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Fully Booked Twitter Gift Guide Giveaway: Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones fans, hear ye! Hear ye! Join the Fully Booked Twitter Gift Guide Giveaway for Inside HBO's Game of Thrones. Just answer this question on Twitter to win the book! >>

 "If you were from Westeros, which house would you be a part of and why?" 

Tag #winthethrone to enter. A winner will be picked at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Goodluck!

National Book Store’s October Office Blowout

Get discounts and freebies at National Book Store’s October Office Blowout happening in all National Book Store branches! Grab up to 20% off on selected participating office supplies and equipment and get freebies too, for every purchase with the red sticker from October 1 to 31, 2012.

Starbucks Treat Receipt Promo

The Starbucks Treat Receipt Promo is extended up to September 30, 2012! Buy any handcrafted beverage in the morning and get a 50% discount on up to two (2) handcrafted beverages from 2:00 PM to 11:59 PM on the same day, when you present your morning receipt.

Free Juice Promo at Mister Donut

Get a FREE Eight o Clock Orange Juice sachet when you buy a Cream Bread or Raisin Bread from Mister Donut. Hurry! Offer good while supplies last.

S&R Members' Treat 2012

Shop 'til you drop at the S&R Members' Treat from March 28 to April 1, 2012, and enjoy premium warehouse club shopping with up to 50% discount specials, buy one take one deals, treats from around the world and save on hard-to-find quality goods!

Puregold Todo Pakyaw Discount Days 2012

Grab 50% off on selected items, buy one take one deals and lots of freebies at the Puregold Todo Pakyaw Discount Days Promo, running from March 29 to April 1, 2012 only! Go to your nearest Puregold branch now and enjoy these fabulous discount treats!

Love at Fares Sight Domestic Seat Sale!

Cebu Pacific celebrates Valentines Day 2012 with a fabulous domestic seat sale. All domestic flights up for grabs at a very lovely price of only P1.43!

Sale period up to Feb. 15, 2012 or until seats last, for travel from June 1 to September 30, 2012.

Book your trip now at www.cebupacificair.com!

FREE Movies at the Taiwan Film Festival 2011!

Catch the 2011 Taiwan Film Festival at the Shangri-la Plaza Mall from October 21 - 26, 2011 where FREE films will be shown. Just be there at least an hour before the screening schedule to get your tickets at the Shang Cineplex Cinema 4. Enjoy!

Check out what's in store for you at the movies:

Pinoy Sunday 

The film follows two Filipino migrant workers in Taipei (played by Epy Quizon and Bayani Agbayani) who find an abandoned sofa in the street and attempt to bring it back to their dormitory. The film takes an outsider's perspective on Filipino migrant workers, and as such, it often seems a little off the mark when laying out the motivations of its main characters. More intriguing is its larger portrayal of Taiwanese society. The film depicts a people now caught up in the decadence of urban living, failing to notice the invisible and silent class of people that keeps everything running. Quizon and Agbayani recall Laurel and Hardy as they travel across an unforgiving city landscape.

Three Times 

The film tells three stories in three time periods. In 1966, a soldier falls in love with a pool hall hostess. In 1911, a prostitute seeks to escape her plight, pinning her hopes on a man of influence. And in present day, a pop singer avoids her female lover to spend more time with her male lover. The segments vary in style and tone, all building towards a theme that explores the smallness of romance in a world rife with conflict. Any film lover would do well to seek this movie out.

Jump! Boys 

The film is a documentary following the exploits of a class of young gymnasts and their tough, unforgiving coach. The coach happens to be the director's younger brother, a former rising star in gymnastics whose injuries ended his career and led him into a life of petty crime. The relationship between documentarian and subject is always strange and nebulous. The added connection in the film adds intimacy and sympathy where there would otherwise be judgment. The film takes a pretty serious look at the pressures young people go through in the Taiwanese educational system, but it also somehow manages to be lighthearted and occasionally funny. That’s a pretty amazing achievement.

No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti 

In stark black and white, the film follows a poor man as he tangles with Taiwanese bureaucracy to keep custody of his daughter. The man inevitably gets crushed beneath the machinery of bureaucracy, leading him to become more and more desperate. The film is based on a true story, and it mostly takes its cue from Italian neorealist pictures to present the story in a truthful way. The film occasionally cuts into this effect with slices of melodrama and an intrusive musical score. It comes out a little thin in the end, but in moments, the film does have power.

Gangster Rock 

Tells the story of small-time crook who gets put in charge of a shady record company and is tasked to manage a young rock band to stardom. Zoom Hunting A suspense drama that owes much to Hitchcock's Rear Window, telling the tale of a fashion photographer who inadvertently snaps a picture of a woman having a steamy affair. She and her sister decide to keep tabs on the woman, but what starts out as harmless fun turns out to be something more sinister. Gangster Rock doesn't offer many surprises, but it comes from a fine tradition of comedic Asian gangster pictures.

Zoom Hunting 

The film stuffed with twists and turns that ought to leave people guessing.



Short Films: 

The Magical Washing Machine 

Tells the story of a little girl who encounters a magical washing machine that turns garments either old or new, or keep them dirty; sometimes acquiescing to what one wishes for, and sometimes churning out something completely different.

Small Station 

Inspired by a real story, Small Station chronicles the travelogue of a 60-year-old woman and her 35-year-old mentally-disabled son as they journey from Taipei to a remote station in Taiwan.

Respire 

The sad tale of a young girl who lives in a fictional world transformed by a deadly airborne virus. Knowing that her time is short, the young girl decides to enjoy one last day with the boy she likes. Respire won awards in Cannes, is set in a future where everyone is forced to wear a mask due to a fatal virus released in the air.


Screening Schedule:

October 21 (Friday) 
2:00pm - No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti
5:00pm - Zoom Hunting
8:00pm - Gangster Rock

October 22 (Saturday) 
2:00pm - The Magical Washing Machine, Respire, Small Station
5:00pm - Gangster Rock
8:00pm - Three Times

October 23 (Sunday) 
2:00pm - Zoom Hunting
5:00pm - Pinoy Sunday
8:00pm - No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti

October 24 (Monday) 
2:00pm - Three Times
5:00pm - Jump! Boys
8:00pm - Pinoy Sunday

October 25 (Tuesday) 
2:00pm - Gangster Rock
5:00pm - No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti
8:00pm - The Magical Washing Machine, Respire, Small Station

October 26 (Wednesday)
2:00pm - Jump! Boys
5:00pm - The Magical Washing Machine, Respire, Small Station
8:00pm - Zoom Hunting

The 2nd Mega Brands Sale 2011

Visit the 2nd Mega Brands Sale from September 30 to October 2, 2011, and enjoy up to 70% off on great selections of shoes, bags, clothes, sporting goods and accessories, houseware, personal care, eyewear and timepieces from more than 125 Participating brands! It's FREE ADMISSION at the Megatrade Halls 2 and 3 at SM Megamall.

What's more, RCBC Bankard cardholders enjoy an exclusive 0% interest, so shop, shop, shop the weekend away!