Guys, been neglecting my blog for a bit. Last week practically a busy week for me.Attended the Asia launch of LG latest Chocolate phone, BL40 at Four Seasons, Hong Kong. Met up with some Malaysian medias & also my ex-colleague, Nicole. The launch was the best LG launch that I had attended so far. It was somehow glamorous for a launch to be decorated with global celebrities like Chi-ling Lin & Nadya Hutagalung.The press kit given was very well done with an USB drive containing the soft copy of it & product images making updating the blog easier than before.
After the launch, went out with ex-colleague for a shopping & makan around in Hong Kong, good to catch up with Malaysian friends.
Then came my birthday which is a working day for me. My day started at client's office for a meeting then at night my sis arranged a hotpot dinner for me together with some of her colleagues, thanks Sis, Aileen, Jenny, Brian & Allison! The dinner was great!Then Jenny popped up a suggestion of going to karaoke since it was my birthday, everyone was too shocked to response to her suggestion. Jenny looks like in her 40s but she rocks! Then we decided to go down town to Mongkok Redbox, it was hell of a night thanks to the beer. Thanks people for making it something for me to remember here in Hong Kong.And not forgetting too, the wishes which I personally thanked each & every one left on my Facebook, SMS & Twitter. So it's back to work again for me, I plan to get it done as soon as possible and if everything is on track, I will be meeting up with my friends in Thailand for a short holiday before I head back to Malaysia.
Jolly time over, back to serious business now! :)
I realized the entries on my blog had lesser picture these days. The other blog that I am handling had been more colorful.
Thanks for all the concern I had over FB & SMS-es I received over the last entry. I guess the feeling will fade soon. Some of my few friends commented that I should give it a try, it is not that I do not have the guts to but I do not want to lose a friend as I am expecting a not so favorable answer.
Well... let's put that aside. I can see good things coming along. So I had an expensive but successful launch for LG Blog 2 weeks ago. Good to work with bunch of diligent peeps to make it possible. Glad that Nuffnang did a great job too, the bloggers were awesome, it had enlightened many of the LG staff & my MD who always in monkey suits working in the office not knowing what actually the blogosphere is like. Hell of a party!!!
Then last Tuesday, I was at KLIA to send my brother off. He will be away to the States for 5 months. It took him a lot of thinking, considering the swine flu outbreak that hit the America pretty badly. But I told him, whatever will happen, it will happen, just get out and enjoy!
Had 2 friends who broke up last week. I had been through that and I know that lousy feelings and if you are reading this, I will always be a good pair of ears for you.
My sis is coming back again, this will be more like a surprise trip back. What's the surprise? I am not sure myself.
I am expecting a busy week again. There will be a BreakOut Dance Show which my company is the main sponsor, for my readers who interested to get the free tickets, drop at LG Blog to find out more. I will also be attending the premiere movie of Monsters vs Aliens 3D with the rest of the invited Nuffnangers this coming Wednesday. Then guess what, I am already an uncle, I will be going back to Malacca next weekend to see my nephew for the very first time.MICHAEL SONG, YOU CAN DO IT!!!
I am all glad that it turned out good. Thanks to the Nuffies especially Robb who had been great assistance to make this launch party a successful one. I had just updated the Life's Good blog, uploaded some pictures onto Facebook LG Malaysia Fan Club. I will compile & upload all the photos onto Facebook once I got hold from our agency.
My special thanks to all Nuffnangers who really dressed up for the launch party. Hats off to you guys! Thanks to the corporate clients who also decorated this very first corporate blog launch in Malaysia. LG Life's Good blog now will be officially on all LG marketing collaterals and many more surprises for the online community!
Time for me to take a good rest after weeks of planning & coordinating this launch. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish all Buddhists a Happy Wesak Day and to all mommies, Happy Mother's Day!
I had been missing in action for a while here. This will be my baby project and it is one of its kind for a MNC in Malaysia having a blog launch party. After more than a month of planning, the full mechanics are up. I am working with Nuffnang to make this possible. This will be a closed event by invitation only.To get the exclusive invites please check out the details here or join Facebook LG Malaysia Fan Club. Win the invites and you might be walking home with a brand new LG Full HD LCD TV and many other prizes from LG!
And guys, if you win the invites, I will see you there! An after another gruelling and challenging day tomorrow, it's Labor Day and I will be spending the long awaited holiday in Perhentian Island.
Happy Labor Day peeps!
Life's indeed Good!
I am still ecstatic over the experience I had for this very recent 2009 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix which had just ended over the weekend.
I am the lucky few from my company to be selected to experience live from the Paddock Club. If you would not know, Paddock Club is the most exclusive arrangement to watch the F1 live from the circuit. The total cost per pax come to about RM20,000 per person to enjoy this experience.
We were greeted by Elizabeth (a UK correspondent for an agency who does the VVIP arrangement for F1 racing all over the world), registered ourselves and were given a specially made access card to the Paddock Club, a guide & also a goodies bag with LG official merchandises as the global & technology partner of F1.
