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- ‘Joy to the World of Balloons’ Christmas maze at Boulevard
- Federation, ministry to hold bouffant cap awareness drive
- Sunway College Kuching installs new signage
- Four 111213 babies at Kuching Specialist
- CL Khoon holds Christmas sales promotion
- Exchange of interests
| ‘Joy to the World of Balloons’ Christmas maze at Boulevard Posted: 12 Dec 2013 11:43 AM PST by Joash Kong, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on December 13, 2013, Friday KUCHING: Boulevard Shopping Mall here is bringing a twist to the upcoming Christmas celebrations with the 'Joy to the World of Balloons' from Dec 21 until 30. As many as 30 balloon artists from Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Singapore will be brought in to create an unprecedented Christmas balloon landscape in the form of a maze. Boulevard Programme and Marketing manager Alecia Lam Siaw Han said this was also an attempt to achieve a record as the largest Christmas-themed balloon landscape in the Malaysia Book of Records. "This time, aiming to use up to 70,000 balloons or more, a Christmas landscape in a maze form will be created at the new wing (Phase 2) of the mall. "We are not only putting our names into the Malaysia Book of Records, but this event shall also be a major highlight in the year end happenings in the state, making it an occasion where all Sarawakians will be proud of," said Lam. Collaborating with De Jackie Inspiration, this event will also see the participation of world renowned balloon artist, Chen YiWei, as the producer for the production. Dubbed the 'Balloon Man', he has won multiple awards since his first appearance in the international competition and has made his name into the Balloon Artist World Champion list. He has also participated in the Guinness World Record breaking event in Singapore by creating the largest three-dimensional balloon sculpture using 79,854 balloons and with him lending his talent to this event, it is one Christmas decoration you wouldn't want to miss. De Jackie Inspiration manager Jackie Tan said that production of the balloon landscape was scheduled to held from Dec 18 to Dec 20. The completed balloon landscape will be officially opened to the public at 11am on Dec 21. The Malaysia Book of Records achievement ceremony will also take place on the same day. Lam added that this would be an opportunity to give back to the community, with a 'Balloon for Hope' campaign that is currently taking place in the mall. "The campaign is divided into three stages, and all donations will be equally distributed to Sarawak Children's Cancer Society, The Salvation Army, Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Terencat Akal and SRB Chung Hua No 4," she said. She added that shoppers could adopt a balloon at RM2 from now until Dec 20, and a wall of balloon adoptions would be displayed from Dec 21 until 30 showing the names of those who have adopted a balloon along with their Christmas wishes to everyone. "Shoppers will also be able to redeem free tickets from the participating outlets in the mall from Dec 16 onwards with a certain amount of tickets while they last and the amount collected will be donated. "Entry tickets will also be sold at RM2 for adults (13 years and above) and RM1 for children during the period and the amount collected will also be donated." For more information, members of the public can contact Boulevard Shopping Mall at 082-461388 (Function and Marketing team) or visit www.facebook.com/pages/Boulevard-Shopping-Mall-Kuching.  To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names.  |
| Federation, ministry to hold bouffant cap awareness drive Posted: 12 Dec 2013 11:42 AM PST KUCHING: The Federation of Sarawak Hawker Association and the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism will hold Bouffant Cap Awareness Programme statewide from tomorrow (Dec 14) to Dec 25. A press release from the association said the programme aims to highlight the importance of wearing the bouffant cap for hygiene. It said the cap is easy to use, to clean and to store. The cap prevents hair from falling into food, presenting a clean image to customers and upholding the good reputation of the sellers. Venues for the programme will be Fresh Food Court (Mile 7), Sri Aman market, Serian Central Market, Sarikei Central Market, Sibu Central Market, Bintulu market, Batu Niah hawker centre, Miri Central Market, Limbang market and Lawas market. Visits would be made to hawkers who sell food and drinks. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
