The Power Of Prayer

When we ache over the challenges facing those we love, and fear the situation won’t change, we may be tempted to believe that the Lord will not act. But we should never underestimate the power of prayer, for our loving God hears our pleas. We don’t know how He will move in response to our petitions, but we know that as our Father, He longs for us to embrace His love and to trust in His faithfulness.

Father God, the way You hear and answer my prayers amazes me.

Strengthen my faith, that I will always believe in Your goodness and love.

God hears us when we pray.

One Name

In our times of greatest joy and our deepest need, the name we cling to is Jesus. He will never leave us and His love will not fail.

Jesus, You are the name above all names, our Savior & Lord.

We lift our praise to You as we celebrate Your presence and power in our lives today.

Duke of Almazán de Saint Priest

This is Stewart’s WatsApp message to me:

I’m getting very poor results
Ytd we r very bad
Things is not going well at the moment
Do morale is low
N ppl aldy start with that tidak apa attitude
I can sense ur fren oso getting very fed up
Lee Nee oso getting tired
Lately I get upset few times with ur kakak
She is very forgetful n very slumber
I having one to one session with them starting tomolo
I recon need to aldy
All my DM now cannot control the buyers
I actually just tell them 1 to 1
I just wan to see what they will bring n see me
Afraid of Lee Nee but got do work n with results ok. but this is work not done, results getting worst everyday

Hmmm…to be fair…G13 is also in a very shitty situation…finally Stewart decides to have a one to one session…but since Stewart did not lay down any expectation at all…I think all of them will treat it as a counseling session…perhaps; maybe only Mak Tiri will come in with a solid plan…on Celtic…all this while, is Stewart so blind that Stewart can’t see the true colors or is Stewart is in denial…Celtic is macam ini lah! And I truly felt…me having the sunshine personality, I truly felt that I have spread the glow and warmth in Team Baz previously…now the spark have left them for good…

Duke of Alburquerque

WatsApp conversations with Fify:

I suke keje lee nee coz dia can guide blck n whye. but lee nee too scary

Celtic cuti…shes trying but Celtic dun likr blck n whte. Evrythn in her mind

I berani.but tkut nt lee nee tye why x tye Celtic

Celtic n lee nee now like a foe. only 2 dm

If ade kakak janet easy for me to tanya

Dunno. Stewart also pening

Stationry puya buyer slalo buat lee nee penin

Err…both Mak Tiri & Celtic are from different school of thoughts…to be fair…if you observe Celtic long enough, you will learn & gain…sometimes, some people are just not good teachers but they make excellent doers…now I am just curious of their rivalry…what fuels them to such an extent…hahaha and makes Stewart so headache…and its interesting to know that Harriet is also a problem maker to Mak Tiri…hahaha…

What Do The Experts Say?

He has a firm grip on us and on our future.

Father, whenever we are troubled or alarmed, help us to seek You. We commit this coming year and all it holds to You.

Knowing the future is uncertain; knowing the One who holds the future is a sure thing.

Stones Of Remembrance

Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He pronounced.

All of us are prone to forget the good things God has done for us. We need reminders.

Physical reminders of God’s faithfulness in the past can remind us to trust Him in the present – and with the future.

God, thank You for Your faithfulness to me over many years!
Help me to trust you with the Present and the Future as well.

Duke of Suárez

Real Madrid was just too good for us...sigh...

God Of Life

Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

A Yes Of Love

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this.

Duke of Palma de Mallorca

Had Bak Kut Teh lunch with Smallie & Mei Wern on last week Saturday in Klang…found out that Abigail decides to stay after all…surprise indeed…I guess Stewart manage to convince Abigail to stay then…

Duke of Abrantes

A few weeks back…Madeleine was in the G13 office…3pm…for an interview session…I thought that it was with Marcus…but I was wrong…it was for Mike’s Team…so, Madeleine tak jadi to come over to the Trade Planning Department? Both Sörenstam & Marcus decides to keep Samuel?

It's In the Attitude

Attitude. Perspective. As the saying goes - Life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we react to it.

We are each on our own journey of learning to trust God with hard circumstances.

Lord, please change my attitude about hard times.
Bring about Joy, Perseverance & Maturity in me.

Windsor Greys Tyrone, Storm, Sir Basil and Milford Haven

THANK YOU GOD, PRAISE TO THE LORD, BLESS YOU GOD!

