Fun-Filled DURIAN Feast Party Exclusively For Watsons Elite Top Loyal Spenders!

What a fun-filled Durian Party! Over 150 Watsons Elite members enjoyed a food fiesta and partied with some of Malaysia’s top celebrities in an exclusive “by invitation only” Watsons Elite members appreciation party held at the Durian BB Park at Jalan Imbi. This party has been one of the biggest exclusive event for Watsons Elite members since the movie screening premiere of “Think Big Big” earlier this year, with a meet and greet session with the cast of the movie.

The Watsons Elite membership launched earlier this year, enables Watsons members to be automatically upgraded once they have accumulated a minimum of RM1,000 in spending within a year that is detected in the membership system. The purchasing can be at any Watsons store nationwide and Watsons online for the entitlement of the Watsons Elite membership.

“At Watsons we always reward our loyal customer more that who spends more than the average shopper at Watsons. Hence, the creation of the Watsons Elite membership. The rewards and benefits for an Elite member consist of tangible and intangible rewarding customer experiences.

Watsons Elite members can look forward to earning 5x points when they purchase any Watsons branded products and they can also earn 10x points when they make their first purchase at any Watsons store during their birthday month, in comparison to a Watsons member who would only earn 5x points. Elite members will also enjoy free monthly deliveries when they shop online at Watsons upon their first online purchase every month.

A unique free delivery promo code will be communicated to Elite members monthly. Other benefits of the membership include special monthly promotions and offers only available to Elite members only and “money-can’t-buy” experiences to Watsons ‘by invitation only’ events such as this amazing party tonight!

So we encourage all our Watsons members to shop more to be elevated to the next ‘elite’ status,” said Caryn Loh, Managing Director of Watsons Malaysia.

Over 200 Watsons Elite members, members of the media, Watsons celebrity friends and the management team joined in the fun at the party which was themed durian, where guests were feted with local delights and of course the king of fruits, the durian, which consisted of the Musang King and other mixed varieties. 

The guests were enjoyed with a durian talk session that conducted by Dr Abdul Aziz Zakaria, whose experienced for researching on various species of durians for the past 30 years.

Mouse mommy and media friends have so much fun with booth games, steamboat lok-lok, Durian party and lucky draw! So lucky that mouse mommy won a lucky draw prize too that filled with Naturals by Watsons Quinoa haircare sets, Pure Beauty CC Cream, Watsons Play Me Bubble hair and body care travel set and Elfira Long Pink Shawl. Thank you Watsons Malaysia!

Watsons Elite members also got to engage with top Watsons celebrity friends in games and activities such as durian eating challenge and durian weight guessing contests. The party ended with attractive lucky draws for all. More photos can click here to view. 

Full Watsons Elite privileges and rewards are only applicable to qualified Watsons members who has activated his or her Watsons card with full and accurate personal and contact details.

For more details on how to be part of the Watsons Elite membership and terms and conditions, please visit www.watsons.com.my/promo-elite for more details.

How to sign up as Watsons member?

- Purchase Watsons card at RM18.80 or Watsons virtual card at RM15 at any Watsons stores or Watsons online: www.watsons.com.my

3 simple ways to activate your card :

1. Website:http://www.watsons.com.my/vipregistration

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Education | The Right Orton-Gillingham Intervention Approach For Dyslexia Children

What is dyslexia? How dyslexia can affect our children?

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty that can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling. It's a "specific learning difficulty", which means it causes problems with certain abilities used for learning, such as reading and writing. Unlike a learning disability, intelligence is not affected.

Credit to website : http://www.readwithdyslexia.org/5-natural-treatments-for-dyslexia/

Mouse mommy and kids MR and MH had joined the Altuz Academy Open Day and attend the Parent Education Talk to learn more about the Orton-Gillingham Approach. 

Dr Choy was patiently explained to us what is dyslexia, what is the difficulty facing by children and how the Orton-Gillingham Approach for dyslexia children.

