MANILA, Philippines - Imagine life without play. Now, that’s something unimaginable! Studying for exams, finishing your thesis, and reading all those articles requires a lot of play during your down time. Engaging in music, sports, and other forms of art is one way to balance things. There should always be room for fun. Samsung celebrates the reason behind creative enjoyment — that is, passion and imagination — through its youth-oriented campaign, Samsung I Imagine.
As curator of the youth voice, Samsung created a convergence zone for the young to voice their opinions through its website www.samsungimagine.com. The I Imagine Shout-Out Making Contest stimulates young people’s ideas about Talk, Play and Love. They can create their own shout-out and vote for the shout-outs of others. Self-expression transcends the digital world to fashion as the winning shout-out will be printed on limited-edition Samsung “I Imagine” hoodies by Folded and Hung. These will be sold in participating F&H stores and proceeds will be donated to Samsung Hope which sends kids back to school.
Exciting prizes await the winning entrants: P30,000 in cash, a Samsung Corby mobile phone, Samsung ST500 Dual LCD Camera, Samsung CLP-315 printer, Samsung LapFit LD190G monitor, five Samsung “I Imagine” hoodies to keep or giveaway, and P10,000 worth of gift certificates in F&H stores await individual winners. The winners’ schools will each receive a Samsung LCD monitor. There will also be an Online Raffle for all shout-out entrants and voters. Five hundred Samsung I Imagine hoodies, 20 Samsung phones and 20 Samsung DVD players are up for grabs.
Creating a true connection and understanding of today’s youth, Samsung rounded up some college students and asked them their thoughts about fashion, music, sports and the arts. Migo, Tricia, Jasmine, Riki and Elmer share something about themselves and their imaginations.
Migo, Tricia, Jasmine, Riki and Elmer all agree that love for sports, music and the arts make school twice as fun. Thanks to Samsung, their passions and imaginations now have a place — and maybe a chance to create greater change.
Name: Migo Llamas
Age: 20
School: Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Hobbies: Cheerleading, basketball, computer games, likes playing DOTA
“I Imagine that I’m cheering for a good cause.”
How do you imagine yourself after college?
“Working in an IT company with, hopefully, a good salary.”
The places I want to go to…
“Paris, and visit my sister in Chicago.”
I’ve learned now that…
“Life is really difficult. You need to work hard for you to be able to survive.”
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Name: Tricia Gosingtian
Age: 21
School: Ateneo de Manila University
Hobbies: Photography, hairstyling, modeling
“I Imagine breathing art to life.”
Something that not a lot of people know about me…
“I jump from one instrument to another but I can’t remember how to play any one of them.”
The thing I am most grateful for…
“My parents, who despite being not creative (as they are in the field of marketing and business), are open to their children being who they want to be.”
The food that makes my mouth water…
“Anything with chocolate in it. I love sweets!”
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Name: Riki Flores
Age: 21
School: University of the Philippines-Diliman
Hobbies: Softball, hosting, singing
“I Imagine public service for the greater good of the people and not for the greater good of the ego.”
The books that inspired me …
“A Series of Unfortunate Events, all 13 of them including Lemony Snicket’s autobiography. It’s a different kind of book, very witty and funny. I like the way he puts things in a darker light, parang dark comedy.”
Something that not a lot of people know about me …
“I’m half-Korean. I live with my grandma now who’s full Korean. I like listening to her talking with her Korean friends on the phone. I can’t go a day without kimchi.”
The food that makes my mouth water…
“French fries. It’s my guilty pleasure.”
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Name: Elmer Espiritu
Age: 23
School: University of the East
Hobbies: Basketball, watching TV, playing computer games
“I Imagine basketball in the Philippines is unpredictable. Because you never know what will happen.”
How do you imagine yourself after college?
“Makapaglaro sa PBA. Dream ko talaga yun.”
I cannot survive without…
“My parents. Kase sila yung palaging sumusuporta sa ‘kin, nasa taas man o nasa baba. Hindi ko sila kayang mawala sa likod ko.”
The thing I am most grateful for…
“I’m most grateful that I have a chance to prove myself by playing basketball.”
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Name: Jasmine Maierhofer
Age: 18
School: Adamson University
Hobbies: Modeling, playing volleyball, swimming, sleeping and traveling
“I Imagine that after several years, Philippine fashion will be at par with Paris, Milan, London and other international fashion districts.”
The song that captures my life right now…
“Is The Jubilee Song because I feel reunited with God when I hear it.”
The places I want to go to…
“Austria and the Seven Wonders of the World.”
Something that not a lot of people know about me…
“I’m sensitive, I easily get hurt by words.”
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Create your Play shout-outs now and log on to www.samsungimagine.com.