Nuffnang Blogger's Tour 24 Oct 09


~NUFFNANG BLOGGER'S TOUR AROUND SINGAPORE~



Firstly, i want to thanks Nuffnang for the invitation to this tour. It's really a privilege for me to attend this tour as one of the few Singaporean bloggers. XD

I was assigned to Group A for the tour along with Don and Meldric. Hello to all bloggers in Group A, it was a pleasure to meet you guys! XD

And so the itinerary for our group is as so:

  • Mint Toy Museum
  • Chinese Heritage Center
  • Lunch at Maxwell Market
  • URA Museum
  • Bugis Street
  • Merlion Park
  • Singapore Flyer
  • Royal Selangor Pewter Museum
  • Orchard Road

Only the places in red will be featured in this post. For your information, we did not have much rest in between the awards night and the tour, 3 hours of sleep is all we got. So when we were at Bugis Street and Merlion Park, we went to rest instead. Anyways, i am sure you guys have read about Bugis Street and Merlion Park in my uniquely Singapore post here. As for Orchard Road, we left at that stop to have dinner at graffiti cafe and then it was home sweet home for the 3 of us~ XD


Alright i shall not bore you guys with words any longer~~

Pictures time!! XD


First up Mint Toy Museum!! I been wanting to go there since JiaQi told me about it!! Really excited to be there! Took 200 over photos in this place alone!! But i am not going to show all 200 over photos la~~ There are a total of 6 levels in the Musuem, so there will be 1 picture for each level~~ XD


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This is level 1 where there is a shop for you to buy your ticket and also souvenirs to bring home~ XD



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Level 2, Collectables.
Mickey Mouse, Beatles etc and many many more~~


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Level 3, Childhood favourites.
Of course we see Mickey mouse here again~~ Teddy bears, loads and loads of them! Felix the cat, barbie and many more!! XD


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Level 4, Characters!!
They have loads of TinTin and Popeyes there!! Damn cool la!! I used to read TinTin comics when i was young! Totally excited when i see all the TinTin toys!! XD There's also Batman, superman, spiderman etc!! XD


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Level 5, Outerspace.
Robots, Starwars, Jedi etc~~ Spaceships blah blah blah~~~ All robots are made of tin~ XD


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Roof Level.
It's basically a bar where you can enjoy beer at a cheaper rate compared to outside. While enjoying your drink, you can admire the signs plastered all over the wall~ Plus there's a balcony with a wonderful view overlooking the Raffles Hotel~ XD


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We were all fascinated by the transparent glass floor~~ And took many photos there~ There's a super comfy couch over at the 3rd level~~


And that's basically all about the Mint Toy Museum~~ I really liked the place, it's really interesting~~ Everyone should go visit it for at least once! XD



Next up, the Chinese Heritage Center over at ChinaTown.



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Various Exhibits of how the chinese lived in the olden days~~


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Here's us experiencing the past~ XD


Next up is the Urban Redevelopment Authority Museum~~

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There is many models of places in Singapore. That looks exactly like the real deal~~ Meldric and i managed to find our homes and schools on the big map of Singapore with mini models. The shapes are so exact!! XD



Up next the Singapore Flyer!


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We only took a few photos and decided to just sit back and relax while enjoying the scenery. XD



And to our last stop, Royal Selangor at Clarke Quay~~ XD

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All these all pewter~~ I got shocked by static when i touched the pewter swaf in that big container~~ They solidfy really fast at room temperature. It's in liquid form at 250 Degree Celsius!!


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We got a chance to make out very own pewter bowl out of a flat round piece of pewter. It involves alot of knocking, hammering and energy~~ XD But the process is quite fun~~ XD



And we have come to the end of my post~~ I have indeed enjoyed the tour as there are places where even i as a Singaporean never been to. So it's quite an eye-opener to me~XD

I want to thanks the nuffies incharge of group A, Elise, Meiyan from NNSG, Yee Hau and Firdauz from NNMY.~ XD

Oh, the nuffies take attendance after every stop. Halfway through the trip, Yee Hau decided to just refer the 3 of us as the Singapore gang since it's just the 3 of us there~ Haha~ XD

