Antabax and R.E.A.L Kids Partner to Reduce the Spread of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Yay! Antabax Care Kits including for REAL Kids Ara Damansara students.

While Hand, Foot and Mouth Diseases (HFMD) is on the downtrend in Malaysia with 106,477 cases reported as of 18 June 2022, it is still an approximately 39 fold increase compared to the 2,710 cases1 reported for the same period last year, according to the latest report by the Ministry of Health Malaysia.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a very contagious common illness which typically affects children below 5 years of age, although adults and older children can also be infected. 

A student of REAL Kids Bandar Makhota Cheras practicing good hygiene habits with her Antabax Care Kit.

HFMD is highly transmissible, and childcare settings are the most common places for HFMD to be contracted because of toilet training, diaper changes, and the fact that children often put their hands into their mouths.

What can we as parents do to keep the little ones safer?

To accompany Malaysian parents in combating HFMD, Antabax, Malaysia's leading Halal anti-bacterial personal care brand is partnering with R.E.A.L Kids, the country’s largest owner-operated kindergarten chain with 45 centres and 3,600 students nationwide by equipping students, teachers and staff with Antabax care kits for on-the-go personal hygiene, and creative education materials to raise understanding of the dos and don’ts of HFMD. 

Students at REAL Kids TTDI are delighted with their Antabax Care Kits.

“As a leading brand in hygiene and sanitation solution for consumers, Antabax is committed to providing regular education and continuous access to strengthen healthy and hygenic habits, and together creating a healthier and cleaner community. Good personal care, good hygiene especially hand hygiene may help prevent the spread of HFMD. Through Antabax product solutions, we trust that parents and teachers play an important role in teaching children to wash or sanitise their hands frequently before and after eating, as well as before and after going to the toilet, after group activities or touching suspect surfaces, and avoid sharing or touching other children, sharing water bottles, food or toys2. Provide your child with their own sanitiser and show them how to use it, and when to use it too! Clean hands keep us safe,” says Chua Su Fee, Marketing Manager from Antabax. She further remarked that this activity is only the beginning of Antabax’s long-term commitment to continuously contribute and bring a positive impact on Malaysian families.

Speaking on the partnership with Antabax, Ng Ming-yan, Operations Manager at R.E.A.L Kids says, “We are glad to partner with Antabax once again, as the brand continues to educate and raise awareness on infectious diseases that affect children in a creative and timely manner. We would also remind parents to reinforce good hygiene behavior at home, and to wipe down their little ones’ belongings to reduce the spread. Always remind your child to keep their hands away from their mouth, and if they are unwell do not send them to school but take them to a clinic or hospital for diagnosis3.”

Antabax will be sharing educational materials and tips on reducing the spread of HFMD, which will be distributed to all R.E.A.L Kids students nationwide. Content includes creative discussion and activities sheets for students developed by teachers and caregivers on reducing the risk of HFMD. The brand continues its role as an enabler to encourage parents, students and teachers to get back in action by emphasizing good personal hygiene practices, which is in-line with its #BaxInAction theme.

The brand will be contributing its products including antibacterial sanitizer spray, bar soap and antibacterial wipes which able to kill 99.9% of germs and give parents peace of mind about their child’s hygiene.

A promotional voucher that can be used on Antabax products purchase is provided to support parents in making their next Antabax purchase. For more information on Antabax, please visit http://www.lamsoon.com.my/ or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Antabax.Malaysia/ and on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/antabax.

About Antabax

Antabax, established in 2004, is a leading Malaysian anti-bacterial personal care brand. Specially formulated with Derma Protect Technology, its products contain Micro Moisture Serum with skin vitamins, leaving skin smoother and healthier while keeping one protected from infection causing germs. The products are dermatologically tested, in which the range includes shower cream, hand soap, bar soap, hand sanitizer and cleansing wipes in a series of contemporary fragrances to suit every mood.

The award-winning halal certified brand is also known for its commitment and care towards building more active and hygienic communities. Fuelled by innovation, Antabax’s vision is to make quality health and hygiene products within the reach of all, building good habits that will last a lifetime.

Over the past years, Antabax has worked closely with the Ministry of Health and private education institutions on hygiene related campaigns. Antabax has hosted campaigns, believed to be among the largest public-private hand hygiene campaigns ever taken in the

nation with the purpose of reducing hand-borne communicable diseases and preparing the nation ahead of possible epidemics.

Antabax is also recognized and acknowledged among consumers and the industry, receiving a slew of awards and accolades, such as The BrandLaureate, The Star Outstanding Business Award, Sin Chew Business Excellence Award, Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Award, Watsons HWB Awards, among others.

About REAL Kids

REAL Kids is Malaysia's largest owner-operated preschool network with 45 centres across the country. For 35 years we have provided affordable quality preschool education to more than 15,000 children. With multi award-winning programmes and well-trained teachers, we are dedicated to the vocation of moulding children to be intelligent, multi-lingual, happy and confident. REAL Kids is recognised as Malaysia's best preschool in the Parenthood Parents' Choice Awards for years in a row.

FABER-CASTELL’S SMOOTHEST GEL PEN – FAST GEL Z

Faber-Castell Malaysia has launched the Fast Gel Z, a new retractable gel pen that offers an unbeatable smooth writing experience, making it the smoothest gel pen in the market. 

 

In engineering the Fast Gel Z, Faber-Castell developed a new and innovative multi-channelled tip that is paired with ultra-low viscosity1 ink that results in an unrivalled smooth writing performance. This innovative combination results in The Fast Gel Z Pen delivering the smoothest writing performance out of any other pen in the market. 

