So here's the comeuppance for the bunny ....
Happy Easter
The real meaning of Easter has had to fight the nonsensical infiltration into the true meaning of Easter.
So here's the comeuppance for the bunny ....
So here's the comeuppance for the bunny ....
Blitz-I back with 'Girl Like That - Read about his journey!
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It was quite a shock to him and the team that the single had done well especially since it was his first release, it looked like the hard work and dedication paid off. Blitz-i was greatly humbled by what he had achieved in such a short amount of time. This work ethic has seen Blitz-i and his assembled team set up the label ‘Superkick Records’. Enabling him to create a firm foundation upon which to build from. This foundation has allowed Blitz-i to continue perfecting the sound of the album ‘Breakout’. Before the album is released he put his skills back into test with a new single called ‘Girl Like That,’ which features a new talented artist known as Kami Kane. The single is available to download from iTunes.
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Blitz-i The journey ...
Blitz-i’s passion for music started at a very young age. During College listening to music that normal teens became accustomed too influenced him, however unlike normal college students his interest grew towards how the music comes together. Rapping and singing to songs by some of the greatest artists of that time his skills grew from a passion of listening to others into writing his own. After filling his college textbook with lyrics of his own he began searching of ways to turn this work into a body of work. At a time where social networks and digital consumption platforms weren’t as popular this process proved to be challenging. He spent 2 years looking for someone that could help get these tracks into a studio until it came to the point where his patience ran out. These aspirations seemed to be unreachable but giving up was not an option. This is when Blitz-i made a decision that enabled him to expand as an artist.
In order for him to create his music he realised that investment was needed, this lead him to sell his only prized possession, which was his car. Upon selling his car he bought a piece of music software that he
thought would help him take the next step. Blitz-i’s dedication for creating music becomes apparent here, despite not having a clue on how to use this piece of software he showed no signs of giving up. He sat in his bedroom for the next 3 years learning how to use each element, without a teacher or any help. The Internet wasn’t as powerful of a tool as it is today so books were the only option. Reading and figuring out how each piece is put together to make what is called a song wasn’t easy but being brought up knowing that sacrifices have to be made in order to achieve a goal gave him motivation.
After producing 40 odd songs in the bedroom he moved onto investing into a studio, which was located in a kitchen of an industrial unit. He produced a few songs but still didn’t think it was the right time as quality was an important factor. He continued the learning process and managed to set up another studio which was now located in the basement of a grocery store. Experimenting with his style he went onto vocally training himself. By this time the evolution of digital content and social media platforms such as MySpace and YouTube were becoming great tools. Gradually he began to believe his sound was coming together along with his vocals. Blitz-i moved onto setting another studio with a business partner and this is where he planned his biggest move yet, which is the upcoming album ‘Breakout’.
After releasing his first single in 2012 the response and interest grew from both the industry and fans alike. Knowing that fans play an important role for any artist his aim was to grow that base. His first single Oh Meri Nina’ played a huge role in achieving this objective. Introducing his original style in ‘Oh Meri Nina’ without knowing what people would think was a huge chance that he took. Blitz-i set up his own label and put together a dedicated team to take his first single to the masses. This was a great achievement for Blitz-i and his team but this is just the beginning. Signing other artists under the label that have the same dreams and desires that he once had, Blitz-i aims to grow his team because he believes that teamwork is what makes the dream work. He has promised himself not to forget the struggles he has endured on his journey and for that he will always want to support others to achieve their dreams.
Blitz-i hits back with the new single ‘Girl Like That’ featuring another young artist who is making his debut, known as Kami Kane. The single is an upbeat dance song which mixes east and west in a whole different way. A unique style with Punjabi and English vocals, it’s something he believes has not been done before. He has shot the video to this song, which is available to download on iTunes.
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Blitz-I hits back with ‘Girl Like That’
After the phenomenal response from the debut single ‘Oh Meri Nina’.
2013 looks to be a huge year for Blitz-i, with the much-anticipated release of the debut album, ‘Breakout’.
His first single 'Oh Meri Nina’ brought huge interest not only nationally but also internationally, with the single reaching 8 on the iTunes world charts.
It was quite a shock to him and the team that the single had done well especially since it was his first release, it looked like the hard work and dedication paid off. Blitz-i was greatly humbled by what he had achieved in such a short amount of time. This work ethic has seen Blitz-i and his assembled team set up the label ‘Superkick Records’. Enabling him to create a firm foundation upon which to build from. This foundation has allowed Blitz-i to continue perfecting the sound of the album ‘Breakout’. Before the album is released he put his skills back into test with a new single called ‘Girl Like That,’ which features a new talented artist known as Kami Kane. The single is available to download from iTunes.
