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That's all folks! We've wrapped up the Lotus Racing Forum Contest which had a good run these past weeks. Koolred collaborated with Lotus F1 Racing to bring you the superb weekly contest which ran from 2-22 December 2010. Three forum questions that were related to the Tony VS Richard F1 wager were posted on Koolred for each consecutive week.
Thank you to everyone who entered the contest and making it a great success! Sir Richard Branson would've been proud and pleased with your tips and suggestions, we're sure.
We would like to congratulate our nine winners for the three weeks who each receives exclusive Lotus Racing merchandise. It was fun and entertaining going through all the brilliant submissions that were sent in for the three contest questions. It's unfortunate that not all entries could be shortlisted as winners… but we did save some that we like to be featured in this special post!
We kicked start the first week (2-8 Dec 2010) by asking you guys to give some tips and advice to Sir Branson before he begins serving on the AirAsia flight as a cabin crew member. Some of you suggested the soon-to-be-stewardess to be his true self on the flight…
…while some begged to differ by advising the Virgin Racing boss to conceal his mane:
Some went one step further by providing in-flight tips such as Sir Branson to perform some outrageous pre-flight safety demonstration:
… and even to potty train him before he struggles in that red hot AirAsia stewardess uniform and skirt:
In Week 2 (9-15 Dec) we turned up a notch by putting you in the passenger's shoes, and asked you to name one thing you want Richard Branson to do on the charity flight. As he is set to fly off on 21 February 2011 from Kuala Lumpur to London, some of you thought it would be interesting to have Sir Branson experience the Malaysia culture by having him prepare local delicacies…
… and to perform some in-flight entertainment… Malaysian style!
Oh and just because he is a celebrity, it doesn't mean he gets to be excused from the dirty chores too:
We love the friendly F1 bet so much that we're already thinking about the next bet between the two airline tycoons! In the final week, we asked you guys to come up with the next bet which would top the "stewardess" stint (16-22 Dec). We laughed at your wacky and creative forum replies such as making the loser do some airport ground work:
What about a cross-dress bet again but this time, the loser will need to don a sexier outfit by posing as a 'Racing Pit Girl' at the F1 scene:
And why should the boss be the only one involved and not the entire losing F1 team? The team and their leader should together be the ones to face the challenge (this should motivate the team to work hard to beat their rivals):
To read all the funny and interesting entries you've sent in, click here.
Congrats once again to our weekly contest winners who made it to the 'finish line'. To our contestants, we wish you had fun participating in the contest just as much as we did reading your entries! Oh and a big thumbs up to Lotus Racing for their generous support in sponsoring those amazing prizes as well.
We're on the edge of our seats as we can't wait to see Sir Richard Branson strut the aisles of Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes' aircraft on February 21 next year.
Till then, from all of us at Koolred we wish you a very Happy New Year. See you in 2011!
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Merry Christmas to all!
Moving into 2011, we at Koolred thinks it's time for a change as we opt for inexpensive materials and handmade decorations this festive season, instead of ridiculously-priced Christmas ornaments and putting up artificial trees.
Okie, we kid. We did have our traditional Christmas tree set up awhile back, but we actually 'recycled' the entire tree and decorations from last year. But we've also set up our very own Koolrecycled Christmas tree, made from empty cardboard boxes and wrapped in magazine sheets.
If you're not up for structuring your own cardboard Christmas tree, that's okie you can still opt for greener options when it comes to decorating your tree. You can make do with a whole lot of materials by decorating the tree with recycled items. Make ornaments out of light bulbs, toilet rolls, CDs- anything that would end up in the garbage bin could be used to transform that Christmas tree into a funky and unique tree that would not cost you a penny!
In this post we'll be sharing a step-by-step process on how to make your very own personalised recycled tree, all in the spirit of a 'Go Green' Christmas.
Instructions
Things you will need:
Grab whatever cardboard and paper items you can get your hands on (preferably boxes that come in different length and heights so that you can stack them up into a tree-like manner)
- Magazines and newspapers
- Scissors and blades
- Pens and pencils
- Strings/ ribbons
- Tape and glue
- Christmas lights
Step 1
Adjust and stack up the boxes from the largest to the smallest. Don't worry if you get it wrong the first few tries. Your tree should most importantly be stable, so take some time to select and stack the boxes right.
Step 2
Once you're happy with how your 'tree' is shaped, you can proceed to wrap each individual box with pages from magazines.
Tip: Use colorful pages and remember to paste the sheets in overlaps and not like you're wrapping a present (this is to enhance the funkiness of the tree). Check out one of our team mates' wrapped box called "Faces" where she cleverly chose magazine pages to blend them into one theme.
Step 3
A Christmas tree is not complete without its bright and shining star at the top, so use a blade to cut out a star from a cardboard piece and decorate it with gold paper or any shiny paper you can find.
