LIFE : OAS PROJECT

I had been monitoring my OAS project since last two week and today we managed to complete it within the time frame given before 30 July 2009. There were 215 set had been put up into the outlets and tomorrow I just need to rearrange all the photo into power point. Thanks to all merchandisers for their hard work and their afford will be rewarded by OAJ. We had a discussion in the office, how were we going to reward them. In cash, in kind or retreat them for a seafood dinner. We also asked their opinion, so we came up with the solution that we were going to pay them by cash after calculating the budget given. All the merchandisers had shown their highly spirit of commitment to complete the project. Last Tuesday we did a market work with Lim Kim San the custodian for OAS project from HOU, He really impressed the way we did our project and managed to penetrate to all categories of outlets. Selling a right product into a right channel. He asked us to keep up the good job. Our main priorities and concern now to maintain the OAS at the outlets. Bravo and thanks again to Merchandisers and two BDSR team. Nothing impossible if we have a positive thinking...............

LIFE : NEVER STOP................

Learning will never stop and to gain some knowledge you must have a passion to learn. Learning can be very interesting. In the process of learning, sometime we do make a mistake but from mistake we can be learned and improved our self. Today I learned something new from my Merchandiser. She told me that " In the process of learning, we must not be too calculative. The more you calculative the more you are lose but however those are not calculative will gain something that the Money can't buy. It's a experiences........." Some of us are born to be gifted with talking and luck but a person like us have to be more worked hard to counter our weaknesses. We still believe that every afford that we put in will be payoff if not today it will be before end of our life.

LIFE : BY HOOK OR BY CROOK.........

In these few days lots things that need to be done, specially near to the end month. All projects and monthly key activities need to be submitted to Penang Office and yet there were more and more project to come after attended the thruput meeting today. Opening remark by our ABM followed with BM presentation. BM was represented by Abidin Dinesh NBC Manager for Northern Branch because BM was attending a thruput meeting in Sitiawan. According to Abidin, our BM wanted us to move forward and no slowing down to achieve this month target. By hook or by crook we need to achieve this month even though the market get tougher and tougher. The most important part, we must have a fighting spirit to win with positive thinking and right attitude. The Meeting was adjourned at 6.30 pm and refreshment was provided. I still need to stay back to up date my OAS project that need to be 100% by end of this month. As OAJ said "Things that need to be done by today must be completed by today and don't wait until tomorrow because you will never know what is going to happen tomorrow".........................Hang out with Yusri at Tasek Gelugor warung for coffee session till 10 pm before heading home. Tomorrow will be a new brand day.

LIFE : NON STOP TALKING.............

Yesterday I was in Kuala Lumpur to attend the Teh Tarik Session cum Birthday party a friend of mine at JM Briayani House in Subang Jaya. I departed 7.20 am from Bukit Mertajam Railway Station and arrived at Kuala Lumpur Sentral about 1.45 pm. Madia came and fecth me there. It was just a private function with only close friends invited. As usual same members attended and we really enjoyed and had a fun time that filled with joked and memories. Met Badrul known as Awe Misai when we were at ITM. Now he run his own Insurance company with his wife. Time past too fast, I need to cacth my next train to Bukit Mertajam on the same day that would be departed at 8.15pm so I adjourned at 7.00 pm. Asri and Shukor sent me to KL Sentral. Just in time because I should be there 30 minute before the train departed. Safely arrived at the Bukit Mertajam Railway Station at 4.00 am on Sunday. Alhamdulillah Thanks to Almighty God because taking care of my car which I parked in front of Railway Station open parking ,also thanks to Zul and Mai for their invitation. The only bad experienced during my journey back to BM was I booked a sleeping compartment and opposite of my bed there were a father and son kept on talking for non stop until I couldn't sleep for the entire journey. Just imagine......... how tired and exhausted was I.

LIFE : TEH TARIK SESSION AT JM BRIAYANI HOUSE SJ.

LIFE: SUDDENLY...........

Received a phone call from my boss to inform me that another round of market work this coming Monday by HOU people. My boss said they want to see OAS project in Bukit Mertajam ASO area. Then followed by OAJ phone call from Melaka to inform me the same things. I asked him back " Why suddenly HOU people want to visit our area?" Is there any special about CHHK?. Last week after the Maggi Road Show, I took Vella and Finas. Then OAJ took Ang Eng Teng to the same route on the same day. Again yesterday a surprised market work from HOU people, Supply Chain Director Mr. Ariffin and BM North Branch to Alma area, the same route that we took our visitor last week. Let it be, as long as we do our job it's ok.

LIFE : SOMETIME.........

