A selection of books are on offer just for you! So pop by CzipLee today and just look out for this sticky:

A public service annoucement brought to you by CzipKid! =)

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It has been a wonderful month off from the store, celebrating Christmas, the New Year then now, Chinese New Year. From the turkeys to the presents. To the lovely homemade repertoire from aunts and grandmas alike, to the mouthwatering baked goods (personal favourite: Kuih Karpet aka Love Letters) that seems to be a regular fixture in every household, it has truly been a wonderful occasion for all!

Not forgetting the many "Ang Pows" (red packets) collected and winnings from the gambling table for the lucky few, this Chinese New Year certainly makes for a great transition to one of my all time favourites: Valentine's Day!

Last year, I showed some Crashing potential. This year, The Remix:

I have been scouring both stores for some Valentine's Day gift ideas. Here's what I found at CzipLee:

1. Love-stories:

From the flush of first love in Turgenev's First Love, part of the highly regarded 'Great Loves' series from Penguin, to those Vintage Classics with books that change the world, with books from the "it's a girl thing" people at LBD and to the evergreen and well loved Jane Austen.
Fall in love with a book this Valentine's...=)

2. Love-inks:

A Pilot Ageless futuristic pen in RED of course:

Or if not, get the RED Moleskine Van Gogh Museum series (as featured in Zero Degrees Feb issue) A vibrant hard cover notebook lined with shantung silk, but still boasting the time-tested durability that ensures musings are kept safe from the elements.

4. Love-journeys

To fuel your travel bug this year, see Asia in 2008 with the ultimate Asian travel companion:

The hugely popular glossy scarlet LUXE Asian Grand Tour Box puts you on the expressway to fabulous with Asia’s top 12 cities and all the treats they contain: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Bali, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Tokyo and Cambodia & Laos.

LUXE guides come with handy online updates, so not only do you get all the latest hot info, but when you buy the LUXE Asian Grand Tour Box, you get twelve guides for the price of eleven, how’s that for holiday spirit? Dust off your passport and start packing…

LUXE. Twelve into one does go.

5. Love-keeps

And to top it all off, keepsake the warm memories with my favourite themed scrapbook range, the Making Memories "Love Story" collection:

Ahhhh...Love....=)

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This weekend, our Muslim friends celebrate the festival of Aidilfitri, more popularly known as Hari Raya Puasa, or simply Hari Raya (Day of Celebration) in Malaysia. This is to mark the culmination of Ramadhan, the holy month of fasting. It is a joyous occasion for Muslims, as it signifies a personal triumph, a victory of self-restraint and abstinence, symbolising purification and renewal. With that...

CzipLee will be closed for the Raya weekend from
13 October - 15 October, 2007

Business will resume as usual on
16 October, 2007

Selamat Hari Raya!

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Its never too late and if you want a funny version here: Some Thoughts on Final Exams

For your exam stationery supply, check out the new Exam Pen! We'll put up the TV ad soon!

And finally, all the best in your exams! =)

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2. DIET

CzipLee wishes all our friends sitting for their UPSR Exams: All the best and enjoy yourselves!

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For all you budding manga artists or for everyone who's always wanted to get started with manga comics, this one's for you:

The Faber-Castell PITT artist pen: Manga Marker Set of 8 — Faber-Castell Manga markers are recommended by leading Manga artists for their performance and range of colors. Waterproof, smudgeproof, lightfast, archival-quality ink contains a high proportion of pigment.

Set of 8 includes five markers in five shades of gray with brush tip, one black brush tip, one black medium brush tip, and one black superfine brush tip in a durable plastic wallet.

A leaflet provides helpful hints and advice on getting started.

Just to get you going, here's a Sora from the ever popular Kingdom Hearts by the artmaker himself:

Faber-Castell Pitt Manga Markers are only available in CzipLee Books & Stationery Bangsar!

