Realme Launches Realme Book in Malaysia | Dare To Create

Today, realme Malaysia has officially launched its first laptop, realme Book while announcing its availability in the Malaysian market. Powered by the 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor, the realme Book will be offered in three variants through its first sale on Shopee with prices starting from RM2,499 to RM3,499 assured with a two-year warranty. The realme Book comes in two colors which are Real Blue and Real Grey, realme fans will be able to purchase realme Book via Shopee, SENHENG, Courts, and all realme Authorized Stores from 27th August onwards.

“We are extremely delighted to introduce the first-ever laptop in realme’s product line to all Malaysians. After the long wait, realme fans will be able to purchase the realme Book during its first sale on 27 August which is also in conjunction with the realme Fans Festival 2021. Staying true to the slogan of “Dare to Leap”, realme Book is a significant step forward in expanding realme’s 1+5+T AIoT portfolio, diving into the future with more leap-forward products which will build up a broader and richer ecosystem of interconnected devices. By releasing the realme Book in Malaysia, we hope youths will be satisfied with the high-performance features and sleek design at an affordable price for their daily usage,” said Tiffany Teh, Brand Director of realme Malaysia.

11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor with powerful Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

The realme Book adopts the latest 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processor that supplies superb energy efficiency performance, allowing the users to carry out regular work efficiently. The realme Book i5 is furnished with Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics, which can easily handle gaming in the highest graphic settings and 2K Resolution, providing higher performance for tasks like programming, designing and gaming.

The Dual-fan Storm Cooling System with 8mm diameter dual heat pipes, ultra-thin high speed and high airflow dual fans are equipped to prevent realme Book from overheating as well as operating quietly without any disturbance.

Ultra-narrow bezel 2K Full Vision Display

The 14” 2K Full Vision Display and its ultra-narrow bezel have also enlarged the viewing experience of users, bringing more stunning visual effects and a more immersive visual experience in a precise picture. In terms of audio, realme Book comes with 2 HARMAN speakers that support DTS HD stereo sound to enhance users’ viewing experience with immersive surrounding audio effects.

realme Book is only 14.9mm thick and weighs 1.38kg, the Super Slim design with All Metallic Body giving the realme Book a trendy and stylish outlook.

realme’s leapfrog 65W Super Fast Charge Technology

Furthermore, realme Book has inherited the advantage of Fast Charging technology that provides quick and sufficient power all day long. The 54Wh large battery in realme Book can continuously play locally stored 1080p videos for up to 11 hours. At the same time, realme Book is supported by 65W Super Fast Charge Technology that powers up as quickly as 50% in 30 minutes. realme also introduced a brand new function called PC connect that allows users to link their realme smartphones to their realme Book, control their realme smartphone from the realme Book.

Get speedy with Thunderbolt 4 Port and Wi-Fi 6

realme Book has plenty of ports that can easil/ y connect headphones, mobile phones, USB flash drives, and other peripherals. The transmission rate of the new generation of Thunderbolt 4 Port can reach up to 40GB/s, making charging, data transmission as well as video output extremely smooth and seamless. realme Book supports the latest High-speed Wi-Fi 6 technology and is 2.7 times faster than the previous generation, offering users faster data transfer speed in wireless Internet connection.

 

Product Availability

Product	Colour	Sales info
realme Book i3 8GB+256GB RRP: RM2,999	Real Blue  & Real Grey	First Sale via realme’s official store on Shopee ●            Promotional price: RM2,499 ●            Only on 27 & 28 August ●            Link: https://bit.ly/laptopi3pr
realme Book i5 8GB+512GB RRP: RM3,499	Real Blue & Real Grey	First Online Sale via realme’s official store on Shopee ●            Available from 27 August ●            Link: https://bit.ly/laptopi5pr   First Offline Sale via SENHENG, Courts and all realme Authorized Stores ●            Available from 27 August ●            Free Gift: Laptop Bag 15 inch + Bluetooth Mouse(While Stock Last)
realme Book i5 16GB+512GB RRP: RM3,999	Real Blue	Coming Soon in Malaysia

realme Beard Trimmer

realme Malaysia did not stop there as they have unveiled another TechLife product which will be available in Malaysia. Now, caring for your facial hair no longer feels like a chore as realme Beard Trimmer is now available for Malaysians. Equipped with 20 length settings and 0.5mm precision allows users to get a firmly precise and comfortable cut. The self-sharpening stainless steel blade in the realme Beard Trimmer is also durable and provides long-term sharpness, giving a clean and sharp cut effect on users.

