Fortune smiled brightly on 49-year-old engineer Lim Ho Ming when he drove home the grand prize: a brand-new Smart car worth RM209,000, courtesy of CapitaLand’s dazzling “Shop SMART, Win smart” campaign. The mega giveaway marks a new milestone for CapitaLand, rewarding loyal shoppers across the country in grand style.
Hailing from Petaling Jaya, Lim shared that his winning moment began with a simple nudge from his son during a family shopping trip at 3 Damansara Mall.
“He saw a poster and kept bugging me to take part—so I did,” Lim told Penang Hyperlocal after receiving his prize at Gurney Plaza in Penang.
The journey to victory was anything but ordinary. When Lim first received a call inviting him to the final elimination round, he thought it was too good to be true.
“I honestly thought it was a scam!” he laughed. I left PJ at dawn and drove up alone to Penang just to make sure I didn’t miss the finals.”
The dramatic finale saw five hopeful finalists each picking a smart EV key—testing one by one to see who would unlock the prize. Fate favoured Lim, whose chosen key started the engine and sealed his unforgettable win.
Currently driving a Toyota Altis, Lim says the new smart EV will proudly become the family’s “new icon of joy.”
Running from March to October 2025, the “Shop SMART, Win smart” campaign showered shoppers with over RM400,000 worth of prizes, including exclusive rewards from top brands—further cementing CapitaLand’s commitment to elevating the shopping experience nationwide.
The celebration was graced by Ms Selina Ng, Managing Director, Retail CapitaLand Investment (Malaysia), along with Peter Chan, General Manager of Gurney Plaza, Queensbay Mall and East Coast Mall, Danny Lau, Area Sales Manager from Proton New Energy Technology Sdn Bhd (PRO-NET), a subsidiary of Malaysia’s national carmaker, PROTON, and Mr Ooi, Managing Director of smart Penang, Eleganz Lifestyle Sdn Bhd.