IT’S SO BIG I CAN’T EVEN
April 4, 2016 • 12 comments • 3,934 viewsYesterday was such a surreal day.
We finally have our own FV billboard on the Federal Highway. I’ve been talking about wanting a billboard ever since FV started followed by a “We can’t afford it yet, it doesn’t make financial sense,” from Dean followed by a Hrrmpphhhhh from me.
But I get it though. Billboards are more for awareness, not so much for quick conversions like online marketing. And because they cost a bomb (and an arm and a leg or two), they would usually be the last form of marketing unless you have a big budget for a campaign. It’s always been my dream and finallyyyyyy today after 5 years, dreams really do come true.
It took so long for the people to take down the existing billboard to put up FV’s one. I almost volunteered to climb up there and pull it down myself hehe. I reckon I’d do it faster than anyone else. The team kept sending pictures of the BTS and my heart was beating so fast. I have never seen a huge piece of poster that big on the ground. And it had my baby’s logo on it…. PINCH ME, SOMEBODY.
I arrived at the site when it was all set up already and my eyeballs almost popped. I’m sorry, I know I should be cool like oh-billboard-yeah-totally-used-to-it like those big companies out there, but no ok, THIS IS A HUGE DAY AND I’M GOING TO BE JAKUN ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. Totally going to go up and down the highway just for fun from now on.
With the abangs who put up the billboard. Thank you so much! You guys are awesome, even though you had a long lunch break and made us wait.
The catfood billboard, though…
There, much better! BAHAHAHAAH.
On the way to the site, I was feeling a little nostalgic and I came across my blogpost back in November 2010 when FV first started. Remember Opah? Click here. Oh man if she were alive, she would’ve insisted to come and see the billboard with me. Well, she’d make me go buy her some tosai and milo first, and then she’d eat it while watching the billboard go up. And after 2 minutes tell me it’s too hot out here so let’s go back. Hehe. Goshhh I miss my grandmothers, both Opah and Tok. Wish they were both here! But if they are looking on me from the other realm, I sure hope they’d be proud of me. And I sure hope there’s a lot of tosai there so they’re not left hungry and grumpy.
Al-fatihah Vivy to your Opah and Tok.. I miss you sharing stories about Opah esp… Yup, they both must be very very proud of you.. Cant imagine how opah would be reacting looking at your pictures all over in the tv and magazines.. You did very well V. And the FV billboard is awesome=)
Awesome!! 🙂
Congratulations Vivy! I remember the first time I stumbled upon your blog back in 2008 when I was googling ‘chanel in malaysia’ hehe been following your journey since then! N i feel so proud seeing what you’ve become and achieved. I hope one day I get to see you in person and just give you a big huggg!
Congratulations Vivy (and Fadza, too!). Been reading your blog since 2013, so you were already successful then. But this billboard, mannnnn… this is just awesome. I remember attending college at Sunway and driving home on the Federal Highway. During a traffic jam, i would take out my digital camera and snap photos of the billboards and compile it on a blog post (what a ‘creative’ idea for a blog post kan?). If I’m along the Federal Highway, I would definitely snap this Billboard!
Dear Vivy, I don’t mean to be a party pooper but please don’t use the word jakun. I know you mean no malice and it forms part of popular malay vocabulary but it is a racial slur against Orang Asli of Jakun origin because people equated the orang jakun with backwardness/unsophistication. How would you feel if I used the word ‘malay’ to mean lazy? Not nice right?
Besides that, congratulations and I wish you all the best 🙂
– a person with jakun blood
alfatihah for both of them, iam sure they must be really proud of you.
yeah.I read from day 1 u blog about FV and see where it is now..great job V!:)
hi vivy…i saw all the posts in ur travel tales tag…u’ve travelled so much with daniel…when will u travel with mariam 🙁
oh, when u mentioned your grandma, i can actually visualize it even though i never meet you or your opah, because i just love reading your opah story so much. we are very proud of u too vivy, congratulations!
I missed Opah too =(
Al-fatihah…
Al fatihah to opah. We (readers) cried when you lost her. But im pretty sure she is at a better place now. 🙂
I knew very little about you and fadza many years ago. Saw you at Nona, youtube then in the newspaper. I said hey, this person look so familiar. Then i just cant help it but to googled proudduck. & here i am, one of the readers since 2014. I’ve read most of your entries except year 09. Somehow i skipped it. Bahaha.
You are such an inspirational enterprenuer and as a human being too. 🙂 Congratulations V, Keep it up!.
Oh Vivy… I really miss your opah stories… I suka sangat baca cerita tentang opah… you are such a good and kind-hearted grand daughter… macam angel, baik serba serbi… your mom and your dad raised you well… love you vivy, walaupun tak pernah kenal personally, walaupun tak pernah jumpa… congratulations dear dan semoga selalu di dalam rahmat Allah…
Salam.
I somehow feel you, Vivy. In my case, it was just a signboard. Looongggg way to go for a billboard. Congrats Vivy!