Life is not a fairytale. This is a phrase that I always tell to my colleague. As a human we have been gifted with feeling and mood. Happy, sad, good or bad is part of our life that we cannot avoid. You can be happy in the morning suddenly it change to sad in the evening. You can be receiving a good news in the evening than you receive a bad news on the next day. Can we have a power to avoid it. No because it is part of our life. This morning as usual once I step into the office I will greet to everybody either in Bahasa or in Hokkien. Morning, Char or Cho Sun. Walked into the pantry to wash my hand and met one of my colleague preparing her drink. From her face I knew that something was bordering in her mind. So I asked her " Are you ok?" she said "no". Then she told me that one of her outlet had gave her a problem and she need to settle it urgently. She couldn't sleep last night because of that problem. She told me that actually it's not her mistake but it is done by the outlet it self, so they asked her to help them. She had contacted KL to inform them that matter but received a bad news because they weren't accountable something mistake that done by the outlet. She had to settle it internally with FSE.

Nothing much I could help just cool her down. I told her I had been facing the same situation before like her but I managed to handle it with a help from other colleague. As a sale person we can't avoid a problem that create by the outlets. There always a solution but it's depended how close you are with the outlets. Once you can settle it, the outlet will respect you and the outlet is belong to you. Do what you want to do. I just hope that her problem will be solved and I shall like to see her smiling face again tomorrow............

LIFE : ONCE UPON A TIME IN DEHLI..........

Photo taken from http://www.thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com

LIFE : FAMILY FIRST

I thought I just wanted to rest at home but after took my breakfast as usual my wife would asked me whether I had any planned to go out. I just said "no". So I asked her back if she had any planned to go out with me for window shopping. She answered "no and can you do me a favour" and said " yes, is there anything that I can help you?". " Can you take your two daughters out with you because I want to clean up the house and than I need a good nap" my wife said to me. I took my daughters to Seberang Jaya Library and then we went for window shopping at Sunway carnival. I hadn't take them out almost one month because I had lots work to do. Sometime I always think that I must give my time with my family at least twice a month, taking them out for picnic or just stay at any resort hotel to make them happy. I had been doing these before but stop taking them out after my third kid. I can hear they are complaining that I seldom take them out lately. I still could remembered how I took them to stay at Penang's hotel all along the beach every month. I started with Mutiara hotel then followed by Casurina, Plaza, Crown Prince, Orchad and the last hotel I stayed with my family was Shereton Hotel before it changed to other name. Beside that I also took them to stay at Equtorial, Pasedena and service Apartment in Cameron Highland even to Trolak Country Resort, Rasa Sayang Counrty Resort and a few places that I couldn't remember the name of the Hotel. The sweet memories is still there but when time is bad, I just need to more focus on my work and just hope that those day will come again and plan to take them for abroad holiday at least to Indonesia when time is permitted.

LIFE : MARKET WORK

Yesterday was my birthday, so I received lots of greeting from my friends through sms and facebook. Some of them I replied back with a joke note " Thanking for reminding me that I am near to my expire date ". Co -incident my birthday date is same with the Maggi Road Show so I celebrate my birthday with a grand Dinner sponsored by Maggi Brand without a cake and birthday announcement. No candle and no special gift except received a surprise news from OAJ, market work with HOU brand person. I have been working 12 years in Nestle and never before any visitor do a market work with me except my FSE and ABM. A bit nervous and I was started to call the Merchandiser to make sure that everything in order. After the dinner I went home because no room was provided for local Rep.

I was told by OAJ to fecth them at the Hotel Lobby together with Finas our lady FSE. Finas told me that they haven't take any breakfast yet so I took them to Subaidah Nasi Kandar. As usual I ate Vadai with the coconut sauce. Then I proceed to CHHK to meet YKM and Warehouse for a quick tour. We visited 5 outlets at Alma area and end our marketwork at 1.30 because I need to perform my Friday prayer. I sent them back to the hotel for lunch and then they need to rush to Penang for their flight. I advised them to make a move early to avoid traffic jam at Penang specially Bayan lepas area. So far so good and just wait any comment through the Email to OAJ and YKM from Vella.

After the market work Vella did mention what our SD said to them about the Milo " I don't see any problem with the off take in the market it's just a matter from where the retailer buy it " and YKM said that our salaries were paid by Milo and any drop in Milo sale will effect us. SD had talked to the audience on the Maggi Road show that they are going to control the IKAs prices specially Milo the most sensitive issue in the market. Just wait and see.........................who will determine the market price?

LIFE : LAST MINUTE.

I was doing my worked and OAJ was talking with someone with his cell phone but from his gestured I knew that he was talking to someone from HOU asking for this and that at last minute. Then my boss YKM said to OAJ " Ai Jin you must know what, they always do thing in last minute maa.., they never learned from the past" OAJ just kept quite. At least I could understand that how much frustrated we were when things need to be done in last minute. Actual plan, SD will do a market work with FSE and ABM after the Maggi Road Show on Friday but last minute they cancel it. This morning received a phone call from OAJ saying that the Market work will on but with channel Manager. So I gave instruction to all TT merchandisers to clean up area for the market work specially those area near to the Sunway carnival. Of course you could heard they were grumbling but to me it wasn't nothing new. Then OAJ told me " another Brand Manager want to join in, so we need to change our plan again in last minute ".Even though it little bit stress but through my experience I can manage it. I have been working at Nestle more than 12 years doing things in last minute is norm. Tomorrow is Maggi Road Show at The Sunway Carnival Convention Centre. OAJ has instructed Teo and me to lead the Cheer's group by beating a Chinese drum whenever a good news or good result is announced during the convention tomorrow. Then Finas phoned OAJ she need two young ladies for tomorrow gambit opening and as usual it also a last minute request. Is this a part of Nestle culture? To me I get use of it.............

