Winner for RM100 Tesco Voucher

Good news, bad news. There can only be one winner for this contest. And the winner is...

Lydia (capricornlydia@yahoo.com)

Congratulations Lydia! I like the 3 words you wrote and I definitely have a great passion for the things I like. Enjoy the vouchers. I will be sending you an email soon to let you know how you can redeem the vouchers. Have a good weekend!

Xmas shopping all done!

Can you just feel the air of Christmas around you? I've always like Christmas for the wrong reasons. It's an excuse for me to shop and splurge on something I don't get to own because I'm obviously buying them as gifts for friends! It's the time of giving and a celebration of the year coming to an end and a new one would begin. It's a time of reflections but also a time to give thanks especially to those who have been important to my life.

Wain or wine, there's no whine about that!

Wine is probably one of the best Xmas gifts. There's bottles waiting to be popped in every christmas celebration and be it red or white, you'll never go wrong with bringing a bottle. If you're unsure what to pick, buying a bottle of Australian wine such as Carbernet Sauvignon (red) is always the safest choice. You can't go wrong with a Sauvignon Blanc (white) from New Zealand too! If the receiver likes something sweeter, pick a Riesling!

This is of course my favourite section during Xmas. As not everyone might know how to appreciate wines, you should also pick some beers too as Tesco carries a wide variety of imported beer as well such as the Erdinger in this picture.

 

If you're buying for someone who doesn't drink, a bottle of olive oil would also be nice. It's not the best gift in terms of "flashiness" but it's thoughtful and practical if he or she likes to cook. You can even use it in the salad platters or to be dipped with bread during the Xmas parties at home.

 For a good selection of Olive Oil, Tesco do have a few labels under their own flagship brand. I bought a bottle of Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil from there. I wonder who's the lucky receiver of this gift. heheh....

And if you're throwing a party at home, you'll need desserts! Don't fret about thinking what to bake. Just get to the chiller section of Tesco and pick a few tubs of ice-cream. For something really different, how about chocolates that comes in an ice-cream form?!! Snickers, Mars and Bounty are all in that chiller waiting to be brought home!The Snickers ice-cream is really something that get your guests going nuts rounds after rounds. Yummy...

Ok, so what happens if you're on a tight budget but would love to get something practical and useful?!!

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tadaa....

Get this artsy-fartsy tissue box from Kleenex. It's not cheap ok?!! It costs a freaking RM8.90 for this beautiful box of tissues. Who says beauty comes cheap? It'll be the centre of attention on that coffee table I tell you and this might just be one of the best tight-budget-Xmas-gift!

Warning: Gift at own risk.

It's amazing how you can actually pick up Xmas presents at a hypermarket. And Tesco Extra at Mutiara Damansara seems to be the perfect place to shop this Christmas season. After a hard's day shopping and pushing the trolley around, why don't you just stop by and have a meal at one of the many eating outlets in there too? All under one roof, isn't that just perfect?

I am giving away Tesco voucher worth RM100 to the one reader who can answer these 3 questions in the best way possible.

1. Which ice-cream did I recommend in this post?
2. Which Tesco did I mention in this post?
3. And compliment me in 3 words. (Best question ever!)

Just post your answers in the comment section with your email address or you can also email me at eilingblog@gmail.com and I'll announce the winner here after 48 hours from the posting date.

Fire away!

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WALK FOR LIFE

Tesco Malaysia, in its efforts to Help Children with Leukaemia recently launched Walk for Life 2012 which will be held on 9 December 2012 at Bukit Jalil Park in support of underprivileged children suffering from leukaemia. 

Do your part for leukaemia children.

For more info, please log on to www.tesco.com.my

Pride of Taiwan

 

Hailed as the "Pride of Taiwan", or rather "Taiwanese Madonna", I'm sure everyone knows A-Mei. You might not know her songs, but I'm sure the countless advertisements on Taiwan tourism will ring a bell. Having made a name in the music industry for 16 years, A-Mei is really an amazing artist. She could sing and dance and her concerts are full of showmanship!

We've all heard about her AMeiZING World Tour and guess where she's heading next? She'll be in MALAYSIA! Making a stop here, her AMeiZING World Tour Live in Malaysia concert will be held on 5th May 2012, Saturday at 8pm in Stadium Merdeka Kuala Lumpur.

She will definitely bring the house down with her theatrics,crazy performances and some biggest hits. Even her concert opening at Singapore early this year was a bomb! The visuals and stage props were impressive. Of course her costumes are worth to watch out for too!

