I expected they will win the competition when they moved into final. Their business idea is brilliant, innovative enough to impress judges. Their well preparation of presentation and question handling deserved their effort!

By the way, how far 'local bank' HSBC contribution in unearth the born of domestic entrepreneur since its first inaugural launch in year 2001? How many ideas were successfully commercialised?

People will have goose-pimples hearing implantation of tiny electronical chip into someone's body, but definitely feel shivering and reluctant to let this occurence happens in his/her flesh. If the idea is commercialised, or in fact before the commercialisation, the first inevitable challenge will be public's acceptance. Malaysian are sensible with health awareness, especially for cancer and ironic diseases. But when confront to preventive action involving high-technology, most probably people's fear is hard to overcome, and therefore it is hard to be implemented.

Anyway, it's really a marvellous job from the trio. Congratulations again!

With approximately 25,000 registered and 800,000 non-registered users in Shabox, 50,000 users in Nine Facts, and steady 1,000 unique visitors a day in mobile entertainment portal, UnrealMind relaxingly allows the figures talk itself to prove how strong their pioneer into mobile content and service market.

Established in end of 2001, UnrealMind had their nimble steps in tasting its fruit's sweetness. Starting from 3 until 30 employees within the year of 2003, plus several prestigious awards like 2003 MSC-APICTA Best of Content Development Award, MSC-2003 Best of Start-up Companies Award, the company, emerged among the market mobile content first-mover, easily garnered MSC status and pioneer status from MDC, and ASP Class License by MCMC in 2003. The Malaysia customer base consolidation fastened UnrealMind to swiftly yet meticulously infiltrate into regional market such as Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and Vietnam.

In the provision of content segment, UnrealMind has numerous of mobile entertainment content such as music, ringtones, wallpaper, ringback, screen savers, Java games, SMS games, MMS, EMS, M-karaoke etc under its Shabox flagship. Meanwhile in mobile service segment, it offers IT solutions with integrated mobile platform which deal with billing system, intranet administrative system, etc.

UnrealMind CEO Tan Swee Yeong is really an astute and discerning technopreneur, who used be openly applaused by Jeff Ooi in his blogsite.

* Congratulations to Yuen Meng and Hock Kung of Radiant Biotech, representing UM and triumphed the champion title of HSBC YITEA 2005, with their business idea BIochip Implantation and Monitoring System (BIMS)

It can be said totally no tangible uniqueness on the pepsi bottle if its new design remains as round sharp and medium-tall in height. Same way to the message to convey. Putting in the geographical map, seperating world into 2, and forcefully relating human civilisation with bottle design is absolutely not impressive.

It's poised that curvaceous concept is somehow more exhilarating and captivating. Pepsi Edge's bottle is nothing more outstanding than deploying the alphabel P with curvaceous edge at the tail of P, and hole in middle for sleek ergonomic handling. People and consumer will not forget the new-look of Pepsi bottle and brand, which will lead to the success of marketing goal.

The querrel almostly erupted into a fight, badly impact on Andy who obviously found his hard time for interruption. Wearing the title of national debate champion undoubtedly leads to highest expectation and veneration. Just realise that big boss will be more adorable of those who have marvellous self-defending skill, and logical, rationale combative behavior, for which this gives a very bad impact on guys. All the time guys like cannot escape the hapless role of gentlemen, while confronting particular issue with gals - merely thinking that it's for the sake of humiliation if he prolong the argument with the opposite sex. This causes their higher risks of losing out of the game. So, should gentlemen need to re-act as gentlemen all the time? Final winner is the king I believe. Nobody will bother how gentlemen you are, and the time you had been so gentlemen..

Pilgrimage and thanksgiving..
Good Friday marked the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ,
Celebration of his resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday
Kneel down during the mass, renewing faith, taking as penance, and remembering Christ's sacrifice
Re-enact the scenes with 14 steps of journey
Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, with blessed devotees braving the rains, thronging the house of worship

Being a 5th year MS: a 4/52 review

Everyday I wish I could turn back time or at least extend more hours to the limited 24 we have each day. It is busy. Even taking time to blog this instead of reading up pancreatic cancer is a ‘gross violation’ that induce enough guilt to last me for the day.

