So, I will not keep you waiting. Here are the lucky winners selected via random.org!

To all the winners, please don’t forget to PM me via my personal Facebook account the following information:

Full name
Complete Address
Postal Code
Cellphone #
Country
Sunglasses model# or its Firmoo link

Deadline for submission of these info is on May 15, 2012.

Congratulations!

Here are they:

Fees:

Entrance: adult – P 20.00
Entrance: children (above 3 feet) – P 10.00
Entrance: children below 3 feet – FREE
Cottage rental rate (open) – Php 200.00
Cottage rental rate (close) – Php 300.00
Cottage rental rate (overnight) – Php 800.00
Pavillon with videoke – P3,000.00
Pavillon w/o videoke – P2,000.00

Important Note:

Please don’t forget to bring your own food and utensils when you plan to visit Acapulco Spring Resort, and of course, your own beddings when you plan to spend the night there. Mosquito repellants are also advised because the place is not well-maintained that dried leaves, falling tree branches and the like are found at the back of the cottages.
In addition, if you don’t have your own car or the like, make sure that you get the tricycle driver’s contact number so that you can text them anytime just in case you want to leave the place. LOL.

She was also kind enough to lend us a “kalan” and a “grill” for us to cook our food. Good thing we brought a “kaldero” and other necessary utensils (plates, spoons and forks, glasses, knife, etc.). We had grilled pork and chicken, as well as hard boiled eggs for lunch ala Boodle-fight style.

Anyway, as for the pools, they have 3 adjoining pools, where the water from the spring is distributed. Sorry but I have to mention that the pool is not well-maintained as some parts of it was kind of slimy or slippery due to the presence of moss. Actually, it is evident when you see the color of the water in the pool (which is green). Also, the main pool where the spring water is directly supplied is for the children, which is around 2 feet in depth. The second pool is for the adults where the depth varies from around 3 feet up to 6 feet. The third pool, I think, is not yet operational as of posting time since nobody dared to use it earlier because it is not yet fully “furnished”, as I may call it.

I haven’t noticed a canteen or resto in the area but there is a Sari-sari store inside. As expected, the price is a little bit higher as compared to other stores outside the Acapulco Spring Resort. This is the reason why we only bought 1 bottle of 12oz coca-cola, which costs Php18.00. Since my husband’s money was Php20, they didn’t give him his change immediately and told him that the change would stand as his deposit for the bottle of soft drinks that he bought and that they will give him the change upon return of the bottle. Although it’s not a big deal for me, I would just like to mention that even if they know that we are their “visitors” or customers of the resort, still they impose that “deposit” regulation?

I know that after the customers leave the cottage, they (caretakers) immediately check the area, so obviously the bottles would still be there and just in case, the customers can’t leave the vicinity just like that because they need to wait for a tricycle (more or less around 15minutes) if they don’t have private vehicles, plus the road is rough and a one-way. Meaning, they can call the leaving customers ASAP just in case something’s missing from the resort’s property right?

Another thing that convinced me not to come back at Acapulco Spring Resort is that, I learned that if we decided to stay for the night, we will pay additional Php500 (that’s Php800 in total!). The caretaker informed me that the P500 will go for the electricity consumed for the entire stay and the P300 is for the cottage rental fee good for 3 persons; in excess of 3, there is a corresponding additional charge. Imagine, Php800.00 for a small cottage without beddings or whatsoever and without a comfort room? Just electricity and a cottage?! Hmmmm… I’ll better be in Balicacao Ecopark. Because of this,  we decided not to spend the night at the resort anymore. Although they have newly constructed comfort/shower rooms located on the corner of the resort (far from the pool and from our cottage), still I consider it not an ideal place to stay for the night.

Before we left this afternoon, my sister and I, together with her BF decided to visit the caves that the place is sort of known for. A 15-year old boy volunteered himself to guide us for FREE, but then we gave him some amount just the same. After around 10-15minutes of walking, we reached the cave, one of the caves actually. Since we’re not that prepared (we don’t have flashlights), we decided to take pictures at the opening of the cave, and looked around; watched the birds flew outside the cave as we entered it. Well. As for me, there’s nothing “spectacular” about the “cave experience”, maybe because we haven’t thoroughly explored it.

Anyway, we left Acapulco Spring Resort around 5 in the afternoon. It was not an extraordinary experience with regards to the resort, but a good time for my husband and I, together with my daughter to spend quality time together.

I hope our next summer escapade would be much exciting and spectacular!