GOOD NEWS for all CELCOM customers. You can now enjoy 20% OFF on A-Mei concert tickets of your choice at any seating tiers. But that's not all. Here's an even more awesome deal for you.

When you get on The Cube, you stand a chance to walk away with tickets worth RM298 to the concert! Have we got your attention yet? If you want those tickets, here’s how you can get them!

First, get on The Cube by logging on to www.thecube.my. Then check out all the cool content that you can subscribe to.

You can send personalized Voice Messages and dedicate A-Mei’s song to your friends. You just need to dial *005 and press call.

You can also subscribe to The Cube’s MMS Puzzle. Type ON AMEI and send it to 22229 and you’ll get an MMS Greeting Card plus a contest puzzle for FREE. You would have to then rearrange the jumbled A-Mei picture by sending in the correct picture sequence.

On top of that, you can connect with all your social network friends via Facebook SMS and Twitter SMS. For Facebook SMS, just type ON F and send it to 32665while for Twitter SMS, you just need to send ON T to 29800.  By subscribing or downloading any of these contents, you stand to get 2 tickets to the A-Mei concert worth RM298 each!

That’s not all, folks! You have the chance to win the BIG one too! You can be flown all the way to HONG KONG, on an all-expense paid trip to watch A-Mei live in concert there. And you can bring along a friend! This EPIC trip can be yours with a simple download of A-Mei Call Me Tones from 20^th March – 15^thMay. SO, it’s really a WIN-WIN situation for you. You get fantastic A-Mei Call Me Tones and you also get the chance to see the diva in Hong Kong.

How to download the Call Me Tones? Alll you need to do is dial *888*# and press “Call”. Here are the songs you can subscribe to:

SONG TITLE	ARTIST	TO DONWLOAD, DIAL:
Bu Xiang Ge Da Ren	A-Mei	*888*151921#
Bu Yao Luan Shuo	A-Mei	*888*151925#
Chinese Girl	A-Mei	*888*151924#
Dan Chun	A-Mei	*888*151926#
Hai Huo Tian Kong	A-Mei	*888*151928#
Ping Chang Xin	A-Mei	*888*151919#
Ren Zhi	A-Mei	*888*151920#
Suo Yi Wo Yuan Yi	A-Mei	*888*151927#
Wo Yao Kuai Le	A-Mei	*888*151923#
Yin Wei Ni Zai	A-Mei	*888*151922#

RM1. 50/week for each song

So take this AMEIZING chance and get on The Cube right now! A-Mei is waiting for YOU!

Click here for more info

96 days to go for Olympics!

 

Picture taken from here.

 If there's one sporting event that I would watch on Olympics, it would have to be the swimming feat. I love watching the competitive swimming events, diving events and the synchronized swimming. That fascination I have for swimmers have been instilled in me since I was really young. And probably it got stuck to me till I've grown up now due to their well-built-6-packed-bodies?

There's one swimmer whom I've looked out for at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and he's Michael Phelps. I can't help but marvel at his beautifully sculpted tan body. And honestly I hate those full swimming suits that these swimmers have to wear nowadays which claimed to have improved the timings by second or microseconds?!! Gone are the days that you get to ogle at their bodies because all they have on were just swimming shorts. Sigh...

Picture taken from here.

Honestly, not everyone is lucky to be able to catch the Olympic Games live at the stadium as there were so much costs involved! There's air tickets, accomodation, food, and not to forget about transportation and other expenses while in London, where the next Olympics will be held.

If you're a blogger and loves to write, look no further. Here's a chance for you to catch the Olympics in London for free and be a star to be reporting about the games from London itself. As a Samsung Global Blogger, you’ll be mentored by celebrity judges and have the opportunity to file reports from London. You'll have your very own video blog promoted across 19 countries. You'll be sent out and about in the British capital to cover what's going on and give your unique take on the city.

To enter, just send in your 30 second audition saying why you would make a great Samsung Global Blogger for a chance to be in London during the biggest sporting event of the year! 

Tips to nail that video of yours:

1. Produce a great video with high quality camera
2. Know your audience
3. Edit your video for more better impact
4. Be clear and engage the audience with your story telling

All the tips in detailed explanation can be found here. And you can see some of the videos that the other participants had sent in here too.

GOOD LUCK!

Wanna be a Samsung Global Blogger?

The prize is a lifetime experience in London during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Are you confident and full of energy? Passionate about the things you do or write? Creative and original? Have a good sense of humour? A social butterfly who can't live without Twitter, Facebook and blogging? Able to tell a story in words and video?

