i am @ Youth.SG - Blogging Contest
Archive for Grand Final
30 May 07 - Youth.SG Bloggers’ Gathering cum Results Night 2007
2 April 07 - Details of Grand Final Round
24 April 07 - Have you sent in your Grand Final blog entry?
26 April 07 - Latest Update for I am @ Youth.SG
7 May 07 - Top 20 Bloggers for Grand Final Round announced
8 May 07 - Judgement Day 1: Meet Charles Ng
9 May 07 - Judgement Day 2: Meet Alan Leong
10 May 07 - Judgement Day 3: Meet Angelique
11 May 07 - Judgement Day 4: Meet Rosalyn
12 May 07 - Judgement Day 5: Meet Webmaster Alvin
13 May 07 - Judgement Day 6: Total score for judging component
The results are out!
Behold the top 20 blog entries submitted for the Grand Final Round of our I am @ Youth.SG Blogging Festival. Which one of them will get to walk away with the Apple MacBook Grand Prize?
This will depend on two factors:
1. Scores given by our five judges (50% of final score)
2. Public voting (50% of final score)
For the top 20 bloggers, get ready to rally for votes. For everyone else, do support your favourite blogger with your VOTE - CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW!
Voters stand to win a variety of vouchers, kindly sponsored by Borders Book, Miss Clarity Cafe, Matsu apparel, Uzumaki ice cream , Pitstop Cafe and Nokia.
VOTERS STAND TO WIN one of the following VOUCHERS:
5 x $10 Borders Book vouchers
10 x $10 Miss Clarity Cafe food vouchers
10 x $5 Uzumaki ice cream vouchers
10 x $5 Matsu apparel vouchers
3 x $10 Pitstop Cafe food vouchers
5 sets of Nokia Nseries premiums (1Gb thumb drive,namecard holder and memory card reader)
In addition, to help everyone better decide on who to vote for - Youth.SG will be announcing the scoring criteria and the scores given by the FIVE JUDGES daily, for the whole of this week.
Without further ado, let's welcome, the TOP 20:
B1: Braix23
He's a Fillipino who came to Singapore two years ago - that does not make him any less Singaporean. Read his post about his life here as a youth in Singapore.
B2: Theodorerex
This is the same Theodorerex whom you met in Round 1 and Round 2. Read his post about his trip to Batu Puteh in Borneo which changed his perspective.
B3: Ice-Angel
Esther wrote about BGR issues - covering everything from public display of affection to losing of virginity.
B4: Guttercat
The old cat is back again after winning ROund 1. This time, he shares more about himself and his family.
B5: Soupcanfairy
Yes, she's back again, fresh from Round 6. This time, she did a video too - about a super hero who cries.
B6: Aliltwist
She does some part-time modelling and photo-shoots here and there. Read her entry about plastic surgery.
B7: Juni
Juni currently holds the unsavoury job of a call operator - read about his experience. He was one of the finalists in Round 6.
B8: Yuting
The same Yuting in Round 1 and Round 5. She's back again - this time, she wrote about the advertising industry.
B9: Iammyy
The girl with the very unreadable nick. She's back again from Round 4.
B10: Jiayi
Her blog's got some scary pictures… and the f-word. Young kids please steer clear.
B11: Uncle Sha
Uncle Sha has an inspiring story to share - about how running changed his life.
B12: Nathalie
The winner of Round 6 is back again. This time, she tackles the homosexuality issue in Singapore.
B13: Emelia
She tackles the topic of Stayers vs. Quitters. Read to see if you agree with her views.
B14: Joyce Lee
Joyce was one of the finalists in Round 3. She's back again with a secret to share - she has a twin sister!
B15: Voxy
Voxy does not like Friendster. Read his blog to find out why.
B16: Xing Ping
She wrote about Singaporeans' neighbourly ettiquette. Do her little test to see how well you will fare.
B17: Issac Lim
He wants to quit smoking and hopes to share his story with you.
B18: Ben
Ben does not like the word 'Worx'. Read his blog to find out why.
B19: Thegreatsze
He sent in quite a 'chim' article on the topic of 'female mediocrity' - read his entry to see if you agree with his view.
B20: Mr Otaku
Rambling on and on about himself. This is the same Mr Otaku in Round 2 and Round 3.
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I am @ Youth.SG Blogging Festival:
GRAND FINAL ROUND (NOW OPEN!)
Welcome to the GRAND FINAL of our I am @ Youth.SG Blogging Festival.
For old-timers, welcome back! For the newbies, a big HELLO from the Youth.SG team! We hope everyone has fun for this grand final round and make more friends from the process, regardless whether you are participating as a reader, a voter or a blogger.
One big question hanging over heads is of course: Who will bring the gorgeous Apple MacBook home at the end of the Grand Final?
