Friday, April 28, 2017
REVIVAL OF INDONESIA SULTANAGE.....A VERY GOOD SIGN AND RECOGNITION.................MORE INDONESIANS WILL BE....MULIATUN??
Many Indonesians believe that many of Indonesia’s traditional medicines, known as jamu, were originally concocted in the royal courts of Solo and Yogyakarta, where health and beauty treatments were a big part of court life. These medicines were not available to the public until the 1830s when their secrets began to trickle out. One member of the royal family who started a jamu company said. “Our lives revolved around jamu. We would prepare, drink and talk about jamu from morning to night. It was an obsession.”
Gamelan music reached its zenith in the 19th century in the courts of the sultans of Yogyakarta and Solo. Yogyakarta court players were known for their bold, vigorous style while gamelan players from Solo played a more understated, refined style. Since independence in 1949, the power of the sultanates was reduced and many gamelan musicians learned how to play in state academies. Even so the finest gamelan are still associated with royalty. The largest and most famous gamelan, the Gamelan Sekaten, was built in the 16th century as is played only once a year. ^^
Wayang dance-dramas and a variety of court dances are still widely performed in Java. Yogyakarta has a number of dance academies and is home to the Ramayana ballet. Solo also has a number of dance academies. Dr. Jukka O. Miettinen of the Theatre Academy Helsinki wrote: “Most of the court dances are traditionally attributed to sultans, and many of the rulers are themselves known to have been skilled dancers. The performers were mostly close relatives of the sultan, or members of the court and the bodyguard. The dances are of a highly aristocratic character, and consequently Central Javanese dancers have usually had an exceptionally high social status. [Source: Dr. Jukka O. Miettinen, Asian Traditional Theater and Dance website, Theatre Academy Helsinki **]
“ Many ceremonial court dances developed in the kraton palaces of Java. They include ceremonial group dances of male dancers reflecting the influence of ancient martial arts. The most famous are the beksa dances of the kraton of Yogyakarta. They were originally performed by two groups of soldiers of the royal guard, depicting scenes of warfare with a strong military spirit. The most valued court dances of are bedhaya and serimpi. They are both slow, restrained group dances performed by women to the accompaniment of choral singing and gamelan music, and their traditions are especially linked to the kraton of Yogyakarta and Surakarta in Central Java. **
Every year fingernail clippings of the sultan of Yogyakarta are offered to Mt. Merpati volcano god and locks of his hair were offered to sea goddess of Java's southern coast. In Solo, up to the 1990s anyway, a 30-meter-high, phallus-shaped tower was erected in the palace courtyard and sultan and sultan was officially married to Loro Kidul, Goddess of the South Seas. In the upper reaches of the tower the sultan spent the night making passionate love to the goddess. Crowds waited up all night to find out the outcome. If the goddess was satisfied the equilibrium between the earth and the sea would be maintained. If not there might be earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis or floods. [Source: "Ring of Fire" by Lawrence and Lorne Blair, Bantam Books, New York]
In “Return of the Sultans,” Gerry van Klinken wrote: “The government of Indonesia as of December 2007 decided that ancient culture and royalty must be recognized. Hence, the Indonesian government has officially recognized the important contribution of the former small monarchs in their history and are registering the present heads of the ruling families as representing the former kings and sovereign princes who ruled their land. Apparently about 100 of about 300 have been screened so far as valid claimants. However, some have too many claimants as royal heads of heir particular branch and therefore may not be included among the honored. But this recognition is a great milestone for these ancient royal families. [Source: “Return of the Sultans,” by Gerry van Klinken]
The last sultan of Pontianak, Syarif Hamid II Alqadrie, was jailed for 10 years in 1953 for siding with the Dutch army against the Indonesian Republic during the revolution of 1945. When he died in 1978 the throne was left empty. His palace remained a somewhat run-down tourist attraction by the Kapuas River. In January 2004 a new sultan was installed in the Qadriah palace, a nephew of Sultan Hamid II. At the celebration to mark the occasion, golden umbrellas adorned the palace, and thousands of well-wishing guests dressed in traditional Malay finery feasted on food set out in long rows on mats. Massive cannon shots boomed over the river and Air Force Skyhawks performed acrobatics over the palace. The man who said the prayers almost choked on his tears; his father had taught the Koran to the entire Alqadrie family years ago. It seemed as if the past was not gone after all.
