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Prince: Is this True? - From Forwarded Mail?

The day after the Politician made claims about ‘Chinese controlling 60% of Country Economic’; I subsequently received this forwarded email; though I don’t know the truthfulness of below facts. What do you think? Did government have below statistic to announce to the public?

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The email claims that the figures in the list are estimates only and require us to take it as a guide only. And, the sender also claims that Government has the updated figures.

(1) Out of all the 5 major banks, only one bank is multi-racial, the rest are controlled by Malays

(2) 99% of Petronas directors are Malays

(3) 3% of Petronas employees are Chinese

(4) 99% of 2000 Petronas gasoline stations are owned by Malays

(5) 100% all contractors working under Petronas projects must have bumi-status

(6) 0% of non-Malays staffs is legally required in Malay companies. But there must be 30% Malays staffs in Chinese companies.

(7) 5% of all new intake for government police, nurses, army, is non-Malays.

(8) 2% is the present Chinese staff in Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF), drop from 40% in 1960

(9) 2% is the percentage of non-Malays government servants in Putrajaya

(10) 7% is the percentage of Chinese government servants in the whole government (in 2004), drop from 30% in 1960

(11) 95% of government contracts are given to Malays

(12) 100% all business licensees are controlled by Malay government e.g. taxi permits, Approved permits, etc

(13) 80% of the Chinese rice millers in Kedah had to be sold to Malay controlled Bernas in 1980s

(14) 100 big companies set up, owned and managed by Chinese Malaysians were taken over by government, and later managed by Malays since1970s e.g. UTC, UMBC, MISC, etc

(15) At least 10 Chinese owned bus companies (throughout Malaysia, throughout 40 years) had to be sold to MARA or other Malay transport companies due to rejection by Malay authority on Chinese application for bus routes and rejection for their application for new buses

(16) 2 Chinese taxi drivers were barred from driving in Johor Larkin bus station. There are about 30 taxi drivers and 3 are Chinese in October 2004. Spoiling taxi club properties was the reason given

(17) 0 non-Malays are allowed to get shop lots in the new Muar bus station (November 2004)

(18) 8000 billions ringgit is the total amount the government channeled to Malays pockets through ASB, ASN, PNB,MARA, privatization of government agencies, Tabung Haji etc, through NEP over 34 years period

(19) 48 Chinese primary schools closed down since 1968- 2000

(20) 144 Indian primary schools closed down since 1968- 2000

(21) 2637 Malay primary schools built since 1968 - 2000

(22) 2.5% is government budget for Chinese primary schools. Indian schools got only 1%, Malay schools got 96.5%

(23) While a Chinese parent with RM1000 salary(monthly) cannot get school-text-book-loan, a Malay parent with RM2000salary is eligible

(24) all public universities vice chancellors are Malays

(25) 5% - the government universities lecturers of non-Malay origins had been reduced from about 70% in 1965 to only 5% in 2004

(26) Only 5% is given to non-Malays for government scholarships over 40 years

(27) 0 Chinese or Indians were sent to Japan and Korea under "Look East Policy"

(28) 128 STPM Chinese top students could not get into the course that they aspired i.e. Medicine (in 2004)

(29) 10% place for non-bumi students for MARA science schools beginning from year 2003, but only 7% are filled. Before that it was 100% Malays

(30) 50 cases whereby Chinese and Indian Malaysians, are beaten up in the National Service program in 2003

(31) 25% is Malaysian Chinese population in 2004, drop from 45% in 1957

(32) 7% is the present Malaysian Indians population (2004), a drop
from 12% in 1957

(33) 2 millions Chinese Malaysians had emigrated to overseas since40 years ago

(34) 0.5 million Indians Malaysians had emigrated to overseas

(35) 3 millions Indonesians had migrated into Malaysia and became Malaysian citizens with bumis status.

(36) 600000 are the Chinese and Indians Malaysians with red IC and were rejected repeatedly when applying for citizenship for 40 years. Perhaps 60% of them had already passed away due to old age. This shows racism of how easily Indonesians got their citizenships compare with the Chinese and Indians

(37) 5% - 15% discount for a Malay to buy a house, regardless whether the Malay is rich or poor

(38) 2% is what Chinese new villages received compare with 98% of what Malays villages got for rural development budget

(39) 50 road names (at least) had been change from Chinese names to other names

(40) Dewan Gan Boon Leong (in Malacca) was altered to other name (e.g.Dewan Serbaguna or sort) when it was being officially used for a few days. Government tries to shun Chinese names.

