A few months back I participated in the finale of the #missionsamsung blogger challenge and it was aired on the Expresso Morning Show.

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.

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.


"Versatile Lyle"

Out!

Goodluck, Raise your paw!

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.

"Versatile Lyle"
Over and Out!
#MissionSamsung

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!


These are just some of the pics I took using it.

"Versatile Lyle"

Over and Out!
#MissionSamsung

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.

"Versatile Lyle"

Over and Out!
#MissionSamsung

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!



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!

"Versatile Lyle"

Over and Out!
#missionsamsung

Now, this is the story all about how
My light got turned all the way down
And I'd like to take a minute, so just sit tight
And I'll tell you a story about my Quest for Illuminating Light.

New source of light found in the Jurassic period, I need to go back in time	AF/AE Separation
Dinosaurs everywhere	x10 zoom
Need to find out where this new source of light can be found	focus on dinosaurs
Great some locals maybe they know where it might be	Pro Suggest - Brown Tone
Good job fellas	Xenon Flash
Now to take this back home	Pro Suggest - Strong Red
Awesome it worked, light back to optimal performance	Pro Suggest - Vivid Colour

Definitely had a great time playing with the action figures and dinosaurs it was as if I went back in time too, only difference being I never had a Samsung Galaxy K Zoom back in those days.

The quest was captured using the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom with the visual aids sponsored by my son.

"Versatile Lyle"

Over and Out!
#MissionSamsung