All Malaysian Bloggers Project: Editor's Note

We're gathering again + AllMalaysia.info Contest + Other stuff

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:57:55 GMT

On a dazzling display of logic that'll warm the cockles of Spock's heart/pointy ears, we've joined forces with fellow geeks United International Pictures, Red FM, Outpost Cafe & Hobby Centre, and Gophers Technologies to beam up 100 bloggers onto Studio V at 1.30pm on May 1, 2009 for AMBP's 2009 gathering, which we've dubbed First Contact @ Studio V.

The event will be a sort of homage to helmer J.J. Abrams' new enterprise Star Trek (a reboot of the original TV/movie series) and we're hoping that it would allow you to geek out to the max, even if you're a non-Trekker.

Naturally, it will culminate with a Special Advance Screening of the much anticipated movie, a whole week before the local official release (May 7). So if you're invited to the event, you automatically get a pass to the exclusive Sneak Peek scheduled at 7pm on the day.

But don't worry. We've also cracked our heads (yes, even our Klingon warrior Sashi, whose head isn't very easy to crack), thinking up of ways to keep you busy prior to the screening.

The first of these activities takes place on cyberspace. It's an Online Contest for you restless souls who just want something to do (and win) while waiting for the day of the event to arrive.

On the day itself, we will have a Treasure Hunt (prizes of which are sponsored by Gophers Technologies), interviews with bloggers, an auction, a Star Trek Trivia Challenge, and a Lucky Draw, among other things.

You can tell us in advance if you're going to participate in any of the activities we've lined up for the day, when you register to attend the event. Just log in, and tick the relevant boxes.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'll try to answer as logically as possible.

Send eCards = Hotel Stay + Cash

Now that's a seemingly illogical equation that'll drive a Vulcan crazy!

But trust us, it does make sense. At least for a little contest we've set up on AllMalaysia.info. It's called E-mail It, Experience It! and you stand to win a hotel stay and some moolah to go with it.

All you need to do to put yourself in the running to win one of the prizes on offer is send ecards. Yep, it's that simple!

Sponsored by ING Malaysia, this one lets you choose your prize. And you don't even have to be an AMBP member, or a blogger for that matter. Heck, we don't even mind if you think you're a Romulan.

The contest starts on April 20, so look out for it.

More Contests

Have you sent in your entries to the two other contests that we're running at the moment. No? Really? What on Earth are you waiting for? Captain Kirk? Sheesh - go click, now!

Contest for AMBP Passengers + U2

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:51:02 GMT

Ladies and Gentlemen, This is your Captain speaking.

On behalf of the flight crew, let me welcome you aboard the AMBP, heading for Bloggersville, Malaysia. We should've touched down ages ago but due to complications with the engine we're running on, things have not been going as planned. Someone's tinkering with the engine as we speak, so we're in OK hands. I think.

That is to say, we're heading somewhere and would *eventually* reach our destination. Even if it's as slow as a slug to a patch of salt.

Folks, we've just hit our cruising altitude and I've switched off the seatbelt light, so you're free to wander about while listening to me ramble on about a contest we're organising, just so you know you still have a pilot up here doing his best, trying to fly the plane, while shuttling back and forth, changing into his multiple uniforms...and hats. Yep, you've already met me, myself and I several times just now.

I demonstrated to you how to put on the lifejacket at the start of this flight, and took your lunch order, and even prepared the damn thing. Service above self, and all.

Anyway, back to the contest. We're running it in conjunction with the release of the in-flight movie Passengers, the story of which follows a young therapist (Anne Hathaway) assigned to counsel five survivors of a plane crash. Note that if this plane crashes, you'll probably get me as the therapist too. I'm no Anne Hathaway but I'm good at giving advice. Honest.

Winning this contest will entitle you and a friend to watch the movie for free. Otherwise you'll just have to fork out a couple of bucks (gasp!) or make do with this trailer.

And what is it you're required to do to win this contest? Well, all you'll need to do is sit back, relax and conjure up a caption for a photo taken from the movie and that's it! Naturally, you'll have to do this before we actually touch down. God knows when that is, but you can find futher details in our in-flight magazine.

For now I'll just leave you to your thoughts.

On behalf of your cockpit and cabin crew � me, me, and me - please, sit back and enjoy your trip. Oh, sh**e! Damn stick has come undone!

A Contest for U2, i.e Music CD Giveaway is back!

Irish superband U2 hasn't released an album since 2004's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Until now that is.

Fans must be wondering if the boys from Dublin still have it in them to reach the heights of The Joshua Tree (that's my favourite U2 album, so there!), but hey, why don't you find out for yourself if they do, by winning yourself a copy of their latest studio album , their twelfth, No Line on the Horizon.

Thanks to Universal Music, we have 10 copies of the album to give away, with a U2 T-shirt each to go with them. Now, once again, how awesomely giving are we? ;-)

You know the drill:

1) Answer this question:
What's the name of U2's twelfth studio album? Is it a) No Buffet Line to Cut In b) No Line on the Horizon; or c) No Line, that damn streamyx ?

