Neglect & Wordlessness

Dear Blog Readers

I know I haven’t been the best blogger over the past few weeks/months and for this I am very sorry. I do not mean to neglect you. Nor do I mean to withhold the goings on of my life. The problem is, you see, we are once again in the peak season for events (weddings, year end parties, etc) and after a full day’s work, the words escape me for posts. And whatever words can escape are poured into reviews for Girl Guides, and talking in my sleep. I kid you not!

Any suggestions as to what I can do to make the words flow and increase my energy levels?!

Another thing… I have been reading all the posts in my Google Reader but again can’t always find the words to write a witty comment. So know that you are being read. But just forgive me for being a little quiet…

Hugs & Kisses
Jessica Giggles

Girl Guides: Review of the TomTom GO LIVE 1000

QUICK LOOK
- 11cm capacitive touchscreen
- Magnetic mount to windscreen docking station
- 2-hour battery life
- Bluetooth hands free calling
- 220 grams
- 4GB internal flash memory

If playing a “spot the car without a GPS” game is anything to go by, you’ll notice that a GPS has become a necessary accessory for most drivers as they make their way from Point A to Point B. I like to think of myself as a lady with fun taste, but I have yet to find a GPS with pink diamante design to go with this quirky taste… However the TomTom GO LIVE 1000 makes up for it’s plain design by impressing the spark plugs off of Bullet (my car) and me with its amazingness.

Take a look here for the in-depth review…

TomTom Year End & New Product Launch

Last night I attended the TomTom Year End and New Product Launch in Newtown. It was a Shebeen themed event and it was a ton of fun. I was there as a representative of Girl Guides and thoroughly enjoyed finding my name under “Press” at registration (being in events I’m normally the one handing out nametags).

After getting my name tag, I walked into the alleyway which transported me to a whole other world. I was handed a milktart martini (which was absolutely divine) and I made my way down the alley to where I could hear a band playing…

I took in my surroundings – Soweto inspired street names on poles, traditional South African canapés being served out of beer boxes, corrugated-iron kiosks that acted as bar and food servers. I even had my hand “henna-ed”…

And then I went off to explore the little nooks and rooms. One room held a few TomTom’s to play with. One room held a bar and food stations as well as a photo booth

And then we went through to the presentation room…

Daan Hendriks, country manager for TomTom, started the presentation off by welcoming everyone and mentioning stats of how the audience was made up. Joost Jedden was then introduced who told us that Tomtom’s goal is to put a TomTom in every car. We were then taken through their innovations – in-dash mounting systems keeping all cords and wires behind the dash – and their new products that will be hitting the shelves just in time to fill Christmas stockings – an entry-level PND (personal navigation device) to suit all pockets, a PND to navigate you from Marrakesh to Cape Town… It’s all very exciting!

Hugs & Kisses
Jessica Giggles

Girl Guides: Zumba Fitness Game Review

Genre: Fitness
Price: R349.95 (Wii)
Publisher: 505 Games
Platforms: Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

Zumba was born in the 90s when Alberto “Beto” Perez, a fitness instructor, dashed off to teach an aerobics class only to realise that he’d forgotten the traditional aerobics music. He had to improvise using his own mixed tapes (we’re in the 90s here remember) that he had in his backpack (salsa and merengue music that he’d grown up with). On the spot he created a new type of dance-fitness programme that focused on letting the music move you. His class loved it! Their bodies were filled with energy and their faces plastered with smiles! On that fateful day, the Zumba Fitness-Party was born.

Take a look here for the full review…