| Sunway College Kuching installs new signage Posted: 12 Dec 2013 11:42 AM PST KUCHING: Sunway College Kuching has installed new signage to enable the public to better identify its campus at Song Plaza, in time for its open days tomorrow and Sunday. Situated on top of Song Plaza, the new landmark can be viewed from a distance as commuters make their way across the Jalan Song – Jalan Tun Jugah intersection. There will be career talks, course previews, scholarship and financial aid enquiries, as well as one-to-one career counselling during the open days. Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) school leavers can learn more about the college's courses – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Certified Accounting Technician (CAT), Diploma in Accounting, Diploma in Computer Studies, Executive Diploma in Business Accounting and Career Certificate in Bookkeeping. Next year, Sunway College Kuching will also run two up-skilling programmes under Open University Malaysia's Institute of Professional Development (IPD) to assist working adults in obtaining a certification for career advancement, promotion or personal development. Established in 2005, Sunway College Kuching is the largest ACCA tuition provider in East Malaysia. To date, the college has produced a total of 269 ACCA affiliates, 579 CAT finalists, five CAT World Prize Winners and 21 ACCA and CAT Malaysian Prize Winners. The college is also the first and only tuition provider in East Malaysia, and one of only six tuition providers in Malaysia, to be awarded the Platinum Approved Learning Partner Status by the ACCA. Sunway Kuching became a Platinum ranked institution in 2010 and has successfully maintained this top ranking for the last seven consecutive examination sittings. SPM 2013 school leavers who are interested in applying for scholarships or rebates should bring along their forecast results slips as on-the-spot eligibility interviews will be conducted. For the January 2014 intake, Sunway Kuching is offering full and partial scholarships for deserving students to study the CAT programme. A student who scores between three and seven A's will be granted an RM100 rebate for each A obtained, half-scholarship for students who obtain between eight and nine A's, while those who attain 10 or more A's will be offered full scholarships with a rebate of their tuition fees. During this period, the college's operating hours on weekdays are from 8.30am to 9pm; and on Saturdays from 8.30am to 5pm. For queries, call Sunway College Kuching on 082-451221. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
| Four 111213 babies at Kuching Specialist Posted: 12 Dec 2013 11:41 AM PST KUCHING: Kuching Specialist Hospital on Wednesday welcomed four 111213 babies. "It was double joy for the families of babies who were born on the magical date, which is 111213, as they also received warm wishes from management of Kuching Specialist Hospital," the hospital said in a press release yesterday. At 1.17am, a boy weighing 2.93kg was born to Nor Shuhada. Another boy weighing 2.96kg was born at 2.22am to Ling Jia Yee. At 8.51am, a girl weighing 2.64kg was born to Wong Lin Ping. The final girl weighing 3.49kg was born at 10.46am to Gwen Bremas. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
| CL Khoon holds Christmas sales promotion Posted: 12 Dec 2013 11:41 AM PST KUCHING: CL Khoon Electronics Sdn Bhd (CL Khoon) is holding a Christmas sales promotion which started on Thursday, and will go on until December 15, 2013 at its Palm Road branch in Kuching. The branch will also be having canopy sales during this period, with all items being discounted. Storewide discounts given by CL Khoon on its sales items ranges from 10 per cent to 50 per cent during this period. Brands that CL Khoon is carrying at its outlet include Samsung, LG, Panasonic, MEC, Sharp, Electrolux, Faber, Alpha, Cornell, Tuscani and Upson. Some of the highlights are the LG Ultra High Definition (UHD) 84-inch television and Samsung's 929-litre fridge – world's biggest fridge – which are available on sale at the outlet. For easy ownership, customers can also choose to pay using loans via credit cards or AEON Credit installment scheme. Terms and conditions apply. During the four-day sale period, the store will be open from 9am to 9pm. In addition, those who are interested can go to any CL Khoon outlets to apply for Astro services or make bill payments. For further enquiries, call 082-234899. To enable your comment to be published, please refrain from vulgar language, insidious, seditious or slanderous remarks. This includes vulgar user names. |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2013 11:41 AM PST Posted on December 13, 2013, Friday
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