I already said earlier…that I do not need any praises…I do not need to hear Well Done or Good Job or Great Presentation…

I just want to present what it needs to be presented…I want to add value during the meeting and most importantly how a Trade Planning's Sales & Marketing meeting should function…

This is also what Uncle Andy, Marcus, Samuel, Mr. Horton’s Secretary & myself have brainstorm before – the revamp of the Sales & Marketing meeting…but after the brainstorming session, nothing happens...so, if nothing happen...then I have to start to make something happen...I don’t care if the Merchants was busy looking at their laptops, I don’t care if the Supply Chain team were ignoring it, I don’t care if the Ops Team are not paying attention to it…and yes, I may have missed out on some points here and there…but at least I did it, I make the first move, I can improvise on it in the next meeting, I will come out with better commentaries…

Today, finally...my slides have the total G13 business numbers; versus budget…versus last year by day…I went on to explain that last week was the start of Ramadhan & the announcement that GST will be zerorized effective on 1st June. As Ramadhan falls on last week Thursday, there was a positive sales trend on Tuesday & Wednesday as customers are starting to buy for their buka puasa and sahur pagi stocks…Ramadhan eve have the biggest growth of double digit…this is the numbers that we need to present in the meeting…where are the gaps and how to narrow the gap…

Yes God, we did it!

Giles and Hugo

I disagree with Marcus…yes, it’s good to have directions from Sörenstam but if Sörenstam cannot give us one…then we have to lead and drive the business by ourselves, we cannot just be sitting around until the cow comes home…where are the urgencies? The priorities? Or maybe Uncle Andy was right...maybe what we are currently doing, Marcus thinks they are a priorities but they are not, they are not even value added tasks...adoi...

Point de Vue

If I am reading this right…I have to go and drive Marcus and Marcus have to pula go and drive Sörenstam…this is no longer a top down approach…hahaha...

Promises, Promises

Lord, thank You so much for Your Great & Precious Promises!

Motrice Foundation

THANK YOU GOD, PRAISE TO THE LORD, BLESS YOU GOD!

I don’t know jadi or not…but also didn’t see or hear and rejection yet…so I syok sendiri dulu lah…hahaha…

What happen was, today...when Sörenstam came over to our workstation; asking Marcus on this weekend Press Ad planning…I put in my inputs that the GMS Press Ad should appear on this Thursday (advertised it earlier) because it’s Government Pay Day. Furthermore, as this GMS Press Ad will be GST free, let’s go first to lead the market…because last week our competitors only giving out 6% discount on selected Appliances…so let’s be the first in the market (for once) on GMS related item (non Appliance) in absorbing the GST…

Willow Pelly

Err…I think I have offended Marcus many times on last week Friday…lantak lah...this is the truth anyway...I think Marcus; when being a SCM, Marcus have the direction and knows how to lead a team…but now in the Trade Planning Department, Marcus just can’t…I don’t know Marcus is waiting for what…or maybe Marcus also have no direction…then we got sounded by the big boss somemore…already Uncle Andy label us as Party Planner & People Pleaser, now the CEO call us Mailbox…whatever the Merchants team sumbat unto us, we just take…we don’t drive Trade…we do not have the wittiness and sensibilities of the business…and what is also funny today… Sörenstam came over to our workstation and ask what Marcus has prepared for this weekend Press Ad which Marcus admitted that Marcus didn’t prepare anything at all…adoi…

Claud Timothy

Somehow, this Mr. Horton’s Secretary was asked to attend the first round of the GST meeting…GST in Malaysia will be zerorized effective on 1st June…then on the second round of meeting…Mr. Horton’s Secretary got ajak me to attend…ok lah, lucky she got ajak…otherwise she is indeed a telur busuk…hahaha…ya mah…Mike’s HouseBrand meeting I also ajak her to come along, she was not invited and yet she shine & level up by preparing the meeting minutes…but for this GST meeting, I also didn’t attend…since Marcus & Mr. Horton’s Secretary are already attending…let’s be more productive…you certainly don’t need a 3rd Trade Planner to go into the room to warm the chair…I undur diri for this…

Lady Acony Lambton

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex!

