MB 124 - Asiaworks Basic Training

Going to Penang

I will be in Penang until Sunday 9th November 2008.

Urgent - Bloods needed!

Hi There,

My friend father need 12 packs of bloods.
He currently at ICU, Penang Adventist Hospital.
Patient Name: Ooi Lai Soon
Blood Type: Any types

Contact: Mr Koh (0127354575) or Ms Ooi (0125011632)

Please help!

Regards,
Chris

Urgent Help! - Blood Needed

Hi There,

My friend father need 12 packs of bloods. He currently at ICU, Penang Adventist Hospital.
Patient Name: Ooi Lai Soon
Blood Type: Any types
Contact: Mr Koh (0127354575) or Ms Ooi (0125011632)

Please help!

Regards,
Chris

Professional Dancer..

Merdeka FunD Walk 2008

Title : Merdeka FunD Walk 2008
Date : 24th August 2008
Time : 8am
Venue : Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur
Contact : Siew Ping at 012 223 7904 or Nazim at 016 396 2736
Email : GSSC.KLub@standardchartered.com

Brief Description of Events:
Standard Chartered, Scope International is organizing a 5-km Merdeka Fund Walk 2008 on 24th August 2008, to raise RM80,000 for HIV, Blindness and other Malaysian Charities. Supporting this event is Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL). The walk starts at 8am from Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur. To register, participants could email their details to GSSC.KLub@standardchartered.com or they could contact Siew Ping at 012 223 7904 or Nazim at 016 396 2736 and contribute to a noble cause.

Penang Durian - Do you know all type of durian's?

D11 'Number Eleven' was a very popular durian in the 70's. It has creamy yellow flesh with a pleasant taste and a subtle smell.

The D604 was first cultivated by the late Mr. Teh Hew Hong of Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh is quite sweet, and has some 'body' to it as the seed is small.

D600 This durian originates in Sungai Pinang in Balik Pulau. The flesh has a bittersweet taste to it, with a touch of sourness.

The one that I documented is a bit hard.

D700 The flesh is darker than D600, like chrome yellow. Also slightly hard. Crispy, but the smell is not very strong..

Ang Sim (Red Heart) Ang Sim is a durian with flesh which is quite soft and very sweet, and dark yellow in colour. It also has a nice aroma.

Khun Poh This durian takes the name of the late Mr Lau Khun Poh, who first budded it. Khun Poh has beautiful orangy flesh with a slightly bitter-sweet taste and a heavy aroma.

Hor Loh (Water Gourd Durian) The flesh of the Hor Loh is very soft, dry and quite bitter. It has a sharp smell to it. Hor Loh was first cultivated at the Brown Estate of Sungai Ara. It got its name from its appearance resembling a 'Hor Lor' pumpkin. If the durian hits the ground hard when it falls, the flesh tends to be bitter thereafter.

Ang Heh (Red Prawn Durian) Ang Heh originates from Pondok Upeh, Balik Pulau, and has a round-shaped husk. The orange-reddish flesh is highly aromatic, very soft with a bitter-sweet taste.

Xiao Hung (Little Red Durian) Xiao Hung, whose name means 'Little Red One,' originates in Sungai Pinang, Balik Pulau. The flesh has a bittersweet taste to it, with a touch of sourness. The one that I tasted for this write-up is a bit hard. There are only one or two seeds per section, but the flesh is thick.

Yah Kang (Centipede Durian) Yah Kang is one of my favourite durians. Although its flesh is whitish, the taste is superb, milky, like very sweet, melting chocolate. The name 'yah kang' means centipede, and accounts for the number of centipedes found at the foot of the tree, hence giving it the rather unusual name.

Bak Eu (Pork Fat Durian) Bak Eu has a slightly acidic aroma. The flesh is whitish while the taste is quite bitter but nice.

D17 is dark cream flesh. The taste is slightly dry but sweet. It is a tasty durian.

Coupling This durian got its unusual name because it looks like two durians joined together, one big and one small. When split open, you almost thought the two halves belong to two different durians. Coupling has whitish flesh which is slightly dry but tastes good.

Ooi Kyau (Tumeric Durian) The name Ooi Kyau (tumeric) describes the colour of the bright yellow flesh of this durian. It is very sweet and tasty.

Chaer Phoy (Green Skin Durian) Chaer Phoy is shaped like a small canteloupe. The skin is bright green, giving it the name which means 'green skin'. Chaer Phoy has creamy white flesh which is a bit dry, not too sweet but tasty.

Ang Jin (Red Yoke Durian) As the name suggests, Ang Jin Durian has deep orange flesh. It is very sweet and tasty.

