Like I mentioned in my previous post that I've no confident to sell the product offered by my previous employer. And they also realized that the product is not really ready for the market in term of the stability and technically working. So finally I decided to quit the job and look for new venture.
After 1 months of seeking jobs, went to many interviews. Finally I think the position offered by CIMB Bank is quite interesting and quite challenging based on what they mentioned in the job description (we can't know the true working environment until we worked there right?).
I'll based in Plaza Damansara - Menara SBB (Southern Bank Berhad). I am quite familiar with that area because used to have meeting over there since when I was in-charge of Apple product in my previous employment, used to go to Apple Office over Plaza Damansara. I can say it is quite difficult to find parking and hope to check on it tomorrow on the parking earlier.
Will see how it goes since I've yet to read the whole offer letter as well. The offer letter will be send over to the office and I'll only be reading it on tomorrow morning. What I know is just the basic salary and dress code (haha!!).
I'll see how it goes with this job. A new industry for me - banking. Hope I can do something different and together we grow.
Finally moving into a new environment in new job
Posted by eightdots™ Labels: job, personal, wishing
There are a lot of karaoke folks now days. There is this free player similar functionality with Winamp called TTPlayer. With it, you could use it as a tools for you to train yourself at home singing Karaoke because it will automatically download the lyrics based on your mp3's file name and then highlight the sentence during singing just like you're singing in any Redbox or Neway Karaoke. Very nice and user friendly. Have a try.
TT Player Download
The player is fully in Chinese word only so for those who can't read chinese, SORRY!! You better get yourself a Chinese tuition teacher.
How to explore your skills and find a job that suites you?
Posted by eightdots™ Labels: information, job, personalI find a lot of articles taking about how one can explore his skills and find a job that suites him well. There are things like list down what you're interested in doing? Whether its sports or events. Then later find out what skills that the thing that interest you brings to you. Whether it is transferable skills or self management skills. Then list a set of jobs that can fit in well in term of salary, working environment and so on.
Ya ya. I am stuck in this part. I know how to identify but there just not that easy to find a job that can match your skills unless you're preparing to wait for the job to appear and starve to death before that. I've been looking into all the job sites and newspaper to look for a job that is suitable for me. I can say not that easy. Most of the time during these period, a lot of your friends or relatives who before that told you that they've plenty of jobs looking for people will suddenly out of jobs. And companies that you think of entering don't offer what you expect or they don't offer the position you're looking for. It is hard!!
Counsellor back in college will tell us all the theories but they just can't make the job there for you right? GOD HELP. I believe my skills and i believe my ability, i just need an opportunity, thats all...
Yes. There are a lot of great news like both Proton and Perodua is coming up with new MPV models as well as the new Kembara is coming to the scene.
Perodua managing director Datuk Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar indicated in a report by The Edge that we will see the launch of the new Perodua Kembara replacement model this year. The new Kembara will logically be based on the new Daihatsu Bego/Toyota Rush, and Perodua targets modest sales of about 300 units per month as they are going to focus on the Viva instead. The Kembara will not be a high volume seller for them.
Just a recap - the Daihatsu Bego or Toyota Rush that the new Perodua Kembara replacement is expected to be based on is powered by a 1.5 liter DVVT engine, similiar to the unit in the Toyota Avanza 1.5. It has a full time all wheel drive system. It first appeared as a concept car called the Daihatsu D-Compact 4X4 Concept.Take a look at the leaked picture from Paultan.org. Looks much like a Myvi front with some Rush back ya??
1. Robert Kuok
Still in the number 1 position as the richest man in Malaysia.
$5.6 billion
83. Married. 8 children.
Got start in 1949 trading rice, sugar and wheat flour. Today heads multinational Kuok Group. His Pacific Carriers Ltd. is a leading dry-bulk shipper in the Pacific basin; his Transmile Group, which transports freight by air, has landing rights in China and India. Also owns 10 Coca-Cola (nyse: KO - news - people ) bottling plants in China (guess this is the part that make him rich huh??).
