I Am Going To Manchester!
June 16th, 2008
remember this post where i had to collect 200 comments for that trip to London? i won my prize fair and square, so Martian and i were making plans to go to London next month, our last holiday before i leave for Columbia and all that… but due to unforeseen circumstances, the trip is no longer on. i am sad and pouty, but ultimately mature enough to understand. *takes deep breath*
London wouldn’t be the same without Martian anyway.
but it’s not London i will be going to :D
i’m going to …. MANCHESTER!!! or to be precise, i’m going to OLD TRAFFORD!!!
so here’s the story. i was recently asked to head a team of 5 bloggers for a contest-within-a-contest, in which the goal is to come up with a game plan that will win the bigger contest for sure. both contests are organized by Mister Potato, and the grand prize is an all-expenses paid trip for 30 winners to Manchester, England to visit Old Trafford.
to be one of the 30 winners of this contest and that free trip to Manchester, what you have to do is collect the seals or empty packets of the Mister Potato limited edition packs of potato chips, clip them all together and send them off to the headquarters. 3 points for each red canister seal, 2 points for the bigger packet and 1 point for the smaller packet. 30 winners with the highest points at the end of the contest duration will win the trip to Manchester and mucho bragging rights!
i was teamed up with 5 bloggers for this contest, and together we had to figure out the mother of all game plans (though not necessarily execute it), in order to theoretically collect as many Mister Potato seals/packs as possible and win free tickets to Manchester for the whole team!
bryan made this picture. hahaha isn’t it so cute. and i dont know who this player is, but he’s cute too!
my teammates are :
:: Justina, the creative and quick-thinking fashionista
:: Clare, the voice of reason in our team
:: Mr Badak, the intelligent Manchester United fan who whipped up an awesome forum for us to hold our project discussions
:: Bryan, the fun, cheeky and funny guy that every team needs
:: Pinky, a super cute girl whose bubbly personality glues the team together!
we totally lucked out because we got sorted into the best team ever :) everyone’s cool, punctual, hardworking and smart; there was absolutely no unnecessary team drama and bossy or lazy teammates in Team B.U.M.P! yes that’s us. (B)loggers (U)nited for (M)ister (P)otato! :D
and our gameplan to beat all gameplans? it’s called OPS Kentang. HAHAHA i’m getting excited just saying the name!
the basic idea is this: we’re going to lobby for Mister Potato to sponsor potato chips for our police force, just like how the cops in the United States are sponsored free donuts for life. yes now you know how that cops & donuts stereotype came about :P we are proposing that Mister Potato be known as THE snack food for our Polis Diraja Malaysia. that would in turn make our cops happy, because potato chips make ANYONE happy and if they come in endless supply that’s even better, cos yknow, it’s never possible to eat just ONE potato chip.
and when the estimated 54,405 cops all over our country finish off their packs of Mister Potato chips, guess which team is going to be collecting all the empty packets and canister seals to help them win a certain Mister Potato competition? :P our team did the math, and if every cop in the country is entitled to a sponsorship of 10 packets and 5 tubes of Mister Potato chips in a month, that’s 544,050 empty packets and 272,025 seals for Team B.U.M.P to collect every month. HAHAHA! IS THIS A MONSTER-SIZED PROJECT OR WHAT.
now the challenge for us as a team is first of all – convincing the Mister Potato brand that this sponsorship is a great idea, and secondly – the logistical nightmare of collecting all the empty packets and seals from the 837 police stations all over Malaysia.
Justina, our Chief Operations Officer, and I, our Chief Communications Officer (i do love our lofty titles!) will deal with the first challenge of pitching this sponsorship idea. when the proposal goes through, we are then to make sure our working relationship with the brand is smooth at all times. you can read Justina’s blog here for an abridged version of the proposal for Mister Potato and the reasons why they should fall in love with our idea ;)
our 4 Regional Managers are given the task of working out a system to collect the empty packets and seals throughout the entire country and executing it to well-oiled perfection. another reason why we are the dream team – all of our geographical locations just fit together perfectly. Pinky who hails from Penang is in charge of all Northern Peninsula collection points, Bryan from PJ will be overseeing the Southern Peninsula, Mr Badak from Kota Kinabalu in Sabah is responsible for Sabah’s collection points, and finally Clare from Sarawak has her work cut out for her because she’s in charge of the biggest state in our country!
