{"id":1704,"date":"2011-05-10T11:57:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T03:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2018-11-03T04:55:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T20:55:39","slug":"uniqlo-klcc-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musenmaker.com\/hazelong\/?p=1704","title":{"rendered":"Uniqlo KLCC Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I was at Uniqlo&#8217;s launch at KLCC. So lucky!! I wasn&#8217;t really expecting much from this event but I was delighted when there is a huge line up of celebrities ready to model the apparel from the popular brand.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1708\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1039\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1708\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1708\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1708\" title=\"IMG_1039\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1039-500x383.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Utt from MTV is here to host the event<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I almost didn&#8217;t recognize him. I used to see him host MTV back when I was a teenager. Man, he aged. Shit it means I have aged too. FML. But he is still as hot as evar though.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1709\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1042\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1709\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1709\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1709\" title=\"IMG_1042\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1042-500x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Satoshi Onoguchi, Managing Director of UNIQLO started the event.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Speech speech in a Japanese accent. Hai, Uniqlo at KLCC centero court-toh is naru open!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1710\" style=\"width: 333px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1046\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1710\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1710\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1710\" title=\"IMG_1046\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1046-323x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Yoong, our first Formula 1 driver.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first model to step out is our racing king Alex Yoong. I have never seen him race, but I seen more of him in adverts and runways. Heh.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1711\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1069\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1711\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1711\" title=\"IMG_1069\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1069-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dennis Lau, violin maestro<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linoralow.com\/\">Linora<\/a> from Red FM was also there. I shamelessly shared their table, lol. She was there to support her friend, Dennis Lau.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1706\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1029\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1706\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1706\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1706\" title=\"IMG_1029\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1029-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tammy and her friends<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I met Tammy there with her friends. We were all very excited cuz we are the first few to shop at Uniqlo that night.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1712\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1074\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1712\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1712\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1712\" title=\"IMG_1074\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1074-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yasmin Hani, TV host extraordinaire<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1713\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1085\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1713\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1713\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1713\" title=\"IMG_1085\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1085-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josiah Ng, Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist in Cycling<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Heh.. it&#8217;s funny how all the female models are in the entertainment industry while the male models are all successful individuals from every walk of life except for modeling.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1705\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1058\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1705\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1705\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1705\" title=\"IMG_1058\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1058-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deborah Henry, Miss Universe Malaysia 2011<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, I am sure you can find a female model that is both hot and successful in another kind of industry. No?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1714\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1095\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1714\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1714\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1714\" title=\"IMG_1095\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1095-500x414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"414\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angie Ng, Model of the Year 2010<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But when you have a proper model, the walk and the poses are definitely nicer in a photo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1715\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1103\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1715\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1715\" title=\"IMG_1103\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1103-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Noh, Hujan&#8217;s lead guitarist<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All the big names are acknowledged as friends of Uniqlo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1716\" style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1109\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1716\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1716\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1716\" title=\"IMG_1109\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1109-370x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stacy, Akademi Fantasia Season 6 winner<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Uniqlo is actually a subsidiary brand of Fast Retailing Co. and they are one of the top four apparel retailers in the world. Uniqlo focused on selling high quality casual wear and basics and already has more than 970 stores worldwide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1717\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1122\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1717\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1717\" title=\"IMG_1122\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1122-500x444.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"444\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar, our first astronaut<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Their clothing is made to transcend differences in age, gender, occupation and ethnicity. They even have a bold tagline, <strong>&#8220;Changing clothes. Changing conventional wisdom. Change the world&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1718\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1131\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1718\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1718\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1718\" title=\"IMG_1131\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1131-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ella ze rock queen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With such strong names modeling for them, it isn&#8217;t surprising to learn that the next day, people were queuing up in front of the store anticipating the grand opening. Especially when they are giving away the <strong>One Piece tumbler<\/strong> and<strong> Cath Kidston Japanese fan<\/strong> while stocks last as store opening promotions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1719\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1159\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1719\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1719\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1719\" title=\"IMG_1159\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1159-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huge line up of celebrities on stage<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The event started late but ended in just a matter of minutes. However, every minute of it were enjoyable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1707\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1030\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1707\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1707\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1707\" title=\"IMG_1030\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1030-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Having fun at the event<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the catwalk, we were ushered to Uniqlo to shop together with the celebrities. It was interesting and lucky for us, since only people wearing the red band could enter the shop.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1720\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1163\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1720\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1720\" title=\"IMG_1163\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1163-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boisterous shopping<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were all given vouchers from <a href=\"https:\/\/overstock.getyourcouponcodes.com\">GetYourCouponCodes <\/a>to shop that night and everyone rushed to choose their favourite Uniqlo piece to own, it was definitely so worth it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1721\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/10\/uniqlo-klcc-launch\/img_1166\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1721\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1721\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1721\" title=\"IMG_1166\" src=\"http:\/\/hazelong.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_1166-460x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomodachi ja nakute, Tomodachi ja nai!! Oretachiwa &#8216;Family&#8217;!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I of course, chose an One Piece t-shirt. I love One Piece and is now re-watching the Enies Lobby Arc, wearing this t-shirt and drinking from my One Piece tumbler. Hehe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week I was at Uniqlo&#8217;s launch at KLCC. So lucky!! 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