2 . Ananda Krishnan
Second place in Malaysia - popular man who known as Boss behind Maxis and Astro.
$4.6 billion
68. Divorced. 3 children.
Former oil trader's holdings include Maxis Communications, Malaysia's largest cell phone service provider; now entering Indian cell phone market with acquisition of 74% stake in Aircel Ltd. for $1.1 billion. His Tanjong Plc.'s subsidiary, Powertek Berhad, paid $300 million for three Egyptian subsidiaries of energy giant EDF in March. Also controls racetrack betting and lottery systems in Malaysia.
3. Teh Hong Piow
Public bank are always the second largest bank, when will he gets into number 1?
$2.1 billion
76. Married. 4 children.
Former bank clerk used profits from real estate deal to open small bank 1966. Today Public Bank second-largest lender in Malaysia, with 12,800 employees and 251 branches. Public Bank's Islamic banking products and services gaining popularity among Malaysia's Muslims. Loves photography; avid reader.
4. Lee Shin Cheng
Now everyone should know the boss of IOI Group. Used to be Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong on the fourth place in richest list of Malaysia.
$2.05 billion
67. Married. 6 children.
Started out as field supervisor in plantation industry. Now heads IOI, with interests in palm oil, property development and hotels. Set up largest palm oil refinery in Europe, which recently started production. Company's stock up 70% in past year, driven by hype surrounding biofuel (gasoline or diesel mixed with palm oil to cut oil costs and pollution).
5. Quek Leng Chan
$2 billion
65. Married. 3 children.
Heads Hong Leong Group Malaysia, a conglomerate of 14 listed companies traded on various stock exchanges. Includes Asian financial services giant Guoco Group. His Hong Leong Bank has bid an estimated $460 million to buy Hong Kong's Asia Commercial Bank (other-otc: CBDP.PK - news - people ); one of two finalists. His Hong Leong Group is also in talks to sell its OYL Industries Bhd., which makes air conditioners.
6. Lim Goh Tong
Still remain in the list (Not sure if they noticed that he had passed away)
$1.5 billion
88. Married. 6 children.
Former public works contractor turned his idea for hilltop resort on outskirts of Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, into one of world's most successful casino resorts; his First World Hotel now has 5,675 rooms. Retired in late 2003, handed reins to son Lim Kok Thay (ranked number 10). Wrote autobiography titled My Story.
7. Yeoh Tiong Lay
$1.1 billion
76. Married. 7 children.
Patriarch (otcbb: PRRH.OB - news - people ) of Yeoh family heads YTL Corp., one of Malaysia's largest conglomerates, with interests in construction, utilities, hotels, property development and technology. Son Francis YTL's managing director. Company hopes to benefit from $54 billion development plan recently unveiled by the government. Related Starhill REIT listed in December.
8. Tiong Hiew King
$1.05 billion
70. Married. 3 children.
His Rimbunan Hijau Group got its start in 1975 as a timber contractor. Operations now span Malaysia, New Zealand and Africa. Maintains that his logging operations benefit local communities. In recent years his publishing house, Ming Pao Enterprises, has introduced local editions of Chinese-language daily Ming Pao in cities like San Francisco, New York, Vancouver and Toronto.
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9. Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary
$1 billion
54. Married. 5 children.
Started out in "bowl of Malaysia" as rice trader. Today controls Malaysia Mining Corporation (MMC), which just announced plans to up stake in power producer Malakoff in proposed $2.6 billion deal. Also controls container port Tanjung Pelepas and nearby Senai Airport and has stakes in an automaker and book retailer. Contributes to Islamic schools, mosques and arts.
10. Lim Kok Thay
$440 million
54. Married.
Became chairman of Genting Group when his father, Lim Goh Tong (number 6), retired in late 2003. Has been key driver of its Star Cruises, world's third-largest cruise line (which he also runs), as well as its casino projects outside Malaysia. Now trying to enter Macau and Singapore gaming markets; reportedly partnering with Universal in Singapore bid to gain edge over U.S. rivals. Listed Genting Group's international arm in Singapore in December.