2) Post up this pic:

And

3) Write something - anything! - about U2.

...all on your blog. Then send the link to that particular blog post as a comment here.

Closing date is on April 27, 2009.

Next: Details on AMBP's 2009 Gathering at Studio V.

An update for the new year

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:01:02 GMT

Good day all. Hope the new year has been good to you. It certainly has been a busy start for me. I didn't intend to mothball this site, but with one thing after another, well, you know how it is.

Anyway, I'm back after a period of holiday bliss, and the first thing I have to do, I suppose, is to tie up the loose ends from last year. We had an active period at the tail end of 2008 with charity events and contests and such, so I do owe you reports, big thanks, and to some, prizes.

Splashing Charity Car Wash (Dec 13 & 14, 2008)

The charity event was a success as far as car/visitor turnouts and tickets sales are concerned, but we were a little disappointed by the lack of volunteers. We had a total of eight volunteers among AMBP members who showed up for the two-day event. That left us seriously short on numbers, but thankfully, we managed to get our colleagues, friends and family members to help out, and pulled through rather well in the end.

In total we managed to collect RM4500 from ticket sales. That's an estimated figure by the way, as I've yet to receive the final numbers from Hospis Malaysia. Will update this space when I get it.

As for the car wash itself, well, let's just say that it wasn't a walk in the park for the volunteers. It was more like a swim in the waterpark. Heh.

Still, both the volunteers and visitors had plenty of fun. Just about everybody got wet. There were tired but cheerful faces everywhere and while the weather threatened a number of times to spoil the party on both days, it didn't, and we came out of it with a wonderful sense of achievement.

My thanks to ALL the volunteers, whether you're a blogger, a representative of a sponsor, a Hospis Malaysia volunteer, a friend, family or colleague. You made this a success. You made the difference.

Oh, and don't forget to check out the Splashing Charity Car Wash Photo Gallery.

Project 'Gift a Kid' & visit to Rumah WAKE (Dec 20, 2008)

Besides the car wash, we had one other charity project called Project Gift a Kid, a joint initiative with the Rotaract Club of Kuala Lumpur.

The objective of the project was to raise funds to buy back-to-school material for 100 underprivileged kids aged six to 15. Thanks to your efforts, we managed to raise enough funds (amounting to RM5793.75, as of Dec 25) to buy a 'full pack' each for 40 kids.

Each 'full pack' contained a pair of school uniforms (with socks and shoes), a school bag, some notebooks, a pencil box, and stationery (2B pencils, pens, eraser, ruler, scissors, glue, sharpener, pencil colours, highlighters and oil pastels).

The folks from Rotaract Club have handed over the items to the kids at Rumah WAKE and SJKT Cheras in time for the new school term. I made the Dec 20 trip to Rumah WAKE as well, and while we weren't encourage to take pictures of the kids, we did manage to capture a few shots of the home (view Photo Gallery), where the caretakers organised a little lunch do for us.

All and all, you could say we're very happy with how this one turned out. My sincerest gratitude and thanks go out to everyone who played a part in this project.

UIP Caption Contest: Winners List

We ran a caption contest in conjunction with Project Gift a Kid to give you a chance to win something for yourself while doing some good. Y'know, two birds and all. Anyway, it took us some time to go through the entries; but we've finally done with that, so here are the winners for the UIP Caption Contest:

3 x Grand Prize:

5 x Second Prize

5 x Third Prize

4 x Consolation Prize

Guns N' Roses Music CD Giveaway Winners

If your name isn't listed above, well don't fret. See if it's below, 'cos if it is, congrats! You've either won yourself GnR's lastest album Chinese Democracy + a T-Shirt, or just the T-Shirt.

CD + T-Shirt

Just the T-Shirt

Rhadykallista

Bolt Caption & SMS Contest Winners

If you participated in the BOLT Caption & SMS Contest, you ought to take a look at the list below. You never know. ;-)

5x Lightning Bolt Prizes

5x Barking Good Prizes

And that's it for now, folks.

Help us help a kid go back to school

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:46:35 GMT

Here�s a personal invitation to each and every AllMalaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP) member.

The AMBP is supporting the Rotaract Club of Kuala Lumpur (RACKL) in their efforts to raise funds to buy back-to-school material � books, stationery, uniforms etc - for underprivileged kids aged 6-15, and we�re going to require your help to do so.

The beneficiaries of Project Gift A Kid will be the children from Rumah WAKE 1, as well as those from Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan (Tamil) Cheras.

Now what is it that you can do, we hear you ask? Well, plenty.

Go tell it on the mountain The project will benefit more kids if more people come forward as sponsors, and in order for that to happen, we�ll need to get the word out. The more people know about this project, the higher the likelihood that someone would act on it (y�know, percentages being percentages and all).

So, yes, we want you to help us spread the word. We want you to tell your friends, families, friends� families, and family members� friends. We want you to not only blog about Project Gift A Kid, but to shout it out on your blog!

Send a child a gift of movies! And what�s more? By blogging about this project, you�ll also send a kid to the movies (besides helping them get their back-school-material, that is).

