RilakkumaHuney'z World

Hi Huneybees,

Last weekend was a blast! I was invited to a private Panasonic Asia Blogger Event #gothedistance. It was a hush-hush, keep in suspense event. We weren't given the low-down on what was happening and despite the heavy rain, Malcom, Jeremy, Me and my hubby still went for the event. Panasonic planned the night so well, we had so much fun, no one wanted to leave....

Come on! I've been a huge Panasonic fan, especially a Lumix user, how can I now go support support right? The event was held at K-Suites @ Orchard Parade Hotel. Imagine our awe when we saw the room. It's so big!

Other than a section for KTV.

There was even space for Wii, pool and buffet.

The lovely Shu An (FLY Entertainment artiste & host of clicknetwork's Tried and Tested) was the host for the night.

Shu An getting to know us bloggers.

First challenge we had was to watch a few videos, pick one and write a creative ending for it. Reminds me of the days in script writing class. :)

I won 3rd prize for the Most Creative Ending and guess what! I won myself a BB!!

Joey (left) won second prize and Claire (Middle) won first prize. We won different phones each.

BTW, you can also win a prize for yourself! Watch these videos first....

The Usual-Spot

The Rendezvous

The Moment

The Cubicle

The Navigator

So here's how you can win... All you have to do is to head over to Panasonic Asia's Facebook page. Comment on the respective video posted on their page with your creative ending. Don't forget to tag @Christina Chung (Yes! Me! You have to add me as friend first though)!

And then back to that day, our 2nd challenge was Pictionary. I volunteered to draw and with my great guessing team mates, we won the challenge! Woohoo! I was on a strike that night!

With words like 'Diminishing', 'Coca-Cola at KFC', 'Lee Kuan Yew', it was nerve breaking and I bet a ton of brain juice was used up. ~(+o+)~

We won RWS vouchers. Just nice for my B'dae in September!

The night ended super fast and after a few photos with pretty pretty Shu An, we continued the KTV session till around 2am. It's been a while since I stayed out so late and I totally de-stressed that night!

♪彡 (=^O^= )彡

A shot with my trusty photographer and hubby...

Joey brought her favourite Rilakkuma out and guess what? It's a iPhone cover. We all had fun cam-whoring and just couldn't stop rubbing the soft soft fur...

Thank you Panasonic!!!

Psst, we all got this gadget from Panasonic, can you guess what it is? Stay tuned on 15th August for the reveal.... (^_-)-☆

For more information, visit:
Panasonic Asia's website: http://www.panasonic.asia/
Panasonic Asia's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/panasonicasia
Panasonic Asia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/panasonicasia

Rilakkuma Cafe

Hi Huneybees,

Last month I went for a little dessert time with Joey and tons of Rilakkuma products at BonJapan @ OC. Never been to such a Japanese event and boy it was fun. We took our time to immerse ourselves with the toys surrounding us, taking pictures and enjoying our sweet sweet desserts. Joey's the Rilakkuma fan and I'm a fan of all things kawaii and Japanese.

Bought a new sweater from F21 while waiting for Joey that day and slipped it on as well.

Greeted by huge ass Rilakkuma bears at the door!

Rilakkuma (リラックマ Rirakkuma, a combination of the Japanese pronunciation of relax and the Japanese word for bear) is a Japanese character produced by the San-X company who debuted in 2003. Rilakkuma and Tarepanda, another San-X character, have been described as "huge hits in Japan" by The New York Times. As of May 2010, Rilakkuma ranked as the fifth most popular character in Japan in a survey of the Character Databank.
The San-X company puts staff members under obligation to create one cute character per month. Aki Kondo (also the creater of Okutan to Dannachan) saw a TV show about dogs. She wished to own a pet because at that time she was very busy working and hoped for a more relaxing life. Rilakkuma is an embodiment of her wish. ---- Wikipedia

Steeping in store.

The menu for the day.

Not only do you get to eat these items there, you can also buy them home...

Each table had a designated Rilakkuma character to accompany the guests.

Let's check out the Rilakkuma products on the shelves for customers to purchase home!

I even spotted Gloomy bears! And the boss told me they will be having a Gloomy Bear Cafe soon ~

So here are the other kawaii Japanese character products, Hello Kitty, Melody, Cinnamaroll, Stitch, etc...

Joey brought her Rilakkuma along to have tea with us and we were having a super enjoyable time, chatting and dining with all the cute cute cute Rilakkuma-s...