Selamat Hari Raya!
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
All about LOVE!
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:
Inspired by the love stories, armed with a love pen and all you need now is a notebook for your:
3. Love-notes!
Last year's top selling Valentine's Day product. More stocks are now available:
Last year's top selling Valentine's Day product. More stocks are now available:
The Clairefontaine Passionnement by Sacha Goldberger range is as funny and as fresh as a bubbling love! It is a range that cleverly combines words and graphic arts!
If you do not know what a Moleskine RED diary yet, you don't know what you are missing out! =) CzipLee has LIMITED STOCKS of the Moleskine Twin Set - Limited Edition - the only RED range left. Go on spoil yourself or your object of affection this Valentine's:
If you do not know what a Moleskine RED diary yet, you don't know what you are missing out! =) CzipLee has LIMITED STOCKS of the Moleskine Twin Set - Limited Edition - the only RED range left. Go on spoil yourself or your object of affection this Valentine's:
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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posted by czipkid at 11:41 AM
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
The Festival of Lights!
The beauty of living in a multicutural country like Malaysia is that we get to celebrate LOADS of festivals which simply means - another H-O-L-I-D-A-Y!
Just after the Hari Raya festivity, we will soon celebrate Deepavali (aka the 'Festival of Lights') tomorrow! But don't worry,
Just after the Hari Raya festivity, we will soon celebrate Deepavali (aka the 'Festival of Lights') tomorrow! But don't worry,
CzipLee is still OPEN FOR BUSINESS
during Deepavali, 8 November 2007
10am-7pm
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Selamat Hari Raya!
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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Monday, September 03, 2007
What you should NOT do during your exams!
1. Bring a pillow. Fall asleep (or pretend to) until the last 15 minutes. Wake up, say "oh geez, better get cracking" and do some gibberish work. Turn it in a few minutes early.
2. Bring cheerleaders.
3. Do the exam with crayons, paint, or fluorescent markers.
4. Try to get your friends or everyone in the room to do the wave.
5. Get deliveries of candy, flowers, balloons, telegrams, etc. . . sent to you every few minutes throughout the exam.
6. Bring a water pistol with you.
7. Bring a black marker. Return the exam with all questions and answers completely blacked out.
8. Every five minutes, stand up, collect all your things, move to another seat, continue with the exam.
9. Turn in the exam approximately 30 minutes into it. As you walk out, start commenting on how easy it was.
10. Bring pets.
MAKE SURE YOU DON'T DO ANY OF THESE, huh?!! =)
If you miss our exam tips, read them again:
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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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Last minute Exam tips!
Well kids, the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) is next week! To be exact, 3-5 September 2007! After some extensive research (we asked some of you, our customers!) here are 5 before EXAMS dos and don'ts that we've come up with:
1. SLEEP
Be sure to get a few good night's sleep!
You will need all the energy you can get for the exams!
Don't change your diet right before the exams!
3. STRESS
So be aware of whatever stress you are feeling before or during the exams. If you are aware, then you can compensate for it! Spend time relaxing or find someone you can talk to! =)
4. PRACTICE AND REVIEW
Be confident as you practice and review everything that you know.
Whatever you do, don't cram for the test! Its an absolute NO!
5. ENJOY YOURSELF!
Take time between the papers, do something that will help you take your mind off the exams - if you are well prepared, don't get too stressed about the next day's papers! Enjoy the exams!
Apart from that we've also got some last-minute stationery products that you may need for the exams:
Like mentioned, the Stabilo Exam Grade series is one of the most popular Exam-themed stationery product. Another worthy mention is the Faber-Castell Tri-Grip 2B Pencils.
For more on these products, visit these pages:
1. SLEEP
Be sure to get a few good night's sleep!
You will need all the energy you can get for the exams!
2. DIET
Don't change your diet right before the exams!
