Blog's Ranking

I found this interesting information website that shows one blog's ranking. Lets see who's in the top ranking: -

• A Journey of Life - Kena slalu update blog

• An Ipoh Mom's Blog - World ranking no 14,112.509

• Jejak Habib - World ranking no. 2,081,788 (most popular no. 27,218 in M'sia)

• SitikUS - belum masuk ranking daa

• Tinta Dari Lembah Kinta - tak cukup hit!

• YuYun - Kena kurangkan cerita pasal cendawan goreng..:)

• Capri - Pun sama daa..

Others to name a few cam blog CheDet dah ada ranking 73,245 (no 424 in M'sia), Cursing Malay 478,551 (3,419) & TranungKite 25,727 (131). Alexa website boleh dilayari disini. Lepas tu masukkan address blog anda e.g http://www.2009capri.blogspot.com/ Pastu enter and walla...no data. Maknanya tak masuk ranking la tu..hehe

New Dimension of 'Leadership'

The CEO had his annual address this afternoon. He started off with a tribute to Tan Sri president in a very emotional ways. I guess when you work with someone, an idol for more than 30 years; you’ll find it hard to express your admiration towards him/her.

He then continued with his inspiring presentation, assisted with a presentation material that audience was unable to view clearly. Anyway, towards the end he uttered some words of wisdom that sparked my attention (of course you’ll tend to go into deep sleep when you are unable to digest what was shown at the slide – others, not me cos’ I was working on some AAC matters on my diary). The CEO redefined the word ‘Leadership’. The saying goes like this..

“Leadership - a result that we can create through people allocated to us”

Some Management gurus define leadership as the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Some says is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happening. But my CEO put another dimension to the definition when he put up the word result, not motivating, not even ways. In other words, leader must ensure the goals are achievable (implementation) and how you do it, emotionally, democratically or autocratically will not be the utmost priority. Bottom line, red or blue, that’s the true quality of leader.

I guess only RU status will define the success of the Transformation, thou we have done well with SETARA.

P/s – My Boss looks funny on stage.

Spain & Paul menang!

Viva Espana. Viva Paul. Mani si Parkeet Nuri hilang wang pertaruhan. Silap haribulan hilang dengan kepala-kepalanya sekali (mungkin juga si tukang tilik Muniyappan). Aku heran jugak masih ada lagi penilik nasib ni berkeliaran di negara yang dah lama mengamalkan sains dan teknologi seperti Singapura.

Di sini rasanya dah kurang. Kalau ada pun mungkin di kuil2 atau secara professional di sebelah Magnum 3D. Di balik pokok besar ke, kubur ke dah takde lagi rasanya. Dalam banyak2 yang menang ada 227 orang bukan saja kalah judi tapi kena jel dek penangan judi ni. Wang pertaruhan (yang berjaya digagalkan) mencecah ½ billion ringgit. Pehh! Kalau buat biasiswa tu settle masalah Hindraf (baca Hindraf’s Petition to King di sini) atau tak perlu lagi MCA mintak dari kerajaan untuk financing sekolah2 Cina (baca Masami Mustaza ” Chinese schools a key factor” di sini).

Tapi rasanya yang paling terkesan dengan kalah judi ni tak lain dari Vincent Tan dan konco-konconya. Bayangkan kalau ½ billion tu dilegalize? Kalau untung 10% je dah 50 juta dalam masa sebulan. Nampaknya tak dapatlah Vincent tolong banyak dalam PRU nanti..

Aku tak suka judi-judi ni..tapi aku bet la tahun ni bonus musti ada kurang jugak..:)

Sustainability

Petronas should retain 50% of its profits for re-investment

The Star Online, 5th July 2010, Joshua Foong

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government should legislate that Petronas retains at least 50% of its profit for the purpose of re-investment, DAP chief economist Tony Pua said. He said Petronas was still giving out high dividends worth RM30bil to the Government, despite a sharp drop in its profits for the 2010 financial year. The Barisan Nasional-led federal government risked jeopardising the national oil company's profitability if it kept imposing such requirements on Petronas, Pua claimed.

Pua also warned that the dividend payouts could constrain the company's growth plans and re-investment prospects. "A company should only have a high dividend payout ratio when it no longer has use of the profits to generate additional future profits, which is clearly not the case for the capital-intensive oil and gasindustry," he said in a press conference at Parliament lobby Monday. "The dividend paid by Petronas must be dictated by the needs of the company and not by the wants of the shareholders, which in this case is the Malaysian government," said Pua.

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Kali ini aku setuju dengan Tony Pua.

