What will you be doing this coming weekend? Why not check out the Miss Tourism International World final? It’s going to be held in our own city, Johor Bahru, off course.

Globally recognized as a premier international pageant, the Miss Tourism International world final is the ONLY New Year’s Eve pageant that plays host to more than 30 international beauty queens from around the world.

The inauguration of Miss Tourism International was held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia in 1994. Introduced by the president and franchise owner, Datuk Danny Ooi, today, Miss Tourism International contest has set its mark in more than 76 countries.

The Miss Tourism International pageant is by far, the most extensive pageantry effort in promoting the host nation’s tourism industry. Hosting it in Malaysia enables the country to reveal to the world its many beautiful facets, from the bustling cities, the idyllic towns to the sun-kissed islands. With the country’s unique melting pot of cultures, memories of Malaysia would linger the longest in the contestants’ minds.

The contest also serves as a platform to educate and promote tourism and cultural exchange among the participating beauty queens, the Miss Tourism International has grown to be the proverbial vehicle; capturing the essence of the host country and its way of life through the eyes of these beauties.

Watch out!!!

Special appearance by Datuk Siti Norhaliza. She’ll be there too…

For more information, please visit: zon.com.my/misstourisminternational/info.php

Johor Mattress Fair @ Danga City Mall, Johor Bahru

Start: 9 December 2011

End: 11 December 2011

Source: http://expo.dangacitymall.com/2011-12-mattress-fair/lang/en

Hi guys… just to let you know that the latest WAVES Magazine (December) issue is out now. You can get it now by filling up your name and email on the right sidebar (nearby the bottom) of this site. It’s FREE of charge. If you have registered before, there is no need to fill it up again. We will email you the digital copy of WAVES.

p/s: Do you know about the new Johor Premium Outlets? It’s the latest, greatest, modern, different shopping place in Johor Bahru. Check out Johor Premium Outlets here.

Source: http://expo.dangacitymall.com/popular-mega-book-fair-2011/lang/en

This is a guest post by Mike. If you want to be a guest blogger at JBCool, check out our guest blogger guidelines.

Usually, when searching for a hotel to stay, TripAdvisor is the best (by my standard). The main reason is because you will get a lot of reviews/comments from many people who are from all parts of the word. Those who were there for business and also for vacation. It will give you a feeling how locals and visitors view the hotel.

I had to go to Johor Bahru for a few days. Our company has setup a new plant in Tanjung Langsat and I need to check the status of the IT equipments. If this was a vacation, then I would read every single comments from customers before deciding on which hotel, but since this is a business trip and I will be staying in the hotel at night, I just need to make sure that it is accessible and near public amenities.

The secretary proposed a few hotels in Johor Bahru and I choose the Grand Paragon simple for these comments from TripAdvisor:

• Clean room
• Clean bathroom
• Great breakfast
• Free Wifi access available in all rooms
• Location of the hotel itself

The arrival experience was very pleasant. The lobby was spacious. The door staff was pleasant, but I noticed that they pay more attention to tourist from abroad.

The reception staff was friendly and check-in process was fast since my company has made prior booking.

I hurried to the room. Not that eager to see it, but after a long journey, I need to unpack and take a bath. I drove all the way fro Kuala Lumpur instead of flying to JB.

The room and bathroom are clean as expected. With two single bed, a desk, chair and a LCD TV. Most hotels that I visited recently were still using CRT TV.

You will also get an expansive view of the city of Johor Bahru, but the windows could do a little cleaning. If you look at the photo I took below. It’s a bit blurr. It was worst before some adjustment by the photo software.

The bathroom was also decent with toiletries of stock quality. The most important thing that I noticed was there was no leftovers of hairs from the previous tenant. It really turn me off if the room that I am staying have this ‘hair’ issue.

After my bath, I took a short nap. Surprisingly the pillow and bed that I slept on was brand new and the 30 minutes nap that I took really refreshes the body.

Grand Paragon is conveniently located near some shopping centers and eateries. It’s very near to KSL Shopping City Mall and within walking distance to Plaza Pelangi shopping center.

The hotel breakfast wast quite ok, but no matter how good is the hotel food, nothing beats local food. That’s why I always try to find a hotel with eateries near by.

I think, that’s all I can say about the hotel. A good place to spend the night if you are on a business trip.

Oh, by the way … parking is in the basement and it’s free.

JBCool Admin Note: Please refer to the Grand Paragon Hotel page for more details on the location and contact number of the hotel.

Check out Mike’s website about high definition televisions at Coolest TV. The hotels you stay may not have a good television set, but you should get the best for your home.

For those who love shopping and want to get some really cheap quality stuffs, here comes the right event for you… presenting the Metrojaya Jualan Karnival Sale which will take place at Danga City Mall Johor Bahru. Fantastic attire and items at great discount will be offered. You simply cannot afford to miss this great bargain sale.

The Johor Bahru Metrojaya Sale will take place from 26 – 30 October 2011 and opens from 10am to 9pm.

Source: expo.dangacitymall.com/201110-metrojya-warehouse-sale/lang/en

If you are an avid JOHO lovers, you must have known by now about Paso Bumbong that is going to take place soon. People have been asking what is Paso Bumbong. Well, Paso Bumbong is a Johor slang for Pasar Bumbung which means “rooftop market” and it is literally that.

There are more than 40 young entrepreneurs who will be participating for Paso Bumbong. Show your support for these young businessmen from Johor. They are selling creative DIY stuff, vintage clothing as well as their own brands. We will update about the booths later on.

