Here’s How We’re Gonna Find Beirut’s Favorite Burger Together!

January 25, 2012 By 14 Comments

My Dearest Readers,

I want you guys on board for this quest, so please flip through this short presentation I created to get an idea about what’s going to happen.

Many burger places have already expressed their interest and many readers their eagerness for reviewing the places themselves too.

A much more detailed post will be online eventually, detailing how you can become one of the lucky reviewers and what you’ll need to do exactly (other than enjoy a meal for two which will be paid for!)

I need your help and support in this venture, so any words of encouragement are greatly appreciated as a comment! Or if you’re not the wordy type, by a “like” or “tweet” =P

Thanks! And I hope you’re as excited as I am!

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I added a gallery for those of you who can’t view the slideshow properly. Go through them in order though!

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DJMag’s Top 100 Clubs Vote Underway and White Beirut is Going FTW

January 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Remember my post last year which made it on DJMag’s website? =D If not, read here. This year, I’m glad to see that White, previously snubbed from the last two votes, is planning to be named one of the world’s 100 best clubs. It will join the likes of B018, The Basement and Sky Bar who all held positions in the prestigious vote.

This time though, White has finally settled in their permanent, bigger, better location and I am confident they will add yet another spot for Beirut in the world’s Top 100 Clubs. I appreciate the club’s acknowledgment and enthusiasm, helping Lebanese clubbers become more aware about this competition run by the magazine that decides who the world’s best 100 DJs are as well.

Check out White Beirut’s website’s page specially made for the competition. And don’t forget to vote for other Lebanese top clubs like B018!

Good luck Beirut!

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Stoli Leb Finalist

October 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

My Dearest Readers,

I have been chosen as a Stoli Leb finalist in their “Original People” campaign. I decided to ask you guys about that, cause talking about myself was sorta weird…

Here’s what you guys had to say! Thank you all, and I love you deeply! (I blurred out pics and family names for the sake of privacy)

click next or back or pause to read the really long ones!

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Two must-reads


A video I shot originally, which I realized wouldn’t work out…

If you have something more to say, I’d really appreciate it if you’d post a comment below! Wish me luck!

VOTE FOR ME HERE Only takes a couple of clicks

 

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How to Win a Pair of Tickets to PAWAS this Saturday

October 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

What You Need to Do

  1. Choose ONE song from the Techno genre you absolutely adore, and post the link on the blog’s Facebook page. Try to choose songs that aren’t so well known, not just classics.
  2. Then, “like” the songs which you really like after having a listen.
  3. The songs with the most likes will be compiled into a downloadable Sound Selection by myself at the end of the competition.

Fine Print

  • Songs should be YouTube format (search for it on YouTube and post the link)
  • One song per person
  • The person whose song gets the most likes wins the pair of tickets worth 105,000 LBP (70USD)
  • Competition ends on October 21st, one day before the event
  • If your post doesn’t appear on the page, email me gino@ginosblog.com and I’ll sort that out

Why?

  • We get to compile an awesome selection of sexy Techno music together
  • I get the Facebook page active
  • I send two of you for free to what promises to be something new in the Lebanese techno scene
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How to Win a Pair of Tickets to a Really, Really Big Party

October 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment

What You Need to Do

  1. Choose ONE song from the House genre you absolutely adore, and post the link on the blog’s Facebook page. Try to choose songs that aren’t so well known, not just classics.
  2. Then, “like” the songs which you really like after having a listen.
  3. The songs with the most likes will be compiled into a downloadable Sound Selection by myself at the end of the competition.

Fine Print

  • Songs should be YouTube format (search for it on YouTube and post the link)
  • One song per person
  • The person whose song gets the most likes wins the pair of tickets worth 100,000 LBP
  • Competition ends on October 14th, one day before the event
  • If your post doesn’t appear on the page, email me gino@ginosblog.com and I’ll sort that out

Why?

  • We get to compile an awesome selection of beautiful House music together
  • I get the Facebook page active
  • I send two of you for free to what promises to be the biggest party of the season

 

 

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Win a Nokia N9 and Put Your Face on Its Billboards!

October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

1- Like Nokia Lebanon’s Page

Follow this link and merely click like on top

2- Choose a Sexy Photo

Choose a photo you think can prove you’re worthy to be plastered all across Beirut and Lebanon with a shiny new Nokia N9

3- Tell Them Why

Well, why wouldn’t they choose me over you? Let voters know why you should be the face of the Nokia N9 in Lebanon

4- Get Into the Top 9

You need votes to get in the game. The 9 photos with the most votes get automatically shortlisted. Then, the democracy ends and actual professionals choose 3 lucky winners from the final 9 (I bet you wish it was called N3 now, huh?)