We disembarked from Hilton KL, chauffeured driven by Mitsubishi Grandis complete with LG stickers all over the official car. And guess what, our driver for the day is of German nationality. Wow!
It took approximately 40 minutes to reach the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) and all these people who are involved in the arrangement I believe had been in Malaysia a few days prior to this big event. Why do I say so? This is because our driver is super familiar with the route from KL city to the circuit. Given me, I would have use the normal North South highway exitting from Sungei Besi enroute to Sepang. But this driver is using MEX (a new highway all together)
With the special sticker on the car, it is allowed to access into the pit right away where the Paddock Club. I am not sure about other circuits, but the Paddock Club in SIC is located right on top of the pit of all teams.
We were guided to the Paddock Suite and the place is heavily guarded with avant garde security. None of the security officers are local and most of them are kwai lous and this applies also for the staff who served us.
We were leaded to a round table for 10 pax and were first served with champagne. And I heard these champagnes are of those kind where drivers on the podium enjoy when they won the race. Awesome!
There was a menu for the day and they served 3 different set of menus throughout the 3 days racing event.
Food presentation is second to none of I had experienced in any fine dining restaurant and we started off with a starter dish of duck breast with mango. And continue with the buffet line with free flow of beverages.
Inside the Paddock suite, there is a dessert & drink bars and I can see plenty of LG LCDs all over the place.
Like I mentioned before, the Paddock Club is located above the pits. Right below the Paddock Suite would be the Toyota team and the place where we witnessed the F1 overseeing the Grand Stand. Let the pictures do the talking.
While enjoying our meals, there would be a personnel informing us of Pit Walk session. We are all allowed for an hour of pit walking. There are only 2 sessions each day and you need a special green color pass to access into it.
And this is the closest I had ever been with a real F1 cars & its crew.
As for the second session of pit walking, we toured the area where the crew, drivers, their WAGs & family members mingle. The exact location is right at the back of the pit. I saw Jenson Button, Bernie Ecclestone & Lewis Hamilton's dad who is also the agent for him.
However, we were all too stunned to flash out our camera and they seem not be disturbed.
Here we also can see the Bridgestone staff threading the tyres for reuse at a later stage.
We then went to the LG Technology Center located at the Mall Area. It is seriously an experience of a lifetime.
Thanks to LG! Life's Good!
Next post, experience from Grand Stand.
Punctured my fuel tank and am forced to be on emergency leave on Monday. Got my fuel tank & master brake pump replaced. I am now RM800 poorer and it is not a good sign in this recession time.
In meantime, there are a few more pairs of Malaysian Grand Prix F1 tickets to be won, sponsored by LG Life's Good blog. Check out the site & grab it before it is all taken up.
Let's do our part this evening in support of Earth Hour 2009. I am in Melaka in conjunction of the Qingming Festival so I had managed to get my whole family to support this call to raise awareness of global warming by switching off all lights for an hour.
So today 28th March 2009, from 8.30PM to 9.30PM, let's support this event. Since I am in Melaka, very likely I will end up in Starbucks in Mahkota Parade. Starbucks is one of the many corporations that had pledged their support for this event. During this one meaningful one hour, enjoy 20% storewide discount from Starbucks. Good time for you to get yourself a Starbucks tumbler where you can enjoy RM2 discount each and everytime you purchase beverages and fill up the tumbler instead of using the paper & plastic cups.
So if you happen to be in Melaka and saw me in Starbucks, let's snap some picture ya! So my fellow bloggers & netizens, as we are counting hours down to Earth Hour this evening, do your part and spread the words, for more info, please check out Earth Hour page.ps: Check out LG Malaysia page here. They are having some activities back in KL.
OK... sad & pathetic week aside, I revisit Hong Kong for the second time this month. This time around was for a business conference & seminar, The Infocomm Asia 2008. LG had a prominent booth this time around showcasing range of commercial LCD & Plasma panels & also the hotel interactive TV.
In between the working days I had, I managed to slot in some time to meet up some of my Malaysian friends who work in Hong Kong. Thanks to Ally & Josie for allocating their precious time to bring me around, had good food & plenty of pictures.
Moving around Hong Kong during November is a pleasure for its nice weather. Average of 16 degree Celcius, it's pretty cooling. Met up with Josie at the Causeway Bay exit C, went for great Shanghainese food and she brought me to Times Square. As Christmas is around the corner, most of the major malls in HKG are up with amazing decors. Pictures ahead.
Had a great 2 hours or so with Josie who bought me some really expensive food stuff in one of the most expensive supermarket in HKG. Thanks Josie for the time.
And after that afternoon, met up with Ally in Tsim Sha Tsui, another Malaysian blogger friend who is working in HKG. We met up with another group of Malaysians who are her colleagues & former colleagues. Went for traditional HKG food which I will post it in another post in near future. And after that we walked around the Harbour City. It has one of the best Christmas decor I had ever seen. The locals mentioned that Christmas is more happening than Chinese New Year there. If you happen to visit HKG this coming month, the Harbour City & Times Square is a must. Pretty pictures ahead.
Ally & Josie - thanks a million for the lovely time in Hong Kong.
I miss you girls & I miss Hong Kong...
