Hello, Beliebers 
I heard that Justin Bieber tickets are all sold out. Well, I’ve gotten a pair of Justin Bieber Pink Zone tickets worth RM196 in total!
I’ll be running a little contest here to give out the tickets!
Here are the contest mechanics:
1. Invite 30 friends to like this page. (http://facebook.com/joshlimblog)
2. Write a comment on this note why you deserve to win. As long as you want it to be.
3. Tweet out a link to (http://bit.ly/ilovejoshlimandjustinbieber) on your Twitter account.
4. You must also post a link to your tweet (get it by clicking on the date) on this FB note.
The winner of this pair of tickets will be the one with:
a) The most likes on your comment on this Facebook note.
b) The most retweets of their tweet (ONLY NEW-STYLE RETWEETS WILL BE COUNTED. Do not take part if you do not know what a new style retweet is)
Terms
1. Given who I am and the company I work for, this contest is open only to Advertlets Bloggers.
2. You must collect the tickets from me around PJ before 4PM on 21st April 2011. At the venue itself is possible as well, however I will tell you this is risky - the venue is big and mobile networks are likely to be congested.
3. Contest closes 20th April 2011, at 11PM.
* This contest is not affiliated with Tune Talk. I paid for the tickets myself btw. Fun fact: Did you know? Josh Lim and Justin Bieber are the same height.
Take part in the contest HERE: http://bit.ly/ilovejoshlimandjustinbieber
(Comments on this blog post will NOT be counted).
Taking A 14 Day Challenge To Prove I’m Not Chicken (By drinking Essence Of Chicken!)
General, Sharing April 15th, 2011
How can you NOT know about Brand’s Essence of Chicken? Ever since I was young (which really is not that long ago.) it’s been the staple advert everywhere. In a nutshell, it’s really like chicken soup for the brain.
As you can see, that’s a tweet from 3 months back. I eventually ended up pouring it into another microwave safe cup to heat it up. I’ve been taking Brand’s Essence of Chicken since I was young, just not very regularly.
Later on I found out that you can very safely microwave it, just uncap it first. (30 seconds on medium-high).
It is important to note that no one on my Twitter list was particularly helpful, giving me lots of silly suggestions. But anyway…
Now they’ve come up with this 14 day challenge, which is conveniently, the number of bottles they have in a box!
So here’s the thing, I’m gonna take on the Brand’s Essence of Chicken 14 day challenge to see whether this stuff will make me smarter and all that jazz. I doubt I will develop telepathy, but who knows. As I’m sure you guys know, I’m an avid party goer, and I’m hoping that drinking some healthy stuff for once will offset my alcohol intake.
As BrandsWorld.com.my puts it - “In today’s highly competitive workplace, knowing how to work smart is more important than working hard. What do you need to do to become smarter? What do you need to do to become smarter?”
As the Managing Director and all-round “kuli” of Advertlets, staying sharp is pretty essential as I have to make decisions on a regular basis. And well…the brain is like a muscle - the more you flex it, the better it gets. Being sharp and able to answer quickly is also important - I get asked questions like “Why would advertising on blogs work? Shouldn’t I advertise in the newspapers instead?”, or…”I don’t read blogs. People read blogs meh?” so I need to have smart, logical answers to counter them. (And the answers are: “Ask an 18-25 year old when was the last time they read a newspaper”, and “600,000 Malaysian readers of Advertlets blogs a day would disagree. A lot of people do, and you cannot base “me and my 5 friends” surveys to apply to everyone in Malaysia :)”
Enhancing my mental capability is also something I do on a regular basis - I actually play a few quick rounds of a version of “Scrabble” as soon as I wake up, most days. It’s called WordsWithFriends, and you should check it out. Not many people are “clear” (as opposed to “blur”) when they just wake up, so I’m actually pretty happy that I manage to come up with good words most days even after seconds of waking up. I think I should be doing even better after taking more Brand’s.
There are an array of benefits surrounding the consumption of Brands Essence of Chicken on daily basis. For example, on the box it says that the ingredients are: ‘Essence of Chicken’, and ‘Caramel’. How can you argue that it’s not good for you, or even that it’s bad for you? Nonsense. The only people who would say it’s bad for you are the Essence of Mongoose fanatics. And think about it; caramel makes everything delicious: Snickers, brownies, ice cream etc. Generally the benefits are two main ones: Concentration & Memory. They actually did a clinical research study in where 175 fourth-year medical students were asked to take a number recall test, and those who did take Brand’s scored higher.
Some product info: A box of Brand’s Essence of Chicken with 14 bottles will cost you RM67.80, which works out to RM4.80 a bottle.
It seems a bit pricy, but it’s not really - in comparision to other less healthy things you might drink or partake of such as a Red Bull Vodka for RM15. Which I take every weekend, really. Or a pack of cigarettes, which is now RM10 a box.