With the new tip technology, there is less friction between the pen and the paper, resulting in a smooth laydown. In laboratory friction tests conducted with other competitor gel pens in the market, the Fast Gel Z pen achieves the lowest friction. 

“Faber-Castell always strives to produce innovative products that cater to the demands and needs of consumers. Some of the concerns we noted among consumers when using a gel pen is its inability to glide smoothly coupled with constant ink smudges and slippery especially during a long writing duration, which do not give consumers a good writing experience. This has prompted us to innovate the Fast Gel Z pen that can take users’ writing experience to new peaks,” said Mr Andrew Woon, Managing Director of Faber-Castell Malaysia. 

“With the inclusion of the latest technologies, such as the precision tip technology and ultra smooth ink feature, one can now experience pure writing pleasure using the Fast Gel Z Pen as it ensures an effortless, vibrant and intense line; without skips, smudges and lags,” added Andrew.

Andrew said the gel pen is an important business segment for Faber-Castell Malaysia. According to a study by Kantar, the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company, the market size of gel pens in 2019 stands at RM43 million in Malaysia. 

Persistence Market Research’s published report in 2020 state that the global writing instruments market is expected to expand 1.5 times by 2030. Students represent the biggest opportunity in terms of end users in the writing instruments market and is on track to expand at a CAGR of around 5 percent through 2030. Among the stationery product types, the pen segment account for a significant share of approximately 60 percent in the global writing instruments market.

The new Fast Gel Z pen includes the following features:

· Ultimate smoothness in writing performance

· Fast-dry ink with no smudges

· Intense, vibrant inks

· Extra-soft grip for superior comfort when writing

· Refillable

Discover the ultimate smoothness of the Fast Gel Z today! This gel pen comes in two variants - 0.5mm and 0.7mm, both of which are available in black, blue and red ink. 

Even my sons likes using this gel pen for doing their school homeworks, I also like using this gel pen.
 

Each Fast Gel Z Pen retails at RM5 a pen while its refill retails at RM3.50. They are now available at major stationery stores and hypermarkets nationwide as well as Faber-Castell’s eShop at https://shop.faber-castell.com.my/. 

#FastGelZ #smoothestgelpenever #fabercastellmy

About Faber-Castell Malaysia

Faber-Castell Malaysia was established in 1978 with only 8 staff. It started its production of natural rubber and PVC erasers back in 1980 and since then, it had been developed into one of the largest eraser manufacturers in the world with an export of 90% of 150 million pieces of eraser including writing instruments such as the latest Fast Dry GEL PEN Innovation.

Keeping up with the company’s philosophy of being innovative and competent, Faber-Castell Malaysia achieved many recognized certifications such as the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and many more. In addition, Faber-Castell Malaysia had also been selected as the SUPER BRAND in 2002 for stationery industry in the country besides being the Official Supplier for stationery products to the 16th Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur in 1998. Owing to its excellent innovation in product development, Faber-Castell Malaysia won the ISPA award in 2007, and the iF Design and Promotional Gifts Award 2008 for the Sleeve eraser. In addition, it also won the PBS award in 2008 for its Kosmo eraser.

To cope with its rapid development, Faber-Castell Malaysia moved into its latest factory in Sept 2002. Officiated on Now 13, 2002, one of the factory’s special features is the Pencil Tower housing the world’s Tallest Pencil. Awarded by the Malaysia Book of Records and the world’s longest pencil by Guinness World Records, the Faber-Castell Pencil Tower measures 19.75 meters in height and 0.8 meters in diameter, making it a landmark in Malaysia.

In March 2018, Faber-Castell Malaysia launched a 90,000 sqft distribution centre located at Subang Jaya. This new distribution centre features a digitalised operations process with improvement in delivery accuracy and system efficiency, warehouse management system and six loading bays.

Faber-Castell is also the first company in the stationery business to agree to a social charter that serves as a guiding principle for our staff welfare. In Malaysia a collective agreement was signed between its staff union and Faber-Castell Malaysia on October 11, 2004. For more information about Faber-Castell, visit their website at http://www.faber-castell.com.my/ 

 

Easy Ways to Encourage Your Child to Read and Write

Literacy skills are one of the first early learning strategies your child will encounter. Efficient learning starts at home, and it isn’t difficult to get your child off to a great start. Here are some easy ways to introduce a love of reading and writing in your home.

Easy Access

Children are drawn to low-hanging fruit, so they won’t be likely to read and write unless there are accessible materials around them. Consider creating reading and writing stations around your home that are attractive and well-stocked. Place fun kids’ chairs and bean bags next to tables and small bookshelves. Organize paper, writing and coloring utensils and glue sticks in baskets so that they can create their own books. You can also put their books on display next to their reading books.

Variety 

When you read to your child aloud, you get the dual benefits of spending time together and helping build your child’s literacy skills. If your child is in school, ask his or her teacher which books he or she gravitates to. You can base your library on those books, and repeat any stories your child particularly loves. Include a variety of books in your home library, including those that feature poetry, illustrative stories with interesting characters and fables. You can reinforce reading time with a corresponding activity that mimics a detail from the book.

Alphabet Awareness

Fill your home with letters and your child will soon understand how ubiquitous the alphabet is. Your arsenal should include small manipulatives such as puzzles, magnetic letters, stamps and blocks. Also use large visuals, such as ABC charts, posters and banners. Use any opportunity to include the alphabet in your daily interactions. Singing phonics and alphabet songs are especially popular with little ones.

You don’t have to have a teaching degree to strengthen your child’s reading skills. Start with these simple tips to see what works best for your little reader.