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"Firstly I’d like to thank everyone who supported me with the last single, especially my fans who have been instrumental in my achievements to date, I’d also like to thank all the media outlets, radio stations, TV stations, the team at ‘Superkick Records’ and everybody else that has supported me. Hopefully you guys will show the same love once again and I’ll continue bringing what I have to the scene. I thank you all gratefully and lets do this again."
Bilitz-i
Blitz-i The journey ...
Blitz-i’s passion for music started at a very young age. During College listening to music that normal teens became accustomed too influenced him, however unlike normal college students his interest grew towards how the music comes together. Rapping and singing to songs by some of the greatest artists of that time his skills grew from a passion of listening to others into writing his own. After filling his college textbook with lyrics of his own he began searching of ways to turn this work into a body of work. At a time where social networks and digital consumption platforms weren’t as popular this process proved to be challenging. He spent 2 years looking for someone that could help get these tracks into a studio until it came to the point where his patience ran out. These aspirations seemed to be unreachable but giving up was not an option. This is when Blitz-i made a decision that enabled him to expand as an artist.
In order for him to create his music he realised that investment was needed, this lead him to sell his only prized possession, which was his car. Upon selling his car he bought a piece of music software that he
thought would help him take the next step. Blitz-i’s dedication for creating music becomes apparent here, despite not having a clue on how to use this piece of software he showed no signs of giving up. He sat in his bedroom for the next 3 years learning how to use each element, without a teacher or any help. The Internet wasn’t as powerful of a tool as it is today so books were the only option. Reading and figuring out how each piece is put together to make what is called a song wasn’t easy but being brought up knowing that sacrifices have to be made in order to achieve a goal gave him motivation. After producing 40 odd songs in the bedroom he moved onto investing into a studio, which was located in a kitchen of an industrial unit. He produced a few songs but still didn’t think it was the right time as quality was an important factor. He continued the learning process and managed to set up another studio which was now located in the basement of a grocery store. Experimenting with his style he went onto vocally training himself. By this time the evolution of digital content and social media platforms such as MySpace and YouTube were becoming great tools. Gradually he began to believe his sound was coming together along with his vocals. Blitz-i moved onto setting another studio with a business partner and this is where he planned his biggest move yet, which is the upcoming album ‘Breakout’.
After releasing his first single in 2012 the response and interest grew from both the industry and fans alike. Knowing that fans play an important role for any artist his aim was to grow that base. His first single Oh Meri Nina’ played a huge role in achieving this objective. Introducing his original style in ‘Oh Meri Nina’ without knowing what people would think was a huge chance that he took. Blitz-i set up his own label and put together a dedicated team to take his first single to the masses. This was a great achievement for Blitz-i and his team but this is just the beginning. Signing other artists under the label that have the same dreams and desires that he once had, Blitz-i aims to grow his team because he believes that teamwork is what makes the dream work. He has promised himself not to forget the struggles he has endured on his journey and for that he will always want to support others to achieve their dreams.
Blitz-i hits back with the new single ‘Girl Like That’ featuring another young artist who is making his debut, known as Kami Kane. The single is an upbeat dance song which mixes east and west in a whole different way. A unique style with Punjabi and English vocals, it’s something he believes has not been done before. He has shot the video to this song, which is available to download on iTunes.
"I can’t stress how important fans are to supporting not only me but all artists by buying the music, I hope you guys will support my new single and buy legally from iTunes so we can bring you more. Keep following as we’re working on big projects coming soon. Love to all" Blitz-i
For any bookings/enquiries contact:
Email: Management@blitz-i.com
Tel: 07522 525 201
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RaOol...Meri Rani (Set To Blow) A NEW dimension to British Asian Music!
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RaOol…Meri Rani (Set To Blow)!
Adding a whole NEW dimension to the
British Asian Music Industry!
‘Meri Rani’ (Set to Blow) is produced by the outfit known as ‘RaOol’, consisting of Australian singer/songwriter ‘D Wunder’ and DJ/Producer ‘Macks Wolf’. A guaranteed club banger, the single features unique RaOol production with a blend of Englishand Hindilyrics, considered by some as Honey Singh-esq.