The realme Beard Trimmer is equipped with an 800mAh battery and a Type-C port, which can last for 120 minutes runtime on a single full charge, and also support trimming while charging. It also includes a Low Noise Operation and Travel Lock button, to ensure its ease and safety to the users.

Product Availability

Product	Sales info
realme Beard Trimmer RRP: RM129	First Sale via realme’s official store on Lazada ●            Promotional price: RM79 ●            Only on 27 & 28 August ●            Link: https://bit.ly/beardtrimmerpr

 

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Ramai Graduan kesal dengan Jurusan Dipilih | Tun Mahathir kongsi tentang Platform YEG Academy

Platform pendidikan dan kerjaya atas talian , Your Education Guidance Academy (YEG) berbesar hati apabila mantan Perdana Menteri ke - 7, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad atau lebih mesra disapa sebagai Tun M sudi untuk meluangkan masa berkongsi pengalaman beliau bersama warganet khususnya pelajar-pelajar lepasan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia.

Menerusi program kemuncak ‘Educareer Pasca COVID-19 Bootcamp’ yang bakal berlangsung pada 22 Ogos 2021, Tun M akan bersembang santai bersama hos, Tengku Izwan Fareed mengenai topik ‘Revolusi Pendidikan Tinggi Supaya Relevan Dengan Pasaran Kerja’ di semua platform media sosial YEG Academy dan negarawan itu bermula jam 10.30 pagi. Asbab hasil tinjauan mendapati 90% pelajar yang menyambung pengajian di IPT menyesal dengan jurusan yang mereka pilih, pihak YEG Academy turut berharap agar Tun M yang pernah diberi mandat sebagai Menteri Pendidikan suatu ketika dahulu dapat berkongsi pendapat beliau bersama warganet kelak. 

Sebelum itu, usahawan dan penyanyi rap terkenal, Caprice akan terlebih dahulu membuka tirai pagi dengan turut berkongsi pengalamannya dalam mengejar cita-cita. 

Menariknya mengenai ‘bootcamp’ anjuran YEG Academy, ia bukan sahaja berlangsung secara atas talian malah turut menampilkan ramai personaliti dan selebriti-selebriti terkenal tanah air yang terdiri daripada pelbagai latar belakang seperti MK K-Clique, Caprice, Ernie Zakri, Wani Kayrie, Faiz Dickie, Pencetus Ummah (PU) Amin serta ramai lagi. Dalam masa yang sama , YEG Academy sekaligus menjadi platform pendidikan dan kerjaya atas talian pertama di Malaysia yang menjayakan program seumpama ini. 

Mula berlangsung pada 2 Ogos lalu, mereka yang telah menonton siaran langsung ini rata-rata memberikan maklum balas yang sangat positif. Antaranya mereka dapat membuat pilihan jurusan yang lebih tepat, mengenali potensi diri, mengetahui kehendak industri serta banyak lagi.

Menurut pengarah YEG Academy, Encik Hasan bin Ithnin dan Encik Azizulhakim bin Suhaimi tujuan mereka adakan program ini adalah kerana ingin membantu pelajar sekolah dan universiti di luar sana memilih kerjaya yang tepat dengan keperluan industri kini dan dalam masa yang sama dapat mengurangkan kadar pengangguran negara. 

