Umrah 2009

Umrah 2009


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Messrs Colossus Travel and Tours telah melancarkan “Colossus Travel Card 2009″ yang telah disempurnakan oleh Tn Hj Shaari, iaitu Pengarah Urusan Syarikat di Hotel Dynasty Kuala Lumpur.



Tahniah Colossus, semoga usaha murni ini akan diberkati oleh Allah hendaknya. Syabas dan selamat berjaya!!

TO LEAD OR TO FOLLOW? Malaysian Perspective

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The least expensive car was launched recently in India..3 metres long vehicle, probably suitable to Asian Markets. I remember reading about the arguments by Dr Mahathir when he explained the justification of buying MV Agusta i.e one day Malaysia would probably produce a small capacity motorcycle. By buying Agusta, Proton can shorten the R&D process and reduce its cost. But unfortunately some peoples did not share his idea. Now Proton has embarked on a quest to produce an electric car, which innovative venture being undertaken by many companies in the world. As usual, we always want to compete and to follow and not to lead or to create.

Sometimes, I wonder whether we are content that Malaysia is just a manufacturing country where the consumers can find foreign international products not to mention fake items. We provide semi-skilled workers in factories, producing several items invented by foreigners. We then follow in trying to produce the same products hoping to compete in a global market. I am trying to recall any products that were invented or created by Malaysians, the first thing comes to my mind is Tongkat Ali, but even the end product from this herbs is the outcome of research by foreigners.

I suppose Malaysians do not have the drive to lead the world. We just like to follow and play safe all the times. No wonder, no great achievement can be put in a list that we can really be proud of. May be the first astronaut from Malaysia, Im not entirely convinced though, or like some said it’s just a space tourism. We are sometimes proud of our lacklustre performance excessively. We reward our peoples prematurely. Just because we won in olympic games, regardless of its prestige, we want to call him or her “Datuk”, even he/she are still young. This is the result if the politcians play too much narrow-minded politics. May be, we think whatever we do, we must gain something for ourselves, then we would only do it.

Due to free trade, global financial and digital consumerism, the world is getting smaller. It seems that time is ticking uncontrollably, we may be left behind too far without we realise it. We need to stress on the R&D Development, Technology Invention and Rebranding Malaysia. We must think far ahead and not just waiting everything to be put in place by others and we follow. In 5 years time, the world might become robotic, more advanced biotecnological and open sourcing. And I am afraid that Malaysia at that time is still struggling to find its own image, brand and niche. So, come on Malaysians!!!