Here are the six winners of our iPod Shuffle from Round 1 to 6:
Next up, here are the six top bloggers from Round 1 to 6, determined by your votes:
Moving forward…
IT’S TIME TO CHUCK ALL THE PAST MEMORIES ASIDE AND START AFRESH!!!
Why?
Because for the GRAND FINAL, everyone is allowed to send in their entries! Yes – we decided to throw the submission open to everyone – whether or not you won any prizes from the previous rounds, one of the bi-weekly top bloggers, or a newbie taking part for the very first time! Everyone stands an equal chance!
In addition, we also added a judging component. Meet our five cool judges here:
Rosalyn Lee is a Radio DJ at Power98FM. She hosts the evening drive time show, Power Cruisin',weekdays 5pm-8pm. She used to blog in her free time on Friendster but now, fate has it that she's gotta blog for work. When judging, she will be lookiing out mainly for creativity and humour.
HER BLOG: http://blog.power98.com.sg/rosalyn
HIS BLOG: http://www.shearnation.com
Charles Ng is a dare devil in his own ways. As how others might see him, he's probably famed for taking on the road less traveled. Shifting away from his academic training as an engineer in polytechnic and university; he now spends his time helping people manage their skin at his natural skin clinic. Charles blogs just about anything and its one of his secret tools to destress!! "Blogging should be candid, casual and unpretentious."
HIS BLOG: http://charleswanmushi.livejournal.com
HER BLOG: http://raining-noodles.blogspot.com
Alvin Lim is a simple guy. In his youth, he harboured visions of becoming the ultimate media guru who is a photographer, a graphic designer, an illustrator, a writer and a filmmaker all rolled into one. In the end, he winds up as the webmaster at Youth.SG. 
He’s the representative from the Youth.SG team in this judging panel and will be judging mainly based on adherence to theme.
HIS BLOG: http://www.youth.sg/blog (where else?)
As an added incentive, Youth.SG will give away a $10 Borders voucher to all the top 20 bloggers of the Grand Final Round> of I am @ Youth.SG.
The judges’ score constitutes 50 percent of the total score for each of the top 20 bloggers selected as finalists for the GRAND FINAL. The other 50 percent will be determined by popular vote as per the previous rounds.
Send in your entry now!
To make it a bit more challenging for you guys, the theme is a social issue of your choice. This can be broadly defined – it can mean school uniform trends, the emo kids generation, animal welfare, globalisation, etc. Take your pick. You can even write about more than one social issue. But make sure it’s creative!
Details:
All you need to do is write a blog entry, in your own blog, on the theme “social issue/s”. You decide what “social issue/s” means to you, and you are free to interpret it any way you wish. Title the blog entry “I Am @ Youth.SG”, link it to us at www.youth.sg, and send an email to iam@youth.sg to submit your entry.
• Each entry URL should be sent to iam@youth.sg with the email header “I am@Youth.SG - participant ’s name”.
• Participants should include their personal particulars (full name, NRIC/passport number, contact number) and the URL to their blog entry in their email.
• Participants can help to broadcast the contest by including the “I am @ Youth.SG” banner (see above) in their blog entry and linking the banner to Youth.SG.
Winning entries will be chosen based on originality, creativity, effort, aesthetic, humour and content.
Still unclear? No worries, here's a sample entry. (Note: we expect you to do better) You can also read some the best entries from previous Rounds of the contest here.
If you still have any other queries about our blog contest, do read our FAQ page or you can email us at iam@youth.sg.
How the winner will be picked:
The five judges will each score the top 20 blog entries we sieved out on a scale of 1 to 10 each as well as write a short entry on their judging criteria (which will be posted up before voting is open). The judging comprises 50% of total score. Other 50% will be accounted for by popular vote via www.vote.youth.sg.
Timeline
30 March (Fri) – GRAND FINAL launched – submission opens
27 April (Fri) – Submission closed
27 April to 4 May (Fri) – Judging + Consolidation of scorings
7 May (Mon) – Judges’ scorings announced with top 20 blog entries – voting begins
24 May (Thurs) – voting closes
25 May (Fri) – Winner Announced
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I am @ Youth.SG Blogging Festival - Round 1 to Round 6 (CLOSED)
Details:
All you need to do is write a blog entry, in your own blog, on the theme “I Am @ Youth.SG”. You decide what “I Am @ Youth.SG” means to you, and you are free to interpret it any way you wish. Title the blog entry “I Am @ Youth.SG”, link it to us at www.youth.sg, and send an email to iam@youth.sg to submit your entry.
· Each entry URL should be sent to iam@youth.sg with the email header “I am@Youth.SG - <participant’s name>”.
· Participants should include their personal particulars (full name, NRIC/passport number, contact number) and the URL to their blog entry in their email.