BIG BAD WOLF BOOK SALE MALAYSIABOOK SALE PERIOD: APRIL 1 - APRIL 12, 2021

The Wolf 'Awakens' - The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Returns with a Hybrid Book Sale!

Get ready as the World’s Biggest Book Sale, with up to 99% off the recommended retail price, is making a comeback with a Hybrid Sale combining the much-awaited Big Bad Wolf Book Sale’ on-ground Book Sale event together with the Online Book Sale. The first-ever Hybrid Big Bad Wolf Book Sale Malaysia 2021, will kick-off from the 1^st to 12^th of April 2021, offering book lovers and bibliophiles alike the chance to browse and shop from more than 60,000 book titles. 

 
Online + physical book sale!

Affordability of offering books up to 99% off 

Offers over 60,000 books titles  

Yeah no time to go? No worry as now we can online shopping too, the online store is 24 hours online click on it to shop now.

ABOUT BIG BAD WOLF BOOKS Driven by passion, Andrew Yap and Jacqueline Ng first launched the BIG BAD WOLF Book Sale in 2009 as a warehouse sale in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, providing an exciting array of excess books from international distributors. The affordable prices and easy availability of the books proved to be a huge attraction and in no time, the BIG BAD WOLF Book Sale turned into a landmark event nationwide. Offering brand new English books at a discount as high as 75% to 99% off recommended retail price and with the primary aim of encouraging people of all ages to discover the joys of affordable, accessible reading, BIG BAD WOLF Book Sale features a wide range of books across all genres, including fiction and non-fiction bestsellers, young adult fiction, as well as an extensive collection of children’s books.The Book Sale has toured across cities in Malaysia and successfully extended its footprint abroad to Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates, with no plans to stop in making reading affordable for readers around the world.

 

 Follow the Big Bag Wolf on social media:

1.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbwbooks(@bbwbooks) 

2.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigbadwolfbooks/(@bigbadwolfbooks) 

3.Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigbadwolfbooks (@bigbadwolfbooks)

#bigbadwolfbooks #BBWJB2021  

TYCTTV: The Future Advocate Poetry and Storytelling Competition

Open to all children between the ages of 4 and 12 as part of Royal Canin’s “Take Your Cat to the Vet” initiative

 Submission deadline is extended! Post your entries by 12 noon 24 November, 2020

Newman Drama collaborates with Royal Canin Malaysia to launch the TYCTTV: The Future Advocate Poetry & Storytelling Competition starting 19 October 2020. The competition that opens to all children between the ages of 4 and 12 is part of Royal Canin’s “Take Your Cat to the Vet” initiative that has been continuously organised annually since 2016.

“Newman Drama wants to encourage young children especially to build the confidence to face real-life scenarios such as group interactions, oral communications, interpersonal skills and many more. With the recent announcement of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) that limits our physical classes, this competition couldn’t have launched at a better timing. We hope that children in Malaysia will take this opportunity to present and recite poetry, and share their stories about their favourite topic - their beloved cats!” said Siew Yong, Founder and Director, Newman Drama. “While we offer physical classes in the Klang Valley and Penang, now with the online competition, we can reach out to more children across the nation”.

The collaboration was signed to encourage more children to sharpen and showcase their talent in creative communications and public speaking. “Other than providing this platform for our future generation to express themselves and share their own insights, Royal Canin hopes to educate them about the importance of veterinary care for cats. We know that children love cats for the cute and playful nature, but we also need to teach them the proper steps to caring for our furry little friends - the type of food the cats need to maintain their overall health and shiny coat, the regular check-ups, the grooming and other aspects of pet care. With the collaboration with Newman Drama School, children can begin to cultivate the values of animal welfare from a very young age,” said Dr. Melissa Phoon, Corporate Affairs Manager, Royal Canin Malaysia.

The online competition is divided into two categories, poetry recital for children between the ages of 4 and 7 years old and the storytelling for those between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. Interested participants can send in a 3-minute video talking about taking their cats to the vet to qualify for the competition after playing an educational web game on cat care via link: www.animalhappiness.asia/mycat2vet

Once the video is ready for upload on the Newman Drama’s Facebook Event Page, the participants must tag @royalcaninMY and include the hashtags: #cat2vet, #tycttv #newmandrama for the judges to review.

“Newman Drama and Royal Canin will contribute up to 70% of the total evaluation, so the children are required to include their stories or experience taking their cats to the vet for extra marks.

Meanwhile, likes and shares on Social Media platforms will contribute to the remaining 30%,” Siew Yong added. “In conclusion, we’d like the children to share their sweet memories with their cats, hoping that they will continue to value their pets as part of their family members through this Social Media competition”.

The competition will run until 18th November 2020. Each child is entitled for one entry. Cash prizes, certificates and medals worth more than RM1,200 are up for grabs!

Find out more details about the TYCTTV: The Future Advocate Poetry & Storytelling Competition via official Facebook Event Page: https://fb.me/e/dgRLCA1XB

More information about Take Your Cat to the Vet Campaign is available at : royalcanin.com/my/take-your-cat-to-the-vet

 

About Newman Drama:

Newman Drama was officially started in 2014.

This humble company was created by the chirpy lady Siew Yong. After years of providing drama classes in the Klang Valley, she was more convinced that teaching drama is really what she is passionate and good at (apart from performing, of course). Thus together with John Newman they have created a brand for her drama classes – Newman Drama.

The objective of Newman Drama is simple. Newman Drama uses Drama Tools to enrich the learning and teaching experience for both Malaysian students and teachers.