For other useful information and tips about Acapulco Spring Resort, please refer to my other post by clicking this link:

http://www.praningshoutout.com/2012/05/acapulco-spring-resort-rates-and-other-important-tips

NEW YORK, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — A month ago, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) published a piece of news about purchasing eyeglasses online; a month later, this news has already been commented on by thousands of people. With the rise of purchasing eyeglasses online, more and moreeyeglass wearers have begun to focus their attention on it. However, with regard to buying eyewear online, some support it while others still have doubts about it. What has turned numerous eyeglass wearers from traditional brick-and-mortar eyeglass stores to online ones? Firmoo’s slogan tells you everything: Vision and Fashion the Frugal Way.

Most eyeglasses wearers have purchased eyeglasses at traditional eyeglass stores. Nevertheless, due to the limited styles and unaffordable prices, consumers have had to regard eyeglasses as a medical tool used to correct vision instead of a fashion accessory. But now, with the emergence of online eyeglass shopping, we can get fashionable eyeglasses at reasonable prices. Among the many online eyeglass stores, Firmoo, which combines fashion and economy, is undoubtedly the most outstanding one.

As we all know, we usually have to spend hundreds of dollars on a pair of glasses at brick-and-mortar eyeglass stores. Yet, you can get the same pair of glasses from online eyeglass stores at a fraction of the price. For this reason, buying glasses online is, so to speak, quite an economical way to get eyeglasses. Among the numerous online optical stores, Firmoo is the most economic one. Customers can usually get their beloved glasses at a price that is up to 90% lower than that in brick-and-mortar eyeglass stores. Furthermore, new customers can even get their first pair for FREE there. Some people may doubt the quality, safety, durability, etc. of eyeglasses purchased online, but there is no need to worry when purchasing from Firmoo. Firstly, all glasses provided by Firmoo are carefully manufactured by skilled workers and are strictly inspected by professional opticians before shipment, thus ensuring the quality and safety of glasses; secondly, Firmoo has developed a try-on tool for customers to try their beloved eyeglasses on so as to see how they look on them; thirdly, Firmoo has a customer service team that has always been committed to offering their valued customers the best service; lastly, all glasses available at Firmoo are provided by their affiliated factory, which is why they can offer eyeglasses at such a low price.

“We have dozens of affiliated eyeglasses factories which enable us to provide our customers with the most affordable eyeglasses around because there are no middlemen in between. Meanwhile, we have devoted ourselves to providing our valued customers with fashionable and aesthetic eyeglasses,” said Patrick Li, Firmoo’s CEO.

Compared with purchasing eyeglasses at brick-and-mortar eyeglass stores, purchasing eyeglasses online is not only more economical but also enables customers to select from more fashion elements. This is due to Firmoo meticulously picking several hundred classic styles from thousands of eyeglass models.

Firmoo CEO Patrick Li also added, “Our team has selected hundreds of classical and fashionable styles in order to save time for our customers when they are picking eyeglasses.”

So what do online eyeglass stores bring to us? We believe the answer is fashion and frugality.

For more details about how to get fashionable and economical glasses from Firmoo, please visit:http://www.firmoo.com/

About Firmoo

Firmoo.com is an emerging global online eyeglass store offering prescription eyeglasses and prescription sunglasses. Years of expertise in the optical industry have enabled Firmoo.com to offer a variety of high quality prescription eyeglasses to the public at affordable prices. Firmoo is devoted to offering high quality eyeglasses, competitive prices and thoughtful customer service. Only our valued and satisfied customers can further solidify our position as the leading online eyeglass store in the world. For Firmoo’s Online Optical Store, user satisfaction is always the highest priority.

For more details about Firmoo, please visit http://www.firmoo.com/

 Now, here are the mechanics to join and win:

1. The contest is open to all member bloggers of the Nuffnang Network with at least one (1) valid ad unit.

2. Contest period is from April 23 to May 23, 2012.

3. To join, participants must be a registered member of ZALORA.

Step 1: Log on to www.ZALORA.com.ph

Step 2: On the upper right hand corner of the Home Page, click on “Account” then select “New Customer”.

Step 3: Fill in your account information.

Step 4:  Press Submit!

Bonus Step: Don’t forget you can get a free P250 Voucher when you sign  up for ZALORA’s newsletter.

4. Once you’re registered, check out the items available on the ZALORA website, and create a wishlist consisting of the best five (5) items you like.