3. STRESS
So be aware of whatever stress you are feeling before or during the exams. If you are aware, then you can compensate for it! Spend time relaxing or find someone you can talk to! =)
4. PRACTICE AND REVIEW
Be confident as you practice and review everything that you know.
Whatever you do, don't cram for the test! Its an absolute NO!
5. ENJOY YOURSELF!
Take time between the papers, do something that will help you take your mind off the exams - if you are well prepared, don't get too stressed about the next day's papers! Enjoy the exams!
Apart from that we've also got some last-minute stationery products that you may need for the exams:
Like mentioned, the Stabilo Exam Grade series is one of the most popular Exam-themed stationery product. Another worthy mention is the Faber-Castell Tri-Grip 2B Pencils.
For more on these products, visit these pages:
CzipLee wishes all our friends sitting for their UPSR Exams: All the best and enjoy yourselves!
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Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Manga Your World!
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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Monday, July 02, 2007
The year's most anticipated colouring competition FORM!
Here you go; work your magic now guys and send it back to us by 17 July 2007!
Print out this form and colour it, all the details are on the form.
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Sunday, July 01, 2007
The year's most anticipated colouring competition!
CzipLee, with our friends from Faber-Castell and Penguin, is proud to announce our version of
"The year's most anticipated colouring competition!"
Its easy:
The colouring contest runs from the 1 July 2007 to 17 July 2007.
Results to be announced on 21 July 2007.
Its a take-home colouring contest. Open for all!
The prizes:
Grand Prize:
1 cp of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (Special Edition) +1 set of Faber-Castell Products Total worth of RM 500-00!
1st Runner-up
1 set of Faber-Castell Products worth RM 150-00
2nd Runner-up
1 set of Faber-Castell Products worth RM 100-00
10x Consolation Prizes
1 set of Faber-Castell Products worth RM 30-00
So drop by to your nearest CzipLee Books & Stationery store (Kajang and Bangsar) to pick up your forms today!
Don't forget our pre-order ends on 7 July 2007! So hurry in and don't miss the best pre-order deal in town!
1 set of Faber-Castell Products worth RM 150-00
2nd Runner-up
1 set of Faber-Castell Products worth RM 100-00
10x Consolation Prizes
1 set of Faber-Castell Products worth RM 30-00
So drop by to your nearest CzipLee Books & Stationery store (Kajang and Bangsar) to pick up your forms today!
Don't forget our pre-order ends on 7 July 2007! So hurry in and don't miss the best pre-order deal in town!
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Thursday, June 14, 2007
Think Green!
This Saturday, Malaysia celebrates World Environment Day 2007 with a host of events at FRIM. Here's the list:
In view of that, I (CzipKid) have picked my top-10 base on a list done by The Star newspaper (Malaysia):
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.
2. Think before you throw
Before discarding something, first consider how it can be reused.
Before discarding something, first consider how it can be reused.
3. Say no to flyers
Decline or return promotional pamphlets distributed at public places if you’re not interested in what’s on offer. Refuse junk mail if you don’t want to read it.
Decline or return promotional pamphlets distributed at public places if you’re not interested in what’s on offer. Refuse junk mail if you don’t want to read it.
4. Go paper-less
Send e-cards and emails rather than letters, memos and cards. The pulp and paper industry is the world's fifth largest industrial consumer of energy and uses more water to produce a tonne of product than any other business.
5. Buy in bulk
Avoid products packed individually or for single use, such as beverage sachets or biscuits in small packs. Those foils are not recycled, and so add to waste heaps.
Avoid products packed individually or for single use, such as beverage sachets or biscuits in small packs. Those foils are not recycled, and so add to waste heaps.
6. Go for fresh
Why buy fruit juices in cartons and create waste? Recycling aseptic packaging, which is made of 75% paper, 20% polyethylene and 5% aluminium foil, uses up lots of water and energy. Furthermore, current collection for recycling is poor. Juice fresh fruits instead. It will be free of sweeteners, colourings, preservatives – and trash.
