Peugeot 308 VTi!!!
Alhamdulillah!!!!! I won the Grand Prize for BLOG4FT contest!! Really, I did not expect to win as the competitors are all very strong! When I arrived at KLIA this morning and switched on my mobile phone, I saw two messages; one from my husband and one from Bain. As I read them, I was jumping to joy and Linda Tan who was walking with me curiously asked why I was jumping. I told her the good news and she jumped along!
Congrats to all winners!
PUBLIC
First
Peugeot 308 VTi
Nor Emila Mohd Yusof
Entry: KL: A to Z Fun Things To Do & Places To Visit With Kids
Second
Naza Prisma + 1 Dell Studio Hybrid + 1 MacBook
Nigel Sia Ling Wei
Entry: Thankful
Third
1 Dell Studio Hybrid + 1 BlackBerry Bold + RM500 Bubba Gump voucher
Loke Seng Hon
Entry: History, Heritage & Architecture – All in KL & Putrajaya
Fourth
Tan Keat Eng
Entry: Spread Your Wings – reaching out – KL Bird Park
Fifth
Khairunisa bt Abdullah
Entry: Aku dan P. Ramlee
MEDIA
First
Kia Optima Novus
Cheong Peck Beng
Entry: My Bangsar
Second
Naza Prisma + 1 Dell Studio Hybrid + 1 MacBook + Piala
Sonny Ikmal Bin Ahmad Kamil
Entry: Pasar Chow Kit, Pasar Satu Malaysia
Third
Dell Studio Hybrid + 1 BlackBerry Bold + RM500 Bubba Gump voucher
Azizul Fahmi Ahmad Zabidi
Entry: Cerita kemasyhuran Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad
INTERNATIONAL
First
Flight tickets for 2 to Kuala Lumpur + Hotel Stay (5 stars) for 3 nights + Air Asia flight ticket to Penang + Hotel Stay at Naza Hotel in Penang for 2 nights + 1 Dell Studio Hybrid + Certificate
Barbara Mckay (Australia)
Entry: The Magic Hour Show @ Annexe Gallery
Second
Flight tickets for 2 to Kuala Lumpur + Hotel Stay (5 stars) for 3 nights + Air Asia flight ticket to Penang + Hotel Stay at Naza Hotel in Penang for 2 nights + Certificate
Keith Jenkins (Holland)
Entry: Ten things to do in Kuala Lumpur
Third
Flight tickets for 2 to Kuala Lumpur + Hotel Stay (5 stars) for 3 nights + Certificate
Dhanya Parthasarathy (India)
Entry: rock solid on the precarious edge
JUNIOR
First
1 Dell Studio Hybrid + 1 Sony PlayStation 3 + 1 Sony PSP + 1 iPod Touch
Yeow Minyi
Entry: 350! 350! I say 350!
Second
1 Dell Studio Hybrid + 1 iPod Touch + 1 Sony PSP
Gloson Teh
Entry: My Most Enjoyable Holiday in KL in Dec 09
Third
1 Dell Studio Hybrid + 1 iPod Touch
Sharifah Hani Yasmin binti Syed Abdullah
Entry: Kuala Lumpur: The Lost Art of The “Serunai Burung”
The prize-giving ceremony was yesterday 28th March 2010 but since I was on a flight back to KL from Italy, I missed it. But I did send my two handsome guys to represent me.
A BIG THANK YOU to the organiser of BLOG4FT, Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan especially the minister himself, Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, BLOG4FT team members especially Hakim, Syahriman, Nazim and Sheila, the public as well as professional judges, namely Tan Sri Datuk Sri Elyas Omar, Tan Sri Dato Dr Lim Kok Wing, Dato’ Tony Fernandes, Dato Seri Wong Chun Wai and Datuk Ahiruddin Attan (Rocky) who have made it possible for me to be the Grand Prize Winner!
A VERY BIG THANK YOU to the sponsor as well; NAZA Group of Companies for the great prize!
A VERY VERY VERY BIG THANK YOU to all who voted for me for the post!!
Here’s Yassin posing with his dad and uncle Bain!
