Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Green Prize April'10

Manchester – Lot 1594

Harvard & Yale – Lot 2175 (from Harvard)

Tsing Hua – Lot 1397

Oxford – Lot 1213

Congratulations to the residents residing in the houses above during the month of April'10. Kindly come to our office to collect the vouchers!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Who wants to be a millionaire?

Another inspiring talk given by Mr Ravinther...it has definitely moved me to be a worthy millionaire!

Good morning ladies & gentlemen,

In this fine morning, let me start the day by asking you this question….who wants to be a millionaire?
I always wanted to be a millionaire. When I first started to work in 1992, I used to have this thought that in order to become a millionaire, we must always seek and find where the millions are. So, every Sunday morning, I will start my day by jogging around the rich mans area in section 5 near Jalan Gasing. My hope was maybe an old lady or an old man who walks around the area would fall down and I like a hero would go to their help and rest is like in the movies I will inherit their wealth and so on. But for years I tried but so far no success.

Well, just a week ago, I met a friend who told me that all of us are already millionaires without we really knowing it. He asked me this following questions……..

Are you willing to give away your two limbs for a million ringgit? I said no

Are you willing to give away your pair of eyes for two million ringgit? I said no.

Are you willing to give away your kidney to a rich man who is willing to pay a million for it in Taiwan? Of course I said no.
Then, you are already a millionaire. He quipped.

Ladies & Gentleman,
Look at our feet. Do anyone in this hall, has the same feet like us? Maybe the shoes could be the same brand but if we open our shoes and compare our feet, no feet is the same. Look at our hair, some short, some long, some even losing hair…….look at the colors black, brown, red. We are all special.
We are all fearfully and wonderfully made by GOD as millionaires. Let us be proud of our existence as no millions can buy what only belongs to us. I am a millionaire …………are you?

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Inspiring Articles to Share!

We are privileged and delighted that Mr Ravinther Kunju Raman, the CEO of Ask Education & Training Sdn Bhd, has given us permission to reproduced some inspiring articles authored by him.

He has held senior position with Panasonic Malaysia and with it, gained a wide insight in training, motivating, and inspiring people for the next generation. He is a proud father of four and is an avid Aston Villa fan.

For the coming months, we will be posting some of his articles on our blog. We hope that you will find his articles useful and inspiring!

Fear - the four letter word

The year was 1976. It was one of my many meetings with her. She tall, slim, gorgeous and the most beautiful women I have seen before. As she speaks I would just look up in aw. Her mere presence sends chill down my throat. I know for sure, if given an opportunity that very moment I marry no one but her. But all that changed on that ill fated day.

It was the classic Monday blues. Everyone drags themselves either to work or school.. I got up the school bus and traveled approximately 60 km to my primary school in Johor Bahru town. At about 7am, I reached the school and enthusiastically waited for my beloved Ms. Quah, my class teacher. She is my favorite teacher and she really captivated me with her grace and calmness.

However, that day she finally gave up on me. She has been telling me many times to change my pencil and improve my hand writing. However, I couldn’t do that. My mother have a principle that I should use the same pencil the whole year. She dictates how sharp the nip of the pencil to be. Obviously, she ensures that the nip is just enough to write. Short and stocky, my pencil produced one of the most horrendous one could have seen. Ms.Quay gave up on me. She called me in front of the class. Asked me to turn back and pegged my exercise book on my back. On the exercise book she rode, Bad Handwriting and she splashed a BIG D on it.

Being a seven year child, I was totally devvasted and flabbergasted. I couldn’t care lest and ran out from the class together with the book pegged neatly up my collar. Tears running down my cheek. Wiping it I owed not to go back to class again. I waited for my school bus outside the school. The school bell rang. School was over. I anxiously waited for my friends. Sri Kumar told me, Ravi you are going to be a dead meat tomorrow. The teacher is going to kill you. He added insult to my injury. After reaching home, I kept quiet and did not tell my mother the incident. Anxiety was my close friend that night. Fear started to dominate me. Fear took over my life. Fear crippled my appetite to eat.

Tuesday morning appeared. I know I have to face the truth. I know that going to school is a nightmare to me. What am going to tell Ms.Quah? The teacher who I loved most became my nemesis.

Her class starts at 10 o’clock. She came, she taught and she left. Nothing happened. No questioned was raised regarding my running incident yesterday. It looks like miracle. On that day at the age of seven, I changed my prepective of my life. Live for today and do not worry of tomorrow. Fear is a four letter word. Do not use it. Live life without fear.



Used by permission from Ravinther Kunju Raman, a trainer for Ask Education & Training Sdn Bhd

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Green Prize for March 2010

The winners are finally unveiled - and there were many more who were close to winning too! (but of course I can't divulge who lah, else I might get into trouble...)

Manchester - 1594 (each resident only needs to bear RM8.50)
Yale & Harvard - 2074 (each resident only needs to bear RM1.80)
Tsinghua - 1291 (each resident only needs to bear RM12.90)
Oxford - 1151 (each resident only needs to bear RM3.70)

Well, if you are not the winner, don't be disappointed! You could still stand to win for the April 2010 Green Prize! (provided of course, that you haven't check out prior to our annoucement) :(


Thursday, April 15, 2010

Mar'2010 Green Prize - Tick Tock Tick Tock

Well, its that time of the month when our staff is busy adding, dividing, adding, dividing...to unveil the houses that save the most electricity!!

Have you been consciously switching off lights, fans, computers when not in used? Did you keep a look out for unattended fans or lights in the common area? Are you aware that by so doing, you are reducing your carbon footprint? Most of all, if your housemates and you have been conscientiously doing all of the above, you may stand a chance to win the GREEN PRIZE for April 2010!

Keep a look out on this blog for the winners! Winners will also be notified via SMS.

Winners of Basketball Tournament Apr'10!

Here is our 1st Prize Winners:-

Our 2nd Prize winners:-
Our 3rd Prize Winners!

Well Done to our 3 elite teams!