One of A Kind

Trivia:
Pure Kedahan (even though slang has slowly gone after 10 years living in JB?).
Proud father of 2, intensively trying to add heirs.
Friendly, has big vision and LOVES TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY.


I first met this gentleman when I had some business to do in Marine Repair division. He was bubbly when describing his job scope and always has ideas on how we can do it better. Because of this, I had proposed for him to apply for our special project (which was supposed to be "special") and he did just that. Luck was on his side when he was interviewed and accepted by our then boss.

Then begun his journey into a totally new world. The world was no longer loud, instead it was peaceful. He got to work with consultants who of course, would talk diplomatically instead of using fowl languages which was his “meal” when he was in Marine Repair. He got to meet scores of new friends whom I believe are still in contact with him until today. Even though he appears to be a man with fewer words in formal setting, he has always been cheerful with friends in casual settings.

I feel that I have to pay a tribute to this gentleman for several reasons:

He introduced me to the famous Malaysian CFP – Abdul Aziz Ibrahim. Thanks to him we are now practicing the AJIT module and have managed to reduce our debts and increase our savings.

He preached about passive income and introduced me to the wonderful world of business via Tupperware brand products. Well, actually I just signed up as member for the past 1 year under her wife’s line of business in Tupperware. Little did I expect that the upline is a very charismatic and go-getter woman named Jessica, who owns an outlet of Tupperware in Taman Molek. When I managed to get 2 members in, I realized that hey, this is a good business to do. Why not I try to do it and see how fast can it grow.

He is a consistent motivator on further study, for life.

He promotes richness via investment in numerous means – shares, real estates, gold, you name it. I think he has his hands and wealth in almost every avenue to get yourself richer.

He has almost always shared tips on the latest "lubang" to make more money.

Hey man, thanks a zillion. Hanya Jauhari yang mengenal Manikam.

The "Wayang" Experience and More

Many people have commented that my children are gaining weight like "superfast". This maybe due to my kind mother who always ensure that they are well fed. One very distinct trait about my mother is that she will always ensure that people in the house and guests for that matter, are well fed - breakfast, lunch, afternoon meal, and dinner. Maybe because of that, my children are accumulating body fats day by day. Since I can't stop them from eating, as an alternative, I have to make sure that they stay active to burn all those calories gained. Stay active they do!

Currently Husna is wearing clothes meant for girls aged 9-10 while Huda for girls aged 6-7. If it's 7-8 for Husna, the length maybe allright but the tummy diameter can't fit.  Same goes for Huda. Now the little brother is following suit. I have to get him clothes for boys aged 2-3 whereas he's only 1.5 years. I don't mind the height, but I'm damn worried about the body fat. 

Last 2 weeks, we managed to bring both girls to watch Ice Age 3 at Jusco Tebrau cinema. They were focused in the beginning and the middle part. Towards the end, Huda had lost her concentration and decided to doze off. Husna was very attentive. Ice Age 3 was a fun movie to watch. At first we did think about watching Harry Potter, but forget it. It maybe far too high level, beyond reach of the children.

Sometimes Husna pronounced some English words the Malaysian way. Since the teacher is an Indian lady, she pronounced the word "Van" as "Wan". I tried to correct Husna's pronunciation, but she said that's how the teacher said it, so it must be correct. There are other words as well, I can't remember them, but I really cannot tolerate when she started to say "Lah" or "ah" at the end of her sentence. Everytime she says it, I would say, please speak proper English. Tell your teacher that. The teachers are spoiling the childern!!! In a battle between mom and teachers, teachers always win. Hence, I have to go and tell the teacher to speak proper English. That won't be nice, isn't it? I've told them off once not to give candies as incentive when the students are well bahaved. After I called the school and stated my preference that my children are not taking sweet candies, then only they switched to giving stickers. Stickers are good. They don't harm the teeth. I'm sure the school teachers don't like me that much.

