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Be amazed at the level of creativity we humans can possess. Even if you have the ideas, its the tenacious execution that is just as if not more difficult. The amount of work for just a commercial and it probably wasn't cheap at all. The entire concept rides on the theme "touch wood", as in when you are holding your phone. NTT came up with a kidney...

In light of the listing of Air Asia X, I think its worthwhile to repost this which I wrote last month. When Tune Insurance came out, I think I was the only sucker touting it as a good thing. It opened weak and stayed that way for a few weeks and then surged past my fair value. http://malaysiafinance.blogspot.com/2013/02/upgrading-my-view-on-tune-insurance.htmlSo...

Today's topics: Eastland Bhd, MBSB symptomatic on our country's problems with personal loans, the need to revamp our archaic Insolvency laws.http://www.bfm.my/snm-show.htmlToday's song pick:  You'll Never Get To Heaven, written by one of the top 3 songwriters of the modern era, Burt Bacharach ... sung inimitably by Dionne Warwi...

Bank Negara Malaysia�s (BNM) move last Friday to tighten consumer lending will be negative for loan growth but the impact will not be significant, CIMB said, as it urged investors to hold on to their holdings in banks. The three measures the central bank announced were 1) a maximum...

The whole of KL have been inundated with premium burgers, mainly beef burgers. We have My Burger Lab, Burgartory, etc... But everyone should know that pork burgers beat beef burgers anytime of the day. We have Ninja Joe, it is good but there are many things they could do better.There...

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Dear XXXXX (a senior analyst),I attached herewith JayaTiasa Chairman's opening statement for its annual report for year ending June 2012. The following are my comment:1. It has one of the largest, if not the largest plywood and logging business in Malaysia2. The started planting oil palms in 2002 aggressively and the report showed that it had planted...

Internet radio is a blast ... and one of the best free sites is SHOUTCAST, whatever your fancy. Mine is always tuned to JAZZ category, sub category VOCAL, and my favourite station is The Penthouse (nothing to do with the magazine ... errr, I think), I think I should have been born...

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Syed Mokhtar ... Ewein ... etc..http://www.bfm.my/snm-show.htmlSong pick: Ballroom Blitz by The Sw...