The Kitty Points are now officially converted into the Sanrio Loyalty Points! This means the points you earn are now consumable: you can use these to get the latest and hottest items when you play Hello Kitty Online (HKO).

Points can be earned through activities done on SanrioTown, such as posting in the forums, playing the flash games, and sending e-mails. To find out the details on how you can accumulate points, click here.

To check your Loyalty Points, please go to your SanrioTown account. The amount should appear on the upper left box on the page after you log in.

What are you waiting for? Drop by SanrioTown and start earning Sanrio Loyalty Points now!

Hi girls!

Have you ever wished you could share your culture with the rest of the world? Here’s your chance! Send us an audio clip of speaking a greeting in your language and get the chance to be part of this awesome event with Hello Kitty herself! It’s top secret right now, but we promise that it’s going to be extremely fun, and it may only happen once in your lifetime.

For more details about this event, click here.

Last Saturday, September 26, 2009, a fierce storm hit the Philippines. The typhoon, known locally as Ondoy and internationally as Ketsana, brought strong wind and heavy rainfall that eventually caused major damage to the country, particularly to Manila, the capital city.President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a state of calamity for almost the entire region. Several areas were affected by heavy flooding, with surges as high as 6 metres sweeping up everything in their path. 240 deaths were reported as of September 28, 2009, and countless people are still missing. News reports for the past days have shown people clambering to the roofs of their homes in a desperate attempt to escape the floods, the clothes on their backs the only things they were able to salvage. To say that this has caused major damage to person and property would be an understatement, given the major losses the country has suffered.

While there have been rescue missions and outreach programs to help the victims, most victims of this storm are still in need of aid. Here is where you can help. Listed below is web link to World Vision that delivers badly needed aid to the victims of typhoon Ketsana. Even the smallest contribution will help to provide relief to the needy, so please consider giving.

Thank you.

World Vision – Emergency Relief

http://www.worldvision.org.hk/eng/form/donation.html

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The second Hello Kitty Online (HKO)-themed minigame is now available for you to play!

“Garden Mania” is a game that will test your speed and quick thinking. You’ll be playing the part of the farmer. In three steps, plant and then harvest crops that you’ve planted. Sounds simple? Not if there’s a risk of your plants wilting and the threat of moles out to steal your crops!

Check it out now! Log in to your SanrioTown account and head off to the Game Center to try your luck and wits in this game! Don’t have a SanrioTown account yet? Click here to register and receive your free account.

Just because the Minigames Contest is now over doesn’t mean the fun has to end!Facebook members can now play two of the Flash games that could be found in SanrioTown’s Game Center: the Rolling CoroCoroKuririn game and Sanrio Bubbles.

SanrioTown on Facebook is consistently updated, so if you want to get the latest news about the site, subscribe to it now!

Connect with SanrioTown by going to http://www.facebook.com/sanriotown.

Thank you to all those who participated in the SanrioTown Minigames Contest! We’re overwhelmed by the response that you gave to this, and we’d like to commend all those who went all out and did their best in the Super Engineer and Bubble Catcher games. We’re honestly amazed at how well you guys performed in it - the scores are unbelievable! Good job!

Without further ado, here’s the list of the Top Three players for both flash games, with their corresponding prizes. Congratulations!

Bubble Catcher

1. mastergc@hellokitty.com : 202540 - Hello Kitty Plush Doll

2. fku62@hellokitty.com : 183630 - Hello Kitty 1 GB Memory Stick

3. gcguru @hellokitty.com : 181980 - Hello Kitty Shampoo/Lip Gloss

Super Engineer

1. mastergc@hellokitty.com : 5278160 - Hello Kitty Plush Doll

2. joycess@hellokitty.com : 3998200 - Hello Kitty 1 GB Memory Stick

3. kittylab_0.0@hellokitty.com : 3988780 - Hello Kitty Shampoo/Lip Gloss

Once again, congratulations to the winners! You will be contacted via e-mail regarding the prizes.

SanrioTown Asia, SanrioTown Europe, and SanrioTown SEA will be undergoing some technical maintenance on August31 at 11am HKT for an hour. That means you won’t be able to use any of the SanrioTown services next Monday for about an hour, but don’t panic! We’ll make sure everything will be up and running again as soon as possible!

Thanks for understanding, everyone! ♥ Have a great day!

Here are the updated lists of the Top 10 Players of the SanrioTown Minigames contest so far. Check it out and see what your fighting chances are of getting prizes for this month’s SanrioTown event.

Bubble Catcher

1. nanababy-.-@hellokitty.com : 169890
2. wongsword@hellokitty.com : 168730
3. vvviolet@mymelody.com : 153000
4. meilingz@hellokitty.com : 152650
5. glorialu@hellokitty.com : 151230
6. zoietsz@hellokitty.com : 143420
7. kellykevin@mymelody.com : 142830
8. yekaren@hellokitty.com : 136840
9. kwyan@hellokitty.com : 136470
10. ºõÈuÐã@hellokitty.com.my : 136310

Super Engineer
1. kikihui509@hellokitty.com : 858440
2. dorisho@mymelody.com : 221290
3. doris_hui@hellokitty.com : 173510
4. kathy_43xp@hellokitty.com : 130620
5. wongsword@hellokitty.com : 100990
6. lovelykaty2k@hellokitty.com : 97240
7. princessmiharu@hellokitty.com : 86500
8. iheartbadtz@mymelody.com : 82550
9. tomoko_2009@hellokitty.com : 75240
10. devilcat121@hellokitty.com : 71930

Curious about what’s been happening in the Kitty Lab but don’t live in or near Hong Kong? Check out these photos to see what’s been happening in one of the most anticipated Sanrio events this year, held in EMAX, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong.

The event will be until 30 August 2009, so drop by if you’re near the area!

The Minigames Contest has already begun! Here is the list of the Top 10 players (with their scores) for the Super Engineer and Bubble Catcher games so far.

Bubble Catcher

1. glorialu@hellokitty.com  140480
2. kwyan@hellokitty.com  136470
3. katherinehung9000@hellokitty.com 96250
4. froggie-me123@hellokitty.com 95930
5. noo_aon@mymelody.com  95280
6. marianaestefania@hellokitty.com 89600
7. leeloo@hellokitty.com.my  87850
8. hanarosa@hellokitty.com 85670
9. neenuh@hellokitty.com 81680
10. krajbaby@hellokitty.com  81300

Super Engineer

1. dorisho@mymelody.com 221290
2. lovelycaty2k@hellokitty.com 77820
3. macy_0211@kuririnmail.com 54670
4. stephy_cheng@hellokitty.com 51670
5. doris_hui@hellokitty.com 49680
6. menabou@hellokitty.com 49420
7. zzoe@hellokitty.com 43400
8. luv_siuyin@hellokitty.com 42360
9. clausi@mymelody.com 41670
10. cherryso2001@hellokitty.com 38420

You have until 7 September 2009 to participate in this event and try to make it to the Top Three to win Sanrio prizes.

What are you waiting for? Head off to the Games Center now and start playing!

Good luck!