Discovery Travel and Living Christmas Giveaway
The atmosphere is charged with Christmas spirit and all around everyone is doing their best to make this Christmas extra special. With all the difficulties the world has had to go through, what with the economic crisis that hit everyone across the globe, the natural disasters that claimed thousands of lives, the cruelty and injustice that many people have had to live with (or die for), it is admittedly difficult to keep our spirits high and happy. But I truly believe that no matter what happens in your life, you should find a way to make things better for you and your family. This Christmas, let the world know what you plan to do to make this Christmas extraordinary. It may be a small thing or a big thing, but if it makes you or others forget all the problems in the world then that is truly great.
This year Discovery Travel and Living (DTL) is featuring 4 different shows as part of its Christmas programs to somehow make our Holiday season a little bit more special – Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen (on December 14), Willy’s Perfect Chocolate Christmas (December 23), Fun Taiwan (January 1) and The Relic Hunter with Ian Grant (January 2).
Kubiertos.com in partnership with Discovery Travel and Living is giving away 10 cookbooks 15 cookbooks by DTL’s famous chefs, Willie Harcourt-Cooze, Kylie Kwong, and David Rocco to 10 lucky readers 15 lucky readers of this blog. All you have to do is post a comment here about what you plan to do this year to make Christmas extra special. You can post as many ideas as you want as long as they’re unique. It would be understandable if the basic idea will become similar to others but the details should be uniquely your own. (Ex. Special Christmas dinner can be an idea of many people but you can make it unique by how you plan to do it or what dishes you plan to cook to make it special). The contest will run from December 13 to December 27.
Contest Mechanics:
- This contest is open to all readers who have valid Philippine mailing addresses. DTL will take care of delivering the prizes to the mailing address of all the winners
- Each comment will be considered as one entry to the contest. You can post multiple comments but each one needs to be of a different idea to be counted as separate entries. However, a reader can only win once.
- The contest will end on December 27, 11:59PM Manila time.
- The winners will be drawn by a third party web application – random.org.
- Winners will be announced on December 31, 2009.
- Me, my family including my relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining the contest.
Comment now and get a chance to win one of these prized cookbooks courtesy of Discovery Travel and Living!
I bought everyone bargain Santa caps complete with glittery lights running on battery. I’m sure the kids would go crazy, wearing these all about!
At the last minute, apart from the other decor now in place, I decided to place the nativity set beside the Christmas tree, but still hidden from open view. Kids will be sleeping early and will be surprised to see the Holy Family, the gifts they will first be “presenting” to before officially being exchanged.
To make this year’s Christmas special I will say “thank you” to all people who made my life colorful.
We will be throwing a Disneyland-inspired party on Christmas eve. Everybody is required to wear a costume.
We will prepare vegetarian foods so as to stay healthy this holiday season.
i will attend mass with my family. cook food for them and play games with them and have fun.
i will be cooking dinner and welcome Christmas and new year with joy in my heart because we are complete. i will thank God for giving me a new life.
we will play board games and bond with my family. we will give breads and some money to those poor people.
i will have a party and i am sure people will have fun. louder the noise gets the more fun the party gets.
Count our blessings this 2009 to make us feel that we are blessed.
My hubby will be home for Christmas, will cook all his favorite dishes
will prepare simple goody bags to children who will render carols this christmas
wrap, wrap, wrap gifts for the family and christmas cards to kamag-anaks abroad
grilled Christmas on the menu
since kids cant afford to give gifts to the older ones, gift cards to do for the next year, like claim a hug, help set the table, come with mom to the grocery, walk the dog with dad, etc.
use a manual camera so i can try lomo, back to the basics from digital.
everyone to open gifts like a wild child, no exceptions. some grownups open gifts like its to be used again the very next day… will still recycle the wrappings trashed.
light a candle and say a little prayer for everyone not having a table-full of food to celebrate, and whose stomachs are empty and nights are cold.
new year’s exchange gift instead of christmas to give more time for everyone to prepare after the christmas rush.
torotot for everyone to blow on new year’s eve.
white christmas with everyone wearing white.
game to play while waiting for midnight: find the coins strewn all over the house, which everyone will rattle to meet the new year. the one with the most coins wins the coins of the others hehehe
have gold (some jewelry or antique figurine maybe), frankincense (incense) and myrrh (wine) by the nativity scene as symbolic offerings.
before exchanging gifts, say one best memory about your manito/manita AND say one thing you’d like him/her to change in 2010.
To make this Christmas especial our family will visit holy places like churches, retreat house, etc. anywhere in the Philippines.
This Christmas is special because I will consciously try to GAIN weight by eating a bit more than I usually do.
going green in appetizer – a bowl of fresh green tomatoes, green grapes, some olives and cucumber slices served cold. yum!
It’s our first time to take a vacation in another country as a family, because we travel individually, with colleagues, or with friends, but never as a family. This Christmas season is special because of that.
going green in pasta – spaghetti ala pesto in heavy cream. yum!
going green in the main course – chicken pork curry. family fave!
going green in soup – split pea. a new recipe but perfect for the “simoy ng pasko.”
going green in dessert – buko pandan. a classic to end a meal!
This Christmas season will be special because I have and will continue to spread smiles in a foreign land by showing them what Pinoy friendliness is all about.
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I did not work! Since I started working I never stopped even though it’s Christmas day or whatever holiday. Last Christmas I only checked my mail and then spent the rest of the day with my family <3 It’s fun
Woke up at 7:45 am and went straight to jog in the neighborhood to give me a boost of energy to bake whole wheat carrot banana muffins and double chocolate chip cookies and give them all away to street children sleeping in a “kariton.”
Thanks to everyone who has visited and left their wonderful comments about how much special they are spending Christmas this year. I appreciate all the ideas you have shared. This marks the end of this contest. Pls. watch out for the winners of the 15 cookbooks from DTL.
Check out my new contest for a chance to win an IPOD Nano! -> http://kubiertos.com/2009/12/27/catch-a-real-leaf-paparazzi-blog-contest/
Merry Christmas and Cheers!
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Hi! i got your email notifiaction already. Thank you very much! This is a great treat to start the year!
Happy New year! =)
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