Sunday, February 21, 2010
Suatu bayan yang bagus
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Bahrain visit
AUTO PILOT....
The web will be on autopilot (from my updates) for at least for 5 days starting today 20.02.10 because I am taking a long deserve leave... to my colleague and staffs, BEHAVE! hahahaha
For this site volunteers, please carry on posting as we are about 50+ to 2k posts after 3+ long years we started our own school blog. Amazing huh? Kudos to Mat Yie a.k.a MY, Adzimi, Yeop a.k.a Abu Tasneem and Zaini a.k.a zenoni on their effort to keep our blog alive.
Calling Linda and Harris, they did a great job on moview review (old and new) before.. Calling Aini and NikFa who came up with healthy (& torturing) lifestyle by doing (one after another) swimming, cycling and running... Calling all to contribute to our school blog. Be it the 'piece' taken from your mailbox, we are happy to post it for you....
Whilst you guys warming up your engine after long CNY holiday, I'm off to beach with my lovely wife and charming kids.... Cherioooooooooo!/
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Harga naik lagi?
Sin Chew Daily reported that the price of electricity is expected to increase in March. Quating Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui, the daily said the matter would be discussed in the weekly Cabinet meeting today. “The rise in price of natural gas and charcoal had affected the operating cost of TNB. “The tariff rate should be looked into if the price of these two items had changed,” he said.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
SPKG DATANG LAGI!!!
spkg (sireh pulang ke ganggang)
Sunday, February 14, 2010
YAHOO FANTASY WEEK 22
1 Chikungunya FC 2,080.50
2 [KBM]+Cakcibor11 2,056.50
3 KB Geroda 1,809.00
4 MyTeamKit United 1,780.50
5 Man U Setan Jahat 1,763.50
6 naz united 1,754.00
7 bOyOt 1,679.00
8 Man U No More FC 1,554.50
9 Raub FC 1,480.50
10 sik pandey kelakar sarawak 1,431.50
11 Jaga2CikSalmah 1,412.50
12 Bukit Rimau FC 1,402.00
12 Penang Mari 1,402.00
14 intertina 1,342.50
15 Player 1,208.00
Top 3 Weekly Performers KBM Cikcabor 143.5
Bukit Rimau FC 141.5
Intertina 134
Cakap biar terang!!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
KENAPA KENA PRONOUNCE DENGAN BETUL
Pagi tadi di opis, dalam pukul 9, sedang gua kaver line klik fesbuk sikit sikit, Apan mundar mandir belakang gua dengan muka kusut masai.
Dari tadi gua tengok Apan hilang punca di sekitar sektor operasi. Muka macam ada masalah.
“Lu kenapa ni Apan?” - Gua tanya demi meminta kepastian. Gua dengan Apan ni kira ngam juga la. Budak Kedah, umur muda sikit dari gua dan tak berapa hensem. Kalau tatap muka dia lama lama boleh naik menyampah juga.Dia baru setahun kerja dengan kompeni gua. Sebelum masuk sini, Apan banyak hendel bisnes sendiri dan selalu rugi.
“Mak gua hilang la..” - Apan berbisik perlahan.
Gua punyala terperanjat! “Mak lu hilang?, bila hilang?” - dada gua tiba tiba mengepam keluar masuk laju laju. Berdebar tak payah cakap la, kencang macam kuda.
“Petang semalam..dah cari merata tak jumpa”.
Apan berlalu meninggalkan gua menuju ke bahagian budak budak human resource. Gua tak tahu apa benda yang dia sedang fikir dalam kepala. Gua nak tanya lebih lebih risau kena pukul pula.Apa yang gua tahu sikit sikit, mak dia memang duduk rumah tak kerja, ayah dia kerja penolong kanan lagi dua tiga tahun nak pencen.
Kira kira lima belas minit kemudian, dari jauh gua nampak Apan berjalan semula masuk ke sektor operasi. Kali ni muka dia tak kusut macam tadi dah, sebaliknya ceria macam muka Lan kumpulan the typewriter.
“Mak gua dah jumpa..” - kelegaan jelas terpampang di bibir Apan.
Gua cepat cepat bersyukur: “Alhamdulillah...Jumpa kat mana?”,
Dan dengan penuh keceriaan, jujur, ikhlas, tawadduk serta wajah disinari warna warni rama rama yang tiada belas kasihan pada gua, Apan membalas padu:
“Dalam sinki penteri.”
Gua terus tendang kompiter sampai bersepah atas lantai.
MUG la Apan..MUG..!!, pronunciation macam jahanam! Sia sia gua berdebar. Pagi pagi sudah bikin hati membara.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
JEJAK KASIH TAK DISANGKA
Hari Jumaat aku p Bangunan Prasarana di Bangunan UOA, Bangsar utk dengar tender briefing. Aku sampai awal, naik tingkat 20 pastu officer ckp buat kat lobby... pelik gak mcm mana buat tender briefing kat lobby?
Tunggu punya tunggu, coordinator ajak naik first floor. Berduyung2 org naik first floor (outdoor). Masa naik ke first floor aku nampak org yang familiar. Aku pergi kat mamat tu, aku pegang bahu dia... dia tegur aku.. haa Ihsan.... kami bersalaman...
Aku jumpa Rozaily Ramli, geng kelas 512. Dia kerja business development dekat engineering company kat Damansara Utama. Sorry daaa, lupa amik gambo, hehehe.. Last aku call dia, Rozaily dok kat area Selayang, tatau sekarang dia dah pindah ke idak.. tak sempat nak borak panjang, maybe later lepak minum..
