Lifestyle EN – Page 9 – Consumers Association Penang

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Lai Cheng April 4, 2024 0 Comments

Good to remind ourselves – and to teach our kids …. If you take a piece of rotten fruit and place it beside perfectly good fruit, what happens? The mould from the rotten fruit spreads over to the good fruit and both end up in a bad condition. Being too close to the wrong people, those with negative and toxic behaviour, can ruin you – you become just like them. Beware of the company you...

Masjid Pengkalan Hulu the First Mosque in Perak to Ban Single-Use Plastics

Lai Cheng March 4, 2024 0 Comments

Masjid Jamek in Pengkalan Hulu, Perak has become the first mosque in the state of Perak to implement a ban on single-use plastics, including food and drink in plastic. The mosque committee in Pengkalan Hulu also organised an awareness programme on the dangers of single-use plastics. This awareness programme was initiated by the mosque committee after receiving advice from the Sultan of Perak....

SAD REALITY OF THE MODERN WORLD

Lai Cheng February 29, 2024 0 Comments

ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIVING IS POSSIBLE

Lai Cheng February 1, 2024 0 Comments

Empowering Savings: Theeban's RM171 to RM35 Energy Savings Journey Meet Theeban, our dedicated education officer and urban garden trainer at CAP, who embarked on an inspiring journey to slash his electricity bills from over RM171 to a remarkable RM35 in just 5 months! Feeling the strain of high bills and rental costs, Theeban joined CAP's energy-saving programme in August 2023. He set out to hit...

ARE YOU A SLAVE TO YOUR PHONE?

Lai Cheng January 31, 2024 0 Comments

Modern gadgets have made us slaves of machines. One good example is the smartphone, which now rules our lives. Many of us are unknowingly hooked on it – we feel cut off and incomplete without it; we compulsively check for messages, updates and battery life; we bring it with us to the toilet; and we even sleep with it. According to data from the book, “The Power of Off”, most people now...

No Plastic and No food waste during 2024 Thaipusam

Lai Cheng January 19, 2024 0 Comments

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) and Penang State Hindu Sangam are urging Thaipusam devotees to refrain from using plastics and not waste food offered to them by NGOs at stalls. Organisations setting up thaneer panthals (refreshment stalls) offering free food and drinks, as well as devotees have been urged to refrain from using plastics or polystyrene containers and cups during...

HOW TO CREATE HAPPINESS

Lai Cheng January 2, 2024 0 Comments

The human mind is capable of changing reality. When you change the way you see things within you and around you, it helps you to make a new outlook towards life. This works for happiness too. Your choices, thoughts and actions can influence your level of happiness. Here are some small steps you can take to increase happiness, by the Mayo Clinic: > Surround yourself with happy people. Being...

Commentary: The iPhone 15’s message about mindless consumerism

Lai Cheng December 26, 2023 0 Comments

By Mark Ko When the latest iPhone 15 series was released, tech writer and Apple fan Mark Ko eagerly stood by to pre-order the phone. Then he changed his mind. When the latest iPhone 15 series was released, many people eagerly submitted their pre-orders, hoping to receive it within a week. As a tech writer and enthusiast, I too succumbed to this temptation. I vividly remember setting my alarm...

Why Billionaires Don’t Buy Expensive Clothes and What They Do Instead

Lai Cheng September 20, 2023 0 Comments

The top billionaires and millionaires of the world could easily spend money on expensive clothes, but they don't. You'll never see Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, or Warren Buffett decked out in expensive brands, and for good reason. Because they recognise it as a needless expense. After all, wearing designer labels isn’t going to add to their success or enhance their work. Gates spends so little...

REAL FOODS ARE NOT ADVERTISED

Lai Cheng September 8, 2023 0 Comments

Ever wondered why food advertised on billboards or social media pop-ups never looks the same as the real thing? The industry uses photoshop and photo editing techniques to make the product look better than it really is. These marketing strategies can be harmful, as they often aren’t entirely honest about telling consumers, particularly young consumers, what’s really in the food they are...

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