“Tujuan kami menganjurkan ‘Educareer Pasca COVID-19 Bootcamp’ kerana ingin membantu golongan muda lepasan SPM berusia 17 hingga 19 tahun atau mereka yang berminat, membuat pilihan tepat dalam pemilihan institusi pendidikan tinggi. Untuk rekod, dalam tempoh tiga tahun bermula dari tahun 2018 sehingga 2020, seramai 4000 golongan muda telah dibantu oleh YEG Academy untuk menyambung pelajaran dan membina kerjaya” jelas Hasan 

Mengambil faktor situasi kini, YEG Academy juga telah mengadakan sesi siaran langsung ‘virtual’ ini secara percuma di laman Instagram yang mana nilai sebenar bagi penyertaan ini adalah sebanyak RM1999 seorang. Ditambah pula program ini turut mendapat sokongan daripada Tabung Haji, Latihan Industri Bergaji Penuh (LIBP), Innovative School of Management (ISM) dan Aviation Career Malaysia. 

“ Kami sedia maklum akan keadaan negara sekarang yang berhadapan dengan pandemik COVID-19 sejak setahun yang lalu menyebabkan ramai golongan muda mengeluh tiada rujukan tambahan mengenai hala tuju mereka selepas SPM

“Jadi, YEG Academy telah memutuskan untuk mengadakan sesi perkongsian idea dan pandangan buat julung kalinya bersama figura-figura terkenal tanah air secara percuma. Ini adalah peluang keemasan untuk mereka sertai sesi ini kerana pada dasarnya mereka perlu membayar sebanyak RM 1999 bagi sesi selama 21 hari namun kali ini ia adalah percuma” tambah Azizulhakim 

Faktor penceramah jemputan yang terdiri daripada personaliti dan selebriti terkenal tanah air pula adalah kerana YEG Academy ingin mempelawa mereka berkongsi pengalaman terdahulu sebelum terkenal dan berjaya di dalam bidang masing-masing. 

“Kami melihat mereka bukan sahaja kerana terkenal atau dikenali sebagai selebriti semata-mata. Namun, kerana pencapaian yang telah dikecapi sebelum ini membuatkan kami terpanggil untuk mempelawa mereka berkongsi pengalaman. Sebagai contoh, Wani Kayrie telah berjaya mendapat keputusan cemerlang di dalam SPM dan Faiz Dickie pula pernah bergelar sebagai pensyarah” 

“Dengan kredibilti mereka sebagai figura terkenal, kami percaya dapat memberi inspirasi kepada golongan muda yang menonton sesi bicara ini. Tidak dilupakan, Tun M yang sememangnya dikenali dunia sebagai salah seorang pemimpin yang disegani. Sudah pasti, banyak perkongsian yang akan dibuat oleh negarawan ini apatah lagi penonton boleh bertanyakan soalan ketika siaran langsung itu dibuat kelak” ujar Hasan lagi

Untuk menyertai program YEG Academy, layari pautan http://yegmy.com/bootcamp/ hari ini. Ikuti perkembangan terkini menerusi laman media sosial Facebook @youreducationguidance, Instagram @yegacademy.official atau YouTube @YEGAcademy .

Shopee rolls out company-wide staff vaccination programme to protect employees and shoppers

In a bid to further its commitment in the fight against Covid-19, Shopee announced today that it is participating in the private sector vaccination programme with the aim to have its employees fully vaccinated against the virus.

Shopee revealed that it has prioritised its frontliners from its logistics arm, Shopee Express, as well as teams working in the warehouses as they face the highest risk and have the most potential interaction with shoppers. 

Commenting on this initiative, Terence Pang, Chief Operating Officer at Shopee said, “Our employees are the backbone of the organisation. Their safety, together with that of our users, is our utmost priority especially as the pandemic continues to affect the lives of Malaysians. We seek to safeguard the health and well-being of our people better against Covid-19 through this exercise, whilst contributing to the nation’s goal of achieving herd immunity.”

This measure is also part of Shopee’s reassurance to its users for a better and safer online shopping experience as reliance on e-commerce deepens. Pang shared, “This effort is even more important as we ramp up towards the year-end shopping season, which has always been a highlight for the people and businesses in the country. We want to do our part to help everyone shop with a peace of mind and to help local businesses sell with greater ease and certainty. 9.9 marks the start of the shopping season and I hope that by making buying and selling safer, we can bring smiles to more Malaysians.”

