Citibank Quick Pay Tag® - Wave. Pay. Go.

It was somewhere in our recent history, possibly within the past 30 years when people actually said about how cool would it be if we could carry our telephones around outside of our homes and make telephones ‘portable’ so that we can be better connected. Today, it seems difficult not to own one :) And our touchscreen one are kinda making the orginators of the handphone a lil shy!

It was just around 10 years ago when I wondered how awesome it would be if I could buy stuff at a cashier with just a wave of a card! Kind of like how we pay our transport fares using the EZlink card? Cos in that way, I don’t have to carry my fat wallet around or clumsily drop my coins when searching for some. THE DAY HAS COME. Welcome to a world without limitations~ 

Citibank Quick Pay Tag® - Wave. Pay. Go.

Join me to experience Singapore’s very FIRST contactless payment tag! Experience TOTAL CONVENIENCE as you will be able to link it to any of your existing Citibank Visa Credit Cards. Pay and go with just a wave!! Simple and effective, but like me, you might be a lil uptight about the possibility of losing it? No worries! Its COMPLETE SECURITY measures would allow you to switch off and on your card account with just a simple SMS, phone call or log on to Citibank Online or Citi Mobile.

Now here’s the best part which got my eyes bulge up with excitement ;) SHOPPING and SAVINGS!!! You get to pay with Citibank Quick Pay Tag at over 11,000 retail payment points and you could also enjoy savings with e-Coupons and rebates at major participating merchants. E.g. Starbucks, Burger King, Andersen’s of Denmark Ice Cream.

Upon registration, you will also receive Welcome eCoupons redeemable at Andersen’s of Denmark (S$2 off your first purchase with Citibank Quick Pay Tag).

Check this video out and see how simple it is to Wave. Pay. Go. J

(Include video into post - http://youtu.be/0y5p-_auFnk)

Let’s do a lil one on one exchange ;) Since I shared with you something really cool, I guess it’s only right if you help me out!! Ok PLEASE VOTE FOR ME!!! Cos you’ll never know! You might be one of the lucky 300 winners to be walking away with a $30 Starbucks, Burger King or Andersen’s of Denmark Ice Cream voucher!

Here’s how! Rev up this Citibank’s facebook app -  http://citi.us/12i9M45 and allow me to guide you along J

When you arrive at this page, you are on your way! Scroll down and you will be able to see my face and video link J

Check out the different videos by clicking on the play button. After which, don’t mind clicking on the VOTE button under BOY THUNDER. Please do? Thank you very much J

Like what you see above, you could be running home with all these awesome vouchers! I mean it’s a question of WHY NOT? J Just for voting! The more votes you make, the more chances you have in the lucky draw.

Meanwhile, here’s my video http://youtu.be/6wRZtBnJKOk Be sure to VOTE VOTE VOTE via the facebook app - http://citi.us/12i9M45

For more information, visit http://www.citibank.com.sg/quickpaytag/

Love boat

Last week I took a one week break to go on a cruise with my wifey-to-be, baboo :) If you didn't know, I proposed to her on live radio and also had Adam Lambert help me with my proposal!!! Cool right!

Anyway, I recently got the super awesome Blackberry Z10!! It's the newest phone from Blackberry and OMG it's so cool. :) There has been a lot of buzz about it and what better way to enjoy the functions of the phone when I'm on holiday?! 

The camera of the Z10 is extremely high quality and also, the phone is easy to get used to! Other than that, it was such a breeze to reply to work emails and keep in contact with my friends and family in Singapore! (I'll talk in more detail later!) 

Since I proposed to baboo JUST before we headed off for our cruise, I had planned a special surprise just for her! (I'm so sweet right?! haha just kidding....) ;)

This is us just leaving Singapore! Look at the beautiful skyline!

Of course I was super tight-lipped about this mission and planned it way before hand! I wanted to make this as special as possible so i made sure that baboo was surprised from the moment she stepped onto the cruise! :)

But this was just the start of the amazing cruise!! (hmmm shall we call it love boat instead, sounds sweeter right?) :P Of course, in a beautiful love boat like this.... with my beautiful baboo... the most important thing to do was to.... EAT THE GOOD FOOD!!!

Yum... looking at all the tasty food...mm.... (WHOOPS SALIVA ON MY KEYBOARD!)

Did you realize all the pictures of the yummy food were in such HIGH QUALITY? It's like almost every single detail is captured into the picture.... Plus, my eyes were open quite BIG and I'm smiling very nicely in the picture above right?!

This is all thanks to the Blackberry Z10 of course! :)

The Blackberry Z10 has a great camera that can take HD pictures, the phone is a touchscreen and is incredibly slim and compact! The fact that the phone is so slim makes bringing it around a breeze! The bulkiness of a phone can be quite annoying sometimes, but with the Z10 you'll have no worries! :)

Look how thin and flat the phone is!! Also, the design makes it looks so sleek and professional!

The layout of the apps on the screen makes the phone super simple to use and easy to get used to! You can download so many different types of applications from Blackberry App World!