The lack of expert instruction and proper intervention to rectify the reading problems of dyslexic children before they fall behind in traditional schooling can lead to irreparable harm, low self-esteem and a widening gap that becomes increasingly difficult to close.

This has negative societal implications and it is a crucial responsibility of parents to ensure that their dyslexic children are able to read proficiently to ensure their quality of life.

The Orton-Gillingham Approach – the highly structured evidence-based approach to teaching reading and recognized by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), is now available in Malaysia with the opening of Altuz Academy, a premier education centre for dyslexia intervention.

All Academic Language Therapists at the academy receive the vigorous training and supervised practicum accredited by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE) and IDA.

“It is critically important that remedial specialists, educators and teachers working with dyslexic students be vetted, highly trained in an evidence-based approach with oversight and accountability. Literacy training should be comprehensive, accredited by an international organization and include a supervised practicum period. There should also be ongoing professional development for the sake of the children whom they work with,” said founder of Altuz Academy, Dr Choy Su-Ling.

Dr Choy, together with centre manager Yap Jo Ling, created history in the international dyslexia community by being the first two AOGPE-trained academic language therapists from Malaysia. They will continue to be observed and audited by the AOGPE to meet and maintain the high standards of teaching.

The Orton-Gillingham approach was developed in the 1920s by Dr Samuel Orton, a doctor who first discovered dyslexia, together with Anna Gillingham, a gifted teacher and psychologist. This approach has been further supported by over 100,000 scientific studies over 70 years that conclusively showed that a reading approach should include five important pillars: phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

In the hands of a skilled instructor, this is a powerful instructional approach that benefits students of all ages and abilities so that learning becomes a rewarding experience. 

The key features of this approach are multisensory, sequential, incremental, cumulative, individualized, based on phonograms, and explicit.

Altuz Academy is a premier education centre offering only evidence-based and internationally recognized intervention methods for specific learning difficulties. They are the first centre in Malaysia to offer Orton-Gillingham (OG) tutoring by some of the most experienced academic language therapists from Malaysia, US and Australia, that have undergone vigorous training and practicum, and are accredited by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE) and the International Dyslexia Association (IDA). Glad that this center is guided by Fellows with over 25 years of experience. Hope that children in needs able to get the correct guidance from here.

Altuz Academy offers the following services: Assessment, One-to-One Tutoring, Group Tutoring, Intensive Tutoring, and Handwriting.

The Orton-Gillingham Approach is suitable for:
- Those struggling with reading, spelling, writing, and handwriting
- Those with a family history of dyslexia
- Those formally diagnosed with a specific learning disability (dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc) and seek literacy intervention
- Those struggling with English as a second language
- Homeschoolers

Mouse mommy is wishing that this info able to make a real difference in advancing literacy in children with special needs and create awareness to all the parents who had children with dyslexia. Gambatte parents and children! More photos can click here to view.

Interested to know more about DyslexiaMalaysia: Altuz Academy - Orton-Gillingham Reading Specialist Dyslexia Children’s Academy,

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Location : Unit 9, Level 3, Block A, Jalan Solaris, Solaris Mt Kiara, Kuala Lumpur
Email : info@altuzacademy.com
Contact number : +603-2389 2265

Reference :

1) https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/

2) http://www.readwithdyslexia.org/6-early-signs-that-your-children-may-have-dyslexia/

3) http://www.readwithdyslexia.org/5-natural-treatments-for-dyslexia/

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Taste | Shop | Experience | The Best Of Thailand At ‘Sabai Sabai Thai Food Festival 2018’!

Dive into the rich Thai culture, food and a plethora of offerings at the upcoming ‘Sabai Sabai Thai Food Festival 2018’. Jointly organized by the Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce of Thailand (DITP), HeroMarket and HPG Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd, the festival will take place at all 24 HERO Market outlets from 3 – 5 August. 2018.

