Germany & Italy 2013

Arrived at Frankfurt and spent some days waiting my wife for her business trip.   One of the best country to travel by car, Italy...so scenic. Leaning Tower of Pisa Historical Rome Romantic Venice Milan - City of Fashion And a visit to San Siro for Champions League match between AC Milan & Ajax Amsterdam ...

Frankfurt at night

Am in Frankfurt now, just about 3 weeks before Christmas. Such a beautiful scenery at night. ...

the kids

Growing up so fast.... ...

Dinner in Singapore

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My 32nd B'day!

I'm 32 now. Couldn't be happier than this, spending time with my family at Pangkor & Cameron Highlands :) Swiss Garden Spa & Golf Resort Above: 4th Generation - Grandmother, Mother, Me&wife, Kids Below: Strawberry Plucking in progress at Cameron Highlands Cameron Highlands  Birthday Boy ...

Happy 5th Birthday My Prince Aqeel

Aqeel is 5 years old today! How time flies...Happy Birthday my prince. Wish you all the happiness and mummy/daddy love you so much :). ...

SAP Forum 2013

Attended SAP Forum yesterday. It was good, SAP has done really tremendous job catching up with latest technology revolution such as mobile, social and analytic. Just wondering whether customers are ready to invest in these technologies considering their existing system is working, if it ain't broke, why fix it? ...

My wife B'day and Trip to Gambang

We did a two-in-one on previous weekend. Celebrating my wife b'day and fun treat for the kids at Bukit Gambang Resort. It was really fun and ended with B'day dinner at Hard Rock Cafe.Anyway, Happy Birthday my dear! ...

Happy Belated Birthday Princess

She's one year old and now she can't stop walking and exploring :). Happy Birthday my princess! ...

QUARTERLY ANALYSIS FOR BIG 4 (PLANTATION COMPANIES)

For quarter end of March 2013, following is analysis of net profit margin of Big 4 plantation companies in Malaysia. IOI again leading in net profit margin % with 17.65% followed by KLK with 10.09%, Sime Darby 6.60% and Felda 6.23%. ...

Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century

It's not what I preach, it's taken from Harvard Business Review which I quote below Link. The article below however focusing on consumer data perspective. The other aspect should be considered as well is business data perspective. My earlier posts here and here discussed on the same issue but from business perspective. I concur with the writer that this field will be huge in 21st century. Glad I could be part of it :). When Jonathan Goldman arrived for work in June 2006 at LinkedIn, the business networking site, the place...

Election Fever

I must admit, I find political issues too emotionally charging. And politics usually lead to irrational emotional outburst which could hurt relationship. But it’s very important. It’s my right to vote but it’s my right to keep my preference close to my heart as well. I seldom discuss any political issues publicly. It’s just my personal preference. But I keep myself updated on political issues from all angles be it from government or opposition. It’s alarming however how conservative both sides have become based on their campaigning and manifestos....

Thatcher's Legacy

She has been the most prominent conservative for their cause and completely changed the economic policy of UK during her reign. She is either the most loved or hated person in her country but revered in US. For me, she was a tough leader who were able to execute her beliefs in decisive manner. But whether her beliefs were right to begin with? I’m always in the middle of right and left wing policies. In Malaysia, I’m still confuse on our political environment  especially the economic policies of government and opposition. But I believe both...

double trouble

Not sure a bigger screen helps much, as I see it, a double trouble :).  ...

SAP - Most Valuable German Company

Quoting from one article I read earlier: "SAP has vaulted past Siemens AG and Volkswagen AG to become Germany’s most valuable company despite revenue that’s 10 percent of Volkswagen’s and one-fifth that of Siemens. With a market capitalization of $102 billion, SAP is the world’s ninth-most-valuable technology company and the only European in the top 10. SAP’s price-to-earnings ratio, a gauge of how much investors are willing pay for the stock...

House Renovation (Update)

Finally, after two months back and forth dealing with contractors, the reno has completed! I can say we are satisfied with final end-product :) ...

Quarterly Analysis for Big 4 (Plantation Companies)

For quarter end of Dec 2012, following is analysis of net profit margin of Big 4 plantation companies in Malaysia. IOI again leading in net profit margin % with 15.03% followed by KLK with 11.73%, Sime Darby 6.49% and Felda 6.14%. IOI has done quite well so far. Congra...

9 months ..too fast

The other day we went to BSC jungle gym kid, Adileeya was really happy. At 9 months old, she is in playful mode and sometimes we just couldn't keep up when she is crawling around the house. Now she can stand on her own, one step before she can start walking....so fast.. ...

Traveller's Hub at Publika

On the weekend, we went to Publika to visit my brother's Traveller's Hub mini kiosk. In addition to physical presence, my brother has setup online portal www.jom.com.my as one stop center for all travelling needs and travel accessories web store http://travellershub.my/. It's great effort by him, certainly the experiences gained by this venture will be worthwhile and priceless. Here are some snapshots of the kiosk.. ...

House Renovation

Been quite busy lately with our house renovation. Our plan is to improve porch area with modern contemporary design and hopefully change the appearance of our house after completion. Will update the progress and upon completion pics... *Edit - In progress.. ...