Cutting no corners, the groundbreaking video accompanying the single will be released on 4k (twice the resolution of 1080p) a first for the UK Asian industry. The video also features RaOol mascot, Zeus ‘The Wolf’, who roams the set of the video looking for his next victim!
The duo enjoyed huge success with their promo single ‘Strike A Pose’ and then created a frenzy with their production and feature on the single
‘Malang’by Tasha Tah.
‘Malang’by Tasha Tah.
The talented pair initially met over a musical exchange on MySpacethree years ago and quickly realized that they shared the same passion for big beats and soon began adding South Asian elements. The RaOol genre was born!
“Self-written, self-produced and self-funded we aspire to be part of a new generation of unsigned artist who reach out to fans directly without compromise. In that way what we offer is more than beats and rhymes, it’s our personality on record.”
- RaOol
- RaOol
'Meri Rani (Set to Blow)’ is a true portrayal of RaOol’s sound and vision
Although they have eclectic tastes, D.Wunder tends to lean towards Hip-Hop whilst Macks has a particular penchant for Electronica/Dancegenres. This is evident in the new single Meri Rani; a driving, distinctive track that is fast becoming synonymous with the ‘RaOol’ sound.
The fuse on this dynamite single is definitely Set to Blow!
Get more on RaOol:
Web: www.RaOolworld.com
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Our Next MACC Chairman
Unfortunately, his speeches are in Cantonese, but he is so hardworking, at least 20 odd ceramahs a month throughout the country. He does not mince his words, its liberal with profanities, much like me. Plus he has a Phd in History and was a senior lecturer at a top HK university. DAP Superman is Hew Kuan Yau.
He has the audacity to declare that he will contest for the same seat as Chua Soi Lek - man, will I love it when he crushes CSL. He is cool. He is very funny, cutting, incisive and makes sense... but what is over riding is his passion for a better Malaysia.
He has the audacity to declare that he will contest for the same seat as Chua Soi Lek - man, will I love it when he crushes CSL. He is cool. He is very funny, cutting, incisive and makes sense... but what is over riding is his passion for a better Malaysia.
BUTCH FAZAL & SOUTHALL SPORTS TRUST JOIN FORCES WITH SPORTING EQUALS TO HOST CHELSEA FC ASIAN STAR LAUNCH EVENT
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Butch Fazal will be supporting this year’s Asians Star campaign, hosted by the Chelsea Foundation by attending the campaign’s launch on Sunday 14 April in Southall.
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Butch Fazal will be accompanied by Sporting Equals Ambassador Peter Virdee at the pre-launch that will take place at the Three Bridges Primary School in Southall.
The Asian Star pre-event will give more than 100 young boys the opportunity to be put through a series of tests and small-sided games designed and used by the Chelsea Academy to examine speed, skill and ability.
CHAIR OF ASIANS IN FOOTBALL FORUM BUTCH FAZAL AND SOUTHALL SPORTS TRUST JOIN FORCES WITH SPORTING EQUALS TO HOST CHELSEA FC ASIAN STAR LAUNCH EVENT
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Fazal, who is Chair of Asians in Football Forum and Member of the National Race Equality Advisory Group, is a figurehead in football. He has spearheaded a number of campaigns and initiatives which aim to encourage the Asian community into football and has been a proactive equalities campaigner in the area of South Asians participation in football for over 30 years. As a licensed FA football coach he is also aiming to be one of the few South Asian coach educators for the Football Association
Butch Fazal said: ‘I would like to wish the Asian Star campaign event the best of luck. There are thousands of young aspirational Asian players who would welcome the opportunity to display their undoubted skill and ability. This project, now in its fifth year, has proven sustainability and is an exemplar of good practice which I hope can be replicated by other clubs in the near future to enable even more South Asians to break through in the game.’
Butch Fazal will be accompanied by Sporting Equals Ambassador Peter Virdee at the pre-launch that will take place at the Three Bridges Primary School in Southall.The Asian Star pre-event will give more than 100 young boys the opportunity to be put through a series of tests and small-sided games designed and used by the Chelsea Academy to examine speed, skill and ability.
This process will also be undertaken at the actual final of the Asian Star campaign, which will be hosted at Chelsea’s training ground in Cobham in a bid to identify a player to win a season-long placement at the European Champion's Football Development Centre.
