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PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER 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
PONDEROSA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB NEWSLETTER 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.
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