Suddenly, we have lost the comfort zone of being just a 3rd or 4th year student. Our seniors have left the school as fresh graduates, leaving us behind as fifth-year students (or ‘final-year’ for those who are darn sure they will pass), the frontline of facing high expectations from lecturers and nurses about our knowledge and skills. It is definitely no fun to disappoint them on a daily basis.

“Mr. Foo, this is your Waterloo…”
So said my surgery tutor after my case presentation. This is a wake-up call indeed, but then I ponder, “Have I been taking things lightly in Klang and for the past few weeks in surgery?”

Of course not, but working hard is not enough. Probably, I should have more focus and determination to guide my blind hard work. In 2 weeks, I will say goodbye to surgical wards and clinics and move on the psychiatry. The horror is that I have yet to learn more then 50% of basic principles and practice of surgery. The end-of-posting exam looks like an impending doom already.

Being incompetent
This year I discover that I have performance anxiety tremors while doing procedures, and severe memory inadequacy as well as short temper. Being blank when questioned and stupid when doing things is adding to unnecessary frustrations. But most probably I should stop complaining all this after a visit to the psychiatry clinic, which I plan to do soon.

Looking at the responsibilities and hectic schedules of the house officers, MOs and lecturers – each with their own set of external expectations of academic and practical abilities – I feel tired. I wonder if I have the stamina to do postgraduate. I wonder if I am detailed, smart and ‘agile’ enough to go higher.

My level of confidence is at its lowest, and probably rightfully so. At least, I am not overestimating myself. But this kind of self-criticism has to go. Yes I must. God, be my helper, I must work harder and be more focussed.

As if to cover my sins of complacency in my early years of med school, I must work harder. So friends, please forgive me if I cannot attend anyone’s wedding dinner, yum-chas, gathering, steamboat party and what-nots.

However, you are welcome to drop by at 6th college to pass me bottles of essence of chicken, bird’s next, mutivitamins tablets, inspiration books, et cetera.

Till then, pray for me and wish me the best.

American had learnt the leasson from the collapse of Enron in 2001 and WorldCom in 2002. Directors, auditors learnt to be vigilant and independent in corporate-overhaul law. It can be seen where for the pass few years, board members are fairly dare to challenge the chief executives, but increasingly, boards are flexing muscles in forcefully changing the governance in place for the more healthier business rally.

The actions that they take is like punishing the lacklustre performance and ethical lapses happened on chief executives. In fact, the vigilance stems in part from new federal rules and stock exchange requirements at the NYSE and on Nasdaq market. The change have spurred a shift in corporate culture of new fresh openness, but somehow sometimes it is reckoned as dramatic change to a culture of skepticism.

The exit of Carly Fiorina from HP was after her failuire in producing the level of profit goal she had pledged.

Ouster Michael Eisner, Disney long-time chairman was in the case of friction between him and board fighting got greater control.

Ugly corporate scandals massively heightened sensitivity to public-relations embarrassment, which driving to scrutiny. Boeing chief executive Harry Stonecipher is the example, deposed due to an extramarital relationship.

Recent step down of Maurice Greenberg, American International Group chief executive was caused of several regulatory inquiries. Amid signs of improving economic outlook, new promising bloods are needed for whole business landscape. The courageous upheaval outperformed by some American corporates implies their determination to stay brutally at the top against other nations.

If you want to earn the biggest slice of cake, you must not pick the lousy knife to slice it. Because if the cake is delectable, then you can hardly slice once, and that's the one and only one chance, where you are quite pessimistic in garnering back other slices of cake.

It's not saying that nothing is impossible, but it won't be deceptively easy. Perhaps what can you do is to spend extravagantly for another sharpest knife.

If I am fresh to society, I might be with my opportune time to sensibly own a credit card. I am not too affluent to own a supplementary card as what my rich friend's own since form 5. But the time finally comes to my way too.

I might possibly know very little with credit card, because previously I am not need it. By the way, with current situation, before I can ask around for more information about credit card, I can intelligently self-proven that I am technology-savvy by surfing net for more details.

