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Friday, November 7th, 2008
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7:07 pm - Weekendout
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It's Friday night. Am going out with PY. Not too sure where.
Anyway, uploaded some photos in Facebook. Do check it out if you have time.
Had a busy week. Looking forward to a good weekend!
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| Saturday, November 1st, 2008
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1:17 pm - Lazy
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Yeah been lazy to update this blog. I think as an alternative, you can check out my FB.
Went to Penang with PY and KC last Sunday and back on Monday. Was a good short trip though.
It's Saturday, i think im gonna spend the day at home - and editing some photos at home to load into FB. Too much photo to edit.
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| Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
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10:55 pm - Doing IT business in Malaysia
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This was an article I read from TheEdge. Sad but very true. Will be interesting for you guys who are in the IT business like me. Yes I have been long gone. busy. haha.
Anyway enjoy.
Taken from The Edge:
I have been covering technology and entrepreneurship for eight years now and it has taken me this long to figure out why I have not been able to celebrate the world-class or even Asia-class success of any Malaysian technology company. Our Money & Entrepreneurship columnist Dr V Sivapalan has some interesting views on the issue too, which he expounds on in his article "State of the country", which we will carry in our next publication on Jan 14.
But for me, the core problem is corruption on an unholy scale in public sector IT procurement and rising corruption in private sector IT deals. "It is actually getting worse and I am frankly appalled at the scenario," states the CEO of an IT company that has revenue in excess of RM15 million a year and reckons he could easily double this if not for the way the "game is played".
Meanwhile, a senior executive at an MNC that ranks as one of the three largest in the world admits that over 70% of the deals he has been involved in have been dirty. Typically, MNCs, which have strict rules about kick-backs, let their partners do all the dirty work when greed, self-interest and corruption get in the way of closing a sale.
In fact, the CEO of a leading tech MNC told me once that his company would walk away from any deal that was shady. Yet, sometime this year, the CEO, when presiding over a sales update meeting with quarterly numbers to be met looming, told his team in no uncertain words: "We need this deal." He was responding to a deal that was not closed because the buyer wanted a kickback. Says an executive who was in the room: "He knew what it meant when he said that."
Tengku Farith Rithauddeen, group CEO and co-founder of Skali, also knew what it meant when he said local companies cannot compete against the "marketing budgets" of MNCs.
But while we at netv@lue2.0 have always been hearing about such deals, it is with the looming World Congress In Information Society to be held in KL in May that I have come to realise the body blow that corruption deals to the country's aspirations of being a leading ICT player and to entrepreneurs' dreams of building a great IT company.
In 2003, when we wrote about Malaysia winning the right to host this prestigious event in 2008, we also said that it should add a sense of urgency to efforts to develop the industry as we would want to proudly showcase at least one or two companies that have become world-class. It pains me that we are nowhere near that goal.
And it pains me even more that Malaysians are afraid to highlight companies that have little or no capability and yet can win deals worth hundreds of millions from the government.
In fact, when I spoke to the press secretary of a senior minister about these deals and mentioned one company in particular, the press secretary did not want to speak over the phone about it. The CEO of a leading bumiputera ICT company also declined to talk unless it was face to face. The reason is that the company in question, Precision Portal Sdn Bhd (PP), is said to be promoted by influential political personalities Khairy Jamaluddin, Datuk Reezal Merican and Datuk Norza Zakaria. However, both Khairy and Reezal have denied any association with PP (I did not get in touch with Norza).
Reezal says he only got to know Precision Portal's executive director Mohd Aminuddin Mustafa during their time at International Islamic University and that could be the reason why his name gets linked to PP every time it wins a government deal. Although Aminuddin replied to some questions we had about PP and how it managed to win large IT deals, questions remain, mainly about the RM1.2 billion eTanah deal. Even though Aminuddin says PP did not win the job, speculation still persists that the deal is linked to PP in some way.
I thus eagerly await an interview next month with Aminuddin and his new CEO, an ex-Mesiniaga executive, on the future of the company. To be sure, PP is not the only such company winning government IT deals. But I am highlighting them because of the personalities supposedly linked to them and I want to send a message to the tech industry that such companies are not to be feared but put under the spotlight because if they cannot build on the business given to them, they have betrayed the trust our government has placed in them. And billions of ringgit in ICT expenditure have gone down the drain, with no meaningful capability built by these companies nor any hope of going regional.
Something sure stinks in tech in Malaysia.
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| Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
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2:07 pm - The new e71
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| Thursday, August 28th, 2008
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9:51 pm - Anwar alive.
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| Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
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5:11 pm - More Wedding Photos
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| Monday, August 25th, 2008
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10:45 pm - Wedding
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Nope, it's not my wedding. but PY and myself was at a friend's wedding begining of this month. had a great time.
I someone like this photo. haha.
the bunch of us.
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| Sunday, August 24th, 2008
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3:27 pm - Crazzie week
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It has been crazzie week, rushing for my tender - tomorrow submission date. Im at the office now. so far so good. finalizing and gonna start printing soon.
was at TTDI Plaza on Friday night with PY. Cool and happening place to hang out. I guess that place is catered more for working adults, rather than Cuve which is a mix of college students. It's just behind VADS (ex IBM building) at TTDI. Parking is a problem there. I guess many ppl like to hang out in these places cos it's nearby...and you don't have to go down to KL - and minus the police road blocks of cos! haha.
