Be a savior and join MBO Nationwide Blood Donation Campaign 27 Sept

MBO Cinemas and St. Johns Malaysia Ambulance recently announced the launch of a nationwide blood donation campaign, which is set to take place in 23 (of 25) MBO locations around Malaysia, this September 27. At the same time, this campaign will be attempting to make it into the Malaysia Book of Records as the Biggest Nationwide Blood Donation Campaign by a Cinema Organization, by achieving 5000 blood donors in a single day.

As we know. the National Blood Centre (NBC) and blood banks throughout the country are still facing shortage of blood donors, registering low number of turn-up among donors as the main reason. According to statistic, only 2.5% of Malaysians are blood donors, compared to international standards of 5% of a country’s population. MBO said that most blood donation drives are conducted at the same key venues around the nation, which results in us not being able to reach out to new potential donors. And with MBO Nationawide Blood Donation campaign that targets multiple locations and demographics they are confident that they will be able to reach their target of getting 5000 donors to participate.

The MBO Nationwide Blood Donation Campaign will take place in the following MBO outlets nationwide on 27 SEPT from 12pm to 6pm :

Klang Valley
#	MBO Outlet
1	Brem Mall
2	Citta Mall
3	Galaxy Ampang Shopping Centre
4	Harbour Place
5	Kepong Village Mall
6	KL Festival City
7	Plaza SalakPark @ SPARK Desa Petaling
8	Space U8
9	Subang Parade
10	Viva Home

Out of Klang Valley
#	MBO Outlet
11	Alor Setar Mall
12	Batu Pahat Mall
13	Era Square Mall, Seremban
14	Kluang Mall
15	KSL City
16	Landmark Central, Kulim
17	MBO Cinemas Teluk Intan
18	Melaka Mall Complex
19	Taiping Sentral Mall
20	The Spring Shopping Mall
21	U Mall, Skudai
22	Kompleks Terumtum, Kuantan
23	Heritage Mall, Kota Tinggi

During the event day, MBO Cinemas will be giving out to each donor a free movie ticket & goodie bag with movie merchandises worth in total RM150,000 nationwide as a thank you token to donors for their support in replenishing the nation’s blood banks, as well as for being part of the Biggest National Blood Campaign by A Cinema Group. MBO Cinemas also donated RM 10,000 to the St. Johns Ambulance Malaysia, as a token of appreciation for their support and assistance in this nationwide blood campaign.

Those who wish to be participate this blood donation campaign should generally weigh over 50kgs, are aged between 18 and 60, with general good health and have not been on antibiotics 1 week prior to the donation date. 

For more information on blood donor eligibility, kindly visit www.mbocinemas.com/blooddonation 

Start your day right by eating right, get positive energy with MILO. Join Malaysia Breakfast Day Run 2014 in Putrajaya!

My parents always tell me you must have the breakfast if you want to have energy for the rest of the day. 

Do you know Breakfast is not just a meal but it's about starting your day with positive energy to help your body to perform its best throughout the day?

And many people thought that skipping breakfast will help to lose weight, but it's wrong because it will only worsen to your diet. You will feel more lethargic, blood sugar level will drop leaving you feeling easily distracted and causing mood swings. And end up you might eat more because of mood swing!

While Roti canai, mee goreng and nasi lemak is definitely delicious, but all of us know it's not healthy and too heavy for breakfast! So have a balanced breakfast instead with a cup of MILO that would better boost the energy intake! 

A good breakfast will simply means getting the Positive Energy which is derived from the perfect ratio of nutrients consisting of protein, carbohydrates and fats. It would provide our body with the much needed fuel to take on both physical and mental challenges each day. 

According to Ho Hau Chieh, Executive Director of Dairy Business Unit, Nestlé Products, “Fuelled by MILO’s determination and motivation to advocate Malaysians on the importance of a well-balanced breakfast, the day is part of its nation-wide nutrition campaign - ‘Positive Energy For Champions’ that aims to keep the momentum going as the healthy breakfast habit should be adopted actively and not just in the heat of the moment,” he says. 

"As an advocator of healthy living, we strive to reevaluate how the nation can adopt an improved view on healthy living and start practicing with little steps,” adds Ho.

MILO representatives holding different MILO products, as you know MILO comes in Powder form, 3 in 1 and Ready to Drink !  And I miss the MILO truck drink... it always seems to taste so much nicer! 

This year, MILO also hold their annual Malaysia Breakfast Day Run in Dataran Putrajaya on 20th April 2014 starting from 7:00 am. 

The event calls upon all Malaysians to come together as a family to enjoy the most important meal of the day and participate in physical activities together. 

Apart from the 8-km and 3-km runs, there will be breakfast meals available to all runners and attendees while conducting various interactive sport activities that will keep the whole family energized. 

