The Maxis Venus Affair
April 6th, 2008
this week is a week of many nice events :) i just came home from a great event that left me drop dead tired (but happy!! will talk about this one soon), and yesterday another one where i got a free flower, makeover, photos, hand massage and the chance to play around with a new toy… AND in a couple of days i will be on a panel of three bloggers speaking in a forum about blogs and media. sweet! :)
okay but first i’ll talk about the free flower / free makeover / free photos / free hand massage / new toy event :P
because i am a loyal Maxis user, a blogger and a laydeeee (Little Britain reference! will all watchers of Little Britain please raise your hand!), the kind green folks at Maxis recently invited me to their event called The Maxis Venus Affair. it was a 5-day female-focused event held at a few Maxis centers around KL - pampering women and telling them why they should purchase the Maxis Broadband plan ;)
i have always been very curious about the Maxis Broadband thingie, because it’s supposed to be internet wherever you go, yes? okay, i would like that very much for all the times i cannot locate a Wifi location and i’m feeling too stingy to pay for YET ANOTHER mug of Starbucks whatever. so, yes, enthusiastically accept the invite i did!!! and i brought Eeyang with me because he’s an expert on the Maxis Broadband and could educate me throughout the event.
we walked into the KLCC Maxis Centre to see the whole place all decked out in pink. men and women alike were milling around the various booths checking out stuff. it was like a mini-fair of sorts where Dell was showcasing their new laptops, AsterSpring were giving out free makeovers and hand massages, and then the Canon one where we could take pictures of ourselves with the new Canon Ixus, and have them print them out pronto with those portable photo-printers.
photos of us being printed! i so covet one of these printers. spot the happy gerbera next to my face
then they had a promotion going on with Dell, where if you purchased the Maxis Broadband plan, you’d get a nice fat discount on a Dell Inspiron laptop. c’est moi with the PINK laptop that comes with a pink mouse! Martian has this laptop in black, and so i believe it is only natural that i get the pink one too. eh baby what you think!! spot the happy gerbera next to my face again
this is the focal point of the day on display - the Maxis Broadband USB modem. plug it into your laptop, instant internet access :) no cables, no installation, no phone lines. oohers.
i purposely brought my laptop there just to test out the mini modem. hahaha. and it’s awesome, i love the fact that it gives me instant internet connection anywhere at all. speed is good, but i’m not very sure how smooth the connection is. eeyang tells me it drops depending on location, more so since i live in a condo. but tempting product nevertheless; i’m strongly considering getting one for those crucial internet-less times, and especially during the times when Martian comes back to visit and we have to pay through our noses for hotel broadband if we want to go online :\ RM 70 for 1 day’s internet, you kidding me ah!
Maxis Broadband is RM 118 per month for Maxis users! i was quite surprised because i thought it was going to be more expensive. it’s almost the same price as my broadband at home. hmm obviously this wireless broadband is not as stable or fast as a local access point broadband connection lah, but the key here is that i’d be paying not for stability, but for coverage and portability. definitely something i’d consider :)
i didn’t go home with a Maxis Broadband modem that day. but i did go home with many free things, hahaha, like a free hand massage! and all those flowers.
okay i’m very, very sleepy now. i just want to say that i’m really happy that all these blogger-related events are popping up :) much fun. can’t wait to blog about today’s (secret!) event and this wednesday’s forum! the Ringha pictures have to wait, it seems.
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43 Comments Add your own
1. cc | April 6th, 2008 at 6:13 am
i don’t get how flowers and makeoever etc relate to Maxis broadband… so, it’s a gimmick to attract people… but why just females? am I missing something here…
anyways, you posing with the flowers = cute! LOL.
2. pinkpau | April 6th, 2008 at 6:18 am
cc: i suppose they realized that not many women are aware of or are interested in the maxis broadband modem, and so they held a female-focused event to draw female attention to the product :)
oh. and i accidentally broke the flower on the way out of the event :( clumsy.
3. megan | April 6th, 2008 at 7:37 am
You are up early
4. Michelle | April 6th, 2008 at 7:57 am
The blogging community in Australia is just passive. I guess Asian bloggers are much more influential in many ways. =D
Hey, pinkpau, me got a question.
Are you a morning lark or a night owl?
