Frannywanny.com's 5th Blog Anniversary Giveaway [Photo Contest]

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Exactly 5 years ago, I opened this blog to chronicle my never-ending food trips with Paul. It was no secret how much we love trying new restaurants and we rejoice with glee whenever we hit a gold mine. People would ask me why do I blog and my answer is simple : I love to eat and I love to write..'nuff said. 

Related posts:
1st Blog Anniversary
2nd  Blog Anniversary
3rd Blog Anniversary
4th Blog Anniversary

Contrary to what others may think, I don't blog for a living. I have a full time career that I love just as much as blogging and everyday I thank Him for it. I blog because I am truly, madly and totally deeply in love with what I do. True Love, you may it. I am passionate about sharing my food discoveries with my readers and I aim to do this for as long as I can.

Today, I celebrate my 5th Blog Anniversary. It has been a fun ride since Day 1 as I enjoy hearing from you, my readers.

Now, let the fun begin!

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Thanks to my very generous sponsors, I am opening the much-awaited Blog Giveaway Contest where I will be rewarding readers with fun prizes. From gift certificates from my favorite restaurants, coffee shops and food brands to a cool laptop / travel bag and even the chance to have an overnight stay or to enjoy a grand buffet from my favorite hotels too! As Maria and the kids would sing in the Sound of Music..♪ these are just a few of my favorite things! ♪

What are the prizes at stake?


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The Grand Prize winner will receive an Overnight Stay Voucher from Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay (Deluxe Room East Wing with Breakfast Buffet for 2) worth Php. 7,900! Remember how much fun I had when I stayed at Taal Vista Hotel for two consecutive weekends? One lucky reader will be able to also enjoy the beautiful and serene view of the Taal Volcano as he/she will relax and unwind in the comforts of his/her spacious room.

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The First Runner Up will receive a Crumpler Gypsy Moth Flight Bag worth Php. 5,990! Perfect for travel bugs like me, this handy bag can safely store your 15" laptop and your more essential travel items too! It has a waterproofed base making it perfect for all types of weather conditions. I will be reviewing this bag more thoroughly in the coming days.

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The Second Runner Up will be awarded with a Sunday Family Crossover Brunch Gift Certificate for 2 from Dusit Thani Manila worth Php. 3,600. This just got to be the BEST hotel buffet in town! Must tries include Umu's teppanyaki special, Benjarong's Pad Thai and Tosca's Molten Chocolate Cake and more!

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Last but not the least, the Third Runner Up will be able to enjoy Gift Certificates from The Bistro Group worth Php. 3,000. Treat your family to a feast at any of The Bistro Group restaurants such as The Village Tavern, Krazy Garlik, Fish & Co., Flapjacks, Bulgogi Brothers, TGI Friday's, Ma Maison and Italianni's.

Now, the contest mechanics:

Let's be merry and celebrate Frannywanny.com's 5th Blog anniversary! Taking inspiration from one of my all-time favorite Hollywood movies -- Love Actually...

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1) Upload your most creative photo holding a sign that says Happy Anniversary Frannywanny.com!!! on your Facebook page. Make sure that your photo is set to Public for me to be able to view it.

2) Tag Frannywanny (@Frannywanny) and 5 of your friends on the photo (before that be sure to like the Official Frannywanny.com Facebook Page to be able do so).

3) Follow our sponsors on Facebook -- Taal Vista Hotel, Crumpler Philippines, Dusit Thani Manila and The Bistro Group. 

4) Simply leave a comment here in this entry with your name, email address and the link to the photo on Facebook. Incomplete entries will immediately be disqualified.

The four most creative photos will each be awarded with the corresponding prizes above.

5) This photo contest will run from September 9, 2012 to October 7, 2012.

6) You may upload as many entries as you can but you can only win ONCE.

7) This contest is only open to residents in the Philippines. I will be shipping the prizes to the winners.

8) Judging will be from October 7, 2012 onwards. Announcement for all winners will be done the week after.

9) Photo Contest Criteria of Judging:
40% Creativity
40% Originality
20% Validity of entry (you have to be able to follow the mechanics stated above)

But wait...there's MORE!

Every week starting the 15th, I will be having a fun trivia contest where I will also be raffling off more prizes! See the logos above? Those are my very generous sponsors whom I'd like to thank for giving me all these cool prizes to give away! So please do visit this site regularly (a.k.a. ♪ every minute, every second of the day ♪).

Ready, set....POST!!!

Good luck, dear readers!  ♥

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