DHL - DELIVERY HALFWAY LOST?

I've been waiting whole day today at home to await for my 15lb package that's coming from the States, at 2:31pm, it was handed to the courier who's suppose to deliver it to me.(Usually, in fact all the time, when it's with the courier, it's always delivered to me the same day.)




Take a look at the earlier timestamp of the package's tracks at 9:18am, IT WAS MIS-SENT SOMEWHERE ELSE? Erm, Ok? At least it's still in Singapore right?


I waited and waited anxiously, till a few minutes ago, I've gotten another notification from DHL......THE PACKAGE IS NOW BACK IN HONG KONG? WHAT THE.....(wait for it.....).........DUCK?!


Even my package that originated from Hong Kong and delivered via standard air mail to SingPost was even faster than DHL.


Gonna call DHL now......ARGH!

Starhub - Singapore's 1st Interactive Commercial + DOG GIVEAWAY

Remember Sparky the Starhub dog from like a decade ago?



According to Dog Years, this Sparky should be a senile old dog by now, I guess that's why he's "looking for love".



My favorite telco, Starhub, has came up with something really interesting, you get to interact with the commercials featuring Sparky from 26th August onwards(THAT'S IN 3DAYS TIME!)

All you have to go is go to your Android's Market, or Apple App store to download the "HUB IT!" App.


Turn up your speakers(I noticed that the app's mini-games are visual and sound activated, in the video a super high pitch sound is played occasionally) And point the app's Fetch Reward to play.
(YES, YOU CAN INTERACT WITH THIS YOUTUBE TRAILER)



It should look like this, once the "Tap Now" button appears, TAP THE DOG!


And mini-games such as "Tap the creepy guy on your phone" should appear.


I've played one of the preview mini-games that's going on right now, and I'm top 2! Wonder what I'm winning.....


And with the App, do look out for the Starhub posters all around Singapore, such as this, all 600 of them, each with different prizes to be won!


All you gotta do is point the "Fetch Reward" function to the QR code. ( I've read through the instructions, any QR reader will do as well.


And you'll get rewarded instantly! I GOT A FREE LIMITED EDITION TOTE BAG HOR.


And for your convenience...*Ahem.....Ahem*, I've taken photo of the QR code and posted it here, take photo of this on my blog and get rewarded as well! I'll be collecting the QR codes as long as I see them! Probably all 600 of them!




By the way, I have a Sparky that I wanna give away, if you want Sparky from me, Simply just comment here "I WANT THAT ___________ SPARKY", Most funny and creative answer wins. Remember to leave your email so I can contact you.


My Sparky very cute right? Want it?





All photos taken with my HTC Wildfire S and HTC Sensation, aiya can't remember which 2 awesome phones I used la!

Singapop! 2011 - 50 Years of pop culture in Singapore!

Invitation courtesy of URA - Urban Redevelopment Authority Singapore for the Media pass!
All photos shot with my HTC Sensation, woooot.

Too many photos and celebrities for me to blog about, do check out my photostream of the event here on Flickr.

"SingaPop!" - is a special tribute to the development of Singapore pop music, it seeks to showcase how Singapore's music scene has grown and developed over the last 50years.

Public registration for tickets closed on 8th August and SingaPop! has received a warm response from the public with more than 6000people registering for more than 20 000 tickets on the website.

The concert, helmed by creative director, Dick Lee, is divided into five acts, each representing a decade.

At first, Daniel Ong was just speaking out to an empty crowd...


Until Belinda Lee came up....


THEN THE WHOLE PLACE GOT CROWDED, HA JUST KIDDIN.


I pretty much had the privilege to head anywhere I like, here I am sitting right in front of the stage instead of squeezing in with the crowd.


Roughly where I'm seated, right in front, everybody behind me was probably like "Wa lao, why he so special one!"


The whole place was jam packed!


Anyways, here's a list of all the performers that came.

1960s
Vernon Cornelius
Judee Tan
Veronica young
Sakura Teng

1970s
Matthew & The Mandarins
Ling Xiao
Rahimah Rahim

1980s
Lee Wei Song, Rachel Chua and 大风吹（Big Wind Blow, literally translated)
Shabir
Tokyo Square

1990s
Dick Lee, Najip Ali and Sheikh Haikel
Tay Kewei
Kit Chan(AHHHH, MY FAVORITE)

2000s
Ah-DO
Taufik Batisah
By2
Olivia Ong
Jack & Rai, Alemay Fernandez, Douglas O, Wendi Koh and John Molina


the nostalgic songs that reminded me of my childhood included Rasa Sanyang by Dick Lee
(video)


Performed by Sheikh Haikel, Dick Lee and Najip Ali(Left to right).


The power packed trios.


Also not forgetting another power packed trios from the 60s, Vernon Cornelius, Veronica Young and Sakura Teng, their vocals are very strong still!


Ah-DO阿杜, performing one of his best songs from 21st century,他一定很愛你(He must really love you a lot), Video by Conneo


Ah....I was just be 3metres away from Ah-DO...


So handsome.


Can't get enough of him.





By2, something I did notice about these 2 young girls...


They really like to show off their armpits.....


Taufik Batisah, winner of the first Singapore Idol held back in 2004.


Kit Chan, probably our nation's all-time favorite.



Another closer-up photo.



I can't get enough of her!


The typical stage-front, all holding up cameras.


The finale, bringing out all the stars.


As well as the kids and other backup dancers.


Ah, I've enjoyed myself, just how many times in your life do you get to sit right in front of the stage of a major concert.

By the way, Dick Lee, 50years later can put me on stage or not?? I can sing also leh!