For more information on Malaysia Breakfast Day and its activities, please visit: www.milo.com.my/breakfastday

Do your kegel exercise right with Vibrance Kegel Device

Last Saturday I celebrate International Women's Day by learning more myself as a woman together with Vibrance. Pelvic floor muscles is one of the most ignored part of our body and in fact it takes up huge responsibilities in our important life experiences through womanhood including sexual intimacy, physical activities, pregnancy, childbirth, menopause and old age. Taking care of our pelvic floor muscles is essential to make each of these experiences enjoyable and less daunting.

And the only way to strengthen our pelvic floor muscles is through Kegel exercise where it would help to improve muscle tone by strengthening the pubococcygeus muscles of the pelvic floor. Besides that kegel is a popular prescribed exercise for pregnant women to prepare the pelvic floor for physiological stresses of the later stages of pregnancy and childbirth. 

There are so many reasons why we should practice kegel exercise. 

Kegel exercise can be practice by anyone , whether you are married or not because bladder control difficulties are very common and often make women shy away from social surroundings as it becomes hindering & embarrassing. Hence the only way to prevent or cure incontinence effectively is through understanding and practicing pelvic floor exercises.

Having healthier pelvic floor muscles help your bladder stay closed, actively squeezing when you cough or sneeze to help avoid leaking.

Before we learn more about Vibrance Kegel device, we had an hour morning yoga with Iris from Myoga, The Gardens Mall . She shared how to strengthened our pelvis floor muscles through yoga.

And to be honest, this is my first time doing yoga. 

I always thought it's easy but it's not. Yoga is an exercise that incorporates strengthening, breathing, stretching and balance. 

Kegel exercise is much more easier too do and we can do this anywhere.

This is Happy Baby Pose where it will helps to open and stretch the hips. Stretches the inner groins, Lengthens and helps to realign the spine, Calms the mind and relieves stress, Strengthens the arms and shoulders

Check out my neighbour, Traclyn & JQ's Happy Baby's Pose! 

 Iris said that this pose is good to help the menses circulation. We can do this on our bed.

Iris & me

I'm pretty interested in yoga after learning it. Maybe I should go and pick up a lesson :) 

After the workout, we had a short presentation about what is this Vibrance Kegel Device. Remembered just now I mentioned kegel exercise can be done at anywhere. 

However a lot people has difficulty in locating their pelvic floor muscle and unsure if they did the correct way.

Hence Vibrance Kegel Device is introduced to lets you know you’re doing it right ! 

It identifies the correct muscle through active biofeedback. Biofeedback is a patented system, implemented by electrical electrodes that are contacted when the correct muscle group is exercised. The completed electrical circuit triggers a motor which delivers a vibration pulse. This implementation ensures that the device only delivers a biofeedback when the correct muscle group is used. The vibration pulse also provides active biofeedback.

Besides that Vibrance Kegel Device is design with different increasing level of resistance. The resistance can be increased in order to challenge the muscles further and continue to strengthen the muscles until an ideal strength is achieved. The Vibrance offers increasing levels of resistance and this is done by calibrated sheaths with increasing stiffness. Coupled with the biofeedback, the resistance sheaths allow a user to know accurately if her pelvic floor muscles are being adequately strengthened, as more strength will be needed in order trigger the vibration.

It also comes with Audio Guided Training. The Vibrance Kegel Device stores a pre-programmed audio guided Kegel exercise routine. Use should contract the Pelvic Floor muscles upon hearing the beep and relax when the beeping ceases. The intervals of the audio guided training have been designed in accordance with established Kegel exercise routines to assist in both stress and urge incontinence. Each sound guidance exercise takes 4 minutes and 48 seconds.

I was told that Vibrance Kegel Device and its sheaths are made from Medical Grade Silicone Rubber of the highest specification and built for maximum comfort to ensure it doesn't harm or damage the pelvic floor muscles when exercising. The Vibrance Kegel Device sheaths are hypoallergenic, antimicrobial, waterproof, and easy to clean using the Vibrance Cleanser and water. 

Besides it is compact, lightweight and extremely portable, and is ideal for women who are always on the go. The capsule hat protects the device is small and light, making storage convenient and space - efficient. After washing the device with the Vibrance Cleanser, simply air-dry it inside the casing. This device must be stored at room temperature.

Very easy! Just do this twice daily, 5 minutes each time. Training your pelvic floor muscles will increase the strength and endurance in the muscle fibers. As gains are made, resistance in exercise is vital to help tone your muscle, tighten your vaginas well as give you more powerful contractions.

Bioinifity Vibrance Kegel Device is available for sale at RM498.00 at selected SHINS outlets, beauty centres , pharmacies and their website.

For more information  

www.myvkd.com

 www.fb.com/myvibrance

or contact VIBRANCE HOTLINE : 1700 – 81 - 4321

#SomebodyLikeMe HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign

Each of us have the right to say NO to HIV/AIDS!

