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YTM Raja Nazrin at Khazanah Global Lectures PDF Print E-mail
Written by fuqaha   
Tuesday, 11 September 2007

PUBLIC LECTURE BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS RAJA NAZRIN SHAH, RAJA MUDA OF PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN, AT THE KHAZANAH NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR ORGANISED BY KHAZANAH NASIONAL BERHAD ON SEPT 3, 2007, IN TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA MEMORIAL, KUALA LUMPUR


 
50 YEARS OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONHOOD


Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Salam Sejahtera
Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim

Beta bersyukur ke hadrat ILAHI kerana dengan izin dan Rahmat dari Nya juga, Beta dapat berangkat untuk menyampaikan Titah Utama sempena Seminar Pembangunan anjuran Khazanah Nasional Berhad.

Khazanah Nasional Berhad telah mengambil inisiatif menganjurkan seminar dan siri pidato umum sempena negara menyambut ulang tahun kemerdekaan kali kelima puluh. Khazanah kali ini, memilih mengadakan Seminar di Memorial Tunku Abdul Rahman, sebagai penghormatan dan usaha untuk mengingatkan warga akan jasa bakti seorang putera bangsa yang telah dinobatkan taraf sebagai Bapa Kemerdekaan. Inisiatif Khazanah amat dihargai malah harus dicontohi oleh badan-badan koperat dan niaga yang lain. Bahawa dalam memenuhi tanggung jawab membangun dan mengembangkan ekonomi negara, entity perniagaan turut bertanggung jawab menyemaikan rasa patriotisme warga terhadap negara bangsa. Bahawa usaha bina negara tidak hanya terbatas kepada aspek pembangunan material tetapi turut mengandungi elemen bina semangat dan suntikan roh.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 September 2007 )
 
Terkuburnya Kelantan Delights di Suria KLCC PDF Print E-mail
Written by fuqaha   
Monday, 27 August 2007
Oleh Datuk Rejal Arbee

Malam tadi adalah malam terakhir restoran Kelantan Delights – satu-satunya sahaja restoran masakan Melayu yang beroperasi di Suria KLCC – menghidang makanan di situ. Mulai esok (23hb Ogos) berakhirlah riwayatnya setelah beroperasi selama 10 tahun memperkenalkan masakan Melayu, khususnya makanan Kelantan seperti nasi kerabu dan nasi dagang kepada pelancung dalam dan luar negeri di situ.
 
Penutupannya juga menandakan sudah tidak ada lagi restoran yang menyajikan masakan Melayu di situ. Apakah salah kalau disimpulkan bahawa pengurusan Suria KLCC tidak mahu ujud kedai yang menyediakan masakan Melayu kepada orang ramai yang berkunjung ke Menara berkembar Petronas? Ini hanya Pengurusi Eksekutif Suria KLCC dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya, seorang warga Australia bernama Brian Andrew yang boleh memberi jawapan.

Kalau ditanya tentulah mereka mengatakan bahawa tuan punyai Kelantan Delights, Sdr Juhaidi Yean Abdullah dan isteri tidak mahu membayar sewa yang dikenakan, ia itu RM44,000 sebulan, naik dari RM30,000 sebelum ini.

Juhaidi berkata masalahnya bukanlah kadar sewa yang dikenakan, tetapi sikap pengurusan yang agak bongkak seolah-olah memberikan kata dua kepadanya tanpa mahu berunding. Apakah kenaikan kadar sewa yang begitu melonjak berpatutan – naik hampir 50 peratus dalam tempoh setahun?

Pengurusan Suria KLCC juga tidak telus kerana merahsiakan kadar sewa yang dikenakan kepada premis lain yang bersebelahan. Misalnya Chakri Palace (masakan Thai), Spice of India atau Madame Kwan dan Shan Village (masakan Cina). Apakah kadar sewa yang dikenakan kepada mereka itu sama dengan yang dikenakan kepada Kelantan Delights?

Mereka menjadikan kadar sewa yang dikenakan seperti satu rahsia negara yang amat besar sekali.