5. Write a blog entry sharing these five items on your wishlist and the reasons why you just have to have them!

6. Blog entries should include the photos of your wishlisted items.

7. All blog entries should be entitled “My ZALORA Wishlist.”

8. At the end of the write-up, embed the ZALORA badge with the link below.

9. Register your blog post entry here.

10. Optional: If you have a Twitter account, you may tweet your contest entry to @ZALORAPH!

11. Five (5) winners will be determined based on a panel of judges from ZALORA Philippines, and will be judged according to the following criteria:

Creativity – 40%

Relevance – 30%

Appeal – 30%

Prizes:

-          The items in their wishlist

-          PHP 5,000 credit on ZALORA PH

Note: Prizes are not convertible to cash.

I have mentioned in my previous post, I’m Loving My Firmoo High Quality Glasses!, that I will be hosting a summer giveaway and the  20 lucky winners will receive one (1) high quality pair of sunglasses courtesy of  Firmoo Global Online Optical Store.

For bloggers:

Here are the simple mechanics in order for you to qualify for the giveaway:

1. Contest is open to anyone who have blogs from all over the world.
2. Like Firmoo’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/FirmooGlasses, and Praning’s Shoutout’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pranings-Shoutout/158066224267511, then  post this status on your profile: “Praning’s Shoutout’: Join Firmoo’s Summer Giveaway and Win High Quality Sunglasses!”. Don’t forget to tag Firmoo Online Optical Store and Praning’s Shoutout.
3. Follow Firmoo on twitter, https://twitter.com/#Firmoo, as well as Praning’s Shoutout, https://twitter.com/#!/praning5254
4. Visit Firmoo’s official page ( http://www.firmoo.com/) and write at least 100-word review about the page/company then post it in your own blog(s).
5. Leave your full name and the link to your facebook status, your twitter username and the link to your post about the review at the comment section below.

Contest will end on the 1oth of May, 2012 and lucky winners will be announced  the next day. For the winners, you can choose which shades or sunglasses you like from this page, http://www.firmoo.com/wrap-around-rx-sunglasses.html.

Now, what are you waiting for? Join the giveaway and be one of my lucky winners!

Good luck!

It’s a Unisex Full Frame Plastic Eyeglasses – it’s a Tortoise shell colored frame that makes me look like a “real genius” (LOL), as for the purple color frame, it makes me look approachable (in contrary to the genius look). The eyeglasses’ medium rectangle lenses shape gives me a that unique but and energetic look.

The plastic full frame is only around 17 grams that makes it lightweight and gives me that comfortable feeling when I’m wearing the glasses that is the reason why I am always wearing it (day and night) except when I’m about to sleep. You know, my old eyeglasses is made of metal frames and I seldom use it because I’m uncomfortable wearing them. As for the lenses, the first time I wore them, I was surprised because it’s a lot clearer and somewhat feels “cool” to my eyes. Whenever I am in front of my laptop and wearing the eyeglasses, I don’t feel my eyes itching or irritated (as what I have experienced before).

Overall, I have no negative comment about the glasses and I am “all praises” about it! I can say that Firmoo indeed provides high quality glasses!

If you want to prove it, just watch out for my upcoming onlline contest and I’ll giveaway several pairs of Firmoo eyeglasses or sunglasses (of your choice) as prizes!

Most eyeglasses wearers have purchased eyeglasses at traditional eyeglass stores. Nevertheless, due to the limited styles and unaffordable prices, consumers have had to regard eyeglasses as a medical tool used to correct vision instead of a fashion accessory. But now, with the emergence of online eyeglass shopping, we can get fashionable eyeglasses at reasonable prices. Among the many online eyeglass stores, Firmoo, which combines fashion and economy, is undoubtedly the most outstanding one.

As we all know, we usually have to spend hundreds of dollars on a pair of glasses at brick-and-mortar eyeglass stores. Yet, you can get the same pair of glasses from online eyeglass stores at a fraction of the price. For this reason, buying glasses online is, so to speak, quite an economical way to get eyeglasses. Among the numerous online optical stores, Firmoo is the most economic one. Customers can usually get their beloved glasses at a price that is up to 90% lower than that in brick-and-mortar eyeglass stores. Furthermore, new customers can even get their first pair for FREE there. Some people may doubt the quality, safety, durability, etc. of eyeglasses purchased online, but there is no need to worry when purchasing from Firmoo. Firstly, all glasses provided by Firmoo are carefully manufactured by skilled workers and are strictly inspected by professional opticians before shipment, thus ensuring the quality and safety of glasses; secondly, Firmoo has developed a try-on tool for customers to try their beloved eyeglasses on so as to see how they look on them; thirdly, Firmoo has a customer service team that has always been committed to offering their valued customers the best service; lastly, all glasses available at Firmoo are provided by their affiliated factory, which is why they can offer eyeglasses at such a low price.