but how are they as individuals going to cover the collection for such huge areas, and in the case of Pinky and Bryan, covering several states? each of them have come up with their own individualized plan of action. click on their blogs to find out what they are :) strokes of genius, i assure you.
at the start of my blog post, i said i would be going to Manchester. well that’s just me being silly :) we’re not REALLY going for sure because we haven’t even won the contest yet. but i really hope that we do, because our game plan is so awesome, and Bryan and Mr Badak who are Man Utd fans would absolutely love the Old Trafford experience… while the rest of us girls can do our shopping. hehe!
you can bribe this cop with potato chips any day :P
so what do you guys think? just from reading about our gameplan, do you think we have a chance of winning this? be honestttt!!! *shifty eyes*
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71 Comments Add your own
1. xianfu | June 16th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
mmmm.. it certainly very unique idea.
hehe. gud luck!
ps. havent seen a better idea yet. LOL
2. nyuk | June 16th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
come~~~ come~~ come to Manchester ~~~
3. benster124 | June 16th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
brilliant idea!
4. Jun | June 16th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
i think i’d prefer london ;p
5. davidlian | June 16th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
W00T! This is an opportunity I’d have killed for. :) All the best, hope you win. (Well, that’s what I told KY too, so can you both win?)
6. tom | June 16th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
bribe the police and ask them back for the empty packets!! sounds like a plan to me ;)
but.. if the police eat m.potato everyday..then they will be more bulat.. maybe thin.. like me..
way to go with this plan.. ;)
7. Ping Ping | June 16th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Lol, tom, they eat nasi kandar and every other thing as well, should be alright. =P
8. joshuaongys | June 16th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
evil peeps.. ask for police to help hahahahahaha
9. Sam | June 16th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
His name is Christiano Ronaldo lol.
Old Trafford *GaspSqueal!*
But…Later all our police officers get EVEN fatter!!!
10. Andy | June 16th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
I was in Manchester last summer (UK’s summer). Awesome experience, make sure you get into the tour of Old Trafford.
Take a train down to London, it doesn’t cost much =) Certainly very different to what I have experienced before, the life in London.
11. reallybites | June 16th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
christiano! i hope u win la!
12. Alynna | June 16th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Dear God. It’s Cristiano Ronaldo, my dear. :) I can’t believe you don’t know him! Ok, I don’t support Man U, but his skills are quite undeniable. *ahem* Sure, good luck with Ops Kentang! I’m sure Old Trafford *cough*hatethemtobits*cough* will be great!
13. takemoto | June 16th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
That’s Cristiano Ronaldo, pinkpau…mvp of last season. Can’t believe u dunno lo…haha if u go there and ask ppl:”Who is that?” They will just faint or just look at u like u’re from timbuktu la… XD
Good luck in winning it. It’s something i’d really wanna do at least once in my lifetime. Also buck up on ur football knowledge hor…UK ppl take that rather seriously. Dun go cheering MU with Mancunians (especially if they wear blue coloured shirts) It might cause riot and roadkill XD
14. pinkshirtz | June 16th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
haha … I hope your project works out … Come to think of it … potato chips is a damn malaysian culture … good for a national image!
15. Blovex | June 16th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
OMG GOOD LUCK! That guy is Cristian Ronaldo, are you kidding?! Haha! I would pass out if i met him yikes! Sad you’re not coming to London, but hope all goes well with the competition PinkPau!! Much love xxx
16. mrBadak | June 16th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
OMG – u donno Ronaldo? hehehe I should’ve used the ronaldo theme for the forum :P
good luck to us!
17. RealGunners | June 16th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
u better at least pretend that u know who tht bugger is.. or else, if his fans find their way here, u will drown will all their comments..
and.. hope u’ll win.. i hav a hunch that u’ll love manchester.. =)
18. joey | June 16th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
ronaldo..who doesn’t know him leh..haha..finally
19. py | June 16th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
omg ur so lucky!! he’s cristiano ronaldo btw.. the best player for manchester united and i love watching him play!! =x
20. jessica k. | June 16th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
that cute player is Christiano Ronaldo from MU. someone that i can’t take my eyes off after seeing him play during the recent EPL season, thanks to my bf!
21. k0k | June 16th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Our police officers need more junk food?