(41) 0 temples/churches were built for each housing estate. But every housing estate got at least one mosque/ surau built

(42) 3000 mosques/ surau were built in all housing estates throughout Malaysia since 1970. No temples, no churches are required to be built in housing estates

(43) 1 Catholic church in Shah Alam took 20 years to apply to be constructed. But told by Malay authority that it must look like a factory and not look like a church. Still not yet approved in 2004

(44) 1 publishing of Bible in Iban language banned (in2002)

(45) 0 of the government TV stations (RTM1, RTM2, TV3) are directors of non-Malays origin

(48) 20 constituencies won by DAP would not get funds from the government to develop. Or these Chinese majority constituencies would be the last to be developed

(50) Only 3 out of 12 human rights items are ratified by Malaysia government since 1960

(51) 0 elimination of, all forms of racial discrimination (UN Human Rights) is not ratified by Malaysia government since 1960s

(52) 20 reported cases whereby Malay ambulance attendance treated Chinese patients inhumanely, and Malay government hospital staffs purposely delay attending to Chinese patients in 2003. Unreported cases may be 200

(53) 50 cases each year whereby Chinese, especially Chinese youths being beaten up by Malay youths in public places. We may check at police reports provided the police took the report, otherwise there will be no record

(54) 20 cases every year whereby Chinese drivers who accidentally knocked down Malays were seriously assaulted or killed by Malays

(55) 12% is what ASB/ASN got per annum while banks fixed deposit is only about 3.5% per annum

Prince: First Time in Malay Wedding..

This is my first time attending Malay wedding, and realise that there are so much to learn. I notice that Muslim wedding has to go through many stages, starting from engagement to the day of wedding....interesting....

Prince: Swimming Gear...

I had problem getting the correct posture for free style, hence, bought siwmming gear for a better styling..+P

Prince: Week of Learning...

18 September 2006
you are the key…

“The real key to your influence with me is your example, your actual conduct, your actual conduct. Your example flows naturally out of your character, or the kind of person you truly are – not what others say you are or what you may want me to think you are. It is evident in how I actually experience you” – Stephen Covey

It doesn’t matter of how others see you, talk about you or paint you good or bad; it is about how you behave; your character that flows from inside-out could overturn the whole story if you are totally at the opposite of the claim.

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17 September 2006
Don’t Chase after Poisonous Snake…

“We have such an intention to rush in, to fix things up with good advice. But we often fail to take the time to diagnose, to really deeply understand the problem first.” – Stephen Covey

“Chasing after the poisonous snake that bites us will only drive the poison through our entire system.” – Stephen Covey

How many of us have ever considered a mistake as ‘my mistake’?
How many of us have ever admitted to a mistake as ‘my mistake’?
If you are not even considering or thinking about it, then you will never even admit it.

We tend to blame a mistake on others rather than sit-down quietly to retrospect.
The more often we do so, the more deeply we are being ‘poisoned’


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16 September 2006
Fulfilling promise is building commitment…

“We can make a promise and keep it, or we can set a goal and work to achieve it. As we make and keep commitment, even small commitments, we begin to establish an inner integrity that gives us the awareness of self-control and the courage and strength to accept more of the responsibility for our own lives.” – Stephen Covey

Do you know what you want in life? We must always clear of what we want in life so that we are not running around the bush looking for something that we don’t even know. Your direction in life is a manifestation of your commitment in life; by keeping it manifests your will in achieving it; your ‘will’ to achieve it manifest the strength of your inner integrity; achievement is a manifestation of your persistency which is correlated to self-control from deviation.

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15 September 2006
Are you awake…?

“Management is doing things right; leaderships doing the right things. Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.” – Stephen Covey

We have too many to see with only two eyes
We have too many to complete with only two hands
We have too many to think with only one brain
We have too many to learn with only life-time duration.

We need to ensure our resources are fully utilized for a greater impact, and ‘staying-awake’ is the key factor of success.

Climbing the ladder is the easiest way in our life; and often, we are indulge in the setting of our environment that we forgo certain important prospect, such as, we forget to ask ourselves ‘If we are climbing the correct ladder?’ or ‘Is the ladder leaning against the right wall?’