Last month I been posting some questions on my Facebook which to many this is a sensitive topic and someone even message and asked me why am I talking about it openly. Well the truth is I am participating with Durex’s #SOMEBODYLIKEME World AIDS Day Campaign to raise public awareness on how HIV can be contracted and what a young adult should know about sex protection. And I am glad to participate in this campaign because I have learn so much truth to clear my doubts on HIV/AIDS. It's 

The #SOMEBODYLIKEME Campaign is just the beginning and the common vision of a HIV/AIDS-free generation is only attainable if all of us ensure a continuous education process. 

And in the conjunction with World AIDS Day, Reckitt Benckiser’s Durex Malaysia (Durex) contributed RM8,000 and 50,000 pieces of Durex condoms to PT Foundation, Malaysia’s largest community-based HIV/AIDS organisation. The donations were raised in collaboration with retail giants Watsons Malaysia and Guardian Pharmacy Malaysia in support of PT Foundation’s on-going HIV/AIDS advocacy work and education programmes in Malaysia. 

The fundraising initiative was part of Durex’s #SOMEBODYLIKEME World AIDS Day Campaign. As part of the on-going charity drive, Durex has pledged to one piece of condom with every pack of Durex condoms purchased at Watsons and RM0.20 per pack purchased at Guardian was channelled to PT Foundation. #SOMEBODYLIKEME Campaign is month-long campaign launched on 15th November 2013 aimed at educating Malaysian youths on HIV/AIDS.

Over and above the fundraising effort, the #SOMEBODYLIKEME campaign also saw Durex working in collaboration with prominent social influencers on social media to educate youths on HIV/AIDS. Personalities including, Yang Berbahagia Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, Niki Cheong, Reuben Kang, KlubbKidd KL aka Joe Lee, Audrey Pui Yan, Karena Cheow, Hanie Hidayah and Christopher Tock have been posting provocative statements and questions regarding HIV/AIDS on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Blogs and YouTube, to encourage conversation among youths while reinforcing the fact that HIV/AIDS can infect and affect anyone, including ‘somebody like me'.

And as one of the social media influencers, I posted some questions in my Facebook on questions related to HIV/AIDS.

Surprisingly some of them are really open in sharing about their opinions. Though some are joking about this issues but the fact that they are willing to talk discuss about it is a good sign. To me this is a health issue that one need to be learn and need not be afraid because, with proper education and information we could protect ourselves.

Nelson Mandela dedicated his whole life improving the conditions and lives of children and youth which are affected HIV/AIDS. Although we may not be as influential as him but we can also take plays a part in creating a change and awareness. 

Mandela once said "It is in your hands to make a difference." 

Yes it's #SOMEBODYLIKEME and YOU that can make a difference for a better tomorrow!

To learn more about the #SOMEBODYLIKEME Campaign, HIV and AIDS, please visit 

www.facebook.com/DurexMalaysia

www.twitter.com/DurexMY

www.youtube.com/user/durexmalaysia

www.ptfmalaysia.org

#SOMEBODYLIKEME HIV/AIDS campaign is a successful case out of the global campaigns done by Social Grooves. 

Review : No more gum bleeding with TruCare Malaysia Nano Silver Toothpaste

It takes courage to take close up photo because not only people would look at our skin closely but at our teeth too right ? 

While it is important to have a set of beautiful teeth, it is very very very important to have a healthy one for ONE REASON because in this lifetime we only have two sets of teeth, baby teeth and the permanent one which we are having now. 

Just like our face, some people's gum are more sensitive than others. While I was blessed with skin which allows me to try with different skincare with any sensitivity issues, my gum is totally the opposite. My gum would bleed and caused discomfort when I'm using the wrong toothpaste. So I'm really careful when selecting what toothpaste to clean my teeth.

And recently I was given TruCare Malaysia Nano Silver Toothpaste to try a toothpaste that offers:-

• All round anti-bacterial protection 
• Relieves gum aches 
• Heals ulcers 
• Eliminates bad breath 
• Strengthens weak enamel 
• Whitens teeth by gently removing stains 

Read that it HEALS ULCERS, how awesome is that, because I have been carrying oral aid all the time because my mouth is prone to ulcer due to my favourite food chilly. So with the healing properties, I can't wait to try!

TruCare Malaysia Nano Silver Toothpaste is specially formulated with  Nano Colloidal Silver where it is well known for its effective anti-bacteria properties. It also contains Ag+ RapidHeal Factor. Ag+ is known to heal ulcers, gum aches and sore throats within just a few days' use and helps combat microbes and pathogenic organisms that cause bad breath. Used regularly, it will help accelerate the healing process of ulcers and other oral problems resulting in not only a fresher breath, but also rids your mouth of potentially harmful bacteria.