My current lifestyle is basically like this: Wake up, work, party, sleep. I should emphasize that the ‘sleep’ and ‘wake up’ are really close together. So it’ll be good to have something to offset my unhealthy lifestyle. I’m now on my 4th day, so it’s a bit too early to tell. But…
I’m going to let my blog readers tell me how they want me to challenge my mental capabilities over the next few days!
1. Some suggestions: Give me riddles to figure out. Or ask me to beat your score at Typing Maniac or Zuma Blitz.
2. Here’s a challenge for you: “Why are manhole covers round?” Give me your best answer.
Drop your comments with suggestions!
The best answer will win:
a) 1 Box of Brand’s Essence of Chicken with 14 Bottles
b) A hug from Josh Lim if you are female, a high-five if you are male.
Comment away!
This was last year’s Black Circuit Lounge! Check out the video below - In there you’ll see me (just for a split second), local bloggers, as well as celebs!
There’s another video you should check out - pretty hilarious actually! You know the drink…but do you know who Johnnie Walker was?
Since 2009, I have not missed the Black Circuit series of parties
The Black Circuit Lounge Party this year will be on the 9th April 2011,
Johnnie Walker, the World’s number one Scotch whisky and global partner for highly successful Formula One team McLaren Mercedes did an after race party experience which is held in Kuala Lumpur last year. The Black Circuit Lounge. The reason Johnnie Walker has partnered with VMM because they both share the values of innovation, winning and leadership.
On this coming April 9th, this Ultimate V-VIP Race Party will be delivered in Black. This luxury race party will feature Superstar-mixer DJ Enferno from the East Coast and DJ Sophia Lin will show Kuala Lumpur why she has captivated the Hollywood clubbing scene. Definitive Hip Hop DJs in Asia, Hong Kong’s DVDJ I-Tek and Malaysia’s very own sweetheart DJ Faith will also be spinning for the A-listers at the Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge.
DJ Sophia Lin
Eric Jao aka DJ Enferno.
DJ Faith (Malaysia)
DVDJ- I-TEK
Very recently, I went down to Singapore for the Johnnie Walker Jet Black party.
Singapore was great - I got to see lots of familiar faces from KL, as well as many new ones from Singapore! I went down with Jason, Rebecca & Melanie from Advertlets, and met up with some Singaporean bloggers there I’ll be covering this event in full in a later post.
Prepping before the party
All in black and gold
Time to party
This is part of a blogging competition btw. The TWO best blog post will receive a Limited Edition bottle of Johnnie Walker Blue Label and 8GB Limited Edition Chrome USB Drive by Johnnie Walker.
I remember the first time I had Johnnie Walker Blue Label (costs about 3-4 times as much as Black Label). It was at Digital Wednesday, and my partner bought one to celebrate Advertlets’ 3rd Anniversary. It was a very good bottle, and was easily finished throughout the night
For your chance to win tickets to the Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge, visit www.blackcircuit.com.my/facebook to stay connected with insider-access and exclusive offers only from Johnnie Walker.
Also visit Johnnie Walker FB page: http://www.facebook.com/JohnnieWalkerMalaysia LIKE it and Find for instructions of what needs to be done to stand a chance to be the chosen one!
To Johnnie!
I want to party at the Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge 2011 in Singapore!
Parties & Events March 5th, 2011
Long time readers of my blog would note that I’ve blogged about the Johnnie Walker Black Circuit party last year.
And, my first time ever visiting an F1 race in 2009was sponsored by non other than Johnnie Walker. It was a great first time experience, and I went for F1 the following year too.
Which were excellent experiences.
But now, there is a bigger challenge, and a bigger “Josh Lim Adventure” to pursue. Note that these two events were in Malaysia. It’s time to take it international.
You, my blog reader, get to decide if I should be eligible to be one of the 2 bloggers to go for the Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge party in SINGAPORE on the 12th of March 2011! And not only that - I get to go there and come back in style!
- - The two best judged blog posts by the Johnnie Walker Malaysia team will win an all-expense paid trip for 3D2N stay in Singapore from 11th – 13th March 2011 with a friend and experience a Johnnie Walker after-race party in Singapore cosmopolitan style with the “Jet Black” mega event (March 12th) + be hosted at Singapore’s hottest club - Filter Members’ Club. (March 11th)
- - Flight to and from Singapore (2 pax)
- - 3D2N hotel stay in downtown Singapore inclusive of all meals (2 pax)
- - Limo transfers in Singapore (2 pax)
- - A bottle of Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve with winner’s name personally engraved
- - A Limited Edition Johnnie Walker Racing Jacket
If you can do so, I’ll be as happy as Lewis Hamilton winning, like shown below.
Here’s a video of what to expect from the parties - it’s footage of last year’s party, with an introduction by Lewis Hamilton!
