Thanks to Rebecca and Ogilvy we bloggers were given a once in a lifetime chance to experience what Nat Geo is all about (literally) and yea, we too manage to hang out with Tan Sri YTL. (that was seriously unexpected =) )

Ok before we get more into the itinerary for the night, here are some fun facts for my dear readers.=) 

This Nat Geo store is the 4th store in the world and 2nd in Asia.

The Nat Geo In-House Cafe is the 2nd in the world and FIRST in Asia! Woots.

The people managing the cafe and store are Singaporeans. xD

Even Singapore doesn’t have the cafe! And well, you guys guessed it right… the pioneer to all of these would be of course….>>

Yep! Someone who doesn’t need to be introduced. Its none other than Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, the founder of the local multibillion company, YTL Corporation. Despite having awesome classy foods and beverages, Tan Sri has already classified this get together as something informal. How more informal can it be when the first thing that Tan Sri said was “Give everyone a beer”. Not only that, Tan Sri was constantly saying that he love bloggers. He shared with all of us, his early days in pioneering YTL with bloggers. Well, as quoted by Tan Sri “ I LOVE BLOGGERS” !

Tan Sri then moved on with his impromptu ‘speech’ or rather discussion with us bloggers. He was constantly getting feedback and question from us bloggers regarding our expectation on Nat Geo in terms of local contents and items. Tan Sri is really passionate in bringing Nat Geo to our shores all because of his deep love for mother nature. He then explained that this store is not about money making, profits or what not, its about educating young people on our nature. He also said that as our mother nature is fast dying, its only about time before out younger generation would not be able to appreciate it anymore and that is what Nat Geo is all about. To educate and if possible, preserve these ‘treasure’ through pictures, videos, activities and hand crafted items.

Tan Sri also said “ I would be very disappointed if all of you were to buy toys that are not of Nat Geo. These toys here are to educate the younger generation! “ ( So people, you know where to get your toys next time. xD )

His passion on Nat Geo, our nature and educating the young really blew me away. Never i imagine a millionaire like him would even care about preserving our nature what more bringing Nat Geo to our shores. I salute Tan Sri for his enthusiasm.

He then took passion and enthusiasm to the next level. Something that all of us don’t see it coming. He define both words in a whole different meaning.

Yup! That 15 is for 15 bloggers and 888 is the price tag for National Geographic’s: The Genography Project Kit. 

Avid Nat Geo fans would know what a Genographic project kit is. For the rest of you, allow me to explain. Well, the Genographic Project is a project initiated by National Geographic in effort to trace our ancestors throught DNA. Its a project aimed at charting new knowledge on human migration history. In another words, the kit that Tan Sri bought for us bloggers is a kit to take samples of our DNA to be sent to a laboratory in the States to determine our origin/ancestors. =)

The whole idea of this project itself blew my mind. I’ve never heard of this and i never imagine that we could trace our roots just by using our DNA. And oh yeah, the price tag for the kit just made me go GAGA!. LOL

To Tan Sri, RM13k may be nothing for him, but the passion and the outcome for this project echoed million times louder than whatever shit that other so called ‘nature lover’ would claimed. The sincerity speaks for itself and Tan Sri set us a prefect example of what preserving and loving nature is all about. Putting profits aside and concentrating solely on efforts to educate, preserve and conserve is something that we all should admire and respect.

Yup! Enough of words, now lets look at the pictures. =)

Located in the heart of the city, precisely in the upcoming up class swanky shopping mall that is receiving a new face lift, National Geographic Store would definitely be a hit among locals and tourists. To be honest, this store is not just a store. As quoted by Tan Sri, ITS AN EXPERIENCE! It offers what we could not get to feel, touch and see. It offers you an experience that would remember for life. Thats what Nat Geo promises to deliver. So guys, head down to this new kid on the block and be.. blown.. away. =)

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