GIVEAWAY | Do you like movies? Check out DBS places! {closed}

Do you like movies? Of course you do!

I have something interesting to share with you. The DBS Places campaign.

DBS bank is the largest bank in South East Asia & one of the largest in Asia. They first entered India through a Mumbai branch in 1995 & Delhi in 2005.

It is also the first Asian bank in Singapore to adopt a regional corporate Facebook page.

DBS now has over 93,000 fans across its 10 Facebook pages.

Many of you already use Facebook pages to check in to places you visit. Well DBS has taken that one step further. DBS is rewarding every first to a few locations around Mumbai (the list can be accessed here) with surprise merchandise.

To get started you have to visit the DBS Facebook Page & click the DBS Places tab on the left. The app is compatible with iPhone (through the iPhone Facebook app) & Blackberry & Android (through browsers). All you have to do is check in & present the deal screen to staff in the bank to get your gift.

The DBS Places tab on the DBS Bank Facebook page. 

An example of the check-in page for iPhone.

The campaign runs till 5th September & at the end of the campaign the highest point owner of each of the five countries will earn a three day two night vacation of their choosing to Singapore, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia or Taiwan.
So what are you waiting for? Start checking in!

But wait... There's more.

A Giveaway!
DBS places is sponsoring a great giveaway, just for readers of Life etc.!
I have 10 Cinemax movie vouchers to give away. So I'm going to pick two winners & give away 5 vouchers each.
An easy & quick giveaway, this is open to all readers from Mumbai.

To qualify for this giveaway, all you have to do is:
Like the DBS Bank Facebook page.
Like the Life etc. Facebook page.
And leave a comment with the answer to this simple question: "Which is your all time favorite movie & why?" It might be made in English, Hindi or any other language (it might even be a silent film!) Just tell me the name & why you like it. It might be something about the story, the actors or memories of when you originally watched it.

That's all! This giveaway closes on 5th September. I will announce the winners here on the 6th. Good luck!

Winners:
Congrats Aky B & Brinelle, you win tickets! I have emailed you guys already. :)

love,

Postcards from Bombay - Photo Walk with Manoj Jadhav

On the 14th of August Lomography India held a pre-Independence day Photowalk with Manoj Jadhav one of the most brilliant photographers in India.
I have been to many lomowalks before. But the special thing about this one? A medium format only, black & white workshop.
Medium format (120 film) is a type of roll film different from 35mm. It's larger in size & has space for only 12 or 16 exposures (unlike 35mm film which has space for 36 exposures).
So anyway on the 14th came & I went for it. Was feeling pretty nervous about the whole thing. We got to choose from a wide range of medium format cameras for the workshop & I chose the Holga 120 GCFN. After we were given our cameras we were told to explore the area individually & click our own pictures (so there aren't 'duplicates')
So me & my friend Anushree & me rambled around CST & Flora Fountain taking pictures. We were supposed to come up with a theme & stick to it. I was feeling somewhat uninspired & kept racking my brains to try & come up with a theme but I couldn't think of one. As I kept walking through the quiet bylanes of Churchgate I felt awed by the lovely Victorian structures. Some were in good state while others looked slightly ruined. So I just snapped away at 'sections' of those buildings. Mostly the top, sometimes in the middle.
I then waited for the photos to come back from the lab, hoping that I got at least a few shots out of 12.
I got the photos yesterday. Here they are:

After shooting all the buildings I came across these kids practicing for the Independence Day March Past. They looked so focussed, I had to click this photo.

Holga 120 GCFN x Lomography B&W 100 120

For my first time with medium format & my first time shooting black & white on film I am VERY happy elated with the results. Must get my hands on some 35mm B&W film, very soon. Also that amazing plastic Holga just might be magical. I love the dreamy soft focus & vignetting. Definitely be my next camera, too bad I bought one too many cameras & in the process told my mom that I wouldn't buy another camera for a year. :(
Oh well I will figure something out. ;)

Tell me what you think of the photos?

love,

Magali

I'm here

Just a quick post to say that I'm alive & well.

I haven't been the most frequent blogger of late, so let me update you- In the last few months my analog/toy camera collection has expanded considerably... thinking of dedicating a post to that. Also all you movie lovers, I have a treat lined up for you. More details soon.

Till then, stare at this photo. Of the most divine blueberry cheesecake ever.

love,
Magali