5. joyl | April 6th, 2008 at 8:16 am
what laptop are you using?? thanks for sharing!
6. kei | April 6th, 2008 at 10:44 am
ehh..i always thought the maxis modem was a huge one… cuz i see people connecting huge modems to their laptops :/
7. skyler | April 6th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I am also a laydeeeeeeeee, let us go for some afternoon tea, just two laydeeeeeeees.
Haha Michelle, Pinkpau never sleeps.
8. 穆梓 | April 6th, 2008 at 11:39 am
wonderful!
9. foreverjas | April 6th, 2008 at 11:54 am
hmm. hmm. so fun! y penang dun have wannn. @.@
10. foreverjas | April 6th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
u looked really pretty in those photos! hehe. ^^
11. okthxbai | April 6th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
hey pinkpau, okay very unrelated to your post, but, saw you on mdg :) why you wear so formal to go and visit them one haha not that you didnt look fabulous, as per usual.
12. Tricia | April 6th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
wow..free hand massage + free flowers + free photos + free makeover?? First time seeing so many free services and stuff in an event…lol…. Love ur pics especially the one with the sweety pinky Dell laptop… What laptop u using pinkpau? I love the glossy white colored laptop of urs…so cool.. :)
p/s: Ringha pics postponed :(
13. Simon Seow | April 6th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
yah! at last picture of you without you doing the piggy lips thingy.
14. iamthewitch | April 6th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Hmm I still think RM118 is a little bit costly considering the speed is not that good. I have a few colleagues trying it out for one week and returning after that due to poor speed and coverage in high rise buildings…something to improve on?
15. Eunice | April 6th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
i love their wallet thing! and you look loveleh (; have you seen 27 dresses?
16. sheon | April 6th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
nice customers actually get rewarded for their loyalty. CELCOM!!!!!!! WHERE IS MINE?!?!?…..argh!!! i never get anything for being loyal….i’ve got a couple of frens who are celcom users as long as I….but they get freebies and stuff once in a while…but nothing turns up in my mailbox. i am a moderately heavy user at that.
i am scouting for a laptop……maybe you get the broadband, i get the laptop lar :)
17. TheRealAnonymous | April 6th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Some areas have 3.5G connection if not mistaken… you just have to see which area you’re in. IF you’re within those areas, it could be faster than crummy streamyx that never upgrades their hardware leaving all our lines busy and connections slow…
18. The Only Gay In The Village | April 6th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Computer says noooooooo!
19. Chareli | April 7th, 2008 at 2:22 am
Woots! Malaysia is really improving its technology now eh?
USB modem too! Something that has already become common in many other countries. Oh wells. At least, we have it too now.
You look cute! Are those suspenders?
20. Michelle C | April 7th, 2008 at 6:48 am
Pinkpau, you never sleep?!
Serious?
0_o
21. miss p | April 7th, 2008 at 9:26 am
gerberas are my favourite! i like the bright orange ones but hey, pink ones are just as pretty! :D hehe
they have those mobile broadbands here in aust too. but they like to limit our internet by our bandwidth :( its true that they are super convenient, can use it on the bus, train, when you accompany your friend having lunch. lol. but most cafes here have free broadband so yeah :D
22. Yappy | April 7th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Haha.. I guess you will be very busy attending all these events and blog about them as well. Can’t wait to read em! :)
Now that I’m in Australia, I revert back to using dial-up coz it’s cheaper. :( Not as slow as Malaysia’s, but I miss broadband! It’s really cheap though, 30 cents for 4 hours of connection. And oh, get the pink Dell laptop!!! I think it totally suits you. Haha.. :D
23. benjamin lee meng chuin | April 7th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
johor bahru maxis broadband quite bad leh
some places really slow connection.
that’s what my friends say lah
selesa jaya
setia indah
same same..
nonetheless…i give them chance !
24. julie | April 7th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
wow you have the best fashion sense. love the suspenders!
25. ahlost | April 7th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
DiGi’s not very good :(
26. vialentino | April 7th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
wah….good to know that u r a loyal maxis user….hehehe….the broadband speed is ok and good….thou is not as fast as streamyx….but wat the heck, it is wireless!
27. cal | April 7th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
why are u always scrunching ur nose tight when u take pictures?
