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Outoftownblog.com wins the Zest Air Malaysia Blogger Adventure Contest!

During Zest Air’s inaugural flight to Kuala Lumpur last October 22,2012, they invited 9 Filipino Bloggers for a 3-day, two-night Malaysia Adventure. Each blogger was tasked to explore and blog about a single state in Malaysia. The bloggers selected this during the briefing held at the Manila headquarters of Tourism Malaysia.

Putrajaya Pink Mosque
Putrajaya Pink Mosque

Each blogger has no specific itinerary, but we are only allowed to blog about the destinations within the “Malaysian State” assigned to us.

Tok Bali Beach in Kelantan Malaysia
Tok Bali Beach in Kelantan Malaysia

Equipped with some guide books, a map, our tired backpack, and 10K pocket money, we parted ways the next morning after spending a night at the Travellers Backpackers Inn in Kuala Lumpur’s China Town.

Vegetable Vendor at Pasar Siti Khadijah Market in Kelantan
Vegetable Vendor at Pasar Siti Khadijah Market in Kelantan

Darwin and I was assigned to Kelantan, Jonel and Marjorie to Negeri Sembilan, Angel Juarez to Terengganu, Gael Hilotin to Pahang, Estan Cabigas to Kedah, Aleah to Perak and Lloyd to Ipoh.

Golden Buddha Wat Photivihan Buddhist Temple in Tumpat
Golden Buddha Wat Photivihan Buddhist Temple in Tumpat

We gathered in Kelab Tasik Restaurant in Putrajaya on our last day for our lunch and blogger’s awarding ceremony. Finally, Our almost 9-hour-long bus ride was worth the tremendous effort. It was not an easy task for all of us, but this would be the only task that I would accept without any hesitation, haha!

Putra Mosque
Putra Mosque

Drumroll Please!! Yay! I was awarded Overall Winner of the Bloggers Malaysia Adventure Contest for my posts on Kelantan State Destinations, which includes :

  1. Pasar Siti Khadijah Market in Kelantan
  2. Murtabak : My Comfort Food in Kota Bahru
  3. Kuala Lumpur International Airport Review
  4. Places to Explore in Kota Bharu, Kelantan in Malaysia
  5. Visiting Istana Balai Besar – The Grand Palace in Kota Bahru Kelantan
  6. Istana Jahar : Museum of Royal Traditions and Customs in Kota Bharu Kelantan
  7. Vising Tak Bai Thailand via Malaysia Pengkalan Kubur (Kelantan) Border
  8. Wat Machimmaram Temple in Tumpat, Kelantan
  9. Visiting Wat Photivihan Buddhist Temple in Tumpat, Kelantan
  10. Tok Bali Beach in Pasir Puteh Malaysia
  11. How to get to Kelantan in Malaysia
  12. Nine Emperor Gods Festival in Kota Bahru Malaysia
  13. Hotel Harmoni in Kota Bahru in Kelantan Malaysia
  14. War Museum in Kelantan Malaysia
  15. Handicraft Village and Craft Museum in Kelantan
  16. Visiting Al-Muhammadi Mosque In Kota Bharu

The Grand prize includes round-trip tickets to Kuala Lumpur by Zest Air for TWO; and a 3D/2N stay at the five-star Grand Millennium KL, Kuala Lumpur.

putrajaya malaysia
Melo Villareal at the Prime Minister’s office at Perdana Putra

Congratulations also to the other winners – Darwin Miranda Cayetano of http://www.trackingtreasures.net for the Most Creative Post; Angel Juarez of http://www.lakwatsero.com for the Best Photo and Marjorie of http://www.livingmarjorney.com for the Most Unique Experience.

Many thanks to Paul Edward Sison, Zest Air, and Tourism Malaysia. I’m now excited to go back and explore other exciting destinations in Malaysia:)

Written by Melo Villareal

Melo Villareal is the Online Publisher of Outoftownblog.com. He is an Accountant by profession who left the corporate world at the age of 23 to explore his beautiful country and the rest of the world. Today, Melo works as a part-time Social Media Manager for local and international clients. His full-time work focuses on discovering interesting culture, explore different cuisines and take memorable photos from local and international destinations he's visiting.

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