Hot Wheels® celebrated its 50th anniversary

Good day to dear readers and visitors, it's been a raining day. Just had some time so I decided to update this blog.This year has been fuelled by excitement and festivities as Hot Wheels® celebrated its 50th anniversary. The culmination of the epic celebration has been the 50th Anniversary SEA Tour. This weekend was a dream come true for Eaden Lim Sze Han and Muhammad Harith Iqbal bin Shahril who came out on top at the Malaysia National Finals, winning the honour to represent Malaysia at the Grand Finals in Jakarta this December.

The teams competed in two age categories: 5-8 years old and 9-12 years old. The air was charged with excitement as spectators cheered on their favourites, celebrating their successes and empathising with their mishaps. The event was also graced by influencers Dynas Mokhtar and Shaine Wong, who expressed their appreciation for the way Hot Wheels® has given their children more critical thinking skills and developed their confidence. The mums also shared how proud they were to get to be a part of that learning process.


In the end, Eaden Lim Sze Han and mother Low Teng Teng from Category A and Muhammad Harith Iqbal bin Shahril and mother Nur Shatila binti Zulkifli from Category B emerged victorious. The teams will go on to represent Malaysia at the Hot Wheels® 50th Anniversary SEA Tour Grand Finals which will be held in December 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The Hot Wheels® 50th Anniversary SEA Tour Malaysia National Finals was held in Sunway Pyramid, one of the 50 locations across 5 Southeast Asian countries. In the one and a half months that led up to this, hundreds of teams of hopefuls came together to compete for the right to represent Malaysia in the finals in tests of speed, accuracy, and problem solving. With only ten of the best teams remaining, it was bound to be an exciting day that would truly exemplify the Hot Wheels® challenger spirit.

Check out the video below where my son is happily racing the Hotwheels with another team.

Science Bridge Academy partnered up with Hot Wheels® to organise an engaging workshop to equip participants with quick tips about how to maximise their game and their shot at the title. Through fun demonstrations and easy-to-understand explanations, Chief Scientist, Ravin, from Science Bridge Academy threw a light onto the many educational benefits of Hot Wheels® diecast cars and tracksets, while demonstrating what it means to embrace the challenger spirit. You can refer to the first video above to view.


For more information about Hot Wheels® 50th Anniversary SEA Tour Grand Finals, please visit their website at [hotwheels.mattel.com] or their Facebook page [@hotwheels].

Christmas just few weeks away what gifts are you going to surprise for loved ones?

About Mattel
Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT) is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products. The Mattel family is comprised of such best-selling brands as Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever produced, Hot Wheels®, Monster High®, Thomas & Friends® and Fisher-Price® brands. In 2013, Mattel was named one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" by Ethisphere Magazine and also is ranked No. 2 on Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list. At Mattel, Creating the Future of Play. Visit at www.mattel.com, www.facebook.com/mattel or www.twitter.com/mattel.

About the Hot Wheels® Brand
Hot Wheels® cars revolutionized boys' toys in 1968 with an original line of super-fast, customized cars built for speed, power, performance and attitude. Now, more than 40 years later, Hot Wheels® is a global lifestyle brand that represents the coolest cars imaginable in scales from miniature to full-size. Hot Wheels® cars are also popular collectibles for adults and each year, introduces a new line-up of innovative vehicles, track sets and playsets.

Back-to-School Campaign, Faber-Castell Malaysia: ‘Spot, Snap & Win’ contest

Key Persons in the Photo: From Left 

Louis Sim, Assistant Marketing Manager of Faber-Castell Malaysia 

Ivy Leong, Marketing Manager of Faber-Castell Malaysia 

Crystal Sio, Product Manager of Faber-Castell Malaysia 

Tan Hao Yi, Senior Marketing Executive of Faber-Castell Malaysia

Good day to dear reader and visitors, today is Friday. What is your plan for this weekend? Today I have spend a great time with Faber-Castell Malaysia. Faber-Castell Malaysia launched its Back-to-School Bus with the NEW Slim-Flexi Case 36 & 48 Classic Colour Pencils in conjunction with its Back-to-School Campaign that is happening now until early January 2019. The Faber-Castell Malaysia Back-to-School Bus, which will be stationed at all leading bookstores, supermarkets and hypermarkets nationwide draw customers with its latest product innovations and attractive displays.