22. grace | June 16th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
haha omg all the christiano ronaldo fans are cuming!~~~
yea he is so cute, n i watch him play bcz he is cute lol
23. LJY | June 16th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
YES.. and well, but I haven’t read the other gameplans yet so I wouldn’t know. :(
HAHAHAAH THAT IS CHRISTIANO RONALDO BY THE WAY PINKPAU. I don’t actually like Manchester United though. (ooohh i can just feel the bashing I’m going to get for saying that)
I don’t care that every comment above me has already told you that. I just had to highlight your …..ignorance :D since it’s impossible to victimise you when it comes to other topics. :(
Also, reply to the previous comment. You make SAT sound so easy which is encouraging! It still means I have to put in a lot of extra time and work though and if I do decide to come around and stop being a bum, I’ll let you know!
And musicals have always been a family thing so I’m waiting for dad to get us tickets. I’ve hinted loud and big alreadyyy and he has a CIMB bank account so hopefully I will be there!
24. aya | June 16th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
your group’s idea seems to be the smartest so far :) yay pinkpau
25. iamdoryfish | June 16th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
good luck to you and your team! :D Been to old trafford a few years back and it was great!!! Maybe shopping is more you, since you do not know ronaldo..kekeke :P
26. BrYAn | June 16th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
HAHA! su ann arr.. i bukan manchester united punya fans… but then i would love to watch manchester united losing a match against my favourite Arsenal!! whoops! ppl dun flame me! lolol…
27. kiasu andrew | June 16th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
hehehe some istanbul pics are up
28. Wayne K. | June 16th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
no offence.
personally, i think the sponsorship part is not really easy to achieve unless your team can prove to Mr. Potato the economic benefit that they will gained from sponsoring ur team. it would not b wise for them to give out thousands packets of their products, somemore wanna sponsor ur team to old trafford.
:)
29. Huai Bin | June 16th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I like your idea. It’s definitely the best one I’ve seen so far in terms of creativity. I’m rooting for your team. Go Pinkpau! =D
30. Ann Jie | June 16th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Great plan. But it all hinges on one thing: if the Polis will actually accept the idea. And erm, I’m not quite sure about that.
31. skyler | June 16th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
what’s a pretty girl like you doing in a uniform like that yer later get molested
32. Ch@rlie | June 16th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
hey, your uniform reminds me of the pajama party lah. If you walk around KL with that uniform, you got a big chance of winning. good luck
33. hw | June 16th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
omg free mr potato for the police? like they arent out of shape already but i guess the chips compliment coffee real well.
34. When You’re Gone II&hellip | June 17th, 2008 at 12:40 am
[...] details to all of you, my team had decided to come up with this awesome plan!! Heheheee… We (Pinkpau, Justina, Ping Ping, Clare, Mr Badak & ME) decided to join this contest as well… And we [...]
35. sheon | June 17th, 2008 at 1:03 am
let the best team win!!!! but really, if you managed to execute your mammoth gameplan……..i think its a no-brainer!!! hahahaha
wish you all have fun!!!!
ps: buy me a jersey can??? of the player that you dunno the name of……..(thats c.ronaldo)
36. Chyu | June 17th, 2008 at 1:58 am
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh!!! Kawaii neh !!!
su ann in cop costume with holding a mister potato !!!!
its remind me the nuffnang pyjama’s party !!!!
muuuaks
37. sieutheng | June 17th, 2008 at 2:27 am
bring me to old trafford if u win ok /eyes
38. Michelle | June 17th, 2008 at 4:16 am
Ooh, ooh, it’s Project Trafford!!!
Haha, we can bribe you with ice cream too. =D
39. pinkpau | June 17th, 2008 at 5:20 am
xianfu : thank you so much!!
nyuk : will you show me all the good places to eat!!
benster : thank you!! :)
jun : dont lahhhh make me sad only that i cant go :(
davidlian : no, we cant both win! :(
tom : no no we’re not supposed to bribe anybody! they’re supposed to give us the packets just like that, since we helped them work out this sponsorship with Mister Potato :P unless they want to compete with us for the tickets to Old Trafford.. hahaha
ping ping : yalor yalor
joshuaongys : haha it is a mutually beneficial relationship!! they get the chips, we get the packets!
sam : yaya we thought about that too! potato chips are just too addictive to not eat… but i guess the silver lining here is that at least they’re not as fattening as donuts :P
andy : i would LOVE to take the train down to london. oh my god. you’re getting me really excited
reallybites ; thank you!! if i meet him i’ll ask him to sign a jersey for u
alynna : i am such a football n00b :P it’s embarrassing. ah lemme guess! a liverpool fan!
takemoto : hahahaha i feel damn stupid now. i actually remember saying many times that i think Ronaldo is good looking, but i can never really remember how they all look like after the match is over. what are mancunians? man city?