Are you awake?

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14 September 2006
Compensation is not enough…?

“Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas of life. But can it really? Can success in your profession compensate for a broken marriage, ruined health, or weakness in personal character?” – Stephen Covey

Many of us are still living in the darkness of paradigm to foster the inner selfishness.
How many of us realize the important of ‘some other things in life’?
Similarly, you can earn as much money as you could to compensate a spoiled daughter / son to becoming even a wastrel. Career & Money are interrelated, and are important but they are not everything…at the end of the day, you will be surrounded with repentant gold.

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13 September 2006
Can’t let go sometimes…?

“If you value relationship and the issue isn’t really that important, you may want to go for Lose/Win in some circumstances to genuinely affirm the other person. What I want isn’t as important to see as my relationship with you. Let’s do it your way this time”. Win/Lose is not viable because, although I appear to win in a confrontation with you, your feelings, your attitudes towards me and our relationship have been affected.” – Stephen Covey

I keep quiet in times of need as I speak only when I must.
I fall without defend in time of need as I defend myself only when I must
I lose in time of need as I win only when I must
I do all the above in time of need as I try to create trust in relationship

I give in to others when I duly consider the matter isn’t as important as relationship
I give in to others when I duly consider the matter will lead to the same outcome when either choice is taken

I personally practice all the above as I believe it isn’t matter to give in sometimes.

A Chinese proverb once taught me, “If your enemy is to inflict harm on you as you know no harm could have done on you by his/her act- Let your enemy win. If your enemy is to inflict harm on you as you know you will be killed by his/her act – Defend to the last breathe”

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12 September 2006
Lay all on the table…?

“We are open. We put our cards on the table……We are both committed to try to understand each other’s point of view deeply and to work together for the third alternative, the synergistic solution that will be a better answer for both of us.” – Stephen Covey

We need to posses certain degree of acceptance before we encourage openness. We must fully utilize our acceptance level, and expand it so as openness can expand wide in our daily communication for a better understanding.

I am a person who is always open to comment, yet certain comment is bent from emotionally biased, and can be hard to accept. But I accept it with truthfulness because I believe, there got to be a reason for the biasness to occur where my point of improvements lay.

‘There are four basic kinds of consequences that management or parents can control as reward & penalties; Financial, Psychic, Opportunity & Responsibility.’ – Stephen Covey

Parent of many children or boss with many employees can utilize the four elements to ensure a better way of management; however, as I can foresee, it could lead to catastrophe if the four elements are not utilize properly, in a balance & fair mode.

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11 September 2006
Scarcity Mentality…?

“Most People are deeply scripted in what I call the Scarcity Mentality. They see life as having only so much, as though there were only one pie out there. And if someone were to get a big piece of the pie, it would mean less for everybody else. The Scarcity Mentality is the Zero Sum paradigm of life.” – Stephen Covey

It is truly depend on how you tend to perceive your environment, and the value you place on each items in life. To become No.1 & to become a straight A student may sound similar but being perceive differently by each individual, each individual racing towards to same direction using the different way.

To become No.1, you have to eliminate the rest and stand alone at the end of the day; But to become a straight A student, you will have to work with others straight A student to learn from each others, to share with each others.

I have always preferred the latter because I prefer to be in a team.

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Prince: Merdeka...

02 September 2006
Where is Modelling future… …

This would be my first time commenting on Malaysia TV program, and I am glad I am doing so to vent out my doubt towards the future of Malaysia model industry. I had a chance watching the 8TV show-‘I want to be Model’, it is one of the Malaysia Chinese reality show, and unfortunately, participants are way OUT of expectation!

The few thought I have about them:-

a) They can’t speak proper English / Mandarin; and the way they speak become a manifestation of ‘La-La-Ah-Beng’ way

b) They are way too young; immature, and not taking the shows seriously

c) They have too much complaint over what they have got to do to become a model

d) All the above points can be improved, but this one is the most important; their behaviors is a reflection of their thought-‘Modeling is all about look & posture’, instead of passion

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30 August 2006
Busy day but holiday wants peace…

I took leave on Friday; yet many undone work in hand, and is due this week!

In order to have a peaceful vacation, it is better to ensure everything is properly delegated.

Well, I don’t expect any call when I am laze around on my bed!