And to end off, I really wished that all the foreign Bloggers had enjoyed their stay here in Singapore and that it's a happy experience for them. XD

With that, i shall end and head to bed as it's 1.14 am and i have school at 9.am~~ :P
Ciao~~
Good Night everyone~~
Oyasumi~~ XD

Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards 23 Oct'09

It had been a long weekend. Blog Awards on friday night and the tour on the whole of yesterday. Am really glad to be able to attend both events. XD

And as the title says, this post shall concentrate more on the night of the blog awards itself~ XD

Alright~ Photos first~ XD


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As all bloggers do, we took loads of pictures together while waiting for the rest of the group to arrive outside the ballroom~~ XD



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Myself and Eleanor a.k.a Sortie~~ XD



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The 4 course dinner we were served~ Food was great~ XD
I love the dessert the most~ XD



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More photo taking continued during breaks~ XD
With Don, Meldric, Sortie, KaiZhi and Hp.



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More pics with the gang~~ Plus YingZi~~



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With WeiJie and QianYi and a solo shot of myself~~ XD



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With Andy, Alton andShawn~ XD
(I was taller then Andy with my heels on but he tip-toed in the above pic! :P)



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With Violet from Australia, Jess from Malaysia and with the host of the night, Allan Wu! XD



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Some group photos~~
For the 2nd group photo, we pose them for quite sometime as there was a long queue of cameras, compact cameras along with DSLRs~~


Oh and Sortie told me that she thinks that the 3 guys were cute, so i told Andy that and got her a photo with the 3 of them. But all i got in return are smacks from her. :(
LOL~ XD




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With Fauzi and Valerie~



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With Boss Ming and Raine! XD




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With Xiaxue and Jayden~~


I would like to congrats Xiaxue for winning 3 awards, being Most Influential, Most Original Blog and Best Regional Blog Award. And it's really nice of her to share the Most Original Blog award with Jayden.

And also congrats to Jayden for winning the 5k for the pringles video contest! Your video is really great! XD

Not forgetting all other winners for the rest of the categories, congratulations! XD

And as Boss Ming had mentioned, all the nominees are winners~ I have to agree as it's really not easy to get chosen out of the gazillions nominations that have been submitted.

I have really enjoyed the Blog awards and Kudos to the Nuffnang Team for such great job done! XD

And this shall be the end of my post~~
Next post coming up shall be on the tour around singapore~ XD
Ciao~~ XD


Oh another thing before i sign off, below is my favorite photo of the event~ The big group photo consisting both Singaporeans and Malaysians Bloggers~~ XD



"My Favourite Canon Moment!"




SexySwiz & Dcannx live performance~

A short video to entertain you guys while I prepare my NN awards blog post and also the post on the tour~~ XD



A little tour to DMSM Media Hub~~

I have promised pictures to show you guys the place where i am doing my TEP in school~~ Hence, here's a little pictorial tour of the DMSM Media Hub which is out of bounds to non DMSM students unless you're invited. XD


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The Entrance!

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The walkway~

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HD suite and main work area on the left, studio A and VO room on the right~ XD

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The HD Suite~

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The precious 2 MAC desktop~~

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Lockers~

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Mine! XD


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Plasma TV to show videos to visitors~~


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Main working area~~

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Laggy coms with AVID...

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Print Side~

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Production Side~

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Discussion Tables~

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Whiteboard with impt dates~~

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Notice Board with production schedule...

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My Working Area~


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Studio A

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Panel

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Cameras


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Set for one of the segments~

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VO Room

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Control area for voice recording~


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Audio Mixer thingy~~



Yup, so basically that's the place I am in from 9am to 5.30pm everyday from Monday to Friday, unless i am out somewhere else on campus filming...

As i have mentioned in my previous post, i am currently at the Production Stopover. This is the 5th week now, i will be switching over to the Print Stopover soon in Week 8. Production is alright, but i have been working in a Production House for 21 whole weeks for my attachment and the moment i am back in school, Production again. I am tired of it...

Oh well, at least 2 and a half weeks left for production... Print would be better. Since i prefer writing. XD

Alright, hope you guys enjoy this small little tour post! XD