Monday, August 15, 2011

PayPal believes in #PromisesKept, says thanks & gives me a jar of M&Ms



On behalf of Singapore's singing sensation - Erik, Eugene, Josh and Nicolas aka The Promise - the folks at PayPal Singapore has sent me a little gift to thank me for being part of The Promise Campaign.

The Promise Campaign is an initiative by PayPal to rally all online shoppers towards safer, easier and more confident shopping online. And as part of the campaign, The Promise did a music video for me. You can watch it above. Pretty cool huh.

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So here's the gift but what's inside the PayPal bag?

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Hmmm.

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It's a jar...

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Full of blue M&Ms!

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Wah! How come they know I love M&Ms and that blue is one of my favourite colours? Thanks PayPal for the music video and the jar of M&Ms "cause there's nothing like a promise kept."

Hong Kong gets Angry Birds Mooncakes

Not only is it available on your mobile phone, now it is also available on your dinner plate! A restaurant chain in Hong Kong is selling official Angry Birds mooncakes for the Chinese mid-autumn festival. The mooncakes come in two flavours: chocolate, and mango and pomelo. I don't think they come with slingshots.

Necklaces and other jewellery made from Barbie doll parts

Barbie dolls were extremely significant in fueling Margaux Lange's creative life as a child. Now all grown up, she makes jewellery using Barbie doll parts in combination with sterling silver and pigmented resins. Her Plastic Body Series is meant to examine and celebrate her own as well as pop culture’s relationship with the icon known simply as: Barbie.

Custom made R2D2 sweater will make you look super geeky

Erica Schoenberger is selling this cool Star Wars R2D2 sweater. She says: "I offer in this listing a knitted R2D2 raglan-style sweater, handmade by myself, custom made to order as per your measurements. The perfect-fitting sweater is so hard to find, and as a super Star Wars geek myself, this is uber-fantastic!"

(Thanks GeekGod)

Boots the Premier League stars will wear this season

Here's a look at the latest conveyor belt of football boots set to hit the shops and the Premier League stars that will be wearing them. My favourite player from Tottenham Hotspur, Gareth Bale, wears the adizero F50 by Adidas, the same boot worn by Messi. The boot is supposedly the lightest ever created.

37 Posters bring you visual quotes through design

Jerod Gibson has started a series called 37 Posters. Each poster in the series contains a simple silhouette image from a movie or television show, and is filled with quotes. He has done posters for the Simpsons, Star Wars and even the Goonies. You can buy them here.

A World Map of Indiana Jones' archeological discoveries

Matt Busch's awesome illustrated Indiana Jones World Map shows all of the locations that Indiana Jones has made archeological discoveries in the movies, novels, comic books, TV, video games and more. There are 36 different archeological artifacts displayed, each illustrated where Indy discovered it, and numbered chronologically.

Fauxgo collects fake logos found in films

Fauxgo is a cool website that collects fake logos, symbols or other small designs created to represent a fictional company or organization that exists only on film. This is the Cobra Command logo from the 1985 film, GI Joe.

(Thanks finatiq)

DIY R2D2 Lamp from $10 IKEA lamp

Dude show you how to make a R2D2 lamp using a lamp bought from Ikea. He writes: "First you'll need a lamp that looks like R2. I used the Tertial lamp from IKEA. It was $9 at my IKEA and only comes in silver. It also has a pixar-ey kinda look to it too with the springs I liked it as a lamp before I decided to sticker it up."

Change your moustache like you change your socks

If you're bored with your appearance and you want to change it everyday, try this collection of stylish moustaches made of life-like synthetic hair and backed with adhesive tape. Stick it above your lips and Monday you're the Hero and Thursday you're the Weasel. You'll get a dashing new look each day of the week.

(Thanks Jeff)

Marvel Kitchen Collection brings superheroes to your kitchen

Williams-Sonoma, the premier specialty retailer of home furnishings and gourmet cookware is selling the Marvel Kitchen Collection, a range of Marvel superheroes inspired bakeware including this Hero Cookie Cutter Set which includes Spider-Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man.

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