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29 August 2006
2 rules …

My wifey taught me 2 office rules;

First one: - always listen to your boss & follow his instruction

When you get into trouble, or has doubt, then you must follow the 2nd rule.

2 rule is:- ‘ALWAYS FOLLOW THE FIRST RULE!

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28 August 2006
Company promoted 6 people …

6 people left in 6 months period; my company morale is in pit low.

During our monthly meeting, we were asked to fill in an A4 paper of how we feel about our company management. The suggestion will be used to create a new management system that everyone will fall in love with.

Today, our MD called an emergency meeting, and shows us our thought about the management; and put in short into 3 sentences:-

a) Unrealistic Target – target is unachievable!
b) Low employee benefit – local benefit with global expectation!
c) Low transparency in HR – unclear evaluation system!

He promised to change the management system; and in order to earn our trust, he announced 6 promotions which will be in effective from October. Unfortunately, none of the manager received any of the promotions.

It is again leads to dissatisfaction at the middle management!
Why can’t they do it right?

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Prince: Gift From My Friends for my Wifey

Ewe, Cath, Sim, Joshua, Marren & Anna bought my wifey this....vibrating toy...(hey, I am good enough-lar...=P)

Prince: Cyberview Lodge..

We plan to have an event in December, and looking around for Hotel. Someone suggested that Cyberview Lodge is a fantastic Hotel to have event of whatever kind. We went for a look, and to my surprise, the place looks damn good, and it is a 5 stars hotel & resort.

Prince:My Wifey Birthday...

I celebrated my wifey's birthday at Atrium; it is a nice place to hang around with; not so crowded, good services...

Prince: So long-Due...

14 August 2006
My Baby Laptop …

Still remember when my previous laptop was stolen during burglary. I am getting extra cautious of my laptop. Furthermore, my company does not allow personal laptop in office; hence I have no choice but to leave it at home. While leaving it at home reminds me of the previous burglary. After contemplation, I decide to buy a laptop bag.

After I bought the laptop bag; I can now bring my baby laptop with me wherever I go. Here on, it inspires me about backpacking; it feels good to carry something at your back and walk-around. I feel like backpacking somewhere though……

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15 August 2006
Consumer Behaviour with their thought…

After involve in many researches, I can conclude that consumer behaviour is dependent on their thought. Every human being belongs to certain category, and we can somehow derive the category through their background such as qualification, family value and etc.

Of course, nothing can be done perfectly in this world; nothing can be classified perfectly under certain category but those being categorized has enabled marketers to discern & understand their behaviour confidently; at least 80% of accuracy understands each different category.

For example, mother perceives frequently changing diaper for baby is a must. This group of mother consist of certificate holder, SPM holders & below SPM level of qualification. They ignore the quality of disposable diapers, and believe that frequently changing baby diapers can help to maintain hygiene.

While, the other group of respondents with minimum diploma holders; tends to claim that quality premium diaper is important because good quality diaper provide better absorbency & dryness for baby. They also claim that low quality disposable diaper can not provide the necessary dryness; hence they would need to change frequently. When question them about hygienic problem, they believe that frequently changing baby diaper would affect baby’s sleep, and mother’s mental & emotional stability.

The mother from the first example can be segmented under low income, under category of low qualification; while the latter is segmented under high income & under category of highly educated group.

The different situation above shows the different thought affected by their education background. The highest the education level means the wider perspective they could think of, including their own welfare.

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16 August 2006
People tends to think they are the best…

People always fall into the self-hypnosis rift; under this circumstance, they tend to believe ‘they are right’, and starting to make unnecessary assumption to satisfy their thirst for sovereignty. My superior falls into this dilemma as I mention above. She always perceives me slow in making respond to the environment and also discussion.

She always perceive me as somebody who ‘do not think much’, somebody who ‘never dare to voice out’ & she also perceive me as ‘indifferent to deadline’. My response to her is always ‘I know’. The worse is that she purposely voice out my mistake during our department meeting, in front of all my colleagues which I even acted stupid on it, and keep answering ‘yes, I know’.

Office politic is something I want to get away of, and she has been trying to force me into one. She is a very nice lady but headstrong with her idea. She pushes too hard for what she thinks is right, and she never tries to understand people around her. The sale team is particularly hated her due to her stubbornness. One of the sale managers even complaints about her character of being ego & arrogance.