Kini premis itu yang telah dipopularkan juga oleh Kelantan Delights akan diberikan kepada suatu restaurant Korea. Dengan ini berbagai masakan negeri asing boleh dinikmati di Suria KLCC tetapi jangan harapkan mendapat masakan Melayu di situ. Apakah gambaran yang hendak diberikan pengurusan Suria KLCC? Salahkah kalau disimpulkan bahawa mereka berpandangan bahawa masakan Melayu tidak layak disajikan kepada pengunjung Menara Kembar Petronas?
Last Updated ( Monday, 27 August 2007 )
 
How Malaysian Are You? PDF Print E-mail
Written by masyhur abdullah   
Friday, 20 April 2007
NO CHEATING PLEASE !!!

1. How much is satu kupang?
2. Where's the favourite spot to take wedding pictures in Taiping?
3. In what dialect is Apo Nak Di Kato?
4. Name at least five variations of roti canai.
5. What is the staple food of native Sarawakians.
6. Name a popular Malay ointment made from "sea-cucumber"
7. Name the sauce made from fish or shrimp that the Kelantanese love.
8. What does pi mai pi mai tang tu mean?
9. Which fruit is Ipoh famous for?
10. What is the English name for putu mayam?
11. "Lah" is to Peninsular Malaysians as"..." is to Sabahans.
12. What does ABC stand for?
13. How long is a sari?
14. What does the Cantonese phrase" ngam ngam " means ?
15. Name Penang's famous beach.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 21 April 2007 )
 
Philosophy at its best PDF Print E-mail
Written by fuqaha   
Friday, 10 November 2006

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read straight through, and you'll get the point.

 

  1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

  2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 

  3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America. 

  4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

  5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winner for best actor and
actress. 

   6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.


How did you do?

   The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners ..


  Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

  1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

  2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

  3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

  4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and
special.

  5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with .



  Easier?


  The lesson:  The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.

  Share this with those people who have made a difference in your life.

  "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already
tomorrow in Australia " (Charles Schulz)

Last Updated ( Friday, 10 November 2006 )
 
Laugh-Loud-Laughter PDF Print E-mail
Written by masyhur abdullah   
Saturday, 23 September 2006

Many of us take laughter for granted. When a person laughs, it’s a sign that he or she is happy.

Medical studies indicate that laughter boosts levels of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, and suppresses levels of epinephrine, the stress hormone. Norman Cousins, whose book Anatomy of an Illness tells how watching comedic movies helped him recover from an illness that was predicted to be fatal, is generally credited with starting the scientific study of the effect of humour on physical wellness some 20 years ago.

Laughter may or may not activate the endorphins or enhance respiration, as some medical researchers contend. What seems clear, however, is that laughter is an antidote to apprehension and panic.
- Norman Cousins

Science may consider this a new field, but spiritual teachers, some physicians and most comedians have known for centuries that laughing can take some of the power away from a disease.

According to Dr Suresh Govind, a professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Universiti Malaya, it’s healthy for adults to adopt the innocent laughter of babies. For one plain, simple reason - it’s healthy to laugh.

“Babies laugh 300 times a day but as they grow older, their laughter becomes less. When they become adults, their laughter is reduced to only 15 times a day.”

“But I believe that we should learn to laugh more often than that,” he told a forum in Petaling Jaya last week.


Last Updated ( Sunday, 24 September 2006 )
 
University ranking 2005-2006 (Top 100 in the world) PDF Print E-mail
Written by Muhd Nur Azree Muhd Nur Azhar   
Sunday, 27 August 2006

 

 

Here is the list of all the top universities in the world. Just for your knowledge.TQ 

1. Harvard University    
2. Stanford University    
3. Yale University    
4. California Institute of Technology    
5. University of California at Berkeley    
6. University of Cambridge    
7. Massachusetts Institute Technology     
8. Oxford University    
9. University of California at San Francisco    
10. Columbia University   

 Read more to see the next 90 on the list.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 27 August 2006 )
 
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