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who ers and comes short again; who knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
Monday, February 01, 2010
YAHOO FANTASY POINTS WEEK 21
1 Chikungunya FC 1,972.50
2 [KBM]+Cakcibor11 1,873.00
3 KB Geroda 1,669.50
4 MyTeamKit United 1,649.50
5 Man U Setan Jahat 1,642.50
6 naz united 1,603.50
7 bOyOt 1,544.00
8 Man U No More FC 1,449.00
9 Raub FC 1,363.50
10 sik pandey kelakar sarawak 1,306.00
11 Jaga2CikSalmah 1,281.00
12 Penang Mari 1,261.00
13 Bukit Rimau FC 1,233.50
14 intertina 1,170.50
15 Player 1,073.50
Weight Loss Challenge - What have you got to lose?
Most of us find weight loss a very lonely and challenging process. Usually coz there are no support, everywhere we go, there's just too much temptations. Worse still, most people are overweight, they exercise like crazy, and instead of weight going down, it goes even higher, or hardly moves. They don't understand why.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could be with a group of like minded friends, who will help to support you through the process?
A friend of mine will be organizing a weight loss challenge at her centre in Shah Alam. This will be commencing this Saturday 6th Feb 2010, and will be a 12 weeks program. You can use ANY METHOD whatsoever for your weight loss (so long as you're still healthy and alive by the end of the challenge). Best of all, the biggest loser (in terms of %, not in terms of Kg) at the end of the challenge stands to take home over RM2,000++ of prize money. Isn't that interesting?
The objective of the challenge is to bring like minded individuals together, to continue motivate each other through the journey. Each week, we will get together to monitor each other's progress, and best of all, the participants will be educated on what it takes to lose your weight effectively and safely.
The entry fee is ONLY RM50. Think of it, you will:
1. Lose weight at the end of 12 weeks
2. Learn good nutritional habits
3. Meet new friends, and have them supporting you
4. Have a coach to monitor your progress
5. Stand a chance to win a whole load of CASH!!
I will be joining this Saturday. For those of you who wants to join me, lets do this together. Contact me at 012-2672250 (Adzimi) for further details. There are only very limited seats left coz her centre can only take so many people. So don't think too long. Just DO IT!
What have you got to lose?
Normalisation of Malaysia's interest rates
Some useful info, quoted from Fortune Sense. From what i understand below, the author is predicting that there will be an increase in the interest rate coming up in the subsequent MPC meetings. If you remember back a few years ago (2006?), Bank Negara increased interest consecutively for 3 MPC meetings. Not sure how it will happen this time. Hope the below info will be useful in preparing you for the coming months.
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In the last Bank Negara Malaysia Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) 2010 first meeting on 26 January 2010, BNM kept the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged at 2%.
However at the same time, the BNM statement mentioned that MPC recognizes the need to ensure that the stance of monetary policy is appropriate to prevent the build up of financial imbalances that could arise from interest rates being too low for a prolonged period of time.
This sentence interpreted by the analyst as the indication that BNM is about to raise the OPR soon in the future MPC meeting.
Regarding this intention to raise the interest rate in future, BNM's governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz mentioned that the move by BNM should be viewed as a step to restore the interest rate back to the normal rate and should not be seen as tightening of the policy.
The decision to reduce of the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) to 2 Percent during last 24 February 2009 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was a step that the country at that time had to take to avoid the fundamental recession.
BNM's governor pointed out that the prolonged of the low interest rates would cause the people to invest in other investment products that possibly have a higher risks associated with it in order to have a better investment return than the conventional banking system products.
These kinds of actions by the people might cause some problems in future and BNM do not want to wait for such things to happen.
It seems that BNM is trying to take the proactive action to prevent any unwanted consequences that might due to public invest in the high risks investment products.
Are you the category of people that stay away from the conventional banking saving products that offering a return rate between 2 to 3 percent for your fixed deposit?
Do ensure that your leverage level is manageable and have a positive cash flow for your investment products. With the BNM statement and the remind by BNM governor, the raise of the interest rate is imminent and be prepared for it.
Do take note on the upcoming MPC meeting as below,
- 4 March 2010 (Thursday)
- 13 May 2010 (Thursday )
- 8 July 2010 (Thursday )
- 2 September 2010 (Thursday )
- 12 November 2010 ( Friday )
Saturday, January 30, 2010
HARI WILAYAH...
SWIMMING CLASS IN SHAH ALAM
Charges? RM160 for 8 classes + RM20 for admin fees (one time only). If you decide to go for another session (8 classes), then its RM130. For third session (8 classes), its RM110. Interested? Please call Bukhari at 019-376 7111... He is doing this full time and if he does not pick up your phone, leave sms. He might be in the pool teaching his students.
Thanks
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Is property really a good investment? by Azizi Ali
I get this question all the time. To be kind, I would smile and nod approvingly. “Of course!”
But deep in my heart, I know that while the answer is correct, it is not complete. Of course properties make good investments. But then, the same thing can be said about stocks, unit trusts, gold and a couple of others as well. While they are all good investments does not mean anyone can make money from them. Buying the first house you see or the stock that takes your fancy is a sure recipe for disaster and a guaranteed formula for losing your hard earned money.
Further, the house is the most expensive purchase most of us will make in our lifetime. And it also forms our highest debt and lasts for the longest time – often lasting 20 years or longer.