She even pushes my marketing manager for her promotion and increment, and trying to force her way through, and having so many arguments in any marketing discussions. I have always advised her to stay low, because I believe boss would not want to promote someone who goes against the management often. This is office politic. The management will give the promotion or increment whenever they think you deserve it; I see no point forcing her way through, and even the management promoted her; it will be on routine-non-performance based promotion.

The reason they do not provide promotion to internal staff because company pays according to salary scale, and there is a huge gap between Manager & executive. Manager usually earns extraordinary more than executives, and entitled to many different benefits. For example, my marketing manager has just paid for the education of his two children. The total amount is RM 78k for 3 months- and he will claim from company. They are enjoying a director’s benefit as a manager which is far better than any other company out there. Perhaps, that is the reason why company is very strict in promotion to avoid additional expenses.

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18 August 2006
The Marketing Channel…

There are many ways a company can market their products; but still can not deny the marketing 4 Ps. Today I learn something very meaningful; which is to judge if an advertisement should burst on a constant basis or intermittently.

Magazine & TVC are one of the promotion tools which fall under one of the marketing P. In order to decide if you should burst an advertisement out on constant basis or vice versa; we need to first check the % of subscribers because it represents the frequent readers. If the subscriber’s % is low then an ad should burst on constant basis, and similarly, if subscriber’s % is high, then it is no harm for an Advertisement to burst out on intermittent basis since the readers will be reading it every month. The conclusion above derived from the degree of difficulty to get reader attentions.

It is easy to get reader who subscribe to the magazine, then a company will not waste money placing their advertisement on constant basis. On the other hand, non-subscriber will be reading the magazine only when the topic is interesting. Hence, we need to have the advertisement on constant basis to gamble on their purchase intention from month to month.
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19 August 2006
Personal Constraint…

I have got many constraints that stop me from doing thing which I like to do. Career, money, times, and many more which seems insufficient to me at this moment. But I know when time goes in; things will start to change…

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20 August 2006
My wifey Birthday…

I celebrated my wifey’s birthday a little earlier this year since her birthday drops on 24 August (Wednesday). I invited Ewe, Anna, Catheryn, Simmy, Joshua, my wifey & I to Atrium Pub around KL Heritage.

We had a bottle Canadian Whisky before an additional of tequila pops each member; yet it seems to be insufficient; and Catheryn gave a complimentary drink of ‘Flaming Lamborghini’ for my wifey, plus an additional drink called ‘Blow-Job’ before we set home.

(Shh…my wifey puke at least 5 times on our way home….I stopped by the roadside for her convenience…)

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23 August 2006
From Low-Grade Manager to MD…

Our category management manager is leaving for Dan-one; she picked up a photo while she was packing; it was a photo taken 8 years ago in Japan.

We can hardly identify in the photo our current MD who was just a low grade manager during that time. He did not even look like a manager; bold and tanned, short & clumsy; and none would believe that he will be sent here as our MD.

He has in fact built his fame throughout the year working in the company; and I would say his fame is one of the most notorious; none of the team members can get along with him.

A manager from Thailand even wished my manager ‘good luck’ for the coming 3 years when the decision to send him is finalised by HQ. It is seen that he is not welcome in Thailand; perhaps, something had happened during his stay in Thailand?

I was thinking; it is our choice to either leave a good impression or a bad one. We must always believe that there is always a better way to perform within the circle of human relationship; as the old one always teaches us, one is given a choice to be notorious or famous, but human tends to go for the easiest way- choice which seems not favourable…

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24 August 2006
Shouting at Problem…

I am in charge of coordinating the campaign print-ad in newspaper. The print ad is supposed to communicate to consumer that we will be having one month redemption, and the redemption is only available at modern trade.

Since the redemption is only available in modern trade, and consumer may ask for the redemption at lower trade if they saw the ad. Hence it is important for us to inform the consumer that this campaign is only available in certain hypermarket and supermarket. Apart from that, certain outlet starts the campaign in mid of September while the ad will roll-out early September, and there is a possibility that consumer may try to redeem at outlet which yet to start.

I took the initiative to ask our media advisor- JW Thompson, and they finally advised me to add in the sentence ‘While stock last’ & ‘only available in certain super and hypermarket’. These two sentences can help to solve the problem. However, before I am able to show the Print ad. My senior walked over my desk and questions me.

