NIPPON PAINT LAUNCHES CHILD WELLNESS PROGRAMME WITH NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

L-R: Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Sham Kasim (Past President of Malaysian Paediatric Association and Former Secretary General of Asia Pacific Paediatric Association), Dr Amir Hamzah Dato’ Abdul Latiff (President of Malaysian Society of Allergy & Immunology), Ms Gladys Goh (Group General Manager of Nippon Paint Malaysia Group), Puan Norsheila Abdullah (President of Persatuan Pengasuh Berdaftar Malaysia (PPBM) and Ms Eveleen Ling (President of Persatuan Tadika Malaysia)

Being mom of two boys, I am concern mom of my children's health. Glad to take time off to attend the Nippon Paint's event. Do you know that 20% of Malaysian children suffer from stress and anxiety due to stifling of play? This source based on independent studies.

Introduces Malaysia’s First Child Wellness Range: A series of child-friendly, functional coatings



Malaysia’s No. 1 coating solutions provider, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group (“Nippon Paint”) officially launched its Child Wellness Programme, an educational campaign aimed to empower today’s discerning parents and key decision makers towards creating uplifting environments for children, through various awareness and educational initiatives related to children’s health and wellness.


The Child Wellness Programme sees partnerships with national associations such as the Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA), the Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI), Persatuan Pengasuh Berdaftar Malaysia (PPBM) as well as Persatuan Tadika Malaysia (PTM), working alongside medical practitioners and child care providers as key influencers to provide simple steps and expert advises for today’s discerning parents.


The Child Wellness Programme stems from Nippon Paint’s introduction of Malaysia’s first Child Wellness Range, a series of functional coatings that focuses on enabling clean air, safe touch and creativity in 3 key growth milestones respectively – infants, toddlers and children. Its paint solutions are water-based, lead and mercury free with low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) as well as Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC) emissions, which is safe for the environment as well as indoor spaces.


The Child Wellness Range leverages on the Active Carbon Technology which is designed to absorb harmful formaldehyde from the air, converting them into water vapour for cleaner air. Its range of solutions also contains the Silver Ion Technology that are able to mitigate the growth of viruses and bacteria from spreading through walls, effective against Influenza A (H1N1) and Coxsackievirus A16, which causes Hand Foot and Mouth Disease as well as other types of bacteria such as E. Coli, MRSA, and Staphylococcus Aureus. The range also includes Anti-Stain Technology,
allowing parents the ease of mind for their children to express creativity because stains can be easily cleaned.


Speaking at the launch of the Child Wellness Programme, Gladys Goh, Group General Manager of Nippon Paint Malaysia Group said, “Innovation has always been in Nippon Paint’s DNA. In fact, we continuously listen to our consumers’ changing needs and realised that there is an untapped opportunity within the paint industry. That motivated us to develop a child-friendly range of coatings that allows us to create a safer, healthier indoor environment for young children. And while doing so, we are also rolling out the Child Wellness Programme in collaboration with various national associations to undertake awareness and education programmes to reach out to parents, child care centres and kindergarten owners and operators and the community in terms of provision of expert advice and information for them to make informed decisions regarding their children’s health and wellness.”


The launch event was graced by Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Sham Kasim, Past President of Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) and Former Secretary General of Asia Pacific Paediatric Association (APPA); Dr Amir Hamzah Dato’ Abd Latiff, President of Malaysian Society of Allergy & Immunology (MSAI); Ms Norsheila Abdullah, President of Persatuan Pengasuh Berdaftar Malaysia (PPBM) and Ms Eveleen Ling, President of Persatuan Tadika Malaysia (PTM).


Speaking at a panel discussion session after the official launch, Dr Amir Hamzah explained, "With easy access to information via the internet, many parents today are equipped with their own 'digital doctor', by surfing on various websites to check on their children's symptoms and treatment options. However, this may result in misdiagnosing as there are many symptoms that may appear similar to various conditions. In addition to that, it may be challenging to verify the authenticity or credibility of the information provided. Thus, the Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology (MSAI) is pleased to collaborate with Nippon Paint on the Child Wellness Programme to provide expert advice to parents and key decision makers.”