Long-dormant sultanates are being revived all over Indonesia. My own list, no doubt incomplete, contains about 24 of them in Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java, and Maluku. That does not count the 40 or so sultans and non-Islamic kings whose roles have not changed appreciably. Figures such as the sultan of Bima and the king of Kupang have always been respected as informal local leaders.
The royalty are now represented by 3 organisations: FKKAS (for Sulawesi only), FKIKS (the oldest one) and FSKN (this last one is the most succesful and is seen as the official one, but it has some political problems in it's history). The organising of royal festivals can be a way of showing royal culture to outsiders and especially to their own people, who with amazement sees the rich culture, which was pushed back for such a long time [since 1945]. [Source: Donald Tick]
今年最潮的四句话：
①不要炫耀你的钱，在医院那就像纸；②不要炫耀你的工作，你倒下了，无数人会比你做的更出色；③不要炫耀你的房，你去了，那就是别人的窝；④不要炫耀你的车，你离开了，车钥匙就握在别人手里了！ 你唯一可以炫耀的是:你的健康!
多喝红茶、铁观音。。。。。
Zhang Lei Clinic 红茶、黑茶、发酵茶。如熟普洱茶，铁观音，英国红茶、黑茶、六堡茶等。
每天饮茶10小杯，男性心血管疾病发生的危险指数和每天喝少于三杯的比，可以减少42%，女性可以减少18%哦。(本地人胃寒不适宜绿茶)周一加油!
JJPTR FOUNDER jOHNSON LEE MUST BE ARRESTED NOW
JJPTR IS ILLEGAL
THE SCHEME IS NOT APPROVED BY AUTHORITY/IES......
IT IS ILLEGAL....OF COURSE
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THE SCHEME IS NOT APPROVED BY AUTHORITY/IES......
IT IS ILLEGAL....OF COURSE
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Thursday, April 27, 2017
眼前亟需关注的并不是待遇问题，首先应是自身的健康，有了健康身体就有了一切，没有身体 健康将会失去一切。
人生数十载，分割开来，不过是几个十年而已，而人世间的浮浮沉沉，悲悲欢欢就在这百年人生中旋转、变换，然后成为人生的风景，定格在人生路上的某一刻，不再前进。
人活着不容易，要活的高尚、活的有品位、活的与众不同、活的超凡脱俗就更难。人能生下来，本来就是幸运的。千万别把美好的生命浪费在等待上，把握现在，享受现在，才是最重要的。因此，人生中应值得追求的是快乐和幸福。
如果能以平和心态看问题，
从总体上讲，大多数退休老人的生活条件还是比上不足，比下有余的。
眼前亟需关注的并不是待遇问题，首先应是自身的健康，有了健康身体就有了一切，没有身体
健康将会失去一切。
老年人要以豁达的心态面对生活，知足常乐，达观快乐，重新确立生活信念，这对自身的健康是大有裨益的。
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
张爵士康复中。。。。各界关怀问候。。。。MAY THE GOD BLESS......
