ISSUE 23 PONDERS by Ponderosa Golf

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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 

A Member of Kuok Group 

ISSUE 23 

2021 

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PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER 

FREEBIES 

MY SHARING … 

First of all, we would like to thank all members and guests 

who visited us in the past few months, practicing and 

adhering to SOPs in order to safeguard everyone’s safety 

and health. Ponderosa shall remain committed to part of 

the national effort to win the battle against this pandemic. 

SCAN ME 

Have a meal at 

Hop Sing and 

GET 1 person’s portion 

of our signature 

GINGER FRIED CHICKEN 

FREE* 

* Subject to prior reservations 

** Valid: June – September 2021 

Only 

While daily sanitization and masking up becomes a 

daily routine for us, it is great to see more and more 

people investing in a healthier lifestyle, selecting us as a 

destination for their daily come-to-venue. It’s great to see 

golf connecting people and friends more than ever, as it 

is heart-warming to see young families spending quality 

time together, joining activities around the club. 

We believe in winning this battle and that there is a 

promising future ahead of us, both for the club and for 

our members. That is why we continue to upgrade and 

refurbish our facilities, innovating ideas adding more value 

into this green haven in the heart of the city. 

Ponderosa shall always be close to you, close to your 

family and close to our hearts. 

Meanwhile, we have revived our mouthpiece, the 

PONDERS in print and digital form. Do keep tab of every 

quarterly issue as we shall be offering EXTRA SPECIAL 

deals for readers. 

TAN KAI YANG 

General Manager 

PONDERS newsletter is published by Ponderosa Golf & Country Club (No. 3, Jalan Ponderosa 1, Taman Ponderosa, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor) 

& Printed by Sin Hua Printing [No 7 & 9, Jalan Anggerik 3/2, Taman Anggerik, 81200 Johor Bahru, Johor]. Copyright of articles, contributions and 

photos which are published are the property of Ponderosa Golf & Country Club.


GRAND FINALS 

@ 

Els Club, 

Desaru Coast 

9-Hole Golf Challenge 

Over a series of 9-hole golf challenge played on 

Tuesdays over 2020, the grand finals was played 

by all winners in the series coming together for 

the big bang. This time held off-site at Desaru 

Coast’s prestigious Els Club. Congratulations to 

the Grand Final winners. 

Champion 

Chew Siew 

Beng 

2nd 

Runner-up: 

Diana Tay 

1st 

Runner-up: 

Adam Tan 

The next series of 

Tuesday 9-hole 

Golf Challenge 

is NOW 

HAPPENING! 

To enquire, call: 

019-790 0501


NEW THINGS 

FOR GREAT SWINGS… 

When MCO hit us before we can call ‘FORE’, 

everyone was caught unawares by the closure of 

golf operations, not one wave but one following 

another although there were short intervals of little 

golf activity. Ponderosa took stock and went back to 

basics. It was repair, upgrade and improve. 

The purchase of a Shibaura Rough Mower SM888 for 

cutting slopes at the tee-boxes, the semi roughs and 

green surrounds maintaining them at a consistent 

height of only 20mm. 

All for heightening play on the golf course at 

Ponderosa Golf & Country Resort. 

During the hiatus, work was carried out 

to Improve the drainage by installing 

perforated corrugated subsoil flat 

drainage pipes in readiness for the rainy 

weather.


Re-surfacing the tennis court – 

Re-defining the Serves, 

Smashes and 

Wins! 

After months of closing the tennis court for upgrades, 

the tennis court was re-opened on the first day of 

year 2021 to herald in a new season of play. 

The walk of welcome 

Re-furbishing the room corridors, 

brightly warming every step towards a 

spacious and pleasant room surprise. 

Bringing back the light, 

offering the fun of golf by night 

Ponderosa prides itself as the only venue in 

Johor Bahru to allow avid golfers to tee-off after 

office hours. Now available from Thursdays to 

Saturdays.


BAY FOR EXCELLENCE 

IMPIAN EMAS G0LF 

& COUNTRY CLUB 

We have added a total of 18 bays at the Driving 

Range, and with adequate practice, golf excellence 

is in the making. At Impian Emas Golf & Country 

Club on the other side of the city and managed by 

Ponderosa Golf & Country Resort. 

Operation Hours & 

Price of Range 

Balls: 

7.00 am – 12.00 noon @ 

RM9.00 per bucket of 100 

balls 

12.01 pm – 9.30 pm @ 

RM11.50 per bucket of 100 

balls 

Or opt to go onto the golf 

course to play a round 

or two for hands-on 

experience. 

For enquiries, contact 

Diana or Rokiyah at 

07-554 4747


Foodies and Bloggers 

return again and 

again for this 

SIGNATURE DISH! 

