Thursday, December 31, 2009

OUR 1ST ISSUE IS OUT!! THE KIASU TIMES JANUARY 2010




Or copy and paste this url
http://www.filedropper.com/thekiasutimesjanuary2010singapore1stblogazine

For subsequent issues of The Kiasu Times, you can drop us an email at thekiasutimes@yahoo.com.sg to join our mailing list.
We will email to you rather than you downloading from the filehosting site.

Feel free to email it to your friends and collegues for reading pleasure.
Happy New Year=)

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Interview with Ris Low


Some behind the scenes and group shots=P
Photograher: Ed Perez
Assistant: Bryan
Editor: Garuto
Sponsers: The Book Cafe / J'S Optics

Had an enjoyable interview with Ris Low this morning. She is the coverstory for our 1st issue of The Kiasu Times. Was rather surprised that CNN listed her as top 25 influential people in Asia.
For you guys who are wondering what her response is;

Garuto: CNN listed you as top 25 influential people in Asia. What do you think about this?

Ris: After seeing the news, I was so excited. Wow, this is so Boomz. I am actually in the same list with Jay Chou and Andy Lau.

Something to whet your appetite, lol.
The full interview will be avalable in our 1st issue of e-magazine(PDF format) .
Join the mailing list by dropping us an email
thekiasutimes@yahoo.com.sg

Thursday, December 10, 2009

The Kiasu Times Introduction

The Kiasu Times in short>> TKT
A hybrid of blog, newspaper and magazine >> Blogazine!!
A free monthly online publication catering to everyone's taste, flavored with a Singapore BOOMZ

From Year 2010 onwards, on every 1st day of the month, TKT will be distributed through emails, facebook and downloadable (PDF format A4 Size) from http://thekiasutimes.blogspot.com.

You can subscribe, join our facebook group or drop me an email
thekiasutimes@yahoo.com.sg, to ensure that you receive the monthly pdf file first hand.

Free, yes
FREE advertising for the fist issue> TKT January 2010. Email in your full page advertisements, pictures, articles, blogs and business website links by 29th of December 2009.
We also have a Classified Ads section>>
KIASSIFIED
(For this section, you can sms in instead if you do not have any pictures to add)
Hp: 8418 3542

Do not submit in PDF format!!
Submit in JPEG or PSD(photoshop) format. For articles, separate your text in the email and I shall do the simple typesetting arrangement.
If you know how to add text and logos, please do so beforehand.

A resolution of 200-300 pixels per inch will be ideal but Note* after compression of Pdf, quality will be not be the same.

This will not be a stuck up magazine. Singlish, malay and chinese dialects can be used(toning down the vulgarities) There are still restrictions, sexual, illegal, and accussations are not allowed.

There is no fixed genre. We will have topics and sections such as;
  • News (Local and sometimes global news)
  • Cover Story (cover girl/boy/group interview)
  • Food (Hawker centres, restaurants, buffets...)
  • Fashion( Boutiques, pushcarts, blogshops...)
  • Health
  • Humour, Comics & Jokes( send in your jokes)
  • Blogs articles( By local bloggers, recommendations are considered free ads)
  • Photography
  • IT
  • Gaming
  • Arts
  • Music (Local singers, musicians...)
  • Events and Exhibitions
  • And many many more, if you want to add a new section can liase with me. In mean time, we will not have everything in our 1st issue but gradually over the months we will have them and even appoint resident writers for the particular sections and topics.
Note* For February 2010 issue, advertising charges as follows;
  • $20 per page, $30 for 2 pages( Only for blogshops and pushcarts)
  • $30 per page, $40 for 2 pages (small and medium enteprises)
  • $?? (MNCs and huge corporations , negotiable)
  • $10 per ad space (1/9 of A4) size Kiassified Ads( Classified)
  • Fees are inclusive of simple typesetting but not inclusive of graphics designing and photography.
  • Payments will be by cash or POSB bank transfer only. Account no. will be given to you after vetting through the ads. Thank you.

Least of all, we need SPONSERS, lots of sponsers. Locations, clothings, accessories ,moola(money)...etc for our cover photoshoots. Give me a call if you would like our cover girl/boy/group feature your products or your business venue (Hotel, restaurants, cafe...)
HP : 8418 3542

Also, join in the fun for our potluck hamper contest in our facebook group!!




Thanks for reading this lengthy introducton.
Let us together welcome a Big, Bang, and Boomz 2010!!!!!!