| One step on Billund, a giant step for PinoyLUG. When PinoyLUG Ambassador Leslie Araujo participated at the recently concluded LEGO® Company Yearly Results Press Conference in Billund, Denmark, he brought with him the distinction of being the first ever Asian RLUG Ambassador to be invited to the conference, and envoy of AFOLS in the Philippines to Denmark. |
His 17-hour trip could not extinguish his excitement of being at the birthplace of Lego®. In fact, it left him sentimental. Read Leslie's post HERE
Upon publication of this blog, Leslie would have already personally shared with other PinoyLUGgers at the annual Grand Meet Up, his account of his experiences during his stay in Billund.
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Along with Leslie are the other four ambassadors invited to the
conference: Svend Erik Saksun from
Denmark, Sophie Deprez from Belgium, Francesco Spreafico from Italy, and Gary
Davis from UK. Here are some of the highlights of the
trip: a tour of the LEGO House and the
the LEGO Moulding Factory, and a visit to the Vault, the LEGO Idea House, as well as the LEGO
Employee Store.
The conference started with the Annual
Report for 2016 presented by the new CEO
of LEGO®, Bali Padda. It proceeded
with a special feature on Boost,
Technic, Friends and the LEGO® Life team, as shared by Kim Thomsen HERE.
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After the media day, Leslie and the other LEGO® Ambassadors toured the still under construction LEGO® House. It will open its doors to the public this September.
The Factory Tour
Several TV documentaries have featured production of your favorite LEGO® bricks. Leslie got to see it firsthand-- robotic workers are in charge of production.
The Vault
Aptly named, the Vault houses samples of all the Lego sets ever produced. It’s every AFOL's fantasy to be up close and personal with decades-old, discontinued, rare, hard-to-find collector items. Dibs, anyone?
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Leslie's brief stay in Billund would not be complete without seeing
our kababayans! Their hospitality surely
warmed him amidst the bitter weather.
It was definitely a fun, productive, and
Legorrific trip, with Leslie introducing PinoyLUG to the rest of the Lego® world.
He left Manila with a dream for PinoyLUG. He came back, a step closer to realizing that
dream. Well done, Ambassador Leslie!
#MasterBuildersOfGoodVibes
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