Newman premise their core value on holistic learning and teaching for students and teachers. They believe students and teachers are equally their great assets. Newman Drama’s vision is to provide a platform not just for students to excel but also for teachers to expand their teaching horizon. Thus, Newman Drama is also an ideal fusion platform for performing artists and professionals from different background (coming together) to pass on their ‘craft’ to the next generation.

Newman Drama currently offers classes in KL, Klang Valley and Penang. They have classes in learning centres, kindergarten, local, private and international schools.

To learn more about Newman Drama, visit newmandrama.com.my

About Royal Canin:

The Royal Canin Company, owner of the ROYAL CANIN® brand, is a division of Mars Petcare and a global leader in health nutrition for cats and dogs.

Founded over 50 years ago by a French veterinarian, Dr. Jean Cathary, Royal Canin’s purpose is to make A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS™ by pushing the limits of nutrition and knowledge in partnership with pet professionals and experts.

Royal Canin works closely with pet professionals, such as breeders and veterinarians, not only to design the most precise nutrition for cats and dogs, but also to develop a variety of services, monitoring and diagnostic tools to help understand and care better for them.

Its unique approach always places cats and dogs’ nutritional requirements at the heart of the innovation process. Their age, lifestyle, size, breed, sensitivities and activity level are studied through science and observation in order to produce diets for each pet’s specific needs. The company accelerates sustainable practices, particularly in terms of responsible sourcing, emission and waste reduction and use of sustainable packaging.

Operating in more than 100 markets, Royal Canin counts approximately 7,800 associates, including 500 veterinarians and nutritionists. It also manages 16 factories around the globe, 1 research and development center, 2 innovation centers and 4 laboratories. Royal Canin’s nutritional products are available at pet specialty retailers and veterinary practices worldwide.

To learn more about the Royal Canin company, visit http://www.royalcanin.com/.

 

Diving into the science of swimming the fun way

SwimIn12's fun science-centred programme enables kids and teens to master swimming techniques 

Did you know Sir Isaac Newton's Law of Motion that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction is applicable to when you're in water? While in the water, swimmers must stroke downward to keep moving and stay afloat – opposing equal force that the water expends to swimmers to keep them from moving.

There is no escaping science. It can be always used to explain everything in everyday life. Similarly, there is much science to learn in the art of swimming.

"It is an added benefit when students understand and apply what they know about the science when they swim. For example, in asking them to keep their hands straight, we demonstrate how this is similar to the shape of a ship, plane or rocket that helps to cut through air or water faster.

"When we talk about more air in the lungs will help them float while less air will sink, we apply this to the ballast tank in submarines. We have heard success stories from our Swim Science students from as far as Australia, Singapore and India," said E.J. Yeap who is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SwimIn12.

The 11-year old institution kicked off the beta testing of Swim Science in March this year, just 10-days after the enforcement of Malaysia's Movement Control Order (MCO) following the worsening of the COVID-19 outbreak.

"The order meant that pools would be closed for three months and we thought of ways to keep an interest in swimming, especially for our younger students. 

 

"Led by our coaching team leader Darshini Balakrishnan, we are proud to say we innovated a new style of teaching by incorporating the evergreen laws of science. It helps beginners understand the concept of swimming faster by simplifying the important theory of water physics in an engaging manner.

"The programme also explains how swimming theories apply in many aspects of aerodynamic and marine sciences. With the help of today's technology, we make Swim Science sessions interactive and interesting for students to follow," Yeap explained.

Catered to those aged between seven and 18, SwimIn12 hires the help of video communications programme Zoom to conduct lessons.

"We admit that it is not easy to win the crowd when we mention online sessions. However, with Swim Science it's not a one-way direction. It is more than just listening and watching. We keep it interesting with some activities like quiz sessions and even treasure hunts for things around the house that are relevant to the lesson.

"I'd commend my team of 30-odd coaches at SwimIn12 for innovating this programme, teaching and educating students and keeping the lessons interesting for our students," he adds. 

 

Swim Science is offered in two packages – eight lessons (RM200) or 20 lessons (RM300) in a month. Yeap takes pride in saying that the programme is a purely Malaysian innovation, observing a similar approach taken a few months later, by a neighbouring country.

 

About SwimIn12

Swimin12 specializes in teaching swimming with 3 key applications, which are: energy efficient swimming, practical survival skills & therapy. We pride ourselves in teaching in an efficient learning environment and our aim is to enable everyone to learn to swim in 12 hours. A passionate and hardworking swim school, open 7 days week, 14 hours a day, for students to learn at their convenience.

Visit: https://www.swimin12.com/ for further information.

 

Ben 10 Micro Omnitrix Playset

Everyone has got their busy lifestyle and with CMCO kids just stay at home. Sharing with you that Ben 10 Micro Omnitrix Playset that my son likes to play with, you may click on the link to view the video. It's his new Ben 10 toy collection, his brother also likes it as his brother also a fan of Ben 10 when he was young. My son likes Ben 10 and I have done a few face painting of Ben 10 aliens that he likes. You can also see them on my instagram which I have shared it last week. It's fun with Ben 10 makeup with my son as he enjoys it too. He had a good play time after the makeup, it lasted more more than an hour before he washed it off.

 My son likes like to watch Ben 10 movie, Ben 10 Vs The Universe. Have you watched it? They also like to find Ben 10 on youtube to see.

My kids have online class at home, we followed the schedule that given by the school. They also have their online tuition at home. Sometimes I need to go tuition centre to collect the homework papers.

 

Back to school 15 July 2020

growing up fast, this photo was taken when he was below 12 years old.