Talking about Nuri, parents have to fork out RM1400++ at the beginning of the year. Husna is going to be at J6 next year while Huda is going to enrol for J4. Huda has to go to school, if not she'll be conquering the tv watching Disney Playhouse or Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network all day long. We want her to develop her social skills as well. So that's 2 children - RM3000. Education is expensive.

Huda's major challenge right now is to pronounce the words containing the letter S. She would utter "Tesco" as "Tehco", "Smile" as "Mile", and "Jusco" as "Jahco". She has always  be the subject of fun when it comes to getting her to pronounce words with S in it. But that is not a big deal to me. But unfortunately, her teacher at Vital Years thought otherwise. The teacher called me up and said Huda couldn't move to the next level because she can't pronounce words with letter S in it very well. I said I am very well aware of the problem. But it's not such a big deal. I said you can't punish her for that. Nevertheless, we decided to stop sending Huda to Vital Years because we think she is more suited for centers which enhance the development of the left brain. Maybe e-nopi when she's a little bit bigger. E-nopi charges RM200++ also. Ouch! Can education come a little bit cheaper?

I am lucky that Mr.X supports the idea of getting early education in life. I was moved when I read a newspaper about a Chinese couple who managed to produce 13 doctors in the family sometime ago. They sold off their land and estate to give way for their children's education. I solute their principle in providing good education for their children. I dream that I can do the same. Only education can change one's life. Infact in Islam, we are purpoted to continuously learn. Hadith Nabi - "Belajarlah kamu walaupun sampai ke negeri China" and one more about "Belajarlah kamu dari buaian ke liang lahad" means that WAJIB for us to continuously learn and gain new knowledge persistently in life.

I hope and pray that all those education we provide and all those experience we give them, will make them better individuals to strengthen the ummah. AMIN.

Beginning of a New Episode

After numerous comments I've made, finally, here they are. Sweet isn't it? Finally we got to see how petite Shireen is, but the fact that she carries the title "Doctor" makes her presence to carry lots of load.

I got this picture from a friend, Nurihan. The funny thing was that she forwarded the email containing 5 pix of the wedding to several ladies who attended the same course with her last week. She tried to create some suspense when she purposely hinted that she had gone out with Norman before, saying how short Norman was. That was when we created strings of jokes about her going out with Norman. Did she really go out with him? Was she an artist before? From which company? Maestro Talent? Or did she just bump into him somewhere near Setiawangsa where Norman's office is? Or did Norman came to EON Bank to make some loans and met her (she used to work in that bank but in Tiram!). Those were among the jokes.

Finally she couldn't take it. She admitted that she met Norman doing shopping at Jakarta, as part of his preparation for the wedding. Ahhhh...finally, the cat is out of the bag. She did say though, Norman doesn't like "pompuan gedik", but rather prefers woman who are smart, matured and independent.

Well, the type of partner you wish to spend the rest of your life with, or rather termed as "lelaki impian" or "wanita pilihan", actually mirrors your character. Someone who is ambitious and cannot settle for less like Norman, prefers woman like the traits I mentioned. But I guess not many men are like this. Maybe less than 10%. Let's face the fact. Majority men would settle for less. Less brain, less clothes, less food, less children (if to marry a widow lah). This brings to a story.

I got to know a 29-year old childless female lawyer whom just been divorced and would like to re-marry. She has lots of men in queue, including the married ones. In choosing her new partner, she went for a married man who used to say this to her, "Saya nak menyelamatkan awak". Waaliauuuu...safe from what?? If the man has a pure intention to safe the ummah, he could always go to widows who have 2,3,4,5,6 or 7 children. That's when the word "selamat" is appropriately applicable. 29-year old female lass earning more than RM10k a month doesn't need to be saved! Are you rescuing her or rather rescue now, drown her later?

Alamak, today banyak mengomel la pulak...as you can see, I've not written for quite a while. Very long time. There are loads and loads of stories and grievances, but save some space and time for you to read huh?

Anyway, let's pray that Abang Norman's marriage be blessed by Allah, and let it endure the tribulations that they may face in future. AMIN.

Abang Norman - welcome to the wonderful world of marriage, where only the fittest can survive.