Lunch at Black Angus, Singapore.

We were treated to sumptuous lunch in Singapore recently by the Atkinsons. I was told that they serve the best steak in town. My lovely wife had been there a few times but it's the first for me.



This is the salad. It's so mouth watering and I couldn't wait to chomp down every bit of it. actually, I was kind of hungry.. hehe :)



Then it's the appetizer. It's more like a main course for me. The prawn and mushroom were super mouth watering and tastes superb with the sauce.



Then comes the main course. Elder Atkinson ordered a humungous 11oz for me. It's like a never ending meal for me. But the steak is so tender and delicious. It took me quite a while to finish up the steak as the salad and appetizers had kind of filled me up to the brim. I normally skip or had light lunch to `watch' my weight which I am sure would be what most `investors' would look forward to. It's up, up and away.. kind of like Superman!!

Make English Pass Compulsory in SPM

There’s no denying that the standard of English amongst our youth had deteriorated. I am lucky as we are the 1st batch when only History and Geography were taught in Bahasa Malaysia.

I had personally conducted many interviews with school leavers and even fresh graduates and most of them had problems expressing themselves when they were asked to introduce themselves in English. Perhaps, those that I had in contact with may or may not reflect the actual state of command of English Language amongst our youth to go by but it’s rather shocking enough to demand some swift corrective measures before the problem further deteriorates.

I am equally surprise as our Education Minister that it’s not compulsory to at least have a pass or credit in English to pass the SPM. Naturally, this would result in less focus or even total disregard to this particular subject as English would have totally no impact to passing the SPM.

Without the basic command of English Language, our youth would lose out in the ever competitive job market and may further lose out to graduates from our neighboring countries that had emphasize on the importance to grasp the proper command of English.

I sincerely hope that a wise decision could be taken by the relevant Ministry to improve the situation.

Malaysia Boleh!!

CSR Rebung 2009 - A Most Rewarding Experience

It's been a rather hectic but fun and rewarding experience to be part of Rebung 2009. It all started with a 3 days 2 nights training at IIM. Me, together with a few of my colleagues were selected to be part of the team of trainers.




It was fun to mix and get to know the teachers and working with them through odd hours to get the project off the ground. All the hard work finally paid off when we were presented with a certificate upon completion of our training.



I was assigned to organize the coloring contest for all the pre-school kids at a designated Kampung in Batu Pahat as well as the safety and health aspects of our community program. It was great fun to watch the kids putting in their best effort in producing their own masterpieces. Their total focus and concentration during the competition are most inspiring and fun to watch.


The closing ceremony was another out of this world experience. Just seeing the sea of aspiring future leaders and to truly feel their undying dedication and enthusiasm send goose bumps up my spine. Their roar of unity could easily brings a stadium down. Nope, the recent collapsed stadium had nothing to do with them.



This picture shows a proud student explainig their team's experience and achievement during the course of the whole program to a VIP during the end of the program.






And the man who made it all possible. En.Nizam of IIM. His humble and wise words never fails to trigger the humane side of us and reminds us to treasure and practice the values of Integrity in whatever we do.





This souvenir from the teachers and students will always be the reminder of all the fun and rewarding experience that I had during the whole program