corrupted

I'm in a service oriented business.

I've been in the business for about 9 years now.

Year in and year out, I would say, my firm has been doing ok. Not too great....not too bad either...

But I want to improve. I believe, some if not all of my staff and colleagues, would love to improve.

We don't want to stay stagnant and wait for something to happen...

However, as we go on and try to secure more business for ourselves, we've met with a lot of challenges.

One of the challenges is our inability to 'suap' the people involve in the decision-making.

Of course, it is our very own fault in failing to get 'close' to the people involve in the decision making.

I found that to do business such business of ours in Malaysia, it's all about networks and who you know.

Your degrees, MBAs, Chartered or whatever doesn't really carry a lot of weight if you wanna secure the business

It's all about getting close and give 'em what they want.

Sometimes I felt frustrated and I felt trapped in a room with no doors.

At times, they would just say, we will consider your request and have a look at your profile. Obviously, we would never see or hear from them again.

At times, when we call to make an appointment, the answer that we get was 'we will review the panelship in bla bla bla....till that moment comes, you can submit your profile and let us review....

Now, it'll be a totally different story if we have the ability to 'rub' their backs and say....hey listen, if you could give us X amount of business, we would be happy to give you some token of appreciation.....

Sometimes, I really don't know what to do...but I'll have to keep on fighting for the sake of myself, my family and my colleagues...

Shall I follow the others and do what they do....or what?...


errrrrrrrrrr....rant over....

Bersawang

Hahahaha...

I've been away for far too long.....too long..............

Doubt anyone ever reads my blogs anymore....hehehe

Anyhooss.....what's up everyone? How's 2012 treating all of ya?....Good??...Bad?

I had some interesting stuff that has been happening around my life....especially business wise....

Obviously, for the past couple of years, it's all about improving myself financially and as well as emotionally and now for the remaining months of 2012, I aim to expand my business together with my contacts to a new level.

Previously, I used to get worried about meeting new people as well as strangers. I realized that, in order to go far in the business world, I need to go out and mix around with different people. It's all about the relationships. Human-relationships that is.....

Anyways,...I'll try to update my blogs as much as I can from now on....

Have a good day

Hello

Hello folks....

Wow...it's been ages since I last updated my blogs....I'm out for some soul-searching for the last couple of weeks....I'm looking for answers to questions that I don't even know in the first place. Hahahaha. Conflicting remark I must say....

Well to be honest, I needed time to re-focus and start thinking of doing other things. Alhamdulillah, I've achieved some, if not all, things that I wanted to achieve. Hence, now, I'm looking to do more. I believe I can.....

You know, at times, you dreamt of achieving something and then, you work towards it and finally, you managed to achieve it. That's how I feel nowadays. You achieve that little goals that you have and I felt slightly stagnated.

Anyways, I'll keep on searching.

Have a good day

17A girl?

So...what's the fuss this Amalina girl is creating eh?

Sudah2 lah tuh...I think we cannot impose our good values to other people.....

Pandai2 jaga diri dah lah....kan??

2012

Hope it's not to late to wish everyone a happy new year....

I've been super busy for the last month or so....

Actually, there's so much to talk about but sometimes I just don't have the 'mood' to write...

This year, will be a testing year for me...in terms of my business of course....

So far, I've touched very little on what my job is....maybe, for 2012, I'll try to talk a wee bit on it....

Anyways.....hope everyone's doing fine and let's pray for a good & prosperous 2012....

Have a nice day

Switchblade

Last weekend, I had dinner at a Switchblade restaurant in Dutamas with the family...

To be honest, I love western foods and my favorite restaurants will be TGI Friday's and Chilli's. Hence, when I saw an ad about this restaurant at FB the other day, I decided to give it a try.

Upon reaching the place at Dutamas, I wonder how does the owner pays the rental for this place. It could cost him loads of money!! I would assumed that the overheads in operating such operating at an expensive location would be enormous!! I salute him for taking a big risk in running the food business!!

Anyway, I like the way the owner sets up the restaurant. It's totally different from any other restaurants that I've been too.

With regards to the food.....I have to be honest...it's freaking delicious weii!! Habis semua diet2....hahahaha.....No doubt it's a little bit pricey but that's understandable.

I will certainly come here again...but not so soon lah.....

Dough-nuts anyone??

I'm not a fan of doughnuts.....but when a colleague of mine bought some from Big Apple, I thought it was good, although it was super sweet....

Jemput makan......