Complemented with eye-catching 3D components, the Back-to-School school bus features a variety of Faber-Castell’s latest stationery products and promotional packs which are value for money. It further excites and amazes consumers with its main product highlights – namely the Slim-Flexi Case 36 & 48 Classic Colour Pencils that are showcased alongside stunning samples of colouring pieces produced using Faber-Castell’s colour pencils.

Activity at the launched, personalized name tag with Faber-Castell products

“The specially designed Faber-Castell Back-to-School Bus is an attestation of the brand’s commitment to be innovative in offering consumers a unique shopping experience. With the Faber-Castell Back-to-School Bus launched, we aim not only to introduce Faber-Castell’s latest product innovations, but we also hope to enliven the mood of consumers in preparation for the start of a new school year,” said Ivy Leong, Faber-Castell Malaysia Marketing Manager at the unveiling of the Faber-Castell Malaysia Back-to-School Bus and the launching of the Slim-Flexi Case 36 & 48 Classic Colour Pencils.


The NEW Faber-Castell Slim-Flexi Case 36 & 48 Classic Colour Pencils are designed with inner grooves to help ensure that the colour pencils are well aligned and neat during storage. In addition, its slim and compact case minimizes storage space (i.e. school bags) which enables it to be carried and used anywhere at the user’s convenience.

Faber-Castell’s star product includes the Air Gel Pen that is equipped with both fast-dry and extra-soft grip features (refer to Faber-Castell Fact Sheet for more info). Other latest product innovations that are made available include the Stamp Markers (6 & 10 colours), Sharpeners (UFO, Panda Table Top & Bear Table Top), Mechanical Pencils (Shark & Bubble), Erasers (Seaworld), Ball Pens & Gel Pens (WinBall, Eco Gel & Super Clip Gel), Whiteboard Marker Refill and Highlighter (Textliner 18). Faber-Castell stationery products are priced from RM1.30 onwards.


In conjunction with the Back-to-School Campaign, Faber-Castell Malaysia is organising the ‘Spot, Snap & Win’ contest that is ongoing now until January 6th, 2019. Be among the 40 winners to walk away with RM150 cash reward and Faber-Castell products worth RM80 together with a box of personalised Slim-Flexi Case 48 Classic Colour Pencils! All you need to do is to snap a creative photo with any Faber-Castell Back-to-School Bus display and upload it on Facebook together with the hashtag #FaberCastellBacktoSchool.

visit my instagram @sherrygo to check out the snowman I have made.

Meanwhile in celebrating the brand’s 40 years milestones in Malaysia, Faber-Castell Malaysia has also announced its embarkment on a CSR programme that involves giving away a year’s supply of stationery products to children of 40 underprivileged homes nationwide.


“Faber-Castell Malaysia’s 40 years of success would not have been realised without the support of the public. Hence, we always believe in giving back to society. By providing the finest quality stationery products to the underprivileged children, Faber-Castell Malaysia hopes to uplift the spirit of the underprivileged children whilst jazzing up their desks for the upcoming school semester,” added Leong.


Many parents would be thinking what to shop for back to school, I am sure many mom like me needt to purchase colour pencils and stationery for our children. Now you know of these products, you can find more information about Faber-Castell Malaysia Back-to-School Campaign and 2018 CSR programme, log on to Faber-Castell Malaysia Official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/fabercastell.malaysia/

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 SIRIM 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 Malaysia’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 principal 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/

SUNWAY LAGOON CELEBRATES WORLD ANIMAL DAY WITH A PLEDGE TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY

Sunway Lagoon Wildlife Park’s animals enjoying the enrichment items

 Celebrated on 4 October every year, World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare. With a mission to raise the status of animals in order to improve welfare standards around the globe, this annual celebration which dates back to 1925 unites the international animal welfare movement, mobilising it into a global force to make the world a better place for all animals.
To coincide with World Animal Day, Sunway Lagoon’s Wildlife Park – an interactive and educational zoo featuring more than 150 species-specific exhibits of exotic animals and a diverse range of birds, fish, reptiles and mammals from around the world – held a special campaign to promote its initiatives towards sustainability.