It's month of July 2020, soon my son will be back to school on 15 July 2020. He has tried out the school uniform and he still can fit them. However he has not try out the school shoes, I think he can still fit in them as few months back I have bought a few pair shoes which is one or two size bigger for him. He will be getting ready hand sanitizer, extra face mask to school in case one mask is filled with sweat he got to change it with another. Of course the standard operating procedure of school to follow. I also will be giving him wipes in case he needs to use to wipe something.

Social distancing to practice of course in the school, he shared the video of school for me to see that they are practice one way walking in and out of the school.

I am sure of how is the SOP of his little brother for primary school that's his turn to back to school on 22 July 2020. It's going to be same that we be providing him the hand sanitizer, wipes, and extra face mask to bring to school. He already know of the importance of social distancing. He got a personalized mask, but he will not be using that for schooling.

Besides back to school soon, it's maybe month of August that the boys got to go back to tuition centre as waiting the tuition centre to confirm and let us know about it. As for now they are both online tuition at home, I have problem with Ipad access to Google classroom so I didn't use that anymore. My laptop is 15 years old and has got a few times auto shut down by itself, my son is using it for attending online school class Google Meet. Ipad can us for Zoom meeting, for tuition and other online class school.

The month of July indeed a special month, it's also my hubby birthday. Some of my friends already started their plan on vacation in Malaysia and some of them already started visiting places in Malaysia. As for us, we just keep calm and stay home not planning for any vacation at the moment.

Photo above my son wearing the personalized t-shirt made in 2015, click on the link to read about it.

Lessons Learned in Play

Allowing little ones to have fun is so important to their educational development. It not only enhances their own skills, but it can also foster a love for learning; thus, during the younger years, it's important to not only spend time working on understanding the alphabet and numerals, but also some of the classic childhood activities. Doing both can benefit your child's vpk tampa experience. Here are three activities that can boost your mental growth.

Puzzles

There are many benefits in putting together a puzzle, especially for kids. Their eyes are still developing, learning to recognize shapes and forms. These fun boxes of pieces encourage them to pay attention to details, learning the differences and nuances of images. That's useful in reading and math as kids must start to recognize the structure of letters and numbers. In addition, activities such as these demand patience and critical thinking.

Coloring and Cutting

It's okay to explore a huge box of crafts. The imagination goes wild, and kids begin to explore their own minds. In addition, having to handle the small pieces allows them to work on their fine motor skills. Holding a crayon and drawing fun characters is simply an extension of an early writing lesson. Holding a pencil really is an important skill. Those that learn the wrong way may place too much pressure, building frustration with writing assignments down the road.

Music

The auditory system continues to grow even during these years. It's adapting to hearing small differences. In fact, even some letters are hard to hear until someone is older. Songs, though, work with introducing higher-level skills, making it simpler to remember and comprehend. The kiddos become more familiar with rhyme, increase vocabulary and become familiar with a study technique. They may not realize it, but by you playing ABC songs in the car, you're actually increasing their focus on knowledge and making it seem interesting.
If you need a few things to do at home, don't think flashcards are the only option. While useful, some of those entertaining tasks are just as useful.

Stress Relief with Essential Oil

It's MCO in Malaysia and one thing to do at home is wanna have stress relief, I am sure they are many brands in the market. Currently I have a bottle of this and using it at home. Two years ago I got to know this essential oil, you may click on the link to read about it. I get to know it from a media trip in 2018.

There's lot cleaning up to do at home, I done some part of my room but still lot to do as I need to rearrange the items. This is the time where we can find many hidden items, like kids toys I found my son's toy but not all of it. I remembered there's a bag where Sean used to keep his Ben 10 toys.I found some keychains and given to son so he can hang on his shoulder bag.

This is 100% natural essential oil of Oil Garden, the pure essential oils in this blend have been traditionally used in aromatheraphy as natural sedativeness to help assist with the management of :

• Stress
•  Mild Anxiety
• Nervous Tension
• Nervous Stomach
• Tension Headaches
• Fatigues/Tiredness 

Stress Relief with Sweet Orange, Mandarin, Lavender, Bergamot, Cedarwood essential oils that have been traditionally used in aroma theraphy to help assist in the management of stress. 

How to use?
(Dosage for adults and children 2 years and over, use as required or up to 6 times a day)

Add up to 6 drops (0.3ml) to water in the vaporaser.

I like the calming effects of this, it gives  me a sense of calm and comfort. I put this essential oil in the living room.

Kids activities in Selangor/Kuala Lumpur

spot my son, he is in the group photo here

It's November, last month October the month of Halloween. My son had a great time though we didn't go many place for Halloween.Above photo is recently taken at The Curve, Damansara.

 Where to go if you are in Kuala Lumpur /Selangor for this school holidays? Its time for kids have a good time too. KidZania Kuala Lumpur, I have a code sharing with you, that you can save money. Click on the link to find out.

When comes to school holidays, often we also want to think of ourselves as we want to go shopping too. Well at the same time we want our children to have a good time for themselves, not just spending their time on the gadgets.

I wouldn't want to see my sons on gadgets all time. I prefer to see them running, doing sports activities or sweat it out at fun indoor playground. Here's another blog post to share with you, its an indoor park in Kuala Lumpur, click on the link to read it up. There have choices of kids day camps to choose from too. What's important for parents not just having good time with kids but spending quality time together too. 

I am in the midst of planning my kids tuition for next year. Yeah time to cut out the tuition time, not completely just not so many days in a week. Both my children aged 13 yrs old and 8 yrs old. Both time of schooling tuition are completely different too. There are times that I need to send him by 4pm then get him by 6.45pm then send home. Then fetch another son at 7pm then in and change clothes in car before going to tuition at 7.45pm. Time management is important to me, nobody will be there to do it but me. Just got to plan it out wisely.

