KidZania Kuala Lumpur 8th anniversary in “City of Infinite Possibilities"

Happy Birthday, KidZania Kuala Lumpur! Mayor Shahrul Nizar Ahmad (centre) officiates KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s 8th Anniversary celebration in “A City of Infinite Possibilities”.

It’s time for infinite fun and madness! Celebrating its 8th anniversary this year, award-winning indoor family centre, KidZania Kuala Lumpur is committed to making the city a place of infinite possibilities, one that will inspire and challenge children to dream big.

The enthusiastic ‘zupervisors’ of KidZania Kuala Lumpur made sure the children and their families had oodles of fun with an exciting selection of infinite-themed activities, edutaining workshops, entertaining performances and parade, where the children got to discover their potential and dreams to the fullest.

Four main activities and three workshops were featured around various establishments within the city, exclusively for visitors today. The main activities include a Tealive Infinity Cups Challenge and Nips Straw Challenge by Kodomo Lion to improve the children’s movement and accuracy. Both activities are a form of sensory play to develop and improve their gross and fine motor skills. Meanwhile, kids had the opportunity to join the Colouring Contest activity run by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC), and participate in the Infinity Bracelet Race where kids won prizes by making bracelets in an infinity shape.

Nips Straw Challenge encouraging kids to broaden their horizons and develop gross and fine motor skills with special prizes courtesy of Kodomo Lion!

Colouring Time! Children expressing their creativity and artistic expressions courtesy of Faber-Castell.

The infinity shape also featured in the three workshops. The Infinity Tuna Wrap workshop by Mission Foods saw the the kids making infinity-shaped wraps while Faber-Castell’s Infinity Colouring Party workshop enabled kids to use their creativity in colouring their own version of the infinity symbol. Last but not least, the DIY Infinity Mask workshop resulted in creative infinity-shaped masks.

Said Shahrul Nizar Ahmad, Mayor of KidZania Kuala Lumpur, “It’s been eight year since we were established. Since then we’ve seen increased visitors year on year, making us a much sought-after family destination in the country. We have also been certified as a co-curricular partner with the Ministry of Education and worked with numerous industry partners and collaborators over the years, for only one goal – to ultimately equip children with an understanding of the real world while empowering them with a variety of development skills, from creativity, financial literacy, critical thinking and the ability to dream and dream big!



“Most children have dreams of what they want to be when they grow up. It is so important to promote that positivity in encouraging kids to chase after the path they dream of. We always desire to motivate the children to dream big! At KidZania, we advocate the ‘Learn Life Today’ approach by offering real-life job experiences in different industries to develop important life skills and values. We are committed to help the kids broaden their horizons, recognising and identifying the path or things they are good at. We hope to turn every child’s dream into reality at KidZania,” concluded Shahrul.
Moving forward, KidZania Kuala Lumpur aims to regularly roll out new activities and continuously collaborate with more partners in creating additional career opportunities for the children to experience first-hand.

KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s 8th anniversary event was made possible with the help of collaborative partners which include Faber-Castell, Kodomo Lion, Mission Foods, Tealive and Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC). As part of the celebration, KidZania Kuala Lumpur will also be presenting special prizes from the collaborative partners to the kids after winning the challenges and contests.

More information about KidZania Kuala Lumpur’s 8th anniversary and further details about activities can be found at https://bit.ly/2wIYnAX.

About KidZania Kuala Lumpur
KidZania Kuala Lumpur is an award-winning indoor family centre that promotes learning by offering interactive role-play experiences for kids. The first of its kind in providing edutainment fun, KidZania empowers and inspires kids to pursue their life’s dreams by providing them an avenue to explore what it’s like to live and work in a real functioning city. KidZania’s kid-sized city experience is targeted at kids aged between 4 to 14 years which allows them to choose from over 100 job related role-plays spread across 60 various city establishments. As in the real world, children perform "jobs" and are either paid for their work or pay to shop or to be entertained. KidZania is built as a replica of a real functioning child-sized city, complete with buildings, paved streets, vehicles, a functioning economy, and recognizable destinations in the form of "establishments" sponsored and branded by leading multi-national and local brands.