Update:
Toot has posted a link in The Malay Mail in my blog comment: http://www.mmail.com.my/content/31641-graphic-illustrator-wins-ft-competition. Thanks toot!
Here’s the article, I copy-paste for my record:
Graphic illustrator wins FT competition
Mum blogs her creations and is awarded a Peugeot 308 VTi car
Shahrim Tamrin
Monday, March 29th, 2010 10:23:00
A pleasant surprise this morning at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport when she met her husband, Mohd Za’im Mohd Tahet, 47, and son Mohd Yassin, 7, upon her arrival from Italy.
From them, she learned that her blog entry KL: A to Z Fun Things To Do & Places to Visit with Kids was declared the best by judges of the “Blog for FT” competition and had been awarded the grand prize of a Peugeot 308 VTi car. (Picture caption — CREATIVITY: (From left) Za’im with his son, Raja Nong Chik and S.M. Faizal Nasimudin of Naza at the prize-giving ceremony. Pic by ASHRAF SHAMSUL AZLAN)
Her husband told The Malay Mail last night: “The organisers told Emila to attend the awards ceremony tonight as her entry was listed in the top three.”
However, she was not able to do so as she was in Italy for the Bologna’s World Children’s Book Fair.
It was only when Emila was on a flight back that the announcement was made. On her behalf, Za’im said:
“This is definitely one of the highlights of Emila’s life. “She decided to quit the corporate scene three years ago to spend more time with our only son. She also wanted less restrictions on how to express herself as an artist and writer.
“I think her creative style to include illustrations in her write-up on KL’s positive lifestyle and environment garnered the attention of the judges.
“She is very creative and likes to blog about almost anything. Emila’s knack for writing as well as her love for illustration and graphics was expressed well in her blog emilayusof.com.”
The inaugural competition was mooted last year by FT and Urban Wellbeing Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin after an informal discussion with a group of bloggers.
Since its launch in October, the competition had attracted 4,278 entries with 300,000 page views recorded during the six-month time frame of the competition.
“I can say this was a success,” Raja Nong Chik said at the ceremony last night. “I am happy with the quality and scale of responses from the blogging community as well as the international participation which reached as far as Australia, Belize, Tanzania, Kazakhstan, Netherlands and India.”
The competition had four categories — general, teens, international and media. The teen winner was Yeow Minyi, Australian Barbara McKay topped the international entries while Cheong Peck Beng bagged the media prize.
Raja Nong Chik said he wanted to capitalise on the impact of new media and create a positive Internet buzz among bloggers about the Federal Territory as well as promote it at the same time.
“Blog for FT is one way to reach out to the public. I also actively interact with my Facebook friends to listen to their suggestions, comments or complaints about the Federal Territory.”
Credit: The Malay Mail
132 Comments
mazuriah
congratulations! good job 🙂
Aja
congrats kak emi..so proud of u!…and wow, u won a car!!!!…
Mass M.Y
tahniah emi!!.. .cantik kereta tu!….am happy for u!
gina
OMG! you are really2 lucky, hebaat! 😀
Unsunghero
tahniah emila…tumpang bangga 🙂
ida
You been blessed dear Emila….Mr Green dah ada kawan baru la ye
Vinthia
Didn’t I tell you a few days back…that you are not an ordinary woman ?? 🙂
*Hugs* Congratzz…
helmy
Wow!!!! Tahniah Amy!!!!!
dwimaya
congrats kak emila..wooww (really tumpang happy for you and a really big wooww..) sbb dpt peugeot tu! seronok nyaaa…)
you deserved it! and second big wowww for the previous entry, where your books and illustrations go international!
rezeki yang manis2 utk kak emila..
diya
wohoooooooooo!!! *lompat-lompat*
happy betul balik dari Italy terus dapat BIG SURPRISE NEWS macam ni!! CONGRATS kak!! 🙂
still remember u was aiming 2nd prize, hihi.. but alhamdulillah, rezeki akak lebih dari itu!
tahniah kak, keep on berkreatif ya..