3 Reasons To Give Gender-Neutral Baby Gifts

With the modern trend of gender-reveal parties for expectant parents, it can be tempting to purchase gender-specific baby gifts. Despite the popularity of blue and pink onesies, rattles and pacifiers, there are a number of good reasons to consider buying gender-neutral baby gifts for friends or family expecting a child.

They're the Ideal Future Hand-Me-Downs

If you’re buying gifts for parents expecting their first child, gender neutral baby gifts are a way of preparing for the future. Gender-neutral clothes and toys can be handed down to future children, regardless of gender, and parents of multiple young children will appreciate the savings.

Children Don’t Care About Gender

More and more parents are raising their child without sticking to strict pink and blue color schemes and other gender norms. Gender-neutral parenting might have a point — the fact that your child is cute and comfortable matters more than the color he or she is wearing. Buying gender-neutral baby gifts opens you up to a world of exciting, fun and cute options without limiting yourself and the baby you’re buying for to a specific, culturally dictated color palette.

You Wouldn’t Limit Yourself to One Color

Your wardrobe is full of different colors, styles and patterns, and let’s face it — when babies are first growing up, how they dress is influenced by their parents. New parents can and should dress their children in more than just pinks and blues, so giving them gender-neutral baby presents will allow them to express their own personalities as parents, as well as influence their baby’s style.
Buying gender-neutral items for parents of newborns opens up a world of possibilities, fun fashions and exciting styles that gendered baby clothing sometimes lacks. These gifts can give parents a chance to express personality with their babies and save money on hand-me-downs, making them perfect in both the short and the long term.

Herbal Hair Treatment @Origin Herbal

Selamat Hari Raya to all my Muslim Friends and Happy Holidays to Friends.

It's Friday and glad to have some me time with pampering self with herbal hair treatment. Sharing is caring how often do you check your scalp and do you know of your scalp condition? Everyone has got busy lifestyle, herbal treatment help to address the issues:

Hair Loss/ Thinning Hair /Post Natal Hair Loss

White/ Premature Grey Hair

Oily Itchy Scalp

Persistent Dandruff

Chemically damaged dry hair (due to bleaching of hair)

Sensitive Scalp 

As you know I do bleach my own hair, my hair dried and damaged mostly because I have bleached my hair often.  I am happy to say that I like the herbal hair treatment at the Origin Herbal I can see and feel the difference of my hair. Bee Choo Origin is an established one-stop center which delivers professional yet effective of herbal hair and scalp treatment in Malaysia, originating from Singapore. The Founder is Mdm. Cheah Bee Chew, they are 21 outlets in Singapore, and 76 outlets in Malaysia. With more than 200 outlets across 13 nations in Asia Pacific. I visited the outlet that is located at SS15 Subang Jaya. Each treatment takes about 1.5 hour to 2 hour depends on your hair length and peak or off peak timing.

The only thing is if you have bleached hair, their herbs will likely react with the chemicals in your hair and hence the color might change to copperish red depending on individuals scalp and previous chemical reaction to herbs. Bee Choo Origins Awards & Recognition certified with TQSI in Singapore, and International Agencies can be found on their website.

It depends on everyone scalp condition as not everyone is the same. If you are looking for effective hair treatment why not check out this Origin Herbal. They have got many outlets in Malaysia and it's herbal hair treatment is known with its effective yet affordable hair loss treatment. Prices are transparent ranging from RM95 to RM183 - no hidden charges, purely based on hair length.

They have the wide range of hair care products ranging from Shampoo, Hair Conditioner, Hair Tonic, Hair Spa/Repair Cream, Scalp Essence and Hair Serum. Suitable for different types of hair and scalp.

Sharing is caring, you can enjoy 20% off for the 1st visit using my referral code for special for my readers/followers "sherrygo" 

Get 20% off for 1st visit and 25% off for 2nd visit using the referral code above.

Here's the link for my lovely readers/followers to get the discount: https://originherbal.com.my/referral/

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NYE Celebration @Mutiara Damansara Commercial Centre (MDCC)

Ruffedge had the crowd singing along to popular singles such as Bila Rindu and Khayalan.

 Happy New Year 2019 to dear friends and readers of my nameSherry. Yeah time fly, it's another year how did you spend the New Year Celebration? As for the day, I have gone for movie at eCurve watching the Marry Poppins, yeah it's a day for myself as my kids have gone to home town with sister-in-law and niece. I have snap some photos, you can view it on my YouTube click on the link to view.
The night there's rain but it didn't stop everyone from having fun and enjoy their time with loved ones.

Aizat Amdan blew the audience away with performances of his hit songs during MDCC's The Final Countdown 2019 concert.

The air was filled with excitement and merriment at Mutiara Damansara Commercial Centre (MDCC), as revellers gathered together to celebrate the end of yet another year and countdown the final hours to usher year 2019!


MDCC, which includes the Curve, eCurve and IPC Shopping Centre, held its annual New Year’s Eve fete, The Final Countdown 2019! A throng of participants and merrymakers from all walks of life participated in the various festivities, which started in the afternoon and lasted well into the night.

The celebrations started off with a Fitness Fiesta session led by prominent fitness celebrities, Hansen Lee, Nana Al Haleq and Lee Yvonne. Sports enthusiasts worked up a sweat with the Movement Training and High Intensity Interval Training, while others rocked out to popular tunes with Zumba.