Paul Immigrations Reviews: Apply for Singapore PR as a Family

You’ve lived in Singapore for a while now and decided that you’re ready to apply for permanent residency. Why wouldn’t you be? The Lion City has so much to offer that thousands rush to get to the forefront of it all and become a Permanent Resident (PR). Moreover, for foreigners living in Singapore, permanent residency is the only gateway towards citizenship.

That said, as the head of your family, you might feel a little hesitant about applying for it for everyone else. Your reservations are understandable. After all, becoming a PR involves more than just extra paperwork. Permanent residency is a commitment, an agreement to stay and contribute to the Republic’s growth in exchange for benefits that are second only to Citizens.

All PR hopefuls have the option to apply for the status on their own. Singapore offers several PR schemes, some of which allow you to acquire the status as a family, but none compels you to include your dependants in your application. Instead, the schemes below only extends this as an option to each PR applicant:

● Family Scheme
● Professionals, Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers (PTS) Scheme
● Global Investor Programme

If you do meet the requirements for these schemes, you should seriously consider including your loved ones in your Singapore PR application.



Why You Should Apply For Singapore PR as a Family
Here are some reasons why you should cast your doubts aside to apply for PR as a family.
Applying for PR as a family would combine your strengths in an application, rather than depend on your merits alone. The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) assesses PR applications holistically, which means that they will look at your overall potential to contribute to and integrate into society.

Acquiring the status together, as opposed to leaving your loved ones out, also shows your intent to sink roots in the city-state. Ultimately, those with families are less likely to move once they have chosen a home, especially if they are all Permanent Residents. By contrast, PR applicants who exclude their dependants will raise red flags since the authorities will question why they have chosen to do so.

When you apply for PR collectively, your entire family can reap the benefits of permanent residency together. For countless parents, few better places exist for families to settle down and raise their children than Singapore. The Lion City is renowned across the world for its soaring standards of living, including its widely accessible high-quality education, healthcare and housing.

Is Your Family Eligible for Singapore PR?

Now that you know why you should apply for PR as a family, start looking into your combined PR eligibility. You can do this by determining whether you fit into any of the following PR schemes that allow you to include your dependants in your application:

1. Family Scheme
This scheme only allows either a Singapore Citizen or PR to apply for PR on behalf of their spouse and children. However, note that your children need to meet the following additional criteria:

● Unmarried
● Under the age of 21
● Born or legally adopted within the context of a legal marriage


2. PTS Scheme
Between you and your spouse, there has to be at least one holder of an Employment Pass, Personalised Employment Pass, EntrePass or S Pass. This work pass holder will be the primary PR applicant. Additionally, your children need to meet the following additional criteria, identical to those of the Family Scheme:

● Unmarried
● Under the age of 21
● Born or legally adopted within the context of a legal marriage

Paul Immigrations Reviews
If all of you do meet any of the above criteria in your choice of scheme, you might now wonder how to get Singapore PR as a family. If you do not have a clue, fret not. Paul Immigrations can be of great assistance to guide you at every step of the process. Here is how the immigration consultancy firm do so:

1. Profiling Through the Phone
An immigration consultant (IC) would get in touch with you to find out if you and/or your loved ones are eligible to apply for Singapore PR. A series of profiling questions would be asked and if you or your loved one is eligible, the IC would arrange an appointment with you.

2. Meeting the Immigration Consultant
During the in person meeting, the IC would verify the information that you have shared over the telephone conversation. Your actual work pass, marriage certificate and children’s birth certification may be requested by the IC for verification purposes. It is also during this meeting that you will be able to better evaluate your chances of getting the PR status approved.

3. Compiling Your Documents
Upon deciding that you would like to proceed to engage the services provided by Paul Immigrations, your profile would then be passed to the Immigration specialist(IS) team. They would guide you and assist in compiling the documents required for the PR application. They will also ensure that your submission package adhere to the requirements of the PR application.