“Do you know that certain outlet start a bit late?” she asked. “Of course, I know”

“Then what should you do? Does that lead you to anything?” she questioned impatiently.

I am puzzled for a while trying to understand what she want to tell me; she keeps asking me the same question again and again, fostering her own impatience while I am giving the same response in a row.

Frankly speaking, I have no idea what she is trying to tell me, and what is in her mind. Similarly, I do not know what she is trying to do by arousing something intentionally in the office.

She commented on my response, and criticised my ignorant; saying that I do not think wide enough, and not responding fast enough. Then she lingered on to the outlet commencement date of the campaign, and raises the question of redemption in outlet that yet to start.

I listen with my left index finger & thumb open wide under my chin; and right hand folded under my left hand, fully concentrated on her reprimand, and acted to ponder. I am not thinking of what she said, but I am thinking of how a fool she can be to think that she knows everything. I should have taken the initiative to ask her “Can the two sentences mention in the ad solve the problem?” Then she will at least realise that she is too impulsive jumping into conclusion. While, even if I have done a mistake, I would prefer somebody to educate me instead of ‘teaching’ me…

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25 August 2006
Humble is a virtue …

Humble is a virtue.

We must always be humble because you can not predict the future.

This is a sad case I saw in the market; a new ‘sales manager’ is hired to look after a team of sales person, and this sales manager used to work under one of the ‘sales executive’.

So, do not ill-treat you subordinate as you may fall under the scenario above one day, then your life will be ‘tough’.

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26 August 2006
Leadership needs trust but …

Trust is an important element in leadership skill. No leader could lead without trust from their team members, and that is what my superior currently weak at.

I could not say I trust her wholeheartedly at this moment; because she has been acting strange for the past few weeks, as if I am stepping into her territory. For the fact that I am starting to assume someone may have spoken ill of me without understanding her character of impulsive & red eye; which could lead to a terrible relationship between both of us.

I truly understand her circumstance at which I am currently trying my best to earn her trust to compensate those possible ill-statements could have said by other about me.

For her, as a senior marketing executive at the age of 29 anticipating a promotion for almost a year, aggravated by her myopia of hitting 30 and yet married. She should be in that emotional stage of insecure…my advice to her is to be open-minded & trust people…as I believe if you want someone to sacrifice for you then you must be able to trust that person…if she can’t trust me then why should I sacrifice for her right…

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27 August 2006
Always a Working Weekend …

I am working my presentation kits for my sales team which is due next week. At the same time, I am preparing for my presentation material in Bangkok on the first week of September. Seems that my weekend is again, filled with my work!

Somehow, I am glad that my company is willing to send me over to Bangkok; my first ever chance for overseas exposure. What can be better…?

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Prince: These are the BAGS I bought...

Prince: Finally.A table at Home..

13 August 2006
finally got a Dining Table…

I bought a dining table to day because we desperately needs table at home. And I swipe my card again, I took the time to calculate my expenses and found out that I swipe up to RM 1000 this months. Damn! It’s going to take me another 3 months to pay-off!

Prince: GSC Bad Operation Services...

12 August 2006
Carry-on with Movie…

We went home, and decided to go for movie at One Utama GSC tonight. I prefer ‘Pirate of Caribbean’ but the movie is out of seat already. We have no choice but to watch ‘Dragon Tiger Gate’. Our movie starts at 9.00pm; we arrived earlier at 7.15pm, and went dinner at ‘Jack’s Place’. I have a mixed Grill while my wifey order a beef steak.

I feel thirsty and decided to purchase a cup of Ice Lemon Tea at GSC counter. But the Q is too long, and looks still. My wifey told me about another counter upstairs, so I went upstair. But to my amaze, the counter is closed but the water is still boiling. We enquires the staff passed-by, and was told that it was a different department. (What kind of service is that?)

We check-in, and before the movie starts (at 9.50 pm), I decided to go ahead with the Ice-Lemon Tea. Well, I thought it will be fast, but I Q 45 minutes before it reaches my turn). I went in at 9.45 pm), Yes, the movie started 45 minutes ago. I reprimanded the GCS staff at the counters, and I also reprimanded the check-in staffs (ticket inspectors). What kind of service is this? If you know that today will be crowded, why can’t you hire more part-time personnel perhaps to ease the situation?

Prince: Jack's Place...

Prince: PIKOM...PI.....KOM..

