Posted in Rockwills & Estate planning, Rockwills & Inheritance on Apr 30th, 2008
I came across this old article, called Placing Trust in Wills, by BhupinderSingh which first appeared in the June 2006 edition of MalaysianBusiness: WILLS and trusts are generally associated with the rich. One company that is bringing these services to the mainstream is the Rockwills group. When it comes to distribution of wealth, wills and [...]
Posted in Rockwills & Estate planning, Rockwills & Inheritance on Apr 26th, 2008
This article Long wait, hefty fees the bane in dealing with ARB by LeeSiewLean points out the danger of appointing an estate administrator without first ascertaining the fees that would be charged. Always shop around, especially if you are writing a Will for the first time. Also always shop around, if you are looking for [...]
Posted in Chess on Apr 25th, 2008
Audrey Wong IT IS settled: Audrey Wong Su Yi’s position vis-à-vis the World Chess Federation (Fide) regarding her title of woman international master. Wong was our first woman international master (WIM), long before Siti Zulaikha Foudzi became only our second WIM. But inexplicably, Wong’s name went missing from Fide’s own list of titled holders. Consequently, [...]
Posted in General on Apr 22nd, 2008
ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other. THREE. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you wan t. FOUR. When you say “I [...]
Posted in Careers on Apr 19th, 2008
From the New Straits Times (19 Apr 2008): The private sector is not keen on extending the retirement age from 55 to 60 years. Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Shamsuddin Bardan said the private sector preferred to adopt the present system where they offer employment to productive employees who retire to continue serving the company [...]
Posted in Chess on Apr 18th, 2008
I WILL never understand how my oft-absentminded friend ever got involved in playing. He forgets so many things in his life that it’s a wonder that he can remember his chess strategies and tactics, or even how the chess pieces move on a chessboard. He’s so absentminded that occasionally, I have had to remind him [...]
Posted in General on Apr 15th, 2008
An extract of a Bernama news item, as reported in NST Online today: The mastery of English by Malaysians has been an asset to the nation particulary in attracting foreign investors, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. He said, however, there was concern that the command of English was diminishing among Malaysians, [...]
Posted in Chess on Apr 11th, 2008
HOW would you like to have a chess tournament named after you? If you are superstitious, you may be the first to say: “Cheh, touch wood, touch wood!” It’s not common for a person to want a chess tournament named after him, not while he’s still alive anyway. Normally, a chess player would have died [...]
Posted in General on Apr 4th, 2008
Here’s an interesting story, deadlined today (4 Apr 2008). that I’ve just seen on the Bernama website: Providing For Family & Having Savings Is Financial Success For Many Malaysians A good number of Malaysians define financial success as being able to provide for their family and having some savings for a rainy day. In a [...]
Posted in General, Rockwills & Estate planning on Apr 4th, 2008
I saw this interesting item on The Star Online this morning and thought it’s a good article to share around: Anyway, here’s the full story: Malaysian men find life as retirees boring, while women are more likely to experience problems in their marriage and personal relationships post-retirement. This was among the findings of the AXA [...]