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WIN a Brand New Nokia E6 Device: Here’s What You Have to Do

August 11, 2011 By 21 Comments

This competition couldn’t be simpler! All you have to do is the following:

  • Subscribe to the blog by email

You can do so by entering your valid email address in the widget to the right of this post. I strongly recommend you use your actual email address because that’s how you will be notified if your email’s been chosen.

Enter your email where the arrows point

When the widget looks like it does below, it means you’ve done it and you’re in the competition!

Terms and Conditions

  1. You must already like Gino’s Blog and Nokia Lebanon‘s Facebook Pages
  2. You must be residing within Lebanon
  3. The competition starts as of now and ends on Friday August 19th
  4. An email will be chosen at random by myself with the supervision of Nokia Lebanon and notified, if the email owner doesn’t respond within 48 hours, another email will be drawn.
  5. If you’re already subscribed to the blog by email, you will be automatically included in this competition
  6. You may choose between a black or silver Nokia E6 device if you win

Good Luck!

 

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The Audi A1 Lebanon Launch at Forum de Beyrouth

May 22, 2011 By 5 Comments

After registering your name, and booking your own test-drive, you are greeted by the spine-tingling sound of screeching wheels and aromatic scent of burning rubber. To your left, a large track, with two Audi A1s, are tearing up the pavement with passengers on the edge of their seats, as professional drivers Abdo and William show us what those tiny red and white monsters were capable of.

However, while you wait your turn (or your second, third and fourth turn) you can admire the complete Audi arsenal on display to your right, the different A1 models and colors huddle up next to the white inflatable tent, and of course, the top-of the line s-line A1 Turbo, displayed in the middle of the tent.

The same tent where you could drive the A1 in GT5 on a PS3, or on a special-edition Asphalt 6 game on one of the iPads also available. On the decks, was none other than Jade, spinning the perfect soundtrack for the erected speed and precision track.

A1 hats and merchandise decorated the 200 or so winners and invitees, with delicious fruity cocktails and hot Crepaway food making sure everyone was well-fed and well-hydrated in the searing 30 degree sun.

Renowned Lebanese driver Abdo Feghali didn’t just stick to his red A1, but on his “break”, he put the Audi R8 and the Audi TT RS through their paces, much to the delight of everyone present.

For all you techies and petrol-heads, CBK was kind enough to summarize it in language you can understand better: The Audi A1 is not just any hatchback mini car. Its class is the supermini, where its rivals are the Mini S and the MTO. Its a front wheel drive car, and it hosts a 4-cylinder 1.4 Twincharged engine that delivers a whopping 122 HP, and for such a light car that amounts to alot of power. At first sight the car looks humble enough, but once inside, that small car is a monster. With a top speed of over 200 Km/hr and a 7speed tiptronic gearbox, this car has it covered when it comes to raw power. However it dosen’t stop here. The Audi A1 has all the latest safety features including, and not limited to front and side airbags, the latest ABS and ESP technologies which we got a firsthand demonstration of courtesy of none other than the great Abdo Feghali. In short, this car is a well rounded supermini that can bring serious competition to the market.

Another spec I adored, was listed next to the A1 inside the tent, and it read how many grams of carbon the car released per 100 km.

All in all, it was awesome fun, and the A1 is a beautiful machine. It comes with a hefty price tag though, north of 45,000 USD, but hey, as the Lebanese saying goes, “Kil shi bi 7a22o” (meaning: you get what you pay for) and for the first time in the luxury hatchback department, I’d definitely prefer something over the Mini Cooper S.

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Your Chance to Win 1 of 2 Audi A1 Test Drives with Audi Lebanon and Gino’s Blog

May 18, 2011 By 2 Comments

You’ve all seen the billboards and the updates on Facebook… The brand new Audi A1 model is coming to Lebanon!

I absolutely adore hatchbacks, and wouldn’t mind having them super-fast. On Saturday, May 21st, the guys at Ets. F.A. Kettaneh, along with 200 lucky winners, are going to be at Forum de Beyrouth, to test drive this beautiful machine.

