Feb
10
You’re invited to the Oscar!
Posted by: ruthirma | February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Sunday, February 27 2011, 8pm. Mark the date on your calendar.
Make sure you’re free on that day, because you’re invited to the Oscar this year! You really don’t want to miss this golden opportunity because invitations to the Oscar don’t come very often.
Don’t believe me?
Check out this video from the Oscar hosts, James Franco and Anne Hathaway:
Oscar’s tagline “you’re invited” definitely appeals to most of us. I mean, how many people actually get invited to see the Oscar right?
As much as we want to be “invited” to the greatest event in Hollywood, we all know that we’re not going to walk down the red carpet.
So, what do they mean we’re invited?
For the first time in 83 years, Oscar invites us to ‘live it,not just watch it’. What this means is that, we can go online to watch the award show live, and here’s the catch – “Oscar fans can direct their own experience on the red carpet and inside the ceremony using groundbreaking “360 cam” technology to control multiple cameras with the click/drag functionality of their computer mouse”
How awesome is that! We can watch everything that’s happening at the Oscar live from our own laptops!
If you want to accept this invitation, there are 4 simple steps you need to follow:
1. Go to oscar.com before the award show
2. Click on “Me, My Oscars” on the top left of the page.
3. Click on the “Oscar All Access Button”
4. Pay $4.99 to be granted all access to the show and you’re done!
The nominees this year include: Natalie Portman (The Black Swan), Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Oscar’s own host James Franco (127 Hours) and many more.
You really don’t wanna miss this.
Here’s another funny video of the hosts:
See you at the Oscar!
Feb
3
Are you a Belieber?
Posted by: ruthirma | February 3, 2011 | 3 Comments
I don’t understand why so many people are against Justin Bieber. I admit that I was skeptical about him at first, but I proudly declare that I am a big Bieber fan now. I mean, how can you not like him? He has an awesome voice, he can dance, he’s young and good-looking! And if you actually listen to his songs, you will understand why millions of people are so in love with him. Here’s one of my all-time favourite Bieber song, “That Should Be Me” :
He’s so sensational that CBC even wrote an article about him (which I found out today in class) : “Don’t dismiss Justin Beiber too soon”. And I couldn’t agree more. Such a talent should be celebrated. At the same time, it is inevitable that his popularity would attract companies to endorse him. This soon-to-be-17 years-old has turned into a money-making machine. Every product that has his name or picture on it will sell out fast. Really fast.
Recently, when I was browsing through the Web for a new pair of earphones, I came across this purple Justin Beiber headphones. He has his own signature Monster Beats by Dr. Dre Headphones: JustBeats. That is so cool! 
It costs CAD$249 to buy a pair of those purple headphones. That is definitely not cheap. But I’m pretty sure the price won’t stop Bieber fans to purchase the JustBeat headphones.
My point is, your passion and talent can definitely take you places. Justin had his humble beginnings as a YouTube singer, and now he is a major music icon. You can never know what to expect in life, but if you are passionate about something, pursue it with all your heart and something good will definitely come out of it.
Live your dream.
Jan
27
E-shopping trend : to follow or not to follow?
Posted by: ruthirma | January 27, 2011 | 3 Comments
Online shopping is becoming the trend nowadays. After reading Kathy’s post “Are you following the social trends?Buy from an online retailer” , it strucked me that I am officially a devout follower of this new social trend.
As she mentioned, our generation is spending more and more time on social media – we are online every minute we are awake. This also means less time for shopping. Some of the fashion retailers capitalise on this upcoming trend and have gone on the web to sell their products.
The convenience of shopping online has definitely attracted other consumers who might not be a regular shopper to browse through the list of products available. Scrolling through the pages is definitely easier than going through racks and piles of clothes in an actual store.
The first item which I bought online was a book I needed for a research paper. I ordered it on e-bay and a few weeks later, the book was delivered to my house. It was so convenient!
And then the purchase extended to clothes.
My friends were placing orders from a famous Korean online fashion retailers and they were a few dollars short on meeting the minimum amount of $300 to ensure free shipping costs.So they asked me to fill the gap and buy a thing or two from the store. Turns out I bought more than two items;in fact –I bought eight!
I think that’s how it works. You shop online, realise you’re short on the minimum purchase, ask a few friends to fill the gap, they eventually become a regular online shopper and they ask other friends along on their next purchase, and the cycle goes on.
As more and more people are becoming a ‘follower’, online shopping is definitely stepping up as a major social trend.
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