Step 4
To make the Christmas star stand at the top of the 'tree', stuff some scrunched-up newspaper/ magazine pages (or any unwanted bits of paper) into the highest or smallest box of the tree. This is to create more weight for the box so that the star will be more stable. Use a blade to cut a small incision at the top of the highest box so you can fit the star to stand. You can also stick a piece of chopstick at the back of the 'star' to have it stand.
Step 5
If you have extra boxes which were not suitable to be part of the Christmas Recycled Tree, don't let those go to waste! Wrap them up as presents to compliment your 'tree'. Also you can use strings as ribbons to decorate the 'presents', or cut out thin strips of paper to make ribbon crafts:
Step 6
When everything is in place, as tradition goes place your Christmas star at the top of the 'tree'. A Christmas tree should also be illuminated so decorate it with ropes of bright lights.
Step 7
Once the 'tree' and 'presents' are in place, have some good ole' Christmas traditions and games such as creating wish lists and writing them on cardboard cut-out heart tags (2011's dawning upon us!). 'Wonder which one of us will have their wish come true…
And there you have it folks! We've transformed this:
into this 
We hope you enjoyed this post as much as we did making our Koolred Recycled Tree. And we would like all of you to share your thoughts- what's the most unique Christmas decoration you've set eyes on? Any specific themes you favour during Christmas?
Or perhaps you want to embark on your very own recycled theme Christmas? Recycling saves as resources are conserved- for every ton of paper that is recycled, we save 17 trees, 60,000 gallons of water, 225 kilowatt hours and 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space.
Christmas is about giving… and that's a whole lot of giving back, isn't it?
Till then, Koolred would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!
November passed really quickly for all of us here at Koolred. We were treated to over a thousand entries for the WOW Amazing Asia Photo Contest, where all contestants were hoping to be the lucky one to walk away with the Bali/ Bangkok getaway.
Contestants had to submit a photo of themselves or a loved one in an Asian travel destination, and we're impressed by all your submissions that had various themes and catchy captions that truly complimented the travel shots! And now, the moment you've all been waiting for has arrived…
Say hello to our winners for the WOW Amazing Asia Photo Contest:
1st Prize goes to Redster Mar C from Brunei Darussalam, who sent in this quirky shot with a catchy photo caption! Bali is waiting for you as you've just won yourself two AirAsia return flights from Kuala Lumpur and a complimentary stay for two at the fabulous Ramayana Resort & Spa in Bali, Indonesia.
Caption: SAVE THE KIDS! : Save them from jumping into the Singapore River!
(I tried.) Location: Singapore River, Singapore
Our 2nd Prizewinner is Tan Wai Chung whose colourful picture featuring his friends and himself professing their LOVE for their own country, Malaysia. You've earned yourself a trip to Thailand- a pair of AirAsia return flights to Bangkok from Kuala Lumpur and a complimentary stay in the majestic Bangkok Palace Hotel.
Caption: i-L0ve~ i-City~1-Malaysia~
And lastly, active Redster Grace Balacdao who hails from the Philippines is the 3rd prize winner for her brilliant submission! We hope you've not been to Kota Kinabalu as we're checking you into 1Borneo Tune Hotels in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Caption: Quenching my thirst at Merlion Park, Singapore.
Congrats to Mar, Tan and Grace! Your winning entries were selected based on the number of votes as well as the judges' feedback. So give yourselves a pat on the back!
From all of us at Koolred, we thank everyone who participated in the WOW Amazing Asia Photo Contest- your photo submissions were brilliant nonetheless. A round of applause to AirAsia, AirAsia GO and Tune Hotels for their generous support in sponsoring the WOW-tastic prizes! There is more to come on Koolred, so hold on tight for it's gonna be a thrilling ride with many goodies and freebies on the way!
So if you're not a member yet, it's not too late to sign up for an account on Koolred.
The WOW Amazing Asia Photo Contest has definitely been a thrilling ride for all of us on Koolred! We were treated to thousands of entries that were sent in by contestants from all over the world- Russia, Italy, Australia, France and so much more. While we went through your brilliant submissions, we couldn't help but highlight that many photos had similar themes with one another. This post will share some of the popular themes we have gotten in the photo contest:
1. The "Dare Devil" Theme
Some of you submitted adventurous shots of yourselves, as you attempt a daring stunt!
Photo Caption: My first mind-blowing sky walk experience at Sky Experience Adventure, Crown Regency Hotel & Towers, Cebu, Philippines!
Sent in by Mariel Igot
Photo Caption: Asia's Longest Zip Line Dahilayan, Bukidnon Philippines, Conquering my fear - First ever Zip Line
Sent in by Aileen Annie Guerrero
2. "The More, the Merrier" Theme
When we asked to have either "you or a loved one" in your submission, some of you decided that ONE is not enough… and included SOME of your loved ones! Well, we aren't complaining as we believe that trips are usually the best with the most company:
Photo Caption: My first hiking experienced at ChangPingGou (长坪沟）, SiChuan, China. Thanks for Asia fly me to ChengDu with the affordable air fare!!