7. Say 'No' to plastic bags
They do not degrade, mar the landscape and clog up rivers and seas. Plastics are derived from petroleum, so producing them emits greenhouse gases, too. Decline a plastic bag if your purchase is small and easy to carry. Try not to accumulate any new plastic bags for a week; you will see that it is not that difficult.
8. Bring a bag
Keep cloth bags in your car so they are always at hand should you decide to go shopping or marketing.
9. Use them again
Those plastic bags used to pack vegetables in supermarkets can be reused. Don't try to remove the price sticker as this will tear the flimsy bags. Turn them inside out instead.
10. Don't add to waste heaps
Separate paper, plastics, metals, glass and aseptic carton for recycling. If you cannot drop them off at recycling centres, leave them outside for the garbage collector. Recycling saves the landscape from dumps, reduces usage of energy and raw materials, and prevents emissions of methane.
For more recycling ideas or how you can support or work for the environment, simply put just:
So do your part today, when you come into CzipLee Books & Stationery - if you can make do without the plastic bags, just say NO! We are doing our bit to reduce the plastics!"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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Saturday, June 02, 2007
CzipLand*
Once upon a time, we had this little dream of an enchanted land of books and stationery. Initially, we thought of this:
but somewhere in between, CzipKid found his paradise:
Meanwhile, you can pop by our version of CzipLand in Kajang and Bangsar or see it via the web!
but somewhere in between, CzipKid found his paradise:
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-
**illustrations by the one and only:
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
And so, here we go again...
Ok, we have really been busy. Well that is probably the easiest(and lousiest) excuse we could think of most of the time...but its somewhat true!
Let's see...we have been busy with:
1. Moleskine Voyage - if you don't know about it, go read here. Oh did we mention that you can drop your completed travel book to us at CzipLee by the 30th of June 2007 (the official deadline) just remember the 3 things you'll need for the competition:
(1) Come by CzipLee Books & Stationery Bangsar to purchase your very own Moleskine of any size and type!
(2) Go to Voyage to register yourself and read up on the official stuff
(3) Get cracking already! (It can be any old travels too!)
Of course, don't forget to get them to us by the forementioned deadline and we will do the rest for you!
Also, the 18 Months Diary is now available too!
Its heating up!Every other good bookstore is throwing some kind of preorder special but we reckon we have got one of, if not the better deal in town - customers have said that we have the best but we will let you decide. Our deal:
(1) Deposit or we call it booking fee of only RM 10!
(2) Pre Order price: RM 88.88 (Normal Retail Price: RM 109.90) Save at least 20%!
(3) Mysterious gift - so mysterious that even we don't really know what it is yet!
(4) Guaranteed book on the 21st of July 2007 - from 7:01 am (Tune in to our countdown clock!) and stay tune for more HP stuff! In the meantime, check out the link below for all things Harry Potter:
3. In-store upgrades in Bangsar.
We have got a very custom-made space for
and 
. With more art materials (namely paints) and brands plus a wider selection of scrapbooking materials. Our greeting cards got new shelves too which has allowed us to put even more cards in and we are still constantly changing things around to bring in even more things! Swing by to check us out!
4. Scrapbooking classes by
We held our second Basic Scrapbooking I class last Saturday with the promise to work out even more classes for our budding Scrapbookers! See photos from our first class in our flickr set!
5. New window display: (we'll let these photos paint a few words for you)
Here is a promise to do better with our blog and website(we have done minor updates - just bits and pieces stuff but big ones coming!). So to make up for all that, we give you one of the many projects underway for www.cziplee.com.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we introduce to you...
Let's see...we have been busy with:
1. Moleskine Voyage - if you don't know about it, go read here. Oh did we mention that you can drop your completed travel book to us at CzipLee by the 30th of June 2007 (the official deadline) just remember the 3 things you'll need for the competition:
(1) Come by CzipLee Books & Stationery Bangsar to purchase your very own Moleskine of any size and type!
