FURBY is back with a BOOM!

Hi Huneybees,

Hi-Ni-Nai! May-Lah- Koh-May-Tah ~

What am I talking about??? Well, that's Furbish -  language that's spoken amongst FURBY. I've been picking up a few sentences ever since I've gotten one for myself. Introducing the all new FURBY BOOM!

Being the hottest toy in 2012, it is set to once again thrill hearts and delight fans of all ages as it makes a comeback mid-August.

FURBY is an animatronic electronic pet, furry and complete with a 'Mind of it Own'. This new generation of FURBY brings a new level of fun by combining physical and digital play, allowing the owners to hatch digital FURBY babies called FURBLINGs via the new app, which will only be available for download at the App Store and Google Play from 21 August 2013 onwards.

The new FURBY comes in 6 new pattern combinations and there will be 4 more on its way in October.

My favourite have got to be this pink/blue/black one. It's so colourful and I love it so much that I even had my nails painted that way at the launch event!

At the event, I also got my eyes dolled up...

So, back to FURBY BOOM, This time the personality of each FURBY BOOM is shaped by how the owner plays and interacts with it, with the possibility of evolving into 5 brand new personalities. So far, I have discovered the rocker, the drama queen, the cutie pie and the evil one. Anyone knows what's the 5th?

Through their large LCD eyes, you can also get to know more about you FURBY BOOM, whilst they display their emoticons to you. Be it hungry, sad or happy, you can see it all through their eyes! It's supes adorable and when I am feeling stress, a little playtime with him makes it all go away...

So, here comes the digital part. As you play with and care for your FURBY BOOM, they will earn colourful virtual eggs (in the FURBY BOOM app), which in time will each hatch and becoe a FURBY babe called FURBLING. It will live and evolve in the app, pretty much like a Tamagotchi, you hvae to feed, play and interact with them.

There will be over 50 eggs to collect and you can eventually build a FURBY BOOM city. Eggs can be earned through game play, exchanging with other players and there will be surprises in the later year with the utilization of QR codes. 

Pre-Orders Available at Toys'R'Us

From 20 August 2013, FURBY BOOM will be available and public pre-orders will begin from 2 to 19 August 2013 at all Toys'R'Us outlets.

Pre-order customers will receive a goodie bag worth SGD$46.70, consisting of FURBY Backpack, FURBY 2014 Organiser & a Colour Marker Set.

To celebrate the launch of FURBY BOOM, head on over to Toys'R'Us Vivocity from 20 to 25 August 2013. There will be photo-taking opportunities and more!

FURBY BOOM is priced at SGD$119.90. Visit furby.com for more FURBY Fun!

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SingPost's Post-A-Card App

Hi Huneybees,

Don't you get so irritated when the only thing you receive in your mailboxes are just letters and letters of bills, asking you to say "Sayonara" to your money by the end of the month? Well, SingPost has cleverly launched a new app - Post-A-Card, that turns that photos you take with your mobile phones into postcards from anywhere in the world!

The Post-a-Card mobile application can be downloaded free of charge from iTunes App Store or Google Play. After the initial download, customers can access the postcard application anytime. It will cost S$1.90 per card if sent within Singapore, and S$2.50 if sent to anywhere else in the world. Customers can pay using credit cards, Pay Pal or prepaid credits.

At the media launch, the postcards were hung in very pretty hanging mobiles. Not only it is a joy to receive postcards, it's also a nice deco idea. The 4 inch x 6 inch high quality glossy postcard is printed and delivered by SingPost to the addressee either in Singapore or anywhere in the world.

Postcards, as distinct from letters, were first used in Austria from around 1869, to provide a cheap means for brief communications. The first postcards were just plain cards, with the address to be written on one side and the message on the other, and could only be issued by the Post Office with a pre-printed 'stamp'. In 1894, the British postal authorities amended their regulations to allow private postcards to be despatched at the same inexpensive rate. This paved the way to the widespread introduction of illustrated postcards, and subsequently, photo postcards.

With mobile devices gaining popularity in today’s fast changing world, SingPost’s latest mobile initiative, Post-a-Card, merges the old and new means of communication via the new mobile technology to create the personalised and warm touch. Post-a-Card, a new free mobile application on iPhone and Android, allows consumers to send picture-perfect postcards from and to anywhere in the world from their smartphones, while SingPost prints and delivers the cards right to your doorstep.

Dr Wolfgang Baier, CEO of SingPost introducing Post-A-Card to us.

I did an introduction video to explain how the app works...

How Post-a-Card Works
Using the Post-a-Card app is easy:

- First, download and install the free Post-a-Card app from the Apple iTunes App Store or Google Play
- Then, take a photo using your mobile phone’s camera or select one from your photo gallery or Facebook album.
- Next, choose your postcard template, customise your message and add the delivery address.
- Finally, pay with your credit card, Pay Pal or prepaid credits.
- SingPost will then print your card and deliver it to your intended recipient in Singapore or overseas.

To encourage the public to reconnect with personal mail, SingPost is giving the first Post-A-
Card free (For a limited time only).

A couple of weeks ago, we attended the launch party by SingPost to thank their customers for their support.

Hehehe... hubby sneakily snapped a pic of me...

Pretty Jade Seah was the host for night. we played games, challenges and took photos as well. It was a super fun night!

OK. So here's a challenge everyone can take part in.

Post-a-Card Chain Contest
To engage customers, SingPost will kick off a Post-a-Card chain contest from 11 August to
5 October 2012.
Prizes will be given out for the following:
a) “Longest Chain of Sharing”
- First sender of the longest chain of sharing will walk away with S$1,000 cash
-  Ten lucky members of this longest chain of sharing will win S$50 cash each
- All members of this longest chain of sharing will receive one Post-a-Card credit
b) Top three Post-a-Card senders will each win S$300 cash.

To find out more about Post-a-Card, visit www.Post-a-Card.com.

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