Lord Alexander and Lord Oliver

Whereas for Mr. Horton’s Secretary pula…she is currently working with Rodrigo on a dedicated 1 full page Press Ad for Fresh…she took the initiative and email to Sörenstam and Sörenstam pula jawab – Not Clear…then this Uncle Andy commented that Mr. Horton’s Secretary on why being so kepo…let the Merchants lead…and of course Mr. Horton’s Secretary terasa lor…the boss answer not clear wor…not clear in terms on what Mr. Horton’s Secretary is trying to convey…so Mr. Horton’s Secretary told me that she at times tak berani to voice up is because of this…sigh…as for me, I will continue to voice up…I also notice that Marcus cannot lead…Uncle Andy & Mr. Horton’s Secretary just outsource everything…so I will have to lead…I will have to carve out my role…cannot be so kan cheong…soak up the time, find the opportunity and attack…thank God for always by my side…I need to do value-added work but I also know that there is a reason on why I am currently still doing the non-value-added work as it is...so, now have to wait for the birth of the Event Plan which is being breakdown by Category...then the Merchants to park in their Buying Plan, Strategies, Tactics etc by sku...then Trade Plan can start to drive Trade...

Houghton Hall

THANK YOU GOD, PRAISE TO THE LORD, BLESS YOU GOD!

What happen was…yesterday, we have a working group meeting…so, I sort of voice up lah…this week, on Thursday is the start of the Puasa month…so I ask; will there be any dedicated Press Ad being advertised on the day itself or before…so, Sörenstam say that we should just do an extension…meaning; the regular Friday – Sunday Press Ad will be change to Wednesday – Friday etc…then, today…our English competitor already put out the Press Ad, featuring all of the essentials for cooking preparation and buka puasa / sahur pagi…yes, score brownie points here…hahaha...Marcus also mention that lucky I highlighted it in the meeting yesterday, otherwise we are slow to the market again…

7th Marquess of Cholmondeley and Marchioness Rose

Tun M is back in da’ House yo…it takes the 3rd General Election to change the ruling government…to see the Malay tsunami finally coming in…but the most proudest significant of all is this…Malaysians change their government via the ballot boxes…there was no bloodshed, no riots, no looting…all was calm, steady and low-profile…Tahniah Malaysians!

Tart London

Meanwhile his older brother Prince William is losing hair…of course the Duke Of Cambridge still looks good…but then, I still prefer the younger William when he have a head full of hair…

Lady Iris Cholmondeley

Will Prince Harry shaved off his beard on his upcoming wedding day?
I prefer him to have a clean face…but then again, he will look so boyish, so much younger than his wife…

The Cricket Captain

Earn your leadership every day – Michael Jordon.

RADICA

Leaders don’t get overshadowed, only managers do. If someone is stealing your glory, it’s precisely because you’re not leading…you’re managing.

Superstars Or Slackers

“Good players don’t necessarily make good coaches. Team members expect their manager to be better than them at what they do. Often, this couldn’t be further from the truth. You see, the manager is there to lead the team to greater performance; by coaching…by setting up procedures…and steering the ship, not to be the best doer. Being the best player doesn’t automatically guarantee that they have the requisite leadership skills to be a great manager or coach”.

Industry 4.0

The Future Of Jobs in which it identified 10 Key Skills that employers will want in the future:

Complex Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
Creativity
People Management
Co-ordinating With Others
Emotional Intelligence
Judgment & Decision Making
Service Orientation
Negotiation
Cognitive Flexibility

Big Cheese Chair

Be early to work…dependable…get projects done on time or early while not compromising on quality!

Se og Hør

This Rodrigo sudah nyayuk kut…hahaha…what happen was...today, in front of the Business Process Director, Don Philip & myself…Rodrigo mention that working under a particular English Director was very tough…don’t believe Rodrigo, can come and ask me as I work under Rodrigo before…hahaha…mana ada…but I rather have Rodrigo think like that & tell the whole world about it...instead of having this negative impression of me always rejecting Rodrigo’s job offer opportunities…hahaha…

Duke of Northumberland

May 19 >> wedding of Prince Harry & Meghan Markle…quite a breakthrough marriage though…firstly, Miss Markle is a divorcee, older than Harry by 3 years, an American actress and bi-racial…

Duke of Manchester

Baby Cambridge Number 3 is here: Prince Louis Arthur Charles!

A new playmate for George Alexander Louis and Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.