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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Week.....Weak

1. I just came back from a meeting in UPM Serdang last week.
2. I managed to visit an alumnus who suffers a stage-4 cancer.
3. She is 34 and her husband is 35.
4. They are quite successful in business. 
5. She delivered her 3rd baby boy 3 weeks ago when the cancer detected.
6. Her husband sent a message to update me her health condition few days ago.
7. Now, the cancer attacks her brain as so many lesions found in the cranium tissues. 
8. I am quite sentimental when it comes to the cancer related diseases. 
9. I pray to Allah to give her strength and gain fast recovery, amiin.
10. etc. 
    

GST

1. It will be just around the corner for the implementation of GST.
2. So many people are becoming tax experts in the past few months.
3. They have come up with several explanations though.
4. Even, the The Royal Malaysian Customs (RMC) have instructed few higher ranking senior officers to explain to the public about what is GST all about.
5. Unfortunately, some explanations were unacceptable as the senior officers are incompetent especially when dealing with more academic and knowledgeable audiences.  
   
6. I  noticed that some parties have taken advantages of the GST implementation and started to increase the prices of goods gradually few months back.
7. These opportunists are well known of their selfish attitudes and always concerned about their profit margins only.  
8. But.....for ordinary citizens.....1 big question is always in their mind....."Whether the prices of products/services will increase?
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A gist of the week.....

I went to Shah Alam recently for my research project under the FRGS grant. It was a great data collection trip as my team members and I managed to visit 3 companies for qualitative data collection.
I also took the opportunity to meet few of alumni during the visit.
Last week also was a special day for me. My nephew's wedding went smoothly as planned, alhamdulillah. Some of the photos are for your pleasure......

Do you recognize him?

This is the same place for my wedding luncheon back in 30/12/2001