“We have dozens of affiliated eyeglasses factories which enable us to provide our customers with the most affordable eyeglasses around because there are no middlemen in between. Meanwhile, we have devoted ourselves to providing our valued customers with fashionable and aesthetic eyeglasses,” said Patrick Li, Firmoo’s CEO.

Compared with purchasing eyeglasses at brick-and-mortar eyeglass stores, purchasing eyeglasses online is not only more economical but also enables customers to select from more fashion elements. This is due to Firmoo meticulously picking several hundred classic styles from thousands of eyeglass models.

Firmoo CEO Patrick Li also added, “Our team has selected hundreds of classical and fashionable styles in order to save time for our customers when they are picking eyeglasses.”

So what do online eyeglass stores bring to us? We believe the answer is fashion and frugality.

For more details about how to get fashionable and economical glasses from Firmoo, please visit: http://www.firmoo.com/

If you want to get free glasses from Firmoo, please visit: http://www.firmoo.com/free-glasses.html

This article was republished from http://www.firmoo.com/z/bloggers-activity.html Anyone who republished the article above will win a chance to get free eyewear plus free shipping from Firmoo.

You can also get free eyewear plus free shipping by writing reviews, more details from http://www.firmoo.com/free-bloggers.html

The following day after my birthday, that was March 3, Saturday, my ” friends” and I went to the beach at Cauayan, Negros Occidental (around 30-45 mins travel time from Kabankalan City). After several months of being “away” from them and creating a gap because of so many reasons that can simply be described as “complicated”, it was again the perfect time for us to reunite, update each other with the latest events in our own lives, as well as, to simply spend time together. Since I was not allowed to stay overnight, the group decided that we just spend the whole day together and maximize the time by making every second worth it.

Again, it was an ordinary celebration that we just bought some slice of pork from the market we passed by along the way, one of them brought the rice, there was no gift (first time after 2 years of being friends), but then it’s the moment that really counts. When we get there, the boys prepared our food while others are just chitchatting. While waiting for the food, we played cards, our favorite past time, while others, made themselves busy – fooling around, cracking jokes (which I certainly missed) and finding something funny over an ordinary thing or topic.

Anyway, when the food was ready, as usual, we ate boodle fight style, where the cooked rice with the viand, is served together  on top of the banana leaves. Another moment that I have missed. But it does not end there, since majority of them didn’t have the slightest idea that I have already “decided”, I was treated extra special (or so I thought). There were gestures showed that touched my heart and made me told myself that I have made the right decision. Sorry, I can’t elaborate it here, it’s corny and some are “cheesy”…lol Gosh, I really miss these “carefree rascals”!

After the sumptuous lunch, we talked for a while about anything, fooled around – the usual things we do when we are together. Then decided to play with the huge waves that were striking the sand. Yes, the waves are unusually huge for that one fine day. Thank God, it did not rain that day.

We took pictures, of course, which is “a must”; crazy, innovative, artistic, nonsense, stupid and touching pictures were taken…

Anyway,  when we were leaving the place, I can’t help but inform one of them (who’s close to me and got really “affected” when I built the barrier between me and them) that I have already decided. His expression/gesture told me how thankful he is (although he told me so verbally with a cracking voice) and that made me simply happy.

Before I go to bed that night, I tried to absorbed all the things that took place that one fine day. I realized how we missed each other’s company and how important I am to them, as well as, they are to me. It even made me realize that “money can’t really buy happiness (as if I’m rich…hahaha). The joy they bring to me is priceless although I know that very very soon, they will be leaving me for the better. I guess, that will be one of the saddest days of my life, but again, that’s life and I’m quite prepared for that “moment” to come because that moment will signify a big leap for them.

“People may come and go but it’s how they touched our lives that matters, after all.”

Thank you, guys, for that special day!

Note:

Sorry guys, I can’t post pictures here for some reasons…

Anyway, when that “special day” arrived my husband told me that we should somewhat celebrate even in simple ways. I hesitated for a while but then I gave in since it’s my birthday after all!

My day started with my regular class (8:00 AM) and at around 10 in the morning, I went to a grocery store and bought something for our lunch. I invited my “students” over for lunch. Actually, I was not at ease that time because there was a “history” between the “students” and my hubby. Anyway, the lunch went well and at around 2:00PM we left the house because I still have a class.

Worst thing happened when I went home late in the afternoon because I had a terrible migraine and all I did when I got home was sleep.

That’s how simple I celebrated my birthday. Nothing spectacular. Nothing fancy. No presents from famous painters and decorators…

I can’t say that it’s memorable but then, that’s life…

Anyway, more birthdays are yet to come (and I am positively hoping for that…^_^) and I guess those upcoming years will be more “fantastic”!