Under the Child Wellness Programme, the partnership with MPA will see collaborative efforts in public outreach through seeding of expert and educational content, engagements with medical experts as well as roundtable sessions as provision of first line of advice to parents.


While Nippon Paint is collaborating with MSAI to highlight key information to raise awareness on indoor allergens in health-related issues via a web series on Nippon Paint’s Facebook platform and other engagements such as Facebook Live clinics, expert speaker series and expert roundtable sessions.


As part of the Child Wellness Programme, Nippon Paint will also play a vital role as an advisory panellist for both PPBM and PTM, participating in training sessions, workshops to educate child care providers, kindergarten operators on the importance of indoor environment for children. Nippon Paint will also provide advisory services on selection of colours and kids-safe coatings from its Child Wellness Range to facilitate a uplifting and safer indoor environment for children.

Babies and children spend more time indoors and breathe up to three times as much air compared to adults (due to their developing respiratory system), making them the likeliest victims of formaldehyde. Fact based on American Academy of Family Physicians.

Child Wellness Programme

Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA) 
   Outreach programmes through:
 · Positive Parenting Editorial Support
· Expert content from medical experts
· Expert roundtable sessions



Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology
(MSAI)
To create public awareness about indoor allergens through: ·
  Web Series
· Facebook Live Clinics
· Expert Speaker Series
· Expert Roundtable Sessions




Malaysian Association of Kindergartens (PTM)
Persatuan Pengasuh Berdaftar Malaysia (PPBM)
· Expert Advisory Services on colours recommendations and functionality of coatings that promotes a healthier environment for children
· Education programme and talks about Child Wellness coatings to childcare centres and kindergarten owners and operators


In partnering with various associations on the Child Wellness Programme, Goh concluded, “Indeed, it is alarming to know that Malaysians are still at high risk for many health-related issues, especially amongst young children. As a total coatings expert with 50 years of presence in Malaysia, we have since grown in leaps and bounds and today we have come a long way to be where we are today. Thus, our strategy is to provide functional coatings that provides parents the peace of mind for safer indoor environment for their children.”


According to Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology, one out of three Malaysians suffer from some form of allergy, children from parents with allergies also stand a 50-80% chance of developing an allergy. Parents and child care providers may lack relevant knowledge on the importance of the role a conducive indoor environment plays for the development of children.


At a young age, infants spend most of their time in the crib breathing in twice the amount of air as compared to an adult. Thus, indoor air quality should not be taken lightly as infants spend up to 8-20 hours a day indoors.


As babies continue to grow and make their way into toddlerhood, children at this age develop the sense of curiosity in which, crawling, flipping over, touch, bite, feel would come into place. The potential of indoor health risks then increases as children are now exposed to various surfaces such as walls and floors that may contain viruses and bacteria.


Children below the age of 5 are the most vulnerable to viruses and bacteria such as HFMD. With diseases like HFMD and H1N1 that were endemic in Malaysia, there is a need to seed out relevant information to educate parents and child care providers on the importance of indoor environment as children spend most of their time either in a day care centre, school or at home.


Creativity through play is essential for the child’s mental and physical development as it helps to enhance cognitive skills as well as self-worth and self-esteem values. Safe indoor environment should be a priority for all, however, parents and child care providers should also look into ways to provide an uplifting, conducive environment to encourage creativity. 20% of Malaysian children suffer from stress and anxiety due to stifling of play as most parents or caretakers provide restricted access to the type of play avoiding some “forbidden” plays such as scribbling on walls.

Child Wellness Quick Facts:

• 88% of mothers admit they tend to overlook the wall as a medium for the transmission of viruses & bacteria
• 86% of mothers confess they do not clean the wall as often as the floor
• 80% of parents agree that their children touch the walls during play
• 76% reported that their child uses the wall as a support to learn how to walk
• More than two thirds of parents agree the wall can be a medium for the spreading of viruses & bacteria.   

