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KDN: PP16888/09/2012 (030643)<br />

VACCINATED<br />

& PART OF<br />

THE HERD!<br />

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB<br />

Affiliated to the Kuok Group<br />

ISSUE <strong>24</strong><br />

2021<br />

FREE COPY


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

FREEBIES<br />

MY SHARING …<br />

“STAY HOME, STAY SAFE” - This has been the toughest<br />

task for all of us for the past 18 months.<br />

Nevertheless, we thank everyone for doing their part in<br />

safeguarding the community.<br />

SCAN ME<br />

Have a meal at<br />

Cafe and<br />

GET 1 person’s portion<br />

of our signature<br />

GINGER FRIED CHICKEN<br />

FREE*<br />

* Subject to prior reservations<br />

** Valid: 1st October – 31st<br />

December 2021 Only<br />

We are also thrilled to reopen the club on 21st August. By<br />

adhering strictly to the SOP guidelines provided <strong>by</strong> the<br />

government, it will give an assurance to everyone coming<br />

into our premises, be it golfers, room guests or visitors a<br />

sense of security and well-being. For golfers to be able<br />

to play again is an activity to be rejoiced. Being in the<br />

outdoors among the greens and especially being socially<br />

connected again, is a Happiness that is a definite booster<br />

to enhancing the immunity.<br />

We are glad to announce that more than 95% of 180<br />

persons working at <strong>Ponderosa</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> & Country Club, has<br />

completed their 2 doses of vaccination and this number<br />

is growing steadily towards herd immunity. Vaccination is<br />

a crucial exercise that we all must commit to so as to keep<br />

everyone safe.<br />

Safety is unquestioningly the main priority for our fellow<br />

employees and staff of our partners such as caddies,<br />

security personnel, tenants and trainers.<br />

We would like to continue to encourage all our members,<br />

partners and guests to get fully vaccinated so that they<br />

can visit us soon. After such a long stretch of inactivity, we<br />

need to re-charge and rejuvenate at <strong>Ponderosa</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> Club –<br />

all for the betterment of body, mind and soul.<br />

Let our Commitment and your Trust Forge the Immunity<br />

of our Future Together.<br />

TAN KAI YANG<br />

General Manager<br />

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

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

photos which are published are the property of <strong>Ponderosa</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> & Country Club.


