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Poetry for world peace to be in Mahkota Parade
Mothers gather for the World Breastfeeding week

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 03:32 PM PDT

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Segamat Association of Resource and Education for Autistic Children, a non-profit organisation in Johor, needs volunteers to help children for 90 minutes on reading, writing and living skills on Fridays and Saturdays. For details, call 012-755 7075 (Tan Lay Ngoh).

SIGN LANGUAGE

Those wishing to learn sign language can attend classes organised by Johor Deaf Association at 64-01 Susur Larkin Perdana 2, Larkin Perdana Johor Baru. For details, call 07 2320464.

OPERA PERFORMANCE

Members of the public can come enjoy the performance by the Johor Baru Teo Chew Association, as they will be holding an opera performance at Sutera Mall. The performance will take place on Aug 31. For details, call 07-558 9009.

CHANGEO F NUMBER

The Muar Inland Revenue Department at Sungai Abong here has changed its telephone number from 06-9527000 to 06-9563100, beginning June 1.

HANDICRAFT'S LURE

Looking for unique and beautifully carved wooden and traditional batek and ceramic products for souvenirs or home decoration? Check out the Pahang Handicraft Corporation complex at Kampung Pandan II, Kuantan-Terengganu bypass. Opens from Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm. For details, call 09-538 5677.

ZERO WASTE ZONE

Kuantan Municipal Council (MPK) had launched the Zero Waste Zone 2011 and it is MPK's aspiration to ensure that Kuantan Town Centre becomes a zero waste zone from Jalan Tanah Putih in front of Giant Hypermarket to Teluk Cempedak. For details, call 09-5121 555/666 or log on to their website at www.mpk.gov.my

CANCER COUNSELLING

Mahkota Medical Centre will be providing comprehensive cancer counselling services for free to the public, in collaboration with Malacca Cancer Society, every Friday from 4-6pm at No.76, Jalan Taman Melaka Raya 25, Taman Melaka Raya, Malacca. For details, call 06-285 2931 (Dr Sanjeev), 06-285 2975 (Dr Jayendran) or 06-285 0988 (Michaelina/Koh).

BALLROOM DANCE CLASS

A beginner's ballroom dancing class for cancer survivors, family, friends and caretakers is held every Thursday from 11am-noon at a monthly fee of RM10 at Malacca Cancer Society's Oasis centre. Conversational Mandarin class is held every Tuesday from noon to 3pm at a monthly fee of RM20. For details, call 06- 283 0988 (Oasis), 012-399 7176 (Koh) or 012-323 9300 (Chua).

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

National Stroke Association of Malaysia (Nasam) Kuantan branch is looking for volunteers to help rehabilitate stroke victims. Nasam, a non-profit organisation, will provide training. For details, call 09-566 8195 or 019-951 0012 (Chua).

ITEMS FOR RECYCLING

Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Malaysia Kuantan branch welcomes used items such as metal containers, aluminium cans, glass and plastic bottles and clothing at its recycling centre. The centre is open every Sunday from 9am to noon. For details, call 09-517 2969 / 061.

JAZZ DANCE

Johor Baru Chinese Association holds jazz dance classes on Mondays from 11am-noon. For details, call 07-278 8999.

Poetry for world peace to be in Mahkota Parade

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 03:32 PM PDT

MALACCA: THE World Youth Foundation, with the support of UNESCO Andalucia and the province of Castilla-La Manche region Spain, National Commission of UNESCO Malaysia, Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture, Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre Malacca, Nilai University College, Malacca Historical City Council, Stamford College and Goh Koon Huat Press will be hosting the The World, A Giant Poem on Sept 17 at Mahkota Parade Shopping Centre from 10am to 9pm.

The World, A Giant Poem is an initiative that connects elements of poetry, visual creation, society, and is an effective tool for people to build platforms to work together and establish channels for dialogue and peace among nations and people.

The project is a combination of collective artistic and social performance that encourages the public to use communicative ways of expressing their thoughts on culture, peace and diversity through poetry. Poetry is conceived as an effective tool to promote values such as dialogue, reflection and understanding.

Values whose ultimate aim is the development of a culture of peace and harmony between different cultures and nations.

The objectives of The World, A Giant Poem is to promote peace and understanding of the diverse cultures and faith among the younger generation, to use artistic and social performance skills as an effective tool on promoting dialogue among cultures and to promote Malaysia as a true multicultural society to the world poets.

During this one day event, a role of paper will be embedded to the ground of Mahkota Parade and the public is invited to express their thoughts on peace and prosperity by writing a few verses in any language.

The event will be coordinated by Miguel AngelArenas, who has a degree in Social Anthropology in the Complutense University of Madrid and is currently attached with UNESCO Andalucia, Spain.

World Youth Foundation welcomes the participation of esteemed organisations and members of the public to the event.

The World, A Giant Poem was a warm and fuzzy idea hatched in the town square of Mexico City a few years back.

Since then, it has made the rounds to 35 cities from 14 countries, incorporated 4,300m of poetry written by 85,000 participants in nearly 37 languages and 78 institutions.

For details, call chief operations officer Varsha at 06-232 0911, fax: 06-232 3911 Email: wyf@po.jaring.my Website: www.wyf.org.my

Mothers gather for the World Breastfeeding week

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 03:32 PM PDT

JOHOR BARU: For first-time mother Nur Adilah Hamidi, breastfeeding her daughter allowed her to spend time with her six-month-old baby Nur Aleesya Raisah.

"Besides that breastfeeding also brought us closer," said the 25-year-old staff-nurse.

She added that she had no problems breastfeeding her daughter.

"Some mothers would face difficulties and some problems in breastfeeding their children but to me I had no problems," she said during the gathering of breastfeeding mothers organised by the Puteri Specialist hospital in conjunction of the World Breastfeeding week.

A total of 39 mothers including pregnant women attended the programme.

Jamie Lee, 38, a mother of three said that it was her first time attending such a programme.

"I find this programme very informative and helpful for mothers and pregnant ladies as some are not aware about the importance of breastfeeding," said the housewife.

Midwife Noor Jana Sujari, 25, said that she breastfed her two-month-old baby to ensure that she was healthy.

"I have fed her with formula milk before but Delisha Batrisyia Azharul prefers breast milk," she said.

Civil servant Raja Noor Hidayah, 24, who is five months pregnant, attended the programme to gain knowledge about breastfeeding.

"I have no experience and I thought I should come to this programme as it will help me in future as I have lots more to learn," she said.

KPJ Obstetrical & Gynaecological unit manager Aminah Ahmad Unni, 41, said that mothers also benefit from breastfeeding.

"Mothers who gain weight during their pregnancy can lose weight by breastfeeding and also the chances of getting ovarian cancer and breast cancer will be low.

"Through breastfeeding there will be a bonding between a mother and child and also the Intelligence Quotient (IQ) level of the child will be greater," she said.

Lactation consultant Rita Rahayu Omar, who gave a presentation during the event, mentioned about the importance of understanding the basic fundamentals of breastfeeding and its management in order to ensure healthy milk supply.

"Those who wish to find a lactation consultant can visit www.ilca.org and search the "Find a Lactation Consultant Directory," she said.

Kredit: www.thestar.com.my

Rabu, 14 September 2011