Pre post Nuptial agreement

During the Malaysia Merdeka (independence) celebration here in Zurich, I told a friend how sometimes I miss business trips, having not had one for a long time, while when I'd traveled quite regularly in the past, I thought I had a bit too much of it. He shared how he travels quite a lot these days .. and candidly added he also has a deal with the wife 7 days a year he gets to go away on his own alone (so he said). Damn; what a fantastic deal! How come I never thought about such post nuptial agreement? Start to draft it?

The Big Brothers

For the past few days, a couple of black, dark windows Mercedes mini buses and a Mercedes limousine have been on and off parked in the compound where I work. Upon entering the lobby of the main office building, one will not miss an ex-arm army / secret service looking man standing next to the lift for the whole day for the past few days. It tells me only one thing - the big brothers are finally here.

Many have been talking our the clash of two cultures - European vs American or a large multinational vs a huge, gigantic conglomerate. The black Mercedeses and a bodyguard manning lifts gives you a glimpse of the differences in two cultures. It looks a bit of an overkill to most here. But, hey, that's how it is - better start embracing it. At least there is a super, tiny, slim chance you might be one of the futures guys travelling in those chauffeured driven limousines with a bodyguard.

To add a bit more to the story: I was driving to the office from home last night. On the way, a black Mercedes limousine drove fast into a roundabout completely ignoring the fact that it was MY WAY. Damn! I thought that was a bit selfish - and it looked so much like the black car from the office compound. Behind it, a black Mercedes minibus followed. Surprise surprise when I got to the office, the same mini bus arrived.

This is just the beginning of it. For many years it's been fun being the key guys in the HQ, despite all the good and bad. Things will certainly start to change ... hopefully for the better, and I can only see them changing very fast.

Lawak Jenaka

Pak Haji mengawinkan keempat empat anaknya, yaitu Anita, Minah, Mimin dan Mumun. Mereka semua akan berbulan madu ke Bali.
Sebelum mereka pergi, Pak Haji berpesan, "Nak,jgn lupa hantar kabar ya ke Abah tentang kualiti laki masing2. Pakai sms aja & supaya tak nampak sangat guna motto iklan aje yee !!


Hari pertama di bulan madu:
Si Anita kirim SMS ke pak Haji, sms-nya cukup singkat: "KFC"
& Pak haji langsung mencari iklan KFC di gerai KFC terdekat & terbacalah : "SEHINGGA MENJILAT JARI" Pak Haji pun tersenyum2.


Hari ke-2 bulan madu:
Giliran si Mimin yg kirim SMS & sms-nya jg cukup singkat : "STANDARD CHARTERED".
Pak Haji pun langsung mencari iklan Standard Chartered di surat kabar dan terbacalah tulisan : "BESAR, KUAT & PERAMAH".
Pak Haji pun langsung tersenyum lebar.


Hari ke-3:
Giliran si Mumun yg kirim SMS, isi-nya jg cukup pendek : "NESCAFE".
Pak Haji pun langsung mencari iklan NESCAFE di surat kabar dan terbaca motto Nescafe : "NIKMATNYA SAMPAI TITISAN TERAKHIR".
Pak Haji pun kembali tersenyum ceria.
Memasuki hari ke-4,5,6 & 7:
Pak Haji mulai risau kerana si Minah tak ada kabar berita. aduuuh, ada apa dgn si Minah ya.., jangan2 dia kecewa dgn lakinya ...??


... Akhir-nya pd hari ke-8 barulah masuk SMS dari Minah yg isinya jg cukup singkat: "AIR ASIA ".
Pak Haji sangat terkejut krn yang dia tahu AIR ASIA itu syarikat penerbangan terbesar di Asia Tenggara. Langsung Pak Haji cari surat kabar, terbaca-lah motto AIR ASIA :
"7 KALI SEMINGGU - 3 KALI SEHARI - 5 JAM NON STOP".
Pak Haji pun berkata dalam hatinya, =-? patutlah dia tak sempat sms, tiap hari jadual-nya "FuuuLLLL..."