That being the case, doesn’t it make sense for us to do a little bit (or better, a lot) of homework before parting with our money? Doesn’t it make sense to tread very carefully before buying a property? Obviously, the answer is ‘yes’.
As an example of careful trading, a colleague of mine viewed the plot that he wanted to buy three times: once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once at night – all on different days. Mind you, it was only a plot of land at that time as the house was not up yet. Now some people may think that may be overkill, but his answer was spot on: “Before paying RM810,000 for anything, I want to be sure that everything is right and in order first.” I totally agree.
And oh yes, he sold the house when it was completed two years later for RM1.1 million. Even taking into account that he had to pay RPGT (that was still applicable then), real estate agent’s commission, legal fees and all, he still pocketed a tidy sum of money. I’d say the three trips was certainly worth the RM200,000 plus – don’t you agree?
But I have seen people buying houses on the spur of the moment. I have seen people rushing to buy properties as if they were buying groceries. For their sake, I sure hope that they have done the homework beforehand though my heart tells me something else.
Buying a property is easy. All you need is a little bit of money and sign some papers. The question is, “Can you sell the property for a profit later on (hopefully not too later on)?” Or in other words, can you make money from the property in the near future? As you can see, the answer is not so easy.
So this will mean that you will need to do your homework when investing in properties. This will include reading books, magazines, articles, observing and yes, learning from the experts. Of course, this will require time, effort and yes, even money. But all that effort is peanuts compared to the reward that awaits you. And yes, the price is miniscule compared to the problems that can happen if you bought wrongly. (Just ask the unfortunate people who bought houses in flood prone areas. Worse, they have to bear the brunt of listening to jokes about water proof furniture and getting free boats from the developer.)
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
i-Ponder
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Buku: Muhammad s.a.w His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Friday, January 01, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR
This is the first post for twenty ten (2010) and I pray that all of us successfully get what we wish and plan for this year.
This month is remembrance of our registration day on 24 January 1994 (sorry if I got this wrong). Yes, its already 16 years ago when we first met as Batch 4 PKP MRSM Taiping.
When I attended ANSARA dinner in November, I realised the number of ANSARA members who joined the dinner was very small. We should fit one whole KL Convec Centre with our numbers of ANSARA members. I threw a question to one of ACT (ANSARA Cawangan Taiping) why the response is poor and she said maybe because we are only together for 2 years unlike MCKK Old Boys whom spend 5 years in MCKK. However, we could not use this as an excuse for keeping yourself away from the ANSARA. We should be proud of what ANSARA is and try to work together to achieve at least what MCOBA has achieved.
I strongly believe if we can get our batch together, then we could do much more for ANSARA, especially ANSARA Cawangan Taiping. Come and join us in one of the activities and experience yourself how warm, helpful and friend-ful they are in trying to keep the alumni moving forward.
It's not to late to write an additional resolution for this year, joining ACT's activities at least one for year 2010.
Go 2010!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Inspiration
regards, Adzimi
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We are funny how we think about some things. New Year's has taken on a special significance for most of us, as if a calendar or certain date has more meaning or somehow is better suited for some things than any other date.
Our tradition seems to be that late December is a time of reflection, nostalgia and resolutions. And so we postpone commitments about diets, money issues, relationship goals and career changes until January 1. Why do we habitually wait until the beginning of a new year to do our thinking, planning and resolving?It seems to me that having what we want in life is not based on one giant decision or resolution that is made one time each year. Looking at our collective experiences, we know this strategy does not work... if it did, none of us would have ever made the same resolution more than once and we would all have a 100% track record on the achievement of our New Year's resolutions.
What we want in our life, whether it is health, financial, relationship or spirit related is a result of a never ending stream of consistent decisions. The first decision is the easy one. It is the subsequent, reinforcing, congruent, small decisions made in the heat of battle that are the ones we struggle with and which ultimately sabotage our dreams.
Anyone can make the decision one time. Sadly, our goals are never achieved with one giant inter-galactically huge decision, but rather with the daily decisions that continuously reinforce the initial decision.
How often do you need to remake your decisions? As often as required to have what you want.
Achieving your goals is NOT a problem of goal setting. We are goal setting experts. It is an issue of continuous, consistent decision making.
Bottom line, you get what you tolerate and most people tolerate mediocrity and average. They settle by refusing to remake the decision day after day. The quality of your life is directly proportional to what you have made non-negotiable and the decision of non-negotiable is made daily.
At whatever point in your life you get clarity on what you want, whether that be New Year's Eve or August 7, make the decision to keep making the decision for as long as it takes to achieve the goal.... And then make the decision again.
Achieving your goals and dreams is only the first step. Sustaining that success is the real end game.
Sandi and I will be sitting down in a couple of days to make the first decisions for our 2010. Part of this process is the gratitude list we make and keep with us. Our experience is that gratitude for what we do have is the base on which to build our goals, dreams and future successes.
We are grateful for you and the opportunity we have had to study with you. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!
We look forward to the opportunity to deepen our relationship in 2010.
Best
Keith + Sandi
Sunday, December 27, 2009
REMEMBRANCE
Ahmad Yazid Ahmad Yakin.
9th year anniversary the loss of
Mohd Shukri Yatim.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Sudahkah anda mula memotong kad plastik anda?