This commitment comes ahead of the e-commerce platform’s flagship 9.9 Super Shopping Day which is the first of its four end-of-year shopping festivals. 

The upcoming 9.9 Super Shopping Day, which will take place from 20 August leading up to the peak day on 9 September, also has something in-store for all its users. Shoppers can look forward to claiming Free Shipping and 99% Coins Cashback vouchers, both with no minimum spend. Above all, users can also stand a chance to win a brand new Mercedes-Benz by participating in the Play & Win Mercedes-Benz game by collecting golden tickets daily.

With 25 August just around the corner, Shopee will also be holding its August 25 Payday Sale which will feature RM25 Knockout Deals where shoppers can get items such as Samsung Galaxy A12, Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair, Armaggeddon Shuttle II Premium PU Leather Ultimate Gaming Chair and more for just RM25.

Aside from the employee vaccination programme, Shopee has been championing the fight against the pandemic since the onset of Covid-19.

It allocated 1 million Shopee voucher packs worth RM40 each through the #ShopeeAjakVaksin campaign to reward Covid-19 vaccine recipients at selected vaccination centres across the country to encourage the public to stick to their vaccination appointments. Last year, together with the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA), Shopee raised about RM1 million in a public donation drive to support the nation’s medical frontliners.

On the business community front, Pang stated that the e-commerce platform introduced a RM15 million Shopee Seller Support Package in April 2020 to help traditional businesses who were facing cash flow problems due to the lockdown. “Following which, we introduced a Shopee Marketplace Growth Package providing benefits of up to RM1,600 in store vouchers and advertising credit to help existing Shopee sellers grow on the platform. Both initiatives not only drove digitalisation of local MSMEs but also cushioned the adverse impact of the pandemic on their businesses.”

He added that on top of this, Shopee supported consumers with additional free shipping vouchers through its “Stay Home, Stay Safe” campaign to give Malaysians access to essential items such as fresh and frozen groceries, cooking ingredients, beverages, snacks and cereals, milk formula, diapers, personal care products, household essentials, pet food and work-from-home equipment online.

Shop with confidence this Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day at https://shopee.com.my/m/99

Big Bad Wolf Books | First-Ever 'The Big Little Book Sale'

With the pandemic taking a toll on the little ones, i'd like to take this opportunity to share with you the activities that i conduct with my 2-year-old, which involves books. I know what youre thinking, arent books too traditional? Well, to me, if youre talking about the little ones, books are their first experiences in exploring imaginative possibilities. It starts off with getting the perfect book for bedtime, followed by some coloring books to chase away the boredom of the day or even a book to enhance their reading and writing skills. 

In todays era, even waterproof books exist to make a childs bath time experince more exciting! Living in a modern era, there is no doubt that books now are more entertaining and at the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, they offer books at an affordable price with amazingly discounted books that wont leave a dent in your wallets. Just to tease you a little, theres is a 'RM1 Book Deal' promotion with a minimum purchase of RM100. Too good to be true? Read on to find out!

Be sure to set a reminder on the sale to not miss out on the crazy deals happening from the 29th of July to the 2nd of August 2021. The Big Little Book Sale will be offering some great deals, where you can stock up on some books for your family, especially the lil' ones from the safety and comfort of your home. Some books to look forward to would feature visual books, auditory, tactile or kinesthetic where the kids can grasp and undestand the essentials to help nurture the parent-child relationship of growing and developing new skills. 

For starters, Baby Wolf's recommendations on some exciting and educational children books categorized according to age groups that can be found at The Big Little Book Sale. If you have a newborn to two years old like me, here are some highly recommended books to look forward to. 