Kids also had their share of fun as they cheerfully bounced on an inflatable playground! While waiting for the main festivities to start, children and parents enjoyed an evening full of fun and laughter and even made new friends along the way! Others visited the shopping malls in the area for last minute shopping and even had the chance to explore and enjoy the plethora of dining options available.


Moving on to the highly anticipated event of the night, families, friends and loved ones convened at the Countdown Concert as Phat Fabes and Lee Yvonne kicked-off the fiesta with their signature charm and flair. There was much to look forward to as local celebrities Aizat Amdan, Ruffedge, Elvira Arul, Talitha Tan and Orange Tan wowed the audience with much-loved songs.


There was something in store for all music lovers, the young as well as the young at heart. Locally grown band, Ruffedge, evoked nostalgic memories with their timeless performances of Bila Rindu, Khayalan and Lemas. Through her energetic and powerful renditions of hit single Titanium by Sia as well as This is Me from the beloved film The Greatest Showman, Elvira Arul had the audience on their feet and singing along with delight.


Another popular name in the local scene, Aizat Amdan, who first gained fame as a contestant during Akademi Fantasia, wowed his fans with his most famed single, Hanya Kau Yang Mampu. As a surprise, Aizat performed a beautiful medley of Hero and You Are The Reason, which had the audience cheering and dancing along. As Orange Tan took the stage, the crowd was elated and sang their hearts out as she performed favourite Mandarin and English tunes.

Elvira Arul wows the crowd with her exhilarating performance.

Another homegrown talent, Talitha Tan, who first gained Malaysians’ hearts with her chart-topping single Okay, took the stage with passion and brought the party to full swing. She drew a loud applause from the crowd with her soulful music style as she performed her well loved songs such as Girls, Fooled Me and even an impressive cover of current hit single, Without Me by Halsey.

When the clock struck midnight, the audience was captivated as the sky exploded into a brilliant display of colour and sparkle, staying true to its reputation of being the largest and longest fireworks display in Mutiara Damansara! The partygoers then welcomed the New Year with well wishes and blessings to their loved ones and friends.

For more information, kindly contact the Customer Care Officers at 03-7710 6868 for the Curve, 03-7725 0277 for eCurve and 03-7730 0333 for IPC Shopping Centre.

NYE Celebration night with dear media blogger influencers

Garfield and Friends invade Lost World Of Tambun

Garfield and Friends greeted visitors at Sunway Lost World Of Tambun

I am sure everyone has got a busy lifestyle, well do you recalled the big orange and cuddly? Yeah by looking at the above photo I am sure everyone know of Garfield, I grow up watching the animation of Garfield and Friend. Yesterday, I had the chance to see it for myself, meet the Garfield and Friends.

The atmosphere at Lost World Of Tambun (LWOT) just got a lot merrier as the classic lasagne loving orange cat – Garfield and Friends make their way to the park to surprise visitors with their special appearance during the school holidays!


From 24 November 2018 to 1 January 2019, visitors may enjoy a plethora of fun-filled activities from performances by the classic cartoon characters to challenging stations that is sure to keep them amused throughout the day! Visitors may also collect stickers with the exclusive Garfield passport as they go through each Garfield-themed station games.

(From Right) Ng Wai Mun, Sales Director of Lost World Of Tambun, Nurul Nuzairi Mohd Azahari, General Manager of Sunway Lost World Of Tambun and Michelle Soong Wey-Se, Senior Manager of Marketing & Special Project of Sunway Lost World Of Tambun celebrated Garfield’s 40th Anniversary with a cake cutting ceremony in conjunction with the launch of Garfield and Friends Holiday Party campaign.

Remember to also join Garfield and his friends during their meet and greet session at the House Of Garfield every Friday, Saturday and Sunday where these lovable characters will make an appearance to interact with the visitors. In conjunction with Garfield’s 40th Anniversary, December babies may also get a free cupcake on every weekend throughout the month of December just by showing their MyKid or MyKad to the LWOT team. Loving Garfield and friends I am sure you like to closer check their dance moves as they move and groove with Garfield at the Awesome Pool Party. Get a final dose of the big orange cat at the Garfield Show at 6.30pm every day!

 Now if you are thinking where to bring your children this coming school holidays, you can start planning. I am sure many cats lover will be interested to visit Lost World Of Tambun not just for the cats but also their hot spring. I am happy as it's my first time to be closed up with the big cat too.

Catopia, you can find different breed of cats inside.

can you spot the big orange cat behind of me? The ranger is holding the cat.

“Everyone has probably heard, read, or watched Garfield at least once in their lifetime which makes this event such an iconic one for us here at LWOT. The team has put in extra effort to ensure that the celebration with the iconic cartoon figure would stick in the minds of our visitors for a very long time as they spend their time with their loved ones while reminiscing the classic characters that are brought to life here at LWOT,” said Nurul Nuzairi Bin Mohd Azahari, General Manager of Lost World Of Tambun.

Social media junkies are not left out of the fun as well as they can stand a chance to win LWOT tickets for their next visit or mysterious prizes by entering to the online contest.


For more information on Garfield and Friends and the contest, log on to the website at www.sunwaylostworldoftambun.com or its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/lostworldoftambun or by calling the park at +605 542 8888.

Anlene On-The-Go

It's September and it's close to year end soon. Yeah my eldest son is going to have his UPSR exam this month. Busy parenting didn't stop me from taking care of myself. We go to take care of ourselves first before taking care of others. 

Just took sometime off to go by LRT to KL Sentral for this RM1 offer and went window shopping at the mall. Yeah it's a totally worth it, just RM1 and can get an Anlene UHT milk and a 7Days chocolate croissant. It's only available at selected LRT/KTM stations.