Just like any other Blackberry, you can BBM your friends who have a Blackberry phone. But now, with the Z10 you can have a face-to-face chat with them using the Screen Share function! :)

I should probably be focusing on the show but I'm playing with my Z10 hehe :) 

The phone has the Time Shift mode which baboo is absolutely in love with! Never will I have a picture with my eyes closed again (and my eyes are quite small ah... so this is good)! 

The Time Shift mode can adjust different elements of the picture by capturing milliseconds before and after the photo is taken so we can scroll to pick and choose the perfect moments... like when you are smiling and when your eyes are open, hence creating a perfect picture!!! 

I wish every phone would have that function! NO MORE UNGLAMS ANYMORE! :)

Other than for leisure, the Blackberry Z10 also has this new function called the Blackberry Hub! With a simple swipe, you can see all your conversations like your emails and messages (Plus, this function works from any app!) This makes replying to emails and urgent text messages much more convenient and efficient! :) 

Too find out more about the Blackberry Z10 check out this website: Blackberry Z10!

CNB's Live It Loud. Choreograph Your Life! campaign

I’m not usually preachy when it comes to sharing thoughts on my blog :) But sometimes you get a kick out of being preachy! Haha ok I’m kidding. But I recently had some thoughts about life, and how drugs could be the cause of many things. Family, relationships, money, mental, character…. The list goes on…

All through our different phases in life, we would have come across many instances possibly in school or through various public campaigns telling us about the harmful effects of Cannabis. Unfamiliar? It might in fact ring a louder bell if I tell you that Cannabis is also known as Marijuana, Pot, Grass, Joints, Ganja and Hashish .

So anyway, thought you might wanna know that Cannabis comes from the hemp plant. The plant is dried and compressed into blocks resembling dried herbs or tea. Cannabis causes a person’s mind to become addicted.

It contains THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) which affect one’s mood, cause euphoria, anxiety, paranoia, increased heart rate and hunger. Cannabis can affect concentration and memory which weakens the abuser’s ability to learn. Cannabis abusers are likely to move on to stronger and deadlier drugs.

Oh I was thinking it’d be cool if I interest you in winning some FREE MOVIE TIX just for reading this blogpost :) but more on that later! We’re gonna play a very easy game where all you have to do is.. CLICK, TYPE and EMAIL :) Simple enough for the very sane and Cannabis-free you !

Cannabis like any other forbidden drug have got various harmful effects:

•  Inability to concentrate

•  Slow reaction

• Distorted thinking and perception

• Poor balance and co-ordination

• Extreme anxiety, depression, confusion and paranoia (irrational fear or suspicion)

• Decline in motivation and drive in long-term users

You might say that it’s possibly just TALK if I say that there’s A LOT more to life than just getting yourself addicted with harmful drugs like Cannabis. But the thing is… THERE ARE A LOT of other crazy fun things that you could be indulging in instead! There’s definitely MORE to a healthy and upbeat life!

I guess I could count myself lucky for not being affected by drugs. All throughout my life, I was working towards my goal of having a chance at radio. I’ve always had a strong desire and passion for it since my early secondary school days when I was hooked on listening to the radio and having that urge to wanna know more about the world behind radio :)

I had a hobby.

My hobby though weird, it got me going. Everyday I would whip out my recording device and pretended to be just like how a DJ speaks into a microphone in a radio station. I recorded and played back my voice and that passion became an obsession! But it was a good kind of obsession. 10 years later, that passion sparked into a huge flame and I became Singapore’s YOUNGEST DJ on air :)

I guess little things like these made me happy and kept me on track. It is probably one of the reasons why I never had drug related problems. Whatever hobby you may have, keep it with you! Allow yourself to submerge into a healthy drug-free lifestyle!

And I guess what’s really hip these days as compared to my geeky weird secondary school hobby…….. is DANCE!

All you dancers out there, Get ready to… Live It Loud. Choreograph Your Life!

DanceWorks!, the one and only local anti-drug dance competition jointly organised by the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic, is celebrating its 15^th anniversary from Feb to Apr 2013. Hundreds of dancers will be competing for the top spots in this mega event and bag almost $60,000 worth of cash prizes in total.

In conjunction with the dance competition, the organisers will be conducting a series of contests so that non-dancers can join in the hype too!

Btw… I wanna start following some of you on Instagram!! Wanna make my timeline a lil more colourful :)

Speaking of which, you might be interested in winning INSTAX INSTANT CAMERAS if you’ve got instagram!!

You simply need to post any dance or DanceWorks! related photo on Instagram, hashtag #danceworks2013 and mention @danceworks_liveitloud.

To qualify, participants must email a screenshot of their photo on Instagram to cnb_preventive_education_unit@cnb.gov.sg with their full names, NRIC numbers, home address and contact numbers. Contest ends on 17 Mar 2013, 2359 hrs. The contest is open to all ages.

3 winners will be selected on a lucky draw basis to win 1 Instax instant camera each. Winners will be contact via mail and the email address they entered the contest with.

