Minuman teh sememangnya menjadi pilihan dan kegemaran ramai orang. Ada yang mendapatkan bungkusan teh yang sudah tersedia di rak pasar raya. Tatkala membelek bungkusan tersebut pasti anda juga dapat melihat maklumat nutrisi, cara penyediaan atau sejarah ringkas mengenai setiap jenis teh kesukaan anda.

Ada juga menikmati teh dengan semudah mendapatkannya di bilik pantri sambil menghirup aromanya yang enak tanpa mengetahui asal usul teh itu sendiri. Namun kebanyakan penggemarnya mungkin tidak tahu apakah keistimewaan minuman ini yang sebenarnya lebih daripada jangkauan mereka. Di sebalik kotak bungkusan atau uncang teh itu tersirat pelbagai kisah kekayaan budaya, gaya hidup, adat resam dan sejarah menarik.

dari kiri – En. Sofwan Mahmood, Pengurus Besar Kumpulan Operasi Berita, TV3, ntv7, 8TV, TV9 dan Rangkaian Radio, En. Ahmad Izham Omar, Ketua Pegawai Operasi Rangkaian Televisyen Media Prima Berhad, Adrian Jalaludin, pengacara Tea Tracker, Mr. Goh Mung Chwee, Pengarah Eksekutif Sabah Tea Sdn. Bhd., Linda Salim, Penerbit Tea Tracker

Tea Tracker merupakan sebuah rancangan travelog terbaru yang bakal disiarkan di ntv7. Menggalas tugas sebagai penerbit rancangan ini adalah Linda Salim yang juga seorang penerbit berpengalaman dan penyampai berita untuk bahagian Berita dan Hal Ehwal Semasa ntv7 – bakal menceritakan keunikan kisah teh dan membawa penontonnya dalam pencarian teh terbaik dunia.

Rancangan ini akan membawa anda ke pelbagai negara termasuklah negara China, Jepun, Taiwan, Myanmar, India mahupun Malaysia sendiri menerusi 13 episodnya yang bakal bersiaran di Saluran Ceria Anda bermula 1 Jun, setiap hari Jumaat jam 7.30 malam. Rancangan menarik ini dibawakan oleh penajanya, Teh Sabah, sebuah jenama teh bermutu tinggi di Malaysia.

Selaku pengacara rancangan Tea Tracker, Adrian Jalaludin akan membawa para penonton mengembara ke pelbagai lokasi pada setiap minggu, di mana Adrian akan belajar mengenai teh daripada penduduk tempatan yang masih kekal mempertahankan seni teh di dalam komuniti mereka.

Ketika Adrian menjelajah dan memahami kelainan teh di seluruh dunia seperti teh Cina, teh hijau Jepun, teh masala India, teh Taiwan dan bermacam-macam lagi, penonton juga bakal berpeluang mempelajari aspek budaya, gaya hidup dan masyarakat setempat di negara-negara teh ini.

“Tentunya ini merupakan pengalaman sekali dalam seumur hidup buat saya. Pencarian ini telah membuka mata saya untuk melihat betapa kayanya budaya, tradisi dan sejarah teh yang berakar umbi di setiap negara yang saya lawati.

Teh yang mungkin kita kurang ambil peduli sebenarnya memainkan peranan penting di dalam sesebuah tradisi negara yang berkaitan,” kata Adrian.

Penonton juga akan didedahkan dengan teknologi penghasilan teh dan inovasi perindustrian teh di dalam rancangan yang bersiaran selama 30 minit ini di dalam setiap episod.

“Ini merupakan berita baik buat penggemar teh, pengembara dan mereka yang berminat memahami budaya kerana rancangan Tea Tracker akan memastikan mereka terpaku di kaca televisyen setiap minggu dengan kisah teh yang mengagumkan serta tarikan budaya, masyarakat setempat dan pelbagai lagi. Ini merupakan jaminan untuk memastikan anda sekeluarga terus terhibur,” kata Encik Ahmad Izham Omar, Ketua Pegawai Operasi Rangkaian Televisyen Media Prima Berhad dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Studio Primeworks.

