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Newsletter | August 2014
Editorial
Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! It’s been 57 years since 1957. PASB celebrates by launching many new products during the MerdekaMalaysia Day festivities from Germany. We hope that these new products will be in demand and part of our long term assortment as they have been designed with ergonomics and creativity in mind. Please tell your kids and friends about them! Next month, we plan to visit a home for the underprivileged children, and spending an hour of colouring and drawing with them. We encourage staff to join us if you can. Prior to that, we are also organizing a donation drive #collectsomethingnice for all the kids at the home and we hope that everyone can participate. This is part of PASB’s CSR initiative as well as the #saysomethingnice campaign happening for the Merdeka-Malaysia period under the theme “Unity”. Please learn about this wonderful campaign with a strong m e s s a g e at h t t p s : // w w w. fa c e b o o k . co m / s ay s o m e t h i n g n i c e c a m p a i g n In a week’s time, we will have an upcoming major event – the WAREHOUSE SALES, or in better words, Pelikan’s Mega Sales (Jualan Mega) happening on September 5 – 7. Official announcement has been
made about this and we are still looking for volunteers. So if you are interested, do let us know. . Please tell all your friends, family members, neighbours, teachers, doctors, business partners, everyone you know all about it. You can find out more on our Facebook page and on major “warehouse sales” online websites.
We also want to encourage feedback and contributions if possible in terms of articles, designs, ideas etc that you would also like to see featured on the newsletter. We are always looking for new ways to improve and do better. Last but not least do follow us on Facebook (Pelikan Malaysia) for all the latest news on products and events. Your support is much appreciated!
Phikyin Loo
Yours sincerely,
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Say something nice through #saysomethingnice. A Zubedy’s initiative, it is a campaign to get Malaysians to heal Malaysia. It is a campaign to encourage truce and showcase the best about our country. This is the 1st time Pelikan joins this campaign so we would like to see as many staff as possible getting involve. It’s simple and easy, just
write on the poster provided at PASB side at the ground floor, positive words or inspirational wisdom you want to share with everybody. And then you’re encouraged to take a photo #selfiesomethingnice so we can share it with Zubedy and the others who take part in this campaign.
: Product Feature
Inky The Inky ink pens are now available in four different color versions. They have a stroke width of 0.5mm and a handy ink regulation system for a clean and even writing. Very suitable for school, college and at the office. Price: RM2.50/piece Available at Pelikan Pop-Up, The Gardens Mall.
Stick Pro K91 The Stick pro ballpoint pen from Pelikan has an ergonomic grip zone for long and relaxed writing and an extra soft stroke with 1 mm width. Available in three attractive colors blue, red and black. The Stick pro ballpoint pen was awarded the international quality seal “red dot design award 2012”. Price: RM1.20/piece Available at Pelikan Pop-Up, The Gardens Mall.
Pro Color The ProColor® 12/24 opaque paintbox contains 24 quality paints; it has an extraordinary design and extensive equipment. It also includes detachable water boxes. The box comes in 2 attractive colour, pink and green! Price: RM44.90/box (Pro Colour 12) RM64.90/box (Pro Colour 24) Available at Pelikan Pop-Up, The Gardens Mall.
Water Box Elephant The new Elephant water box in blue! Safestanding and attachable to K12, includes a paintbrush deposit. Price: RM4.90 Available at Pelikan Pop-Up, The Gardens Mall.
Apron Elephant The painting apron for children in blue protects the clothing from stains and comes in a Dorothy bag and is equipped with a name sign. Price: RM29.90 Available at Pelikan Pop-Up, The Gardens Mall.
nation Drive
Home visit & Do
#collectsomethingnice PASB is planning a visit to a shelter home for underprivileged kids (to be named later). All Pelikan staff are welcome to join in. We plan to conduct an art activity with the children and at the same time present our donation to them. PASB will donate stationery and school supplies for the children. Pelikan staff are encouraged to give donation of their own in the form of cash, household items and food (supply of rice, milo, sugar, milk,etc). Donation of used items such as books and toys are also welcome (Please take note, we only accept good condition items). Please leave your donation package with your name on it with Hazri between now and 12 Sept and you will receive a token of thanks from us.
Article
Since it is the Merdeka month, let’s talk about flag. To be précised, the one and only ‘Jalur Gemilang’. This article is written by Gina Yap Lai Yoong aka Cmate, the owner of the website Cybermate’s Dungeon.
How To Draw The Malaysia Flag I learnt it the hard way, and there is no reason why all of you should go through the same experience. As I was saying earlier, I’ve been working on a Merdeka Campaign at work for this National Day Celebration and have came out with various concepts for communication purposes. One of the essentials was the Malaysia Flag. It looked like a simple one to tackle so I chose to trace a flag from a photo taken assuming that if I vectorise a real flag, I will not get it wrong (assuming that all printed flags are accurate and precise). But I was wrong. There are many wrongly printed Malaysia flags out there. Here’s how to make sure that the Malaysia flag you draw is accurate and precise, and according to the guidelines (which once again is not provided at the Government website). I really do think that they should provide a guideline on their website to avoid people getting the flag wrong; it’s good education for all Malaysians. There are various sizes of a flag. It could be the standard 2ft(h) x 4ft(w) or 6ft(h) x 12ft(h), but one thing remains the same: the ratio of the flag. It’s always 1:2. Refer to the image presented above. I have demonstrated it using the
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simplest measurement: one unit for each stripe. It would be easier to draw with this measurement as guidelines. Before you start, keep in mind that there are always 14 stripes and 14 pointers in Malaysia flag. First of all, please ensure that there are 8 stripes next to the blue canton, both of which takes up an equal width of the flag. Ensure that the first stripe at the top starts with red, and then alternates with white stripes. So you’ll have 4 pairs of red and white next to the blue canton. The remaining 6 stripes takes on the full width of the flag directly the blue canton. Now that you have set the ratio right, it’s time to tackle the moon and star. Refer below for a detail diagram on how it should be drawn. Looks easy right? I thought so too. But here’s something I discovered yesterday about Malaysia Flag: there can only be four(4) pointers pointing to the inner part of the moon. Not more, not less – exactly four. As long as you get that right, you have successfully drawn the Malaysia flag. (If you go out and look at all the flag around you with this insight in mind, you will notice that 50% of the flags out there are all wrong). So you’ve got the vector ready and placing the flag anywhere you want it to be would be a piece of cake. But what about the colours? I have spent hours searching for the actual colour code in the Internet, books and encyclopedias but my efforts were in vain. It just cannot be found. As of current, here’s the set of colour code I’m using for the flag. • • • •
Dark Blue (100C, 95M) Yellow (100Y) Red (100M, 100Y) White (none)
If you have found the actual colour code for the flag, kindly share with me. I would really appreciate it. The full article can be found at http://cybermate-dungeon.com/how-to-draw-the-malaysia-flag/
up! s ’ t a Wh 1 New staff Please welcome the newest member of Pelikan, Mr.Nurhaimi (Haimi), Nurhaimi@pelikan.com.my, Corporate Sales Executive and Ms. Nurafaina (Qayieshz), Aieshlanza_9@yahoo.com, Merchandiser Key Accounts. Welcome Haimi & Qayieshz!
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If you have any suggestion or any stories you feel should be published in the next issue of Ink!, please contact Hazri Nasaruddin at hazri@pelikan.com.my. Any suggestion is welcome. Thank you.