 Ingredient list 

I have tried this for some time and my first thought was it was super minty and I felt extremely refreshing & cooling after using them. The toothpaste texture is not as thick as others brands in the market however it cleans my teeth properly. My gums are pretty happy with it and experience no bleeding during the days I used them. I have not have any ulcer at the moment (touch wood) and I hope to see how it helps in my ulcer healing process in the future

While it is important to use the right toothpaste by brushing your teeth & flossing your teeth daily , you should not miss visiting the dentist every 6 months to make sure they are in good condition!

And yes you are lucky because TruCare Malaysia is giving free sample to let you try in their facebook, so hurry up & register one today at https://www.facebook.com/TruCareMalaysia

For more information on TruCare Malaysia Nano Silver Toothpaste visit www.trucare.com.my

TruCare Nano Silver Toothpaste is priced at RM 14.50 for 95g, and currently it is available in selected denstist clinic & pharmacy. You can also purchased them online at their website and currently they are having a promotion where it is RM 9.90 per tube (min 2 tube purchase)

The Myths and Facts of Contraception Pills - brought to you by Exeltis Pharma on World Contraception Day.

The result of unplanned pregnancies - do you wanted this to happened to you?

Do you know there are 30% of births in Asia are unintended?

• 27 million abortions were performed (and this stands for 58% world's number of abortions) 
• 33 per 1,000 is the overall abortion rate in Asian women during the child-bearing age of 15-44. 
• 10.5 million is unsafe abortion in Asia - the highest number of unsafe abortions in the world (30% occurred in women less than 25 years old & 60% abortions were performed in women under 30.

I was glad to be invited by Exeltis Pharma in conjunction with World Contraception Day earlier last month to learn more about contraception pill. Yes there are many method to control/manage unplanned pregnancies however I believe the cheapest & safest way is through oral contraception pill (better known as OC pills)

Honestly I have a lot of doubts before attending the workshop as I was kinda of ignorance. But I was glad that I attended the informative session to learn more. And as a women I think these are the things that we must know (late is better than never!)

Dr. K.K Iswaran, Consiltant Obstetrician & Gynecologist ; subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine & Fertility was invited to shared his knowledge with us.

Do you know what is Oral Contraception pills? 

Oral Contraception pills contains synthetic versions of the female hormones - estrogen & progesterone which women  produce naturally in their ovaries. They are primarily intended to prevent pregnancies but also offer a number of additional & immediate health benefits, particularly for woman who experience menstrual-related disordered and acne.

Yes you read it right HEALTH benefits! In overseas oral contraception pills are very common as doctor often used it to treat acne & prevent cancers - uterine, ovarian, endometrial and colorectal, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), premenstrual dysphoric (PMDD), disturbance of menstrual dymenorrhea (severe menstrual pain), menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding) and etc.

Since it has so many benefits why many of you still did not take OC pills? It is because we heard so much myths and not sure if its the fact! So today Dr KK Iswarea would clear some of our doubts!

 This is the no 1 myth, even I thought the same too!

Not only that, I learnt that OC pills can helps to treat acne by stimulating production of oil by glands in the skin, which results less oily skin and less chances acne would be severe.

In recent years, studies have shown that using OC pills for a year or more, the risk of having Ovarian cancer risks would be reduced by 40 % after four years of use!

Thought most women who take OC pills did not develop any side effect, only a small number of  develop nausea, headache etc. And clearly the benefits of taking OC pills out weight the possible risks.

Mr Andy Siow , Managing Director Malaysia & Singapore of Exeltis Pharma/ Chemo Group Spain said that their company committed to improve people's health and quality of life, providing access to quality medicines at affordable prices and to continuously expand their efforts on R&D to develop new & better therapies.

I was made to known that Exeltis Pharma being one of the largest producer of oral contraception generic pills.

FYI, generic pills contains the same active ingredients as the original formulation has to pass the bioequivalency test before it is available in the market. Generic drugs can be produced without patent infringement for drugs usually when the original pharmaceutical company has finished enjoying their period of “marketing exclusivity” to cover back their R&D costs. Hence companies like Exeltis who subsequently reproduced the same drug following the formulation saves on R&D costs could sell the drug (i.e pills) at a more affordable price!

End of the day, it is importance to note that the main objective of contraception pill is to have to avoid unwanted pregnancies (or abortions which is a SIN). And it is great to know that there are additional health benefits that comes with it. And these are the things we (women) must know so that we know. Hence, I hope this posts helps to clear out some doubts that all of us have here.

I always believe family planning is really important for married couples what more for unmarried couple, hence I believe oral contraception pills are still the most affordable & safest method to avoid unplanned pregnancies.

So to all my female friends out there, DO TAKE ACTION NOW!

For more information visit http://www.chemogroup.com

p/s: It's always best to consult a doctor if you have more doubts, above details are merely a sharing and not a professional advice.