“Terima kasih yang tidak terhingga juga kepada Teh Sabah yang telah berjaya merealisasikan rancangan ini,” tambah Izham.

Tea Tracker juga akan membawa penonton untuk meninjau perladangan teh Malaysia sendiri di ladang Teh Sabah. Terletak di kawasan tropikal Malaysia yang menghijau di sekitar warisan dunia, Gunung Kinabalu, ladang teh tersebut terletak di kawasan seluas 6, 200 ekar pada aras ketinggian 2,272 di atas paras laut. Ladang ini dikelilingi oleh hutan hujan tertua yang berusia selama 130 juta tahun.

Turut menjadi kebanggaan kepada negara ini, Teh Sabah juga merupakan perladangan komersil terbesar di Borneo. Setiap langkah bakal membawa kepada penghasilan teh yang berkualiti dari proses memetik teh, mengeringkan, fermentasi dan keseluruhannya akan anda saksikan di dalam Tea Tracker.

“Teh Sabah amat berbesar hati menjadi sebahagian rancangan travelog sebegini yang penuh inovatif. Ia merupakan rancangan yang juga menghiburkan dan penuh dengan keindahan pemandangan, warna dan bunyi yang berjaya dihidupkan oleh pengacaranya dan mereka yang terlibat di dalam penghasilan teh. Saya perlu katakan bahawa Tea Tracker banyak menyumbang sebagai jambatan penghubung budaya di antara masyarakat seluruh dunia jika atau apabila rancangan di bawa di peringkat antarabangsa,” kata Encik Goh Mung Chwee, Pengarah Eksekutif Teh Sabah Sdn Bhd.

Sementara itu, pencinta Teh Sabah di Malaysia mahupun di mana sahaja mempunyai alasan untuk terus ceria kerana teh kegemaran mereka kini boleh diperoleh dalam bentuk rekaan baru yang lebih segar dan lebih menyeronokkan. Bungkusan baru teh tersebut telah dipamerkan di sidang akhbar hari ini.

Seiring dengan visi Teh Sabah untuk terus bersama kerancakan gaya yang lebih kontemporari dan berinovasi di dalam industri teh, rekaan baru yang tampil lebih segar ini akan menumpukan kepada nilai tambah yang ada di dalam Teh Sabah yang sememangnya 100% bebas daripada racun serangga dilihat bakal memberi impak hebat.

Bungkusan Teh Sabah yang baru sahaja dilancarkan di dalam bentuk uncang teko, uncang beg dan daun teh kini boeh didapati di kesemua rangkaian pasar raya utama, pasar mini dan kedai runcit di seluruh Malaysia. Harga pasarannya kekal sama begitu juga keunikan rasanya yang semulajadi.

Untuk meninjau ke dalam dunia teh yang begitu mempesonakan, jangan ketinggalan untuk menyaksikan Tea Tracker setiap hari Jumaat pada jam 7.30 malam hanya di Saluran Ceria Anda, ntv7 bermula 1 Jun ini. Kepada penonton yang terlepas menonton rancangan ini, sila layari www.tonton.com.my.

Untuk maklumat lanjut mengenai rancangan ini, sila layari laman sesawang ntv7 di www.ntv7.com.my atau ikuti perkembangan ntv7 melalui Facebook mahupun Twitter.

Berikut merupakan senarai negara-negara dan jenis teh yang bakal dikongsikan di dalam rancangan Tea Tracker:

