world of women @ civic centre: the set up

" Photo Note: This photo merge, or panoramic shot, was taken hand held. Therefore, do pardon me for the distortion there. I didn't bring my tripod along that time. "







Earlier this month, World of Women (WOW) Expo was in town. The event was held in Civic Centre, Kuching. WOW, not to be mistaken with World of Warcraft, is an exhibition themed for women.



I had no single clue of what the exhibition was about until I was there myself.



The hall was half-filled with bridal booths, it seemed as though a season for wedding. The event was a three-days-running one, with different theme of fashion show capping the night off.




I only managed to cover two of the three shows in total, with one already posted prior this entry. I'll post the other one soon. The one I missed out was the bridal show. Click here, here, here and here, and here too, if you want a glimpse of the show. They're from Irene and Jimmy.




The participating companies include France & Taipei, My Wedding Collection, White House and etc. Simon's Way was there to introduce new way of looking good and feeling good. There was also new concept all the way from Kuala Lumpur (as they claimed so) - graphic-craving on chocolate, ideal items for wedding party/gifts. I didn't get all the companies which were there.



As for the whole event. I thought the flow, and the way they set up the booths aren't quite optimal. They could have done better. It's all one way flow from the entrance to the stage for fashion show. Just piece of my two cents.



Nevertheless, it's always good to have such exhibitions and show running in Kuching. It's great for the community.

fashion show @ WOW, civic centre

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This is a long overdue post. Continuing from the preview the other day, here are some of the selected shots I had that night.






The show displayed an array of fashion galore, showcasing from sexy wear, casual wear to elegant gowns.




For more photos, click here or here. (I am in midst of uploading all the selected photos, it'll take some time for all of them to be ready for viewing.)


The finale - Models of the night with Phillip, owner of My Wedding Collection bridal store, on stage.

when you are jobless...

When you are jobless pennyless here in East Malaysia, you can't even afford reading newspaper daily.



It costs a bloody RM 1.80 per copy here!

Now, let's do the Maths to see how much it costs for a month's subscription:
RM 1.80 x 30 = RM 54.00

Comparing to the RM 1.20 per copy, it costs 50% more to read the paper here in the East!

Can someone come out with a better solution to overcome this situation? Maybe we can have a printing plant here?



Generally, it costs more to read here. Books, magazines and novels cost more here. I believe it is due to the transportation involved. Sadly, we do not even have a decent bookstore established here in the East. We have no MPH and we have no Kinokuniya. We only have a small Times outlet, and two Popular bookstores. The rest of the bookstores in Kuching are half-filled with academic references for primary and secondary schools.

Someone, do something?

seven

Here's something for all of you to ponder.

In Malaysia, we have several TV stations established. We have government's broadcasting stations TV1 and TV2. We have privatized media group, Media Prima, who owns TV3, 8TV, ntv7 and tv9. And of course we have subscription-based media - Astro and MiTV.

Now, our focus here is on ntv7. Take a good look at ntv7's logo below:



When I first came across the World Section in TheStar news paper, something caught my eye...



It was this logo, in front of some American senate giving speeches. I thought I saw ntv7 logo there. But when I looked closer, I was lost. I didn't keep that piece of article. But this was definitely what I saw.

Both logos are referred from here and here respectively. (Source: Wikipedia.org)

How creative can the logo designer be? Or, he's just being smart?

How about infringement? Or borrowing idea? Or all news networks share the 'idea' when it comes to logo design?

What's your say?

non-commercial break - bridal fair

A short break.

Bridal Fair at Merdeka Palace Hotel, 10-12 November 2006.




After World of Women (WOW) Expo last week, we have a Bridal Fair held in Merdeka Palace's hotel lobby. There was a fashion/bridal catwalk follow suit the opening. I was told the show was to start at 5pm.



Arriving about about 8-10 minutes past 5pm, and all I got was to know the show had ended. I couldn't get any shot at all. How disappointing.



I found out that the models for the evening was the same batch of models they had in WOW expo.

I have uploaded all I have with me. More pictures click here to Irene's, and also Jimmy's.





Wedding bell's ringing. So, anyone in mood for wedding?