With busy mom life as stay at home mom, there's never ending house chores and being a mom. Never forget that breakfast is the King. 

Sharing is caring do you know that Anlene UHT milk is packed with Collagen, Protein and HIgh Calcium which you can easily consume on the go.

Only pay RM1 and gets Anlene UHT Milk and a 4 Days croissant.

 If you have been following my social media on Instagram and Facebook you'll know of this too. I have share them online on where to grab them and when's the last stop for the Anlene Roving Truck too.

Anlene UHT Milk has got two flavour, they are Vanilla and Chocolate. Which is your favourite? I like them both and never feel bored of consuming them. With all its nutrition it's what we need for our bones and joints!

Got my favourite Anlene UHT Milk

It's important to take care of ourselves and I love this type of Anlene-On-The-Go, Anlene UHT milk as its ready-to-drink pack with 50% more nutrient, gets you on the go with more collagen and at the same time to care for our bones, joints & muscles! Stay active, Stay agile!

Stacy Anam the Malaysia's Dancing Queen, look how high she jumped!

Malaysia's Dancing Queen Stacy Anam, she was at Bukit Bintang the other day.  She have a jump that day that can be captured on Led Billboard. How amazing is that? It's important to live a happy healthy lifestyle, stay active, stay agile!

Anlene-On-The-Go, Anlene UHT milk as its ready-to-drink pack with 50% more nutrient, gets you on the go with more collagen and at the same time to care for our bones, joints & muscles!

Yea I am happy mom, happy kids yeah we have happy active lifestyle together.

If you like to know more about Anlene please visit www.facebook.com/AnleneMalaysia. and website anlene.com/my

Nippon Paint Sayangi Malaysiaku {Create-It-Yourself} CIY Workshop

Beautiful Creation by Ben Firdaus using Nippon Paint

 Good day to all my readers and visitors. Today sharing with you that I have recently attended Nippon Paint Sayangi Malaysiaku Create-It-Yourself (CIY) Workshop with Ben Firdaus Interior Designer. Everyone has got a busy lifestyle, especially parents I am sure everyone parent would like to create a safe indoor environments for their loved ones especially children. Sharing with you today on what I have learned at the workshop. Everyone one of us is given a wooden plate to create our own masterpiece.There's an apron for everyone to put it on to prevent getting the paint on ourselves especially our clothing. Scroll down to view the what's on the table before we get start to create our masterpiece.
 

This is a fun workshop as we have the hands on experienced to create our own masterpiece.

tools of Nippon Pants that we are going for the CIY

 At the workshop, Ben Firdaus has explained and show us step by step of creating the beautiful masterpiece which had the colors of yellow, red, blue and white. There's need of use the Washi Tape as first step to create the designed that we want, I would say is the colours that we want to colours on the wooden plate. It's been a long time I didn't try on painting the last time was 16 years back when house was under renovation. The Nippon Paint range that we are using at the workshop is one of the Nippon Paint Child Wellness Range consists of 3 unique technologies catering to child's stages of growth.

Before we get start for the Create-It-Yourself workshop, each of us has the wooden plate which is empty. The painting that we are using is Nippon Paint,  There's Nippon Paint Hydro Primer and Nippon Paint Hydro. Nippon Paint Hydro Primer is used to prevents wood from rotting, and suitable for metal used to prevent it from rusting. Nippon Paint Hydro Primer and Nippon Paint Hydro it has low VOCs.

 Ben Firdaus is friendly and helpful giving us lots of tips on using the Nippon Paint products.
I am sure you would like to see what if use these panting for your children's room? Don't forget to watch the Calit, Si Cilik Calit! It's on every Tuesday, it just started on 4 September 2018 at 9.50pm on TV3. It's about 3 Nippon Rangers that help parent with children's who needs to have a room makeover. Children has many idea and imagination, it can be a nice creative wall for their bedroom.

Using the Nippon Paint Hydro Primer, Washi Tape , and Synthetic Paint Brush

 The wooden plate which is empty, I have created the pattern with the Washi Tape and the area I used the Nippon Paint Hydro Primer. Hydro Primer is used to prevents wood from rotting, it has low VOCs. First layer of paint is using the Nippon Paint Hydro Primer, wait it dry for 15 minutes then can proceed with second layer of it. But due to timing we only done one layer paint for it. We then used the color we wanted to use and paint on the Hydro Primer that we earlier painted.

Sharing a short video I made for this fun Nippon Paint Sayangi Malaysiaku CIY Workshop, click on the link for the Youtube link.

Remember the tape that I have put on the plate? Well after the Hydro Primer have dried, we can proceed with another color to put on the designs. I have used all the Nippon Paint Hydro colours which I have mentioned above on this masterpiece. Flowers you see on the plate is the last step to do. We have got a fun utensil that's 'Bunga Raya' that make beautiful print on the plate, we need to use sponge on it but first got to soak it in the paint and try it on papers first then only onto the plate. My friends says my masterpiece looks like shield, what do you think?

my masterpiece creation, do you like it?

It's fun with the Nippon Paint Sayangi Malaysiaku CIY Workshop, the paints have no smell at all. I am sure you know that most paint have very strong smell but this doesn't have any smell. It's can be use to create safe indoor environments with the Nippon Pint Child Wellness Range. Complete coating solutions for child's safety and wellbeing.

Indeed a fun Nippon Paint Sayangi Malaysiaku CIY Workshop that we had. 

Thank you Nippon Paint Malaysia for having me. 

For more information on Nippon Paint Malaysia:
Website: www.nipponpaint.com.my
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YouTube: www.youtube.com/NipponPaintMalaysia
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