12 August 2006
PIKOM PC Fair…

We went to the PIKOM PC fair in KLCC. We were forced into a big crowd moving toward the main entrance. I feel agitated, and sense of dislike toward crowded areas, perhaps I feel insecure among the unidentified surging crowd around me.

We managed to reach the entrance; I am surprised to know that the fair is separated into 5 main halls at different floor; and at that short moment, I realise that we (I) were progressing like a flock of sheep in accord to instruction. Some of the walk-ways were cordoned so that we walked through in accord to their will; moving from one hall to another and there is no U-turn for you.

Anyway, I bought two Laptop Bag cost RM 179 each (one for me, and the other for my wifey as her birthday gift). I also bought a cartridge cost RM 170.

We went home, and decided to go for movie at One Utama GSC tonight. I prefer ‘Pirate of Caribbean’ but the movie is out of seat already. We have no choice but to watch ‘Dragon Tiger Gate’. Our movie starts at 9.00pm; we arrived earlier at 7.15pm, and went dinner at ‘Jack’s Place’. I have a mixed Grill while my wifey order a beef steak.

I feel thirsty and decided to purchase a cup of Ice Lemon Tea at GSC counter. But the Q is too long, and looks still. My wifey told me about another counter upstairs, so I went upstair. But to my amaze, the counter is closed but the water is still boiling. We enquires the staff passed-by, and was told that it was a different department. (What kind of service is that?)

We check-in, and before the movie starts (at 9.50 pm), I decided to go ahead with the Ice-Lemon Tea. Well, I thought it will be fast, but I Q 45 minutes before it reaches my turn). I went in at 9.45 pm), Yes, the movie started 45 minutes ago. I reprimanded the GCS staff at the counters, and I also reprimanded the check-in staffs (ticket inspectors). What kind of service is this? If you know that today will be crowded, why can’t you hire more part-time personnel perhaps to ease the situation?

Prince: Trying-Out Pizza HUT...

06 August 2006
Pizza Again…

Another round of pizza when my wifey said she want to try to new pizza hut…namely…..aiik..I can’t remember the name…it tastes well, and at least the service is better. We had it at Giant Kelana Jaya…

After that, we decided to chill-out at coffee bean mont kiara…(where I boss is staying across the street…)…

Prince: Birthday Party...

11 August 2006
Birthday Party…

The very first even of this month -my colleague’s birthday. She has such a big house – well- you could have one if you are born with silver spoon though! Hehe…

She invited the whole company, and we had fun chatting with each other. Unfortunately, I can’t stay –up late especially when my HR manager is around as well (I took MC today!). It is not nice for those to see me eating happily around while taking MC in work!...

We plan to go Jungle trekking tomorrow, but somehow, Sim’s friend FFK – Fong-Fei-Kei-(stood-him-up) so we got to cancel the plan. But at least we can visit PC fair at KLCC tomorrow afternoon.

Prince: What I Hate..'Bad Services'...

05 August 2006
Bad Service At Pizza Uno Centre Point

I got no choice but to frequent Pizza Uno for their special pizza because my wifey desperately needs ‘Pizza Uno’ for Dinner. Anyhow, I have no preference at all toward Pizza; it all looks the same to me.

I ordered a beef steak medium cook at Pizza Uno Centre Point. . While waiting for my food to be served, starvation visited, my thought is moving toward great disappointment. Well, I am practically disappointed with the sluggish service of Pizza Uno at Centre Point. 20 minutes are not much for me, but I am feeling a bit left-out when looking at those late-comers being served with freshly cook dishes not even 10 minutes after their order. Can somebody tell me what’s wrong with them? When I finally got my order arrived, only to find out it is COOK…..ishh….

Prince: Oh..my Thought...

26 JULY 2006
Mis-Comm…

There are always miscommunications in the company, and the worst thing to do is blaming others for the miscommunication. I always have that with my senior executive, and it leads me to retrospect of my degree of understanding. Am I having low understanding?

I struggle for 3 months, and the problem still exist. This time, I realize that the problem does not lay on me alone anymore. Perhaps, the other party needs to change her communication attitude. I have tried to reaffirmed of what I was told to do, and the response is always ‘grudge’ of making the other repeating of what was said, yet it helps me to correct the miscommunication that yet to occurs.