Above is based on independent studies. 


About Nippon Paint Malaysia Group
The Nippon Paint Malaysia Group (“NPM Group”) is currently Malaysia’s No. 1 Total Coating Solutions provider, enjoying its market leadership position since 2008. The NPM Group is part of the Nippon Paint Group, which is currently Asia’s No. 1 coating manufacturer spanning 15 countries, built on a heritage of over 130 years dating back to 1881 in Japan.


Established in 1967 as Nippon Paint (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., the company has since grown in leaps and bounds, and today, has emerged as a significant regional player within the coatings industry with presence in countries such as Pakistan, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Thailand, Iran and Indonesia.

The NPM Group places strong emphasis in Research and Development (R&D) activities, which remains a core priority to its success in product innovation. As a global leader in coating technologies with a database of more than 10,000 paint formulations, the NPM Group prides itself in being a Total Coating Solutions provider with a multi-segment portfolio of offerings ranging from Architectural, Automotive, Industrial, Protective to Marine coatings.


The Group has won consumer choice awards such as the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards (2006-2017) and Putra Brand Awards (2010-2016), as well as received industry accolades such as the Best Company for Leadership in Paint Technology Asia by IAIR in 2014 and Frost & Sullivan’s Paint & Coatings Company of The Year in 2011, the Paint Company of the Year 2016 and New Product Innovation Leadership Award 2016. In its concerted effort to champion sustainability towards a greener footprint, the Group has received the Green Label Certification (by the Singapore Environment Council), EcoLabelling Certification Licence (by SIRIM QAS International) and several Green Excellence Awards by Frost & Sullivan.

For more information on Nippon Paint Malaysia:
Website: www.nipponpaint.com.my
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nipponpaintmalaysia
YouTube: www.youtube.com/NipponPaintMalaysia
Toll free no: 1-800-88-2663

HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3775 All-in-One Series

From left, Yuen Lai, Business Director for Print Category, HP PPS Sales Sdn Bhd, Diane Fong, Market Development Manager, Inkjet Printing Systems, HP PPS Sales Sdn Bhd, Kym Lim, Managing Director, HP PPS Sales Sdn Bhd

 Good evening everyone, this morning I was invited to attend the event at Blokke Cafe at Citta Mall. It's about time for me to find printer for my home, my son been telling me that there's projects in school that he needs to use printer to use for printing photos and documents. So here I'm at the event to know about their printers. HP PPS Sales Sdn. Bhd. today unveiled its next generation of HP DeskJet Ink Advantage All-in-One (AiO) printers, the ideal device for the style savvy, always connected consumer.

Kym Lim, Managing Director, HP PPS Sales Sdn Bhd

Designed for digital natives who want to print from Facebook, Instagram and more, theHP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3775/3776/3777  is half the size of other inkjet all-in-one printers in its class(1), yet combines robust print, scan and copy capabilities all for RM 379(2).

 Just look at these fun size, easy carry printers that you can carry easily. I like the red color of the printer, how about you?

Diane Fong, Market Development Manager, Inkjet Printing Systems, HP PPS Sales Sdn Bhd

#HPDeskJetMy

  The designed of the printer suitable for today's modern homes, the printers feature a white base that easily blends with any home decor. I have friends that love to choose color that matches their home. Recently my friend is hunting for red color, can't wait to tell her that there is her favourite color available. The colours ranging from the cool neutrals that exude a calming, soothing effect to bright red that is fun and playful. The scroll feed scanner is designed like a fin and lights up when a document is fed through for scanning or copying.

