Uncovering Project O&O

Just last Friday, I officially launched the one and only Malaysia's first ever intervarsity online pageant on Facebook called Project One & Only. And no, I did not just use the words 'One' and 'only' in the same sentence.

I still remember the days when I used to hate Facebook because my sister was so into it. She used to laugh at the laptop screen because someone threw a sheep at her. (Funny meh?) I think a cow would be funnier. Okeh anyway.... it did not occur to me that Facebook had become very much part of my life now. Before I sleep, I check my FB. And when I wake up, I use the "0.facebook.com" on my Nokia E63 to check for notifications. I'm hooked!

Why are you not using a Blackberry?

Erm......... Next question please.

Why 'Project One & Only'?

I think you should ask me why launch the pageant on Facebook.

Okok. Why launch 'Project One & Only' on Facebook?

Cause I like. :D Kidding! Don't larh so serious, can?!
Reason being is because Facebook is the major networking website right now with many different functions and applications. And since we are all stuck in the world of Facebook, why not just tap into it? A single 'Share' button, and I can get a piece of information to anybody I want. Sometimes things are actually so simple, and we make it so complicated.

Can I ask why 'Project One & Only' now?

Yes. Cause I just feel like doing it. :D HAHAHAHAHA.

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Sorry. HAHAHAHA. 'Project One & Only' exist as a platform to promote the lives of university or college students so they could live a more extraordinary life. Rather than just doing the routine stuff : do assignments, study for test, copy & paste articles from Wikipedia (you're such a liar if you're denying that), and, and... GOALLLLLLLLLLL (Hee, just wanted to do that). I'm pretty sure you know what's a student's routines are. It's dull and boring. And here comes 'Project One & Only' to spice up their lives!


Why the name?

Well, 'One & Only' had been shortened to just 'O&O' simply because.. the logo couldn't fit in that many characters! Haha! Thus, 'Project O&O'. A lot of people have been asking me what does it stands for? O&O? It does not define itself. While some would think of porn, I feel it's abit more catchy that way. Don't you think? And I went for the name 'One & Only' is due to the fact that we are literally selecting only one male winner and one female winner. (No, I'm not changing the name to 'Two Only'. Sweat.)

How does Project O&O really works?

It's very simple. Each university/college have to come up with two representatives - 1 guy and 1 girl, send the pictures to us with a few information (can be found on the Project O&O's main page), and we'll take it from there. From Preliminary stage all the way to the final stage. We'll take care of it and we'll try our best to make you proud!

And your panel of judges?

We've got 8 judges when we launched it. You may click here if you wish to know who the judges are and their short & sweet profile are all there. I've prepared a Flash for you, so it's interactive. Try it.

Well, what about the prizes? The people are not coming in, is it because the prizes are not attractive enough?

Well, if you're searching for cash prize of RM100,000 , and all you want are electronic gadgets and spa treatments and facial treatments and blah blah blah, then I regret to say that it's disappointing for sure.

Project O&O is not aiming to pamper the contestants but rather to be a stepping stone to catapult the winners into the limelight. Firstly, we have two magazine shoots. One is by I.M. Magazine, which is a two-page-spread fashion shoot. The other is by Stage Magazine and the winners may even get the chance to be featured on the cover. While I.M. Magazine caters to the English audience, Stage caters to the Chinese readers, and the winners get the best of both worlds.

The second would be a personal photography shoot with international award winning wedding photographer, Edmund Tham. This is really a chance in a lifetime to be shot by a world renowned photographer. Known for his wild and creative themes, Edmund is ready to do this for the winners of Project O&O. And since there will also be another photoshoot during the final stage for the four finalists, Edmund would also be doing that for us. So, for you bloggers who are keen to learn from the best of the best, you may wanna tag along during the photoshoot.

Edmund Tham

The third prize is the chance to be featured as talent in one of the campaigns done by BBDO/Proximity Malaysia - one of the top three leading advertising agencies in the country. If the campaign is done for the billboards, holy mama, the winners will be on the billboards. How cool is that?! I want to be on a billboard! *sulk* And you have to visit their website, it's so creative and so mind-blowing. Most importantly, check out their clienteles. Phew.

The fourth prize is a personal session with Malaysia's top image consultant, Wendy Lee from Chapter One Asia. Wendy writes articles for different media columns (you can check that out in the Chapter One Asia official website) and one personal session with her can cost up to RM2,800! I've been to a Jill Lowe's (one of Singapore's top image consultant) and it was da bomb! I didn't know the colors for apparels can be divided into different 'seasons' too (winter, autumn, summer, spring) and for any one person, you could only fit one (max two) season. So any color you wear that is not from that 'season', may not look good on you and does not command the attention that you need/want.

Wendy Lee

And lastly, we are throwing in a RM500 for the two winners. As much as the prizes listed above are good enough to plant the winners into the pot of fame, we would love to give them a bit of incentives too. All the traveling and accommodations, we just hope it's enough to cover those expenses.

It is damn confusing to have competitions for the fans and a competition for the pageant. What is really happening?

While our aim is to scout for two winners for the pageant, we also need a fan base. The Weekly Talented Fans competition (also known as WTF competition) serves that purpose of drawing in more fans. Basically every week, Project O&O will introduce a new task for the fans and all we are hoping is that the fans will be less shy in doing them. Now, the fans are not really participating and it's very frustrating to know that most Malaysians are still not as out-going. When this post was written, the fan base is barely touching the '300' mark. We need more fans. And we need more people to talk about it.

Last question, what is the future plan for Project O&O?

We see Project O&O as not just an event for the pageant but rather a community. We want to help the community. Stay tune to find out because I'm really thinking of something that is life changing too. Cannot tell here lah, later people copy how, right?! LOL.

So, overall, I have one special request to all bloggers and readers of this blog, please spread the news about Project O&O. We need the fan base to 'boomz'. :-)

Help needed! Please do paste the codes below (it's a 'Like' box similar to the one on my blog but without streaming) on your blog's sidebar as a widget if you will?

That would be just.. awesome!

And back to the question on why are you not using a Blackberry?

Shaddup.





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