If you read this blog, you’re very likely know Johnnie Walker (maybe even every weekend). And you know the Black Circuit Lounge parties. But just in case you don’t…
Johnnie Walker, the World’s number one Scotch whisky (and Josh Lim’s 99.9% of the time most drank whisky) and global partner for highly successful Formula One team McLaren Mercedes (winners hang out with other winners!), once again will be bringing Malaysians the ultimate VVIP after-race party experience to Kuala Lumpur, the Black Circuit Lounge. This highly anticipated event is an inside-look at the glamorous lifestyle of global racing that Johnnie Walker has privileged access to.
I’m personally very thankful to the Johnnie Walker brand for giving me many opportunities to attend events, as well as being a part of my nights out, year after year:
From 2008 (notice the short hair, different specs & slimmer body)
From 2009:
Year 2010 (please disregard the girly hair I have)
For me to win, I have to answer this question:
What amazes you most about the lifestyle of an F1 driver and why do you deserve to experience a part of it with Johnnie Walker?
So since this is a 2 part question:
What amazes me the most about the lifestyle of an F1 Driver?
For me, the most amazing part of the lifestyle of an F1 Driver is the fact that they can inspire people from near and far, simply by doing well at what they are good at - driving and consequently, winning. Even though most of these people would have never met their favourite racer, or come from the same country, the skill demonstrated is enough to make them root for him.
And as such, this commitment to a lifestyle, brings many benefits - lovely WAGS (Wives And Girlfriends), financial benefits, fame and people from all around the world cheering your name and sharing your joy in victories.
Most people will not know the commitment needed to be an F1 driver…you have to undergo gruelling practice, not to mention the physical challenges - it is said that F1 drivers actually lose weight in the race cockpit because of the G forces and physical energy involved.
Why does Josh Lim deserve to experience a part of it with Johnnie Walker?
- Because I gotta “Keep Walking” and do what I do in Advertlets (I bring in the ads, yo!) to keep bloggers blog’s monetized…I have missed several good parties including Zoukout in Singapore (even though we had free tickets from Tourism Singapore), and well…my colleagues Jason got to go for Hennessy Artistry in Shanghai and Rebecca got to go to Australia for a trip…I’ve mostly been stuck here in Malaysia due to work. So if you think that Advertlets has been performing well for your blog, vote for me to win, because I think I deserve a break!
- I’ll take nice photos. And post them up here. Promise!
- I haven’t really partied in Singapore before. Sure, I’ve been there, sure I’ve had drinks, but I have never had an epic party in Singapore yet. I’ve partied in Korea but not Singapore, which is very weird considering how close Singapore is.
- I am a pretty responsible drinker. Most people don’t know this, or might have problem believing this, but I don’t drink as much as people believe I do (getting photographed at lots of parties does not help)
- Here are some tips for you: Don’t mix liquor, beer & wine. Different types of alcohol affect you differently, hence especially if you try something you haven’t before, you could be ill-prepared to handle it. You could stick to drinking Johnnie Walker all night :)-
- After drinking, make sure you are adequately hydrated to prevent a hangover the next day. An energy drink (Revive, 100 Plus or Red Bull) will help. Or, 1.5 litres of water. I’ve only had 2 hangovers in 12 years, and that’s because I’ve followed this rule.
- Have a friend drive you home if you are too drunk to drive, or take a cab. There are also other services available locally that will drive YOUR car back to your house, saving you the trouble of collecting your car the next day.
The Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge series of parties have an outstanding amount of celebrities, here’s some from last year. I’m looking forward to taking pictures of Singaporean and international celebrities at the Johnnie Walker Black Circuit Lounge party there
Daphne Iking
Dhanya Nambiar (left)
Elaine Daly & Andy Azwin (center)
Adam Carruthers (middle)
Joey G & Reshmonu.
Wouldn’t it be great if I can party with celebs & some really nice people in Singapore?
Remember to check out my posting here, do drop a comment on my entry! www.blackcircuit.com.my/facebook
Lastly, never drink and drive. Especially not WHILE driving. Unless it’s water, the before-race drink of champions like Jenson Button. You can only drink after you win
D
Tags: Johnnie Walker
Samsung Galaxy S - Live Streaming of the launch!
Gadgets February 13th, 2011
The Samsung Galaxy S is going to launch today, with a live stream of the event from Barcelona. Check it out below!
The Tablet War begins 2011! Android, HTC, Blackberry, Windows, Apple
Apple, Gadgets February 7th, 2011
A quick overview on the tablet market. The fabled iPad has sold 14 million units. The closest competitor so far is the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which sold 2 million units, which is a healthy sum considering that it costs more than the iPad by approximately 20%. There isn’t really anything that clomes close after that, with the only figures announced being the HP Slate which sold 9000 units (yes, 9000 units, and this is twice what they expected).