Here that's how the power of marketing takes place. When people purposely go and visit your banker's URL, he or she is your most potential lead, which very soon might become your customer. You will not need to have any roadshow or sales reprensentative to do presentation. You will even doubt that hundreds of million spent on ads in either printed or mass media are not effective enough to captivate my attention for the past few years.

Which one I will consider? I eyes on HSBC SmartPrivileges, UOB VOX Card, and Citibank card currently. The huge variety of privileges like unlimited rewards, heart-catching indulgence, year-long and red-hot discounts, smart 0% instalment plan etc enthrall me. UOB's lifetime of annual fee waiver, yet no sign of product's quality deterioration is most seducing. Citibank is prominent with its strong brand, and so it's still in the battle. Maybank Mastercard or Visa card is totally kicked out as it leaved me monstrous impression with their nightmarish charges. PB Card is also would not be taken into consideration as its too-normal appearance doesn't suit to my age and personality.

The fight is still stiff and opened anyway. Because I still will ask around for more details.

Am I one of majority in the biggest slice of cake? I don't know. Those doing marketing will know.

If the question above gives positive answer, then the first action they need to have is the holistic marketing plan in catering our desires.

Viagra takes up more than 70% or $997 million of total drug sales for aphrodisiac last year. This figure indicates that men are never reluctant to pay much to have better sex life. Besides that, the habit of plying with red wines or chocolates increases the sentiment of romance, which will arouse greater sexual desire.

Nevertheless, healthier sex diet should be taken up from the natural raw ingredients. Soy is the ideal herb which driving to good sexual pleasure by binding the estrogen receptors, which leads to vagina remained lubricated and menopause-soothing. For men, it plays the crucial role as it is beneficial for prostate. Gingers are believed in improving the blood circulation which in turn could improve the sexual pleasure as well.

Obesity greatly increases the risk of erectile dysfunction and low testosterone production. The saturated fats clog arteries and delay an adequate flow of blood to the genital organ. Meanwhile, it's somehow bad also for vice-versa. Thus, the good kinds of fat are needed. Olive oil, salmon and nuts contains optimal sources of mono-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated fats for hormones (estrogen and testosterone) production in liver, which is the need for sex drive.

As project manager, first thing undoubtedly is the initiation to leverage on team member's experience and expertise in successing the task. Nevertheless, amidst leveraging on one's knowledge and listening on brainstormed views, ultimately PM is the final decision-maker, and this role must vigorously be set in PM's mind from time to time. PM's role is critical as he's prone to be condemned as no competence and poor leadership if other team members make a strong and apparent signal of task-overtaking. At that point of moment, he should be stick, stay firmly with other team members' respects in scrapping exaggerator's power.

Levi's is deeply-entrenched in American's mind with its prominent jeans over the century, yet the stiff competitions given by other players is somewhat alarming. For any marketing strategy applied in any industry or field, back to the root is how discerning the player knows well with targeted market and caters their needs, as well as stands in consumers' empathy. Levi's is with strong brand name, yet in order to pushing hard the efficiency of brand-building, the universal rule is always to be different. Catalog made with jeans skin can stimulate consumers' touch sense for quality. Thumbs-up. One catalog, with minimalist graphics and colors, should contains all simplified yet concise jeans infos, for all walks of life, and is arranged neatly for easy info-seeking. Blue wheel-turn catalog is ideal epitome.

Speaking or commenting much is not equivalent to high level of maturity. Keeping quiet and prudently structuring the idea is imperative, so when it's appropriate to talk, then just articulate them with aplomb. Working alone due to serious non-trustworthiness, and treating other as dumb is major disaster. You will be blamed with all failures, and meantime, you will never be genuinely applauded with victory. Good team work is sometimes relatively idealistik, but it must be into good practice.

Karkin is kinda worried that I will be abandoning this site.

Got me thinking..definitely this is n't my primary blogging place...

wat about u guys...karkin n teong, never blog also...

Karkin is kinda worried that I will be abandoning this site.

Got me thinking..definitely this is n't my primary blogging place...

wat about u guys...karkin n teong, never blog also...