Treats, Thrills, Tributes

I attended TelBru’s prize presentation ceremony this morning. After getting the call from the company last Wednesday, I assumed that the ceremony was only for the Photo Hunt event’s winners. It turned out that winners from TelBru’s other events for its 3rd year anniversary were invited too. So I was slightly surprised when I saw that there were A LOT more people than I expected.

Coming into the venue and taking a seat by myself was… awkward. It was a good thing that my cousin was there as well.

The ceremony was held at the Orchid Garden Hotel’s 1st floor Chinese restaurant:

The queue for the other events’ winners

 
My cousin was trying out my Sony A200

BFF-ers. As I learnt, from L-R:
Crow, Artyeo, Ilma Dzul (my cousin), Muris, Ucing Itam and Sabby Wabby

Courtesy of TelBru (we were told during the Photo Hunt event that all the pictures we submitted would belong to them), some of the photos in the top 20:

Mine at the 14th

My cousin’s at the 12th

7th

6th

5th

4th; I like this one the most

3rd; by this dude, WafiyM, who won a Canon G10 during HSBC’s Red Sale photo comp, untung~

Runner-up

1st place! 

I learnt from my cousin that TelBru apparently sent the Photo Hunt winners/participants e-mails that listed out the respective names, but for Gmail accounts, the e-mail received was directed into the spam folder. So I checked and here’s what we got:

Yes, I got one of the TelBru goodie bags. No, there wasn’t any camera-related gift in the goodie bag. *cries*

Stickers, a coaster (I think), a mouse pad, a keychain with a strand of hair in the packet (I’m not kidding), an empty water bottle, bookmarks, a notepad, a pen and a fan. 

Any of the top 5 winners (in case you get to read this) interested in switching prizes? Don’t worry, I’ll refill the cute water bottle! *puppy eyes*

Being the noob photographer (with only one lens in hand, and one of the most basic camera models out there) that I am, I think I’m a little proud—well maybe not so little—to have gotten the 14th place (out of a possible 100+?). But then, if more of the experienced, if not pro, BFF-ers had joined the event, I probably wouldn’t have been in the 14th position. Lucky for me, many of the BFF-ers were attending professional photographer Louis Pang’s workshop on the day of the Photo Hunt event.

Oh, and I think I’ll be introducing myself in the Brunei Forever forum, as my cousin has advised me to. Seeing how friendly and nice the BFF-ers I’ve met (though “met” would be an overstatement), it would probably be a good idea.