And, according to a recent Forrester report, tablets are expected to outsell notebooks by 2012 and desktops by 2013. Which seems realistic enough. I’ve been using an iPad for most presentations recently, because it’s convenient, and also because people still aren’t over the “ooh-aah” factor. lol
From a user point of view, I think the general ‘feel’ tends to be the reason people choose a tablet - whether it’s smooth, it looks good, etc. Yes there are those that would choose for hardware specs, capabilities, etc but for the general consumer, ‘feel’ is good enough. The lack of a tablet OS designed specifically for Android devices is a crucial factor, because current Android tablets (yes, they exist), have user interfaces that look like they were designed for giant phones.
Here’s what’s going to happen in 2011 in the tablet market. Most of it sounds pretty solid (based on the increasing amount of information available online, and leaks), release dates shouldn’t be off by more than 3 months:
- End February 2011 - HTC will be launching 3 tablets (Android 2.3 unfortunately, NOT Honeycomb)
- 24 February 2011 - Motorola will be launching Motorola Xoom (which won best of show at the recent CES)
- Somewhere between March-May 2011: Apple will launch the iPad 2.
- March 2011 - LG will launch its G-Slate tablet. Terrible name. It’s like the decided to take the Slate from HP and a few letters back from the iPad. However the features look interesting - check out the video at the bottom of this page showing Android Honeycomb - it’s very likely to be the G-Slate.
- May 2011 - Blackberry will be launching the Playbook
- June-September 2011 - Palm Topaz (HP WebOS)
I also presume that Malaysian brand CSL will come up with a tablet sometime in the year, given that they have shamelessly launched their Blueberry phones. (yes, really, that’s what they called it).
They kind of all look the same, really - first off, the HP Palm which looks like an upside down iPhone 3Gs.
Then, the HTC Flyer. This is unfortunately, the best picture available at the moment. It’s rather worrisome, given that its due to be released soon. You would expect more details to have leaked out by now.
The Blackberry Playbook has a more solid looking bezel, with obvious speaker slot and front camera.
The iPad 2 (Note that this is a MOCKUP, based on leaked iPad 2 case sightings). Personally, as an iPad owner, I don’t like the new shape (especially the speaker grille).
Here’s where it gets interesting - here’s a video of Android Honeycomb running on a undisclosed tablet, but which looks a lot like LG’s G-Slate tablet.
It’s all pretty smooth.
This is a marketing video for Blackberry’s Playbook. Although it isn’t very descriptive of the functions, I’m embedding it because it features the technologically named band “Cut Copy” - which became one of my favourite bands after I saw this video. No word whether the actual Playbook will support “cut and copy” functions.
Here’s a comparision. Note that this is from Blackberry’s official Youtube account, which shows they are squarely targeting the iPad. As you can see, the Playbook benefits from a much faster browser rendering engine. Then again, keep in mind this is a video.
So, which tablet would you pick in 2011? Give me your comments I’m deciding between an iPad 2 and Blackberry Playbook myself.
Sinful Breakfast at Tom Dick & Harry’s TTDI
Parties & Events February 1st, 2011
Not only did I skip church last Sunday, I also had a very sinful breakfast. Me, Melanie & Jason from Advertlets went down to preview Tom Dick & Harry’s new breakfast menu. Tom Dick & Harry’s is in TTDI, same row as Sid’s, Boathouse & 42 East. When the first dish arrived we were a bit dissapointed…not because of the food itself, but because it was just one dish. We brought this up…and they told us “Trust me, you’ll want to sample everything so we’re going to bring it out dish by dish. Later, you can order again if you want more of a particular dish”.
They bill themselves as Tom Dick & Harry’s pub + grub, and the grub part definitely delivered. It is important to note that I tried nearly everything here. It was a LOT, and at the end of the day we were really stuffed. It is also the first time I’ve had a Hoegaarden & Savannah Cider in the morning.
Warning, high resolution food pictures taken by yours truly ahead. You’re going to be hungry looking at them.
Everything here is roughly RM16-RM25, except for the Pork Knuckle. You’ll know why when you see it later.
Remember, they serve this until 2PM. So even if you wake up late, you can get breakfast. And if you’re there slightly later at 2, they’ll probably serve it to you anyway, especially if you were drinking there the night before, haha.
First off, The Big Breakfast. A staple American breakfast.
I didn’t try this below though, the Spinach Wrap. If you’re a vegetarian (it’s a vegetarian dish), you might like it, but I doubt most people want spinach in the morning. It’s with cheddar & cream cheese inside though, so it’s probably nice. Wait, cheese inside makes it non vegetarian. Or is it?
I forget what this was called, but it was nice.
Bring on the pancakes…
The Savoury Panckes are served with bacon, honey glazed ham and melted mozzarella cheese. Yes, it’s as good as it sounds.
The Banana Pancakes are served with caramelized banana and vanilla ice cream.
Steak & Eggs is tender grain fed Ribeye steak served with sunny side up, golden hash browns, saute mushrooms and fresh grilled tomatoes, with beefy brown gravy on the side.