PETRONAS mesti dibenarkan untuk beroperasi sebagai sebuah syarikat korporat rather than jadi CSR kepada kerajaan. PETRONAS kena survive, sustain sebab kerajaan bergantung 40% kepadanya. Sekiranya PETRONAS hanya dibenarkan menggunakan 15 – 20% daripada keuntungannya (yang semakin menyusut) pasti PETRONAS tidak dapat lagi bersaing di pasaran global. Kos penyelenggaraan semakin meningkat dan tidak selari dengan harga minyak mentah di pasaran yang semakin menyusut. Akhirnya, untuk memastikan kantung kerajaan sentiasa berisi, PETRONAS mungkin nanti akan melepaskan sebahagian daripada tanggungannya dan yang paling dikhuatiri apabila PETRONAS tidak lagi melihat R&D sebagai penyumbang kepada masa depan syarikat.

Ada benarnya PETRONAS boleh menyumbang kepada perkembangan KDNK dengan mengurangkan pelaburan luar negara dan memfokus kepada pelaburan domestik. Dengan kekuatan yang ada PETRONAS boleh merancakkan pertumbuhan dalam negara namun ianya akan menjadi setback kepada keupayaan PETRONAS dalam jangka masa panjang. PETRONAS mesti maju ke hadapan dan tidak boleh menukar portfolio pelaburan sewenang-wenangnya. Dan pastinya untuk menutup mulut pengkritik, memberikan ole-ole dalam bentuk peningkatan gaji (seperti yang diamalkan sekarang) bukanlah penyelesaian masalah.

KETIRISAN

Kita juga tidak mahu nanti segala pelaburan domestik yang dibuat oleh PETRONAS akhirnya akan menjadi satu industri besar ’ali baba’ kepada towkey-towkey besar (yang pastinya ditunggangi oleh ahli-ahli politik). Akhirnya yang dikejar tak dapat yang dikendong berciciran. Rakyat juga yang akan merana.

Mudahnya perkara di atas dapat disimpulkan dengan analogi yang lebih kurang begini..

Cik Mah berniaga kecil-kecilan menjual karipap dan kuih lapis sebagai sebahagian daripada penjana ekonominya. Hari ini dia menggunakan RM10 sebagai modal membuat kuih dengan harapan membawa pulang RM2 sebagai keuntungan. Namun setelah mendapat keuntungan RM2 itu dia mula lupa diri. Dia menggunakan keuntungan itu dan RM2 daripada modal perniagaan untuk membeli peralatan solek (memandangkan dia seorang janda berhias). Hari ke hari dia gagal menangani ketirisan tersebut (i.e. nafsu membelinya), akhirnya dia terpaksa meminta pertolongan adiknya yang juga seorang penjual popia.

Disebabkan adik Cik Mah amat menyayangi Cik Mah, terpaksalah dia memberi pinjam sebahagian daripada modal dan keuntungannya kepada Cik Mah. Namun begitu sebagai implikasi kepada sayang tersebut, terpaksalah adik Cik Mah melupakan hasrat beliau untuk menembusi pasaran Jepun yang amat berminat dengan popia-popia Malaysia.

Di akhir cerita akibat tidak dapat juga menangani masalah nafsu membelinya, Cik Mah terpaksalah meminjam kepada ceti haram yang kemudiannya menjualkan janda berhias tersebut kepada kongsi gelap kerana gagal melangsaikan hutang piutang. Adiknya pula terpaksa menjualkan perniagaan beliau kepada mamak Mydin sebab kekurangan modal pusingan.

Moral of the story, lu pikir la sendiri… sesekali jeling la kat Greece.

Upset

Argentina stumbled low on the feet of the German, and so does Brazil the day earlier. Obviously shits do happen sometime someday. We just need to live on that and continue with life. If you ask me the Argentine was playing too individualistic (what a stronger word LOL) and putting too much hope on Messi’s magic. They were not playing as a team unlike the younger Germans who can really run, chase and move in a single unit. The 4-0 result was an upset thou.

Another upset happened yesterday when the younger kick some but out of his older brother. It was however on a different field of Taekwondo. The 1-2 finish is a sweet success for both of them considering that this was their first ever competitive competition (3rd Klebang Cup 2010). Both of them eliminated much stronger opponent in the semis, only to see the elder brother lost some steps to the younger in the final. They had a good time; I lost ½ of my precious day to work on some proposal. Takpelah ‘cos I need some rest anyway.

Last month was very tiring (and less creative too) with work and more works. I foresee the same for the 1st half month of July. We’ll have 1st Steering Committee, TE launching, AAC meeting package and few more by the 15th. I need some creativity in managing all the above (and life too) otherwise I’ll slip like the Argentine. Hope I’ll have the needed strength (and drive too!).