Sayangi Malaysiaku | Family Celebrating National Day At Sunway #JomMalaysia Carnival!

Mouse mommy and family were joining the #JomMalaysia Carnival organised by Sunway Group which is being held in front of Sunway Resort & Spa.

As a tribute to the national “Sayangi Malaysiaku” National Day theme, the Carnival aims to bring Malaysians from all walks of life to spend the National Day together as one community. The Carnival will take place on 31 August till 1 September 2018 for 2 days.

The Carnival was officially launched by Sunway EXCO Member, Puan Sri Datin Seri (Dr) Susan Cheah, along with Sunway Group Brand Marketing and Communications Senior General Manager, Jane Poh and Sunway Education Group Senior Executive Director, Dr Elizabeth Lee Fuh Yen.

It is a fun day out for family to celebrate this meaningful Malaysia National Day together. Wish everyone “Selamat Menyambut Hari Kebangsaan Malaysia ke-61!”

“Beca” also known as tricycle is one of the attraction for us. The “Beca” has been decorated with many national flags, flowers and lighting. So colourful and attractive!

Speaking at the launch, Sunway Group Brand Marketing and Communications Senior General Manager, Jane Poh said, “A community that plays together, stays together, and we hope that the #JomMalaysia Carnival will deliver a sense of history, encourage the fostering of new friendships, and strengthen family bonds to make us an even stronger nation.”

As a kick-off to the festivities, there was a Malaysian drum performance by students from Sunway University. This was followed by a trishaw ride flag-off, which was one of the major attractions of the Carnival and a tour around the five experiential spaces - the Flavours of Malaysia (Food), Voices of Malaysia (Music), Cultures of Malaysia (Dance), Arts of Malaysia (Arts & Crafts), and Games of Malaysia (Games).

The morning saw visitors queuing patiently at the entrance of the Carnival, eager to explore the mysterious “Evolution Tunnel” which was built within an existing rock tunnel. Inside, the crowd marvelled at the unique historical timeline which showcased Malaysia’s rich historical heritage alongside Sunway’s transformation from its early mining days into a multinational conglomerate today, in tandem with Malaysia’s progress as a nation.

Enthusiastic foodies queued elbow-to-elbow around the many stalls at the Flavours of Malaysia. Malaysians and tourists where enjoyed local delights such as nasi kerabu, laksa, rojak, cendol and many more delectable fare where recycled crates were used to create a makeshift dining area.

Visitors of all ages swarmed the “Childhood Food Store” to grab their favourite retro snacks such as White Rabbit Candy, Haw Flakes, Eye Glass Candy. Popular snacks like Laughing Cow Belcubes, Biskut Piring, Apollo Chocolate Wafers, Ice Gems, and Roti Ice Cream were snapped up by curious children who were delighted with the sweet and colourful treats.

The graceful dancers from ASWARA Malaysia were a hit with visitors who encircled the Cultures of Malaysia stage. The crowd met every performance with enthusiasm, with some capturing the colourful moments on video while many posed for pictures with the dancers.

Similarly, an enthusiastic group was seen at the Voices of Malaysia space where richly melodic voices and passionate live performances by the Malaysian Buskers Club captivated the audience.

At the Traditional Malaysia Games section, groups of strangers came together to compete with each other amidst humorous laughter and good-natured jibes. Each tried to best other players at old-fashioned games of congkak, batu seremban, teng teng, lompat getah, sepak bulu ayam, and even the eraser battle.

The young entrepreneurs and artisans at the Buatan Malaysia and Heritage Street sections enjoyed brisk sales of their arts and crafts, clothing, accessories, toys and rattan-made items.

Along the Heritage Street, Instagrammers were spotted busily editing their posts after posing with newly bought items or taking a shot of the pre independence architecture.

The event also saw Malaysians pledging to create a greener and more sustainable Malaysia, signing their names on leaves which would result in a tree sapling being planted in Sunway Iskandar, Johor. Sunway is targeting to obtain 6,000 pledges which will translate to 6,000 trees being planted.

Everyone is welcome to support and join the Go Green Tree Planting effort by upload a photo with hashtag #JomMalaysia and #AGreenerMalaysia via Facebook. More photos can click here to view. 

Interested to get to know more about Sunway City Kuala Lumpur,

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My Children Blending Adventure With Philips Viva Collection Blender!

Recently we are having hot weather, MR and baby MH requested to have ice-blended drinks. In Malaysia’s intense tropical heat, cold drinks are always in demand. From a young age, our children have enjoyed the cool relief that an iced drink offers on the hottest days. While they typically consume chilled cordial drinks or mass-produced juices, there are concerns about the sugar content of these drinks, with nutritionists recommending that children reduce consumption of such sweetened drinks[1].

Mouse mommy got a new blender helper - Philips Viva Collection Blender that comes with Duravita Tritan Jar that 20x stronger, not easily break off. Cool! That is my concern eventually whenever MR and baby MH eager to be my little kitchen helpers. My kids love to touch, explore, curious and experience together to see how the things works! Headache ya sometimes….

The first impression that mouse mommy loves this Philips Viva Collection Blender with Duravita Tristan Jar is the suction cup at the base of the blender, it is strong and able to keep the blender stay still on the table. Mouse mommy was feeling safe to allow my kids to operate on the blender itself.

Besides that, this blender is also easy to operate and easy to clean up. There are a control knob that in pulse setting mode for ice crushing and speed setting from minimum to maximum. User-friendly and child-friendly too!

