Cast your vote! + Blog your vote Contest!

Just a few more days til the election! have you made your list? Im almost done with mine :) Election fever in Manila!

A few guidelines for the upcoming elections (info is from chuvaness)

1. The ballot is very sensitive to marks, ink, water, stains, scratches, folds, sweat, etc. If, say, you have grime on your hands, or your fingers are wet, or your sweat drops onto the ballot, the PCOS (Precinct Count Optical Scan) unit will not read it. Keep your hands very clean before voting. That is why indelible ink will be applied on your finger after you have voted, and not before. This is why you will be given your ballot in a very expensive folder—to lessen the actual handling of the ballot with your hands.

2. Shade FULLY the egg-shaped hole beside your chosen candidate. You will be provided with a marker.
Do NOT check, line, X, dot, or half-shade the oval, because the PCOS unit will not read wrong shading. Try not to write beyond the oval.

3. There will be a barcode on the ballot. If this is marked in any way or scratched, the ballot will be spoiled.
If anyone handles the ballot, watch them well, in case they scratch the barcode to spoil your ballot.

4. You will have four tries to put your ballot through the PCOS unit. You can insert it forward, backward, front side up, back side up, whichever, but only four tries. If after the fourth it doesn’t read properly, say goodbye to the ballot.

5. You have one chance to have your ballot changed if you don’t like it. That’s when they first hand it to you. Inspect it right away. If you see folds, scratches or marks, you can ask for another one.

6. Bring a list (codigo) of your chosen candidates so you won’t spend too much time filling out the ballot. If you start weighing your choices only at the precinct, you'll be wasting time.

7. Mark no more than the exact number of choices. Vote for only one president, one vice president, not more than 12 senators, one party-list, one mayor, one vice mayor, one member of the House of Representatives, etc. The limit will be indicated on your ballot (as in “Vote for not more than __”). If you vote more than the specified number, that portion of the ballot is invalidated.
You may, however, vote for fewer than 12 senators.

8. Watch the readout on the PCOS unit when you insert your ballot. If successful, it will read, “Congratulations! Your ballot has been scanned.” If not, it will say why (i.e. "improper shading,” etc.). Make sure you read “Congratulations” before exiting to make sure your vote is counted.

9. Bring an ID (Voter’s ID is best. But if you don’t have one, present a driver’s license, passport, etc., any valid ID with your address and preferably a photo) to the Board of Election Inspectors.
If you can find out beforehand through your barangay, get your Voter’s ID number, precinct number, and your sequence number (the number beside your name on the list). This should speed up your voting.

10. If you have Internet connection, visit today the Commission on Elections website and click here to find out if you are registered, what your precinct number is, and its location.

11. The ballot given to you will only be readable by one specific PCOS unit. It is pre-registered at your precinct, so when you’re ready, line up at the proper machine. If you line up at the wrong machine; your ballot won’t be read, and that may spoil your vote.

12. Polls open on May 10 at 7 AM and voting ends at 6 PM. Come early to have time to solve any problem.

13. The PCOS units have internal batteries that can last up to 16 hours in case of power outages. Since the voting period lasts 10 hours, there would be a six-hour buffer.

14. The PCOS unit will print out the vote count in what looks like a very long cash register receipt (whose print will last for five years), which will be put into a sealed box and sent to the Comelec.
The unit will count the voters based on the ballots inserted into it.
Watch the screen for important messages.

15. It is stressed that voters should not make mistakes. Do NOT make mistakes, otherwise, you’ll spoil your ballot.


I can't stress this enough, PLEASE VOTE WISELY! What's a few hours of researching more on the candidates, please dont base your votes on silly things. The people in government are a reflection of the kind of people in the country. Please dont sabotage my future! haha. im serious. Please dont!

A peek at this will tell you who among the candidates are more qualified than uhm you know who or rather WHO is more qualified than the rest. haha. I know I havent been nice to the yellow brigade, please dont hate. Peace =)


Why vote for the 6th biggest spender in the senate when has (0), as in ZERO laws passed? As if it isnt enough that the peoples money is wasted on people who do nothing, but people want him to be president? Please think! this is simple logic.

DO NOT SABOTAGE MY FUTURE, YOUR FUTURE, YOUR CHILDRENS FUTURE AND OUR CONTRY'S FUTURE! Vote INTELLIGENTLY!

But on a lighter note, Hair in Manila is hosting a contest entitled BLOG YOUR VOTE

ONE person will win an exclusive complete Kérastase minis set!

To win this, just e-mail a photo of yourself at hairinmanila@gmail.com that shows how you participated during the May 10 Elections. Whether you voted (show that indelible ink!), volunteered as a poll-watcher, counted votes, or any other way possible, send your entries in! Please include a short description of what you did on May 10 with your photo entry.

TWO people will win hair care products from Pureology and L’Oreal Professionnel! One will win a shampoo and conditioner from Pureology, and another will win a shampoo and masque from L’oreal Professionnel’s Serie Nature line.

