We love Microbio! ;D

Obtained from Science Cartoon Plus.

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Lantern Festival on 5th October!

YOU THERE! Away from home?  Miss the good old time you had with your loved ones? Missing the silly, fun-filled childhood you had? Just want to have some fun relaxing time amidst all your work? Join us at the Taylor's Lantern Festival @ 5th October 2012(Friday) from 12-9pm!  A series of fun and exciting activities will be going on that day!

12-2pm: Candle making
Learn how to make a lovely candle for yourself!

2.30-4.30pm: Break 

Free time for you to have a relaxing moment before proceeding to a series of FUN activities!

4.30-5pm: 'Paper lilies' making 

You don’t need $ to buy a flower, you can easily make a pretty one for yourself or for your loved ones !

5-6pm: Mini games 

Time to get going and get crazy with some fascinating games!

6-7pm: Dinner 

A simple sumptuous dinner will be provided to fill your hungry little tummies!

7-8pm: PERFORMANCE 

Sit back and enjoy yourselves or join the excitement with the crowd!

8-9pm: CELEBRATION 

It’s going to be a moment that you won’t want to miss out! Experience the traditional Chinese lantern festival celebration by eating mooncakes and snacks by the lake while chit-chatting and lighting up lanterns with your friends. All that while enjoying the beautiful lantern-lit lakeside! 

Register NOW to join us! :))))

Go to our event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/498933763469961/ ! :)

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August's Feature Article!

Written by: Heng Qian Wen

Diagram 1. Fresh ABM mushroom

Cancer, as terrifying as it sounds, is a very common disease nowadays which affects humans as well as animals. Well, look on the bright side, we have Agaricus Blazel Murill (ABM) mushroom! It is one of the most highly regarded cancer fighters among plant foods. This mushroom has been scientifically proven to be effective in boosting immune system and acts as a complement to cancer treatment.

The discovery of the ABM mushroom has led to many research, primarily focused on the anti-tumor properties of beta-1,3 D-glucan and beta-1,6 D-glucan. These polysaccharides aid in the production of T-cells, interferon and interleukin to prevent the reproduction, spread and relapse of cancer cells as well as virus-infected cells. And with that, it has several medicinal effects such as anti-tumour effect, anti-cancer effect, preventive effect, blood glucose reducing effect, blood pressure, cholesterol and arteriosclerosis reducing effect. Besides, it is found to be effective against sigmoid colonic cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer and liver cancer as well as most solid tumors.

Diagram 2. Dried ABM Mushroom

ABM mushrooms are rich in protein, vitamin B₁, B₂ and have other important minerals needed in human body such as sodium, phosphorus, calcium, potassium and iron. Vitamin D₂ which is converted from  ergosterol that is present in this mushroom, is very useful in increasing absorption of calcium in the body. Thus, these nutrients help to protect and strengthen bone health, preventing diseases such as osteoporosis. Research shows that 100g of ABM mushrooms contains 9.65mg of iron, which is by far the highest percentage of iron found among plant foods. On top of that, until today no known side effects has been linked to the consumption of this mushroom.

In a nutshell, ABM mushroom is very effective in preventing cancer as it is scientifically proven that it eliminates 90% of the cancer cells. Without a doubt, cancer sufferers will have a slight hope in surviving cancer and pull themself out of this devastated tragedy by consuming this mushroom.

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Arakane Refugee Centre - Outreach Programme

Refugee children are among some who suffer innocently as a bleak future awaits them. This, is essentially what motivated us to pursue this outreach programme. So far, we have visited the centre once on the 1^st of August 2012, but we are making this a monthly effort to effectively make a difference to these children! 

There were a total of 11 people who participated in the visit. One of our students, Annie Cheng participated as the translator. 

From what we have seen, the standard of their English is about the equivalent of some Standard Five students here in Malaysia. Communicating with them is difficult because they normally speak in their native language and they have very poor learning equipments there. Hand gestures in addition to talking offer great help in communicating with them! *waves happily*

*Look at how adorable they are!* 

Ice breaking session with Steve! 

And of course we have this fun group photo too! :)))

What we have done so far was just ice breaking, besides also getting to know them. Lessons are to start in the next visit and all of us are getting excited to meet them again! We sure hope that they will all warm up to us and that eventually we will be able to help them learn and flourish into talented individuals. =D

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Tree Planting Event! More trees more trees!

On the 24th of June 2012, Taylor’s University was once again invited to participate in the tree planting event organized by Shah Alam Tree For Life, and this time it was held at the river banks of Sungai Damansara, Shah Alam! 

*YAY we love trees!*

Early in the morning at the bus station in Taylor’s University, many students arrived early and gathered, awaiting for departure to the tree planting venue. *Everyone's so enthusiastic!*

We arrived there and soon enough, the VIP of the day arrived – the Datuk Bandar of Shah Alam – and he gave a heart-stirring speech about how we are making a change to the environment by volunteering that day and how we should plant the trees correctly so it lives! 

Soon enough, we had a short but effective tutorial on how to plant the tree saplings the right way. We collected our tools and wheelbarrows and made our way to the assigned plots of land. Many students were seen planting the trees quickly but carefully while some other students took the duty of collecting the plastic wraps torn off from the tree saplings or loosening the soil!  

Dr Kambiz posing with a few students!

Two students helping each other out to plant the tree *Ugh it's tough!*

Our president in shades working hard to loosen the soil B-)

A student getting some compost for the plants.

A student *joyfully* carrying some tree saplings to plant. 

Indeed we could observe that there was an impressive amount of teamwork going on! Although there were some hiccups (there wasn’t any compost available to us as first, and the ground was very dry and filled with thorny plants *sobs* ), we successfully planted many trees before the time was up. 

We even took a group photo to commemorate this event! =D

A group photo taken after all that hard work! Phew!

After a simple lunch provided to us, we left the place with a heart full of gratitude, wanting to further contribute to our society and green our city. It was definitely a memorable event where we could do and learn simple things to eventually reduce our carbon footprint. Let's do our part, everyone!

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