• Episod 1 & 2 (Beijing, China) – Saksikan kisah seorang pakar kung-fu dan keluarganya yang amat menghargai minuman teh. Juga saksikan upacara teh Gongfu dan juga upacara teko bermulut runcing.
• Episod 3 (Chengdu, China) – Lihat sendiri keunikan rumah teh tempatan, snek yang diperbuat daripada teh, kedai teh serta pelajari kaitan teh dengan feng shui.
• Episod 4 (Lijiang, China) – Apa saja yang lebih menarik daripada melewati Tea-Horse Caravan Road yang pernah pada suatu masa dahulu menjadi laluan perdagangan untuk pertukaran kuda-kuda Tibet dan teh Cina.
• Episod 5 (Shangrila Zhongdian, China) – Benarkah teh Tibetan Butter dan Tsampa merupakan sebahagian daripada diet seorang sami? Dapatkan jawapannya di dalam episod ini.
• Episod 6 (Urumqi, China) – Kali ini Tea Tracker akan membawakan anda sebuah ekspedisi hebat ke Pusat Asia- semalaman bersama keluarga nomad Kazakh.
• Episod 7 & 8 (Tokyo, Japan) – Pelajari upacara teh Jepun yang juga digelar “cara menge-teh” – sebuah aktiviti yang melibatkan persediaan dan cara menghidangkan teh hijau.
• Episod 9 (Taichung, Taiwan) – Selami sejarah teh Taiwan dan budaya mereka serta fahami asal usul “Bubble Tea” dan bagaimana ianya bermula di Taiwan.
• Episod 10 (Taipei, Taiwan) –Asyikkan diri anda di dalam upacara Wu-Wo (tidak mementingkan diri) yang menggalakkan peserta untuk melupakan segala pengetahuan, kekayaan dan penampilan dalam membentuk kumpulan yang sama rata tanpa memiliki sebarang prejudis.
• Episod 11 & 12 (Delhi, India) – Anda bakal kagum dengan kisah penjual teh dan juga teh terkenal India – masala. Juga saksikan jenis teh india yang lain seperti Darjeeling, Assam, dan teh Nilgiri.
• Episod 13 (Yangon, Myanmar) –Lihat sendiri bagaimanakah masyarakat tempatan menikmati Lahpet atau jeruk teh secara tradisional.

Adrian Jalaludin, Pengacara Tea Tracker:

Dengan personaliti yang mempesona dan memiliki ciri eksotik tidak hairanlah jika dilihat Adrian telah berjaya menempatkan diri di dalam industri hiburan Malaysia dan Singapura. Sama ada tampil di dalam iklan cetak, iklan televisyen mahupun sebagai penyampai rancangan TV, Adrian ternyata merupakan seseorang yang berbaloi diperhatikan dengan bakatnya yang pelbagai dan keupayaan istimewanya dalam menarik penonton dengan caranya yang tersendiri.

Adrian atau panggilan singkatnya AJ mula mempesonakan penonton di Malaysia melalui penyertaannya di dalam rancangan “What Women Want” iaitu sebuah realiti TV dimana dia bersaing bersama 12 peserta lain dalam mendapatkan gelaran “What Women Want”.Popularitinya semakin meningkat apabila berjaya dicalonkan sebagai top finalis di dalam “Female’s 50 Gorgeous People” dan “CLEO’s Most Eligible Bachelors” di Malaysia. Adrian bermula di dalam bidang pengacaraan semenjak tahun 2007.

The show – called Tea Tracker – tells the unique stories of the various types of tea from different countries including Malaysia.

Host Adrian Jalaludin will take audiences on trips to China, Japan, Taiwan, Myanmar and India in search of the finest teas.

He will explore the uniqueness of various teas including Chinese tea, Japanese green tea, Masala tea, bubble tea and Tibetan butter tea.

The programme will also give audiences an insight to the culture and lifestyles of the locals.

“Tea is not just tea – a beverage, but a culture.

“It is the second largest consumed beverage after water in the world,” said Goh Mung Chwee – executive director of Sabah Tea, which sponsored the show.

Located some 693m above sea-level on Mount Kinabalu, the Sabah Tea plantation is surrounded by the one of the world’s oldest rainforests.

The process of producing tea will also be shown on Tea Tracker.

“The programme is guaranteed to provide wholesome entertainment for the whole family,” said Ahmad Izham Omar – chief operating officer of TV Networks, Media Prima.

And Adrian is the lucky one to have a chance to try out some of the most unique, fine and prestigious teas in the world.

Among them, he especially loves the legendary Kangra tea from India. Find out why on the show

At the launch of Tea Tracker: (from left) Sofwan Mohmood - group general manager of news operations, Media Prima - Izham, Goh, producer Linda Salim and Adrian

Viewers, who missed the show, can catch it on www.tonton.com.my.