Courtesy of Fortune Sense (fortunesense.blogspot.com)
The credit and charge cards RM50 service tax issue seems is clearer now with the report news that quoted the clarification from the Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah regarding the credit card and charge card Rm50 service tax. The clarification is as below,
1) New credit and charge cards will have to pay the RM50 service tax upfront from year 2010. That means starting from next year, whenever you apply a new credit or charge cards, you will need to pay the RM50 service tax.
2) Existing card holders, the charge will be imposed on the "anniversary date of cards". RM50 service tax only be imposed upon the anniversary dates of the cards, which are usually issued for a three-year period.
You can find the valid date information from the credit card or charge card. Usually the credit and charge cards issuers will send a new credit card or charge card to the card holder before the stated valid date.
Do have a look on your credit card and check what the valid date of your card is.
However need to have a better understanding of the "anniversary date of cards".
1) For the case whereby the anniversary date of cards including the year. If your valid date is beyond 2010 means you still can use the card without paying the RM50 service tax next year.
However if your valid date is 2010, take note of the stated anniversary month of the card. Try to cancel the card before the anniversary month if you do not wish to pay the RM 50 service tax and you are not using the card.
2) For the case whereby the anniversary date of cards means only he month.
Try to cancel the card before the anniversary month if you do not wish to pay the RM 50 service tax and you are not using the card.
Do double confirm with your card issuer regarding this and check whether there is any way for the credit card or charge card issuers to absorb the service tax for you. Some do but with certain conditions on it.
Will you cancel all your credit cards or charge cards due to the RM 50 service tax or maintain only one credit or charge card?
Ladies and gentlemen, and the award goes to...
DEC 22 — The theft of an F5-E fighter jet engine from the Royal Malaysian Air Farce, eh sorry, Air Force, perhaps aptly defines the year 2009 as far as Malaysia (1 or otherwise) is concerned.
The absurdity of it all. And not to mention the audacity of it all. And as if to further add sodium chloride to the wide gaping wounds that all of us, Malaysians, suffer every time our so-called leaders forget to take their medications, we are told that so and so have been sacked or told to leave their job, some even earning pensions and whatever.
First, it was some plastic explosives being taken out from the storage to blow to smithereens some poor woman from a far away land, whose entry into Malaysia was erased from record. Just like that. As if C4 explosives from the people who are supposed to protect our country are just some cheap chewing gum which could be taken by anybody, at any time, for whatever reason. As if immigration records are notations made on some scrapbook which could be altered, amended or erased by anybody, at any time and for whatever reason.
And nobody even shook their butt to do anything. No report. No investigation. No blinking, nothing. Just like that.
At the same time, the public has to endure living in fear of crimes. We have to keep even our rubbish bins in locks and chains. Our drainage cover has to be welded lest it will be stolen in bright daylight. Our roads and lanes have instant holes as the sewage covers are stolen. Women can't even walk on the side of our roads for fear of being dragged to their death by handbag snatchers.
Nowhere is safe. Not even in the police lock-up, as Kugan found out the hard way. Not at the MACC office either, if reports of death and torture are to be believed.
Meanwhile, those in whom who are entrusted the duty to protect us are busy tracing individuals like Raja Petra Kamarudin, who apparently had so insulted Islam that he was, and still is, deemed to be a threat to national security. Even then, with all the might and powers of the state behind them, they are not able to trace him!
If RPK had insulted Islam, what about those who had walked after Friday prayers with a bloodied and severed cow head while policemen stood by the side doing nothing for fear of "making the situation worse"? Haven't they insulted Islam? What about those who said non-Malays are second-class citizens? And those who wrote that the Kelings are so lucky to be in Malaysia that they should just shut up and count their blessings? Oh well, they are given a pat on their shoulder because the newspaper they wrote for is the "voice of the people".
And at the same time, billions are squandered, pillaged and stolen. PKFZ has become really dirty letters. And what do we all get? Yes. We get engineers, architects and some minions charged for falsifying claims and the like. Now, the questions are, were all those false claims paid? If so, why? And who are the beneficiaries of those payments? Who authorised those payments? Aren't they guilty of something too?
Elsewhere we are the masters of sloganeering and self-glorification. We shout and scream 1 Malaysia at every possible instant and opportunity. Why? Even our mandatory "salam" has been reviewed to "Salam Satu Malaysia".
We have become, or been reduced to, a society which is shallow. Which is no deeper than our skin and the colour of it. We are obsessed with some drama actress becoming the second wife of a member of Parliament who ironically declared that women "leaked" once a month. Never mind the FDIs. Never mind the proposed GST. Never mind the Copenhagen Conference failing to reach any kind of tangible consensus on climate control.
Never mind. Because we are a society who love celebrities and their weddings. And divorce too.
An old professor of mine remarked to me over tea some months ago. After leaving Malaysia for Japan for so many years, he observed that Japan had gone through a period of extreme physical and material transformations. Coming back to Malaysia briefly after some years, he also noted that Malaysia had achieved so much physical and material transformation, just like Japan.
But there is one marked difference. Japan and her people have not seen their values and honour change. Their values and old-aged honour are still part of their society. They still know their responsibilities. Their duty to account. They still possess a deep sense of honour. And all that despite their physical and material achievements.
Malaysia and her people, according to him, have lost their sense of honour. We have changed our values. We are now measured not by our honesty, honour and sense of responsibility. We are now measured by the location of our houses and mansions; by the Cayennes X6 and whatever road-going behemoth that we drive; by how much power we can wield to bend the rules and laws in our favour; by how much favour we can call our friends in high places to do us. And of course by the trophy wives and girlfriends (and vice versa) who are seen beside us with the obligatory gold and diamond-crusted watch, LV handbag and Blahnik shoes.