The Duravita Tristan Jar is large with 1250mls capacity with 20x stronger the Tristan jar material that allows mouse mommy worried-free when my kids are handling the blender. Eventually mouse mommy was quite reluctant to allow MR and baby MH to “help out” in blending works, as in experience before that my kids accidentally drop their water bottles and blender jar, as a result break off and unable to use anymore, got to fork out money to buy a new one. Sad… sad…

This round, mouse mommy was happy to let MR and baby MH to be the little Chefs to make their ice-blended drinks. MR love orange and wanted to make orange milk smoothies. Baby MH loves apple. Hahaha… my little baby cannot wait for his turn and start chewing on the apple itself. 

Mouse mommy always allows kids to Learn Life Today. Explore, experiment and experience life together to allow children can learn how things works and the science behind it.

MR was helping to peeling off the orange skin before putting in to the blender jar. This is able to train the children motor function. While peeling off the orange skin, MR also told mouse mommy that the orange aroma smells good. He was wanted to blend two units of orange with ice, milk and honey.

First of all, MR and baby MH putting in ice cubes, honey and milk, use pulse setting mode for ice crushing. The ice blending required adequate fluid in order to works well. Do not put too much of water too, as in the outcome will be too watery.

Once the ice cubes turn to small in size, MR is putting in the orange to blend it together. Recommended to peel the orange and section by hand before put into blender jar for easy blending.

Baby MH was busy to help to blend the orange milk smoothies. He is enjoying the blending session with brother MR.

After orange milk smoothies done, they are quickly go and get their favourite The Bare Bear cup to fill up with their yummy smoothies! OMG! MR and baby MH were enjoying the orange milk smoothies that done by them. Finished!

We love the texture and the taste of the orange milk smoothie. It is smooth and all the ice cubes are fully blended. Yummy, healthy and nutritious fruit smoothies drink that we can make it on our own! Last but not least, boys, you got to help in cleaning too. MR and baby MH also help to clean up the table. Good boys!

Mr Muhammad Ali Jaleel, Country Manager of Philips Malaysia also shared that “Food preparation can be a fun way for parents to bond with children, besides teaching them about nutrition and training them to be handy in the kitchen – definitely a useful life skill. Routine kitchen tasks such as blending ingredients can become an exciting adventure when you have an extraordinary tool to use. With the Philips Viva Collection Blender, you can get creative and have a lot of fun making healthy and refreshing smoothies. Its highly durable and shatterproof Duravita Tritan jar frees you from worry even if the kids are helping. There’s no fear of having to replace the blender jar if it is accidentally knocked over.”

Other that using fresh fruits, delicious frozen smoothie by frozen fruits could just be the thing that hits the spot. No more difficult to prepare at home, this all-in-one blender that efficiently combines all ingredients and crushes ice speedily to make the perfect frozen smoothie in no time at all, and we can complete control of all ingredients to boot. Awesome!

Since this Philips Viva Collection Blender with Duravita Tristan Jar can make nice and smooth fruit smoothies, mouse mommy also would like to make baby food by using it. Mouse mommy has prepare rice, chicken, vegetables and potato to blend together with cool boiled water.

After that can put in breastmilk bottle and keep in the freezer, recommended to be consumed within 1 to 2 days. This is some tips from mouse mommy that hope that benefit to mommies with baby above 4 months old and start to weaning and consume solid food.

Mouse mommy also a working mom and understand that food preparation for our baby is not an easy task. The earlier that our kids explore to more foods, vegetables and fruits with different texture and taste. The more likely they will be easily accepted the wide range of food taste and do not become picky eater. Therefore, mouse mommy will blend the food that we are having and put in the breastmilk bottle and keep in the freezer.

The next day, mouse mommy will send chilled breastmilks together with frozen baby blend food to nanny house. Nanny was only required to warm up to the frozen baby blend food for about 30 minutes and directly served from the bottle itself. Clean and hygiene technique is to avoid food contamination issue. Hope helpful tips for mommies especially working mom.

The Philips Viva Collection Blender HR2157/91 is enhanced with blades that use ProBlend 5 technology, enabling you to crush ice 20% faster compared to other blenders. This means you no longer have to use tough, knuckle-cracking methods like hammering or pounding to break up blocks of ice. What’s better, this blender comes with the Duravita Tritan jar, made of copolyester that adds strength, versatility and flexibility to the jar. With this added element, the blending jar is shatterproof and will not smell or stain, leaving it easily washable and as good as new after every wash. It can also withstand the pressure and velocity of blending solid ingredients such as ice and hard types of vegetables or fruits.

Start off your #PhilipsPerfectBlend adventure with Philips and transform your kitchen into a “playground” for learning while you and your child have fun times preparing meals in a safe, convenient and adventurous way! More photos can click here to view. 

The Philips Viva Collection Blender with the Duravita Tritan jar (HR2157/91) is available at a retail price of RM376 at the Philips Brand Store in Publika Shopping Gallery and Wangsa Walk Mall, both in Kuala Lumpur, and in Sutera Mall, Johor Bahru; at the Philips Experience Store in Menara Axis, Petaling Jaya; at retail partners and distributor stores nationwide, and online via the Philips Online Shop at  http://www.shop.philips.com.my/.

Interested to get to know more about Philips Viva Collection Blender HR2157/91,

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[1] Malaysian Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents

http://nutrition.moh.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/penerbitan/buku/MDG_Children_adolescent_2014.pdf

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