CHEF’S SPECIAL 

The Wonder Powder for 

the Ultimate Crisp 

Ever tasted our ever-popular, foodieraving 

Ginger Fried Chicken at Hop Sing? 

It is so crispy that even when left out for 

a while, the skin still delivers a delectable 

crunch! 

Fried chicken will always be a favourite 

regardless of age and time and where. 

There are many ways to make the perfect 

fried chicken but to ensure that your 

chicken skin is super crisp and delicious it 

is in the breading. 

The breading or coating is the key to that 

unmistakable crunch that you make when 

you bite or tear into fried chicken. The 

secret ingredient - instead of using only 

all-purpose flour you can substitute it by 

half with cornstarch. 

Cornstarch is almost pure starch. There 

is no gluten, unlike in all-purpose flour, 

which can interfere with both the 

crispness and the browning of your fried 

chicken when it’s added to hot oil. When 

using cornstarch, you will not only get a 

super crisp coating, but you will also get 

a more golden brown colour faster that is 

super light. It also coats thinner than flour. 

There is a reason why it is known as the 

wonder powder of Chinese cooking 

essential from frying to making thick and 

luscious soups, and in processes of making 

many of their dishes. 

Credit: Yummy.ph Team (6/3/2020)


TEOCHEW PORRIDGE 

@ Hop Sing Chinese 

Restaurant 

Not only is it a comfort food. It is heart-warming, honest-to-goodness sustenance 

that’s great for the humid weather. 

We don’t boast of anything fancy but the spread is good enough to bring back 

familiar, traditional complements to plain white porridge. Salted egg or assorted 

fried omelet, braised peanuts, stir-fried chicken with Szechuan vegetables, fish 

braised in black beans, fermented chilli beancurd, stir-fried beef and more. 

Only RM26.00 per set for 2 persons. 

TEOCHEW PORRIDGE Set 

ADD-ON DISHES 

from RM2 onwards


A DEGREE OF CONCERN 

JB’S RISE IN 

TEMPERATURE 

When we think of Johor Bahru, we often imagine 

a beautiful coastal city with azure skies, warm 

sunshine, fresh air and white clouds rising over the 

horizon. The rugged beauty of the city is coupled 

with a robust ecosystem of economies that thrive 

next to a complimenting yet competitive neighbour. 

However, Johor is under threat by one of the 

greatest challenges faced by mankind. It is under 

threat by the very climate we cherish in the scenic 

imagination of our city. Climate change is a real 

threat to Johor and it is not something that is 

waiting to happen but it has long begun and the 

after effects are now rearing its ugly head. 

A recent study published by Think City cited that 

Johor recording a peak temperature increase of 

6.70°C within a shorter period between May 2005 

and May 2018 in comparison to the other cities. 

The areas with significant temperature rise were 

focused around industrial and developing areas 

such as Skudai, Johor Bahru, Tanjung Langsat, 

Pasir Gudang, Iskandar Puteri (Nusajaya), Bandar 

Dato’ Onn and Tanjong Langsat. 

To understand the situation better, the temperature 

in Johor fluctuates between 30°C to 32°C. April is the 

warmest month, with an average high-temperature 

of 32.8°C. If the temperatures reached a threshold of 

between 35-37°C for three days straight, an official 

alert will be put out. Category 2 (heatwave level) is 

when the temperature is over 37°C for three days 

straight while Category 3 (emergency level) is when 

the temperature exceeds 40°C. 

Globally, the ambition is to keep the increase below 

1.5°C. This is a science-based target that is deemed 

to be a safe threshold for warming. The climate 

crisis however does not start at this 1.5°C threshold, 

it is already here. Going above 1.5°C aggravates the 

crisis further. 

With increasing global surface temperatures, 

droughts will be longer and more extreme, storms 

becoming more severe due to warmer ocean water 

temperatures, a rise in sea levels, increased risks in 

food production and crop yields, jeopardised food 

and water security, more frequent unprecedented 

heatwaves and a general degradation of good 

health and wellbeing. 

In Johor, the devastating impacts of the rise in 

temperature are evident. The evidence of impact 

can be measured in the lost of livelihood, lost of 

homes, lost of millions of Ringgit in emergency 

services, cloud seeding exercises and disaster relief 

and to the extent of seeing thousands of people 

falling ill from pollution. 

Johor needs to get back on track. Business 

ambitions and actions need to be bolder if we are to 

stand any chance of winning this fight. Companies 

must commit to fighting climate change and align 

their business strategies with better environment, 

social and governance (ESG) consciousness. 

