[Singapore Blog Awards 2013] Vote for me in the JBL Best Pop/ Music Blog Award Category for SBA2013!

Last month, I shared my personal thoughts on
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN SINGAPORE BLOG AWARDS.
It was also the nomination and registration stage then.

The 10 finalists for each of the main, specials and celebrity categories were announced yesterday.

WOHOOO~
I spotted many friends and BFFs who were also shortlisted as finalists.

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!

All voters can only vote for ONE person in each category everyday but under some of the categories, I know more than one friend! Guess I'd have to log in everyday to vote for a different person.
加油！


Having said that, yours truly(that's me) is also shortlisted in one of the categories which to me, is yet another significant milestone:
JBL Best Pop/Music Blog Category

THANK YOU Singapore Blog Awards and  JBL!

All JBL Music Blog Award Finalists Receive Early Presents

You heard it.
Once you're selected as the JBL Best Pop/Music Blog Award Finalist, you receive S$600 worth of JBL products!

I'm referring to THREE JBL portable speakers worth about S$200 each.

YAY!

Currently using the JBL Charge and OMG~
Please let me share how good it is in the next coming weeks.

MinutemanSG even used the speakers and played a prank on me!
Very naughty boy indeed~

Already preparing videos and photos of the speakers.
Here are some sneak peeks when the speakers first arrived.

JBL Portable Speakers sponsored by JBL



As the name suggest, the JBL Charge speaker is able to charge my phone on the go!

Image courtesy of JBL

The JBL Flip speaker has a built-in microphone such that you can pick up your phonecall and speak into the speaker!

The JBL Wireless is so portable that it so convenient to bring it anywhere!

Image courtesy of JBL

The sound quality is so clear for both speakers, I can even hear the bassy beats as well as the stereo of the songs; something not all portable speakers can provide for their users.

I'm very excited, extremely excited!

Bite-size information about me using the speakers will be updated on my twitter and instagram so follow okies!

Meeting the other 9 Finalists

It's another blessing in disguise.

I'm extremely delighted to be a part of this category as I'd get to meet the other 9 talented finalists real soon and UP-CLOSE, yes!

Here they are, the 10 finalists of JBL Best Pop/Music Blog:



In fact, I've visited their blogs (including those who've registered) and felt a little embarrassed as the content they bring to their readers is really music-oriented whereas mine is more of lifestyle and very little music.

I particularly liked Deborah's blog.
I met her during the briefing.

She showcases her OWN originals and compositions on her blog.
I fell in love with her original song, Gomi x Gomi.
*Secretly cast my very first vote for her yesterday*

Other than Debbie, I personally know Noelle, Cookie Hui Jin and Luke Phang prior to blogging.
Noelle and I even went for KTV together previously! I'm so grateful that this kind-hearted young lady even came and helped me during my showcase.

SHE. CAN. SING. VERY. WELL.
Here's evidence :)



When she did a cover for Gwiyomi, I melted.
Awww.....
*Noelle I wanna pinch your cheeks la~*



Really, knowing these great people just motivates me to follow my heart and chase after my dream in music. So please please please, spend some time getting to know all the music finalists too.
They are so interesting and extremely gifted!


Direction Of Mint Leong Blog Content: Lifestyle-Music 

I'll be extremely honestly with you.
I've always been.

My music-learning journey only began this YEAR (year 2013) so if you're expecting world-class musical compositions, in-depth insights about music theories and sound technology-related information, you'll have to find it elsewhere.

I don't even have a grade-1 piano cert.
Nor have I taken any proper vocal classes until I started the Ocean Butterflies Music Forest Vocal Ambassador Programme in April'13.

Instead,
I'm going to pin down little milestones I've made - my learning journey in music, like:

• My keyboard classes I've taken on what I've learnt so far. 

Photo taken by Hpility.

• My vocal lessons with Zhi Wen singing instructor and my funny classmates

Zhi Wen Lao Shi on Mint Leong Instagram

Photo Courtesy of Silver Ang

•  Anything about my music career programme (song writing course)

 Mint Leong Instagram

• Random music projects I've done (Jialat or not I will still upload. Try not to laugh until you get a tummy upset alrights.)

 Mint Leong Instagram

• Music gadgets which aid me in my music-making journey
• Cover Songs

Of course, what are all these pictures without videos to check my progress over the months.
I'm consolidating them right now.
But here's a pre-warning: some videos are really CMI*
*CMI: Cannot make it

Of course, I'll continue to post up snippets of my lifestyle but going to balance up the ratio a little between lifestyle and music. (Come on, I also have a life right lol):
events, beauty, self-improvement.


.. Part and Parcel of Growing and YOU are reading it ..
I'm thankful that you're reading this now and here with me.

If you're reading this,

please support my blog with your votes.

It means a lot to me!

Vote in 5 Easy-Peasy Steps

Vote on SBA2013 official website:
http://sgblogawards.omy.sg/2013

You are allowed to vote ONCE A DAY.
Hint hint: Everyday, Once so please come back daily to vote for me!

For first-timers, you'll have to create a NEW account.

Voting phase: 27 MAY - 23 JUN 2013 

1. Go to "VOTE NOW" tab.
Vote now page: http://sgblogawards.omy.sg/2013/register/

2. Register for a NEW account if you're a visiting for the first time.

3. Log in Singapore Blog Awards 2013. 

4. Go to 'CATEGORIES' > 'SPECIALS' > JBL POP/MUSIC BLOG
Click here for easy access: http://sgblogawards.omy.sg/2013/category/?cat=music

5. VOTE for Mint Leong by clicking on my picture!


You'll stand a chance to win 5 JBL speakers too~
Read HERE for more info.

THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Muacks muacks muacks~
I'll update the direct links on the my sidebar for convenience.

Yes, there is such an event call Singapore Blog Awards and it's on its way!

 I feel my heart skip every a beat every year this banner pops up in my email:

Singapore Blog Awards

To me, the Singapore Blog Awards is the most important event of the year where I get to meet the most interesting bloggers and give me a time to catch up with like-minded friends. Held annually, I'm forever amazed by the pace my blogger friends are growing, they look like 2 different people altogether every year I see them: more joyful, more handsome/pretty, more attractive! But but but, still hospitable and fun loving, I swear.

The Singapore Blog Awards is the brainchild of omy.sg, Singapore Press Holdings' leading bilingual news and entertainment portal, and was created to honour independent content producers who devote their time and energy to create and maintain informative and innovative blog.

I'm in my 4th official year in the blogosphere. 

By being a blogger, you get to expose yourself to so much more interesting events & people...

So much about me have change; for the better that is.
The way I write, positive people whom I've met, interesting events I've attended...

Two more things which are still growing too:
1. My love for my BFFs
2. My love for blogging life.

Never have I ever regretted since the very day I decided to step into the blogosphere. Of course, unpleasant events DO happen, I won't say that my life is a bed of roses, but rarely.
NOTE: Haters are not even fit to be classified in either categories.

Friends have been leaving messages on facebook, whatsapping & calling me up, telling me how happy they are for me, that my life is 'so happening' right now...

I choose my life path,
YOU CAN DO IT TOO.

I know I'm very "Lor Sor" but for those who've just started reading my blog, I'm going to share with you how I first started attending blog events:

The very first blog event which I attended was Singapore Blog Awards 2010. It was where I first met my BFF, Silver Ang and befriended like-minded friends Hpility & Yongwei, all thanks to William!
Sidenote: I know William from The New Paper Dating Challenge.

My new found friends were so friendly, they invited me to their events and from there, I was introduced to more bloggers and made even more friends! Their friends introduced to me to even MORE of their friends and I ended up going for even more events!
The cycle goes on~

In midst of all these, I joined the OMY BLOG CLUB.

OMY blog club is a platform for ANY bloggers, regardless of whether you are new or already is a blogger, regardless of your blog interest. When you join OMY blog club, you'll be invited to blog events like movie gala previews, concerts and sometimes even get new products to review! Most of all, you get to meet other bloggers too!

No registration fee is required. 
As long you own a blog: blogger, wordpress, sina or whatever blog, you will receive email invitations if you sign up to join the community of OMY Blog Club. Whenever you blog for their events, you'll also be featured in their blog site! Even if you only have ONE reader reading your blog at this point of time, you can join too. The purpose of this blog club is to help you get more exposure.  Even if you blog in MANDARIN, you can join too. OMY is a bilingual online portal.

IKR, it's so cool~

By the following year, I was nominated and shortlisted as one of the finalists for the 'Best Social Media Integrated Award" & "Best Tech Award". 

The theme for Singapore Blog Awards 2011 was 'historical characters'. Even though I didn't win any of the special awards, I got a pleasant surprise when the guests voted for me as the Best female dressed blogger in the best dressed segment as "Liang Po Po".
Thank you thank you!!!

Let us re-live the best dress segment with this video SuperAdrianMe has done, showing how Steven Lim really scared the major shyt out of me and Steven Lim, I'm sorry to say this but you REALLY REALLY didn't dress the least like Michael Jackson:

I missed Singapore Blog Awards 2012 themed Superheroes because I had to tend a flea booth on the same day. Aww man!


Presented by Panasonic,
Singapore Blogs Awards 2013 - 60's Fever 
will be held on
6th July 2013
Theme: 60's Fever




WAIT EVERYBODY,
6th JULY 2013 is 
TheMinuteManSG's birthday!!!
He'll going to have a very special birthday this year.

Go to Twitter, search for #SBA2013 and you'll find who's tweeting about the awards.

SBA2013 comprises of 10 main categories, 7 special categories and 2 celebrity categories.
There are prizes worth a total of more than S$35,000 to be won, including a trip to Northern Territory, Australia, audio equipment, eyewear, cameras, online shopping credits and more! The prizes for each award is listed here.

Click here to check out the categories, with new ones introduced -- like the microblog and Best Music Blog Award.

The two celebrity categories, “Panasonic Most Popular Local Celebrity Blog/Microblog” and “Panasonic Most Popular Overseas Celebrity Blog/Microblog”, will be determined entirely by public voting.
You can nominate or register a blog (AS MANY AS YOU LIKE) from now until 10 May 2013,  followed by a voting and judging phase which will end in June 2013. The finale event will be held at Shanghai Dolly on 6th July 2013!

Join in the 60s fever by showing us your 60s style! You can use photos from the 60s, or create a "modern 60s style" photo with smartphone apps, then post these photos on Twitter or Instagram with the tag #SBA60s and #omySBA2013.

Tell the world about Singapore Blog Awards, especially if you're proud of being a blogger!

LIKE them on Facebook here

Have a question about the categories?

Send them an email at omyblogclub@gmail.com, or leave a message on their Facebook page!

Stay tuned to Social Media Fiesta from now till July for more activities coming up!

Official website: http://sgblogawards.omy.sg

Official hashtag: #omySBA2013

ALREADY THINKING OF WHAT TO WEAR THAT DAY....

*Crack brain crack brain*