner You’ll Ever Have! to two (2) lucky readers!

Contest is open to Philippine-residents ONLY and must have a Philippine address. Contest is from December 19, 2011 to December 30, 2011, 11:59PM. Any entries received after will not be qualified.

How to Join:
1. Follow @leeyahgrl on Twitter and tweet:

Win the “Last Planner You’ll Ever Have 2012″! Cutest Planner ever! :) http://bit.ly/vDrZiG

2. Reblog this post on Tumblr.
* 3. Like the GeekGirlManila Facebook Page and share it with your friends.

4. Fill up this form to finalize your entries.

Step 1 and 2 is one raffle entry each. So if you tweet and reblog you get 2 entries, and 2 chances of winning.

Step 3 is optional as it is against the Facebook Promotional Rules. BUT, if you do share my page (disclaimer: this means you did it willingly, out of the kindness of your own heart, and I did not bribe require you to), I’ll give you 2 more raffle entries, making it a total of 4 raffle entries for you!

You MUST complete Step 4 or your entries will not be recorded.

Winners will be chosen using Randomizer.org and will be announced on December 31, 2011.

Good luck! :)

But if you want to order NOW, you place your order at www.thelastplanner2012.multiply.com :) Visit their Facebook Page for news and updates!