anny
wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.. hoyeh hoyeh hoyehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
anny
i am the so proud of you laaaaaaaaaaaa… hoyeh hoyeh hoyehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! hardwork always pays off 😀 congrats Emi!
marvic
CONGRATTTTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSS…….Peugeot tu…rezeki kak emi makin melimpah ruah…
iamalaysian
congrats sistah.
caya sama lu.
lepas ni boleh naik harga
hahaha
marvic
welkam back kak emi….balik mesia je dah ada kete baru tgh tunggu kan..hehehe
indra
I don’t what to say….speechless. Welcome home & congratsssss kak emi. i’m sure it’s not mere luck…its your hardwork
iznie
wahhh kak emi.tahniah2.nak tumpang.heheh
suzana
Tahniah emila,
you memang deserve mendapat tempat pertama dan kereta tu,blog4FT you
memang lain-lain dari yang lain.Tahniah sekali lagi
Kaira Skoota
Very proud of you Emila! xx
Julie
WOOOOOOOOOHOOO~~!!!! Congrate!!! leh le tumpang merasa nanti..
Spiffy
CONGRATULATIONS Emila! I knew you’d win the car 😀
Spiffy
Now we all can go jalan-jalan in your car … hehehe …
But seriously, you deserved to win it la 😀
toot
http://www.mmail.com.my/content/31641-graphic-illustrator-wins-ft-competition
Sarah Joan
OMG ! OMG ! OMG ! That’s so awesome, Alhamdulillah !
mylo
Congrats & well done!
Izzat
Woh! Tahniah Kak Emi! 🙂
Millie
Congratulations Kak Emila!!!! Berkat usaha you ni..sangat berbaloi!! SO happy for you 🙂
denaihati
Emila you memang layak sebab really work hard untuk contest ni. TAhniah.
Shemah
Emila!!! congratulations!!! I am so happy for you.. You definitely DESERVE it!! THat’s super amazing.. good things come to good people!! 🙂 🙂 .. and on that note, i am waiting for mine! hahahahaah (perasan good person kononnya tu!!)
Enjoy your wonderful prize!! 🙂 🙂 Congrats again!!
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Mariuca
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mariuca
EMILA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You did it woman OMG I cant believe it!!! Remember u commented hoping to win the car and YOU DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Alhamdullillah, I am thrilled!
Mariuca
OMG!!!!!!!!!!
Mariuca
You are da luckiest woman ever oh my! Hahahahah aiyoooo menang jugak grand prize vroom vroom, Boy cakap SYABAS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mariuca
Congratulasi Emila, memang rezeki u…. sebelum pi Itali byk cabaran but u made that wish upon a falling star and balik2 terus dapat berganda rezeki, I am so proud of you I am in tears, big big hugs for u, it could not have happened to a more deserving friend, hugs! 🙂
Wan Perlis
tahniah.. ini lah hasilnya
mesti menjadi kenangan manis 🙂
hanybunny
kak emi, tahniah…waaa besh besh…
kak emi, mintak izin letak link kt blog sy yer..tq 😉
Nessa
Emilaaaa… tumpang gembira with your win! Nanti boleh la tumpang keta… hehehe. Yay!! We are all so happy and proud of you! ((Hugs))
ps. More illustrated postcards please… 😉
TH
oh yes you did! congrats 😀
TH
so happy you won 😀 hehe.. I am happy for you. YAY! JUMP HIGHER 😀
Incik RestNrilekS
Salam..
Whooohooooo!! Bada Bing Da BOMB! Kak Emi, wahhhh tahniah tahniah menang.. Terasa glamer pulak dapat kenal orang yang pakai kreta vroom2 ni.
Lain kali kita jumpa, buleh la rizal intai2 kereta tu.. Whoaho!!
😀
LadyJava
JUMP JUMP JUMP along with you!!! OMG!!!! I’m sooo HAPPY for you.. ECSTATIC.. wah wah wah.. Congrats congrats congrats dearie!!
LadyJava
woohoo.. Emila got new car.. Emila got new car!!!! follow TH and JUMP Higher!! lol!!
