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Give-away: RM5 for 2 Cups of Bubble Tea at Yippee Cup Vouchers by DealCity
Nov 1st
The truth is, a blog is nothing without readers. I know this very well so as a token of appreciation of your continuous support, I am giving away 50 vouchers from DealCity. FYI each voucher costs RM5 each and will entitle you to 2 cups of Bubble Milk Tea (MT) of your choice from Yippee Cup worth equivalent to RM5.90 each cup (RM11.80 value). If you have bought anything from group buying/deal sites you should very well know how this works.
Yippee Cup Voucher from DealCity
There is absolutely no catch to this and you won’t have to pay a single cent. As long as you are based in Klang Valley then you are eligible for the free vouchers. All you need to do to participate is:
- Sign up as a member of DealCityMalaysia
- Like DealCityMalaysia‘s Facebook Page
- Submit a comment eg. “I want Bubble Milk Tea!” at the end of this post with your email entered correctly in the comment section.
If you are the first 50 people to do so then you will get your voucher emailed to you later. It’s as easy as that! Absolutely no catch at all. But of course I will be doing some checks to ensure that there is only one redemption per email and IP address. You know, for fairness sake.
From left to right: Yippee Original Milk Tea, Ramen Caramel Milk Tea & Fresh Milk Gui-Ling
If you’re wondering why I am choosing to give away vouchers for Yippee Cup, it is simply because I find their MT nice and worth recommending. FYI, Yippee Cup is a 100% Malaysian brand and not some franchise Bubble Tea brought in from HK or Taiwan, which is also one of the reasons they have my support. If you haven’t tried Yippee Cup before why not take this opportunity to do so? All the ingredients used to prepare the Bubble MT are carefully selected and imported from Taiwan to ensure the highest possible quality. It tastes as authentic as it could get.
Win a Volkswagen Golf TSi or Blackberry Torch 9800 Smartphone With Celcom
Feb 28th
When I was working in Singapore I used to call home every alternate day to check on my family, especially my new-born nephew who I adore and love playing with. The calls’ duration varies, usually less than 10 minutes and sometimes stretching to half an hour. With that, I could easily make fifteen to twenty calls home a month. And just by that without doing anything extra, I am already on my way to win a Volswagen Golf TSi or a Blackberry Torch 9800 smartphone!
If you are the lucky one selected for the cool prizes, you will be contacted and asked to answer two simple questions. Answer them correctly and you will walk away a winner. This promotion is valid for any Celcom Exec, Celcom Blue as well as Celcom Biz customers. So if you are one of them, you are of course encouraged to participate because this is so simple! If you have forgotten how to call home while overseas, here’s a quick recap. All you need to do is
- Key in [+][country code][area code][telephone number].
- For example, if you were to call home to a Celcom mobile phone, just dial +60191234567
To enjoy greater savings, just roam with Celcom Roam Saver by dialing *120*
Make Calls Using Celcom And Win a Volkswagen Golf TSi
Feb 21st
How time flies, Chinese New Year is upon us once again. I could clearly remember last year at this time I was still working in Singapore, feeling excited to return to my hometown to celebrate this festival with family and friends. I believe that no matter how far we are apart from the important people of our lives may it be due to work, business or study; we should make it a point to gather together. And the festive seasons just makes it all easier and meaningful.
The festive season is also the peak season to travel, especially for businessmen who are eager to close as many deals as they could before year-end. Being overseas one could get homesick easily and usually the cure is literally just a phone call away. Besides getting to talk to talk to your loved ones, Celcom customers traveling overseas from now till 12 April 2011 would be pleased to know there is a BONUS for making the calls.
Celcom would be rewarding a lucky customer with a brand new, beautiful Volkswagen Golf TSi when they make a minimum of 20 calls back home (no minimum duration!), while 30 other customers will also have the opportunity to take home a cool Blackberry Torch 9800 smartphone! Best of all, there are neither steps nor any registration required, as Celcom customers stand a chance to win the luxurious car and smartphones during the total campaign period. Just make sure your credit limit is not exceeded before the travel commences, OK?
Alternatively, Celcom customers who make a minimum of 10 calls within 1 month will be in the running to take home 1 of 10 Black Berry Torch 9800 smartphones which are up for grabs in each month of the campaign.
8 Types of Food Blog I Never Read
Sep 6th
Firstly, just let me say that this post is not directed at any particular food blog out there. If anyone feels offended, I can only say “siapa makan cili dia terasa pedas” If you have been following my blog long enough (thank you) you should know that I almost never comment on anything other than food, travel and photography.
Over the years, the number of food blogs in Malaysia has mushroomed so much because everyone wants, and can be a food blogger now. As long as you have a blog with a food related post, you can call yourself a food blogger.
If you are a reader, I hope this post will bring you awareness of the types of food blogs out there, and also learn to identify which are the reliable and trustworthy ones. If you own a food blog or planning to start one, well these are simply some useful tips for you. Lastly, if you are a restaurant owner, be careful of any soliciting bloggers and make sure the bloggers you invite have a good reputation. They may make or even break your name without you realizing it. So the 8 types of food blogs I never read are:
- Food blogs that have really bad photos. The main selling point of a food blog is the photos’ quality whether you like it or not. You may have the best food writing skill in the world but if your photos are bad, it makes no difference, really.
Well, you don’t need to be a world class photographer armed with a dSLR, but your blog’s photos should be at least clear and presentable. I always have the urge to remove my old posts because of those hideous photos I took, honest. - Blogs with background music. I swear no matter how good your blog (or website) is, the moment I hear something playing in your blog there’s only one thing I will do – clicking my browser’s close button.
- Food blogs that are uninformative (eg. lack of food pricing, address, business hours, contact) Unless you are rich, price is a huge factor when it comes to eating. And when you are not including the foods’ prices, we the readers are not able to decide whether we could afford the restaurant.
