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Book Review -> SKALI One More Time

2008-09-17T17:24:00.000-07:00

SYNOPSIS :

At the age of 13, I learnt what fortitude meant.
My name is Tengku Farith Rithauddeen. I am the CEO of SKALI. If you’re familiar with the IT industry, you would probably have heard about and witnessed SKALI’s various incarnations: from a humble content provider and small time player in a game surrounded by big boys like Yahoo! for example, to what we are now. An e-business specialist. We are your business partners in every way.
Today SKALI can boast that it is a survivor, and a business entity to contend with. If you had thought SKALI was once just a plaything of ambitious Malay scions, it is now an organisation that the country can be proud of, for we fought tooth and nail to be where we are now.
Contacts and good networks can only bring you so far. If we did not have the drive, the ambition and the intellect, SKALI would not be here today. SKALI is that spirited child who has grown up to be a leading force in the industry.
But first things first. To understand SKALI would be to understand who the individuals behind the company are. I’ll begin with myself.
My parents, Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen and Tengku Nor Aini have always been firm but loving to us. There are six of us – Tini Supardi, Tengku Farahlucia, Tengku Feizaluddin, Tengku Putri Falida, myself and Tengku Fadli. We’re pretty close, and at the same time, we lead our own lives, like all families. To say that we were handed a casket of gold would not be correct, for we too have had our share of failures and successes. I for one can attest to that!
My father was a government minister, and he was always busy. It didn’t mean that he was a distant father, but his duties as a high profile government servant meant many long periods away from home. So it was left to my mother to care for and discipline us, and she could be formidable when she had to be.
I would say that my mother was the true entrepreneur in the family. You know what they say about Kelantanese women – they have business smarts to die for. My mother loved a good business deal, and she had an eye for properties. To say that she was a leading feminist cum business figure would be misleading for Kelantanese women are very entrepreneurial and driven. They are not the downtrodden Muslim women the media makes them out to be.
My parents felt that international exposure would stead us children well. My friends have always wondered why I went to high school in Ottawa, Canada at the age of 13. My parents figured that since Ottawa was one of the coldest places on earth, I’d focus on my studies instead of playing the fool, if I were sent elsewhere. My cousins were all abroad – in the UK and US at the same time, so my parents had strong reasons to send me to Canada.
Their strategy worked and I got through high school and college quite smoothly, finally graduating from Carleton University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1992.
Was entrepreneurship in my blood? Well, my grandfather was an entrepreneur. He was probably the first large-scale Malay rubber plantation owner. I remembered him as a very powerful man: strong, stoutly built and determined. He was always in the rubber estates, making sure everything was working and in order.
My mom had pretty progressive ideas when it came to business. When my siblings and I were still schooling, she used to buy property in places where we studied. This made sense because then we’d save money on lodging, staying in those houses and taking good care of them. To build up the value of the houses, my mom would renovate them with craftsmen flown in from Kelantan, who had the virtue of being both affordable and talented. Imagine if she had hired Canadian craftsmen to renovate the houses – she would be paying through her nose for their services!
After we graduated, she sold the houses. A lot of people questioned the move – when you think of it, it takes a lot of capital to send workers overseas to renovate the houses! Yet it paid off: the real estate value of the properties shot up, people enjoyed living in them and that taught me one thing: your house must be in order in order to create harmony.
It also trained us, her children, in financial management because many of the rooms would be rented out to other students. I would collect the monthly rental from the students and pay the necessary dues like taxes, utilities and so forth. I would also regularly send financial statements to my mother and she would give me instructions on what kind of things to buy for the house.

Movie Review : I Am Legend

2008-09-01T12:39:00.000-07:00

Synopsis

Adapted from acclaimed author Richard Matheson's influential novelette of the same name, Constantine director Francis Lawrence's I Am Legend follows the last man on Earth as he struggles to survive while fending off the infected survivors of a devastating vampiric plague. A brilliant scientist who raced to discover a cure for the man-made virus as humanity came crumbling down all around him, Robert Neville (Will Smith) was inexplicably immune to the highly contagious superbug. Now the entire population of New York City -- and perhaps the world -- has been transformed into carnivorous bloodsuckers that fear the light and live solely to spread their contagion to any remaining living creature that crosses their path. It's been three years since civilization came to an end, and the loneliness has taken a devastating toll on Neville. By day he scours the city for food and supplies while sending out desperate radio messages in hopes that someone might respond, and by night he attempts to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus by experimenting with his own blood. But time is running out for Neville as the legions of infected watch his every move from the safety of the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. They, too, long to learn the secret that lurks in Neville's blood, though they will have to take caution while attempting to procure it because Neville will sooner die attempting to slay every last one of them than willingly giving up a single drop.