LIFE : REMINDER

Received a phone call from Ctm twice just to inform regarding the gathering at Zul's Restaurant in Subang Jaya next week. Then she phoned me again this evening and informed me that the gathering had been cancelled to following week due to tight schedule from other colleague. Badrul can't make it because he is going to visit Indonesia for a week. Than I have to attend Maggi Road Show on this coming Thursday and not free until Sunday. Mai has planned her holiday with her sister to Langkawi and will come back on Sunday. So Ctm decided to postpone it to this coming 25th of July. I still not sure for what purpose of this coming gathering. Ctm just make a joke that someone had agreed to sponsor the gathering from her retrenchment's benefit and would like to treat us for lunch. They are waiting for my confirmation. I met Badrul at Malaysia Istimak on last Saturday and he did mention to me about the gathering and told me that they really hope that I will be joining them. Anyway thanks to all my colleague for the invitation. Atleast I know that I still have a close friend to remind me my birthday.

LIFE : MALAYSIA ISTIMAK 2009

Just came back from Nilai attended Malaysia World Istimak held at Nilai KLIA's Quarter. The Istimak- non political congregation the movement of Dakwah and about 200,000 people from all over Malaysia , South East of Asia and part of the world had gathered there to attend 4 days Istimak. The Istimak was began from 9th to 12nd of July. The last Istimak was held 23 years ago at Terengganu. The purpose of the Istimak was to gather all Muslim's Brother of Tabligh Jammat to hear some advise from our Elders, Maulana and Ulama about the teaching of Islam. The opposition and government leaders had attended the Istimak and they had to put aside their differences in the name of Allah SWT. The Mufti of Negeri Sembilan had been invited to give a sermon for the Friday Prayer at the Mosque in Istimak place. First day of the Istimak Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and Tan Sri Khalid Menteri Besar of Selangor had attended to visit and hear Bayan from our elders from Radwin Pakistan and Nizammudin India. Dato seri Najid and Tan Sri Mahyuddin Yassin had welcome all delegates from America, Arab, Africa continent and Europe and then they join in for Zohor and Asar prayer with the Jemaah on the 2nd days. Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Tengku Mukhriz had attended for the closing doa on the 3rd days. Let we together pray to Allah SWT Almighty God so that with His Mercy and Blessing our beloved land's of Malaysia will be showered with barakah. Amin. The closing Doa was done by our Syura Maulana Zubir from Nizammudin and 150 of Jemaahs had been formed consist of 8 to 10 men per group . They are going to the path of Allah SWT to visit the Muslim's brother in all over the world to send the clear message of Islam. Hidayat ya Allah, Hidayat ya Allah. La illa ha illalah, Muhammad dur Rasullullah.

LIFE : MAGGI SCHOOL COOKING CONTEST PENANG STATE LEVEL.

LIFE : PATRICK GOH

Received a surprise call from my former ABM Mr. Patrick Goh. I was at the office compiling my Chiller withdrawal and placement Form that need to be sent to Penang Office. When Mr. Patrick was in charged of Chhk lots of changes had been done by him. He managed to change our mentalities to be more positive in term of doing sales. He taught us how to drive more thruput by selling from A to Z instead of concentrate Milo, Nescafe and M2mn. I still could remembered how he taught us to sell all those Hari-hari, Nasi goreng or items that we tend to forget because of small volume sale but he believed that these small items could be extra sale as Malay proverb said " Sikit-sikit lama-lama jadi bukit." He always gave encouragements to do more because he believed that we could do more then what we thought. He always asked us to commit sale that we could bring back by using AMS taking per outlet per week. Sometime we under estimated our own ability to do sale. Actually at the end of the day we brought more sale from what we thought.

The office that we are working today is designed by him and he supervised the renovation from beginnings until completion. This is only ASO that complete with mini lecture theatre room for meeting and training purposes. Prayer room facilities for Muslim workers and surrounding with healthy environment, fresh air and a lots of local fruits tree have been planted to add more greener. He always believe that the more you work hard the more result you will get. Work hard play hard and every success that we did would be rewarded by seafood dinner at Tambun Prawn Village. As far as I am concerned we never missed our target two years on the row. Anyway it already a history but the culture of hard working will be remained in our daily life. This is the example of success and duplication that manufactured from Mr. G.

LIFE : MY FATHER IN LAW ' S GARDEN

Flower from cactus family.

Orchid

Rambutans

Ambra [ Kedondong ]

Cempedaks

Pamelos


Tongkat Ali

Manggosteens

Manggosteens

Manggosteens

Pulasan

Pulasan

Rambutans