Indeed, Sunway Lagoon’s wildlife park is unique in itself and has been long hailed amongst the animal welfare fraternity and families as a must-visit destination. The interactive concept behind the attraction encourages visitors to not only learn about the animals but to get up close and personal with these “friends”.

In recent times, the Wildlife Park at Sunway Lagoon has stepped up efforts towards being more sustainable. Among these, Sunway Lagoon announced its support towards two of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by the United Nations. The SDG programme contains a total of 17 goals which the United Nations aims to achieve by the year 2030. It is a universal call to action, in a bid to end poverty, protect the planet and to ensure that all people can enjoy the diverse richness which Mother Nature exudes.

Sunway Lagoon Wildlife Park’s animals enjoying the enrichment items

Fruits buffet ready for porcupines.

We are specially invited to Sunway Lagoon Wildlife Park’s World Animal Day celebrations. Wildlife enthusiasts, both young and old enjoyed a host of activities and initiatives specially curated to mark this meaningful celebration. These included a special appearance by the sun bear cub, a display by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN), a multi-animal show, a contest to name the new sun bear cub, a scavenger hunt aptly titled WAD-a-quest and a Save the Earth Pledge Wall, where visitors can mark their pledge towards protecting and preserving Mother Nature.

my boys so happy and helping to carry the enrichment items

Indeed a day well spend on last Saturday, where we can hands on to make fruits buffet for the porcupines.It's seem easy but it's not because we need to tie the rope tightly of each bamboo holder so that it doesn't fall off.

Each of us holding the enrichment items

Of these 17 goals, Sunway Lagoon’s Wildlife Park has, without equivocation, committed towards supporting two of these goals. These include Responsible Consumption and Production (Goal #12), aimed at ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns and Life on Land (Goal #15), which aims to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

“With Sunway Lagoon being Asia’s premier theme park, we realise that our operations and undertakings leave a significant impact in the community. We therefore see it as our responsibility to make this impact a positive one. Especially with an attraction like the Wildlife Park, which is one of our most famous, it is essential to conduct our efforts and initiatives in a responsible and sustainable manner,” said Sean Choo, General Manager of Sunway Lagoon.

“This is why we have pledged to support the two Sustainable Development Goals, which are highly pertinent to our operations. This, we hope, will further cement our commitment towards
acting in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner, even as we celebrate World Animal Day,” Sean added.

The World Animal Day celebrations at Sunway Lagoon’s Wildlife Park also took on an exciting yet heartwarming turn this year, when the park announced the arrival of its latest ‘resident’ – a new sun bear cub. Sunway Lagoon will also be presenting one of the most unique and wildest dining experiences at its Wildlife Park together with some of its animals, which include its White Lions, Black Panther and White-handed Gibbons.

“For World Animal Day this year, we wanted to create an experience where people of all ages can enjoy Sunway Lagoon Wildlife Park, while learning more about how they can play a role in protecting our environment. All this ties in with our commitment to be more responsible and sustainable, yet presenting a unique and exciting opportunity for the public to enjoy, especially the younger ones, because they are the future of our planet, and will take on the baton towards environmental conservation,” said Sean Choo, General Manager of Sunway Lagoon.

Students from Sunway International School (SIS) got to have a sneak peek into the fun and excitement that awaits visitors at Sunway Lagoon’s Wildlife Park’s World Animal Day celebrations when the park held a special Wildlife Encounter event at the school’s parking lot on 3 October.

Graced by Her Excellency Julia Bentley, the Canadian High Commissioner in Malaysia, activities at the day-long event included appearances by some of the animals at Sunway Lagoon Wildlife Park, which students had the opportunity to feed and pet; a talk by Sunway Lagoon Wildlife Park Rangers and a quiz and prize giveaway. Students also had the opportunity to participate in the contest to name the Wildlife Park’s new sun bear, and sign the Pledge Wall, which was also set up in the school compound. Students also received discount vouchers, which were redeemable towards Sunway Lagoon’s entrance fee.

For more information, call 603 5639 0000, visit www.sunwaylagoon.com or connect to www.facebook.com/SunwayLagoonMalaysia.