Friday, October 28, 2005

TV3, 8tv, Ch9 and NTV7 under one roof ?

Taken fron The Star Oct 28, 2005... Biznews...

"MEDIA PRIMA BHD has agreed to buy Natseven TV Sdn Bhd which owns and operates rival tv station ntv7, for RM90 million after helping the company deal with its debts..."

We have in total 6 free-to-air channels, with two of them being government-owned. With four under the same owner, wouldn't that trigger an anti-trust/monopoly action ?

Another implication would be streamlining of operations.. which usually means that there will definitely be a reduction in staff..

Thursday, October 27, 2005

Welcome Aboard :)

As a result of the restructuring at the group company level, I would like to welcome Wan and Anum to the head office. Formerly from the subsidiary level, the two would be a great help to my already "overworked" Financial Controller (you are doing a GREAT job Ida!). To both of them, welcome to the top floor and I am expecting many great things from both of you.

The End in Sight...

The feud at QSR/KFC looks like its going to finally end. A good thing too, because now the company can concentrate on doing what it does best.. selling more and more of those mouth-watering, finger lickin' fried chicken :)

Thursday, October 20, 2005

SEMOGA ALLAH MENCUCURI RAHMAT....

This morning while driving to work, I was saddened to learn that our Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi has lost lost his beloved wife, Datin Seri Endon Mahmud to cancer.

On this Ramadan day, I pray that Allah will blessed her soul.

Alfatihah...

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Well Done Nicole!

Early this morning (Malaysian time), our World-ranked squash player Nicole Ann David won the British Open Squash championship. Bravo Nicole! Looking forward to see you being the Number One ranked in the world!

P/s Used to play squash in school... wonder if my racket is still in "playing condition" :)

Monday, October 17, 2005

Ramadhan Buffet

Every year during Ramadan, a friend of mine would email me a list of the hotels in KL and PJ that offers Buka Puasa buffet and the price list. This is very helpful because I normally need to entertain some of my clients during this time of the year having the list helps me to identify the best deals in town.

This year however, no such list comes my way. Let's just say that the friend of mine, is well, no longer a friend. Anyway, a short glance through the newspapers will tell you that this year's Buka Puasa buffet is completely out of this world. RM100++ per person for breaking of fast ? I remember the same hotels were charging around RM50-70++ only a year ago. I never realized crude oil is an important ingredient in preparing many of the dishes? No wonder the ayam percik is a bit sticky and the cream caramel, must have been the diesel that brings out the flavour.

The New Place

My office officially moved to this place on August 1, 2005. All in all, I was at my old office for about two months. Due to some legal matters pending, I will not divulge into the reason for the company vacating the premises. Suffice to say, had we stayed, we won't be in business much longer :)

The new place is located in Petaling Jaya. Ever since I started working, my office has always been located in Shah Alam so a move to PJ is a nice change. Traffic wise, it does not make that much difference because my house is practically linked to my new office via the New Pantai Expressway. Yes, I have to pay RM1.60 for toll charges, but considering the time saved and the fuel charges if I were to be stuck on the Federal Highway... well, RM1.60 is a reasonable price to pay. The new place is actually an office building+warehouse and from its design, one could say that was build circa 1970s... hehehe, the actually gem is actually inside where the layout and the partioning is right out of the '70s! Retro, baby!

UPDATES...

I am finally back... yeah, its been quite a while since I last shared my thought...

First of all, some updates..

1. Remember the office move (which I mentioned under the "Doa Selamat" entry of June 9, '05)? Well, during the long hiatus from this weblog, things did not work out at that premises and after considering many factors (still contemplating legal action on the landlord and agent) and with the restructuring finally materializing, I decided to make another move and consolidate all the operations of the group under one roof. We move to PJ... will elaborate on this.

2. The restructuring is almost complete. Come 2006, a new company will emerge.. leaner and stronger. Took some convincing on the part of the staff but over all, they all agreed and are looking forward for better things to come.

3. Mahathir vs Rafidah on the AP... heheh... a nice read on an otherwise dull news cycle :)

4. KFC, QSR...