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| Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:27 AM PST GREEN CONCERT WWF-Malaysia and its Earth Hour partners, including DiGi, Sunway Pyramid and Universal Music Malaysia, are inviting Malaysian bands to participate in the inaugural Earth Hour Band Contest to build environmental awareness through music. The contest is open to three-person to six-person bands comprising of Malaysian citizens who are not signeds with any record label. Interest bands can submit their videos to www.facebook.com/wwfmy before 5pm on Jan 22. Voting will begin in February and the top five bands with the most votes will participate in the finals during Earth Hour on March 23 at Sunway Pyramid. For queries, email contactus@wwf.org.my. XMAS FUNDRAISER The Puchong Tabernacle Assembly, a church in Bandar Puteri Puchong, will be having a fundraising event at IOI Mall (old wing, near Kenny Rogers Roasters) from now till Dec 23. Wristbands and other items will be on sale and the public can make a wish on the Christmas tree. Funds raised will be channelled to Bethany Home in Teluk Intan, Perak. There will also be a children's fashion show, Christmas carolling and other activities on Dec 23. BUDGET 2013 SHOW The Finance Ministry and Bernama are having an exhibition on Budget 2013 on Dec 18 and 19 at KLIA and Dec 22 and 23 at Terminal Bersepadu Selatan at Bandar Tasik Selatan, Kuala Lumpur, from 9am to 6pm. The exhibition is to highlight the eight main focuses in Budget 2013, as presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, to raise the people's standard of living. B-BALL SATURDAY A Basketball competition dubbed USJ20 The New Beginning 3on3 Challege will be held on Dec 29 at The 19 USJ City Mall from 8am to 8pm. It is open to Malaysian citizens aged 12 and above. Sukma, state or national players are not allowed to join. Registration fee is RM100 per team. For details, call Wai Hoong at 012-330 7676 or Yu Chung at 017-233 2706. FREE DIET CLINIC Sri Kota Specialist Medical Centre Klang will hold a free Diet Clinic on Dec 22 and 29 from 8.30am to 12.30pm. There will be pre-screening programme, tips and advice by dietitian and physiotherapist. Seats are limited. To make an appointment, call 03-3373 3636 ext 7313/7335/7356. TR1MA EXTENDED The Land Public Transport Commission (Spad) has extended the Teksi Rakyat 1Malaysia (TR1Ma) tyre exchange voucher validity period from six months to a year, or by Sept 30 next year, whichever is earlier. For enquiries, voucher bearers can contact the Spad hotline at 1-800-88-SPAD (7723). MUSIC FOR THE MASSES For some festive cheer, head on to KLCC Esplanade for Buskers Performance today from 5.30pm to 6pm, 6.30pm to 7pm and 7.30pm to 8pm. |
| Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:27 AM PST IT was smooth sailing for promising southpaw foil fencer Andrew Mok of Touche Fencing Club to emerge as the boys' Under-17 foil champion at the Y-Sparks International Fencing Cup in Singapore recently. The recent victory has boosted the 17-year-old's morale in his return to competitive competitions after he completed his O-Level examination. For the recent outing, Andrew did not face much difficulty and produced convincing victories throughout the competition. Besides registering four wins in the group stages, the second seeded Andrew tamed the top ranked Tan Jing Xiang of Singapore 15-5 in the final. Going into the competition, Touche chief coach C.W. Mok said Andrew had to regain his physical fitness with conditioning training as well as engaging in sparring sessions as part of his preparation. "Andrew took a break for almost six months to concentrate on his studies. He will need to increase his intensity in training. He is hoping to make an impact in three major tournaments next year," he added. Besides attempting to earn his place for Malaysia Games, Andrew is setting his sights to take part in the South-East Asia Fencing Federation (SEAFF) meet in SEAFF in Brunei at the end of January as well as the Asian cadet (Under-17) and junior (Under-20) championships at Bangkok, Thailand in early March. The recent boys' Under-17 foil contest drew a small field with a total of 11 competitors including six Malaysians. The Klang Valley-based Touche fielded five fencers while Tristan Cheng was the sole Kuala Lumpur Fencing Centre representative in the boys' Under-17 foil. And the four other Touche trainees were Megat Zuhril Megat Zariman, Bryan Mok, Andrew Voon and Imran Seth. Another southpaw Megat Zuhril almost created an upset at the top half of the draw in the semi-finals. Mok said the lanky 16-year-old missed the target in the crucial closing stage of the decisive bout and went down fighting before the fourth seeded Megat Zuhril allowed top seed Jing Xiang to prevail with a hard-earned 15-14 win. Meanwhile, Philippa Jean Ong also provided the joy for the Touche side when she emerged as the top girl performer finishing 10th overall in the combined Under-Nine foil standings comprising a total of 22 fencers including four girls. The eventual winner Bradley Goh of Singapore ended Philippa's campaign in the last 16. Following her 4-3 win over Bradley in the preliminary stages, Philippa could not repeat her winning performances. Philippa featured in an exciting encounter before she lost by a narrow one-point (7-8) margin. The seventh seeded Bradley continued his gallant and edged another Touche Fencing Club trainee Joel Chiu Ka Jyn 8-5 in the quarter-finals and went all the way for a victorious finish. Mok admitted that Joel would need to stay composed in going up against Bradley in the future. "It was his second defeat to the same opponent. Joel could not overcome the psychological barrier after his earlier defeat by Bradley at the Singapore's Minime meet," said Mok. Touche fielded 27 trainees and returned with a haul of two gold and four bronze medals the recent outing. Among the losing semi-finalists from the Touche training camp were Khoo Shen Han, Taufiq Aris (both combined Under-Nine foil) and Ashwin Selvan (boys' Under-12 foil). |
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