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1. Live simply
Every product we use, whether it’s a paper cup, dress or car, leaves an ecological footprint. Think about living with less, so as to tread lighter on Earth.

"You look at that river gently flowing by. You notice the leaves rustling with
the wind. You hear the birds; you hear the tree frogs. In the distance you hear
a cow. You feel the grass. The mud gives a little bit on the river bank. It's
quiet; it's peaceful. And all of a sudden, it's a gear shift inside you. And
it's like taking a deep breath and going, "Oh yeah, I forgot about this."

-Al Gore in the opening monologue of An Inconvenient Truth-

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then we came up with the kid:

who has since evolved into a few different versions with his latest incarnation as:

but somewhere in between, CzipKid found his paradise:

Welcome to CzipLand, your paradise of books and stationery! A land lost in a time not so long ago when books and stationery were afforded no respect by those who lived their whole lives in a book-less and stationery-less world; except by a selected few who dreamed of a Paradise, a place so wonderful that no page is left unturned and no ink is left too dry! Check back for Adventures in CzipLand!

Meanwhile, you can pop by our version of CzipLand in Kajang and Bangsar or see it via the web!

"And me, I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it's not some place you can look for, 'cause it's not where you go. It's how you feel for a moment in your life when you're a part of something, and if you find that moment... it lasts forever..." -The Beach-

*another post for =)

**illustrations by the one and only:

Flying CupidKid with CRASH potential:

I suppose with CzipKid, we (the CzipLee crew) didn't really know where we were heading with it. A family-owned books and stationery business with a cartoon character as its mascot? Hahhahahaha!
Well, being Chinese we were thinking more of an animal so that we could identify with its traits and character...we even narrowed down to 2: a tortoise or a tiger!

Somehow, CzipKid's creator, the artist known as Ming or the Artmaker created a character that squashed all animal instincts!

It started with this and then it became manga before turning up in pen. When we saw the final piece, we knew we had to go with it.

But somehow, with the kid, we thought we knew who he is or who/where he will be. But right now, we just don't know! He's grown from just on paper to a life-size cut-out that appears in most events that CzipLee takes part.

And then there's CzipKid's evolution on the website:

So the BIG question is: Where to next for CzipKid? Yes, we've got the whole CzipLand going but really, we don't know...don't know who the kid really is or who he can be. Why don't you tell us?

PS: I tell you what, being Valentine's Day and all, feel free to use CupidKid in your blog or publication. I would appreciate an attribution back to this post or this website! (but of course it's not compulsory :)) Also, don't forget to check out CzipKid's creator's site too!

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Oh February! The month of love and loads of it!

It's that time of the year where fluttering hearts and starry-eyed gazes from love struck couples come full circle!

CzipLee Books & Stationery presents our Valentine's Day ideas for you and it's not only for that one day on Valentine's Day but we're running it through Chinese New Year as well. The promotion will end this month.

THREE gift items you can get for your LOVE:

1. Passionate, heart shaped notebooks with love messages that will surely hit the right note with your Valentine:

Clairefontaine's Passionement Notebooks

2. Free Faber-Castell Design Pencil Stand with purchase of the most 'E-motional' pen for the season:

Faber-Castell E-motion Fountain Pen

Here are the pen details:
Cap, front and end piece made of chrome-plated and polished metal
Barrel made of Pear wood
Spring-loaded clip
Cartridge/converter system (including converter)
High quality stainless steel nib in the line witdths M, F or B.

3. The way to a man or a woman's heart is through their stomach...what say you?

Cook With Jamie

From Jamie himself:
My new book is called Cook with Jamie - my guide to making you a better cook. It's the biggest book I've ever done, and it's set to become a timeless, modern-day classic. It looks beautiful and is full of simple and accessible recipes (160 of them!) that will blow the socks off your family and any guests you might have round for dinner. And that's not all... there's information on the equipment that I think you should have in your kitchen, advice on how to recognize and cook loads of different cuts of meat, as well as on how to get the best val