· Participants can help to broadcast the contest by including the “I am @ Youth.SG” banner (see above) in their blog entry and linking the banner to Youth.SG.
Every fortnight, the best entry will be featured on Youth.SG, and the blogger will win an attractive prize (including a Sony PSP, Canon Ixus digital camera, Motorola KRZR K-1 handphone, and more!*). When the festival ends in March, a winner will be chosen for the Grand Prize of an Apple MacBook*!
*Terms and conditions apply.
) You can also read some the best entries from previous Rounds of the contest here.
Additional Perk
Other than the bi-weekly prizes for the best blog entries, we will also be giving out iPod Shuffles to random participants of this contest who have linked/ or placed the “I Am @ Youth.SG” banner on their blogs!
Good luck! Start blogging! Do check back here on the Youth.SG blog for regular updates on our blogging contest!
Contest Timeline
29 Dec to 12 Jan >>>>>>>>> Sony PSP (Closed)
12 Jan to 26 Jan >>>>>>>>> Canon Ixus 60 (Closed)
26 Jan to 9 Feb >>>>>> > Motorola KRZR K1 (Closed)
9 Feb to 23 Feb >>>>>>> Nintendo DS Lite (Closed)
23 Feb to 9 March >>>>>> Apple iPod 30GB
9 March to 23 March >>>>> Sony CyberShot W70
Archive of Contest Updates
2 April 07 - Details of Grand Final Round
31 March 07 - Round 6 Sony Cybershot Winner
24 March 07 - Vote for the Top 20 of Round 6!
22 March 07 - Round 6 iPod Shuffle Winner
20 March 07 - Meet the Judges for the Grand Final
16 March 07 - Round 5 30GB Apple iPod Winner
9 March 07 - Vote for the Winning 11 for Round 5 of I am @ Youth.SG!
8 March 07 - I am @ Youth.SG Part 6: Blog and win a Sony Cybershot W70!
8 March 07 - Round 5 iPod Shuffle Winner
2 March 07 - Round 4 Nintendo DS Lite Winner
27 Feb 07 - Fellowship of the Youth Bloggers PART 2
23 Feb 07 - Vote for the Winning 11 for Round 4 of I am @ Youth.SG!
22 Feb 07 - I am @ Youth.SG Part 5: Blog and win an Apple iPod 30GB!
22 Feb 07 - Round 4 iPod Shuffle Winner
16 Feb 07 - Round 3 Motorola KRZR K1 phone Winner
9 Feb 07 - Vote for the Winning 11 for Round 3 of I am @ Youth.SG!
8 Feb 07 - I am @ Youth.SG Part 4: Blog and win a Nintendo DS Lite!
8 Feb 07 - Round 3 iPod Shuffle Winner
2 Feb 07 - Round 2 Canon Ixus 60 Winner
31 Jan 07 - Fellowship of the Youth Bloggers
26 Jan 07 - Vote for the Winning 11 for Round 2 of I am @ Youth.SG!
26 Jan 07 - Round 2 iPod Shuffle Winner
25 Jan 07 - I am @ Youth.SG Part 3: Blog and win a Motorola KRZR K1 mobile phone!
25 Jan 07 - Meet the 2 Winners of Round 1
19 Jan 07 - Round 1 Sony PSP Winner
12 Jan 07 – Blog URLs for Best of the Rest in ALL ROUNDS - do visit here to interact!
12 Jan 07 - Vote for the Winning 11 for Round 1 of I am @ Youth.SG!
12 Jan 07 - i am @ Favourties - Bookmark to top bloggers from ALL ROUNDS
12 Jan 07 - Round 1 iPod Shuffle Winner
11 Jan 07 - I am @ Youth.SG Part 2: Blog and win a Canon Ixus 60!
9 Jan 07 – FAQ for Contest - Please Read
29 Dec 06 - I am @ Youth.SG Part 1: Blog and win a Sony PSP!
Contest Terms and Conditions
· Prizes will be awarded to blog entries at the sole discretion of the organizers. The decision is final.
· Winners will be required to produce proof of identity (full name and NRIC number). Unless the winner(s) requests confidentiality, Youth.SG reserves the right to release the identity of the winner(s).
· Bi-weekly prizes will be awarded every two weeks to the most interesting entry posted during the past two weeks, with the winner to be chosen at the sole decision of the organizers.
· At the start of each two weeks, the organizers will announce the Bi-weekly Prize to be awarded for the coming two weeks. In the event the announced prize is unavailable, the organizers reserve the right to substitute another prize of equivalent value.
· The Grand Prize will be awarded at the close of “I Am @ Youth.SG” : details are still being finalised - stay tuned to Youth.SG for more updates.
· MCYS staff and their relatives will not be eligible for prizes, though they are invited to blog as well.
· The organizers reserve the right to alter the terms and conditions.
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