(2) Go to Voyage to register yourself and read up on the official stuff
(3) Get cracking already! (It can be any old travels too!)
Of course, don't forget to get them to us by the forementioned deadline and we will do the rest for you!
Also, the 18 Months Diary is now available too!
Its heating up!
(1) Deposit or we call it booking fee of only RM 10!
(2) Pre Order price: RM 88.88 (Normal Retail Price: RM 109.90) Save at least 20%!
(3) Mysterious gift - so mysterious that even we don't really know what it is yet!
(4) Guaranteed book on the 21st of July 2007 - from 7:01 am (Tune in to our countdown clock!) and stay tune for more HP stuff! In the meantime, check out the link below for all things Harry Potter:
3. In-store upgrades in Bangsar.
We have got a very custom-made space for
and . With more art materials (namely paints) and brands plus a wider selection of scrapbooking materials. Our greeting cards got new shelves too which has allowed us to put even more cards in and we are still constantly changing things around to bring in even more things! Swing by to check us out!4. Scrapbooking classes by
We held our second Basic Scrapbooking I class last Saturday with the promise to work out even more classes for our budding Scrapbookers! See photos from our first class in our flickr set!
5. New window display: (we'll let these photos paint a few words for you)
'nuff said!
Well so ok, we have not been that busy after all, huh? =)
Here is a promise to do better with our blog and website(we have done minor updates - just bits and pieces stuff but big ones coming!). So to make up for all that, we give you one of the many projects underway for www.cziplee.com.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we introduce to you...
Happy days!
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Crash
Flying CupidKid with CRASH potential:
"you think you know who you are. you have no idea."
I love taglines, movie taglines. It allows you to intepret your own version of the movie before you watch it. Its effective, more so than the title of course.
Crash, the Oscar-winning movie had a few of this running. The title by itself didn't really appeal to me but when I read the taglines on IMDB, I was sold. The forementioned was my favourite.
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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posted by deadpo8t at 7:22 PM
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Oh, that loving feeling...
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?
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 value and quality when you're out shopping. PS:By the way, every single penny made from this book will go to the Fifteen Foundation. So go out and get yourself a copy!
For full promo details, check out CzipLee's Love page!
Some recommended Valentine's Day links:
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Snapshots from Banjir in the Village
With a full write-up on the way, check out these photos from CzipLee Books & Stationery and CzipKid's day out at the Banjir in the Village event last weekend at Bangsar Village.
For more you can check these out:
Write-ups from theStar:
Flood aid bazaar raises RM 45,000
Stars chip in for flood victims
and the Water Goddess painter's blog:
Sasha Bashir
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For more you can check these out:
Write-ups from theStar:
Flood aid bazaar raises RM 45,000
Stars chip in for flood victims
and the Water Goddess painter's blog:
Sasha Bashir
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Friday, February 02, 2007
Banjir in the Village 2.0
We had a Black & White teaser up the other day, you can read the summed up press release here about what CzipLee Books & Stationery will be doing at Bangsar Village from February 3rd - February 4th 2007 (10am - 10pm).
Apart from purchasing stationery, cakes, cookies, meeting celebrities and personalities...look out for me, of course:
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Apart from purchasing stationery, cakes, cookies, meeting celebrities and personalities...look out for me, of course:
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Banjir in the Village
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
New year, new things?
We had a good year in 2006 with the opening of our flagship store. With CzipLee Bangsar, we were able to bring in more books, stationery, premiums and crafts as compared to what we've always had in CzipLee Kajang. But don't worry Kajangites, we have not forgotten you!
Just keep looking out for more happenings @CzipLee Kajang(and Bangsar), huh? =)
2006 also saw the launch of our very own website and blog! And to our surprise, they have been warmly welcome by you! (Based on Google Analytics, of course!) So with all this, it brings us to the new year, 2007. What and how then can we beat the high of 2006?
