To be eligible to participate in this campaign, customers just need to make three additional calls in a day on top of their average trend calls based on the previous month, answer simple questions and winners will be selected randomly on a daily basis. To check your eligibility and the average trend calls on the previous month, simply dial *128#. So, what are you waiting for? Start making 3 additional calls a day until 31 March and you might be the lucky customer to win the latest Vespa LX150. Don’t miss this! For more information, please log onto www.celcom.com.my or visit the nearest Celcom branch or call Celcom Customer Service at 1300 111 000 or 1111 from Celcom mobile.

Celcom adds a new member to the Tab family – the all-new Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 8.9. Run on Android 3.1 wit ha 8.9 inch touch screen display; it’s thinner, lighter and faster than ever before. With such great functionality, you need to pair it with a reliable telco that offers best network connection and widest coverage in the country. Not to forget affordable packages from as low as RM1,288 (RRP: RM1,699).

In addition to the latest Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 above, there’s also the Samsung Galaxy Tab (7”) from as low as RM668, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 from as low as RM1,468.

Visit www.celcom.com.my/smartphones for more information on the entire suite of Samsung Galaxy Tab choices!

As time goes by I realize I can’t really blame it on the food. I’ve seen a lot of food bloggers who are quite often fitter than the average Malaysian. Cumi&Ciki, Bangsar Babe and KY, just to name a few. So how do so many foodies manage to balance looking great with indulging on good food? It’s all about maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle.

Reorganize the wardrobe every fortnight or make up the bed everyday

A healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to begin with big, dramatic, challenging change. I start by making small changes and incorporating them into my life slowly. First in my priority is housework, a chore that must people dread. Instead of relying on the part time maid to clean and tidy up my home, I’m doing it myself. Not only do I get to burn some calories, I save RM 70 per week too!

Ditch the high heels, change into sport shoes and climb those stairs

Working at the 10th floor and staying at a 18th floor apartment helps too. Whenever I felt really bloated after a meal, I would walk up the stairs. Sometimes when I do the groceries, I park in the last spot at the parking lot so that I get to walk more. I also wake up 5 minutes earlier to do some light stretching such as cat stretch and toe touching.

Well, these are the baby steps I took towards an active and healthy lifestyle. The result is quite significant as I felt less lethargic and slim down a little bit. Next, I’m going to introduce some incremental change such as longer intervals.

If you need more tips in maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle, tune in to 1 Sihat Malaysia. It is hosted by Fahrin Ahmad and local celebrities such as Siti Saleha, Chef Zaidah and Ifa Raziah will share with us their health tips.

Visit Gaya Hidup Sihat for more information.

My whole family and my social cycle, is composed of nonsmokers and I am very glad they don’t. However, sometimes I do have to take in those whiffs of tobacco smoke that drifts into my airspace in a restaurant, on the street or at work. It’s annoying! Secondhand smoke is also more than just annoying — it’s downright deadly.

http://www.infosihat.gov.my/taknak/KempenTakNak_Poster.php

I know the side effects of smoking has long been talked or debated about but today I’m going to reiterate some of the key points. Starting from the top, smoking can cause yellow and unsightly teeth, gum disease, decayed tooth, bad breath and even mouth cancer.

Do you really want to flaunt your smile like Miss Barrymore here?

Moving down to chest, the toxic component in cigarettes is so harmful that even exposed to low-levels of cigarette smoke may put people at risk for bronchial infections, chronic coughing or even lung cancer and emphysema.

Smoking can also be very detrimental to our vital organs and systems – heart attack, strokes, and loss of circulation in fingers and toes and impotence. The digestive system is also affected in terms of heartburn and ulcers. Pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer and kidneys damage are also few of the fatal side effects.

And on the worst side, the person who normally does not smoke and is exposed to the toxins found in the cigarette smoke occasionally might have a worse reaction because their body is not used to it. So remember to say Tak Nak to protect yourself and loved ones from secondhand smoke.