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

PERSONA...<br />

Dominic’s golf career is quite similar to a ride on the<br />

buggy path that undulates from high to lows, then<br />

to rise up again eventually to become an instructor<br />

to help others to achieve their dreams. His objective<br />

to teach golf is both noble and a passion. As he<br />

struggled, he did not want others to struggle as he<br />

did and hence, took up teaching golf so they would<br />

have an easier route to excel in the sport.<br />

<strong>Golf</strong> was his chosen path because it was one of the<br />

few sports that he felt could be played till he became<br />

old and justifiably, he was very good at it.<br />

“I was very good at golf even at a young age of 16 years.<br />

I beat everyone that I played with, regardless of age.<br />

They included champions, longest hitters in South<br />

East Asia and I was even matched with a professional<br />

that had just won a tournament in Singapore and I<br />

beat him hole for hole.”<br />

One would think that there is no stopping for a young<br />

lad riding high on the golf circuit with so much<br />

potential ahead of him.<br />

But Dominic stopped playing for 2 years after<br />

something his father said to him, which shook his<br />

resolve and confidence. Even after he came back to<br />

the game later, he was never the same again.<br />

“I teach <strong>Golf</strong> because I struggled and I<br />

don’t want anyone to go through what<br />

I went through…”<br />

Dominic Chong, <strong>Golf</strong> Professional<br />

He decided to travel the world to meet golf<br />

professionals “but none of them could give me an<br />

answer.”<br />

Finally, after 33 years it came. Dominic met Stuart<br />

Leong, who was named the 2015 Australian PGA’s<br />

Teacher of the Year, touted as one of the leading<br />

golf teachers in Australia.<br />

“My confidence in golf was reinstated. I now<br />

teach the sport knowing WHAT, HOW, WHY and<br />

the WHEN of the golf swing. It was an awfully<br />

long journey of struggle to find myself in golf<br />

but it is all worth it in the end. I now impart that<br />

knowledge to my students and feel a sense of<br />

pride when they grow into the sport. I prefer my<br />

pupils to question what I teach. If a professional<br />

cannot answer his pupil’s questions, then they<br />

don’t know how to teach.”<br />

Dominic Chong is one of<br />

several <strong>Golf</strong> Pros tutoring <strong>Golf</strong><br />

in <strong>Ponderosa</strong>’s BE A GOLFER<br />

PROGRAMME (B.A.G)<br />

AT RM1999 ONLY<br />

• You are guided on golf<br />

learning <strong>by</strong> a certified <strong>Golf</strong><br />

Pro<br />

• Get a <strong>Golf</strong> Starter Kit to<br />

set you off on the basics of<br />

equipment and attire<br />

• Practice from Driving Range<br />

to the <strong>Golf</strong> Course<br />

• Get a <strong>Golf</strong> Handicap<br />

certification<br />

• Finally, experience your first<br />

play-on-course challenge<br />

with other students<br />

FOR MORE<br />

INFORMATION, CALL US<br />

AT 019-779 9841


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

GOING BEYOND THE WHITE FLAG<br />

The pandemic is challenging<br />

every mettle of strength – from<br />

companies to employees, from<br />

community to families, from<br />

authorities to frontliners.<br />

Resort provided 22,600 packed<br />

lunch (300 packs a day) to reach<br />

out to 7500 people who were<br />

displaced due to loss of job,<br />

income and homes during MCO.<br />

SO WHAT CAN WE DO? … LET’S<br />

DO WHAT WE CAN, THE BEST<br />

WE CAN!<br />

Since the announcement of the<br />

first round of MCO on 18 March<br />

2020, and despite the Government’s<br />

actions to introduce numerous<br />

stimulus packages to ease the<br />

financial burden of Malaysians for<br />

over a year, the rising cost of living<br />

and loss of jobs have caused more<br />

than 600,000 households who<br />

were initially in the middle 40%<br />

(M40) income group to slip into the<br />

bottom 40% (B40) category. Due<br />

to the prolonged lockdown, social<br />

issues have emerged where more<br />

Malaysians have turned to crimes<br />

to survive or to commit suicide to<br />

end their problems.<br />

So desperate were the situation<br />

that in July, the “White Flag”<br />

Movement became a nationwide<br />

initiative to encourage individuals<br />

and households who were<br />

struggling financially to reach out<br />

for help without fear or shame <strong>by</strong><br />

displaying a white flag in front of<br />

their homes as a sign that they<br />

need immediate assistance. It<br />

was a time when Malaysians came<br />

together from every walk of life to<br />

share whatever little they have, to<br />

stock up make shift food banks<br />

set up outside mini-markets, hair<br />

salons, provision shops, petrol<br />

stations and even laundrettes<br />

where the needy would stop <strong>by</strong> to<br />

take whatever they need from the<br />

shelves.<br />

<strong>Ponderosa</strong> had reached out in<br />

other ways and beyond the white<br />

flag.<br />

• MCO 1 : From April to June<br />

9, <strong>Ponderosa</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> & Country<br />

This project was in collaboration<br />

with YAYASAN KEBAJIKAN SURIA<br />

JOHOR BAHRU<br />

• MCO 2 : From 23 January –<br />

22 February 2021, the resort<br />

supplied 6,800 packed lunch<br />

to COVID patients and their<br />

families, estimated at 36 families<br />

of about 250 members, who<br />

were under home quarantine<br />

in Taman Cendana flats, Pasir<br />

Gudang. It also went to those<br />

with loss of income due to MCO<br />

and to elderly without financial<br />

support.<br />

This project was in collaboration<br />

with NGO FREEMARKET JOHOR<br />

• MCO 3 : From 1 June – 30<br />

September 2021, as more COVID<br />

positive patients emerged<br />

with more families confined to<br />

quarantine, 19,520 more packs<br />

of food were picked up <strong>by</strong><br />

volunteers of Freemarket Johor.<br />

The contributions are ongoing.<br />

Sending 150 lunch packs to medical<br />

volunteers and hospital staff who<br />

tirelessly serve the public at one of<br />

the city’s vaccination centres.<br />

Providing approximately 4,000<br />

lunch and dinner packs for the<br />

BOMBA frontliners who are on<br />

COVID duty for the months of<br />

August and September.<br />

• Food parcels to underprivileged<br />

staff. The Human<br />

Resources Department sent<br />

out food parcels to its own staff<br />

who are single mothers, the<br />

elderly, the mentally-disabled<br />

as well as contract caddies who<br />

lost income due to golf being<br />

disallowed to play.<br />

• Financial assistance was given<br />

to employees with the ranks of<br />

Executives and below, and to<br />

long-serving contract caddies.<br />

• Offering jobs to the jobless (due<br />

to MCO) in general positions,<br />

where some have remained<br />

gainfully employed and happy.<br />

YAYASAN KEBAJIKAN SURIA JOHOR BAHRU was a recipient of the Iskandar Malaysia Social Hero Award (IMSHA)<br />