Lin Fong Jiau This durian is named after Lin Fong Jiau, aka Mrs Jackie Chan. I wonder whether it is indicative of the relationship of the celebrity couple.

Life's and happy working spirit...

Nowadays, I don't enough time to eat as schedule basis and tired... wanted to rest and sleep more.

For the first time, I sleep before my housemate's. She so surprised why I sleep so early.

Recently, I have to overlook overall of my project which pre-deployment, during and post deployment. Everyone is waiting for me the next steps...what to do?

Anyway, I would said..I enjoyed it and happy with it despite I lose my 2 days weekend for worked and haven't included time I'm working very late on weekdays basis. Some days, I only have 4 hours sleep. But this only happen during near to end of the project completion. Now much stable back.

Working culture and team work is very important to make this happens. I'm happy to see the positive attitudes, team spirits and co-operation given by all the teams to succeed these milestone. I truly understand where they come from as I been worked before under same lengthy hours but they do deserved for this compliments for each challenges accomplished.

Alright.. now about 1:00AM, about time for me to sleep. I need to wake up by 6:40AM for conference call. I will update soon..sorry for such long period I didn't update the blog.

To all my families, friends, colleagues, anyone who I come to contact.. I wish you Good Night and have a wonderful day.

Here to go..Langkawi

I'll going to Langkawi this coming Thursday (5th June) and return following day (Friday, 6th June) night.

7th & 8th June, I have class to attend. :)

Watsons You Awards

Hello friends and all the visitor's, please help to vote for my friend above.
Watsons is having the contest until 22 June 2008.

Your vote will counts.

Steps:
Goto this web site by click here (Watsons You Awards).
Find Friendly Face Awards and click to go in.
Vote for Terence, contestant No. C1.

Tips: You can vote daily basis and you also can input your friend/families vote into the count by repeating same steps.

There will be a lucky for the vote that you submitted. So vote daily and invite your friend do the same.

VOTE for C1. Terence

Thank you

tags: Watsons You Award, Watson, Contest

Penang International Airport

Doing some audit check while waiting boarding...at Coffee Bean, Penang Airport.

Waiting for my housemate to fetch me back home...but end-up we went to One-U and had our dinner at Vietnam Kitchen.

I took the picture at KL Central. So this to remind my friends stop at KL Central (for trip), please recognise this pictures. Normally, I will pass by that area 1st when I reach KL central.

Tags: Penang International Airport, KL Sentral

June: Weekend Plan

24 & 25 May - @KL Study
31 May & 1 June - @KL Work
5 & 6 June - @Langkawi Meeting
7 & 8 June - @KL Study
14 & 15 June or 28 & 29 - Genting
21 & 22 June - Penang

Maro back to Penang

Maro back to Penang on 16th May 2008 until 19th May 2008. 19th May 2008 - Wesak Day.

Genting Highland - Motivation Book Fair

Alot of motivation books available at Genting Highland...

Very creative parking lot

The Changes of Past

The same water flow from river past will never arrive to you again. Once it past let it past.


Everything happen for a reason. We not realise time past so fast and I no longer same as what I could do in future because I'm believe I can do something better. I'm in leaving the home town not because I'm away from problems, but I seeking a better living. I knew my parent would be very upset of my decision but I'm not limit myself forever gated by the sea. I need to cross! For such long time I've watching the opposite living in the dream and guessing. Getting to know the world by just receive the 2/3D view from paper or heard from someone.


I'm crossing because..looking for better oppurtunity, exploring new adventure of life and make use of every moment while I'm here.

Way to go..Penang

I'm going back to Penang on this Friday, 28th March 2008.

Niu Ze Xui - Kelana Jaya

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Tags: Niu Ze Xui, NZX, Kelana Jaya, Business Centre, Flea Market, Food, Beverages, Fashion

I'm lost trust to Great Lion (eastern) - Insurance

With my last blog regarding "Insurance: Agent Services and Unethical Behaviour " and the email i sent over to their customer service, until today there is no one response and follow up my issue despite I'm trying to contact their customer services at different date and different person served me. It proof to me they have the total disorder system to follow up customer issue and do not intend solve the issue reported.

The last things, I posted here to shared with all of you. To reconsider this company if you happen approach by any agents. No doubt they can provide such a great products but bundle with lousy services which customers never expected.

I'm not meant to shared this out but they really never take any action to solve my problems. Many calls and emails sent.... no response or feedback on their subsequence actions. Tired to call them... I will terminate the policy.

Tags: Insurance, customer services, complaint, bad services, Great Eastern, investment.