From left, Amber Chia, Diane Fong, Market Development Manager, Inkjet Printing Systems, HP PPS Sales Sdn Bhd, Yuen Lai, Business Director for Print Category, HP PPS Sales Sdn Bhd, Kym Lim, Managing Director, HP PPS Sales Sdn Bhd and Jaclyn Victor

I have a good time at the event knowing of these models of prints, its affordable and suitable for home to use. Easy to carry as some people would prefer to bring along their printers for easy access of printing or scanning. Below are the photos that I brought home with me using the HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 3775 All-in-One printer. Don't forget to follow me on my instagram/twitter/Facebook for updates @sherrygo. You can also see more photos on album 1, album 2 for some photos taken at the event.

I like this printer as we can quickly print right from our mobile device, all we need to have is Internet access and a smart phone or tablets. An affordable all-in-one that lets you wirelessly print, scan and copy what you need easily. One of the photos below has flowery pink, it is because I used Snapchat to take the photo that's why the color is pink in color. I uploaded the photo at the event through instagram, before that I have printscreen my photo from my Snapchat.

Recently named one of TIME Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time, the redesigned DeskJet offers easy printing from a smartphone or tablet. The HP DeskJet InkAdvantage 3775/3776/3777  does not just optimize space, it energizes space with a variety of vivid hues that include Electric Blue, Sea Grass Green and Cardinal Red.

 

  “Consumers crave tiny, wireless devices that fit into their lifestyle and enable them to stay connected, social and productive wherever they may be,” said Kym Lim, Managing Director, HP PPS Sales Sdn. Bhd. “HP’s new DeskJet turns the traditional consumer printing experience on its head with its innovative, fun design and intuitive mobile connectivity from virtually any device or social network.”

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Based on a comparison of the dimensions of worldwide Inkjet all-in-one printers for home <$250 as of September 2015.

For details, see hp.com/go/smallestAiOclaims.

(2) Estimated retail prices. Actual pricing and availability may vary.

Behind-The-Scenes Tour with son

 Last Saturday is a fun day for mom and son, we wake up early morning at 6am to prepare ourselves. Thanks to my dear to sending us off at Wisma Genting, Kuala Lumpur to wait for the bus.

If you have read about the Ice Age Adventure, don't forget to click "Behind-The-Scenes" tour to read more of the tour review.

Mommy and son exciting trip for the first time we go for media trip together.

Above goodies is from the Behind-The-Scenes tour.

Son and myself have fun all day, I am happy too. 

We learn so much that day, he non stop saying how happy he was. 

First in Asia LEGO Stars Wars Miniland Model Display Launched at LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort

First in Asia LEGO Stars Wars Miniland Model Display Launched at LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort. 

The attraction features seven scenes from the six Star Wars films and The Clone Wars animated series in great detail. In total, the attraction features more than 2,000 LEGO models build to a 1:20 scale using 1.5 million LEGO bricks. The attraction officially open its doors to the public on 6 September 2014.

Above Mark Germyn, General Manager LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort.

I attended the launched on 3 September 2014. 

The LEGO Star Wars Minland Model Display is housed in an octagon building with a floor size of 900m2 that has been divided into eight areas. Six areas house one iconic scene each from six Star Wars films, while the seventh area features a scenes from the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The eight area offers a dedicated retail section for LEGO Star Wars products. The merchandise includes hard to find LEGO building sets for sale such as the Death Star, R2-D2, Millennium Falcon, Super Star Destroyer, Ewok Village and much more. The shop will also have the full line of LEGO Star Wars play materials in addition to LEGO Star Wars keychains, magnets and a variety of caps and t-shirts.

 The seven featured scenes depict planets such as Naboo, Geonosis, Kashyyyk, Mustafar, Tatooine, Hoth, Endor and Christophsis. Visitors can take a chronological walk through the Star Wars timeline to marvel at the models, including the 2.65m tall Crystal City, the largest of all the LEGO Star Wars models, and the iconic Millennium Falcon made up of 19,200 LEGO bricks - reaching 1.8m long and 1.3 wide. Meanwhile, interactive buttons will allow visitors to activate the animatronics within each scene. The light when turn green, you can press the button.