Published May 18, 2012

Pemuda berusia 27 tahun ini berkata, Tea Tracker yang bakal ditayangkan di saluran ntv7 itu memberikan kebebasan kepadanya untuk mengacarakan program itu dengan lebih santai.

Adrian Jalaludin mengembangkan cabang pengacaraan dari program bual bicara bola sepak kepada travelog. - Foto oleh CHAN TAK KONG

“Kalau hendak dibandingkan dengan program-program bual bicara rancangan sukan seperti Bola @ Mamak dan 4-4-2 BPL yang pernah saya kendalikan sebelum ini, Tea Tracker adalah lebih relaks dan santai.

“Saya bebas untuk berkomunikasi tanpa terikat dengan gaya yang serius dan statik. Saya sangat seronok dapat beraksi secara ‘gila-gila’ dan tidak perlu memandangkan tepat ke arah kamera ketika mengacara,” katanya kepada mStar Online.

Adrian ditemui selepas pelancaran program Tea Tracker di Theatrette Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama di sini, petang Jumaat.

Travelog sebanyak 13 episod itu akan menyusuri pengembaraan Adrian dalam menjejaki pelbagai jenis teh di beberapa negara Asia termasuk China, Jepun, India, Taiwan dan Myanmar.

Ia bakal disiarkan bermula 1 Jun depan selama 30 minit pada setiap Jumaat pukul 7.30 malam di ntv7.

Adrian bersama penerbit program Linda Salim (dua, kanan), Pengarah Eksekutif Sabah Tea Sdn Bhd, Goh Mung Chwee (dua, kiri) dan Ketua Pegawai Operasi Rangkaian Televisyen Media Prima merangkap Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Primeworks Studios, Ahmad Izham Omar pada pelancaran Tea Tracker di Sri Pentas Bandar Utama, petang Jumaat.

Menyambung perbualan, Adrian berkata mengacara program tajaan Teh Sabah itu memberikan pendedahan yang menyeluruh kepadanya mengenai minuman itu dan sejarahnya.

“Ia satu pengalaman yang hebat. Saya berpeluang untuk mengenali secara mendalam mengenai jenis-jenis teh, latar belakang, budaya dan sejarah yang berkaitan dengan teh-teh ini pada setiap lokasi berlainan.

“Sebagai persiapan, saya perlu melakukan kajian dan mempelajari daripada penduduk setempat mengenai teh-teh ini bagi melancarkan hebahan informasi,” jelasnya.

Diusik mengenai teh kegemarannya selepas menamatkan rakaman program itu di beberapa lokasi terbabit, Adrian berkata dia jatuh cinta teh dari India yang mempunyai rasa luar biasa.

“Saya paling suka pada Teh Kangra dari bahagian utara India kerana aroma dan rasanya yang hebat dan luar biasa.

“Warna teh itu selepas dibancuh nampak sempurna dan menawan. Namun, ia sukar diperoleh dan harganya juga mahal,” kongsinya yang sempat menikmati kira-kira 20 jenis teh sepanjang rakaman itu.

Pengembaraan Tea Tracker yang bermula di Sabah mengambil masa penggambaran selama dua bulan dan singgah di 10 lokasi berlainan di negara-negara terbabit.

Sabah Tea Plantation and the Death Marches

The track cut especially to create the Death March route across the interior, and linking Sandakan to Ranau, connected two existing tracks. One was near Sandakan. The other went from Ranau to the river at Tampias, 31 miles away, where local people continued their journey eastwards, by boat.

In 2005, when local trekking expert Tham Yau Kong and Australian historian Lynette Silver, plotted and located the original route taken by the prisoners of war, they discovered that part of the old track passed through the area now occupied by the Sabah Tea Plantation.

