Category: Interlude
Malaysia’s oldest rubber tree is now 146 years old
Posted onPreviously, 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 […]
Congrats..MBA students in change management semester 2 June 2023
Posted onI 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.
My son getting engaged
Posted onLast Saturday, with the occasion, we held a lunch function at a famous Indonesian restaurant in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. My wife and I posed for the occasion. Before going, we also managed to get a good pose of my cat, Koko Boy, with his blue eyes. All are welcome to use the images
My wife’s new flowers
Posted onMy wife has planted new flowers with even more vibrant colors. The blue flower is edible.
My wife’s new strawberry pot
Posted onNow, we are creating a small flower venture selling life plants. Also, my wife’s strawberry pot is giving juicy fruits.
Japan is Odd: The Government is Encouraging Youth to Consume More Alcoholic Beverages
Posted onThe 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 […]
Rambutan ready to enjoy
Posted onThe rambutans have been spared from wild monkeys! Please be free to use the image
Magawa, landmine-hunting hero rat dies in Cambodia
Posted onPreviously, 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 […]
Our tortoise Kimchi has a new enclosure
Posted onSince our tortoise Kimchi is growing big, we have constructed a new enclosure for it. It will be its home for a long time.