Because that is what we are now. How we acquire those material possessions is not important. The question is what we do possess.
We are a society which is almost bereft of any spiritual and moral guidance. As if whatever is fair is foul and foul is fair. As if the very fabric of our existent has changed. And for the worse, that is.
It is the little wonder that a whole jet engine could be stolen from our royal air force. It is a right royal embarrassment, by any count. But what do we care? It is an old engine. We could buy thousands more. We have the money. And the persons whom we think are responsible for this shameful act have left.
Never mind any criminal offence which have quite obviously been committed by these people. They have after all been punished by being told to quietly leave. That was what we did to Ahmad Ismail, remember? And Isa Samad, remember? We dealt with them internally. They have served their sentence. And they, as everybody else, deserve a second, or even a third, chance. Why? Even Anwar Ibrahim, a convicted criminal, is now a member of Parliament.
And so we are told that we do have a full-proof system which would ensure these kind of things do not happen. But is this system fool-proof? Because if it is not, then there will always be some fools who can't even operate within a full-proof system. That is quite obvious.
And so we are told that there will not be a cover up. Yes, we, the people expect that there will be no cover up. But of course what constitutes a "cover-up" is subject to interpretation, isn't it? Like "we will not discuss it ever because the matter concerns national security". Is that a cover up? Or "we cannot charge them because matters concerning national security should not be discussed in open court". Is that a cover-up? Or "we can only charge them behind closed doors because the matter concerns national security". Is that a cover-up?
And we are left to wonder how it all happened. And why did it take a full year before the whole magical act was discovered by our ever vigilant military who is supposed to protect our nation from rogue countries, evil terrorists, Islam-insulting individuals scum of the Earth and hell, and Ketuanan Melayu evil objectors who really should just go back to wherever they came from (never mind the fact that these people were born in this country).
Would it be a severe case of paranoia if we, the people, start to wonder what else has been stolen from our military? Like our defence strategy? Or tactical blueprint? After all, these are sensitive and highly protected secrets (or supposed to be). Remember what they said in Parliament when questions were raised as to why there was not open tender for the submarines that we bought? It was said that open tenders should not be called because that will expose our national security matters unnecessarily.
Oh well, why must we worry. We still have our submarines. — art-harun.blogspot.com
Monday, December 21, 2009
A MIXTURE OF EVERYTHING
Woke up at 6am after my wife's mobile alarm made it's annoying sound and disturbing my good Sunday sleep. !@(#$^&(@*#& I am late! The first thing came to my mind, do I really want to do this? Since I already paid for it (paid through Aini, tried to asked her for 10 bucks discount out of 15 bucks, and her answer was kepala otak ko!.... so my guess I have to pay full fees >_<) as well as my promise to Adzimi and Linda I woke up lazily and do the necessary (apart from taking shower) and heads to the Bukit Kiara.
6:35am: Arrival of the first timer runner at Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club
6:50am: Tipah tertipu!!! The PA lady said its 7km. Wait, I registered for 6k not 7! 7:00am: The first timer met Aini for his running number. Still contemplating to do the running
7:10am: Meet another first timer, Adzimi at the starting line up
7:13am: Still pinching myself, do I really doing this for real? Started to run 7:28am: Completed 2km after first hill
7:45am: Around this time we encounter one hill, *#(&*(^ steep even walking is a pain in the leg.
8:10am: Out of sudden, saw Aini taking photos. Jog to pose hehhe >_<
8:15am: We saw mat saleh in a car with running shirt and stuck at the junction waiting for the backbencher runners to clear off the road. He must completed ages ago!!!
8:20am: Completed my first 6k run or rather 7k run with running pose, not walking.
8:25am: Nikfa said its not 7k, its 7.5k, tipah tertipu lagi!!!
Then, pics, pics, pics, eat, eat, talk, talk, talk, talk, then go home
Three cars behind where I parked my car got smashed windscreen. Its a merc. Really spoiled the day. The car got two big sticker, Save Gaza at the rear windscreen. Hope nothing valuable is lost.
Nak buat lagi? Let me think.....
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ASB Dividend is 7.30 Sen Per Unit for Year 2009
Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd (ASNB) announced that for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2009, Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) unit holders will receive - Income distribution of 7.30 sen per unit and - Bonus of 1.25 sen per unit - Total is 8.55 sen per unit
Last year income distribution was- Income distribution of 7.00 sen per unit and - Bonus of 1.75 sen per unit - Total is 8.75 sen per unit
The total dividend yield for this year is 0.20 sen lower than last year and there is 6.78 million unit holders who currently hold more than 70 billion ASB units.
Even tough the yield is lower than last year but the total payment for this year is RM5.48 billion compared to total payment of RM4.79 billion last year
According to PNB group chief executive and president Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah Che Othman ASB is capable of paying more than 11 sen per unit but decided to paying 7.30 sen per unit and bringing forward the balance of 3.70 sen for 2010. The quoted reason is to ensure that the money could be use to buy more shares and do more investment.
Financial Result of ASB- Gross income for year 2009 - RM5.46 billion up to 10 December 2009 (year 2008 - RM5.28 billion)- Dividend income - RM1.48 billion, or 27 per cent- Profit from the sale of shares - RM3.67 billion, or 67 per cent- Investments in short-term instruments and other investments - RM309 million or 6.0 per cent
From the data, it shows that more than 60% of the income was generated by share trading. The income distribution and bonus will be automatically credited into the unit holders' accounts. All transactions for ASB will be suspended from Dec 21 until January 3 to enable the calculation of income distribution and bonus. Unit holders will be able to update their accounts from January 4.