（雪兰莪·八打灵再也26日讯）针对各界友好及公众人士过去几天来，对常青集团兼世界华文媒体集团执行主席丹斯里拿督张晓卿爵士健康情况所作出的深切关怀和问候，丹斯里拿督张晓卿爵士的家人非常感谢，为之感动。
丹斯里拿督张晓卿爵士于上周四（4月20日），因病在新加坡接受专科医药治疗；多日来，病情稳定，主治医生对丹斯里拿督张晓卿爵士的情况表示满意，他目前在康复之中。
丹斯里拿督张晓卿爵士于上周四（4月20日），因病在新加坡接受专科医药治疗；多日来，病情稳定，主治医生对丹斯里拿督张晓卿爵士的情况表示满意，他目前在康复之中。
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
恒毅。。。出了闻名大骗子。。。。去年还搞到。。。一些人说学校好， 教KAJANG 育华中学学这间学校实施“军装头”。。。。有了军头，陆军头， 学校教育就会好。出人才。。去年育华家长妈妈声， 什么年代。。还来陆军头。。如今真相来了。。。全球轰动。。http://www.enanyang.my/news/20170424/%E4%BA%BA%E7%B1%BB%E8%B4%AA%E5%A9%AA%E6%88%90%E5%B0%B1%E4%BB%96%E4%BB%AC%E9%BB%8E%E6%B7%BB%E5%8D%8E/
http://www.enanyang.my/news/20170424/%E4%BA%BA%E7%B1%BB%E8%B4%AA%E5%A9%AA%E6%88%90%E5%B0%B1%E4%BB%96%E4%BB%AC%E9%BB%8E%E6%B7%BB%E5%8D%8E/
去年， 作为家长的。。。火起三千丈
一些人说， 要学恒毅， 搞陆军头。。。
校友也呱呱叫。。。。。。
因为有人说， 看那间学校。。
好呀
要学。。。。。
如今出了。。大骗子。。。
陆军头。。。有神力吗？？
大骗子还烧到南方大学学院去。。。
那是我就读的宽柔马来学系的前身。。。
烧到去。。。。
一线牵一线。。。
不要迷信陆军头。。。
今天看到的大骗子
是冰山一角。。。。
大家还要看影响到那个程度。。。。。
陆军头出大骗子。。。。
PUKIBU。。。。。。。。
还要到KAJANG 推销陆军头。。。。
真的是丢。。。。。
吓死人啦。。。陆军头是神力咩。。。。
出了大骗子。。。。一个。。。。。
还有吗？？？？？？？？
还相信陆军头出英雄吗？？？？？？？
这种迷信陆军头， 就是英雄出处。。。。。。
丢， 南北来欺骗。。。。
槟城捞
柔佛捞
千上千
一手遮天。。无法无天。。。。。。。
鸡蛋糕。。。。。
陆军头
出英雄
今天证明
出千门
千门王上王。。。
大挪移。。。。
南北通吃
去年， 作为家长的。。。火起三千丈
一些人说， 要学恒毅， 搞陆军头。。。
校友也呱呱叫。。。。。。
因为有人说， 看那间学校。。
好呀
要学。。。。。
如今出了。。大骗子。。。
陆军头。。。有神力吗？？
大骗子还烧到南方大学学院去。。。
那是我就读的宽柔马来学系的前身。。。
烧到去。。。。
一线牵一线。。。
不要迷信陆军头。。。
今天看到的大骗子
是冰山一角。。。。
大家还要看影响到那个程度。。。。。
陆军头出大骗子。。。。
PUKIBU。。。。。。。。
还要到KAJANG 推销陆军头。。。。
真的是丢。。。。。
吓死人啦。。。陆军头是神力咩。。。。
出了大骗子。。。。一个。。。。。
还有吗？？？？？？？？
还相信陆军头出英雄吗？？？？？？？
这种迷信陆军头， 就是英雄出处。。。。。。
丢， 南北来欺骗。。。。
槟城捞
柔佛捞
千上千
一手遮天。。无法无天。。。。。。。
鸡蛋糕。。。。。
陆军头
出英雄
今天证明
出千门
千门王上王。。。
大挪移。。。。
南北通吃
Thursday, April 20, 2017
SUZUKI VAGON R...........NOT BAD
Maruti Suzuki has launched new VXI+ variant for its one of the most selling hatchback WagonR. The latest VXI+ variant is loaded with features like alloy wheels, dual airbags, projector headlamps, side skirts, anti-lock braking system with electronic brake - force distribution system, as an option.