Winner for Year 2015. Contact: James Ho – 019-772 4172<br />

FREEMARKET JOHOR was a recipient of the Iskandar Malaysia Social Hero Award (IMSHA) Winner for Year 2019.<br />

Contact: Rye Yassin – 012-707 2722


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

“NO MAN IS AN ISLAND ENTIRE OF<br />

ITSELF; EVERY MAN IS A PIECE OF THE<br />

CONTINENT, A PART OF THE MAIN…” –<br />

JOHN DONNE<br />

IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT MEMBERSHIP … IT’S<br />

ABOUT FELLOWSHIP<br />

Belonging to a membership is much more than<br />

paying, putting your name and gaining a number<br />

in a long line of people who are associated<br />

together for a certain activity. Rather than being<br />

superficial, if you delve deeper, there are in fact<br />

more emotional and deep-seated motivations<br />

in wanting to belong to a membership.<br />

It’s more about creating a fellowship of likeminded<br />

people; fulfilling an innate need for<br />

belonging in a community that would do the<br />

same things with you and like the same things<br />

you do. No man exists in an island. Being<br />

in a membership enables you to make new<br />

friends, while strengthening relationships<br />

with people who are already friends. Forming<br />

little groups of people you can clique with and<br />

meeting once in a while to get away from the<br />

rough and tumble of reality and routine. Whether<br />

it is playing golf, hitting a tennis ball, working<br />

out at the gym or stretching out at yoga, you<br />

know you are in seclusion from public eye and<br />

ensconced in a comfort zone of your own<br />

A Fellowship of the Seniors<br />

Being in your club also means you are at a<br />

familiar place. A place where you can enjoy<br />

perks, recognition and always placed as a<br />

priority; a place where you know and are known.<br />

A membership can be like your second home – a<br />

social version of home.<br />

Nowadays, belonging to a club is no longer about<br />

an investment, expecting a higher monetary<br />

value when your membership is sold. It is about<br />

owning an experience and having a private space<br />

of your own time sometimes spent with people<br />

you like to be with.


