Now if you didn't have the chance to watch, I'm going to throw in a spolier alert right about now - I DIDN'T WIN.
However the experience was well worth and the entire blogger challenge was great for me opening up a whole new world of blogging to me and my creative juices are, as a result on an all time high.
Enough babbling check out the video for yourself and see me NOT WINNING.
At the end of it all I did walk away with an awesome Samsung Galaxy K Zoom and Samsung Level Over Headphones so it was well worth all the insane shit I got up to during the Blogger Challenge.
Its 9.30am and my stress levels are at an all time high. I’m
sitting at Vida E Caffe with my wife on leave, taking my son and his
friends on their school excursion and this espressois just what I need to get this
blog post going. You might be thinking “who stresses early in the morning?”, well I do. For one simple reason, this blog post needs to be
completed by today. This wouldn’t be such a stressful task usually, however I
received the e-mail detailing the last challenge on Saturday morning, which
should have been enough time to get this done by today (Tuesday) rightfully so, if only I had seen the e-mail. How could I only check my e-mail
on a Monday evening? So here I am in
this dilemma but nonetheless here’s to making the best out of my situation.
My challenge is to use 20 keywords in this blog post which
describes my #missionsamsung blogger challenge experience. I can only think of
one word to describe my experience: it was LEGEN... wait for it ...DARY!
From the beginning of the #missionsamsungblogger challenge
it was destined to have my blog to be a part of it, having only stumbled upon it
while surfing the net randomly one day. I vowed to try and enter it for the
next round of challenges.
It was well into the third edition that I decided to monitor
the #missionsamsung microsite and I did that on the daily, patiently waiting for
the next round of applications to open. When that day eventually arrived I
posted on my application that I would win if selected and when I was announced
the winner of the 4th edition, I was over the moon. To walk away
with not one, but two prizes was simply amazing. To this day I cannot imagine
not having the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom and Level Over Headphones by my side.
The same could probably be said by the previous winners and
their prizes.
The other winners and their prizes are as follows:
Challenge 1: Cape Town Guy – NX300 Camera
Challenge 2: One Large Prawn – Samsung LED Smart TV
I am certain they are enjoying every minute with their
devices, from taking pictures, watching a home video, cooking food or putting Phab into an awesome phablet. They have
come out on top and deserve their winnings.
While being in the #missionsamsung honeymoon, after just
winning, I found myself taking part of the Samsung Galaxy A3 Guinness Book of Records attempt at taking the most selfies in 24 hours and it was a once in a lifetime experience for me and my son.(Got the Certificates to prove it)
In the end I hereby dub this my penultimate blog entry on the Samsung Blogger Challenge and I hope you enjoy the musicand panoramic views.
Samsung,
I give you a 3 out of 3 rating. Here’s 3 stars for you!
Cannot wait to see you all on SABC 3's Expresso Morning Show!
and after reading it, I could think of only one response:
It has been a while since I won the 4th installment of the #MissionSamsung Challenge and looks like the the ball is finally rolling for the Grand Finale. I will be competing against the 4 winners of previous Challenges and what an EPIC battle it will be.
So Samsung I say to you...
The only thing left to be said is that I, VersatileLyle, accept any challenge thrown before me, so bring it on!
For those of you who do not know as yet I recently won the 4th instalment of the Samsung Blogger challenge and it was just the sort of news I was hoping for to set the tone of the festive holidays which has just past. Not only do I win the Samsung Galxy K Zoom and Level over Headphones but now I also go into the final round of the competition and go head to head with previous winners for the grand prize. As always I will keep you all posted.
As a follow up from yesterday's post I said I would let you all know what I would be wearing to the Glow in the Dark party and not to disappoint anyone, I thought I would just go with the White Linen Blazer look also referred to by one of my colleagues as the Miami Vice look. And man-o-man did the Blazer glow under those lumo lights.
The evening was fun filled with an absolutely exquisite wining and dining experience from superb red wines to succulent finger foods. The staff at The Bungalow definitely needs to be commended on their fine service. Taking nothing away from the food and beverages that were on offer, but for me the highlight had to be headlining act for the evening's entertainment and it came in the form of Goodluck.
They entertained the crowd with favourites such as Bounce Me Brother, Hop On Hop Off and The Vision, just to name a few. The artists who make up GoodLuck are Juliet Harding (lyricist and vocalist), Raiven Hansmann (keys and sax) and Ben Peters (producer and sampling). Go check out more from GoodLuck on the Interwebs:
The way the bar was packed for most of the evening made me think that we might as well all be wild animals rushing to get the last water from the nearest water hole in a drought stricken African desert.
Once in a lifetime you get to experience something life changing. Some are more fortunate than others, to get experience more in their lifetime than other normal folk would. For me being chosen to compete for a chance to win awesome Samsung gear was my once in a lifetime moment.
Blogging has and will remain a passion of mine, however just weeks prior to being selected I was beginning to question whether it was in fact worth it. It is simply incredible the way the world works, one minute I'm doubting myself, the next I'm part of something amazing as the Samsung Blogger Challenge.
So this past week I have been posting random posts but all related to my experience in the challenge thus far, highlighting a few key terms to describe it all and today in this post they all came together. So the same can be said for all the Bloggers chosen in this challenge. We all have contrasting styles and niches yet we all came together to compete against one another.
As for the products, which I had the privilege to work with, all that I can say is that it is simply terrific!
The Galaxy K Zoom is a super smartphone with an awesome camera, the best I have ever seen on a smartphone. I absolutely loved the picture quality and the 10x zoom is just terrific.