ASB is a fixed price equity income fund, opened for Bumiputera aged 12 years and above. Normally the ASW 2020 and ASM dividend is slightly lower than the ASB dividend. Since the ASB dividend is at the range of 7 percent excluding the bonus units.
Do wait and see whether next April and next September the ASM and ASW 2020 dividend is still maintain at 6 percent plus range (ASM and ASW 2020 Dividend Rate). Besides, on next October the AS 1Malaysia will declare the first maiden dividend.
The 6 to 8 percent per annual return rate from the ASNB fixed price unit trust product could be used as a return rate benchmark to beat if we want to invest on other investment tools.
The return yield from the other investment tools should higher than the 6 to 8 percent per year to justify the time and the risks we put on it instead of invest in the ASNB fixed price products. What do you think of this?
Saturday, December 12, 2009
What car names mean
Thursday, December 10, 2009
CONGRATS HARUN ASRI
Congrats again! Semoga kekal ke akhir hayat
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
How much do Malaysians spend?
If you think you're not paying for all these, think again.
Electricity bills and you
One of the things that i occasionally do is to login to TNB's e-service webpage to just check on the status of the electricity bills for units that i have rented out. So i so happen to check this particular unit, and to my shock, his latest electricity bill came to be RM 2,400. His usual bills are normally about RM 30 or so. So a natural reaction would be to call TNB to demand for an explanation (at this juncture, my tenant has not known about his electricity bill yet).
TNB explained that the bills for the past 7 months (since May) are all 'estimated' bills. I asked how could it be estimated, since this is a condo and they would have access to the electricity meter. Standard answer by the clerk (i don't blame her) is 'Maaf Encik, saya cuma membaca apa yang tertera pada sistem'.
In the end, the bill is what it is. Because the past 7 months bills were estimated, and thus he was under billed, rightfully TNB could recoup this under billing and bill him this month when they did an actual reading (Apparently there is some Akta that covers this in the contract agreement we signed with TNB when purchasing a property and applying for power connection). His average bill is supposed to be about the region of RM 300 a month, so that is actually about right for 7 months accumulation.
The questions i have for TNB: 1. I noticed that there has been an increase in rate sometime in August. But the under billing was from the old rate. Now when you do a catch up bill, it is at a new rate. Isn't that unfair, because customer is billed at a new rate, when the electricity was at an old rate.
2. TNB should not have let an estimated bill be more than 2 to 3 months at max. Leaving it for 7 months is a great burden to consumers. And now you expect for a one lump sum payment of 7 months catch up bill, when it was TNB's fault at first for not doing an actual reading?
3. When TNB does current reading, they take the difference between the old meter reading and today. So in this case, there is a delta of 5000 units for example. And this 5000 units is spread out against the different bands of today's rate, and a higher band (as the units increase) incurs higher rate. So isn't it unfair to consumers to have to pay higher, because if the proper reading were taken before, an average electricity movement per month is probably about 700 units, and would be on the lower band, thus lower electricity charge if i were to accumulate each bill individually.
In the end the electricity was consumed by my tenant, and he still has to pay for it. But through no fault of his, he is now being burdened with a one lump sum bill, and risk getting a power cut because of what i perceive as TNB's ineffectiveness in getting a proper reading. Why it was an estimated bill for 7 months, we'll never know i guess, though logically it should not have been.
Probably you guys should check your bills, and if the bill is pretty low compared to what you normally use, it is worth while to double check. Otherwise be prepared for surprises.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
What is your excuse?
p/s: Azizi Ali is one of my personal favourite author. He's a multi millionaire and an acknowledged and well known property guru. However, Azizi is also a financial trainer, not only qualified academically, but he has the experience and $$$$$ in the banks to be able to stand in his own league. He definitely walks his talks.
The Book Of Excuses by Azizi Ali
One of the funny things (at least it’s funny to me) is hearing the excuses people give to justify why they are not rich. What’s ever funnier is that the people call them “reasons”; I call them excuses.
Throughout the years, I’ve heard excuses such as “I don’t want the responsibility” to “people would come to rob me” to “I’m too young” to “I’m too old”! I’ve heard the works and now would like to share them with you.Enjoy! It’s too much work.
It’s too difficult.
I’m not greedy.
If I’m rich, people would come to rob me.
If I’m rich, people would come to borrow money from me.
If I’m rich, people would kidnap my children.If I become rich, people would hate me.
I have to learn about stocks, properties, investments, tax, estate planning, running businesses and all.
I’m too young.
I’m too old.
I’m not smart enough.
I’m not intelligent enough.
I didn’t go the right school.
I don’t have the right contacts.
I don’t have enough knowledge.
I don’t have enough capital.
I’m not lucky enough.
What if I make it and then lose it all? Then it’ll all be a waste of time.
I’ll be paying even more tax. And God knows I’m paying a lot of tax as it is already.
I’ll never know if people like me for what I am or because of my money.
It might take me away from doing the things that I like to do.
What will my colleagues/friends/family say?
Who me? Rich? No, I don’t think so.I never even thought about it.People may criticize me behind my back.
People may laugh at me.
I’m happy where I am.
What if I failed? Then I’ll really look stupid.