If you are, then you're in luck! Samsung is looking for someone to experience life in the capital during the most exciting event of the year. Hand-picked by celebrity judges, the Bloggers will be invited to London to seek out the best the city has to offer during the Games and presenting it to the world via their very own, specially created video blog.

All you need is to take part in the Samsung Global Blogger contest that is happening NOW!

How to win this trip?

Submit a 30 second video in English of you telling us why you would be great at hunting out the best stories London has to tell during The Olympics.

For more details on how to submit your video, click here. The deadline for audition videos is before midnight GMT on April 29th.

This competition is only open to people from the following countries: UK, France, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Belgium, Brazil, China, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain and Thailand.

Let Jamie Oliver tell you all about the contest!

And the Grand Prize motivate you! It's a fully paid-up trip to London for the Olympics. Once there you’ll record the events, atmosphere and reaction around the UK capital to the biggest sporting event of the year on your very own Samsung Global Blogger blog. How cool is that? It's really a chance of a lifetime and it's free!



I've always like London. The city has so much to offer from sights and views, world-class restaurants and cafes, broadway musicals and movie premiers, football and lots of beer! My first trip to London was in 2006 and I stayed there for a good 1 month to experience the wonderful city life there. Ever since, I've already been to London 3 times and I'm looking for my fourth!

So join me and take part in the competition now! For more info, please log on to Samsung Global Blogger.

Calling all HOManiacs!

If I have to name one guy that I like for the longest time ever - from high school till now, it has to be none other than Lee Hom. Okay, it's always a teenage dream to marry or date a pop star and I think liking Lee Hom is a sign of good taste. I'm sure every girl in our country knows who he is.

How could one not melt in front of Lee hom?!!

Did you know that when I was 16 and still in a Ipoh secondary school, I lined up for 4 hours at a shopping mall called "Ipoh Parade" and waited patiently in line just to see him on stage to promote his new album - 唯一 "The One & Only" like a typical teenage girl, I screamed when I saw him on stage. To ensure that I get his signature personally, I saved up and bought his CD when it was out in the market. Original CD ok?!! And you know that CDs are really expensive at my age then and I have to save for months for one.

Lee Hom Music Man II Live in Malaysia

In 2009, Lee Hom came to Malaysia to held his Music Man concert and 3 years later, just a week ago, he had his Music Man II concert and it was a sell out! Everyone was hit by a HOManiac fever because all the guys would want to look like him and some might want to be as talented as him. Afterall, he's talented, good looking and has a beautiful voice so it's only natural that everyone is trying to like Lee Hom.

So, Celcom is giving a chance to all the Lee Hom wannabes a chance to win something!

Lee Hom with his Bahamut Guitar

So whatever your Lee Hom talent is, you can join our contest and be the one to win these fantastic prizes:

1 x Imported Lee Hom Bahamut Dragon Air Guitar

5 x Autographed Open Fire Greatest Hits Album

Be Like Lee Hom and Win!

If you’re going to swagger-jack Lee Hom, you might as well win some prizes! You think you can be the best Lee Hom lookalike in town? Just get on The Cube and show it to the world! It’s easy. Just send us a video, sound recording or MMS of your best Lee Hom impersonation. You can be as creative as you want and make your entries funny, charming, serious or you can blow us away with your talents.

Here’s how you can join.

Send Us A Video:

Submit video(s) of you singing/impersonating/lip-syncing/dancing/playing instruments to any Lee Hom song. You can basically do anything, even a parody or do a cover version of Lee Hom’s songs like these people did:

你不知道的事

Playing the Piano

The more creative you are with your videos, the more chances you’ll have at winning! Theywill judge the entries and select the best video as the winner! The videos should be 30sec-10mins video recording uploaded to our Facebook app. You can also check out other entries, and see what you competition have to serve. Remember, you have to do your hardest to impress the judges because competition is going to be tough!

Send Us Your Voice Recording:

Got the voice like Lee Hom? Let us hear you sing! Just dial *22009 and karaoke or sing along to a Lee Hom song! Tap into your popstar instincts and serenade your way into a win.

Or

Lee Hom look alikes

Send Us an MMS:

Simply snap a picture of your most awesome Lee Hom-like pose. Then, send it to 23131 to be in the running as well as receive FREE MMS content every week!

Also, you can get exclusive Lee Hom downloads by getting on The Cube and dialing *888#. Then, select Hot Deals and choose Lee Hom or go to http://m.thecube.my.

More info Here.

So will you be the next Lee Hom?