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

At <strong>Ponderosa</strong>, the members are closely-knit due<br />

to a smaller membership base as compared<br />

to other clubs. It’s not about volume but a<br />

preference to maintain a smaller community of<br />

members which is easier to cater to, at the same<br />

time keeping its facilities well-utilised without<br />

being overwhelmed.<br />

Here, be it the seniors, the ladies, the young or<br />

the juniors, there’s always a place and publics<br />

for them to embrace fellowship. For the early,<br />

fortunate ones, they belong here for life!<br />

Night Time Sport Respite for the Adventurous<br />

A Competitive Ground for the Juniors<br />

A Brotherhood of the “Young & Dangerous”<br />

Group<br />

A Sanctuary for the Ladies<br />

Let <strong>Ponderosa</strong> be your ISLAND<br />

and the fellowship your ROCK<br />

Join our various types of<br />

membership.<br />

Ask us at 019-790 8857


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

RECIPE FROM CAFE...<br />

Many regulars at Café would tell you that the<br />

Mee Mamak Goreng is highly-recommended.<br />

Chef Azaar shares the recipe.<br />

Ingredients<br />

150 gms-Yellow Noodle<br />

1 pc-Fried Beancurd<br />

30 gms-Choy Sum (Sawi)<br />

20 gms-Beansprouts<br />

20 gms-Fish Cakes (sliced)<br />

60 gms-Prawns<br />

30 gms-Chicken meat<br />

1 no-Egg<br />

5 gms-Blended chili<br />

5 gms-Oyster Sauce<br />

10 gms-Sweet Soya Sauce<br />

10 gms-Ketchup<br />

5 gms-Sugar<br />

3 gms-Chicken Stock<br />

1 no-Kalamansi Lime<br />

2 tbsp-Cooking Oil<br />

2 cloves-Shallots (sliced)<br />

fried mee mamak<br />

Method:<br />

Heat wok and pour in the cooking<br />

oil. Once the oil is hot, add in the<br />

sliced shallots and fry till fragrant.<br />

Add in the prawns, chicken and fish<br />

cakes and fry till cooked. You can<br />

now add in the sauces, followed <strong>by</strong><br />

the egg and lastly toss in the yellow<br />

noodle.<br />

After the noodle and sauces<br />

are well blended, drop in the<br />

vegetables until cooked, and your<br />

Mee Mamak is ready to serve.<br />

Try it out and give us your feedback<br />

as to how your Mee Mamak turned<br />

out!<br />

Remember, the first try may not be<br />

what you expect. Practice makes<br />

perfect.<br />

SIMPLY ‘HONEST-TO-<br />

GOODNESS’ AT CAFE<br />

When dining gets back to normal, you are<br />

invited to come to the Cafe@<strong>Ponderosa</strong> to<br />

savour the kitchen team’s self-made fare.<br />

Chef Azaar’s Assam<br />

Laksa created to suit<br />

Johorean taste<br />

The <strong>Ponderosa</strong> Burger<br />

with 100 grams of pure<br />

minced chicken patty<br />

This Satay is definitely<br />

made <strong>by</strong> our kitchen<br />

team. Not sourced from<br />

suppliers. Must try!<br />

To order WhatsApp: +60 19 758 8093


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

OUR KIDS MATTER<br />

Developing Life Skills through Sports<br />

emotional, and interpersonal benefits for growing<br />

up children.<br />

• Better vision. Children who spend time<br />

outdoor playing sports, are less likely to<br />

develop vision problems.<br />

• Healthy weight. Obesity is increasing in<br />

Malaysian children, but data shows that kids<br />

who are more active, especially after school,<br />

are more likely to be of normal weight.<br />

• Motor skills development. Sports<br />

participation helps with coordination and<br />

learning new skills.<br />

• Social skills development. Playing as a team<br />

means learning to work with others and to be<br />

inter-supportive of one another.<br />

Ready Steady Go Kids (RSGK), a popular Australian<br />

children multi-sports programme is the ideal<br />

activity if your children are aged between 2½ to<br />

6 years old.<br />

Rather than letting them be confined at home<br />

with electronic gadgets, going to the outdoors<br />

and playing sports has a range of physical,<br />

• Self-confidence. Success as a team member<br />

and an athlete builds confidence.<br />

• Sportsmanship. Learning fundamental rules<br />

of the game, respect for coaches and referees,<br />

and how to stay positive even when losing are<br />

all valuable life lessons.<br />

• Fun and enjoyment. Fun sports nurture<br />

lifelong love for sports in children.<br />

• Friendship. Playing sports allow children to<br />

meet new friends and to be sociable.


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

It is important to find a sports program<br />

that matches your child’s abilities.<br />

At RSGK, children are divided into<br />

different age groups based on their<br />

ability. Parents’ participation are always<br />

welcome during the programme as you<br />

are the most crucial role model for your<br />

child.<br />

Sports Safari JB is the first licensee of<br />

the famous Australian children multisports<br />

programme in Johor Bahru.<br />

WhatsApp Coach Jason at<br />

+60129876250 to join the<br />

program today!<br />

SPORTS & RECREATION ACTIVITIES<br />

OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2021<br />

Sunday<br />

10/10/2021<br />

TRAIN SMART WITH TERRENCE<br />

Saturday<br />

23/10/2021<br />

TENNIS FRIENDLY MATCH<br />

Sunday<br />

31/10/2021<br />

ZUMBA BLAST<br />

Saturday<br />

- Sunday<br />

13/11/2021-21/11/2021<br />

BEST-LAP-FORWARD SWIMMING COMPETITION<br />

Saturday<br />

11/12/2021<br />

TABLE TENNIS FRIENDLY MATCH<br />

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL OR WHATSAPP THE SPORTS TEAM AT 016-702 7852.