We've got a whole lot of things up our sleeves and if you want to help us out just feel free to leave us some comments! So stay tune for them!
And as always, we will stick to our tagline:
Just keep looking out for more happenings @CzipLee Kajang(and Bangsar), huh? =)
2006 also saw the launch of our very own website and blog! And to our surprise, they have been warmly welcome by you! (Based on Google Analytics, of course!) So with all this, it brings us to the new year, 2007. What and how then can we beat the high of 2006?
We've got a whole lot of things up our sleeves and if you want to help us out just feel free to leave us some comments! So stay tune for them!
And as always, we will stick to our tagline:
'Meeting Your Needs!'
Welcome to 2007 @CzipLee!
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
Oh... the stuff of legends!
This is CzipKid:
you can read all about him from here!
Anyway, this is what you are here for: =)
19 October 2006 - There was a mysterious drop-off at CzipLee Books & Stationery Bangsar, this afternoon shortly after lunch.
Four cartons labeled with the very familiar Cathay Pacific air-freight stickers alongside two over-sized boxes, were neatly stacked at a corner. Hmmm...could it be a wrong delivery? Or a surprise gift from an overzealous CzipLee fan from Hong Kong?
Just to share, they looked like this:
Well, with our name clearly printed on the boxes, doubt the delivery man made a mistake. So here goes! We opened the two over-sized ones first and we got this:
We went like 'Huh?!' Then we moved on to and to our delight and excitement, we realise that "IT" has finally arrived!
Drumroll please...
The LEGENDARY NOTEBOOKS - MOLESKINEs!
Moleskine, the legendary notebook of Hemingway, Picasso, Chatwin and many more is now available in our very own legend-in-the-making: CzipLee Books & Stationery!
Meeting your needs is what we do best!
"Oh Moleskine, our friendship is going to be the stuff of legends."
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Lil Yogis Sweep Through CzipLee Bangsar!
I had some friends over the other day from this "oh-so-cooool" Yoga centre called Yoga2Health or Y2H. My friends or Lil' Yogis as they are more popularly known were on a lantern festival cum Halloween walk around the neighbourhood.They made CzipLee Bangsar their last and final stop before heading back to Y2H, which is just right up the road from our place. We had some goodie bags filled with sponsored stationery (think Faber-Castell & Stabilo!) and some delicious munchies for all of them.
After making their presence known in the store with their laughter and their infectious marvel of discovering all the cool stationery and books in the store, they settled down for some pictures before literally "blowing" their way out! (All of them had whistles with them!)
Check out the photos below that we took together with me of course:
Yoga helps children to cope better with everyday issues such as stress, concetration, aggression, nervousness or self-esteem. It's a new, invigorating way for kids to explore and aprreciate themselves, their creative and academic potential.
And who thought Yoga was only for adults!
Check out Yoga2Health's website for more Yoga-related topics and classes!
Don't forget to visit us here for more of my activities and other reviews!
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
I devoured his book, page by page in just one day.
In specific? 4 hours! (And worth every cent I paid for the book!)
It was such an easy read, with the big print and a catchy storyline.
Best of all? It was well researched and based on a real life story.
More like? Iit was Albom's way of telling us to appreciate what we have right now.
His style of writing is easy - straight to the point, bits and pieces of adjectives to paint you a picture and you can see his love of sports jumping right off the pages. I would think one of his reason for choosing this tale above the rest of "unnatural" or "supernatural" tales was because this was very much - sports related, and Albom is a true blue sports journalist.
It is a fantastic read with Albom recounting the life of Charley page by page, the many times his mother stood up for him, and the times he never stood up for his mother.
It’s bittersweet to think that a child has to choose to "love" either his mom or his dad from young - and even when he turns into an adult - he still yearns for his dad's approval.
The twist or rather, the surreal element of the book is when he tries to commit suicide, and once again - in just that one day - he meets his mother once more. He talks to her, tries to right all the wrong - talk about his hurts, his appreciation for her (finally) and how he tries to come to term with his failed marriage and daughter's rejection of him.