Tak Nak Merokok Campaign by Ministry of Health.

Loathe smoking or determine to quit? Support the campaign at at http://www.facebook.com/TAK.NAK.MEROKOK or join the contest at www.gayahidupsihat.my.

Weighing only 178g, the Samsung Galaxy Note packs a punch:

• High speed performance with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and 1.4GHz dual-core processor.
• See and do everything in life-size reality with the stunning 5.3” HD Super AMOLED display.
• Take notes easily and quickly with the S Pen stylus.
• Capture life’s greatest moments with the 8 mega-pixel rear camera and 2MP front camera.
• Store all your necessities with the internal memory of 16GB, upgradable to 32GB with microSD.

This means that I don’t need an extra handphone, tablet and camera. I can even throw away my pen, paper and portable gamer. Yay! No more heavy bags! All I need is just a 178g device!

Where can we get it in Malaysia? CELCOM IS LAUNCHING THE SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE very soon! Mark your calendars this 11th November 2011, 10am – 10pm! Check out the Celcom launch at the following locations: Pavilion KL (La Bodega); JUSCO AEON Tebrau, JB; Queensbay Mall, Penang.

Come find out how you can get the awesome Samsung Galaxy Note from Celcom with the best plans & deals! For widest network coverage and best network quality, sign up under Celcom Exec and get your Samsung Galaxy Note from  RM1,368. Find out more here!

We have often dreamt about escaping from the hectic pace of life by simply catching the wind in the sails but not known how to get started. Until we found out about Strongbow Trivia Game on Facebook where winners will get an once in a lifetime sailing journey in Baby Tonga, a three-time premier class winner at the Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta.

The beautiful Baby Tonga is an offspring of Bruce Farr and Pininfarina – the Italian design company behind luxury brands such as Ferrari and Maserati.

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She’s not all looks and no substance. She is well known as one of the fastest cruising sailboats of similar waterline length. With fully air conditioned cabins and well-equipped kitchen; guests aboard Baby Tonga will experience the exhilarating thrill of sailing as well as the traditional features of hers.

Learn more about Baby Tonga here.

Baby Tonga is also being powered by Strongbow, with her crew constantly refreshed by the UK’s number one best selling cider. Beyond the call of duty, it’s a party; the crews have good food and a great flow of their favorite beverages. Made of fermented apple juice, Strongbow just make the sailing experiences taste better.

Strongbow is also the official sponsor of RMSIR (Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta), a challenging offshore sailing race organised every year by the Royal Selangor Yacht Club in association with the RORC.

A Yacht Charter in Baby Tonga is not your ordinary vacation. It is a trip of a life time and an experience that is sure to be filled with adventure fun. The blue-green sea water and free wind that rules the Langkawi seas make for an exquisite sailing experience for amateurs and veterans like.  Relax and enjoy the sights as you sail into the waters. Find a comfortable spot on the padded deck to and be pampered by the sea breeze.

Imagine taking a sip on Strongbow at Baby Tonga’s deck while watching the sun sets. Such is life! You are sure to take home magical memories of this amazing excursion.

I’m going to try my luck in winning a cruise on Baby Tonga now! You shouldn’t miss the exclusive opportunity too! Participate and enjoy the Strongbow Trivia Game now!

The front design is endorsed with long fog lamp brackets and large trapezoidal lower grille while the rear design comes with extended corners on the lower bumper, creating an overall wider, more robust rear.

The elongated headlamps look really good too.

Rear Lamps

The new sleek lower edge line was developed to bring out the sharpness of the car.

The 2.0V is also further enhanced with smoked finishing.

Together with Gareth of Shaolin Tiger fame, we formed the red team. We were going against the Black team in completing 6 tasks that were thrown upon us.

Task 1: Each team was given 3 minutes in filling up the trunk with as much boxes as we can. Each box carries different points; ranging from 1 to 5 depending on the size.

That was a whopping 32 points for us! Look at how much boxes can the Corolla Altis’s 475L space fit.

Off we go on our road trip!

Task 2: head to Wisma Manulife and look for a place where people are running without moving forward and attending classes without books and pens.

Forget about paper maps! The DVD Audio-Video Navigation (DVD-AVN) system display offers easy-to-read, bold turn-by-turn directions, distance to location and other useful features. Precise navigation and accurate directions shortens our time so much that we reached Wisma Manulife within minutes.

Mission accomplished! Answer: Fitness First

Task 3: if David Beckham’s wife were to open a steak house, what would it be named?

Answer: Victoria Station

Task 4: a village in Damansara Uptown that serves kick ass nasi lemak.

Answer: Village Park

Task 5: go to a shopping mall located along Sprint Highway that reminds you of the tropical weather in Malaysia, and look for a smoothies place that derives its name from “bubble”.

Answer: Bobalicious

Task 6: Look for an “I.C.E” attraction in the “city of digital lights”.

Answer: Snowalk, i City

The subsequent tasks were easily executed with the help of Corolla Altis’s built in navigation system. Of course, all these could not have been done without the great minds in our team. Haha!

Based on our test-driving experiences, we gathered that the Corolla Altis is very stable on the road. The ride is very quiet and even at high speed; the cabin noise is not overly loud.

The very smart Electronic Power Steering is light during low speed, and stiffens as you speed up for greater stability. The 2.0V also comes with cruise control feature where one can drive at a constant speed without stepping on the accelerator. Speed can be adjusted with a few flicks of a lever.

The dark grey interior with combination leather seats gives the feeling of elegance and luxury.

Optitron Meter

Gearshifts are smooth and hardly noticeable.

The much-needed reverse camera is one of my favourite features. It provides an accurate view of the space behind and effectively removes all blind spots from your field of vision.

Dials and controls are all laid out cleverly and easy to reach.

Congratulations to the Black Team (Saimatkong, Wani, Mohd Zaid) for winning the race. We had great fun taking the Toyota Corolla Altis out for a spin. It is a reliable car with sporty exterior, powerful engine and elegant interior. Retailing from RM 105,990; the new Corolla Altis is economical and reliable enough for everyday’s use.

For specs and price information, check out http://www.toyota.com.my/altis/specs-and-price/.

They are my best travel companions, makan gang and road trip buddies.

I love going on holidays with my buddies, we’ve been on a road trip to Ipoh, Malacca and Johor. We also enjoyed our holidays in Hong Kong and Bali tremendously! How I wish that we can do this more often! Fortunately for me, I’ve found the perfect avenue to help us realise our dreams!

Great Eastern is celebrating its 103rd anniversary and they’re giving away cash and trips worth more than RM55,000. Grand prize includes a roaring adventure for four worth RM 16,000 to HK Disneyland or Dream World Theme Park, Gold Coast. Shopaholics would love a free trip to Bangkok, Bandung or Hong Kong. We could also win our ways to a relaxing beach holiday at Phuket, Bali, or Club Med Bintan.

How to join? Easy peasy! First I need to complete the simple registration process.

After that, all I’ve got to do is create a wish list of my desired getaways.

Share the wishlist of my desired getaways with my buddies by sending out Buddy Up invites.

Each invited buddy who participate and accept my Buddy Up invite = 1 extra balloon to my hot air balloon. Those with the most friends who Buddy Up with them, will be rewarded with fantastic trips of their choice! Best of all, winners get to bring 3 of their friends along too.

Quick, don’t miss out the opportunity to have a once in a life time holiday with your buddies. Log in to http://www.lifeisgreat.com.my/lig4/newlig/buddyup/ and create your holiday destination wish list!

The place was packed to the brim, filled with a lot of beautiful and happy people. It’s great to see so many having a good time, celebrating, and drinking good beer. I think these pictures paint the scene quite nicely:

I love the festivity feeling here; with hanging banners, checkered table cloth, good music and gorgeous Bavarian ambassadors.

Did I tell you that Paulaner, Strongbow, Guinness, Tiger Beer, Heineken and Kilkenny are on happy hour all night long on draught? Same goes for the other GAB Oktoberfest celebrations.

I was happily chugging my beer – Strongbow and Hoph Ice Beer.

One should have a taste of these exclusive Oktoberfest beers – Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier, Hopf Ice Beer, and 111 Zwickl.

The Hopf Ice Wheat Beer, is known as the ‘hip hop’ white beer. Its ice-conditioned wheat has its excess water filtered off through freezing.

This unique brewery process gives the beer its fruity rich flavour that develops into a citrus lemon-like aftertaste.

Of course, where there is good beer, there must be good food. The spicy dynamite sausage enhanced my enjoyment of the Hopf Ice Beer.

Dressed in traditional Dirndl dress, the gorgeous Bavarian ambassadors appeared to be so friendly and bubbly.

Don’t forget to get a photo ops with the ladies. It makes a good Facebook profile picture. ☺

To quench your thirst for the real German way of celebrating Oktoberfest, partake in this interesting Oktoberfest game – Roll Out the Barrels.

We cheered along and sweated a little as the contestants were so fast moving. It was a close match!

It was a super fun evening with my favourite beers and all that fun! Visit www.facebook.com/OktoberfestMY now and find out where you can go for a GAB Oktoberfest celebration!

I had my first Oktoberfest celebration at Sid’s Pub TTDI organized by GAB last year and boy I had so much fun and joy! GAB has so much more in store for us this year.

Guinness & Kilkenny, my default beer order =)

What about a glass of Heineken?

Imagine a month long celebration with big steins of beer, bratwurst, pork hocks, sauerkraut and gorgeous Bavarian ambassadors.

Featuring the various award winning and ever popular Paulaner, Strongbow, Guinness, Heineken, Tiger, Heineken and Kilkenny, GAB will again celebrate Oktoberfest in various pubs and restaurants throughout Malaysia with activities and entertainment lined up such as the traditional oom-pah band, Oktoberfest games and beautiful dancing Bavarian ambassadors.

Don’t you feel like dancing along with them everytime the dancers start dancing? Hehe.

This year, GAB also feature 3 Oktoberfest exclusive beer – Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier, Hopf Ice Beer, and 111 Zwickl. All hailing from Germany!

At every GAB Oktoberfest celebration, you’ll also get a 1 Litre Oktoberfest Mug with every purchase of 1 Litre Tiger Draught. That was the mug, which I got from Oktoberfest 2010. It sure does look huge, even when the (not so small size) Cairos is holding it. :p

Can’t wait to join in the fun? Visit www.facebook.com/OktoberfestMY now and look out for the next Oktoberfest party!

Top mixers MC Vibe, DJ Point and DJ Nuold will be there to rock the house too!

As usual, entrance is FREE! To get passes for this happening joint, all you have to do is go to http://on.fb.me/XPLAY11 & register for your FREE passes!

Can’t get enough of good remixes? Then you shall not miss out the XPLAY Future Sound System which features Paul Van Dyk, a Grammy-Award winning DJ, musician and record producer. Paul Van Dyk is such a big name! He has been involved in many high-profile remixes of hit songs including Justin Timberlake’s “What Goes Around” and Britney Spears “Gimme More”. Catch him and his tour playing at the 22nd of Oct at Helipad, Sepang International Circuit.

One of my favourite videos is this – “Samsung Galaxy S II is All I Need”

This is the video about a guy who stumples upon a stack of 50 dollar notes on the floor,and next to the stack of money it’s a Samsung Galaxy S II.

Looking left and right, he counted the stack of money and checked out the Samsung Galaxy S II. Eventually he took the phone and ran away with it. The stack of money? Still lying on the floor! Hilarious!

Remember to submit a video of you and your favorite phone – the Samsung Galaxy S II. Be creative like this guy in declaring your undying love for the phone.

To see what your word can do? Go to LOVE GALAXY S II
site and try out this awesome “game”. Just type anything on your keyboard and click play to see what the clips will yield.

For example, when I type “magic”…

when I type “jump”…

when I type “love” and “sex”…hahaha

Now you can express your feelings about your GALAXY S ll too! Submit your video via LOVE GALAXY S II
. Video titles need to contain descriptions of actions too! Try it out!

XPlay is back to shake things up at more locations around the country such as KK and JB after a successful debut at Opera, Sunway Pyramid few months back. Artistes like Funky Kopral, Estranged, Projek Pistol and Wicked Aura, plus the smooth-spinning MC Vibe totally rocked the audiences’ socks off.

The following XPlay series are going to be bigger and better! The next XPLAY party will be at Cabana Club, Johor Bahru and will be happening on 24^th September 2011 from 7pm till late. Featuring DJ Shark, DJ Benz and DJ Ken, the party will be stomping!

And the best news is…entrance is absolutely FREE! All you have to do is go to the XPAX FB Page, “Like” the page and register your details to get FREE passes!

It’s so easy to get yourself a ticket to the hottest event in Malaysia this September!

The gathering is a clear case that PROTON is one national car maker that keeps the youth in mind. Understanding the challenges of cost and the increasing standard of living, Proton has recently unveiled Proton Saga FLX 1.3L; a new model enhancement to its Proton Saga model which is affordably priced, guaranteeing as well increased fuel-efficiency besides eco-friendly emissions.

Besides providing consumers with greater savings on fuel consumption and smoother drive with the use of Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) technology.

As a young working adult, these are the few criteria that I will put into consideration when purchasing a car:

Design:

The new Proton Saga FLX is a Proton Saga facelift, which is the best selling model in Malaysia from January to June 2011. Since its introduction, the new generation Proton Saga has won a few accolades under its belt – Frost & Sullivan’s Best Model of the Year 2009, Best Passenger Car of the Year 2010 and Best People’s Car Award. Rest assured that the new Proton Saga FLX can only gets better, with its chic and sassy, stylish and sophisticated exterior.

The choices of colors are brilliant too! Apart from the new colour Elegant Brown, one can choose from the existing classics such as Tranquility Black, Genetic Silver, Solid White and Blue Rock.

Performance:

The biggest selling point of the new Proton Saga FLX is CVT, or Continuous Variable Transmission. The automatic variant of the new Saga FLX 1.3L utilizes the CVT, as opposed to the conventional Automatic Transmission (AT) gear. CVT ensures silky smooth gear shifts (no more jerkings!), allows the engine to have less wear and tear (cost less to maintain!) and thus improve its durability. Another power feature under CVT’s is its ability to simulate a 6 speed automatic gearbox.

Safety Features:

For most of us who put a lot of emphasis on safety features, the Proton Saga FLX 1.3L Executive variant comes driver and passenger air-bags along with Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD). The body shell of a Saga FLX is built stronger and stiffer for the passenger’s protection too.

Fuel Consumption:

Because of the lighter built of the engine, along with the “stepless” gear transition that the CVT provides, the Saga FLX can deliver a fuel consumption drop of four percent in an a urban driving environment, with consumption dropping up to 10 percent when driven on highways. This transmission change improves the drivability and responsiveness of the car without compromising its power.

Affordability:

As a young working adult who earn less on average, pricing is an important consideration. Fortunately for us, Proton Sage FLX is well known as one of the best value for money car model available in the market! It is priced only between RM 38,598 and RM 44,998 for all that amazing features!

All in all, the newly launched Saga FLX, which put a lot of emphasis on safety features, affordability and fuel-efficiency, is one of the best choices for a young working adult like myself. The car design is chic and sassy enough to make me a proud owner too!

Test drive the awesome Saga FLX at your nearest showroom or log on to www.epicsaga.com.my to discover more on the features and functionality!