Folks,
A newspaper is never called a newspaper if it does not have a cartoon in it.
And the cartoon below is a reflection of the 15% hike in power tariff, as announced recently by the Minister of Green Energy and Water.
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Source: Reggie Lee. The Heat Newsweekly. Issue #14, Dec. 7th, 2013.
Folks,
I just noticed that Kenanga -- one of the financial investment groups in Malaysia -- underwent a rebranding exercise, as evident in this week's issue of The Edge Weekly.
Looks like they have adorned a new logo. No more symmetric "K", but now a complete "Kenanga", particularly the stylish shape of the "g" and the futuristic "n" shape.
It looks funky and simple. Or as they say it: "A fresh new look." True.
Bear in mind that it is not easy to design a particular logo for an organization. In fact, most organizations these days do not use stylish images as they brand -- e.g. crescent etc.
Instead, they use their names to brand and market themselves.
But I wonder too why Kenanga do not place or embed (even tiny bit) element of "kenanga" flower in their logo.
By the way, Kenanga is a name of a flower.
Anyway.
Kenanga's choice of corporate colour to my mind, looks a bit dull. It is not exactly 'dull' as being bad, but it has this very 'corporate' and 'executive' edge to it.
And normally executive colours are usually dark e.g. black.
And the choice of red is somewhat vaguely similar -- and I am speaking from a layman's view -- to that of CIMB Bank.
Kenanga' choice of the new cotporate colour is not red-blood, but more of a satin-heart.
But I'm sure the branding folks at Kenangan have their own rationale for choosing such colour.
My view is simple -- use bright colours to stand out among the rest e.g. yellow (Maybank) and blue (RHB Bank).
But to stay humble and low-profile, a "dull" and "dark" colours could be use.
After all, there is no right or wrong in determining the corporate colour for your organization.
It depends on your (or the shareholder's) choice and taste.
But anyway, congratulations Kenanga on your new rebranding exercise.
I guess I will miss the old symmetric "K" :)
Peeps,
This posting is not about KSK Group, but raather, about extracting therein the data to all of you:-
*the land price in Kuala Lumpur area floats around RM 3,300 per square feet (psf).
*our record of land price is RM 7,209 psf for a small piece of land between Grand Millenium Hotel and Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.
My God!
I never knew the value sky-rocketed to that kind of price!
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Image source: The Edge Weekly, Issue #992, Dec. 9th, 2013. Page 12.
Folks,
Jut a quick scan of The Edge Weekly's cover of Issue #992.
It posed a very pertinent question to the telecommunications industry -- "Are telcos a safe divident bet?".
Telcos (short for telecommunication operators) traditionally rely on voice call and sms as their main source of income.
But as we progress into a digital era, their business strategy have expanded to providing mobile data and internet coverage to their customers.
And in Malaysia, there are three major players, namely Maxis, Celcom and DiGi.
TM is also part of the telco players, but it does not provide mobile services in the form of voice calls, sms or even mobile data coverage to the customers.
Now, in order for the telcos to provide dividends to their shareholders, they must -- in general -- develop a strategy towards profit maximization.
Of course this sector will not go down -- that is for sure. But the question is, how do they remain competitive and not stagnant?
Peeps,
Look at the image below.
It shattered my heart.
It forced the (stubborn) tears out of my eyes.
It makes my knees weak.
It silences my talkative mouth.
Just look at this sad and heart-wrenching image.
While I have the liberty and enjoy sleeping on the most comfortable pillow there is on this world, this poor Arab boy in a war-torn country of Syiria is sleeping like nobody's business with a brick as a head rest.
Does that not tell us enough about the situation in their country?
When will the war stop?
When will peace arrive?
O God the almighty! Please, restore and peace and order in Syiria for I cannot stand seeing a child like this sleeping on an improper place with a brick being a head rest at the expense of some pathetic political leaders (read: Bashar al-Assas) wanting to hold on to that limited power.
Destroy, O God, the corrupt politicians and cruel government that care not its citizens.
I am sad. Because I truly think that this child deserve a better place and pillow to sleep on..
Folks,
The former President of South Africa is finally being called by the almighty God.
There are many eulogies and biographies on Mandela -- otherwise known also as Madiba -- on the internet.
But one image that stands out the most is the cover of the special issue of Time magazine, a leading and influential magazine read worldwide.
In this image, I can see that this man -- the noble man -- is one happy man, full of cheers and joy.
A powerful image with no suitable adjectives and nouns there is in the English dictionary to describe you, sir.
Rest in peace, Mr Mandela. You died at a ripe good old age, and it is time to be with the almighty there.
Your effort in ending apartheid is absolutely is heartening and shall be remembered by the rest of the world.
You are the hero of your nation; and that the whole world recognized you and your tireless pursue of making your part of the world a better place to live.
Bless your soul, for you are now among the angels.
Folks,
There is an English phrase -- "kangaroo court" that is aimed at the judges and justices for their own misconduct in their very own court of law; and now, I want to coin a new phrase: "monkey parliament" -- referring to the conduct of our Members of Parliament (MPs) in the august house.
The image below was forwarded to me last night.
Funny thing is that the image is making such a pun to the politicians in our parliament, specifically YB Mr Bung Mokthar Radin of Kinabatangan constituency, in East Malaysia.
Of course this is a doctored image.
In the original image, he is seen as ripping-off parliamentary motion belonging to YB Mrs Fuziah Salleh from Kuantan on deducting the salary of PM advisors, which according to her is exorbitantly high.
Her motion was dismissed.
But his act caused a stir to the point that the netizens are doctoring the image published by the media!
His act was in response to YB Fuziah's early action of ripping-off parliamentary papers.
Well, I guess that:-
1. It serves YB Fuziah right, and
2. The image is indeed a funny one, revealing the conduct of our MPs in the parliament.
Anyway, the image is truly -- to borrow today's adjective -- epic!
What with the flying banana and leaves! :)