11. Azman Hashim
$405 million
66. Married. 5 children.
Forty-six-year veteran of banking industry. Bought own bank in 1982 and eventually built it into diversified AM Group. Bank's original name, Arab-Malaysian, was dropped in 2002 in favor of more modern acronym. Chairs Malaysian Investment Banking Association and Malaysia-Japan Economic Association. Reportedly enjoys golf and water sports.
12. Vincent Tan
$355 million
54. Married.
Acquired Berjaya (which means success in Malay) in 1984, built it into conglomerate with interests in financial services, hotels, theme parks, lotteries, education, real estate and manufacturing (makes heating pumps and bicycles). Known in the company as TSVT (for "Tan Sri Vincent Tan," "Tan Sri" being an honorific title, like "Sir," in Malaysia).
13. Kua Sian Kooi
$285 million
54.
Majority owner and head of Kurnia Asia, one of Malaysia's biggest insurance companies. Started out as insurance salesman 1974, eventually becoming underwriter. Bought ailing insurance firm in 1991 and turned it around, making Kurnia among most profitable insurance outfits in the country in less than a decade. Took company public last year.
14. Lim Wee Chai
$210 million
48. Married. 2 children.
Son of rubber plantation owners and traders, he and wife started trading latex gloves in 1991 and opened first factory the next year. Today his Top Glove is one of world's largest producers of rubber gloves. Plays golf two days a week as well as badminton.
15. Anthony Fernandes
$205 million
42. Married.
Spent 14 years as music industry executive, lastly running all of Warner Music's operations in Southeast Asia before quitting to launch what is now Asia's biggest discount airline, AirAsia. With slogan "Now everyone can fly," AirAsia went public 2004; sports $1 billion market cap. To save money, half of all bookings made through the Internet. Also developed service to book tickets by mobile phone and SMS. Starting to offer cheap car rentals and a referral service to hostels.
Tag Heuer had always been one of my dream watch. Not really on the design sometimes, is all just about the brand brand brand. That is why until now I am still using my very lovely Seiko which I think is good enough for a rough man like me.
I never really knew this was coming. After the LG Prada, then Armani Samsung, Apple iPhone Now it is turn for a watch premium brand to come up with its own mobile phone. Seems like everyone is thinking to get a stake out of this big cake of mobile phone market.
Of course, looking at the design I was like .."urrrggggg". What kind of designer would design such an awful product.
Reportedly, the handset was indeed developed in partnership with Modelabs, and beyond the all-metal casing, you can also expect a sapphire crystal screen, 2-megapixel camera, multimedia player, 1.9-inch QVGA display, Bluetooth and a battery good for 7-hours of yappin' aimlessly about how pricey your new mobile is. Speaking of which, did we mention this prized piece will run you between €3,400 ($5,420) and €3,900 ($6,216), depending on customizations. (engadget.com)That is the price to pay!!!
First of all, there is a question to ask the readers. What do you think is the thing the current world most afraid of?? Jobless??? Dumped by lovers?? Bankrupt? WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!
In the 21st Century, more than 50% of the people most afraid to have lost their mobile phone. Funny? I don't think so. It is shown in an article that half of the people around the world have a phobia of losing their own mobile phone. So are you one of these people? You might feel relieve after knowing that half the people around the world is just same as me but don't get happy so early.
There is another report which shows that since people are so afraid of can't get in touch with others. They've tend to on their phone 24 hours a day (I am one of those) and it brings impact to health problem because of the radiation comes from the mobile phone. Read more on WiKi regarding this matter.
And since the number of mobile phone users is like triple of the total smokers in the world, mobile phone also kills more than cigarette. (I bet you didn't know mobile phone kills that much of people) when all the time the media and government tell us not to smoke, they did not control on how phone maker manufacture the phone.