Sent in by Foung Yee Lai
This group shot really reminds us of the series 'Lost':
Photo Caption: gunung irau in cameron. the best mountain after gunung kinabalu
Sent in by Joan Tang
3. The "Jump for Joy" Shot
We know how it takes skills to snap the photo at the right timing when you're up in the air, and boy have we gotten quite a number of jumping shots in this contest! Just comes to show how happy you guys are when you're on holiday, huh?
Photo Caption: Redang sunny beach,Feel the vitamin D!
Sent in by Wong Chee Kong
Photo Caption: jumping shoot at Krabi last April ^^
Sent in by One Chee Hung
4. The Underwater Shot
While some prefer to be up in the air, some of you submitted shots of yourselves in the sea:
Photo Caption: "Superman in Redang"..My brother has his amazing experience to 'fly' wif a lots of beautiful fishes n corals in Redang....
Sent in by Dea Jb
Photo Caption: "learning to fly";Indonesia-Lombok. with 6ft waves crashing over your head and bottom sharp coral reef ,all you do is learn 2 fly
Sent in by Marco Moretti
5. The "Two-Gether as One" Theme
As some would say, you will only know your other half better after you have moved in with them, or have gone on a holiday together. Some of you sent in lovely shots of yourselves and your beau spending quality time together:
Photo Caption: Our adventure trip to Mount Kinabalu, Sabah. The most meaningful & memorable experience we had, conquer the 4095.2m mountain together!
Sent in by Michell Chong
Photo Caption: Don't I have a 'supportive' husband? :) This is from our honeymoon trip at Kashmir, India - 'heaven on the earth' in true sense!
Sent in by Sukriti Wadhwa
6. The Wildlife Theme
Just love animals? We've seen great shots sent in by you guys where you get up close with these live beauties!
Photo Caption: My kids 1st trip to Thailand was full of new experiences!!! It's not funny when you have the end!!! LOL
Sent in by Tina Smith
Photo Caption: the best bus attendant!! no doubt it is! @Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Sent in by Sophia Ridza
So many great photos with brilliant themes… which photos deserve to win that amazing Bali/ Bangkok getaway by AirAsia and AirAsia GO as well as that complimentary Tune Hotels stay in Kota Kinabalu? If you wanna check out the other submissions for the photo contest, hop on over to the album here!
The WOW Amazing Asia Photo Contest ended on 30 November 2010 and the results will be announced on 14th December 2010, so stay tuned to the latest news on Koolred via our Blog, Twitter and Facebook.
UPDATE: The date for the flight has been postponed to 4 July 2011, where Sir Richard Branson will serve on the AirAsia X flight from Stansted, London to Kuala Lumpur. We look forward to seeing you on-board, Sir Branson!
Nope, it's not Santa Claus. It's Sir Richard Branson in a hot red AirAsia female flight attendant uniform! A year ago, two airline tycoons were both making debuts in the Formula One racing scene with their respective racing teams- AirAsia boss Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes unveiled his Lotus F1 Racing team while Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin Group launched Virgin Racing.
As Tony Fernandes was confident his team would edge out his counterpart's squad, the eccentric Sir Branson raised the stakes and issued a comedic bet between the two that would change one of their lives: The team that fared worse in the F1 championship would have their owner don the air stewardess uniform of the winner's airline and would have to serve on the other's aircraft as well.
Therefore if Tony Fernandes lost the wager, he would be clad in the Virgin stewardess uniform, serving on Sir Branson's Virgin Atlantic Air. And Sir Branson would reciprocate the challenge if Lotus Racing beat his Virgin squad. Well, that's exactly what happened as Lotus Racing outperformed Virgin Racing and so it'll be Sir Richard Branson who will be putting on make-up and strapping on a pair of high heels as he performs duties as an AirAsia stewardess.
Sir Branson is set to serve on a long haul AirAsia X fight from Kuala Lumpur to London. The sales from the seats will be auctioned off to the public and the proceeds collected from ticket sales will be donated to Sir Branson's chosen charity. So his hard work, strutting down the airbus aisle in those painful heels will definitely pay off. Not only has Tony Fernandes presented Sir Branson with his AirAsia uniform, he has also pinned his personalised AirAsia stewardess' badge on him- making him an official AirAsia staff for a flight.
We're so excited to see how this fares and so while Sir Branson preps himself to be part of AirAsia's famous cabin crew, Koolred is launching a new contest called "Lotus Racing Forum Contest!".
Every week we will release a simple question in relation to the Tony VS Richard bet on the Koolred Forum, and all Koolred members are welcome to submit an interesting reply to the question in no more than 100 words. There will be a different question every week and the contest will run from 2nd December till 22nd December 2010.
So this week's question will be from 2nd till 8th December and a new question will be posted on the 9th December 2010. Just like the winners' podium in F1 races, we will have three winners with the best answers every week. The winners will be awarded exclusive Lotus Racing merchandise worth up to RM500!
So get witty and join the "Lotus Racing Forum Contest" on Koolred by signing up on Koolred today. If you're already a member, simply log in and look out for the contest post in our Forum Page. Hurry now, these great Lotus Racing merchandise await you at the finish line!
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