Written by Edey Suresh, Johor State Director for the 

UN Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei 

(UNGCMYB) 

NO MORE PLASTIC STRAWS 

What was previously straws given only upon request, the Green Leap Forward 

campaign has progressed to providing only paper straws for selected drinks. 

REVAMP OF FOOD PACKAGING 

We have long discarded Styrofoam boxes in line with the Government’s call 

while we are in the process of changing all packaging for food delivery or 

take away to paper products only. 

Work with us to save the environment. Drop old habits, adopt new ones for 

Earth’s sustainability.


FACING FEAR OF CHANGE 

THE NEW NORMAL 

There are reasons why everyone has a ‘comfort zone’. Basically, everyone has a fear of 

change because of the level of uncertainty associated to change that makes so many 

people avoid it. The hardest changes to understand are the ones that are unexpected 

and out of our control. Now, for instance, we are in the throes of a global pandemic that 

is challenging everyone to adapt to a new normal. 

2 ways of coping with change 

• Escape coping 

• Control coping 

Escape coping is the most common. It involves 

avoiding or taking deliberate actions to avoid the 

difficulties of the change. During the current 

pandemic, for instance, there are still people 

who deny the importance of face masks or social 

distancing. 

Control coping, on the other hand, is positive and 

proactive. You refuse to behave like a “victim” of 

change. Instead, you manage your feelings and 

do whatever you can to be part of the change. 

In reality, most of us respond to change with a 

mixture of both escape and control coping. 

Stages of Reacting to Change 

We usually react to change in four stages, 

although there is often no clear-cut, decisive 

move from one stage to another. 

1. Shock and disorientation 

Experiencing a 

sudden, big change 

can feel like a physical 

blow. For example, 

sudden loss of job due 

to a global financial 

crisis, a sudden death 

in the family or health 

issues that threatens 

security and stability 

that changes your 

fundamental outlook 

on life. Initially, there is confusion and uncertainty. 

The first priority should be to keep calm, be 

rationale and to seek reliable information to 

make sense of the situation. Positivity at this 

stage is important. 

2. Anger and other emotional responses 

The initial shock or disorientation will often 

accompany strong emotions such as anger, 

anxiety, or fear of the impact 

of loss or potential loss for you 

and your family. It is natural to 

feel swings between pessimism 

and optimism but the most 

important is to avoid suppressing 

your emotions. It is ok to talk 

about it to a loved one or to cry 

even, but eventually the key is to 

manage them by acknowledging 

how you feel. 

3. Coming to terms with the “new normal” 

You are starting to 

let go and think 

of the next ‘new’ 

step. This process 

may be slow, 

and you might 

be reluctant to 

acknowledge 

it, but it’s an 

essential part 

of coping with 

change. The key 

here is to make a commitment to move on. Be 

patient as coming to terms with change is a 

gradual process. 

4. Acceptance and moving forward 

Here is where you come 

to fully accept your 

changed circumstances. 

Acceptance doesn’t 

mean giving up entirely 

on or forgetting your 

former situation but 

that you are beginning 

to move on, whether in 

your career or in your 

wider life. You can 

set yourself goals and 

create an action plan to make the most of your 

new situation. 

Adapted from an online article in https://www. 

mindtools.com


ACTIVITIES 

Monday 

8.30PM - 10PM 

MUAY BORAN (ADULT) 

Tuesday 

7AM - 8.30AM 

TRADITIONAL YOGA 

Wednesday 

7PM - 8PM 

WUSHU SANDA 

Thursday 

7PM - 8.30PM 

TRADITIONAL YOGA 

Friday 

7AM - 10AM 

TENNIS LESSONS 

8PM - 9.30PM 

MUAY BORAN (ADULT) 

Saturday 

Sunday 

7AM - 10AM 

TENNIS LESSONS 

9AM - 10AM 

MUAY BORAN (CHILDREN) 

10AM - 11AM | 11AM - 12PM | 4PM - 5PM | 5PM - 6PM 

READY STEADY GO KIDS (RSGK) 

5.15PM - 6.15PM 

MUAY BORAN (CHILDREN) 

By Appointment: 

• Scuba Diving 

• Swimming Lessons 

• Personal Training 

Waiting for vaccination? 

Better boost up the immune system by charging your 

metabolism through exercise. 

National Day 42 km Virtual Run (Non-competitive) 

21 August - 12 September 2021 

No hassle! 

Start running from Saturday, 21 August, and over 23-days 

you can accumulate your 42 km distance. Track and record 

through any of the Running Apps (Garmin, Strava, Huawei, 

etc), and submit by 12 September 2021 @ 11.59pm. 

Prizes: 

* Best Picture 

* Best Video 

For more information, call or WhatsApp 

the Sports Team at 016-702 7852

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