HONDA WRV
Honda WRV comes with a 1.2-litre i-VTEC petrol and 1.5-litre i-DTEC diesel engine. The car offers best in class fuel efficiency of 17.5kmpl for petrol, while the diesel engine offers 25.5kmpl. For safety, the manufacturer is offering dual-front airbags along with ABS and EBD as standard.
Honda Cars India has launched its compact crossover, the WRV. The crossover is available in two trims -S and the top spec 'VX'. The car is designed on Jazz platform and is expected to compete against the Ford EcoSport and the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza.
The Punto EVO Pure continues to get the same stylish body with Fiat’s reindeer headlamps, muscular frame and impressive driving dynamics
The Punto EVO Pure
continues to get the same stylish body with Fiat’s reindeer headlamps,
muscular frame and impressive driving dynamics. The wing mirrors are
internally adjustable and the seats will acquire fabric upholstery. The
cabin is spacious for five and it gets a large 280 litre boot as well.
IPO EVERSAFE RUBBER
It is involved in the development, manufacturing and distribution of tyre retreading materials and tyre retreading operations, operating across the value chain.
Commanding c.22% market share for tyre retreading materials in Malaysia, the Group’s growth going forward will focus on i) increasing its export sales to overseas markets, ii) enhancing its product range through new offerings, value-adding and focus on premium products, and iii) improving efficiencies.
Streets are therefore valuing Eversafe Rubber with a fair value of RM0.40 pegged to a 10.0x PE multiple, based on FY17F EPS of 4.0sen.
The IPO is expected to raise approximately RM17.3m from the issuance of 48m new shares, with c.73% of its proceeds to be utilised for capacity expansion and enhancing automation of its operations.
Eversafe Rubber’s growth will focus on i) increasing its export sales to overseas markets, ii) enhancing its product range through new offerings, value-adding and focus on premium products, and iii) improving efficiencies. The Group has been able to grow its overseas revenue to contribute c.57.1% for 9MFY16 from c. 54.8% in FY15.
As one of the prominent manufacturers of tyre retreading materials in Malaysia, Eversafe Rubber is able to compete against its competitors in securing new customers as well as retaining existing ones, coupled with establishing a wide global outreach with exports to at least 23 countries for FY15 onwards. Its tyre retreading solutions with customisation capabilities furthermore creates value enhancements to reinforce its competitiveness in the market.
Its catalysts include i) increase in commercial vehicles in Malaysia, which is expected to generate higher demand for retreaded tyres, ii) continued growth in China and Brazil for rubber compounds, iii) higher rubber prices which can translate to higher ASP with effective management of costs.
Downside risks among others include (i) volatility in prices of raw materials, (ii) fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and (iii) competition from existing and new market entrants locally and overseas.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
继揭发前伊党署理主席纳沙鲁丁收取首相纳吉的资金后，如今聚焦纳吉账户资金流，追问收取纳吉逾2300万令吉的17名人士是谁？
继揭发前伊党署理主席纳沙鲁丁收取首相纳吉的资金后，公正党副主席拉菲兹如今聚焦纳吉账户资金流，追问收取纳吉逾2300万令吉的17名人士是谁？
Monday, April 17, 2017
Friday, April 14, 2017
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
'Neutral' - Padini (Rise In Operating Costs) ...NOT ROSY ANYMORE
Given the
weakening of Ringgit, Padini is taking a passive approach in its stores
expansion plan for FY17 and FY18 as compared to FY16 when the group
opened five new Padini Concept stores and nine new Brands Outlet stores
in Malaysia.