Adventures with Crizal part 2

Part 1 here ( READ IF YOU WANT TO WIN A FREE PAIR OF CRIZAL GLASSES)

Watch this video. (Self-explanatory)



Of course, Crizal lenses are scratch resistant, scratch resistant does not mean Blender-resistant. And of course, with the warranty for Crizal lenses, I'll be exchanging it for free! Woohoooo.


Notice how minimal the glare is? normal lenses are much more reflective.

ECTV Easy Click Photography Contest

Plugging for a good friend from www.ECTV.sg , Edmund Chen!



Simply click the "Events" tab, and click the contest link in the site.

Easy click contest is an ongoing photo contest organised on ECtv to cultivate the passion and talent for photography! Take part today and you could win up to $3,000 worth of vouchers!

Well, going according to the categories, it could be anything from Kindness, Rediscovering Singapore or even Going Green.

So lately I've been playing around with my new HTC Sensation, and man, the photos taken with it are damn good for a consumer product.

(All photos taken with a HTC Sensation)

My sandwich.


My favorite Silver Ang eating an apple pie.


A sunset.


Waiting for the bus.



Every picture has a story to tell, so hey, get started and join ECTV's Easy Click photography contest now! I'm gonna submit my photos as well!

Rules and Regulations

Participants are required to submit a photo based on one of the following categories - Find a Volunteer Inside You (Supported by Red Cross), Rediscover Singapore (Supported By SingPost) or Go Green Photo Contest (Supported by National Environment Agency).

Photos are to be emailed to easyclick@ectv.sg with the subject 'Easy Click Contest'. Each photo must have a title, caption and please indicate your full name and contact number in the email.

Photos must be resized to a maximum size of 800 x 600 and saved as a JPG.

There is no limt to the number of photos you can submit.

There will be two rounds of submissions. Phase 1 (July - August 2011) and Phase 2 (September - October 2011). At the end of each phase, 5 photos will be shortlisted from each category. Photos shortlisted in the Phase 1 will not be eligible for Phase 2. All 30 entries from the two phases will receive a special stamp set sponsored by SingPost.

Closing dates for Photo Submission

Phase 1: 1 August 2011
Phase 2: 1 October 2011


The release of results will be announced on 15 August 2011 and 15 October 2011 for each Phase respectively

From November - December 2011, all shortlisted photos will be made available for public voting. The top three photos that receive the most votes will win a $1,000 dining voucher sponsored by Lawry's. The results will also be published in the January issue of Esquisite Magazine and ECTV.sg.

By submitting an entry you agree to allow Asiatainment Pte Ltd to use your photos for publicity on various forms of media.

Having a break - Genting Highlands(prologue)

A few weeks ago, I went on a vacation, my goal was simple, to enjoy a really good sleep up a mountain and to enjoy the cold climate on top.


This is my hotel's view out facing Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Up approximately 2000metres from sea level.



And I tell you, I really had a good sleep, I can even smile in my sleep, photo of me sleeping by Angele


Do read up on my adventures in Kuala Lumpur with a new friend I've made here!

Will be blogging on my Genting Highlands trip soon! And don't forget to Have a Break!

WIN A KIT KAT HAMPER WORTH $200(CONTEST CLOSED)

(picture for illustration)

I know I'm pretty much having a break, and haven't been blogging about Kit Kat, come on, I'm having a break =P

Anyways, if you want a free $200 Kit Kat hamper, simply comment on why you want, I'll choose a winner randomly.

COMMENT NOW! PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL OR TWITTER

• You must be in Singapore
• You may give me comments like "I want because I want, cannot ah?"

CONTEST CLOSED, WINNER IS CAIJIA!

HTC Wildfire S vs HTC Wildfire review

A few months ago I've reviewed the HTC Wildfire, which was a pretty ...kinda a bad phone, it gave me problems like...

• Graphical issues near the bottom
• the 500Mhz processor couldn't handle graphic-intense games

To think about it, I think I did receive a faulty HTC Wildfire review unit.....

But now, I've just gotten a HTC Wildfire S from Starhub as a prize!


find out more about the contest on Starhub's android site! Click the "Why Starhub" for more contest info




My HTC Wildfire S(Currently used by my mum), approximately 30% smaller than my HTC Sensation


First boot up.


Again, kudos for HTC for coming up with the concave-shape design to prevent scratches on the surface(and yes, Corning's Gorilla Glass is used I think, cause it didn't scratch even with a key).


With the HTC Wildfire S' performance and user-friendliness of Androids, even my less-technological mum knows how to use it, ditching the useless Nokia phone!


Even though it's just 100mhz more processing power than the HTC Wildfire, at 600mhz, I had a great surprise with it's performance, it's able to run heavy-graphic games and not lag! (Video of me playing a car race game, click here if you can't see it)


Even the 5mp camera with auto-focus and light, seems to be a little better than my Sony cybershot camera.


No doubt about the HTC Wildfire S' camera capabilities for photos and videos. Photo of my HTC Sensation


Oh yes, even spotted an uncle on the bus playing games with his HTC Wildfire S.




Overall
Pros

• Good camera at 5mp
• Runs Android
• Able to run graphically-intense games smoothly, with just a 600mhz processor
  
• Comes with free 2Gb microSD card
• FLASH SUPPORT
  
• HTC Sense
• Very lady-phone, good as presents for ladies
• Retail price at a approximately a dirt-cheap s$350/US$300), Free if you sign a contract with Starhub/Singtel/M1(I've always preferred Starhub)
• Old people seems to get a hang of it.
  

Cons

• Too small for my huge hands

All photos and video taken with HTC Wildfire S, and HTC Sensation