To be one of the two winners:

1. Spread the word! Write about this contest in your Facebook wall/blog/Multiply/Myspace/Twitter/Tumblr/Plurk/etc.

2. Make sure to link your post to this post’s comments section. Please include the URL in your comment for me to check.

To join, please follow this link Hair in Manila: BLOG YOUR VOTE Contest

Philippine Elections 2010

I know this is a beauty blog, but excuse this post because this isnt beauty related. If you arent Filipino, you may go ahead and skip reading this post hehe. Just thought it would be a waste not to voice out my thoughts and opinions about the upcoming elections and my choice for President.

The 2010 Election is fast approaching and I cant help feeling a bit frustrated. Frustrated and hopeful at the same time. I am frustrated because I cant get anyone to tell me why voting for Noynoy is logical (if you have an answer to that, please enlighten me) and yet he is leading the Survey. And hopeful because I have found a candidate who I think has the potential to do what is needed to revive our country...

Why am I pro GORDON- BAYANI?

I am voting for Gordon and Bayani because I want leaders who have results to show for. They both have done outstanding jobs in improving Subic and Marikina and I can just imagine what they can do to improve our country. They are both no nonsense politicians who are not afraid of losing votes because they actually do what needs to be done and says what needs to be said. IMO, what Sen. Gordon said is true "you dont need a (president) na mabait, you need a leader..a leader with integrity". I dont want to base my votes on who looks mabait or isnt corrupt, because they all claim to be that. How would I know if they actually are, so I looked at their platforms and records and true enough, Gordon-Bayani is the only vote I can easily defend.


Kung walang Corrupt, walang Mahirap.

A very popular slogan from one of the most popular candidate. It's always easy to get a few more votes by promising to end poverty here in the Philippines. We filipinos are eternal optimists, we buy into these french laced words and hope for the best. A good thing, but also a bad thing. We want MAGIC, we want everything to be fixed immediately, we complain about our current situation but dont actually do anything about it because we think that it wouldnt matter.

I do however, think that its the other way around. That corruption feeds off poverty. People are tempted to take bribes and what not because of how hard life is. If we had better standards of living, putting an end to corruption will be easier. Now how we do that? I think its important to improve the quality of education in our country, that would be a start. How can you secure a well paying job if youre not educated and you cant go wrong investing and securing good education for your children, but sadly that isnt an option that many Filipinos have. One of the things that I like about Sen. Gordon is his emphasis on improving the quality of education.

On that darn Survey

What frustrates me is that survey. Yes, it tells us whos in the lead. But other than that, what purpose does it serve us? What frustrates me more are people who base their votes on winnability. They say that its better to choose the "lesser evil" candidate from the top 2 and that voting for candidates that arent doing so well in the survey is a waste. Why would it be a waste? I think that as long as you vote for the "right" candidate, then it wouldnt be a waste. Win or lose, youve done your part instead of being just another mindless zombie.


I do hope, that this coming election people use their heads. You cant take it out of being a Filipino and our personalities to be sympathetic and emotional. But we cant just follow our emotions when choosing for candidates to lead our country. We need someone who has the capability to create laws and the will to enforce them. These politicians have had years of experience, they've all had their chance to make a difference. That is why, I think that it is important to look at what they have done in the past instead of what they promise to achieve.


Please take the time to watch these =)

Quotable Quotes I love from Sen. Gordon

• DEATH PENALTY: My father was assassinated. I am for the death penalty but I asked for its abolishment because we do not have the capability (to investigate)
• No I won’t abolish E-VAT. Even if I lose your vote, I will tell you the truth. I want people to discern.
• I think everybody is entitled to a quality education. Are you ready to pay P.50 for text para makapag-aral ang anak ng driver niyo (so he can also have a bright future)?
• I am not arrogant. I am only assertive. I am frank, candid, straight forward. I get the job done.
• What this country needs is not a change in men, but a change in men. Do what you are supposed to do. We must do it together. The Filipino must be caring, compassion, competent, competitive, united, tolerant.
• You see when people vote, they choose the nice guy. The guy they feel they can talk to. They don’t vote for the tough guy who’ll get the job done.
• You shouldn’t (just) believe in TV ads. You should research.
• Surveys are paid for by people. You can have your own surveys. But don’t try to condition my mind. Its not a horse race. Singapore was biting the dust behind us. Now we’re biting the dust behind them.
• I’d rather fix the world than rule the world.

“Take out the names, take out the money of all the candidates and just look at the persons, their platforms, their track …record, their record of integrity and competence and people will know who to vote for… Leadership is not a title, it is not a position. It is action.”

-Dick Gordon

• Read more: HERE

Again, these are my personal thoughts and opinion. I was not asked nor was I paid to write this post. Besides, who am I to get paid to write an opinion about a candidate haha Im not that influential. Also I hope this post does not offend anyone, were all entitled to our own opinion. If you think your candidate can do better than mine, go ahead and write a blog post too. But, if youre pro Gordon and Bayani as well, please repost this or write your own post.

Its not too late! I hope this post can sway a few people to think more on why they are really voting for their candidates or better yet, why they should vote for Gordon and Bayani! hehe