Management guided that for FY17, the group
will open 3 new stores in Malaysia, i.e.: Vincci and Padini Concept
stores in MyTown Mall as well as a Padini Concept Store in Melawati Mall
in Kuala Lumpur, and these new stores would make full-year
contributions from FY18 onwards.
For FY18, Padini is expected to open one
Brands Outlet store in Genting Premium Outlet and currently in
negotiation to open one store in Aeon Kempas, which is expected to open
by end-2017.
Other than that, given Padini’s
price sensitive target market, management guided that the group will
continue adopting its competitive pricing strategy for FY17 to stimulate
sales. Therefore, observers can expect no increase in selling price and
the topline revenue growth would all be driven by volume and
contribution from new stores.
Furthermore, in order to keep up with the
fashion trend, new clothing lines would be released almost every week.
Note that, end of 2016 Padini launched an active wear collection to
cater to the active and health cautious market. Streets are positive as
this would enable the company to fend off competition from rivals like
Cotton On and H&M.
Management guided that the gross profit
margin is expected to be below 43% level (vs. 41.7% for FY16) for FY17.
This is a tad lower than the average gross margin of 45.2% over the past
five years.
The increase in cost can be attributed to
unfavourable ringgit movement in recent years which has inflated the
cost of sales. Currently (April 2017), it is estimated that 90% of the
group’s cost of sales are transacted in Chinese Yuan.
As such, management explained that the
group is always on the look-out for suppliers from other countries to
diversify the risk. Padini has tested production from Bangladesh, which
is believed to be cheaper than China. However, due to lack in support
industry i.e. infrastructure and logistics, the turnaround time from
Bangladesh is slower. Therefore, Padini is currently still heavily
reliant on production from China.
To mitigate the cost pressure, the company
would continue closing down underperformed consignment stores and open
more Padini Concept and Brands Outlet stores. In 2016, the company had
closed down 79 consignment stores in Malaysia.
In terms of e-commerce channel, Padini
launched the group’s first e-commerce platform in 2015. Currently (April
2017), the turnover from the platform accounts for less than 1% of the
group’s total revenue as sales are only limited to within Malaysia.
However, sales volume did show exponential growth i.e. more than 1000%
YoY for FY16.
Observers view the online ecommerce
platform as a requirement to prepare Padini to compete effectively
within the retail market in the future. Although the Malaysia ecommerce
market is a relatively young market as compared to the rest of the
world, the future growth potential is enormous.
Padini is also exploring possible ventures
in other South East Asian countries through franchising of Vincci brand
stores. Other than that, after closing 12 stores in Saudi Arabia in
FY16, Padini is still interested in continuing the business in the
country subject to finding a suitable franchisee. This is to ensure the
best service quality to customers and to enhance brand awareness.
Potential downside risks to our call are
i) weakening of Ringgit to Chinese Yuan, ii) unexpected opening of new
stores and iii) recovery in consumer sentiment.
OH THE BANKS STILL GOOD...............NO WORRY
It's easy to know if the economy is doing badly. It has nothing to do
with Facebook sharing. The banks should report lower profits or even
losses. In Malaysia, I have not yet read about any bank reporting a
loss thus far. Looking at the top three, Maybank announced that net
profit for its latest quarter grew by 16 percent. Report here. CIMB announced its latest quarter with 27 percent up in net profits. and Public Bank grew their annual net profits by 3 percent. Well,
perhaps only these three are growing while the rest are not? Let's look
at the smaller ones; Affin Bank, MBSB and even Bank Islam. Affix Bank
showed that it had a great quarter recently. Net profits grew 76 percent compared to a year ago. The latest quarter for MBSB compared to a year ago? One year ago, it suffered a loss and this quarter, it has fully reversed that. What about a niche bank called Bank Islam? It's yearly net profit fell by 13.8 percent but is still considered healthy, at RM139 million. In conclusion, the banks whether the biggest few or the smaller ones are generally going okay. Would this trend be continuing?
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