I Am Legend Screen Shoot

1. Camera Angle (Bird Eye View)

Camera angle is the position of the camera in relation to the subject determines the camera angle. High angle means that the camera is looking down at the subject. Low angle means that the camera is looking up at the subject.This is view of New York City after the virus attacks their people.It change from a busy city to a very quite place. No people are survive accept Robert Neville (Will Smith).

2. Close Up

Close up shot is a shot in which a face or object fills the frame. Close-ups might be achieved by setting the camera close to the subject or by using a long focal-length lens.This is a close up shot where Robert Neville (Will Smith) was in a cds shop.He will came here daily to buy a cd and talk with mannequin.He regard that all the mannequin is alive.

3. Extreme Long Shot

Extreme long shot is A shot notable because of the extreme distance between camera and subject.This scene is focus on gun shoot during Robert Neville (Will Smith) was shoot a dark seeker dog after their success go out from dark seeker snared.

4. Hand-Held Shot

Hand-held shot is a shot made with the camera held in hand, not on a tripod or other stabilizing fixture. This hand-held shot happen during Robert Neville (Will Smith) in congested of people to sent his family to the safe place by helicopter.

5. Jump Cut

Jump cut shot is a cut that jumps forward within a single action, creating a sense of discontinuity. This scene focus to Robert Neville (Will Smith) with a blur background during his breakfast with Anna.

6. Long Shot

Long shot is a shot taken with the camera at a distance from its subject. This scene show environment around Robert Neville (Will Smith) during playing golf while sending out desperate radio messages in hopes that someone might respond.

7. Voice-Over

Voice-Over is a commentary by an unseen character or narrator. This scene is during Robert Neville (Will Smith) was attacked by all dark seeker at his lab. While looking the dark seeker bump his head at the glass door, Robert Neville (Will Smith) flash back his daughter talk about butterfly.

Anak MERDEKA...

2008-09-01T11:43:00.000-07:00

This cute baby name Zulaika.. she was born in 31st august 2008.. she's anak merdeka!! Congratulation to Syakirin & Azura.. this is their first baby.. i wish that their will be a good & success parents & happy together with their baby.. For the baby, Zulaika... Semoga menjadi seorang yang cemerlang & terbilang.. Yeah.. Chaiyok ZULAIKA!!!!

My Zodiac

2008-09-01T11:12:00.000-07:00

Gemini go everywhere together, hand-in-hand, symbolizing your dual nature. Our world comes in pairs: good and evil, male and female, in and out, yin and yang -- and you Geminis are living proof. Some might say Gemini are an entanglement of paradoxes, but the truth is that Gemini have an easy acceptance of opposites. Gemini world is one of duality. Gemini can like this and that, one thing and its opposite. It's like you see your world through a radio and Gemini can tune experiences and points of view in and out as your interests change.

You Geminis are curious, talkative, versatile and mentally active. Your mind can bounce around from one topic to another with great ease, making Gemini the champion of cocktail party chatter and lighthearted social encounters. Others will think that Gemini are fun to be with, but your ability to change with the changing winds can also lead others to see Gemini as shallow.

Gemini motto might be "A rolling stone gathers no moss." You are the eternally youthful child, no matter your chronological age. A razor-sharp wit can have you verbally dueling with the very best of opponents, who moments later are your best of friends. As you fly through life, don't forget to take time to smell the flowers.

Element: Air
The astrological element of air represents movement. And the most efficient movement between two points is often a thought. Air signs are thinkers. They emphasize the intellect over other functions. With active minds and a good command of language, the air signs are the natural born communicators. They can be light and breezy as the breath of spring, but their words can also carry the power of a gale force wind.

The air of Gemini is always changing direction. First the winds blow one way, then another. It's a metaphor for how our mind solves a puzzle, first thinking one way and then trying a different approach. This is a restless and searching wind.

Third House: Communication
The Third House symbolizes all aspects of communication -- and most communication happens within our immediate environment. Therefore this is also the house of our surrounding. Traditionally, this includes the type of interactions that happen between siblings, whether or not you actually have any. It also represents quick trips and short-distance travel.

Key Planet: Mercury
Mercury, the Messenger of the Gods, moves around the Sun faster than any other planet. He symbolizes our thoughts -- not only how we think, but how we communicate. In fact, Mercury is in charge of all language. Mercury is our active and rational mind. It is not only "just the facts" but also what we do with them. As the key planet of Gemini, Mercury is restless and changeable. It drives us to talk and to listen, but not necessarily to action.

Gemini Greatest Strength: Your curiosity about a variety of interests

Gemini Possible Weakness: Distracting yourself from what is most important