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Who should be President of the Philippines?

There are 100 million Filipinos, surely you could pick one to lead us.

We know which candidates we would never vote for, but which one will we support?

Post your answers in Comments by 11.59pm today, Wednesday the 24th of September. The winner will be announced around midnight, just before the next Question at Midnight is posted.

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The winner is Angus. Congratulations. Please email saffron.safin@gmail.com to claim your prizes.

For our 8th birthday, we’re picking your brains and giving away a bunch of prizes.

Every day from today, 24 September, to next Wednesday, 1 October, we’re going to post a Question at Midnight that we hope you will take the time to answer. Then we’ll pick one winner according to our very arbitrary criteria and changing moods and announce the winner just before midnight the following day. The daily winner will get these prizes:

A box of Villa del Conte artisanal chocolates, handmade in Padova, Italy. Each box contains an exquisite selection of Praline Balls, Praline Sticks, Ovicini, Domes, Truffles, and Neapolitans. Villa del Conte’s Praline Balls come in opulent flavors of cacao, caramel, coffee, macadamia, hazelnut cream and cereals, milk cream coconut chips, and white cream filling. Praline Sticks seduce your senses with banana, orange, strawberry, blueberry, mint, and watermelon cream fillings, in milk or dark chocolate. Ovicini, the sugar-coated dark chocolate eggs, are infused with rich hazelnut cream filling. Take home a sweet piece of Italy with Villa del Conte. Visit their stores at Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Greenbelt 5, Alabang Town Center, Robinson’s Magnolia, and Resorts World Manila. For bulk orders of Villa del Conte chocolates, contact 893-2575 or 621-6101. To know more about Villa del Conte, go to www.villadelcontecioccolato.com.

This is what the praline ball milk chocolate with cacao filling looks like up close.

A selection of Dove’s excellent hair and skin care products.

And on the last day of our 8-day birthday treat, a certificate for 3 days and 2 nights’ stay for two at Sun Resorts in Boracay. (Airfare not included.)

There are now three Sun Resorts to choose from. The Sun Villa Beachfront is a charming 18-room boutique beachfront resort located along the middle of the White Beach. The Sun Villa Hilltop is an oasis of calm and serenity in a lush tropical garden setting. It has 12 rooms ideal for those who seek a more intimate location. And the Sun Garden Hilltop is a 14-room refuge nestled in a tropical garden on a hill. All rooms are air-conditioned, with private toilet and bath, hot and cold showers, free WiFi, cable TV, and other amenities.

For booking reservations or inquiries, call SunResorts Boracay, (+632) 893-7293/813-1338 (Manila) or (+036)288-5541/288-4410 (Boracay); email info@boracaysunresorts.com.ph or ssunvilla@yahoo.com.

All you have to do is answer our Question at Midnight. The first one is coming right up.

We’ve seen the movie three or four times but have never read the comics. Substantial changes have been made in the film adaptation, Peter Quill’s background, etc, but who cares? We love the movie, and the comics are terrific.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) by Bendis et al, Php799; Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) by Abnett et al, Php1395; and Guardians of the Galaxy: Realm of Kings by Abnett and Lanning, hardcover, Php1515 (but we found a copy on sale at Php350 yay!) at National Bookstores.

Crayons, 96 colors, Php409 at National Bookstores

Your crayon coloring technique says a lot about you. As a kid we would press the crayon heavily onto the page, leaving a thick layer of color, and then we would scrape off the layers so the color would look light. Why didn’t we just color lightly, then? We don’t know.

We went through several boxes of crayons that way. You know those 48-color sets that came in a box with a built-in sharpener? We kept sharpening the crayons till nothing was left.

Why didn’t we have these coloring books when we were kids?

Coloring books, Php295 at National Bookstores