Insurance: Agent Services and Unethical Behaviour

I bought insurance August 2006 under traditional plan. The agent approach me through my freinds (freind-to-freind intro). The agent given me a good impressions that he really doing his excellence services and being young with great achievements. Considered well-trained agent (full-time) and good in convincing skills.It telling me how desperate he need my policy. :P

I bought and pay the policy annual basis which is not cheap.

On the day i signed the forms and also profile survey (required by Bank Negara), I informed him that how long policy contract would be out and when would you be able to pass to me. He said about 2 weeks and pass to me once he got it.

2 weeks past and I called (instead of agent), he said they policy arrived but is in Seberang Prai Office and promised to collect it. Follow-up the called after 1 month..."Where is the policy?" ..he only replied.. I busy this few days, got this and got that, but i will collect it for you. I'm not seeing he is busy when he look for me to persuade me to sign for the plan. I called him again another rounds after few days, then he quite irritated with my closed follow-up. He immediate collect from S.Prai Office and passed to me at night. Then, he told me that I purposely go and collect it for you one and I replied "Thank you, but you're under service line.". This is his commitment to the company when he enroll as agent. Am expecting they delivered what they supposed to delivered and act professionally.

Time past very fast, occasionally I saw him talking to client and persuade client as what he does consistently. Sometimes, he walk over to talk with us and we always said to him, how can you leave your client on other table and seating with us for so long? He replied..."Already sign de"... and we replied "No medication can cure you". Silently in our mind...we shouldnt sign under this agent.

Time fly to Feb/mar 2007, I'm reviewing my policy contract and annual statement for Income tax justification. I just realised, he didn't do accordingly to customer need instead HIS NEEDS...
He bought for me the riders about rm2000 and the rest is investment. About 55% is riders while 45% investment. I thought it was traditional term investment plan? Shouldn't he place higher percentage on my investment versus protection? Speechless..but continue to process my income tax first.

June 2007, I'm reviewing my insurance policy and call him. No answer my call and no return call also. Forget it, I'm busy also to follow-up with him. Mid-July 2007, I went directly to Penang branch office and surrender my policy. A few days later, agent contacted me why do you surrender without discuss with me? I said "you don't pick up my call neither you return. But he said is ok since i already surrender.

August 2007, he called me to re-instate back the policy due to the policy that I bought actually he unable to meet his performance persistency %. I agreed to give him room to speak, so we meet at starbuck E-gate. He convinced me desperately and showing me letter from his company that he lost promotion to next level as unit manager.

I told him I surrendered this policy was because:
- I'm seeing long term benefits in me and it not I'm not able to paid
- I'm prefer others plan.
- I can't invest something that long terms not really fit to my future financial plan.
* Mainly..he not telling many truth during proposal time, irresponsible and unprofessional.

He debate by saying:- Just take the plan continue...
- Willing to return me all the commission as long as i continue
- continue beg me....and he said if I'm not reinstate...he will lost all his whole year plan effort and restart all over again.

after many discussions about 2.5 hrs, end-up there is no conclusion. Finally, he said he willingly to take up the plan, he will pay everything and do re-assignments as long as i willing to sign.. so he still have chance to get promoted. he said this will add another burden to him and I telling him that you wouldn't do something non-beneficial to yourself, you got promoted and can overwrite more from your downline. Aren't you get more than what you paid plus your commission are returned?

We meet up others day to sign for re-instatement and re-assignment forms. He process partially for me. How I know?

Somewhere in Oct/Nov, I received letter from insurance company to collect my policy contract back but due to I'm currently residing outstation, the customer service call me up. I arranged to collect when I return to Penang. Almost every, month when i visit back to my home (Penang), i received notice from the insurance company i'm still have to pay RM900 over PLUS interest due to late payment. 1st time he paid and follow the rest not sure he is paying that is why I continued got the letter. I informed him by phone in Nov, Dec, Jan and even before CNY 2008. Since he always replied, he would settle it and ask me to ignored, I'm continue give him chance to clear out.

Just before CNY, i call him that customer service confirm you do not process any reassignment and he said he would process it. After CNY/Mid feb, I called insurance company to check, not done so! The KL head quaters customer service told me that no impact on my policy or my name and it will lapse when no value accumulate. I told them all what happening, and I mentioned, when agent gave customer to sign something, he/she must process it as agreed. if he not process it, how am i sure if he submit others documents fully or partially in the future?

If i'm agreed at the first place under my name and let policy lapse, i wouldn't make noise. But this is what we signed and process the re-assigment. How can he ignore this?

Today's (and yesterday) I called up the customer service to check-up and request me to send them a letter for investigation. I midst of processed it before I away.

tags: Insurance, Financial, News, Business, Consumer, Penang, Complaint, Consumer Association