Back in 1997, I won a first prize from this e-zine ( Entertainment news on cd-rom )
which was rather popular at that time. Instead of printed materials, the folder came with a Cd-Rom which contains the latest news, gossip, trailers and contests. One of the contest on that issue was from the movie Mr Nice Guy, starred by our famous Jackie Chan. The 1st prize in that contest was a pair of air tickets sponsored by the airliner cathay pacific from Singapore to Hong Kong.
I remember the cost for One air ticket at the time was roughly about Four hundred sing dollars
After waiting in vain for weeks for the prize sponsor to contact me, I approached the publisher (which was SPH) to assist me in contacting them. I received a call from cathay pacific after a few days and the lady who was on the other line called me had a very bad attitude and told me that the person in charge of the promotion had already resigned and she did not know anything about this.
How could this be possible ?! I insisted on her to find out what happened and to contact me if there is any news and updates but in the end, no call came and despite me making calls after calls to her she was always not around. Obviously she was avoiding me. I cannot imagine that Cathay pacific , being one of the largest airliner in the world would somehow forfeited me . Such disappointment.
In the end, I gave up contacting her and to my surprise , a lady who was from the publisher Wiz
(she was very apologetic) knew about this and offered me movie posters, movie stuffs and premiums as a compensation. I really appreciate her kind gestures. Thanks alot :)
As for cathay pacific......baaaaahhhh
I would prefer Singapore Airlines anytime .
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