pinkshirtz : ya ya! thats what we think too!
blovex : andy up there says i can take the train over to london!! :D
mrbadak : haha dont you make fun of me too :P
realgunner : okay okay i totally remember his face oredi. now i just have to go and memorize the others…
joey : *embarrassed
py : he’s the best? really? but he’s the one who missed the penalty in the champions finals, right?
jessica k : yes yes he’s very cute :D
k0k : inspiration mah!
grace : you are such a girl. hahaha! i watch football for the men too :D
ljy : haha OKAY now i really feel very stupid. if i had known it was ronaldo i wouldnt have made such a dumb remark hahaha. at least pretend to know him or something. but i was too lazy to google all the football players to see which one the photo matched….. yes do go for beauty and the beast!! but i think a lot of the tix are sold out already :(
aya : thank you!!! i hope we can win :)
iamdoryfish : eh eh … actually i would give up a day of shopping if it meant i get to bask in the lengchainess of someone like ronaldo.. :D
bryan : hahaha arsenal fan..! you can team up with my younger bro. he’s an arsenal fan too.
kiasu : self plugger! i want to hear your turkey story!
wayne k : thank you for your fine feedback! :) this is something we’ve thought about prior to agreeing on this plan. it may not be easy but hopefully it’s creative enough to win the competition! if we REALLY had to execute this plan, then Mister Potato had better be ready for a bunch of very determined bloggers coming in to pitch this idea ;)
huai bin : thank you huai bin! we wont forget you when we’re all buddy buddy with the PDRM … hahaha :D
ann jie : why wouldnt the police accept the idea :D it’s free food for them!
skyler : where got molesters dare to molest police wan! that’s why i wear police uniform mah u see!
charlie : haha that’s because the costumes from the pajama party belong to me
hw : nooo chips go well with soda!!
sheon : yaya if we succeed in pulling off this plan, there is no way we wont win :P it comes up to a few MILLION seals and packets by the end of the competition, ok!! alrighty if i win and go to trafford, i’ll bring you back a SIGNED jersey even :D
chyu : hahaha! are you coming to our next party? it’s an animal themed party, happening this saturday!
sieutheng : okay /eyes
michelle : omg i shouldnt be a cop. i’m too easy to bribe T___T
40. kiasu andrew | June 17th, 2008 at 7:35 am
IT’S THERE
41. nick | June 17th, 2008 at 8:25 am
hey, you should walk in with your costume.. that’ll make the convincing so much easier ;)
42. sheon | June 17th, 2008 at 8:38 am
pinks…hahaa…you so nice….*sob*…..
43. takemoto | June 17th, 2008 at 11:14 am
pinkpau, Mancs are people from Manchester ma. Got two teams there de. I’ve heard usually MU fans are from the south. Locals support Man City. Haha dun care la…as long as u wear that police uniform i dun think they’d dare hit u. Just in case ;)
44. chm | June 17th, 2008 at 11:52 am
just go 4 it pau! ur competition winnin rate is quite high :P I WANNA GO TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
45. py | June 17th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
touche.. – -”
but at least he scored a goal that night too. >=) and was overall the best goal scorer for the whole of EPL this season hah! lol. :p
had been a silent reader til now.. =,=” anyhoo, enjoy your trip :) cheers.
46. TheRealAnonymous | June 17th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Can u sponsor me a few packs as well? I promise i’ll give u all my rubbish… i mean, empty packets… so u can go on and WIN the competition! LoL
47. lishun | June 17th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
i will help you if you get me sir alex ferguson’s autograph. on a manchester united jersey. hehehe.
man, one of my goals in life – other than saving lives and writing a pulitzer-winning expose – is to go to old trafford and meet fergie and giggsy. sigh.
48. Kevin | June 17th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Hahaha you should go and send in the proposal to the police force yourself dressed in that police outfit of yours…that’ll help facilite things much quicker hahahaha
I wanna go to the theater of dreams too omg omg… if and when you win cause it’s a good idea if it works out, i’ll want to fly to old trafford too!
49. David Chew | June 17th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
That is so good, you can go to Manchester.
50. Steven | June 17th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
whoaaaaaa policewoman outfit. in latex!
i think imma gonna faints.
oh yea, good idea btw :D
51. Andy | June 18th, 2008 at 12:20 am
Well Su Ann, if possible do get down to London :)
Jee, you made me want to return to UK again.