Nadri
semoga dengan kejayaan ini akan membakar semangat sis emila utk terus berblogging & menghasilkan artikel2 yg bermutu…
buktikan pada public yang aktiviti blogging pn boleh mendatangkan faedah..tahniah d’ucapkan…
Fida Abbott
I’m so very happy hearing the most greatest news from you. Congratulations, Emila!!!
Regards from PA
http://www.abbottsbooks.com
http://www.fidaabbott.com
emila
thank you, mazuriah!
emila
thank you, mass!
emila
aww, thank you aja!
emila
gina, i am!!! thanks dear!
emila
terimakasih banyak-banayk, unsunghero!
emila
hehe ida, thanks! Mr Green sedang ber’masalah’ sekarang…huhuhu
emila
you did, vinthia! and thank you for the statement! really made my day, dear! hugs!
emila
helmyyyyyyymmmmm!!! yay! thank you sahabat!!!!
emila
dwimaya, thanks!!! alhamdulillah, berkat hasil usaha, kesabaran dan kerja kuat…
emila
diya!!!! *lompat juga*
happy ya amat, diya! alahamdulillah, rezeki melimpah tahun ni…
emila
annyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! hoyeh! hoyeh!
emila
thank you, anny!!!! last time, my hardwork doesn’t always pay off but this year it really pays!!! thank you dear for always being a good friend and a good listener! You have always been there to provide me with your shoulders!
emila
maria!!!!!!!! rezeki tanpa diduga!
emila
adi!!!!! thank you for always believing in me! kita malaysian! lol! naik harga nanti orang lari wo!
emila
indra!!! kak emi lagi speechless!! you know la me when asked to do speech, i always dunno what to say! lucky, in my blog, i can take my time to karang ayat!! hehehhe
thank you indra, for believing in me!
emila
iznie, terimakasih!
emila
terimakasih, suzana!!
emila
thank you, kaira!
emila
wohoooo, julie! thanks! boleh, sure thing!
emila
THANK YOU, spiffy!! i remember you said that i would win the car!! now your mulut masin oredi!!!
emila
sure thing!!!!!! i take you, marzie, anny and nessa altogether for a ride! and we shall stop for a coffee also!
emila
thanks toot! updated the link and content in this post!
emila
sarah!!!! thanks! alhamdulillah!
emila
mylo! thanks! and congrats to you too for the win!
emila
izzat, terimakasih!!!! 😀
emila
Millie, sangat berbaloi! Thanks dear!
emila
terimakasih, denaihati kerana selalu percaya pada kebolehan saya! terimakasih saya tidak terhingga!
emila
shemah!!!!!!! thank you!! you shall have yours in no time, i am very sure!
emila
thank you for the post and link, denaihati! i am truly honoured!
emila
marzieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
emila
yessssssssssssssssssss dear!!! I did it!!! thanks to all the votes you guys have been voting me!! I would’ve not made it without your support, friends and all who reads my blog!!! thank you! thank you!
emila
hehe marzie!!!! omg!
emila
thank you dear!!!! thanks to boy also!
emila
thank you dear! a lot of cabaran before i went to italy and i am so thankful that you are right here to give me your full support, boy too! Aww…I am in tears also reading your sincere comment! Truly! big hugs to both of you!
emila
terimakasih, wan perlis! kenangan terindah mengusik jiwa!
emila
terimaksih, hanybunny! silakan! nanti saya letak link hany juga ya!
emila
Nessaaaaa…..thank you!! I owe it to you and the rest! thank you for always believing in me and thank you for voting! Sure thing dear, I’ll be at your door anytime babe!
ps on the way!!!
emila
th, yes!!! thanks dear!
emila
yay th! you jump, i jump!!!!
emila
salam rizal!!!! wohoo!!! thanks, dik!!! lain kali jumpa, kita pi jalan-jalan makan angin di KL!!!!
emila
wohoo lj!!! thanks dear!!!!!
emila
th jump, you jump, i jump!
emila
nadri, terimakasih! ianya akan terus membakar semangat saya!
emila
thank you, fida!!
zaza
Tahniah Emila! Well done!
epulafea
tahniah kak!!
i love everything about your blog!!
emila
thank you, zaza!
tusen
Big congratulations!!!