In that case, I have to take a step further to educate her about communication that has passion & patience, and not just merely transmitting information or command. Do you have those problems in your office? Sometimes people do not realise that the problem lay on them, and yet they keep blaming others for not understanding, it could be your communication skills though.

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27 JULY 2006
Another Offer…

I got an offer as an assistant manager from one of the company who called me up at the wrong time, wrong place. I was going out with my Managing director for a presentation in Dietheml. While, shifting the material on the car, my phone rang. I spoke to the person while opening the door with my MD bedside me, I was so worried that he might hear what I was talking about that I only gave a short answer to questions asked in the phone.

‘Are you currently attached to any company?’ ‘Yes’
‘Are you interest of taking a jump’? ‘Not at the moment’
‘We would like to offer you as an assistant manager, will you be interested then?’ ‘Not at the moment’

‘I am sorry for the inconvenient, and thank you for your time’ – ‘Thanks for calling’

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30 JULY 2006
Baby Contest….

I attended the Baby Contest organised by Pa & Ma magazine. We were the main sponsor for the events to have the pleasure of being the honorary guest. Looking at those babies, reminded me about my time working in Kindergarten. I wonder how those babies are getting on now. Perhaps, they have grown up by 1 kg / a centimetre higher than last year. (I smiled to myself)…

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31 JULY 2006
when we not enforce ourselves to perform…

My superior made us study for 15 minutes every morning (5 pages from Stephen Covey’s book), in hope that we would become more effective. We had good sharing every morning, those sharing are from our heart, and insight of what we have learnt from the 5 pages every day. However, talk and walk are always different. I still did not notice any changes from anyone of us, self-awareness is still very low among the teams. What is happening? Perhaps, they would just share for the sake of obligation?

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01 August 2006
Awareness is not Perfect

Self-awareness is not the only criteria to change, persistency is.

I always hear that in my team that they aware of their mistake, and yet they are still doing it again and again.

A normal person would somehow retrospect after their mistake, and try their ever best to prevent it from happening again.

In my company case, it seems that people do not really take serious thought about their mistake.
Perhaps, they think that the word ‘Sorry’ is easier to say than really changing themselves.

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03 August 2006
They plan to leave

My senior colleagues plan to leave the company, she has been complaining about the management since I join the company. Perhaps, she wishes to influence my thought. I have been trying to impart a good value in her but seem in vain. The last thing she said is that, ‘Ok, from now on, I will not talk about our company anymore’. That doesn’t seems to be good, if she didn’t talk about it, she will most probably keep in her heart, and it will burst our one day when she no longer able to keep it anymore. Sometimes, we have to make sure that we think it ‘right’.

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10 August 2006
Sick but commitment is important too…

I am feeling sick today, but recall of the presentation that I have to do in Guardian for all the nutritionist. I believe I have no choice but to present at work since I have promised my sales people for the work. I always believe that if I am committed myself into something, I must try my ever best to make it for the commitment. This is my personal principles…

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11 August 2006
Sick but commitment is important too…

What a restful day to recover from my illness. The doctor is kind enough to give one & a half day Medical Leave. I wake up early in the morning and text all my colleagues about my absence today, and that they shall refer to my senior colleague for any urgent issue. This is to avoid any emergency call while I am resting at home.

I am recovering from fever, leaving a slight sore throat. I decided to go swimming at noon to get some sweats. Feeling starve after swimming; and wondering what to eat, I have been having bread since last night, and I really want something new. I am feeling a bit bored for eating bread again today. I finally decided to visit Giant Kelana Jaya to purchase some ingredient for chicken porridge.

Not forgetting I have got a party tonight. My colleague’s birthday party is having a barbecue session at Puchong. I am invited, and will be going with my wifey.

Talking about the birthday, my sales manager would like to share the birthday gift. I bought it for RM 30, and one of my sales executive expressed his interest to share the gift. Not long after, another marketing executive would like to share it too. It has split into 3 parts. Currently, we have 5 people sharing on RM 30 birthday gift, which may appears to be too cheap. I suggested giving an additional RM 10 each as ‘Ang Pow’, and all agree.

Come on man, RM 30 shared by 5 people, what a cheapskate we could be. Ha! They might be too busy to purchase a gift.

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Prince: Baby Contest At Alamanda PutraJaya

We were the Main sponsors for Pa & Ma magazine Baby Contest, it was so fun and reminded me of my time at Eduland, I wonder how are those babies doing right now....