Baby Montessori: Garden

Publisher: White Star Author: Agnese Baruzzi

Category: Board Book 

RRP: RM21.00 | The Big Little Book Sale: RM8.99

You Saved: 57%

It is said that babies will only be able to perceive colour once they can develop colour sensitivity a few months after being born. And that newborn babies can only see in black and white, with shades of grey.1 As a way to assist your baby's visual developments and help build listening and visual skills that are important in forming the basis for them to communicate, Baby Wolf highly recommends you look for Board Books and Sound Books! Filled with colours and illustrations, Board Books and Sound Books are durable and provide auditory stimulation that creates a joyful and loving connection between babies, toddlers, and their parental figures or guardians.

Draw With Yasmeen Ismail: Let's Go Find a Tiger!

Publisher: Macmillan | Author: Yasmeen Ismail

Category: Activity Book 

RRP: RM51.90 | The Big Little Book Sale: RM10.99

You Saved: 74%

Getting fun and creative with the kids is always a good idea as they grow! Activity Books, Work Books and Puzzles, which include drawing, colouring, and counting, allow parental figures and guardians to interact, inspire creativity, and encourage developing good reading habits. Activity Books also promotes the development of hand-eye coordination, an important skill to build during this age.

Superheroes Without Capes

Publisher: White Star Kids | Author: Isabella Grott

Category: Reference Book 

RRP: RM70.00 | The Big Little Book Sale: RM19.99

You Saved: 71%

As children start to develop their own interests and hobbies, they will also have the ability to spark greater imagination and curiosity. Various types of books such as Picture Books, Literature and Reference Books may help promote and develop the ability for children to focus and hone in on their social and communication skills.

 BIG BAD WOLF Books continuously strives to reach and connect with people through various innovative and creative ways to share the joys of reading and build the next generation of readers. Through The Big Little Book Sale, the aim is to provide parents and guardians with an easy and convenient way to shop for children books by offering them hundreds and thousands of books at a click of a button whilst advocating the wonders and benefits of a book. 

For more great picks from the mischievous Baby Wolf, head to the BIG BAD WOLF Books website at https://mycountdown.bbwbooks.com/ and register for free! With over 60,000 book titles offering exciting promotions and discounts ranging from 50% to 95% off the recommended retail price, you can easily browse for books by genre or search by keyword(s), title, author, or ISBN. What's more, you can also browse according to the age group [categories] to see what may suit you and your lil' one! We're sure there will be something suitable for every little learner out there to pick from the virtual bookshelves of The Big Little Book Sale!

“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” ― Garrison Keillor.

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Mental Health App Friendly for Muslims | Mindful Muslim

In today's post, I would like to share with you some serious situations where mental health has been very taken very lightly, especially in Malaysia. Coming from a family with a medical background, I must say that in Malaysia, we don't normalize emotions, stress, and anxiety as much as we should. Usually, we are just told to shake it off as it's proclaimed to be a temporary emotion that we have to deal with personally, but I do believe that when we are experiencing feelings that relate back to mental health, it should be observed and given attention to. 

Since we can't depend on the human society in Malaysia as much since we are not brought up to express these mental illnesses, it may be hard to control these feelings, thus for today's topic, I would like to share with you an app that would help you manage your mental health that is also in compliance with the Islamic theories. I present to you the Mindful Muslim, which has been founded by Mohd Akhtaar, who had a mission to inspire Mental Health amongst Muslims. 

Introduction on Mindful Muslim

The Mindful Muslim was founded by Mohd Akhtaar who is now based in New Zealand, and he realized that there is a serious awareness that needs to be given attention to, which is basically the lack of attention on mental health amongst Muslims. Being in line with this statement, I would have to agree that this statement is very true. Personally being brought up in a mixed background family, I would have to admit that I grew up in a lot of stress when it comes to differentiating culture and religion. It's very hard to talk to anyone about this topic, as we all have different paths in life, and usually, if I seek guidance, I would be told to look deeper into religion. 

Of course, religion always has a peaceful essence where you can find peace, but since I was not entirely brought up to be extremely religious, I do struggle in finding ways to understand certain verses and interpreting them into life's context. With that being said, there was no platform for me to really manage my mental health at the time (especially when I was younger) and of course the comfort of guidance to be a better Muslim by managing mental health the right way. Thankfully, when I found out about Mindful Muslim, I had to applause for the amazing conceptual app that would actually help the community and real people who are struggling with mental stress. Did I also mention that the app currently is the market leader in the mental health segment?