Among the activities:
- Open Mic Session – (will be updated soon)
- Special Performance – (will be announce soon)
- Fashion Show – (akan diadakan dengan penuh sopan santun)
- Cabutan Bertuah -
- Photography Activity by KUKUBESI-

Paso Bumbong 2011 Tentative:

Time: 3pm-12am

Date/day: 27th August 2011/Saturday

Location: ROOFTOP Plaza Seni Johor Bahru!

Informasi Paso Bumbong dalam Bahasa Malaysia

Gerak Gempur Kukubesi merupakan satu pertandingan seni reka grafik yang dianjurkan oleh KUKUBESI sempena Paso Bumbong 2011. Pertandingan ini berlangsung dari 21 Ogos 2011 hingga tengahari 27 Ogos 2011 dan terbuka untuk semua.

Peraturan untuk pertandingan Gerak Gempur Kukubesi ini adalah seperti berikut:

- sila ikut guideline seperti gambar diatas
- size kanvas 800 x 800 pixel
- size karya 770 x 516 pixel
- background hitam
- masukkan gambar anda seperti kedudukan di atas
- font Arial Narrow size 3
- nama , facebook anda , no telefon dan alamat email
- ” sertai kami di facebook : gerak gempur kukubesi ” di bahagian bawah
- sila sunting dalam keadaan yang menyenangkan tanpa menyingung mana2 pihak.

Info pertandingan:

• Terbuka kepada sesiapa sahaja untuk menyertainya
• Jenis suntingan dan tema untuk kali ini adalah GRAPHIC DESIGN atau SENIREKA GRAFIK, contohnya macam iklan raya, iklan poster, korang kena buat poster atau flyers untuk event PASO BUMBONG anjuran JOHO
• mesti masukkan logo PASO BUMBUNG (nama majlis) dan logo JOHO (penganjur utama)
• mesti masukkan tarikh ” 27 OGOS 2011 “
• MOOD RAYAAAAAAAAAA
• Elemen bebas adalah digalakkan

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, sila klik pautan ini agar ia dapat membantu mencantikkan senireka anda: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=258509854168827

• Boleh menghantar seberapa banyak penyertaan
• Tarikh tutup penyertaan pada 27 Ogos 2011 bersamaan hari Sabtu jam 12.00 tengahari
• Sila upload ke wall facebook : GERAK GEMPUR KUKUBESI
• hadiah berupa T-shirt JOHO

Semoga berjaya!

Source/sumber (JohoBaru Blog).

Top 3 photos credited to carlsamsudin.blogspot.com.

JOHO brings you Car Boot Sales in celebration of Ramadhan. Car Boot Sales is a monthly event that JOHO organized for the people of Johor in general and the community of JOHO in particular. Like the name suggested, the sales are done with cars lining up and use their car boot to display the merchandises they want to sell from DIY products to their own clothing line brands.

Please take note that this edition of Car Boot Sales will no longer take place at JOHO but at Laman Tun Sri Lanang, Johor Bahru instead. Please google if you don’t know where that is. The details for the Car Boot Sales Ramadhan are as follows:

Date: August 13, 2011
Time: 3pm onwards
Venue: Laman Tun Sri Lanang (Click here if you are not sure of the location)
Entrance cost:  free
Extra info: Refer Johobaru site.

For this edition of Car Boot Sales, JOHO is proud to bring to you guys Wayang Pacak that will start at 9pm onwards.

The time has come. The long awaited WAVES magazine has emerged. It is the first English lifestyle magazine packed with information dedicated for dwellers of Johor Bahru and soon fellow Singaporeans.

As mentioned previously, WAVES was launched in KSL City Johor Bahru just now. Superb and energetic mob dances were presented at the ground floor area of KSL City. WAVES magazines and goodies were given away to the crowds.

For those of you who could not make it to KSL City and grab those debut WAVES magazine, don’t worry. You can always rely on JBCool.com. We’ve partnered with WAVES Team to deliver this ultimate lifestyle magazine in digital copy free of charge. All you have to do is simply fill up your name and email in the form at the side bar of this website. You will then receive the digital copy of WAVES straight to your mailbox. Isn’t that cool?

The first mob dance at about 4.25 pm at KSL City ground floor

WAVES magazine crew in action entertaining some people to explain and give away the FREE magazine and some goodies…

Guys… Check this out. This is really breezing cool. We are having a brand new lifestyle magazine dedicated for Johoreans launching this month. It’s called WAVES.

What is WAVES all about?

Waves is the first all English lifestyle magazine catered to JB and Singapore, for adults between the ages of 18 to 35. The magazine which is published on a monthly basis will be distributed for FREE and is set to launch in JB. For the first round, 8,000 copies will be circulated (you must and should be one of them). Among the related issues are movies, music, fashion, F&B and much more.

So, where can you get WAVES magazine?

Actually, WAVES magazine will be places at strategic distribution point throughout Johor Bahru. We will update on the locations so that you can get your free copies. However, for this month, WAVES magazine team will be organizing a premier launching of this magazine. Check out the launching details below:

Date: 17th July 2011 (Sunday)

Time: 4.00pm – 7.00pm

Venue: KSL City Mall

What to expect: Flash Mob + Goodie Bags

OK, we don’t wanna take your precious time anymore, so we would like to share with you this video.

 

Oh yes, if you want to get direct updates from WAVES magazine, you can visit their Facebook page here. Enough for now, we will later provide further update on WAVES magazine. Just stay tune…