A long break....

1. My friends asked me about my long break in updating my blog.
2. I have been so stressful with multiple the new tasks and responsibilities given by the management.
3. It has been nearly 4.5 years for me in the office of the Alumni Director.
4. So many visits to re-establish rapport with alumni done...(in fact, there will be more...)
5. I feel that good network with alumni should be emphasized in the first hand before asking them to contribute back to the university.
6. Not all alumni are interested to contribute money to the university unless they feel more comfortable and pleasant with the university.
7. In fact, when I visited UMK last week, the Dean of Alumni and Student Affairs shared her findings from a research  project.
8. People are willingly to donate to the religious related activities program rather than contribute to the university. 
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The Heat.....

1. The incidents at the Loyat finally "solved" as reported by the IGP.
2. So many theories and stories were heard.
3. I also don't know which one to believe.
4. Some shared the cctv footage to support their claims.
5. Early reports posted in the news also showed different stories from the recent IGP comments and concluding remarks for the incident.
6. But, I don't bother much.
7. We are facing accelerated prices of goods, fuel, utilities etc.
8. What are the actions taken to handle these issues?
9. etc....

Loyat....1MGB.....KakRos

1. So many interesting incidents happened this week.
2. The Loyat Chronicle: A story of counterfeit hand-phone sold at the price of original and genuine hand-phone price....
3. The unpleasant story of 1MGB......which Tun M relentlessly highlighted about the unknown and mysterious RM42 billions status...
4. The accounts (or private banking accounts) of a VVIP have been disclosed by an international journal....with tonnes of unexpected circumstances.
5. A VVIP wife also has been allegedly to have an account in a local bank.
6. So many transactions amounted to RM 2 million was reported to this bank account.
7. Concerned citizens (?) reported they managed to bank RM1.00 into the above said bank account in order to check the ingenuity of the account though. 
8. What else am I expecting before the month of Ramadhan ends???
9. Err....I just went back from KL for a meeting and iftar with alumni.....
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Ramadhan 1436H....

1. My friend asked me the reason for a long silence....(not updating my blog)
2. So many reasons can be given to him.
3. But the main reason is due to my workload at the alumni centre.
4. So many things need to be done and settled especially when it comes to the funding issues.
5. I have told the management that with the current workforce, it is really difficult.
6. Most of the management team have never worked in the industry before they joined UUM.
7. I was a salesman before joining UUM back in 1997.
8. It provided me very good experiences though, especially interpersonal skills.
9. In order to close a sale deal, you may need to meet the person in charge of that organisation 3 or 4 times.
10. The ability of providing sufficient fund to accommodate the sales and marketing efforts must be abundant.  
11. etc.... (to be continued)....

Harvard University versus local universities?

1. The University of Harvard (Harvard University) is very well known in the world. 
2. It offers various programs to accommodate multi levels of potential students.
3. And, it is reported that most of the MBA holders from Harvard University are very successful in their careers.
4. Some of the Harvard Alumni are the key figures in various industries, top politicians, multi billionaire and so on and so forth.
5. This morning, I received an email forwarded by top management.
6. A link of an article published by the Harvard Alumni Office about one their alumni, John Alfred Paulson.
7. He has pledged to contribute USD$400 million to one of the schools in Harvard University.
8. As I predicted, this multi billionaire is a successful hedge fund manager.
9. He has obtained a scholarship from from  Sidney J. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs in 1980 to enter Harvard University.
10. His details can be read from wikipedia.
11. To compare the philanthropies in Malaysia and western countries seems very ridiculous.
12. I always attend a monthly meeting with Alumni Centre Directors of public and private universities.
13. The issues of donations and contributions from alumni to universities always being discussed.
14. Even, in my universities, some of the head of departments also  always voiced out their concerns about the lack of commitment to contribute back to university by the alumni.
15. I just smile.....because some of them also graduated from local/public universities.
16. They are not even contribute back to their alma maters....... in terms of consistent money donation.
    
17. Interestingly, some suggest salary deduction should be implemented.....ha ha...ha....
18. p/s: an interesting fact, that there are some people are reluctant to pay maintenance fee of their housing gated-property........and they are the ones who make so much noises about contribution......

Weeks of sadness.......

1. My father in law passed away peacefully on 18 May 2015.
2. It was really a shock news for my wife and I.
3. He and my mother in law was planning to come to my house on 19 May though. 
4. But, Allah loves him more than us.
5. So many relatives, neighbours and friends paid the last respect for him.
6. My friends in UUM also came to pay the last respect.
7. Alhamdulillah.....I have the opportunity to bathe him for the last time.......
   
   
   
   
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Postponement.....

• It has been a very long time since my blog last updated.
• Yes....it's true, I was busy with so many assignments and programs.
• My visit to Turkey and Bosnia in April was so great.
• I went there with few other colleagues under the MyAlumni Cluster.
• Istanbul.....is a beautiful city. 
• So many interesting places to visit.
• I met many Malaysians too.
• They were in Istanbul for vacation.
• I spent 4 days in Istanbul.
• After that, my team and I went to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
• Many nice and historical places were visited.
• More importantly, we managed to meet H.E the Ambassador of Malaysia for both countries.
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