Since we are in the mood of winning stuff, and as promised earlier in this post, here’s what you have to do to win MOVIE PASSES J

1 ) Go on down to my other blogger friends’ blogs ;)

Viola Tan : http://violaerin.com/

Tammy Tay : www.ohsofickle.blogspot.com    

Eric Lim : www.therealericlim.blogspot.com

Jayley Woo : www.jiaqiwoo.blogspot.com

2) There will be a total of 15 words from their blogs and including mine! :) 

Boy Thunder’s WORD COLLECTION : VIVOCITY and NGEE ANN CITY

3) EMAIL all 15 words to cnb_preventive_education_unit@cnb.gov.sg with their full names, NRIC numbers and contact numbers.

Contest ends on 15 Feb 2013, 1159 hrs. The contest is open to all ages.

10 winners will be selected on a lucky draw basis to win movie passes. Winners will be contacted via mail and the email address they entered the contest with.

Have fun collecting all the 15 words from their blogs :) You got a total of 4 from mine!

For more information on DanceWorks! and related contests, you can check them out on http://www.cnb.gov.sg/events/current_details/12-11-14/DanceWorks_2013.aspx

You may also visit them at:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/liveitloud.sg

Blog: cnb-danceworks.blogspot.sg

Instagram: @danceworks_liveitloud

Live it UP and Live It Loud. Choreograph Your Life!

Stay clear of drugs guys!

Singapore Institute of Technology (Advertorial)

You might be feeling a lil pain in the region around the head or neck when it comes to making rather difficult decisions in life. These headaches are sometimes known to be present if you’re lost, or if you simply have got no idea whatsoever on how to proceed on at a specific point in time when you’re put on a spot. Nope, this is nothing to do with my current situation on radio :)

It’s the time when most of you WILL have to make that decision to further yourself academically. If you’re mind is SET to secure a place in society for a passion you’ve always believed in, NOW’S YOUR TIME.

Last Saturday, a group of bloggers joined many other aspiring talents who wanted to further advance their passion at the Singapore Institute of Technology Open House!!

For me, I think it’s because of how I look (like a student), I felt right at home as I checked out all the different courses offered at the various Universities around the world that SIT has to offer. One cool thing about the SIT is that you DO NOT have to be in the country of the university where the course is being offered, BUT you get to go for an OVERSEAS IMMERSION PROGRAMME where you get to complete an on-campus immersion programme at the home university from 3-12 weeks depending on the course! That means you get to have an overseas study experience that offers an invaluable opportunity for cultural exchanges with international students!

Alumni from SIT have come out to share about their experiences during their years as an SIT undergrad.

Kym Ng, SIT undergraduate who is currently enrolled in BPS Culinary Arts Management says “Such invaluable lessons from outside our ordinary classroom instilled a deeper sense of appreciation and understanding towards our foods. “

In fact I checked out the booth where The Culinary Institute of America was!

Did you know that I’ve always wanted to be a stay home chef who could cook for my wife in the future? Ok I’m kidding.. but I REALLY wanted to know how to REALLY COOK. Like graduate from my current Maggie Mee/sunny side up/Fried Rice kinda standards to a more refined……. Lets just say….. probably The Culinary Institute of America’s kinda standard ;)

The university provides a Bachelor of Professional Studies in Culinary Arts Management where graduates will have in depth understating of the culinary arts, and comprehensive cooking and baking techniques that will help you excel in leading restaurants, bakery cafes, hotels and more! Gordon Ramsey might be proud of me…

Another university that caught my eye is the DIGIPEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.

As you know how much of a Disney fan I am, and having visited the Disney Animation Studios in Los Angeles a few months back, I got really excited when I found out that students from the DIGIPEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY could represent Singapore and possibly work in Disney or the Pixar Animation Studios.

DIGIPEN has earned a reputation for cultivating exceptional programmers, designers, and artists who are ready to face the challenges of creating leading-edge software and entertainment media for a demanding consumer audience.

There is also the Bachelor of Arts in Game Design, which is just so damn cool :)

Check out the game characters the students have conceptualized! Who knows you might be controlling them in future RPG games.

So you might be thinking… since the courses from the various universities that SIT has to offer are being offered here in Singapore, and that you don’t have to be in the country of the university…. Then where do I go for my lessons?

SIT Satellite Campuses where you will be able to complete your undergrad studies are located at all the 5 Polytechnics in Singapore. All 5 Satellite campus locations will house their different Overseas University Partners and will be completed around by 2015. These are newly built buildings that are NOT part of the polytechnic, but are located there at your convenience

They look spanking cool mind you! This is how Nanyang Polytechnic’s SIT Satellite Campus will look like ;)

For more information on how you can apply for your desired courses offered by SIT, you can call 65921189 or visit : WWW.SINGAPORETECH.EDU.SG

You can also get more updates via their Facebook Page here!

The admissions period for SIT’s programmes will open on 1 Feb 2013. Applications can be made online via SIT Application Portal 

What are you waiting for? NOW’S your time at the Singapore Institute of Technology!