It’s too risky.
It’s too dangerous.
My religion forbids the accumulation of wealth.
I’d rather be doing more important things (such as watching TV).
In my world, the pursuit of academic excellence is more important than the pursuit of wealth.
It’s so unrefined – all this talk about wealth and money.
How much more money do you want?
I wouldn’t know what to do with all that money.
I’d prefer to do charity work instead of mindlessly chasing after money.
Too much wealth is not good. Moderation is the way to everything.
My husband will start thinking about having a second wife
What’s the point? My wife and/or children will just spend it all.
What’s the point? It’ll only last three generations.
What’s the point? I do the work; other people get to enjoy the money. My children will just be fighting one another for the inheritance when I die.
I don’t want the responsibility.
I don’t want to cheat or take advantage of people.
Money is the root of all evil.
Money is not important.
God don’t like rich people.
There are more important things in life than money, you know.
Happiness is more important than money. If I become rich, I cannot be happy.
Health is more important than money. If I become rich, I may lose my health.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. If I become rich, something else will have to give. And I don’t want to give anything up.
What’s the point? When you die, you’ll die alone like everyone else.
If I’m rich, it means less for other people.
It’s difficult to become rich in this country.
I’m waiting for the right time.
The opportunity has not presented itself yet.
My horoscope says not to start any new business this year.
My Feng Shui master said it’s not the right time.
It’s all up to God. I leave everything to God.
I want to enjoy life first. You’re only young once.
I have too much responsibility to think about anything else at this point in time.
I’m already drowning in work as it is. You want me to do more work?
That’s my husband’s job.
So there you go, folks, a partial (!) list of excuses people give why they are not rich. My favourite?
Read on.
That’s the problem with the world today. Everyone is too gung-ho about money. All they think about is money, money and more money.
New Fuel Subsidy System in May 2010
Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said the new fuel subsidy system will be ready for implementation in May 2010 and it is a system using the Mykad.
The details of the implementation not yet announced by the government. However there was news reported that the subsidy system is as follow,
- No subsidy for foreigners and the vehicles with the engine capacity 2.0 cc above
- 50% subsidy for car engine in between 1.5 cc and 2.0 cc
- 100% subsidy for engine 1.5 cc below
----------------------------------------- Dear friends, What do you think of this new subsidy system? Kalau ikut 1.5 to 2.0 boleh dapat 50% subsidy, ini termasuklah proton wira etc. I wonder if lepas ni kalau nak isi minyak pam cashier kene verify ke berapa cc kereta kau dulu? Or maybe lepas ni dalam mykad ada tulis kau bawak kereta apa? Hmm...Monday, November 30, 2009
YAHOO FANTASY LEAGUE POINTS
1 [KBM]+Cakcibor11 1,195.00
2 Chikungunya FC 1,157.00
3 Man U Setan Jahat 990.50
4 naz united 989.00
5 MyTeamKit United 942.00
6 KB Geroda 903.00
7 bOyOt 899.00
8 Raub FC 872.00
9 Man U No More FC 843.50
10 sik pandey kelakar sarawak 791.50
11 intertina 789.00
12 Penang Mari 758.00
13 Jaga2CikSalmah 748.50
14 Bukit Rimau FC 635.50
15 Player 623.00
Friday, November 27, 2009
FRIDAY NASIHA
Religious Symbols Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage) Sura 22: Verse 32
"This is [to be bourne in mind]. Anyone who honours the symbols set up by God [shows evidence of ] God-consciousness in people's hearts."
A link is established here between the sacrifice offered by pilgrims and the way hearts are made conscious of God. The whole purpose of all pilgrimage rituals is to enhance believers' God-fearing sense. All these rituals are symbols confirming submission to God, the Lord of the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, as also obeying Him in all situations. They may also involve reminders of old events, from the time of Abraham and later generations, but these are reminders of complete submission to God, obeying His rules and looking up to Him for guidance. Such is the mark of the Muslim community evern since its earliest days. Hence, these symbols are to be treated on an equal footing with prayer. [Read more here]
WECOME!
She will cover issues on financial especially, but will contribute other things that she sees fit.
We need more of Subject Matter Expert (SME) in other areas as well such as doctors, engineers, architects, interior designers, designers, modern farmers, etc. You can form a 'consortium of SME' to come up with 3-4 articles per year. 3-4 articles per year is more than enough as a starter.
Since budak2 tepeng can assess to internet, they can read our article on the profession. Consider as our CSR to them.
Opinion?
Thursday, November 26, 2009
ANSARA PUSAT DINNER
Controversial out of ordinary ideas wanted
So apa kata kita mulakan discussion on our next gathering. Why not this time we do something slightly different? Ada yang suggest buat BBQ. Ada yang suggest buat picnic. Maybe some kind of family day outing? Macam mana kita boleh buat gathering yang mana most people, especially out spouse and kids, boleh get involved?
When would be the best time to do this? December is a holiday month. Berderet cuti. So how about January?
Or maybe we can just screw all the idea gathering ideas, we've been collecting ideas for years and we're still doing the same thing year after year. Just go ahead with something? How about BBQ for a start?
Comments required from EVERY visitor. Thats the least we hope you can contribute. STOP being just an observer. We are after all a family, rooted back to one common ground where we spent 2 years of our life together. Thank you.