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

COVID POSITIVE VS MIND POSITIVE<br />

We all agree that for the past two years, or almost, have been extremely difficult for every facet of<br />

society – not only in Malaysia, but the world over. We have been reminded over and over on how<br />

dangerous and volatile the Novel Coronavirus 2019 has been, not only in its initial form of spread, but<br />

the subsequent mutations that have become speed-lighting contagious and highly deadly.<br />

Putting all these cheerlessness aside and the daily media reports that can dampen even the happiest<br />

of larks, perhaps we should look at the good side of what Covid-19 has brought us!<br />

Better family relations<br />

Many of us have found ourselves spending far<br />

more time than pre-pandemic times with our<br />

loved ones at home. What was once caught in a<br />

rat race of datelines and schedules, now there is<br />

more time being spent on meals eaten together,<br />

in the evenings or between WFH (work from<br />

home) hours.<br />

With much of our freedom curtailed due to<br />

several phases of the MCO, we all have come to<br />

appreciate our previous freedom of travelling,<br />

shopping, attending concerts, functions, parties,<br />

and dine outings.<br />

More compassion in society<br />

People have become kinder and those who can<br />

afford it, become more generous towards others<br />

in society who are badly affected financially.<br />

There’s been a lot of caring, sharing and giving<br />

during these times. There’s definitely more love<br />

in the world!<br />

Not taking common things for granted<br />

A friendly smile not hidden behind a mask,<br />

freedom to hug and shake hands, friends sitting<br />

elbow to elbow for a meal around the table,<br />

dressing up for occasions, watching movies on a<br />

big screen are just some of the simple, everyday<br />

things that we took for granted.<br />

Older people have become techno-savvy<br />

To become more connected to friends and<br />

families, older people have become much more<br />

adept at using technological apps, such as Zoom,<br />

WhatsApp, Facetime and even TikTok. Covid-19<br />

has opened a vast tech world to these people.<br />

Learning to appreciate freedom<br />

Closer to Almighty<br />

The pandemic has brought about greater spiritual<br />

self-reflections. Perhaps it is the fear brought<br />

on <strong>by</strong> the times, or maybe the solitude due to<br />

lockdowns, people have turned to strengthening<br />

their faith in their respective religions.<br />

Working ladies turned ‘Home Chefs’<br />

Just swipe through your FB page and you will see<br />

the number of new ‘Home Chefs’ among working<br />

ladies – even those who previously could not<br />

cook - share dishes, breads, cakes and beverages<br />

(Dalgona Coffee went viral!) they made at home.<br />

With YouTube for reference or sharing <strong>by</strong> friends<br />

and plenty of time on their hands, it has become<br />

relatively easy to become a good cook.