His ma tells him that his relationship with his loved ones is still salvageable and when he finally wakes up and recovers - he does make right his wrongs.
People talk about the "light at the end of a dark tunnel", "supernatural experiences", "out of body experience", well this is once well-researched story where a credible name like Albom who puts forth his evidence for such occurrences. It is in part, quite eerie and yet - surreal (sorry, I love this word!) - because the three people his mum helps to "prettify" are actual people, who meet their Maker right on the day (or close enough date and time) to when he was experiencing that one more day with his mum.
Overall, it is a very good book - with a well written ending to the tale, and certainly, a book which you want to get for people who just don't have the time to appreciate their loved ones whilst they are still around.
'For One More Day' is availabe in CzipLee. For more information, please visit cziplee.com!
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Monday, October 02, 2006
The New Old
Dear friends,We are changing the direction of our blog - yes, you will still hear about the kingdom and my adventures but as I go on my adventures and while I write about it; you will be introduced to some of my friends who will be putting up reviews of books and stationery, interesting ideas/thoughts on anything books or stationery-related and many more!
So do check back ya? My Czip-sense tells me that a book review is coming!
Your friend,
CzipKid
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006
My Favourite Roald Dahl Books
From chocolate rivers, oompa loompa's to Big Friendly Giants (BFGs) and little girls that possess great psyhic powers: there is only one man we credit all this toAnd what's more, there is actually a "Celebrate Roald Dahl Day" which is today!
September 13, 2006!
There's certainly much to thank Roald Dahl for. I remember him for:
Matilda:
She was an inspiration to me, when I didn't like school and wanted to ZAP all those bad teachers away.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:
I loved the way Charlie cared and loved for his family, and how everyone ate cabbage soup everyday and slept in the same bed (his two sets of grandparents).Who could forget the amazing glass elevator, the notorious kid that kept picking his nose and the rather eccentric owner of the chocolate factory. It was magical!
BFG:To my horror, giants stole kids sleeping soundly in their beds to gobble them up in giant land. But Big Friendly Giant gangs up with a young orphan (whom he also quietly steals away while she sleeps soundly) to help him! Heroism personified with Roald Dahl always battling for the orphan's plights!
Witches:
A bittersweet tale of a little boy orphaned from young, and brought up by his grandmother who often warned him about witches (like how our parents would warn us of not speaking to strangers!). Who can forget the dramatic tale of a witches conference being held during his holiday getaway with his grandma and how the the little boy gets turned into a mouse! And poor grandma has a mouse for a grandchild!
Boy: I loved it. From the sweets he ate - gob stoppers to liquorices to quaint English meals and his games; his accidents, his very, very honest accounts of life. It was surreal.
Suffice to say, Roald Dahl is one of my favourite authors - so 3 cheers to celebrating
"Roald Dahl's Day!"
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Finally..ME
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Thursday, August 10, 2006
Mouth-LESS
This is in response to Anonymous' request in his/her comment on the previous post
Our artist explained it before here:
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Our artist explained it before here:
There is a thing about cartoons, the less detail it has, theLike said in the movie, French Kiss: "Happy - smile. Sad - frown. Use the corresponding face for the corresponding emotion." The mouth is for you to add so well, just put whatever emotions/mouth you want on me, CzipKid ok? Remember...just have fun with it ya?! =)
more people will project their own emotions on to it. The lack of a mouth
invites you to decide CzipKid's mood.
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Tuesday, August 08, 2006
CzipKid 2.9?! (Almost there)
Ok so most of us here at CzipLee agreed that we have CzipKid in the bag but now comes the hard part again! Like most things in life, it is when we thought that we have found the answers for all the questions that another one pops up. So once again, we needed to work on the colours and make sure that we get that feel-good-factor so this was what the artist did:
Artist Notes:
CzipKid is the coolest kid in town, so we needed a background to show it.
in the end we went for a liquified-metal-Ipod generation kinda look.