Using wartime documentation, they identified the place where Private Allan Quailey had been murdered in February 1945 and suggested that it be named ‘Quailey’s Hill’ in his honour. The management of Sabah Tea Gardens, on realising the significance of the site, not only agreed but also created a memorial at the spot, with a granite plaque outlining the circumstances of Private Quailey’s death. This plaque was jointly unveiled by Datuk Masidi Manjun (Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Environment, Sabah), Senator Anne McEwen (Senator for South Australia), Lynette Silver, and Goh Mung Chwee (Executive Director, Sabah Tea Sdn Bhd) at a ceremony held on 14 July, 2007.

The management of Sabah Tea invites all visitors to visit the the memorial rock and plaque, on the crest of ‘Quailey’s Hill‘, to the east of the car park.

Private Allan Quailey

……. As they continued along the track the following morning, it was obvious that something was the matter with Quailey. A friend, who stayed behind to help him, realised it was not just the beriberi, the malaria, or the uphill trek that was the problem. He seemed to have lost the will to go on. At the top of the ridge, he slumped against a tree, refusing all entreaties to go any further. Fully realising that he was signing his own death warrant, his friend urged him to make one final effort. It made no difference. Quailey’s fate was sealed. In accordance with their orders to dispose of anyone who could not keep up, the Japanese bringing up the rear killed him.

Post-war the bodies of those who had died along the track were recovered and reburied in Labuan War Cemetery. Quailey, who was unidentified, remained ’Know unto God’ until 1999, when historian Lynette Silver located and identified a grave in Labuan as that of Private Quailey. The old headstone was removed and replaced with a new one, bearing his details and an inscription, chosen by his family.

We are pleased and thrilled to share this news that, we won the” BEST TOURISM ATTRACTION for Non-Nature category” at the recent SABAH TOURISM AWARD 2011.

Sabah Tea Garden’s management and staff would like to take this opportunity to thank the support of tourism authorities namely Ministry of Tourism Sabah, Sabah Tourism Board and Sri Pelancongan Sabah.

To our business partners, thank you for the congratulatory advertisement and looking forward to have a long term business relationship. Not to forget to all the tour operators we worked with, media and visitors. We will consistently strive to provide each and every one of our guest with the highest level of service. Your Glory Is Our Pride!

The Background of SABAH TOURISM AWARDS – A Tribute to Excellence

“The Sabah Tourism Awards was introduced in 1997 as a form of recognition for the industry’s achievements and commitment to excellence. The Awards is also a testament to the magnitude and vibrancy of Sabah’s tourism industry and its continued growth augurs well for the State and country.
Held Biennially, outstanding individuals and organizations are honoured for their dedication and commitment towards the development of the State and national tourism industry in various fields including front liners, agencies, hotels, resorts, a variety of businesses as well as the media. Recipients of the Awards represent the finest accomplishments in terms of service and standards and are fittingly celebrated by their peers and the industry as a whole.”

Modeled after Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, JAM is an annual fundraising event jointly organised by NCSM and BCWA. The concept of JAM is for anyone to host JAM between 20th to 25th September 2011 at their own chosen venue, thus having simultaneous tea parties around Malaysia.

To participate, an individual or organisation registers to be a JAM hosts and invite their guests for tea, and selling merchandise to collect funds for the cancer society; Alternatively, one can also participate as a guests to join the tea party and buy merchandise.

Sabah Tea is the main tea sponsor for JAM. Every one that registers to host JAM will get free supplies of Sabah Tea for their party.

On top of that, Sabah Tea is also the sponsor for e-JAM, the online platform for JAM which supports the offline JAM facilitation of registration and enquiries. Through the e-JAM portal, NCSM and BCWA can directly reach out to the public and inform them about the idea behind JAM.

Badges are often worn as a symbol or an emblem of a rank or a society that we belong to. Today, badges have gone beyond being mere physical objects and have since entered the world of social media, through the introduction of PicBadges on Facebook. The use of PicBadges is a phenomenal way to show your support for a society, a belief, a person; and not forgetting, a cause. Realising this, Sabah Tea’s new charity campaign will be riding on the power of online badges to influence people, in their effort to help raise funds for the National Cancer Society Malaysia (“NCSM”) and the Breast Cancer Welfare Association (“BCWA”).