How it started

The Mindful Muslim App actually won the grand prize in the XChallenge Tech Start-Up Competition in New Zealand and has received an investment offer of USD $1.6 million to further build out the app and translate the app. With the funds being there to grow the app, even more, you can expect that the app would be a revolution for Muslims who would like to manage their mental health. With an aim to support Muslims facing stress, anxiety, and depression, I truly believe that having this platform with communities to educate on the importance of mental health, would definitely reduce the rates of suicide due to stress and loneliness, and also nurture users of the app to be better individuals.

Mental Health X Covid

I would have to highlight that due to this pandemic taking over everyone's sanity, there are some people here who are struggling with the stress of being retrenched and also the environment of working from home with the paycheck being cut due to the loss of profitability of the company. In this case, other than the awareness of how important is hygiene and SOP's are, I would say that mental health has been overlooked in Malaysia. With the stress of financial income, not being able to go out to enjoy the sun, and the total lockdown of staying indoors for weeks, has anyone really took a moment to look into the mental health of what these people are facing?  

The app has gained thousands of users within less than a year and I can pretty much see why it's growing really well. Just a little teaser on what you can expect from the app, you can expect that the app would provide you some surah's, dua, ruqyah and also give you stories of prophets that conclude with moral values to help build your mental strength in understanding the challenges in life. With the funds from the Start-Up Competition, the app is looking to be translated to be more user-friendly for users in Malaysia (and for the rest of the world) who would prefer the app to be available in different languages. 

My User Experience

The minute I found out about the app, I just had to check the app out myself. In case youre wondering about my impression of the app, I would say that I wished this app existed way earlier in my life. Thinking back on all the stress I had to go through on my own, I would have to say that this app is perfect in possibly guiding me through understanding my mental health concerns while helping me to manage my mental health when im facing stress and anxiety. Honestly, I would have to share that ever since I become a mother, postpartum was one thing I struggled dealing with, and the anxiety of being unsure if i would be able to be a perfect mother to bring up a small human being who depends entirely on me to guide her in life. I wanted to be perfect for her, and ocassionally I still do experience insomnia at night with all the worries of how will I teach her about life. 

As you enter the app you will be able to choose your preferred setting of having a playlist that you can custom to your needs. You can select your choice of dua's options, ruqyah according to your needs to manage your mental health (examples would be: Sleep, punishing the jim, protection, anxiety and more), in which it will open up a list of ruqyah's that would be related to your custom choice. There's also a night Quran where you can listen to before you go to bed to give you peace of mind before you doze off as well!

My favourite feature of the app would be the background sounds where you can choose either sound of river streams, gentle rains, dessert nights, and more, to accompany your custom guided talk-down for the day. The talk down features topics on Anxiety, Belief, Understanding Allah, Sustenance, Miracles, Managing Anger, and more. Once you have created your playlist accordingly, you're then ready to sit back and relax as you listen to a combination of dua's and talks to help you end your day at ease. When I had my first time experience on the app, i dozed off pretty well, and had a really good sleep after listening to my playlist, and trust me when I say I've been having problems with sleep the past few weeks. 

I've been using the free version and i would have to say alhamdulillah that it did help me have positive thoughts in mind to strive through the day without feeling depressed. Alternatively, if you LOVE the app, be sure to subscribe to the app to unlock all the features of the app. It's a good investment if you are struggling with emotional pain and mental stress, and im already tempted to subscribe for me as well. I've been recording my sleep diary and so far, I've seen my thoughts being more relaxed and blessed with what Allah has provided for me. I think I'll leave my thoughts on Mindful Muslim here and let you download the app yourself to have your very own first-hand experience to understand what I mean. Remember, when you need help, there are always ways to find solutions if you look a little harder. Syukur Alhamdullilah.

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