Posted in General on Dec 29th, 2006
Every few months, I go through the ritual of clearing all the old newspapers and magazines from my storeroom. And then, selling them away. It’s quite a stack, you know. But I think I’ll do something different this time. Instead of selling them, I’ll be donating them to the Tzu Chi organisation in Penang. After [...]
Posted in Careers on Dec 26th, 2006
John Gokongwei Jr is the founder of the JG Summit Group in the Philippines. If you haven’t heard about JG Summit, let me tell you that it is one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines with a 50-year history. The Group’s business spans many industries including food, aviation, mobile communication, real estate, financial services [...]
Posted in General on Dec 25th, 2006
I’m not a Christian but I love this festive period. Jingling music and visions of people dashing through the snow. Previously when listening to short-wave radio was still one of my passions (until radio reception gave way to the Internet), I made it a point not to miss the BBC World Service broadcast of A [...]
Posted in Chess on Dec 22nd, 2006
FRANÇOIS de la Rochefoucauld, a 17th century French classical author, once remarked that the only constant in life is change. That applies to chess, too. It has evolved from a simple game enjoyed by the kings of India and Persia to the complex and demanding version that is played today throughout the world. Likewise in [...]
Posted in General on Dec 18th, 2006
For a change, let’s not talk about the financial services. Let me tell you instead what I was up to last weekend. It was a change from the normal routine. I was at Genting Highlands from Friday until Monday (18 Dec 2006) to watch a yo-yo competition. Not any yo-yo competition, mind you, but the [...]
Posted in Mutual Fund on Dec 11th, 2006
Here is a comparison of the top 10 largest investment holdings for each of the three global property funds available here in Malaysia, as at 31 Oct 2006: ING Global Real Estate Fund (Source: ING Investment Management Asia Pacific Limited, Hong Kong) * Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (Japan) 4.4% * Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd (Japan) [...]
Posted in Chess on Dec 8th, 2006
FRIENDLY games? Are you serious? Halfway through the first round of the Malaysia-Singapore chess match in Kuala Lumpur two weeks ago, someone mentioned to me casually that we should not be taking the results of the match too seriously. I could see what he meant. This wasn’t supposed to be a real serious match. In [...]
