Time flies very fast. I couldn’t even remember how I wrote my How I Celebrated My 20th Birthday post last year. Now I’m 21 years-old and I’m getting older every day. But not mature.

I had a full-day plan for my birthday, morning til night. As you know, I just acquired a Canon EOS 1000D for me and so Vanjohnn gave me a short photography course at McDonald’s Jones. Vanjohnn treated me for lunch at Ayala Food Choices. Finally, I was able to try the P99-peso bento-like meal of Dimsum Break. After that, we went to try the newly-opened CrePes & Cream — another Vanjohnn treat.

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Be Resorts is giving away a free vacation for two in its “Be the Spark” voluntourism promo package. The mechanics is simple. Just LIKE Be Resorts’ Facebook page and post your pledge on how you plan to Be the Spark for change in their wall. To win the vacation for two, you have to get the most “Likes” by midnight of September 3, 2010.

Aside from the simple mechanics, the contest have two rules:

Be creative. We accept original song or poetry compositions, videos, blog entries, photos, and other forms of visual art with an environmental theme as pledges. The more creative, the better!

Be an ambassador. Share your entry with your friends and have them join in on your cause by Liking your entry. The more Likes, the better your chance of winning!

The winning person gets to bring a friend for the following:

• Roundtrip airplane tickets for residents living outside of Cebu and within the Philippines
• Airport transfers
• 3 days and 2 nights’ stay at Be Resorts on September 10-12*, inclusive of breakfast and meals & snacks on activity day
• Island-hopping to Olango for mangrove planting / cleanup diving (if you’re a diver)

Join now and good luck!

A new Halal Certified Food and Products site has been launched to promote products which have been Halal certified. You might wonder what the Halal Certification is or it might sound very familiar to you. It sounds Muslim and yes, it is related to the Muslim people. If you notice, a lot of products have the Halal certified label on the box or product body. Such thing is important. And this new Halal products guide is equally helpful.

What is the Halal Certification

Halal is an Arabic word which means any object or action that is permissible to use or engage in accordance to Islamic law.

A Halal certified product means a larger market then given the huge Muslim population. However, the context is not limited to Muslim consumers but it means that the product has passed the product preparation and handling international standards. Halal certified products can therefore be trusted safe for human consumption or use.

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It’s now time to give back to the environment while enjoying yourself at the beach. Be Resorts Mactan is offering packages for people who would love to contribute to saving Mother Nature while enjoying the resort’s amenities and offered serenity.

For the complete details, see poster below or visit the official Be Resorts Facebook page.

If you want to have a glimpse of Be Resorts, check out my post A Day at Be Resorts Mactan.

For the first time in my life as a WordPress user, I will be attending WordCamp Philippines 2010 in Manila on October 2, 2010. Mica booked me my tickets during the Cebu Pacific sale long ago and instantly I’ll be back in Manila for my second time.

See you WordPress users soon!