I guess will be busy after my submission cos many things to follow, and I have put on hold because of this tender submission. probably going back out to catch up with my partners and customer.
okay, got to continue my work. ttyl. ciauz.
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| Friday, August 15th, 2008
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10:06 am - Clark Quay, Singapore
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Yes I am in Singapore now. Busy with meetings with bosses, pratners etc.
Was at Clark Quay last night. Damn happening place to drink and hang out. Clark Quay.
I managed to walk pass Fashion Bar. They have Zouk in KL, but that's like so no school already. Night life here is awesome. I think cannot compare to Malaysia. Curve is no where man.
I'm at Microsoft office right now. Will be heading back to office after this. Management meeting at 2pm, company dinner tonight. Will update more.
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| Friday, August 8th, 2008
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1:13 am - The Birth
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September 26th, 2003.
This was the date when I gave birth to this blog. It's been...wow, 5 yrs? Time flies man...
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| Monday, August 4th, 2008
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11:15 am - I Got Kissed
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My civic got kised very hard in the @ss on Saturday. Badly damaged. Will need to go to the police station tomorrow morning.
What a weekend.
Will have a partner traveling from Singapore to KL tomorrow. Hectic weekday, especially when I have to send the car for repair, wake up early morning to fetch mum to work to use her car...arrgggh..
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| Thursday, July 31st, 2008
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5:10 pm - You wanna badawi me again?
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Subject: New insertion for 2009 Oxford Dictionary
There are possible plans underway to apply to the Oxford and Webster to include a new word for their 2009 dictionary:
badawi[baa-daa-wee] (Transitive verb/Noun/Adjective): To start something full of promise but end in disappointment, failure and/or disaster.
Eg:
'I'm trusting you to perform this task well; don't do a badawi, ok?'
'Whatever I do, I will always find a way to badawise it.'
France badawied their Euro 2008 campaign. England pre-badawied theirs, while Italy were guilty of over-badawification.
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| Monday, July 21st, 2008
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12:30 pm - What Can You Do With RM3.4mil?
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KUALA TERENGGANU: The state government has defended the purchase of 14 Mercedes E200 Kompressor cars at RM3.43mil for the use of its state executive councillors and senior officials.
Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said the state government had planned to purchase the cars for a long time now to replace its Proton Perdana V6 Executive fleet in a move to cut cost.
Read more here.
This is insane.
On the other hand, IGP files defamation suit against Anwer for his report alleging Tan Sri Musa and AG Abudul Gani fabricated evidence in the 1998 incident.
The IGP is seeking an unspecified amount in damages and an injunction to restrain Anwar from repeating the defamatory statements.
Read more here.
Haha. This is fun. Everyone is sueing everyone and asking for more money..and more money.
i want to sue you, do you want to sue me?
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| Friday, July 18th, 2008
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1:42 pm - Nokia E71i
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12:23 pm - Bachelor Party
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Tonight is our long awaiting Private Bachelor Party for Mr. Benjamin Ong. We're having the party at Eastin Hotel PJ, Executive Suite. Doens't cost much surprisingly. Loads of booze and food line up for the night. Got to go back home to get my stuff later...
@OldTown KL now. not a very productive meeting this morning. went to Cagamas and the lady was having a last minute meeting.arrrggh, that's what happens sometimes.
Anyway, will post up some pics from the party. ciau.
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| Thursday, July 17th, 2008
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9:26 am - Sun, Sea and Beach
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Where can you get a good holiday with beautiful sun, sea beach and cheap beer?
Langkawi!
Yeap, planning our year end trip there again. Some of you guys might say it's sad - cos we've just been there last year. Haha. What to do, no other places to go. This time we are opting to stay at a resort hotel.
Gtg now. Appointment at Klang. Will post more. Ciauz.
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| Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
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8:28 pm - New BT800
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Shit stuff man! The new bluetooth headset comes with LCD Caller ID and Vibrator! cool man..Meaning you won't have to guess who is calling you when you're not with your hp, and couldn't hear the tone when its noisy - cos it comes with vibration!
Im so gonna get it man.
Check out the brochure.
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| Sunday, July 13th, 2008
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2:26 am - Party
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| Friday, July 11th, 2008
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8:56 am - Rocking Climbing @Camp5
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Went for rock climbing at Camp5 @ 1U last night. Was a good session there. Not too bad, earlier this morning went to Gua Tempurung final stage and now another session of rock climbing.
After that went to HIDE to have a few beers and supper.
Arrggh, it's Friday again. sucks that times flies too fast..
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| Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
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4:56 pm - Financial Crisis: Impack on Malaysia
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Executive Business Seminars
The World Financial Crisis: Impact on Malaysia
Speaker: Dr Helen Lange
Saturday, 19 July 2008, 11.30am
Room 2, Level 10 Wisma HELP
Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights, KL
Anyone interested? Call me.
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