I’m so happy for you.
Martin@Cornyman's Contest & Blog reviews
Congratulation to your extraordinary GRAND PRIZE!
Your article was really the best especially for Parents with kids who want to show them something interesting in KL!
Mimie Hezrizah
Salam..kak..
Ohhh.. u inspired me to have my own blog… congratulation !!!!
mama mia
Congratulations! 🙂
mangosteenskin
kak emila,
seriously i feel like teary reading this. Rupanya when I found you about 2++ yrs ago masa tu kak emila baru berhenti kerja. Following your blog and your achievements since then, …we know you’ve really worked hard… bukan mudah untuk mencapai semua ni tanpa usaha yang keras. Bakat saja tidak memadai.
I love you kak emila, You should bring more to the world!
Rara
Salam Kak Emila,
Tahniah! Tak sia-sia saya vote utk akak selama ni. Alhamdulillah!
nuyin2u
Tahniah kak, I’m started admiring you..
Niki Cheong
Congratulations on your win! 😀 Met your husband and your kid that night, posing with the cars! 😀
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flsam
Congrats. I read it at the Star Paper today. 🙂
Gloson
Hi Emila! Congratulations on winning the grand prize! I saw your husband and little boy that day. I’ve also made a blog post on the ceremony. http://www.glosonblog.com/blog4ft-contest-results/ 🙂
Cheers!
Gloson
emila
thankyou, epulafea!
emila
thank you, tusen!
emila
thank you, martin!
emila
salam mimi! glad i inspired you! what is your blog’s url? maybe i can check it out. thanks dear!
emila
thank you, mamamia!
emila
aww, terharu kak emila baca komen mysara! terimakasih, mysara! i love you too, remember that!
emila
rara!! thank you very much for your vote!! terharu sesangat! alhamdulillah!
emila
nuyin2u, thank you so much!
emila
thank you, niki! and congrats to you too!!!
emila
thank you for the linky. gloson!
emila
thank you, uncle sam!
emila
hi gloson!!! thank you for blogging about me also! you’re such a sweetie! and big congrats to you for the winning!
zuls
congrats kak Emila! inspiring 🙂
emila
thank you zuls!
Gloson
Haha! No problem! 🙂 Your flipbook is really amazing! Tourists (especially their kids) who want to visit Malaysia would really love it! 🙂 You deserve the first prize Emila!
Gloson
You’re most welcome Emila! I admire you very much! 🙂
ayu
wahhh..tahniah kak!! 🙂 Bestnya hadiah tu.
juLia d buBbles
i was there!!!!! and i wish to see in in person, finally. but u weren’t there. i saw ur husband and son. 🙂
anyhow big Congratulations to you sis!!!!!!
afaniL
tahniah! berbaloilah usaha 😀
fiezaradzi
congrates atas kemenangan ni.. tahniah
aizuddin
besnye dapat kete fre..congrats..
bain
salam kak Emi! yay! congratulations again kak Emi! ni baru bole masuk blog kak Emi guna laptop Aki kt umah dia, since blog kak emi ni kene blocked by IT LTAT. Sabo jelaa….
mmg best giler dpt peugeuot tu kak Emi! Yassin x sabo2 nak naik kete tu jln2 kak emi. ^_^ Nanti Bain pi umah kak Emi, bain nak naik gak! ^_^’
kak Emi, buku My Mother’s Garden tu, nanti kak Emi bgtau bain ye bila dah ada kt locals bookshelves. nak beli gak.
FYI, shoutbox bain kt blog bain pun kene blocked gak by IT. sedih aa…huhuu…baru ni perasan msg kak emi kt shoutbox tu. sib baik Aki ada datang jadi penyelamat bumi! ekekekeke….
si anggerik
Congrats akak! Im 1 of ur fan of ur great artworks. You really deserve it~
Mariuca
Hans is here to see ur car Emila ha ha haha! 🙂
matuse
Salam,
Tahniah sis…
admin radio
hi,
bravo bravo…
Chef Online
Salam,
Tahniah…
emila
thanks
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