Sabai Sabai, which literally translates to being happy, relaxed or comfortable, perfectly embodies the Thai culture and lifestyle. The festival takes on this theme and features a wide range of Thai food products and snacks brought to Malaysia in selected Hero Market stores. There will also be special-priced offers for selected Thai products.

Ms Patcha Wutipanof the Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce of Thailand said, “This is the first ‘Sabai Sabai Thai Food Festival’ organized with Hero Market and we expect more than 70,000 people throughout the festival period. Over the past few years, we have observed an increasing demand in quality Thai products from Malaysian consumers.”

“We chose HeroMarket as a partner for this joint promotion because of their enthusiasm and constant support. Additionally, we share the same vision for Malaysian consumers to continue to have more choices of good quality products that Thailand,” Patcha added.

“We are excited to be part of the ‘Sabai Sabai Thai Food Festival 2018 as we promote Thailand products and culture with our customers. We are heartened to be working together with Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce of Thailand for this initiative and look forward to similar collaborations in the future,” said Francis Teng, Director of HeroMarket.

During the festival, a range of new products will be launched in Malaysia. These include innovative fruit snacks from J Fruit, famous Thai confectionery brand– HACKS, Japanese rice crackers - Doca, fried shrimp and crab chips - Manora, Pocky choco sticks, crispy fish snacks – ‘Madam Fish’, rice crisps – Tawan, roasted peanuts snacks – Otori, sweet tamarind from Tamarind House as well as snacks and beverages from international brands that are produced in Thailand such as Schweppes +C Lemon Flavour Soft Drink, Malee 100% juices, Birdy 3-in-1 coffee, Hales Blue Boy Syrup and many, many more. Malaysian consumers can also get special priced offers from existing brands ranging from confectioneries and beverages.

According to Mr Soh Vleong, Managing Director of HPG Marketing, “We have been bringing in Thai products since we started operations about seven years ago. Thai products do well in Malaysia as Malaysians are taken up with their unique people’s culture, innovative products and accepted taste offering which are undeniable. Being a part of the ‘Sabai Sabai Thai Food Festival 2018’ has given us an opportunity to partner with DITP, and we look forward to this collaboration. We hope, in time, this will pave the way to increase the demand of Thai products for Malaysians.”

“Thailand is one of our closest neighbors and Malaysians are constantly visiting the nation for business or pleasure, many buying Thai products during their travels. While we have a good range of Thai products on our shelves, as a partner of the ‘Sabai Sabai Thai Festival 2018, we will be offer more to our customers who crave the variety of Thai products,” said Sharon Hew, Marketing Manager of HeroMarket.

Apart from the in-store promotions, two major outlets will feature special activities in conjunction with the ‘Sabai Sabai Thai Food Festival 2018’. The opening ceremony will be held at Berjaya Times Square and will be officiated by H.E. Narong Sasitorn, Ambassador of Thailand to Malaysia. From 3 – 5 August 2018, there will be Thai cultural performances and workshops that will showcase Thailand’s exquisite blend of culture and heritage. Separately, from 16 – 18 August 2018 consumers can visit Desa Tebrau Johor Bahru and enjoy more Thai cultural performances alongside a Thai food festival and international bazaar. Consumers who spend more RM30 at HeroMarket Desa Tebrau will receive a free 15-minute Thai massage courtesy of Thai Odyssey.

During the ‘Sabai Sabai Thai Food Festival 2018, for every RM5 purchase of Thai products at the HeroMarket outlets from 3^rd to 31^st of August 2018, consumers are eligible to participate in a lucky draw to win exciting prizes. The first prize winner will receive two return flight tickets to Phuket with accommodation for a 4-Day-3Night stay while the second prize winner stands a chance to win two return flight tickets to Hua Hin, with accommodation for a 3-Day-2Night stay. The third prize winner will receive a hamper worth RM500, fourth prize: a hamper worth RM300 and fifth prize: a hamper worth RM200.

So much fun and happening at Sabai Sabai Thai Food Festival 2018! Wanna drop by again to shop especially the crab chips – Manora, requested by MR and MH!

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