Artist Notes:
CzipKid is the coolest kid in town, so we needed a background to show it.
in the end we went for a liquified-metal-Ipod generation kinda look.
Hip in a high tech kinda way!
"I am your colours...I am!" -Quoted Fortunately-
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
We got it!
Up till this point, we at CzipLee were still just waiting for that "Eureka" moment! And when we saw it, we knew we got it....so
BEHOLD! THE DRAWING BOARD:
Artist Notes:
BEHOLD! THE DRAWING BOARD:
Artist Notes: 2 drawings with a brush. And I got the feel of it, just need to clean up the edges. Add a bit of cuteness and sophistication.
There is a thing about cartoons, the less detail it has, the more people will project their own emotions on to it. The lack of a mouth invites you to decide CzipKid's mood. Eureka, a new icon is born!
"A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop!" -Little Richard-
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Manga 2.1
Someone once said that, "God must be a painter because He gave us so many colours!"
On that cue of using what we are given, colours were added to Manga-me:
On that cue of using what we are given, colours were added to Manga-me:
Artist notes:
For the colour scheme I think i was influenced alot by the recent LOTR movies. In hindsight The colour looks a bit too dull. I would have continued in this direction. But together with the Great Folks at CzipLee, we decided we wanted something more appealing to a wider audience. This might capture a generation of LOTR fans. But CzipLee was looking for better.
So once again, it's back to the drawing board. Show them thee drawing board!
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Monday, July 24, 2006
2.0: The Manga Version
And so, the artist gave me a cool new makeover...i turn Manga-like:
the blackandwhite one:
Artist Notes:
I started by doing a lot of pages of sketches to loosen up. I drew characters I knew. I drew all the icons: Calvin. Snoopy. Bone. Then I drew and drew...well I just filled up pages till I felt I was loose enough.
Next I took a good look at the Cziplee Logo. Czipkid would have to connect some way with the logo. I used a chinese brush pen to get a similar line quality.
Then *BLAM*! One cute head, then bows and arrows. And i'm satisfied.
In the end that drawing had the essence, but it was too roughly drawn and too fierce..
With that taken into acount. I tightened up the drawing and made this guy happier a bit. And played with the proportions. And that is how this version on Manga CzipKid came about.
Next: Manga CzipKid in colour!
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Friday, July 21, 2006
The Making 1.0
Well, in the previous blog I said that I was going to share how I came about...
for starters this is me, version 1.0:
for starters this is me, version 1.0:
This was well liked except for the fact that I looked angry and fierce! So it was back to the drawing board for the artist!
(Next up... I get 'Manga-nised'!)
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Saturday, July 15, 2006
Introducing.....CzipKid!
And that little boy is Me! =) 
Hi everyone! They all call me Kid, CzipKid. This is my world and welcome to CzipLee, the enchanted kingdom of books and stationery! Many people have asked me how to actually pronounce my name, well guess what?! I am going to share with you how my name is pronounced.
It's like French! Silence the C and just pronounce Z-I-P. It works the same for CzipKid, CzipLee and anything Czip. So, CzipLee is pronounced as Z-I-P Lee.
Have fun! Next up, I will let you know how I actually came to be. Nope, it's not the big bang! Just a big splat of INK! Stay tune, ya?! =)
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Hi everyone! They all call me Kid, CzipKid. This is my world and welcome to CzipLee, the enchanted kingdom of books and stationery! Many people have asked me how to actually pronounce my name, well guess what?! I am going to share with you how my name is pronounced.It's like French! Silence the C and just pronounce Z-I-P. It works the same for CzipKid, CzipLee and anything Czip. So, CzipLee is pronounced as Z-I-P Lee.
Have fun! Next up, I will let you know how I actually came to be. Nope, it's not the big bang! Just a big splat of INK! Stay tune, ya?! =)
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