The Level Over headphones packs such a punch it blows my mind every time I get to wear them. My personal favourite features are the Bluetooth and Active Noise Cancelling and the Touch Panel.
I have had such a fantastic time participating in this Samsung Blogger Challenge that no words in post can describe how great it has been.
To all the Bloggers who took part I wish you all the very best for whatever your future plans may be and remember, may the best Blogger win.
Whenever I see Samsung my mind automatically thinks about #MissionSamsung what has Samsung done to me! While watching the AVENGERS 2: AGE OF ULTRON Official Extended Trailer I came across the Samsung logo at exactly 2:04 mins into the trailer and like a child on xmas I got super excited.
Go ahead and see for yourself, if you get just as excited as I did then you love Samsung as much as I do.
What do Superman, The Amazing Spiderman and Mr Terrific all have in common? The answer is quite simple, they are all men who pride themselves on helping others. Ok, well not Superman, he's Kryptonian, but you understand what I mean. As human beings, we are always looking up to people to be role models, to take charge of situations, give meaning to the sometimes unknown, to be that helping hand when times get tough and there are still many of us looking for more heroes.
Today I stand before you to let you know, that from today you are your own Amazing hero!
Now I'm not going to go on babbling on what you need to do to make society or your home a better place, you need to figure that out for yourself. I am not the motivational type! One thing is clear to me now though, since being part of the #MissionSamsung blogger challenge, I now know I have Super blogging powers. My powers are based on a clear mind and will and desire to succeed and thrive in an already flooded industry. If anyone is in need of a Blogging Hero, look no further as Versatile Lyleis here!
So after all that was said I guess you all still wondering one thing.
WHO THE HELL IS MR TERRIFIC?
Michael Holt aka Mr. Terrific is the 3rd smartest man alive. Mr. Terrific embodies his Golden Age predecessor's slogan of "Fair Play", and is currently the White King of Checkmate. Click here for more info.
“I think I have this thing where everybody has to think I'm the greatest.And if they aren't completely knocked out and dazzled and slightly intimidated by me, I don't feel good about myself.”
― Roald Dahl, FANTASTIC Mr. Fox
Ok so I will admit I'm not the greatest blogger out there, nor will I ever consider myself to be the best at what I do, but one thing I know for sure, I will always feel FANTASTIC.
Since being part of the #MissionSamsung blogger challenge, I have pushed myself to do things I wouldn't usually do. For example taking still pics of action figures and making a short story of it or singing karaoke out aloud and getting my legs waxed in public. Now who can take those things away from me? No one, and all I can say is that things are finally looking up for me and my blogging.
THINGS ARE FINALLY LOOKING UP
And to all you FANTASTIC bloggers** who took part in this challenge I salute you, job well done!
Cheers to you all!!!
"Versatile Lyle"
Over and Out! #MissionSamsung
** For info on bloggers who took part, please see blogroll in footer section of this blog**
Every so now and then something so unexpected happens in your life whether it be good or bad. For some it may come in the form of an experience for others an opportunity, whatever it may be or have been you must have quoted this saying, "Once In A Lifetime."
I remember as a kid my Grandfather owned a holiday home and we would venture there for holidays or weekend stay overs and I would asked my parents if I could bring a friend along. When I got the go ahead to allow my friend to tag along he would have to consult his parents. 9 times out of 10 they would decline his request to do anything fun, but on this occasion he used the saying, "But Mom it's an Once In A Lifetime experience!" I couldn't contain my laughter as it was unexpected and humorous, but hey it work!
So being chosen to compete in the #MissionSamsung blogger challenge for me was a Once In A Lifetime experience!
I never thought I would be chosen but here I am, so don't be afraid, go out there, embrace life, take on challenges and make your own Once In A Lifetime experience!
I have been using the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom for about 4 weeks now and I recommend you go out and get one too! The camera is absolutely AWESOME so AWESOME that after every pic taken it automatically becomes HAMMER TIME wherever you are!
The third and final mission is now upon me and now is the time for me to suit up and become INCREDIBLE!
I have to do a blog post of my experience thus far in the #MissionSamsung blogger challenge and to do this I need to summon all my INCREDIBLE blogging powers and blog like I have never blogged before.
Waxing and Karaoke should not go hand in hand EVER! However, it does if you about to sing Killer Karaoke style and that is exactly what I had to endure.
I was tasked with singing karaoke with a twist for Mission 2 of the #MissionSamsung blogger challenge. For this mission I was required to sing a song provided by Kleek, a music app designed to stream and listen to your favourite artists with the option to download and listen offline. I needed to sing my selected song from Kleek which was installed on the Galaxy K Zoom and then play it on the Level Over Headphones via Bluetooth. Bearing in mind that once the Level Over's are on your head almost all noise is cancelled out so all I would hear would be the music playing and not my voice. So now you are all up to speed.
Last week I went out to take on challenge 2 at Groun Karaoke and Cocktail Lounge situated in Lansdowne, Cape Town and the owner was more than willing to allow me to use his establishment. With the venue sorted and a few buddies there to watch me embarrass myself, it was time to sing, and sing I did!
Be prepared to have you mind and ears blown away...
Caution this is not for the faint hearted!
If you couldn't make out what was sung, it's a little track entitled Demons by Imagine Dragons and if my rendition is anything to go by then I guess I slayed many a demon on the night.
Thanks for those who came out and supported me in completing challenge 2. Thanks to Marcelino for the use of Groun, Ramo the MC, Devon photgrapher, Ryan videographer, to the judges Carl Weber, Gino Fernandez and Justine Lamb you guys were great and not forgetting my personal beauticians Rejane and my kickass wife, Candice!