And the big kahuna…the Pork Knuckle dish. To give you a demonstration of how large this is exactly, I present Janis with the dish:
This is definitely meant to be shared. No way you can finish this on your own. Not even Jason Ong & Jason Chan combined can finish this, hahah!
Later on Jonathan Cheah from Albert Wines & Spirits dropped by…
With his very cute kid Makes me want to have kids, no just kidding not so soon.
Albert Wine & Spirits is the company that distributes SKYY Vodka. There was a good SKYY Vodka / Sex In The City 2 Party I attended sometime back.
And…the cornflakes. Honestly I must say that EVERYTHING I tried on the other dishes was nice, except the cornflakes which I’m surprised were a big “masuk angin”. Anyway, it’s an easily rectifiable problem la.
The Eggs Benedicks (No, it’s not a mispelling, it’s called that, as the pub is called Tom Dick & Harry’s).
This is insane, below. It is what it sounds like. Mars & Snickers chocolate bars dipped in flour, then fried. I enjoyed the Snickers one, but the Mars one tasted a bit odd. Then again, I don’t like Mars bars to begin with. Snickers however is a different story. On some days, all I have for breakfast+lunch is a Snickers bar and a Red Bull. Yes, I am aware that is a terrible dietary habit.
I don’t think I got to try the Corned Beef Fritattas, as it was walloped by other people at the table. So I have to assume it’s good.
I forgot what this was called, but it was crispy.
The “Pork fries is not as scary as it sounds. It’s not lard, it’s actually more like luncheon meat. Big points for presentation.
Anyway, here’s some of the people that were there…
On the left (duh) is Melanie Hwa. She’s recently joined the Advertlets team, and so far has been doing a good job despite the fact that her hair is covering half of her face most of the time. At least she doesn’t knock into things. If you see her in real life, make sure to call her Melanie Hwa with emphasis on the Hwa, like HWAAAHH!
Jason (fattie with camera) you should know la. Janis (with sunglasses on head) is a writer with the Malay Mail.
Aly, formerly from Red FM and Lexie Rodriguez, Radio Host for Red FM’s Late Night Love Songs. Aly writes a food blog here and was previously featured on this blog as an auditioneer for the E News Asia auditions.
Rebecca was there for a while before she had to leave for another food review. Blogger Cheng Yi from Fat Boy Bakes was there too.
Aly also got to try the Judgement Call, a potent cocktail that is actually served like this. As you might guess, it does not look easy to go down, but Aly did a good job finishing it and it seemed to have little effect on her.
And that’s it! More food posts soon
Castrol Football Crazy: Futsal Session with Advertlets Bloggers!
Advertlets Bloggers, Parties & Events January 31st, 2011
Last Saturday, some of us woke up early and some not so early for a futsal session in Subang with the hosts of Castrol Football Crazy! Put together by ESPN/Castrol/Advertlets, it was a great time for 20 bloggers and some staff. That’s us bloggers below!
The warmup session before the match. It started with some normal warmup moves then got weird towards the end, with host JD leading us to gyrate sexily and more. Haha.
Team A
Team B (which I was in)
And no picture of Team C, lol. Jason say they too lansi to take picture. Haha.
One of the highlights of the match was a ball hitting Dan Khoo’s balls. It hurt a while, but we believe he’s okay, and that this will have no long term impact on his fertility.
They say when a man gets hit in the balls, the impact is so hard that other men around it can feel it too.
Here are some of the sexy bloggers that were there too…
Other injuries that day included Michelle (middle) being hit in the face by a ball kicked by Bryan. He was red carded, lol.
Referees Adam C & JD gave out plenty of unnecessary red and yellow cards, all as part of the show (It’s Castrol Football Crazy after all). Some of the more hilarious reasons included:
Azrin (Group B) : Azrin got a yellow card for calling Adam C a “referee kayu” . During the half time.
Ewin (Group A) : Ewin got a RED card for not scoring a simple goal.
Bryan (Group C) : Bryan got a RED card for kicking the ball at Michelle’s face.
Jason (Group A) : Jason saved the ball from an attempt from group B and they got awarded a penalty. What? And so many more cards given without any fouls.
And the lovely Castrol girls. I found out later on, that I already have one of them on Facebook.
There was a tweet wall too…over 130 tweets in those few hours!
And here’s some celebrity gossip about the hosts of Castrol Football Crazy.
First off…
JD’s real name is Jason Donovan, like the 80’s singer. Kidding.
His real name is Jason Desmond CHIN. Yes, he is part Chinese. JD is best known as part of “JD and Dilly” on Red FM. He is currently single, and looking. You can look him up on Facebook.
Adam C’s full name is Adam Johan Carruthers is also part Chinese, part Malay, part English and part monkey. Hahah. I used to stay be Adam’s housemate - so let me tell you this juicy piece of gossip - he drinks a lot…of ginger ale. Haha.