How? Well, we�ve roped in the good folks from Universal International Pictures (UIP) who have agreed to sponsor a limited number of movie tickets, from which we�ll sponsor one kid to the movies for each blog entry written by AMBP members until all tickets are exhausted.

Win something for yourself too There�s also a chance for you to win yourself some awesome prizes courtesy of UIP and EMI if you add BELOW your post on Project Gift A Kid your entry for the UIP Caption Contest.

Keen to know more? Well, mosey on over to the Project Gift a Kid pages.

Give a little bit, win a little bit

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:40:29 GMT

As I mentioned in my last post, the AMBP is poised to have two charity-based events, one of which is already in motion and has been unimaginatively titled Splashing Charity Car Wash in aid of Hospis Malaysia which is well, a charity car wash organised to raise funds for Hospis Malaysia.

We called for volunteers for this little project but, alas, while the names are slowly trickling in (bless you dearies), it's coming in a little too slow for our liking, and it's a bit worrying.

See, to make this two-day charity drive work we're going to need at least 20 volunteers on each of the days concerned. And that's cutting it close. So, c'mon dear bloggers, register as a volunteer. It's the season of giving after all, so help us, well...give.

Stuff to win

Speaking of the spirit of giving, you've got to admit, the AMBP is very fond of giving you stuff. Or at least, we try our best to allow you to win stuff. Like say, this brand new competition we're running called BOLT Caption & SMS Contest. Yeah, we know, it's unimaginatively titled too. But the point is, we're trying our best to give you stuff.

"Stuff" like tickets to the very movie this contest is supposed to promote: BOLT. And also goodies from this Mouse House offering, like wristwatches and stamping sets and notebooks.

To know what you have to do to win these goodies, and to see images of the stuff you could end up winning, visit the BOLT Contest Page. Oh, and to entice you even further, here's the unofficial official trailer to the movie.

Cute, eh?

More stuff to win: Music CD Giveaway

"The Most Anticipated Rock Album of The Year!", screams the poster. It probably is, what with Axl and buddies taking their time - 17 years to be precise - to fine-tune Guns N' Roses's sixth studio album Chinese Democracy.

But was it worth the wait? Well, why don't you find out by winning yourself a copy.

We have five copies of the album in our safekeeping for you to take home. To add to that, we're also giving away ten consolation prizes in the form of GnR T-shirts.

Now, how awesomely giving are we? ;-)

You know the drill:

1) Answer this question:
What's the name of Guns N' Roses's sixth studio album? Is it a) Chinese Democracy; b) American Supremacy; or c) Malaysian Bureaucracy?

2) Post up this pic:

And

3) Write something - anything! - about Guns N' Roses.

...all on your blog. Then send the link to that particular blog post as a comment here. Closing date is on Dec 25, Christmas Day. Ho, ho, ho.

Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, or the day after that: Details on Project Gift A Kid.

Charity Car Wash + HSM3 CD Giveaway Winners List

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:47:04 GMT

Good day bloggeroos and bloggerinos.

Remember when I wrote a post back in July, informing you that we were thinking of organising more charity-based events, asking you if you'd be interested to volunteer your time and energy for a good cause? Well, a number of you wrote back, saying that you'd be psyched if we actually went ahead and set up such an event.

Well, we're going to do just that and what's more, we're organising not one, but two such events, and just in time for the season of giving at that.

The first of these, is a two-day fundraising initiative called AMBP Splashing Charity Car Wash, in aid of Hospis Malaysia. It'll take place at a Kia Service Centre along Old Klang Road (Leo Auto Services) on Dec 13 and 14.

We'll be selling tickets prior to the event, the profits of which will make a real difference to the lives of those affected by life-limiting diseases/ailments. Each ticket is priced at RM20 and the bearer is entitled to the following services:

Car wash and vacuum on the above dates
A FREE 18 point inspection
FREE labour for cars that carry out Engine Oil & Oil Filter Replacement

Now, as a volunteer, you will be assigned to certain tasks on the day(s) in question, including getting your hands dirty (or rather, clean), washing cars.

For your time and effort, you will receive a goodie bag, and be eligible to enter the special Lucky Draw that we've cooked up. Light refreshments will also be provided.

One other way you can help is by getting the word out. Write about it on your blog. Tell your friends and family about it. Go stand in the middle of a busy shopping mall, get everyone's attention and announce it. Just don't get arrested on our account.

That said, do try your best to make it as a volunteer. Trust us, this will be fun. Just look at it as a gathering for bloggers, with lots and lots of soapy water.

For more details, check out the Splashing Charity Car Wash Day page.

Oh, as for the second charity event I mentioned earlier, you'll have to check back; I'll announce it in a day or two.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year CD Giveaway Winners

Good afternoon class. Some of you joined the High School Musical 3: Senior Year CD Giveaway a few weeks ago so what I want you to do now is go through the list below, and try to spot your blog name. If it's in the list... Congratulations! You've just won yourself the soundtrack to the movie HSM3: Senior Year: