Once upon a time, people had the pleasure of inking their words out on pen and paper, or sent their love to someone abroad with a postcard. Dating even further back, those of the ancient times penned their stories on parchment with a quill.

Fast-forward to 2018, you are reading my thoughts via a brightly-lit screen on the verge of ruining your eyesight. 😀 And no, I didn’t write this. But clearly, I typed it.

It often dawned upon me that the novelty of personally dedicating a handwritten note or a card to a loved one has long dissipated with the times. Have we all forgotten the meaning or significance it carried? How far has technology brought us off the beaten track? 🙁

As a writer, I’ve always been propagating the importance of personal touch in every gift or gesture… and that can be achieved with your good ol’ friends – the pen and paper. In line with my personal conquest, I was glad that The Techy Hub & The Inkredibles invited me to their launch event, aptly named ‘Relive the Print’.

Read on to find out who I sent postcards to! 🙂

Ciao! It’s not often that one gets to enjoy work and passion in the same session, but at the stroke of luck, fate and a little bit of pixie dust, today happened to be one of them! 🙂

I was working on an important beauty & wellness project by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) in collaboration with Bologna Fiere and Cosmetica Italia, called the Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna Presentation Kuala Lumpur. Although we started working on it on a short notice and within a tight timeline, I’m glad we all managed to pull things together for a great day.

Joanna, Shini & Myself at the foyer of the Malaya Room, just before the seminar began.

This presentation was held prelude to the world’s biggest international trade show for the beauty industry – Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2018, from 15 – 19 March in Bologna, Italy.

Read on, if you’re keen to fly yourself to the land of pasta, pizza, olive oil and high fashion! 

CONTEST UPDATE

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY WINNERS!

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latest by 5PM on 21st January 2015.

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 Yes – the rumours ARE INDEED TRUE!

Remember my previous post about Paris Hilton coming to Malaysia next weekend?

Property developers Mammoth Empire has confirmed that they will be holding a star-studded preview of the City of Lifestyle & Entertainment for their brand new Empire City in Damansara Perdana.

This is the first time I’ve ever heard of a property developer throwing a party as big as this!

The 2.5 million square feet of net lettable retail area, 8 corporate towers and office suites, 3 international 5 star hotels and a cinema themed hotel are built around the 5 pillars that are at the core of Empire City; Design, Art, Music, Performance and Culture.

Bringing these pillars to life will be an array of performers and artists, ranging from the renowned Korean group, 2AM, to flamboyant speed painters, as well as the traditional with a twist in the form of an LED dragon dance.

In addition, special performances from Paris Hilton, Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, and Australian tenor, Mark Vincent, will enhance the international atmosphere created by the honoured guests and business owners flying in from across the globe.

Can’t wait to be among the first to check out fabulous new hotspot out…(almost) fresh off the concrete!

I have actually zoomed past Empire City many times while driving along the LDP highway and noticed that it is still under construction. Now that’s gonna be pretty cool, partying in a place as raw as that – I wonder how they’ll transform it for the night?

The Party of the Century will be an exclusive preview of the integrated development in a vibrant, artfully stylised world. Think of it like a housewarming party – only that this is not a house, it’s an entire township of its own!

I’ve also heard that included within Empire City will be a number of unique offerings, such as the cinematic world’s first multiprojection theatre, an Olympic-specification ice rink and stylized boulevards, like Asian Food Street, that will bring the international luxury feel to life for residents and visitors alike.

Now that will definitely be one of the most unique hangout spots KL has to offer. 

And guess what the theme of the celebration will be?

The roaring 1920’s! That means a whole lot of classic, glamorous and polished ‘The Great Gatsby’ style going around.

I’ve bought my dress and accessories already. Gotta stick to the theme and dress to kill!

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Winners will be notified within this post on 20th January 2014.

GOOD LUCK!

And I really hope to see you at the party!

The Christmas joy was in the air as early as last week!

Well actually, the moment it turned December, malls, restaurants & retail outlets were already decked in the season’s festive cheer and Christmas songs could be heard in every building.

Huge Christmas tree at the event! 

But it was not until I received an invitation to attend a mini Christmas party last Wednesday, that celebrations of Yuletide finally decided to sink in. 

So I made my way to The Scott Garden in Old Klang Road that night.

With my girls at The Remedy Plus.

Giant flashy Christmas tree greeting us at the entrance.

It was my first time at The Scott Garden, despite hearing so much about it. I was rather impressed with the entire zone!

It was beautifully lit in the night and the water feature at the zen-garden added a wonderful touch of nature to the otherwise concrete enclave of bars, retail spaces and restaurants. 

This Christmas party was thrown to celebrate the latest collaboration between WeChat and The Remedy KL!

The Remedy KL is now on WeChat and this means that all WeChat users will be in for great deals and promotions, the latest deal being a BUY 1 FREE 1 Guinness and Killkenny beer offer during this Christmas and New Year period.

Exclusive only to WeChat users, follow the instructions and redeem your deal!

It was only Day One of the promo period but the crowd could be seen fiddling with their phones and scanning the QR code on the WeChat promoters, who were walking from table to table at The Remedy KL.

It was full-house, despite being a weekday! 

Geez, we sure love our beers, don’t we? 😛

Catching up with the girlfriends

There was also a buffet line-up of thin-crust pizzas, sauteed vegetables, grilled chicken, sweet corn-on-the-cob, mushroom spaghetti and a fruit platter. We enjoyed several helpings of it over countless pints of Guiness and Killkenny draft beers. 

I got myself a pair of cute Santa headband from the event! Thanks WeChat!

As well as this flashy Santa wristband. It glows!

So get scanning, fellow WeChat users… and Enjoy your pints! *hic* 

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Log on to The Remedy KL’s Facebook page at: fb.com/TheRemedyBarKL

Log on to WeChat’s Facebook page at: fb.com/WeChatMalaysia

It was a rainy Thursday night when I adjourned to a gorgeous enclave in Ara Damansara, aptly called Oasis. The occasion was… Secret Recipe’s Sweet 16th X WeChat party!

Ready for some delectable treats?

Like my new moustache? 😀

The party was an excellent kick-start for its latest promotion!

See the glorious cakes beckoning you? You know you want them.

Now, you can get two for the price of one! 😀

The view from Secret Recipe, Oasis’s top floor balcony.

How gorgeous is the vicinity?! I could get used to this. 

Another scene of the water feature and surroundings.

A very pretty place for a date with your perfect one, overlooking an even more perfect view.

My seat on the upper deck throughout the night.

I didn’t want to budge from as I was enjoying the breeze and the buzzing outdoors from way up here!

Okay, enough gushing over the view at Oasis’ Secret Recipe. So let’s begin the night, yes? 

Arriving punctually at 8PM – the traffic was surprisingly smooth!

In fact, I arrived at 7.45PM. Woots!

Walked up the staircase of the pretty garden-themed restaurant

Upstairs!

It took a while for the rest of the guests to come, but I was well entertaining myself with the galore of WeChat plushes strewn everywhere around Secret Recipe, snapping selfies with my bloggerbuddies and catching up.

So, it’s all good! I didn’t mind waiting. Traffic jams from different parts of the city can be tiresome. Tell me about it! 

Mini WeChat plushies! I even brought them home for myself.

But what really caught my eye were these enormous WeChat plushies.

I already have the medium sized one in my car; can’t possibly bring this home too!

Selfietime with buddy Yeeing.

Group photo with fellow blogger girlfriends.

Selfietime (and a photobomb by Ryan) with buddyAshley

There was so much merriment and mingling in the building!

Before we knew it, it was time to be treated with Secret Recipe’s mouthwatering delicacies. Brownies for me, please?

I think they heard me – Chocolate Brownies with Cheese!

Time to dig in. This is my favorite out of the rest of the cakes! Muahaha.

Always loved Secret Recipe cakes; I even grew up with one directly opposite my house!

I remember whenever it was mom or dad’s birthday, I’d sneak to Secret Recipe and buy them their favorite slice when I was in high school. I do have a few personal favorites, being the White Dark Chocolate Cheesecake (I can’t repeat this enough!)

Bought an entire whole cake of that for my previous birthday celebrations. 

Another one I absolutely cannot resist is their Espresso Cheesecake.

So you can probably imagine what music this brought to my ears upon hearing that all

WeChat users get a second slice for free upon buying the first slice of cake.

Which one would you pick? Too spoiled for choice, eh? 

With the bosses of WeChat and Secret Recipe – flanked by models of the day!

So what’s the fine print, you ask?

Just be a WeChat user (duh!) and follow Secret Recipe at – SecretRecipeMY – on WeChat to receive your ‘BUY 1 GET 1 FREE’ coupon.

Promo ends this 30th November. Final chance to go get your cakes before the end of this week!

Feel free to check out my review of a cafe called Nooks that serves delicious cakes and meals, right here.