But for me. Just like any other smokers. We can't just get rid of mobile phone right? Just remember, if possible just try to put it further from you when you're sleeping.
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You might not know what is it but I am sure you heard of it at least. iPhone produce by Apple Inc. is a revolutionary mobile device that add on together the internet + iPod + mobile phone.
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My second aunt just passed away yesterday. The day before I was still in the hospital to visit her and she is still conscious. I remember the last few words she said to me was "I am very hot, I feel so warm here (in the hospital)" and she said that she is getting difficult to breath. Although the hospital had provided her with oxygen.
Her heart starting to break down the only left 20% of the function which the doctor is planning to wait for a surgery once her condition get well. However, her condition did not turn well.
And on the 1st April 2008 (April's fool) is the day she continue her journey in another dimension.
Hope she could rest in peace!! I sincerely apologize for whatever I did not done well during her time here with us.
I found out that I am a person without patient. When I wish to do something I want it to be done straight away and the results comes straight away. But you know? Most of the things still need patient because there are many things that cannot just have results in a blink of an eye.
So, I plan to search in the web to see how to cure this "patient" thing. I found out that there are many steps that people on the website are willing to share. After reading, I think that those are just whole bunch of craps. Doesn't help at all. One thing that I thing help is to make yourself loss focus on what you think you can't wait for... Ya.. that helps..
When I am waiting for a phone call and can't wait longer, I just make myself focus on something else. Slowly, I find myself not thinking hard on that same thing again and again...
Can you convince others when you don't believe in it?
Posted by eightdots™ Labels: business, gadget, information, personal, technology
I think a lot these days on how I can convince the customers to purchase a newly develop products. The ideas of the product is so brilliant. In one single box, you can actually used for multipurpose.
Put in a 3G sim card where you can get HSDPA network (up to 3.6Mbps from Celcom, Maxis or U-Mobile). The product will becomes a internet gateway + router where you can share your broadband connection out through the build in WiFi. This will be the first features - Share your wireless broadband. Unlike other USB HSDPA modem where you can only use for a single PC/ Laptop. This is more useful.
Other than that, it can become your office phone. Not only one phone but with multiple extension (like intercom within your small office). Isn't that great? You can do free intercom and these extension can do outgoing call through GSM call. You can also have auto attendant to help pick up the call and transfer let the person to leave down message, dial an extension. The second features of the product - IP-PBX
SMS. SMS has becoming one of the powerful tools for business and many of the business does not know how to adopt this powerful features. You can't just save all your business partners in the phone and use your mobile phone to send out SMS all the time? That just don't feel right. Ok. This product can share the application out. When you connect to this product using the WiFi, you can actually use it's built-in web based application to send SMS, delayed SMS, group SMS. Save your appointments, meetings, phone books, to-do list and other useful features in the box. It will remind you by sending you SMS or email on your appointment. Isn't that great?
Not only that, you can even plug a USB printer and it will auto configure itself to be used by all the client who connects to it. Becoming a print server.
When you heard of something like this, you'll feel that it is really a powerful product but I just don't feels like I'm having confident to the product. I can't force myself to just sell the item because I know the problem behind it.
The 3.6Mbps speed sounds fascinating but it has a quota set by the Telco limited to each line on 3GB / month. Not only that, the speed is on a best basis which means it is not going to reach 3.6Mbps somehow. For me, I'd never tried on more than 500Kbps. Even streamyx will have a slightly stable and a guarantee of 75% of the speed, but not on the 3G broadband. 500Kbps some more you'll have to share with your office colleagues and with a quota limitation. How can you expect the performance to be at a reasonable standard?
Second thing. Yes, it can have multiple extension but there is only 1 incoming call and 1 outgoing call at a time which is a very limitation compared to the current PBX where it can support multiple lines. If such expensive item can support up to 15 - 20 users where all are only sharing for 1 line then it is a bit of unacceptable. But if you said the item support only 5 users then there is no need to use such expensive item. Either way, our product is in a Grey area of both the usage.