4. Crafting the Cover Letter
Apart from preparing your submission package for the application, the team will also prepare a cover letter to help highlight the contributions you have done, strengths and more, to better the chances of getting the approval. With thousands of applicants vying for the coveted status, it is not only about how you would blend in with the community, but also how you stand out amongst the crowd of PR hopefuls in the best light.


5. Applying for PR Online with Guidance
Finally, you may apply for PR online once all the necessary documents are in order. As the application starts with logging in to ICA’s e-PR system with your SingPass, the team will not be able to submit on your behalf. However, they will be able to guide you in person or over a phone call, with step by step instructions till you hit the submit button.

The entire process with the team would take approximately 1-2 months depending on how quick the correspondences are and another 4-6 months for ICA to evaluate your application. To get in touch with Paul Immigrations, feel free to fill up their enquiry form. If you do meet the requirements for these schemes, you should seriously consider including your loved ones in your Singapore PR application. 

Review: ecostore personal care products

L-R Normal Hair Shampoo , Rose & Geranium Body Wash , Lemongrass Soap and Manuka Honey & Kelp Soap

Everyone has got busy lifestyle, its important to keep our lifestyle balance and healthy at the same time. Being mom of two boys, both my children soon to be 9 years old and 14 years on teenager. A busy mom with multi tasks besides shopping for groceries, I also need to shop for personal care products. It's important to shop for personal care products that are gentle on skin and no nasty ingredients.

Sharing is caring, today I am sharing with you the ecostore personal care products as following:


ecostore Normal Hair Shampoo
Gently cleanses, hydrates and restores shine for soft and healthy-looking hair.
ecostore hair care is a breakthrough in beautifully healthy hair without compromise. Our shampoo for normal to dry hair gently cleans and restores shine without drying out your hair.

ecostore Body Wash Rose & Geranium
Made from plant-based ingredients including hydrating harakeke, to gently cleanse, nourish and condition my skin.

I like this and often I use this gentle body wash for healthier beautiful looking skin. The product is designed to clean without stripping out the skin's natural protective oils.
 
ecostore Lemongrass Soap
A gentle, plant-based soap with a refreshing lemongrass fragrance to reinvigorate the senses, and get your hands and body clean all over. It's formulated to thoroughly cleanse and nourish skin.
● Made from plant and mineral-based ingredients
● Gentle cleansing
● Tallow free & vegan friendly

ecostore Manuka Honey & Kelp Soap
A gentle, plant-based soap with a blend of Manuka honey, seaweed and bran make this a good scrubber and a popular choice for gardeners. It's formulated to thoroughly cleanse and nourish skin.
● Made from plant and mineral-based ingredients
● Gentle cleansing & exfoliation
● Tallow free
Contains No Nasty Ingredients

Talking about personal care products, I visited the website and find the website user friendly and easy to browse. ECOSTORE is the NO.1 ECO BRAND IN New Zealand, their product are not tested on animals.

→ Sustainable packaging

Plastic made from sugarcane!
It’s 100% recyclable at kerbside and takes carbon out of the atmosphere as it grows, for a lower carbon footprint.

→ No nasty chemical + plant based ingredients

→ Environmental friendly
→ By using ECOSTORE products, we are playing a role in saving the earth.

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Renewable sugarcane plastic: Their bottles are made from renewable sugarcane plastic, which is 100% recyclable and helps to reduce your carbon footprint.

Safer for our environment: The ingredients used in the shampoo are suitable for your septic tank. With proper greywater systems in place, the wash water from your shower or bath can safely be re-used on your flower gardens, lawns and trees.

Sustainable manufacturing: The shampoo is made in NZ to the strictest environmental standards in our ISO14001, Enviromark Diamond and CarboNZero certified factory. 

Ecostore’s sustainable packaging
Plastic made from sugarcane!
It’s 100% recyclable at kerbside and takes carbon out of the atmosphere as it grows, for a lower carbon footprint.

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