Thanks to my wife, Datin Azimah, who closely takes care of the rose apple tree, pruning and fertlising, we are now ready to enjoy bountiful rose apple fruits. They look juicy red. The photos are so vivid and beautiful. Readers are welcome to use them in your blogs or albums.
Previously, we highlighted a rubber tree in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia. It was the surviving tree among 22 rubber seedlings brought from England. In 1877, a total of 22 rubber seedlings were brought into the country from Kew Gardens, England. Of the 22 seedlings, nine were sown in Kuala Kangsar. This is the only surviving […]
I wish to thank the Azman Hashim International Business School at UTM, Malaysia MBA students in change management, Semester 2 June 2023 for sharing your comments and experiences in class. I hope all of you will strive hard and succeed to be CEOs of companies in future.
The growing sobriety of Japan’s young people is hitting the amount of revenue flowing into state coffers and has inspired the national tax agency to run a competition for ideas to encourage more drinking. Tax raised from alcohol sales accounted for 5 per cent of total government revenue in 1980, dropping to 3 per cent […]
Previously, we covered about Magawa, the landmine detector that was awarded a gold medal for heroism for clearing ordnance from the Cambodian countryside. Magawa has just died. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat originally from Tanzania, helped clear mines from about 225,000 square metres of land – the equivalent of 42 football pitches – over the […]
My wife has waited for almost one year for two orchids to produce their vibrant colours.
My youngest cat, Salina Boy, is growing fast. He has become a big bully to the other cats, Baby, Yen, Charlie and Tuya. I manage to capture two poses from Salina Boy.
An article in the London Sunday Times on February 28th, 2021, was an interesting one. It quoted Hermes handbags, made by the French company, Hermes International SA, went up by 17 per cent in price while the FTSE 100 index fell by 14.3 per cent. Aside from being a highly desirable fashion accessories, luxury handbags […]