Third thing. Yes the most important thing is the stability. The product still not stable and our development teams can't manage to know what problems is it. It hangs sometimes and it works find sometimes. But sometime it hangs quite often (every 20 - 30 minutes). REMEMBER!!! if the product hangs that means you're no longer having internet connection, you can't make calls and receive calls, you can't print or send SMS or even access the box. You'll have to restart the whole box and wait for 1 minute at least for it to recover. But if it happens to often, you won't be able to finish even your email download.
Last thing, the print server. I don't think it works anyway. You can plug in a printer but you'll never be able to use the printer. That is a big issue.
I just can't convince myself knowing all these problems but remain to convince customers to buy and say that it is super stable and reliable. I am so confuse now!!! If I leave the company, I am just another jerk who doesn't have patient to hold long and if I stay, I'll have to sell this piece of product......What will you do???
Today I got an email from my boss regarding making decision. Here it goes:
We have to make decisions daily. We need to improve the quality of our decisions. I have read this STEPBACK decision making ftamework which I thought was easy and can be effective:
Stop what you are doing
Think logically through each option
Estimate the likely outcomes of each option
Play the probability game – what is the likely option?Be sure that you have all the facts – do you need anyone or anything else?
Accept that you have made the best decision based on the facts you have
Check with your instinct – does it feel right?
Keep calm and make the decision
According to the author, Hary Vurnum, the best managers follow this framework and make decision in seconds. It is like driving a car. Once you have learnt how to, and practiced enough, your subconscious takes over and does the work without you having to consciously go through the routine.
Try to adopt it so that we will breed happy customers and improve bottom line.
A simple decision can be made through forward and backward planning. This is how it goes:
Say you're in a mid of thinking whether you should continue your studies or you have to accept a job right away which offer quite attractive remuneration. Think again carefully what you wish to achieve in your life (maybe 10 years down the road or 20 years down the road). You maybe seeing yourself as a successful manager in a big multi national company which handle more than 5 countries in an IT industry. You drive a BMW and have a house in Bangsar having a wonderful family with 3 kids.
At this point of time you maybe earning like RM50k/ month and having some property.
So think backward, how do you achieve your status in such a moment, you'll at least have to be very experience in the IT industry. You maybe need a qualification in order to reach that point?
Slowly think back in 10 years where were you? You maybe still working hard and get the network you need. You maybe changing from your previous company where you think it does not comply with your future. And soon, you can imagine do you need your current study in order to reach that point or it is more important to get into the job right away and get the exposure you need.
Of course like the first method, the more you use and more it is recorded in your sub-conscious and sooner, you'll find yourself very effective in making decision.
There is no right or wrong way. Somehow, it is just a way to help you make your decision. Either choices can bring you to success and failures which is so much depends on how you actually use the choices you make at the first point as a journey of success.
Think about it..
The 12th Malaysia General Election had over and all results has been announced yesterday on the 9th March 2008. Everyone not only the candidates but all the voters can't wait to see all the results during the election day.
Of course this is my first time voting and as a responsible Malaysian, I have to make sure that the future of our country really improve by real figures and not in the mouth of the stupid politicians where sometimes they not even know what they're talking about. Of course not every politicians are the same, there are a few of them who are responsible on what they do.
The results of the election is much surprise and fill with joy that all Malaysians actually know what is happening in the country and wish for a change for a better future not only for themselves but also for their next generation.
I guess the current government should really examined what went wrong from the pass 4 years in since the last election. But most of the problems came from only a few people in the very high ranking positions, they're selfish and ruining the country where the country suppose to be a prosperous and peaceful place for all race and religion (at least that is what I am think when I was young) until now that I am really angry on what is going on in the government.
CHANGE THAT PLEASE...
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE LATEST RESULTS PLEASE DO SURF THE SITE BELOW:
http://pru12.spr.gov.my/spr/
As for the new parliamentary and state assemblies. I congrats all of you and hope that you really do what you've been promised in the past and bring hope to the country.