Below, is JD drawing on himself.
Later on, there was other games: football juggling, and a shoot out challenge. Below is Vernon shortly after he lost control of the ball:
That’s me below, with Adam defending. Do you think the ball reached? Tune in to find out! (Showtimes at the end of the post)
You can see us on air on…Castrol Football Crazy on February 3rd and 10th to watch all the ball-kicking fun we had with Adam C and JD!
Castrol Football Crazy airs every Thursday at 8pm only on ESPN, Channel 812. Also, go and Like the official Castrol Football Crazy Facebook page!
This was our first project with Castrol, and we at Advertlets look forward to collaborating on more crazy events soon. Lastly, I leave you with a picture of Elvina Chua, part of the Advertlets Team and one of our new bloggers Elvina would like to remind you: “Remember to fill up with Castrol the next time you service your car!”
The KL Party Boy is back! Parties: Miss Universe Malaysia 2011 Revealed & Moet Hennessy Diageo Media Night!
Advertlets Bloggers, Parties & Events January 28th, 2011
The Kuala Lumpur party boy has returned. After an absence from blogging for about a month…AYAM BEG!! (read it out loud).
It is important to note that EVERYTHING in this blog post here happened within the same day. And was written, photographed, edited and uploaded on the same day too. This is my first post of 2011, and I resolve to be more consistent with my blog updates in future, have many pretty pictures for you, exercise regularly, all in addition to being more of an Epic Lim.
First off earlier in the day, met Bridgette Liberty Yu of pillowtalkpromises at Bangsar Shopping Centre for a discussion. Her friend, JT, a Youtube travel vlogger was there too.
Also managed to meet up with a client at the same venue to collect the below gift. Thanks to Holiday Villa for the first CNY gift of the year! Do fan the Holiday Villa page and consider Holiday Villa Group Of Hotels & Resorts for all your accomodation needs
After that - it was time to head over for the Miss Universe Malaysia 2011 Revelation Press Conference, where Malaysia’s selected representative for 2011 would be announced.
I don’t usually get to shoot 3 beauty queens on the same day, but today was an exception. Btw, Advertlets was the online partner for Miss Universe Malaysia 2010, and will continue this year too
The thing with Deborah Priya Henry is that she’s incredible to shoot. It is SO HARD to get a bad shot of her. Honestly I can see why the public was so supportive and the judges that she should be the one to represent Malaysia today.
Met my friend Janis there too at the press conference. Love her tattoo. Don’t stare too long though, she’ll kill you.
Later in the night, there was the unveiling party :) I realize I look rather pretty in this photo below. Bloggers in the picture are Naomi (in the background, white outfit), of naomitham.blogspot.com, and Magdeline Wang (black dress, right hand side) of mag-a-licious.blogspot.com
Serena C was the host for the night.
Lavinne & Fay Hokulani. I like how her name sounds like a drink. Like “OMG, I had so many Fay Hokulanis last night!’
‘mag-a-licious’ Magdeline Wang with Deborah Priya Henry. Notice they are the same height. I will make a prediction - Magdeline Wang will qualify as a finalist, if not win Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 History would have taught you that hot girls usually appear on this blog before winning titles. After all, Yvonne Sim was on this blog too, 1 year before she was FHM Girl Next Door 2010.
A woman loudly exclaimed “I want to take a picture with Miss Universe Malaysia!”
She had a very strong resemblance, and I asked her “Aren’t you like, her sister?”. And she said, “Yes!”.
They really look similiar. If Deborah Priya Henry doesn’t win this year, I suggest we send her clone sister in the next few years.
And below. Please forgive the stupid chinaman grin I have. The lady with the nice hair and incredibly sharp nose is Patricia Sue Lin Knudsen, one of the potential candidates for this year’s Miss Universe Malaysia 2011 as well. Personally I would have liked her to have been selected.She looks like an exact mix of a Asian and European features. She’s from Denmark btw.
Looking at Patricia from different angles gives you a different impression of her ethnicity. Evolution dictates that the further away samples from the gene pool, the better the results. That’s why Pan-Asians are so hot, and people who marry their cousins produce ugly children. This only reinforces my decision to one day marry a Brazillian supermodel, or perhaps, hire one to spawn my future child.
Anyway, back to the topic - the major pageants (World, Universe) are all about women who are tall. As the average height for contestants from other countries is 5′10. Which is unfortunate. I personally would like there to be a pageant for women below 5′5. There used to be a Miss Malaysia Petite pageant, but it was discontinued. Serious. I think it’s a great idea. Last year’s Miss Universe Malaysia 2010 2nd runner up, Vera Hui was excellent - great features, build and speaking skills, but given that she was 5′4, 2nd runner up was the furthest she could go.
Trivia: Did you know? The last Miss Malaysia Petite was Hannah Tan. The pageant was discontinued after that.
