Archive for February, 2007
Friday, February 16th, 2007
Jerad Solomon, 33 was a finance manager / accountant when he decided to take the plunge and do what most men in Malaysia would probably never even dream about: sell women’s intimate wear. Online.
The hardest part was probably breaking the news to his wife, Hemala, who was understandably dumbfounded. He had never even bought any lingerie for his wife, and he’s thinking of quitting a stable job to sell lingerie??? Fortunately, after a while she gave him the green light.
But the big question remains: there are millions of others things to sell – why lingerie? He gave several reasons, but to me the most compelling one is this: Malaysians (and Asians in general) like to buy their intimate wear privately rather than in shops. And what can be more private than purchasing stuff online? (more…)
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Lee Mon Seng, 40+ years old, is Malaysia’s very own “God of Fortune” or “Earthly Emperor”. For the man on the street at least. He distributes cash when Chinese New Year draws near to anyone within sight, regardless of race, gender and age. Minimum RM10 (for children). If you’re lucky, you’ll get RM500. Average amount: RM100. (more…)
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
Location will be at the Waterfront, near the Marine Police HQ and will be completed in 2009.
I heard the price is something like RM2,500 per square feet. If so, a typical home living room sized area will cost a whopping RM1 million!
a source
Tags: kota kinabalu, sabah, malaysia, property
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Sunday, February 11th, 2007
The salaries of US CEOs are spiraling out of control that even President Bush acknowledged “the anger of Americans at stories about the enormous salaries and other perks for CEOs.” And the gap between top officers’ and rank-and-file employees’ pay continues to widen.
He said the government should not decide the quantum, but it should be based on “their success at improving their companies and building value for their shareholders.” Well, to it’s the same story with sportspeople. But salaries for corporations’ employees can be better justified than those of sportsmen/women. Because how can you justify the earnings of some people who in 1 week will earn more than most people will do in their entire lifetime just by playing football?
Back to huge salaries and other perks for CEOs: (more…)
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Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Top Malaysian professional sportspeople are earning a decent living, perhaps not as much as those in the US and Europe, but nationally still in the very top earning bracket. Of course, you have to be good AND successful.
On 7th February 2007, the National Sports Council (NSC) gave almost RM7 million in incentives to successful athletes who competed at the Asian and Fespic Games held last year. Yes, the NSC gives incentives even to special athletes.
In addition, more sports are introducing prize money on their international circuits. Worthy mentions: (more…)
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Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
Sabahans in particular and Malaysians in general can be proud of Calvin “The Bible” Tang, 18, our very own, homegrown mobile phone / cell phone virus expert.
According to The Star on 5th February 2007, he is so good that he has earned an internship from top US antivirus firm, McAfee. (more…)
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Sunday, February 4th, 2007
Cosa Aranda, himself a successful netpreneur, started a category on this in his blog in December 2006.
Criteria to make his list of successful Adsense publishers:
- Has Adsense earnings of at least USD750 to USD1,000 per month.
- Has received cheques from Google routinely in the last 3 months.
Aranda added that almost all the people he contacted are Adsense veterans.
The list so far has 9 persons.
The latest in the list, added on 30th January, is Siswanto Muhtasor Muhammad, who at the moment has a full time job with a hospital in Kuwait:
- started on Adsense March 2006
- in first month, earned USD240
- now, monthly Adsense earnings are USD500-USD1,500
- everyday allocates 3-5 hours
- niche topic: health and medicine
- now he has 1 forum, 2 websites and 23 blogs
- traffic source: equally advertisement & search engines
- promotion methods: forum, mailing list, email
- last word: keep it up and tell the truth
source
Tags: adsense
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Friday, February 2nd, 2007
….is not Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Jet Li, or any of the Japanese, and of course definitely not Mawi.
It is the Koreans. According to the Washington Post in August 2006: (more…)
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Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Chris Gardner’s life story is featured in Reader’s Digest, January 2007 edition. His turning point was in 1982 when he gave his parking spot to a man driving a Ferrari. He asked, “how much do you earn in a month?” The guy answered, “USD80,000 a month.” At that time, the top salesmen in Gardner’s firm earned USD80,000 A YEAR. Next question: “What do you do?” Answer: “Stockbroking.” With that, Gardner found his vocation. The two men hit it off, and 5 years later, Gardner had his own Ferrari. (more…)
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