Mr. Lim Ee Young, Chief Executive Officer of Yee Lee, which is the parent of Sabah Tea Sdn Bhd commented, “Many of us do not recognise the hard work put in by NCSM and BCWA in educating the public on cancer related issues and in providing the support to cancer patients. All these efforts require funding and without public support, it would be quite a challenge for non-profit organisations (“NGOs”) like NCSM and BCWA to be able to continue with their cause.”

He added, “We hope that through the ‘A Badge for Charity’ Facebook campaign and with the support of kind Malaysians, we will be able to create awareness about the two cancer societies. We hope that the campaign will also inspire people to find out and learn more about cancer before contributing to help with the cause to fight cancer.”

To participate in the campaign, participants will only need to place a Sabah Tea PicBadge on their Facebook profile picture. Each badge placed translates into RM 0.10 for the cancer societies. To make the campaign more interesting, Sabah Tea is rewarding three “Grand Contributors” with prizes in the form of iPad 2s. The “Grand Contributors” are the participants with most friends spotting the Facebook badges at the end of the campaign.

Sabah Tea, the company with tea products that are 100% pesticide-free, has also been working closely with both NCSM and BCWA on several other projects. One such collaboration is the e-Jamuan Teh Malaysia (“e-JAM), which was launched last June. E-JAM is the online platform for the public to register to host their Jamuan Teh (“JAM”), anytime, anywhere from 20^th to 25^th September, to collect funds to help the two cancer societies.

To find out more on how you can be part of these two meaningful campaigns, ‘A Badge for Charity’ and ‘E-JAM’, visit Sabah Tea’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/sabahtea today. We are waiting for you!

At a Press Conference ceremony by Vistage Malaysia CE-16 (“Vistage Malaysia”) today, Mr. Lim Ee Young, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Yee Lee Corporation Berhad (“Yee Lee”), representing its subsidiary Sabah Tea Sdn. Bhd. (“Sabah Tea”) presented the Rotary Club with a cheque worth RM 20,000 to help raise funds for the various different OKU organisations. Some of the beneficiaries include the Spastic Children’s Association of Selangor and Federal Territory, Handicapped and Disabled Children’s Association of Klang, Selangor, the Malaysian Association for the Blind (“MAB”), among others.

Dato’ Jimmy, Chairman of the Committee organising the climb said, “To date we have reached far beyond our target as a Main Sponsor, our CE 16 members have pledged a total of RM 160,000. However our overall project target is to raise RM 500,000 for seven (7) OKUs organisations.”

Lim also commented during the press conference that, “It’s an inspiration climb and Sabah Tea is very honoured to be able to be part of such a meaningful activity. Seeing how determined and dedicated the OKUs are, is such a motivating and uplifting experience for us. For one thing, it made us realise that, there are no excuses for us not to achieve our goals if put our hearts to it, just like how the OKUs have proven by embarking on this challenging effort.”

Lim, a member of Vistage Malaysia through its subsidiaries Sabah Tea has donated RM 20,000 and Yee Lee Edible Oil RM 5,000. He has also contributed a personal donation of RM 5,000 to the fund.

“Sabah Tea believes in living healthy and participating in activities such as mountain climbing is a good physical exercise for participants as well as the volunteers. Through this climb, we believe that more people will be able to enjoy the serenity of the environment and learn to appreciate nature,” Lim added.

In addition to raising funds, the objective of this climb is to demonstrate to the world that OKU’s who are physically or mentally challenged, could still accomplish great feats, with self belief and conviction.  In addition, the climb also provide an opportunity for those who would like to embark on a journey to change their lives; to spend more time exercising and embracing the importance of it, as well as for those who just enjoy spending time surrounded by nature, while helping out an admirable cause.

 In closing, Mr. Lim said, “Sabah Tea is very excited about “A Climb Beyond Disabilities” which will take place in October. We hope this activity would trigger others to organise activities that are beneficial to the OKUs, as it does not just help them financially, but also to boost their spirits.”

 The climb is mainly sponsored by Vistage Malaysia and supported by the Ministry of Social Welfare, Corporate Donor Organisations & their leaders as well as TV3.