Onward….
Have you heard of “Yew Han Baker?” No, it’s not a bakery run by a Chinese man It’s the guy on the right, below. Nice chap that I’ll hopefully be shooting again soon, together with the rest of his pop-rock band.
Dynas Mokhtar was there too.
Deborah Priya Henry OMG so pretty.
Pat, below, runs things at this club. Let this be an example to you that you don’t need to have typical Chinese girl long hair to look good. She looks great with this short crop, which she informed me she had just done recently.
Magdeline Wang is gonna be famous someday
Meanwhile, Nadine Ann Thomas, Miss Universe Malaysia 2010…was today revealed as an aspiring hip hop DJ currently under the Kartel label of Joe Flizzow.
Fo shizzle ya’ll.
Below is Hafiz of CuteCarry.com, fashion blogger and Kee Hua Chee, celebrity journalist were there at the party too. Here they are in their fabulous outfits.
Okay. After that it was onward to the next party at The Hill…which is…wait for it…wait for it…ON A HILL!
I was there for the Moet Hennessy Diageo Media Appreciation Night. MHD is a conglomerate that may sound familiar to you. That’s because they are the parent brand for Hennessy, Belvedere, Johnnie Walker, Bailey’s, Glenmorangie, Smirnoff, Moet & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot & more!
Mag followed along for the second party of the night
Nadia Heng (Miss World Malaysia 2010), her friend Cassandra, & Roen, who is one of the owners of The Hill.
Big time taiko Jason Ong of mynjayz.com was there too. Damn stylish right his samfu. He must have really good taste, or the person that picked the outfit for him has.
Each guest was given chips to use for the card games in a “casino” with “baccarat” and “blackjack”. Those with the most chips at the end of the night won prizes.
There was also a very entertaining “beer pong” game, played with liqour of course.
I don’t know who this girl is, but she is very photogenic.
Helenness Chong is looking stylish with her Takashi Murakami Louis Vuitton bag.
Erica Ting does her ‘ting’.
And then there’s this random person below la.
Last stop for the night was Devi’s Corner for some Maggi and teh ais
Lastly, here’s yet another picture of Deborah Priya Henry, our new Miss Universe Malaysia 2011!
Ford Models Supermodel of the World Malaysia audition this Sunday!
Parties & Events December 13th, 2010
Some information for your tall & pretty & female friends!
Ford Supermodel of the World is an international model search franchise created in 1980 by Eileen Ford, the owner of acclaimed New York-based modelling agency Ford Models. Earlier this month, Stylo was awarded the rights to hold the search in Malaysia.
The Malaysian search will hold its casting from early next year and finals during the Malaysian Formula 1 season in April. It is open to all Malaysian women from age 18 and above. Participants younger than 18 (minimum 14 years of age) require written parental approvals. Minimum height is 5′8 and above. Interested parties please call the Ford Supermodel Hotline at 014 729 7541 or email fordsupermodels@stylo-international.com.
They plan to have Malacca, Penang, Sabah & Sarawak auditions as well, but first off here’s the KL one:
Audition Details
Date: 19th December 2010
Venue: Stylo Academy @ Jalan Telawi 2, bangsar.
Time: 12pm - 6pm
For information, call 014-729 7541 or e-mail fordsupermodels@stylo-international.com.
A summary of the Alviss Kong tragedy.
Sharing December 10th, 2010
I read some disturbing news in my Facebook feed, and clicked it. In summary, here’s what happened. Most of the official articles are in Chinese, and some people are adding unnecessary details. Here’s just the facts in summary.
Just the facts:
- A 22 year old (Born 22nd May 1988) , ALVISS KONG (Jiangshi Feng (IT staff) committed suicide by jumping off the 14th floor of Ketumbar Heights, Cheras.
- Before commiting suicide, he posted a note to his Facebook profile page. Prior to jumping, he took one last photo and even posted a message 45 minutes before.
- From the note, it can be inferred that he no longer wanted to live after his girlfriend broke up with him.
- Alviss Kong ’s body damaged a car upon impact, and he lay bleeding until emergency services took him to the hospital.
- He was pronounced dead at 9AM on the morning of December 10th.
- He lived on the 5th floor of the same apartment, and has a brother and a sister
- Prior to jumping off the 14th floor, he went to a tea stall near his apartment.
- Both Alviss Kong and his girlfriend had blogs.
- They had been together for 4 months, and this was Alviss’s second, and last relationship.
- From a source on FB, I found out that Alviss Kong used to work in Berjaya Times Square. He also used to go clubbing a lot, and he liked to wear a plaster on his face as a fashion statement.
