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Interests: "Saving the planet,1 day at a time" is our company motto.All activities in our company revolve around this.Collaborating with various other Malaysian companies with the same mind set(Difficult to find but very refreshing when we finally hook up).From food to construction, power supply & our digital lifestyle,we believe Malaysia can make its mark on the world, in the best possible way by providing sustainable industry without the mess.
Favorites: 4th Dan Hapkido practicioner,anime addict & Harrier jump jet fan(reading the difference between an US & UK account of its reliability is a eye opener..)AND being Malaysian FOOD, FOOD, FOOD...

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Aug 19 04:05

Getting to the C.O.R.E of things

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The C.O.R.E Malacca* or the Center Of Renewable Energy Malacca, was an idea born of several individual companies that decided that they shouldn't/ couldn't/ wouldn't wait for the powers that be to get going and so decided to get together to do something about the global changes we all face.  Gathered under one roof, each brings a little something to the table in way of better use, fuse, reuse, produce, abuse(?) of energy.  Make no mistake, each one an Eco-mercenary (much like me!).  Birds of a feather & all that...  

On a pragmatic note, why shouldn't individuals profit from doing the right thing? 

(*The state of Malacca in Malaysia is regarded as the cradle of civilization for the country.  This is where trade with China, India & Europe began)

 Entrance to the C.O.R.E  the quiet after the crowd..

The Malaysian Flag raised & National Anthem sung to commemorate the occasion

 Ceremonial Lion Dance to open the Center 

Being mostly made up of Chinese businesses, the auspicious date of 08/08/08 which coincided with the Beijing Olympics was chosen.  Phonetically the numbers sound like "prosper! prosper! prosper!" in Chinese (We Chinese are funny like that)  But hey! If it works...

 Beijing had their fireworks...  we had ours...

 

There is nothing really special in what is being done here.  What we have managed to accomplish is simply come together with a common a goal...

TO EARN A LIVING & MAKE SOME MONEY!!!  

Perhaps thats the point.  Perhaps its that simple.  If we all decided to tweek our businesses to a little greener & a little cleaner each day, I think the world would be quite a different place to live in... And what a world it would be...  Stay tuned more to come..!

 

Have a great day!

 

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Feb 06 05:06

Crisis, opportunity or Double Whammy?

By: Lionel Yap
I believe it was former US Presidents Kennedy then Richard Nixon that pointed out what the Chinese of have known for a long time :  "CRISIS" which is made up of two other characters (as the self-help gurus would say) ; "DANGER" AND "OPPORTUNITY". 
Alas.... its not exactly what the self-help gurus would have you think.  This is akin to saying there is actually hot DOG meat in a hotDOG.... (although I wouldn't be too sure in some establishments)
So if someone were to say so & so was in a "crisis" they might be misguided to deduce that there was danger AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITY in that situation... it could just as well mean a double emphasis of "you are so dead..."
The choice of components/radicals that make up "Crisis" remain Interesting; Remember that the Chinese written language is pictorial at its core.  (I don't know about phonetics as I'm one of those "banana" Chinaman (yellow outside, white inside) ) BUT! This much I DO know.
A written pictorial language would mean that at some point in history particular symbols or pictures were common knowledge; recognised by all, understood by all and accepted by all. (think of the walk/don't walk symbols at a traffic light)
Abstract thought, pictorially depicted, would have most likely recorded something or someone in particular circumstances, IN ACTION. ( As opposed to INACTION ) In light of the gloomy economic crisis it is time for us to WEIGH THE DANGER but also to PURSUE APPROPRIATE ACTION in the coming days.
Perhaps the way to go & the actions to take come in shades of orange & green (sunny sustainability!)   They are for me, I hope they will be for you too.   Have a great day! 
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  • BOOBOO in the title
    Jun 6 2008 - 4:41am
    Lionel Yap

    Title was suppose to be GIVING POWER TO A SILENT VOICE........Not enough coffee...

     

    SAVING the PLANET,1DAY@aTIME

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