Above is Yang Berhagia Datuk Dr.Ong Hong Peng Secretary General, Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia

Fans will also be able to commemorate their visit by taking photos with their favourite characters, build entirely by LEGO bricks. There will be 85cm tall models of Anakin Skywalker, Boba Fett, C-3PO, Commander Rex, Darth Maul, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Wicket the Ewok and Yoda, in addition to life-sized models of C-3PO, R2-D2 and a 2.7m tall Darth Vader wielding a lightsaber. 

Fifty percent of the above 2,000 models at the LEGO Stars Wars Miniland Model Display were built in Malaysia and the rest were shipped from Germany and the Czech Republic. The Master Model Builders team took a total of approximately 8,000 man hours to complete the LEGO models. The installation process was supported by a team of technicians and landscapers who developed the special layout for optimum realism. For the finishing touch, authentic Star Wars sounds, animatronics and lighting effects were added to make the models even more lifelike.

 LEGO Stars Wars, if you love Stars Wars you'll to go there to see it for yourself.

Through out the moth of September, various LEGO Stars Wars activities have been lined up to commemorate the anniversary celebrations, including a free entry promotion for children dressed up as their favourite Star Wars characters. The promotion will be from 6 - 30 September 2014.

There will also be special birthday fireworks on September 15 at the Resort starting at 8pm. 

For more information, visit www.LEGOLAND.my 

Thank you LEGOLAND Malaysia for inviting me.

Start planning for your children holiday, I saw a dad and son, having fun time together discussion of their favourite characters and movies. No kidding, it's family bonding of father and son. I never forget the smiles on their both their faces. 

MAGIQADS MEDIA DAY AT MYDIN MALL USJ SUBANG JAYA

Today, MagiqADs and MYDIN are host at the MYDIN MALL USJ to bring together retailers, suppliers and clients for a day that will see the unveiling of brand new retail media initiatives that are now available at MYDIN.

The main objective of this event is to build awareness among the audience present on how MYDIN can be leveraged, as a powerful advertising platform in-store or in mall. The event will be graced by host of honors YBhg Datuk Wira (Dr.) Haji Ameer Ali Bin Mydin, Managing Director of MYDIN MOHAMED HOLDINGS BHD and Dato' (Dr) Siew Ka Wei, Group Managing Director of Ancom Berhad.

Above is Dato' (Dr) Siew Ka Wei, Group Managing Director of Ancom Berhad.

Above is YBhg Datuk Wira (Dr.) Haji Ameer Ali Bin Mydin, Managing Director of MYDIN MOHAMED HOLDINGS BHD

MYDIN has come a long way from its' humble beginnings from a small wooden shop in Kota Bharu, Kelantan in 1957 to over 200 outlets to date. These outlets consist of MYDIN Malls, MYDIN Hypermarkets, MYDIN Bazaars, MYDIN Emporiums, MYDIN Mart (franchise outlets), MYMYDIN Minimarkets, MyMart convenience stores, Kedai Rakyat 1 Malaysia (KR1M), and new brands under its premium division, SAM's Groceria and SAM's Deli. With MagiqADs onboard its exclusive retail media partner, MYDIN outlets have become a relevant channel for advertisers to reach 1.13 million shoppers monthly through a variety of attention-grabbing mediums.

 The partnership between MYDIN an dMagiqADs has spanned over 3 years and continues to grow in a direction that strives to set retail media trends through the constant development of out-of-the-box mediums. As of late, the partnership has produced a line-up of new mediums to refresh its existing roster, these mediums including engaging 3D floor animation, captivating Standees for Hypermarkets entrances and mall areas, attention-grabbing Board Runners, larger-than-life Wall Wraps and theme-oriented Cashier Counter Zoning.

 Above is show you how to use the MYDIN Meriah card to scan and print out the daily coupons.

In conjunction with the launch of these new mediums, MagiqADs will be having a limited offer of 33% off almost all MYDIN media. This promotion applies to all bookings made from now til 20 June 2014, while consumption period runs from July till end of 2014.