52. james c | June 18th, 2008 at 12:46 am
free mr potato chips? where do i sign up to be a cop?!
53. AngPao | June 18th, 2008 at 9:46 am
How can you go to Old Trafford not knowing the fella in the 2nd pic? :p
Anyway, Good Luck!
54. foreverjas | June 18th, 2008 at 10:41 am
u can !!!!!! =D
55. Huai Bin | June 18th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Haha! Thanks. :)
You better not forget me when you’re all buddy buddy with our local men in blue. Please sponsor the D7 and Narcotics divisions more. Thank you in advance. ;)
56. aw | June 18th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Greeeeeattt. Thanks for making the polis fatter and die of heart disease sooner.
All you young kids don’t care now, but when after this you will scrutinize the amount of trans-fat and cholestrol these chips swim in.
Just google potato chips and heart disease, obesity and health. Even the McDonald’s in Europe and the US have been forced to commit to eliminating trans-fat from their meals (but not in Malaysia).
Sure, one canister once in a while is fine. But you never stop…
57. Kirribilli | June 18th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Pinky and The Bryan?
58. chm | June 18th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
aw (56) ….. y dun u submit a petition 2 McD instead of remindin us here especially since i jus had McD for luch yesterday…
59. VaLz | June 18th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Su Annnn! Bring me too! Pack me in ur luggage. I am not heavy one :P
60. johnny ong | June 19th, 2008 at 1:32 am
nice to hear abt it. long time man united fan here as well
61. pinkpau | June 19th, 2008 at 1:55 am
kiasu andrew : i read!!! cheh i thought they bodysearch u or something. or tried to forcibly remove ur mole
nick : hahaha! i wouldnt be so sure of that….
sheon : i knowww *sniff
takemoto : okok im going to bring all my uniforms there just in case the police one doesnt cut it :P
chm : then come!!!!
py : that’s IF i win the trip.. hehe thank u anyways
therealanon : REALLY AH!!
lishun : okay i will try my bestest to get you a signed jersey from fergie and giggsy :P
kevin : eh come lah we go. we bring jeremy… hehe
david chew : really?!! ooh thank u so much!!! i hope so too
steven : it’s not latex !!! hahaha that would be painful to put on. it’s polyester with a bit of vinyl
andy : what’s stopping u? :)
james c : here in malaysia! :D
angpao : hahaha so memalukan… T___T
foreverjas : i hope so too!!!
huai bin : dont be a bad boy!!
aw : giggle! this young person will eat a canister of mister potato in your name.. :D
kirribilli : HAHAHAHHAA
chm : me too actually T____T big mac T___T
valz : okok!!! :D you come with me. then we go shopping
johnny ong : oh… so you must know who the guy in the picture is right? haha. he’s very cute!
62. smartypants | June 19th, 2008 at 5:35 am
hmmm..why my comment does not appear despite repeated attempts..
63. smartypants | June 19th, 2008 at 5:37 am
ok..finally… here goes..
way to go girl ! your blog posts are always cool in a contemporary way yet refined. i just read a similar blog post which makes me squirm a lttle …”nicolekiss” .. offering free hugs and kisses indeed! kind of demeaning… no wonder it is attracting a lot of crude comments. of course i do not endorse such comments. just happy to note that you are a class above despite your young age.
64. pinkpau | June 19th, 2008 at 6:17 am
sorry smartypants!! i think it may have something to do with your american IP. some readers from the US have been emailing me to tell me they cant seem to post comments lately. thank u for the compliment :)
65. Andy | June 19th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Uni commitment over the break, and most important, I’m financially retarded right now :(
66. harrymacmac | June 19th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
honestly pinkpau, no one likes C.Ronaldo a lot ahaha.
67. johnny ong | June 24th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
not only the guy in the pic, practically everyone of them in the team
68. aronil | June 25th, 2008 at 12:34 am
Two things.. dont give people heartattack and say tak tau ronlado!!!! hahaha the most loved and hated footballer right now. Secondly don’t give me another heart attack that you are going to manchester :P heheheh we’re going to see who wins babes
69. penangdude | June 26th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
London such a busy city… Manchester… The World Electricfying Stadium… The Theatre of Dream!!!.. I waiting to watch a real match there…!!!
Cheers~
Nice to meet u, gal!
70. chubbipenguin | June 26th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
no wonder all police soo F FAT~ thanks to mister potato now they cant chase robbers n killers
71. name | August 31st, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Good day!,
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