17 May, 2012

How Sweet?

The Star published a story about how they have increased the subsidy of sugar so it not will be a burden to the people.

The global price of sugar is skyrocketing. We have to pay RM567mil for sugar subsidy this year compared to RM262.4mil last year due to the higher prices – Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Now i don’t really understand economics but it didn’t sound right, normally there would be lots of noise when something like this happened but i didn’t hear much till i read about and i found an article by Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara, Tony Pua who explained the situation which is a totally contrasting situation from what the The Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister  [Read more...]

Does Job Security Exist?

We hear about how our parents and the older generation stay in jobs for 20-30 years, some even retire in the job they first got when they first got into the job market. Those days are not gone but extremely rare don’t you think? People are consistently on the look out for a better job, better salary to basically progress and do better than they already are.

Now have you wondered why business people work so hard and sacrifices their savings, time and relationships for that promise of success which is not a given even with all the effort. Strange isn’t it? Why do it when you can be employed and earn that stable wage?

Here is one very interesting way to look at the whole thing

Regardless of whether you are self-employed, a traditional employee, or a business owner, you are in business for yourself. The primary distinction is who are your customers? For a typical employee, your “customer” is your boss. He or she is the one who is purchasing your services. However, if you own a business, you have many customers (or bosses).

Accordingly, many entrepreneurs feel it is inherently more risky to have a single boss than having many “bosses.” For example, if you own a thriving business where you can control costs, growth, and marketing, then a whole bunch of customers would have to effectively “fire” you before you were forced out of a “job.” A business owner’s sustenance is no longer determined by single person’s opinion or by shareholders who may not even know his or her name. This is why financial independence is so important to traditional employees: no amount of education or experience can guarantee that even the most talented and faithful workers won’t be unemployed by the end of business tomorrow.

Make sense ha?

It’s probably a good idea to re-evaluate how you look at your job and how you like to position yourself for the future, security is becoming a myth and to survive you need to adapt. Like it’s never to late, it’s never to EARLY to start.

May not make sense but hey, just what i think :)

Gong Xi Fa Chai

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. only found out today over BFM that it is also known as the “Spring Festival. The festival begins on the first day of the first month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: Zhēng Yuè) in the traditional Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern Festival which is on the 15th day.

This year is supposed to a very special year as it is the Year of the Dragon

The year of the Dragons begins on January 23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013. The Dragon is the fifth sign of the Chinese Zodiac, which consists of 12 Animal signs. The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend. In ancient China, the celestial Dragon represents an emperor and power. Today, it is the ultimate auspicious symbol signifying success and happiness. May the celestial Dragon bring great good luck to everyone.

Hopefully 2012 brings us all lots of love, joy and prosperity. Just a little tip, its not going to fall from the sky so make sure you put in the effort and hopefully the forces above will give us a kind hand :)

2011 McDonald’s Global Sustainability Scorecard

Going green is a cliché with more and more companies jumping on the bandwagon but how many are really taking it seriously. A truly green company looks at all aspects of the matter while keep sustainability in mind.

McDonald’s , its impressive of what they have done and hope more and more start practising/documenting they work and have a plan which they diligently follow thru.  For me its key that the big players set the precedence and the rest will follow.

Download the Scorecard HERE

Ivy League School Are The Best?

This is something! I heard about how competitive it is in education and the job markets from my friends. Some stories that i hear sounds like a massive case of exaggeration but after speaking to close friends, they confirmed that it is the scene.

Heard of IIT (Indian institute of Technology) ? This is the boiling pot of education! Beat this, i was told that apparently to get into this Institute you need to score a moderate 100% at your entry exam. And this is not we want to see if you know some math’s and some english entry exam but one massive test. It’s so massive that some students find their stay in the uni a breeze because they the studying that happened during the entry exam .. WAS CRAZY!

You have to watch the video to believe it. Imagine this students that don’t make it into IIT, get scholarships into the IVY League schools.

Watch the video  [Read more...]

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