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

PLASTICS<br />

A GLOBAL TRAGEDY AWAITS OUR OCEANS AND SEA LIFE<br />

内 部 堵 塞 , 而 导 致 饥 饿 , 溺 水 甚 至 死 亡 。<br />

每 年 多 达 100 万 只 海 鸟 也 无 一 幸 免 。 与 海 龟 一 样 , 被<br />

诱 导 的 海 鸟 误 以 为 塑 料 是 食 物 而 将 其 吞 食 , 因 无 法 被 分<br />

解 而 形 成 体 内 垃 圾 , 最 终 死 亡 。<br />

We’re surrounded <strong>by</strong> plastic. It’s in the singleuse<br />

packaging we discard, the consumer<br />

goods that fill our stores, and in our clothing,<br />

which sheds microplastic fibers in the wash.<br />

Discarded plastic wastes inevitably get into<br />

our drains, waterways and eventually out into<br />

the ocean.<br />

我 们 即 弃 的 一 次 性 用 品 、 商 店 贩 卖 的 各 种 塑 料 包 装 消 费<br />

品 , 甚 至 是 衣 物 洗 涤 后 脱 落 的 微 塑 料 纤 维 , 都 包 围 了<br />

我 们 的 日 常 生 活 。 人 们 消 耗 的 塑 料 废 物 , 不 可 避 免 地 通<br />

过 排 水 沟 、 水 道 , 最 终 流 入 海 洋 。<br />

Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly<br />

effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and<br />

sea turtles, seals and other marine mammals<br />

are killed each year after ingesting plastic or<br />

getting entangled in it, causing suffocation,<br />

starvation, and drowning. Plastic waste kills<br />

up to a million seabirds a year. As with sea<br />

turtles, when seabirds ingest plastic, it takes<br />

up room in their stomachs, sometimes causing<br />

starvation.<br />

塑 料 污 染 对 野 生 动 物 构 成 致 命 影 响 及 伤 害 。 每 年 , 数<br />

以 千 计 的 海 鸟 、 海 龟 、 海 豹 及 其 他 海 洋 哺 乳 类 动 物 被 塑<br />

料 制 品 缠 住 或 把 塑 料 误 认 为 食 物 吞 食 后 , 因 无 法 活 动 及<br />

Can you bear to see these disappear from the<br />

face of our Earth?<br />

你 是 否 舍 得 让 它 们 从 地 球 上 消 失 呢 ?<br />

The above pictures are courtesy of Ryan Chua, Scuba<br />

Diving Coach of Seanergyscuba, who are conducting<br />

Scuba Diving classes at <strong>Ponderosa</strong>. They were<br />

captured during one of his Scuba Diving trips.<br />

照 片 版 权 声 明 : 以 上 图 片 提 供 者 为 @Ryan Chua, 本 俱 乐 部<br />

<strong>Ponderosa</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> & Country Resort 潜 水 教 练 (Seanergy<br />

Scuba) 之 一 。 此 图 片 于 他 们 一 次 潜 水 之 旅 中 所 捕 捉 到 的 画 面 。


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

SEE A WATERY WORLD OF WONDERS<br />

BEFORE POLLUTION EXTERMINATES THEM ALL<br />

It’s sad but true. Perhaps it is time to pick up SCUBA<br />

diving so that you can dive into our vast seas, now<br />

still rich in marine life, to see them first-hand.<br />

This certification illustrates the first or entry level<br />

scuba certification level. A highly-trained PADI<br />

Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a<br />

relaxed, supportive learning environment.<br />

The course which is conducted at <strong>Ponderosa</strong> will<br />

include:<br />

POOL SESSION: 2 sessions of dive in 1 day. The<br />

student will start to learn the diving skills, from the<br />

easiest to advance, step <strong>by</strong> step starting from the<br />

shallowest end at only 1 metre in depth.<br />

THEORY: Textbook or e-learning material are given in<br />

advance for students who are required to complete<br />

the exercises. 1 day is set aside for discussions and<br />

explanation.<br />

A certified SCUBA diving coach will tell you that you<br />

do not need to swim like a pro in order to learn how<br />

to dive. All you need is to be able to snorkel using<br />

a snorkel, mask, and fin for 300 metres OR swim<br />

without aid for 200 metres, you will be fine.<br />

About SCUBA<br />

SCUBA is an abbreviation for Self-Contained<br />

Underwater Breathing Apparatus, allowing humans<br />

to breathe underwater using special equipment.<br />

Often referred to as Recreation Diving, it is in fact a<br />

leisure diving activity not more than 40 metres in<br />

depth, and depending on certification.<br />

OPEN WATER SESSION: With the skills learnt in<br />

the swimming pool, students will be taken to the<br />

practical open water dive on an island for 3 days,<br />

together with the instructor. There will be a total of<br />

4 dives on the island to enjoy the underwater world.<br />

CERTIFICATION: After completing all the dives and<br />

a theory exam, students will be awarded the world’s<br />

most recognized diving certification, PADI Open<br />

Water Diver, which allows divers to go as deep as 18<br />

metres (or 12 metres for juniors) in the ocean.<br />

There are plenty of diving associations in the world<br />

providing such certifications, namely PADI, SSI, NAUI,<br />

SDI, etc. which in general, provides certification of<br />

similar standards.<br />

PADI Open Water Diver Course<br />

ALL INCLUSIVE & NO HIDDEN COSTS!<br />

SCUBA LESSONS @ RM1500<br />

*Price may vary only based on sharing of rooms<br />

Includes :<br />

• All course material • Equipment rental<br />

• Instructor fees • 2-way boat transfer<br />

• License fees<br />

• Swimming pool entrance fee<br />

• Room, meals and drinks on the island<br />

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

WILL YOUR DISCARDED MASKS<br />

CONTRIBUTE TO OCEAN POLLUTION?<br />

(SOURCES of text and pictures: sciencedaily.com; news.cgtn.com; the guardian.com)<br />