There’s a tragic amount of disrespectful comments in the FB page and some of the forums and blogs from “keyboard warriors”, unfortunately. If you’re reading this, please don’t add to it. I thought this tweet summarizes it pretty well: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/7daaj8
On Thursday 9th December 2010, @djvoize said: People~ please respect the late alviss kong,4 months doesn’t mean that the love is nt deep,respect by nt saying him dumb or what,n fr u guys who wanna scold or slap the girl,for what?it’s nt even her wrong n we outsiders will nvr know what’s the real prob between them~
Screenshot from Alviss Kong’s blog. It’s closed now, but the Google Cache is available:
It’s quite sad reading about Alviss Kong’s perfect day with her (clubbing, school, etc) especially knowing what happened.
Alviss Kong's Perfect, Unforgettable Day
Media
- The suicide note on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=181668725179222&id=754228704
- Alviss Kong’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/alvissk
- Alviss Kong’s blog (private): http://alvisskong.blogspot.com/
- The original ChinaPress article: http://www.chinapress.com.my/content_new.asp?sec=malaysia&dt=2010-12-10
- A link to the auto-translated version: http://bit.ly/eYzneN
Blogs
- A personal friend of Alviss Kong shares the experiences of her time with him: http://yiingbaobei.blogspot.com/2010/12/rip-alviss-kong.html
- Another friend of Alviss Kong shares her experiences: http://playboy-mayc.blogspot.com/2010/12/rip-my-beloved-friend-alviss-kong.html
- GooGoo1Nee.blogspot’s article: http://googoo1ne.blogspot.com/2010/12/rip.html
- JoshuaOngYS: http://joshuaongys.com/2010/12/19-yrs-old-malaysian-alviss-kong-jumped-off-building-committing-suicide-after-leaving-facebook-message/
My thoughts:
This is particularly depressing for me given that Alviss is quite likely someone I have probably met or seen while clubbing. Someone that I have 15 mutual friends with on Facebook. And he’s a blogger. A girl in my Facebook list wrote on her wall about how she was very happy to have been his friend, as she used to club with him and he always had a “cute plaster” on his face, and spend late nights talking on the phone with him and sharing secrets. It’s especially sad knowing that Alviss was a fashionable, good looking guy, had lots of friends and people to talk to (judging from his pics, Facebook profile and blog posts) - but still chose to commit suicide.
I know we’ve all ‘been there’. Where you just want to turn the off switch. It really isn’t the way to go about it.
Please if you’re even thinking of suicide. There’s always a way out. And really. There will always be other girls.
Please do give them a call before you do anything - this is a counselling/suicide prevention hotline.
http://www.befrienders.org.my/
03-79568144 or 03-79568145
Rest in peace, Alviss.
Pics from the Miss Universe Malaysia 2011/2012 press conference!
Advertlets Bloggers, Parties & Events December 8th, 2010
Click here for pictures of the unveiling of Miss Universe Malaysia 2011, Deborah Priya Henry!
Pictures include other celebrities there on that night, as well as Nadine Ann Thomas, Andrea Fonseka & more!
Recently on the 8th of December, Advertlets Bloggers went down to One World Hotel for the Miss Universe Malaysia 2011/2012 press conference. (Advertlets was the Online Media Partner of Miss Universe Malaysia 2010. Check out the site here)
From left: Jason Ong, Magdeline Wang, me, Ariel Cheong, Jeremy Choy (with eyes hidden) & Feeq.
Andrea Fonseka remains pageant coordinator for 2011/2012, as she was in 2010. Here she speaks more about the bold move to both the 2011 and 2012 pageants next year.
For this transition, Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 would be identified and selected by September 2011. This in turn means that the Miss Universe Malaysia 2011 candidate will be crowned by February 2011 to compete at the 2011 Miss Universe Pageant.
Above: Andrea Fonseka & Hans Isaac (who will be one the judges)
“We are embarking on a nomination and voting process starting immediately to select our Miss Universe Malaysia 2011 winner,” explained Fonseka.
This is being done through the pageant’s Facebook page, website and through letters that could be sent to the pageant’s offices. The public nomination and voting results would then be combined with the views of a hand picked panel of world-class judges to help select the country’s next representative to the Miss Universe 2011 pageant.
Below: Andrea Fonseka, National Director of Miss Universe Malaysia Organization; Mr Heah Siew Lay, Chairman of Beyond Entity and Franchise Owner of Miss Universe Malaysia; Vera Hui, 2nd Runner Up of Miss Universe Malaysia 2010 and Sarah Yap, Finalist of Miss Universe Malaysia 2010.
Me and Magdeline Wang. She’s a blogger, but was easily mistaken as one of the pageant contestants Check out her blog at ‘mag-a-licious‘.
Lastly, here’s Advertlets Bloggers & beauty queens - from left: Wilson, Josh, Magdeline, Andrea Fonseka (pageant director), Sarah Yap (finalist, Miss Universe Malaysia 2010), Vera Hui (2nd runner up, Miss Unverse Malaysia 2010), Eugenie Chan (part of the Miss Universe Malaysia team), Jason Ong, Yusof Ismail, Feeq
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