And our winners are…

AJ, of baklaako.com for this funny line:

Wagyu na tanong, dahil ang sagot me is King Crab. lol. So King Crab, wag yu magreklamo. wahehehe

Peter, who doesn’t cook. I hope you and your wife enjoy cooking the shabu-shabu way

Last, we have the mysterious A, whose name popped up first in the list randomizer.

Thanks to all who entered, and congrats to the winners! I’ll be e-mailing you about your prices

King Crab or Wagyu?

Wagyu beef, touted as the highest quality meat in the world, takes center stage while enhancing the flavor, texture and tenderness of Shabu Shabu. Healthy Shabu Shabu serves grade 8 Wagyu, which is nothing less of the beef standard. Wagyu beef, with its unique marbling characteristic, contributes to the dish’s unmatched juiciness and taste—sealing the sweet, subtle savor that lingers on every foodie’s palate.

Chiefly found in cold waters, the King Crab is reddish-brown crab variety much-sought all over the world because of the difficulty one has to undergo in catching the crustacean. During crab fishing season, squads are even stationed to rescue fishermen who attempt to battle the rough seas and humongous pincers just to bring home the King– thus, making it an extremely-prized seafood cuisine.

Kain Pinoy is giving you a chance to try out these two new additions just by answering one simple question: What do you want in your shabu shabu? Is it the Wagyu beef or the King Crab?

The best answers will win a one-thousand peso gift certificate from Healthy Shabu Shabu.

Contest Mechanics:

1. The contest is open to Metro Manila residents only.
2. To join the contest, simply answer the question by posting a comment in this post.
3. Contest duration is between November 23 to November 29, 2009.
4. Winners will be announced in this blog by November 30, and will also be notified through e-mail.

It’s time to change all that. Bring a smile to someone today by serving some gratitude in return. A simple, but heartfelt, “thank you” is all it takes.

To start this off, let me say a big thank you to all of you, our readers, for your continuous patronage of Kainpinoy.com. It’s been year since we first went online, and we probably wouldn’t have made the one year mark if it weren’t for all of you. Thank you so much!

Having said that, I now throw it to you, so to speak. How would you express your gratitude? Tell us. better yet… show us with a photograph. Toblerone is hosting a photo contest titled “Spread the Sweetness of Gratitude”, in conjunction with it’s “National Thank You Day 2009″ campaign.

Here’s how to join:

1. With a photograph, come up with and express creative ways to spread the gratitude fever by getting people to say ‘thank you’.

2. Post your entry on your site (blog, Multiply, Friendster, Facebook, etc.) and link these to the gallery found in www.thankyoudayphilippines.com.

3. Link your photo entries to this post by leaving a comment below with your entry’s URL.

4. This contest is open to anyone of legal age, but limited to those residing only in the Greater Manila Area. Go to here for the complete contest mechanics.

We will select 5 entries as Kainpinoy’s finalists. Winners from the photo contest will receive special gift packs from Toblerone.

What are you waiting for? Start spreading the gift of gratitude now.! Contest runs from September 7 to October 16, 2009. Deadline for submission of entries is at 5 pm on October 16th.

Join Toblerone as they celebrate the National Thank You Day Awards on October 20, 2009 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall and see the unveiling of one notable Filipino personality from whom a grateful nation will choose to say a resounding ‘thank you’ to. For more information, visit www.thankyoudayphilippines.com.

To celebrate Father’s day, Kainpinoy is giving away one-dozen worth of Krispy Kreme gift certificates DAILY from June 17 through June 30. That’s 13 one-dozen donuts up for grabs! To join the contest, all you need to do is to share your sweetest gesture you gave your dad and greet him online to get a Special treat from Krispy Kreme. Just leave a comment and you might actually walk away with a dozen doughnut treats. Winners will be picked daily, and will be announced through this blog, so check back often to see if you’ve won! Only one entry per person, and if you’ve already commented, you still qualify for the future draws.

Contest Mechanics:

• Leave a comment in this blog entry, with the sweetest gesture you have ever given your dad. Be sure to leave a valid e-mail address.
• One (1) winner will be picked daily, and will be announced in this same entry.
• Comments made on previous days will still qualify for future draws.
• The prize is one (1) one-dozen worth of gift certificate from Krispy Kreme. Prize will be delivered by mail.
• This contest is limited to Philippine residents.

Sorry for the late updates! I have been traveling the past two days, so I haven’t been able to update this post. First off, thanks to all who replied! I love reading through your entries. Since nobody made it to the June 17 cut off, I’m awarding one to Kyameel, who was the first to comment All succeeding winners will be drawn through Random.org

Krispy Kreme Winners:
June 17: Kyameel
June 18: Lalaine Lim
June 19: Keirra
June 20: Carimar Dela Cruz
June 21: Ethel Maria Capili
June 22: Rodeliza Lacaba
June 23: Czaroma
June 24: Geline
June 25: Lalaine
June 26: dong ho
June 27: eden
June 28: jdga18
June 29: Czarine
June 30: Emiliana

Thanks to all who joined!

Mother Earth Bags is an advocacy project of four friends Nena, Joey, Kat & Angela, who believes in saving the planet one bag at a time. It may be hard to make a dent on the trillion plastic bags used every year, but saving hundreds a year per person is still something, right? Besides, how can you resist these cute bags?

The bags come in printed canvas (Php 95) and flour sacks, both plain (Php 35) and embellished (Php 65).

Now on to the good part! I just got my Mother Earth Bags, and I’m absolutely impressed. The craftsmanship on each is superb! The bags are made at The Livelihood Shop, a program that employs underprivileged women of Taguig. Not only are you helping the environment when you use the bags, you’re also providing these women with livelihood when you buy.

Mother Earth Bags are available on a per order basis, through their Multiply site. Or, you can win a couple of bags for yourself from Kainpinoy.com! To join, simply tell us which one of these phrases describes you perfectly:

1. I’m a mama’s girl.
2. I’m a mama’s boy
3. I’m one hot mama.
4. I honor my mother.
5. I’m bringing this to my mama.
6. My mother loves the Village People, Gunther and Hard Gay.

Post your answers in the comment box, and be sure to leave a valid e-mail address! This contest is open to all Kainpinoy.com readers, both in the Philippines and overseas. Contest closes on October 31st, and the winner will be drawn and announced on the 1st of November. I’m running a similar contest over at my travel blog, and yes, they’re independent of each other. You can join both contests to increase your chances of winning