Remember when I posted this yesterday? Well, I left a hint for everyone didn't I? Well then, here's the deal. On Wednesday, while my team and I were rushing for our lives to finish up our Multimedia assignment, I had gotten an e-mail from the Nuffnang team, inviting me for the Samsung Appstar 2012 Finale in The Bee, Publika on the very next day. Luckily for me, while I ignored the e-mail notification on my phone for the first hour, I had an intuition to check on my e-mail just before 4pm (where the form closes and we can no longer register to attend the event) and I immediately called up *ahem* boyfriend of the year to see if he would like to give me a ride home. Of course, these are just some days where he was being extremely nice (I owe him MooCow after this) and said yes. So yes! I got to go for the event!

And on a last minute basis, I got to know that Scott and Ning got special invites too so the three of us just went...sort of together I suppose. Here's a recap of what Ning has to say about the event. Now, what exactly is the Samsung Appstar 2012 and why is the Grand Finale so special?

(Information peeled off the press release)

With the theme of "You have an idea, it's time to be an Appstar", this program is actually a reality challenge for Malaysian college and university students to express their most in-demand application ideas. These proposed app idea cover a variety of genres such as games, social networking and online purchasing which are all relevant to the contemporary Malaysian lifestyle.

This 5-month long campaign received over 3,500 submissions from over 40 universities and colleges in Malaysia, with a panel of judges shortlisting 12 finalists for last night's AppStar 2012 Finale. Among the contenders, proposed app ideas encompass car lock notifications, location-based reminders and a security app that protects women against crime.

After submitting their entries, participants presented their ideas to a panel of judges for the initial shortlisting process and the 12 shortlisted groups were then sent to a Samsung bootcamp, where they learned vital skills in presenting and marketing ideas from industry experts, gearing them for the ultimate finale, where they will present their polished idea to a panel of judges.

The winning group was rewarded a cash scholarship of up to RM 24,000 and three units of Samsung's flagship smartphone; the Samsung Galaxy S III. The first runner-up saw themselves bagging RM 12,000 worth of cash scholarships and three units of Samsung Galaxy S III while the second runner-up walked away with RM 6,000 in cash scholarships and three units of Galaxy S III. Every shortlisted candidate also walked away with a certificate of participation and a unit of Samsung HM1800 Bluetooth each.