已 成 为 大 部 分 国 家 的 “ 强 制 口 罩 令 ”<br />

。 世 界 卫 生 组 织 (WHO) 估 计 , 每<br />

个 月 需 要 1290 亿 个 口 罩 以 保 护 全 世<br />

界 的 人 们 。 然 而 , 严 峻 的 现 实 仍 存<br />

在 。 口 罩 提 防 了 我 们 免 受 病 毒 侵 害 ,<br />

却 加 重 了 生 物 及 自 然 生 态 系 统 的 压<br />

力 。<br />

You do know that the single-use face masks you discard will eventually make<br />

their way to our waterways and potentially harm marine life?<br />

你 是 否 知 道 被 丢 弃 的 一 次 性 口 罩 , 将 可 能 排 入 我 们 的 水 道 并 危 害 海 洋 生 物 吗 ?<br />

According to the latest report<br />

released <strong>by</strong> the marine<br />

conservation organization,<br />

OceansAsia in December 2020,<br />

there were 1.56 billion masks<br />

estimated to have entered our<br />

oceans in 2020 which amounted<br />

to between 4,680 and 6,<strong>24</strong>0<br />

metric tons of plastic pollution.<br />

This would take as long as 450<br />

years to break down endangering<br />

marine wildlife and ecosystems.<br />

worldwide. The stark reality<br />

remains, however, that while<br />

it protects us from the virus,<br />

it will not protect our natural<br />

ecosystems and those lives that<br />

are dependent on it.<br />

不 幸 的 是 , 在 COVID-19 爆 发 的 这 段<br />

时 间 , 口 罩 已 成 为 保 护 人 们 免 受 病 毒<br />

传 播 的 必 需 用 品 。 在 公 共 场 合 戴 口 罩<br />

There is yet to be known<br />

guidelines for mask recycling<br />

and disposable masks are<br />

plastic products that are nonbiodegradable.<br />

A key factor that<br />

frustrates the recycling process<br />

of masks is that most masks are<br />

manufactured using multiple<br />

materials. Experts are calling for<br />

masks to be made from polymer<br />

alone, which would make<br />

recycling much easier. Until then<br />

it is advised to dispose them<br />

separately in designated bins.<br />

目 前 , 正 确 处 置 废 弃 口 罩 的 指 令 与 规<br />

程 尚 未 发 布 。 其 的 一 个 关 键 因 素 是 ,<br />

大 多 数 口 罩 是 使 用 多 种 材 料 合 成 制 造<br />

的 , 一 次 性 口 罩 也 被 归 类 为 不 可 生 物<br />

降 解 的 塑 料 产 品 , 因 此 大 大 阻 碍 口 罩<br />

回 收 过 程 。 因 此 专 家 呼 吁 只 用 聚 合 物<br />

制 成 口 罩 , 这 将 使 回 收 利 用 过 程 变 得<br />

更 加 方 便 容 易 。 在 此 之 前 , 建 议 将 用<br />

过 的 口 罩 弃 于 指 定 的 垃 圾 箱 中 。<br />

根 据 海 洋 保 护 组 织 OceansAsia 于<br />

2020 年 12 月 发 布 的 最 新 报 告 , 估<br />

计 15.6 亿 个 口 罩 已 流 入 海 洋 , 塑 料 废<br />

物 污 染 高 达 到 4,680 至 6,<strong>24</strong>0 公 吨 。<br />

这 需 要 长 达 450 年 的 时 间 才 可 挽 回<br />

自 然 生 态 系 统 。<br />

Unfortunately during these<br />

times fraught <strong>by</strong> the COVID-19<br />

pandemic, masks have become<br />

a standard accessory to protect<br />

ourselves from the spread of the<br />

virus. It has become a mandate<br />

in many countries to wear<br />

masks in public, and the World<br />

Health Organization (WHO) had<br />

estimated that 129 billion face<br />

masks would be needed on a<br />

monthly basis to protect people<br />

You do know that the single-use face masks you discard will eventually make their<br />

way to our waterways and potentially harm marine life?<br />

你 是 否 知 道 被 丢 弃 的 一 次 性 口 罩 , 将 可 能 排 入 我 们 的 水 道 并 危 害 海 洋 生 物 吗 ?


PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER<br />

DISPOSE OF MASKS RESPONSIBLY<br />

WHILE AT PONDEROSA<br />

在 PONDEROSA 齐 为 保 护 环 境 尽 一 份 力<br />

Indeed masks have been found littered all over the grass verges,<br />

pavements and especially at the carpark, where they were<br />

conveniently dropped onto the ground <strong>by</strong> visitors before getting<br />

into cars.<br />

Covered trash bins have been arranged at strategic areas around<br />

the resort and all those associated with it are requested to use<br />

these to dispose of their used masks responsibly.<br />

不 可 否 认 , 在 草 地 边 缘 、 人 行 道 上 , 尤 其 是 停 车 场 里 , 不 难 发 现 口 罩 踪<br />

迹 。 人 们 总 爱 在 上 车 前 往 下 个 目 的 地 之 前 , 把 用 过 的 口 罩 随 手 往 地 上 扔 。<br />

为 此 ,<strong>Ponderosa</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> & Country Resort 于 俱 乐 部 各 角 落 设 置 了 有 盖 垃<br />

圾 桶 , 方 便 人 们 处 理 用 过 的 口 罩 。<br />

Work with us to save the environment.<br />

Drop old habits, adopt new ones for Earth’s<br />

sustainability.<br />

与 我 们 一 起 保 护 环 境 !<br />

为 了 实 现 可 持 续 的 未 来 , 摒 弃 坏 习 惯 , 坚 持 好 习 惯<br />

FOOD WASTE SEPARATION @ CAFÉ<br />

Moving our Green Leap Forward campaign forward,<br />

our Kitchen & F&B team have looked into separation<br />

of food waste. Once MCO opens, the plan is to dispose<br />

of discarded food responsibly <strong>by</strong><br />

arranging the food to be recycled into organic<br />

fertilisers. Meanwhile, it is to get the staff trained in<br />

separating tissue, tooth picks, cigarette box wraps<br />

that people conveniently discard into uneaten food<br />

as soon as they are cleared from the table and to have<br />

them segregated directly into the FOOD WASTE BIN.<br />

THE<br />

FIRST<br />

STEP<br />

TODAY,<br />

TO<br />

GREEN<br />

LEAP<br />

TOMORROW.


GOLF FIXTURES 2022<br />

DATE EVENT TIME PARTICIPANT<br />

Saturday<br />

8 th Jan 2022<br />

Tuesday<br />

7 th February 2022<br />

Saturday<br />

26 th Feb 2022<br />

Saturday<br />

26 th March 2022<br />

Sunday<br />

27 th March 2022<br />

Saturday<br />

28 th May 2022<br />

Saturday<br />

25 th June 2022<br />

Thursday<br />

21 st July 2022<br />

Saturday<br />

27 th Aug 2022<br />

Tue – Wed<br />

13 th – 14 th Sept 2022<br />

Saturday<br />

1 st Oct 2022<br />

Saturday<br />

22 nd Oct 2022<br />

Saturday<br />

12 th Nov 2022<br />

Saturday<br />

26 th Nov 2022<br />

Sunday<br />

11 th Dec 2022<br />

1 st <strong>Ponderosa</strong> Quarterly Medal 2022 1:30 p.m. Members / Guests<br />

Tuesday 9-Hole<br />

Grand Final 2021<br />

1:30 p.m. Members only<br />

1 st Leg <strong>Ponderosa</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> 7:30 a.m. Juniors only<br />

Junior Open 2022<br />

Club Championship 2022 7:30 a.m. Members only<br />

(Day 1)<br />

Club Championship 2022 7:30 a.m. Members only<br />

(Day 2)<br />

2 nd Leg <strong>Ponderosa</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> 7:30 a.m. Juniors only<br />

Junior Open 2022<br />

2 nd <strong>Ponderosa</strong> Quarterly Medal 2022 1:30 p.m. Members / Guests<br />

Night <strong>Golf</strong> Open 2022 4:30 p.m. Members / Guests<br />

<strong>Ponderosa</strong> Ladies Open 2022 7:30 a.m. Ladies only<br />

Junior SportExcel 2022<br />

(Day 1 & Day 2)<br />

7:30 a.m. Juniors only<br />

3 rd Leg <strong>Ponderosa</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> 7:30 a.m. Juniors only<br />

Junior Open 2022<br />

Carlsberg <strong>Golf</strong> Classic 2022 1:30 p.m. Members / Guests<br />

Inter-club 2022 1:30 p.m. Members only<br />

3 rd <strong>Ponderosa</strong> Quarterly Medal 2022 1:30 p.m. Members / Guests<br />

Par 3 Challenge 2022 1:30 p.m. Members / Guests<br />

Enquiry??<br />

Please call at +607 354 9999 or +6019 790 0501 (<strong>Golf</strong> Reception) / +6019 758 8784 (Zara)<br />

Email: enquiry@ponderosagolf.com

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