YAHOO FANTASY LEAGUE
Rank Team Points
1 [KBM]+Cakcibor11 1,078.50
2 Chikungunya FC 1,029.00
3 Man U Setan Jahat 944.00
4 naz united 910.50
5 MyTeamKit United 852.50
6 KB Geroda 840.50
7 bOyOt 812.00
8 Raub FC 793.00
9 Man U No More FC 786.50
10 Penang Mari 734.50
11 intertina 727.50
12 sik pandey kelakar sarawak 717.00
13 Jaga2CikSalmah 702.50
14 Player 574.00
15 Bukit Rimau FC 557.50
MALAKOFF RUN. DEC,20th
nak ajak kawan-kawan untuk join Malakoff Run 20th December ni kat KL. Korang patutnye takde excuse sebab aini yg pregnant 7 mths pun join 6km run, she will be walking i guess..
Nak tau lebey click [here]
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
30,000 public sector staff paid without going to duty
Saturday, November 14, 2009
SMART-ASS ANSWER
Friday, November 06, 2009
YAHOO FANTASY LEAGUE POINTS
1 [KBM]+Cakcibor11 959.50
2 Chikungunya FC 886.00
3 Man U Setan Jahat 877.50
4 KB Geroda 768.50
5 bOyOt 760.50
6 naz united 755.50
7 Man U No More FC 736.00
8 MyTeamKit United 709.00
9 Raub FC 690.50
10 sik pandey kelakar sarawak 651.50
10 Penang Mari 651.50
12 intertina 615.50
13 Jaga2CikSalmah 541.00
14 Player 484.50
15 Bukit Rimau FC 441.50
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Wang Ihsan Untuk Kelantan
Monday, November 02, 2009
FRIDAY NASIHA
Strong Marriage Bond
Al-Rum (The Romans) Sura 30: Verse 21
"And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that ye may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has put love and mercy between your (hearts); verily in that are Signs for those who reflect."
Most spouses start out with hopes and rosy dreams; truly committed to making their marriage work. However, as the reality of living with a less than perfect spouse lurks in, and as the pressures of life builds, many individuals do not find as much satisfaction in their relationships. All marriages change over time. However, with hard work and dedication, people can keep their marriages strong and enjoyable. How is it done? What does it take to create a long-lasting, satisfying marriage?
Researches indicate that the most successful marriages share some key characteristics. These are some of the characteristics that researchers have found to be common in successful marriages. Let's look at each of these factors.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
YAHOO FANTASY LEAGUE
1 [KBM]+Cakcibor11 855.00
2 Man U Setan Jahat 806.50
3 Chikungunya FC 793.50
4 naz united 668.50
5 Raub FC 664.00
6 bOyOt 650.50
7 KB Geroda 650.00
8 Man U No More FC 641.00
9 MyTeamKit United 627.50
10 Penang Mari 603.50
11 intertina 564.50
12 sik pandey kelakar sarawak 548.00
13 Jaga2CikSalmah 473.50
14 Player 447.00
15 Bukit Rimau FC 368.00
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Full settlement & lock in period
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
YAHOO FANTASY POINTS
1 [KBM]+Cakcibor11 763.00
2 Man U Setan Jahat 747.50
3 Chikungunya FC 700.00
4 bOyOt 597.50
5 Man U No More FC 592.00
6 KB Geroda 591.50
7 naz united 588.00
8 Raub FC 556.00
9 Penang Mari 529.00
10 MyTeamKit United 523.50
11 intertina 503.50
12 sik pandey kelakar sarawak 443.00
13 Jaga2CikSalmah 421.00
14 Player 375.50
15 Bukit Rimau FC 320.00
Saturday, October 17, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.....
Aku nampak jugak ada a few yang starts blogging after this blog went live 15.10.2006. Fo me its good thing to share... bak kata mat salleh, sharing is caring.
Kalau tengok kat archive post, 2 tahun lepas & tahun lepas byk artikel aku buat. Tahun ni ada sedikit faktor 'masa mencemburi kita' >_< bukan lupa tapi tengah jadi penyebok kat opis (+ outstation ke bandar miaw miaw)
Tak dak idea langsung nak tulis apo nih.... 2 mende aku nak ckp.. Annual Dinner ANSARA 22.11.09 & Annual BBQ ACT95 (batch kita la tu) Jan.2010...
Ok, aku cincau, cencalok, cencaru dulu..
Happy Birthday blog.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
website ni bukan official website mrsm taiping... mau carik official punya, http://www.mrsmkm.edu.my/taiping/. segala isi kandungan dalam blog ni tak mewakili mrsm taiping dan MARA. Untuk cari Ansara Cawangan Taiping, bleh p ke http://www.actorg.net. Kat ACTorg.net, webmaster dia Abg Damit.... website ni utk geng2 mrsm taiping batch 9495 lay-park, borak2, merapu, meroyan, melalak.
jemput tengok dan tengok lagi.. kalau tak puas jugak bleh la tinggal message ka, letak comment ka... mau Lagi??? email la sama wa kat taiping9495 at gmail dot com.
terima kasih kat sapa2 yg tolong website ni secara jualan langsung atau black market....
article yg ada dlm ni adalah hakcipta blog ni kecuali ada dinyatakan dicilok dari sumber2 tertentu... segala komen yg dibuat dalam blog ni takde langsung mewakili blog nih.. komen2 tu adalah hak dan rekacipta org yg tulis komen tu... ada paham? webmaster ada hak utk meng'edit', meng'keluar'kan mana2 post yg dirasakan tidak sesuai



