LOL
28. Vince Lim | April 7th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
You are a ladyeeeeee and you like to do laddyyyyyeeeeee things!
cheers!
Vince
the only gay in his office… or so he thinks….
29. alea | April 7th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
*RAISES HAND*
i watch Little Britain religiously! no but yeah no but yeah no but yeah.. dust anyone?! DUST?!
oh happy times wtf.
30. pinkpau | April 7th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
megan : no, i just didnt sleep :P
michelle : i dont discriminate when it comes to sleeping hours!
joyl : compaq presario b2800
kei : noooo this one is so mini. damn stylo, i like
skyler : yes!! laydeeee things… and shit
commenter with chinese name : yes!
foreverjas : haha nvm lah dont complain, you all got char kway teow and umno protests!
okthxbai : oh! hahaha cos i went straight there from my public speaking competition, where we all had to dress formally
tricia : yaaaa my hand was all nice and soft after that hehe. am using the compaq presario b2800
simon : HAHAHAHAHA I DIDNT NOTICE HAHAHHAHAHA OMG WHATS HAPPENING TO ME
iamthewitch : yup definitely something to improve on. but i wouldnt use the modem when i’m at home though.
eunice : damn nice right :( i osowan the wallet. but had to purchase the modem on the spot to get it, so obviously i had to hold back. hahaha. yes i have!!!!!!! katherine heigl !!
sheon : eh! but i also want the laptop!!!!!
therealanon : yup apparently in the optimum areas it’s faster than streamyx. but i’m not sure if it’s as stable as streamyx
the only gay in the village : hehehehe have you watched the elton john interview :P
chareli : ya i’m quite impressed with this itty bitty modem :D yes suspenders those are!
michelle c : i sleep! just at no fixed time
miss p : in hong kong right, most taxis have this modem attached to the back of the passenger seat. isnt that cool?? which telco does the aus modem come from?
yappy : dial-up isnt slow?? haha i’m trying to wrap my head around that. yeahhh i also want the pink laptop :(
benjamin lee : haha you’re so forgiving
julie : thank you!
ahlost : digi has broadband?
vialentino : yaaa that’s why! so portable. i osowan
cal : where got!!! pout got lah
vince lim : laydeeee things, like sipping tea, and strolling on the beach.. and shit..
alea : say that again? no… say that again? sorry again? again? again? hahahahahha
31. foreverjas | April 7th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
lol. swt =.=||| but char koay teow really best! haha. the protests.. *ahem*
32. Chee Wei | April 8th, 2008 at 1:30 am
i think just give it another year or 2 before they are able to offer an affordable 3.5G internet…
33. TheRealAnonymous | April 8th, 2008 at 3:13 am
yeah lar… wait for more people to use it first lorh.
But so far no negative feedback from the people I know who are using it lar. My CNY Genting trip my friend brought his laptop and this maxis thingy there oso no problem, can online. =p
34. kezanne | April 8th, 2008 at 5:02 am
if i’m not mistaken, the connection of the maxis broadband depends on the coverage of maxis in that area.. jz like the maxis line u’re using for ur hp..
if u r in an area where ur maxis coverage is strong, ur maxis broadband connection will be good and vice-versa..
35. megan | April 8th, 2008 at 6:32 am
eh… lost a post here somewhere…
pinky.. why la emo… that was a beatiful piece you wrote…
36. KY | April 8th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
megan,
this girl always emo laaaa =/
37. miss p | April 8th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
wow that is super cool :) ive never been to HK before :( lucky you! hehe
38. miss p | April 8th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
oh and optus, three and telstra provides the modem thingamajig.
39. wolfx | April 8th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Ooooh….u wearing suspenders? XD
40. zhengdhong | April 8th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
cool event~!
41. vialentino | April 8th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
if sometimes u face connection instability…take out ur sim card for 10 mins and shut down your pc. After 10 mins, try and turn on your PC and connect the wireless broadband again and u will get a much stable and fast connection.
42. k0k | April 11th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Haven’t been in for awhile now - and is mine eyes deceiving me or have you put on some weight?
:P
I’m so out of touch with M’sia now -.-
43. dweam | April 12th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
ooo.. all nice and pinky! so fun!
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