To get a chance to be one of the first in Lebanon to get behind the new Audi A1, make sure you register on Audi Lebanon’s Facebook Page, NOW! For all you tweeps out there, you can also tweet with the hashtag #AudiLeb or #A1Leb and double your chances of getting selected.

In addition to that though, I believe awesome things should always come together, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do. The guys at Audi Lebanon have given Gino’s Blog readers a chance to snatch their seat on Saturday May 21st, and left the juicy part up to me: how to set up the competition.

You can breathe a sigh of relief, I’m not looking to harvest “likes” from you. Instead, we’d like to see some good-old, genuine content! And here’s how you can do that:

  • Writing: I know a sizable portion of my readers are petrol-heads, and well-acquainted with the automotive universe. We want you to write us a 300-400 word post on what Audi is, cool and unknown facts about the company, and of course, your personal input on why it is the best, or at least what makes Audi cars unique. The topic is sort of open-ended, but we’d love to see what you can enlighten us with.
  • Arts: For the less-verbal and more-visual readers, you can also enter the competition by creating the banner I’ll be displaying throughout the rest of May on my blog for the Audi A1. Dimensions should be 275 pixels in width, and up to 450 in height.
Notes:
  • Competition starts NOW and will end Friday May 20th at 5:00 PM
  • Post your images on Gino’s Blog FB Page
  • Post your articles as Facebook notes and post the link on Gino’s Blog’s FB Page
  • Interactions, such as comments and likes, are most welcome by anyone, but not necessary for winning.
  • The winners will be selected by myself and Audi Lebanon representatives and announced Friday May 20th at 5:30 PM

Good Luck, and this is what one artsy, and one gifted writer, will be driving around in this Saturday!

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7 Weeks, 7 Nokia E7s That Could Be Yours!

April 5, 2011 By 4 Comments

Last week, the guys at Nokia Lebanon invited a handful of bloggers and people from tech industry to try out the Nokia E7 “Search for 7.”

The Search for 7 is an interactive Nokia campaign which seeks to engage its users in real life. Nokia has adopted the “glocal” approach with its users for years, with the belief that tailor-made apps, campaigns and services for each country and region are the key for success, the keyword of the new Nokia E7.

Throughout the day, we were emailed clues. Some clues were teasers, others you had to decode to find out the time, and finally, you had to ID places from attached images. 7 clues later, we found out that the search would lead us to Pacifico Monot at 7:00 PM, to find a blue backpack with a Black Nokia E7.

Guy Salameh found the backpack with the E7 in it, much to my dismay (kidding, mabrouk Guy =P), but we all got to try the devices.

After another E7 was found on the slopes in Faraya over the weekend, there are 6 more up for grabs! All you have to do is log on to the Nokia Lebanon Facebook Page and follow the clues, and of course, be the first to get to the designated location at the designated time!

Expect a full-review in the coming days after I get the chance to take the device home for a few days and run it through the usual drills! =D

Check out this video by Beirutnightlife.com of an E7 Flashmob at Citymall

 

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12 Regular Tickets for Cosmic Gate, Kyau & Albert, Wippenberg and Jade Live in Lebanon with Poliakov

April 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Extremely simple rules to win this time.

Each winner will get two regular tickets, so, we will have a total of 6 winners.

All you have to do is:

  1. RSVP to the event
  2. Like Gino’s Blog
  3. Post a comment on the Gino’s Blog FB page stating the name of the event’s “special guest” vocalist
  4. Get people to like your comment. The top 6 will win the tickets, AND, the person with the highest amount of likes will get an autographed Above & Beyond Anjunabeats Vol. 8 CD

The Competition starts as of NOW and will continue till April 25th, Good Luck!

Special Thanks to Poliakov Vodka for providing the tickets =)

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Deek Duke Competition: Fill That Plate With WINGS! =D

January 27, 2011 By 9 Comments

It’s been a while, and I hope you’re hungry enough by now =P

Deek Duke’s Open Wings are back! So, that 30$ voucher could be put to very good use by both hot-food lovers, and less adventurous chicken connoisseurs…

All you have to do is

  1. Like Deek Duke’s FB page
  2. Subscribe to the blog by email (there’s a box to the right of your screen, just punch in your email =D)
  3. Answer this super-simple question

The parking voucher you’re given at Deek Duke Hamra when you pay your bill is valid for how many hours?

People who already won in this competition series are not eligible to win again in this particular Deek Duke contest. TWO vouchers are up for grabs =)

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