As well as empowering players, local coaches will be given the opportunity to learn from the Chelsea Foundation's qualified coaching staff by supporting activities on the day. Participation will be on a first-come, first-served basis and if your child would like to register for the pre-event please download PreEvent Registration Form
To further the community incorporation within the pre-event, coaches from Southall Sports Trust, a local charity organisation based in the city of Southall, will be coaching kids at the event alongside Chelsea Foundation coaches.
Southall Sports Trust works actively within the BME community in Southall and the surrounding areas to get the community into sports. The main objective of the charity organisation is to use the power of sports to build bridges in the community and unite kids and young adults from all communities.
Charan Gill, CEO of the Southall Sports Trust, said: ‘We are extremely delighted to be getting involved in the Chelsea Asian Star campaign this year with Chelsea FC. We are very much looking forward to our coaches working alongside the highly-qualified Chelsea Foundation coaches. It is fantastic to see the European Champions really delve deep into the community to drum up more support for this positive initiative that pro-actively encourages our community to get involved in football and showcase that there really is interest from top clubs like Chelsea FC to identify Asian players.’
ArunKang, CEO of Sporting Equals, added: ‘I am extremely delighted to have Butch Fazal and Southall Sports Trust at the event as they both support our ambitions and objectives to see positive impact made at a grassroots level in sport’
The actual Chelsea Asian Star event will take place on Monday 6 May at the club’s Cobham training. Visit the following link to register for the final www.chelseafc.com/asianstar
Marriage Resurrection
We celebrate Easter each spring, and I have learned to love hearing people share the greeting, "Happy Resurrection Day!" What powerful meaning in those few words.
Easter Sunday is all about the resurrection of Jesus from the grave, overcoming death and taking his place in Heaven to make a place for those of us who believe and profess his death as payment for our sins and his subsequent resurrection as proof that he was no ordinary earthly man -- that death will not win.
Along with that amazing part of the story, Resurrection Day means a new start. Christ, now residing in Heaven, preparing a place ... but also that the veil, keeping humans from intimate communion with God the Father, tore, opening the way directly to God. Those who believe in the fullness of what Christ's death means know they have direct access to God, in Christ's name. He opened the way for us -- the way to God and the way to eternal life.
I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this? ~~ John 11:25-26
As you look forward to Resurrection Day on Sunday, does renewed marriage enter your mind? Easter Sunday reminds us of a new start. Bulbs containing hyacinths, crocus, daffodils and lilies burst into bloom. Trees begin to bud. And as for the Lord? A new way to interact with God -- no more intermediaries, no intercessors but for Christ. No human needs to offer sacrifices and visibly sanctify himself to enter the Holy of Holies after that glorious day. God gave us direct access that day, trading the veil in the temple for the blood of Christ. The veil represented a sanctioned area, not available to us. Through Christ's blood we receive forgiveness, and can talk with God as we request forgiveness for our sins.
But marriage?
Yes. Would not Resurrection Day -- the day of Christ rising from the dead -- make a good new beginning for marriages that lie in a state of lifelessness? Cannot the God who raised Christ from the dead raise a marriage from the depths to which it has fallen? Cannot a God who sees us as his beloved children bring us to a place of peace and grace toward a mate who has forgotten his vows or has betrayed trust, so that we may offer that same grace? Can we take the forgiveness offered us through the death and rising of Christ, no matter what our wrongs, and move to a better place as a wife? Can we take that forgiveness and pass it on?
As you prepare your home and family for this Easter celebration, prepare your heart for a renewal. If you are one whose marriage has run off course or has hit a rocky place, or even if it has run aground and you see no way to repair it ... take hold of the truth of Resurrection Day. Believe that death has lost its sting ... Christ overcame the grave to show us the path to forgiveness, new life in Him, and eternal life with God. If physical death can lose its power over us through Christ, a lifeless marriage can certainly find new life through Him.
Call on Him. Pray to the One who allows you direct access, no more hiding behind a veil -- it doesn't exist anymore. Christ died for you, for your husband, for your family -- for everyone on Earth. We need only accept that priceless gift and make the most of it.
A resurrected marriage may not happen within three days, but it can happen. Invite God into it with you, and every day, remind yourself to meet with Him. He will show you the way. Through Christ's sacrifice on the cross you may follow without fear. He did it for you.
Not a "believer", a Christian, a follower of Christ? If God has touched your heart and you have felt the little stirrings of His presence in your life, I hope that you will take the opportunity to ask His Son into your heart right now.
If you would like to pray the prayer below, or one of your own, you will have done all that is necessary to accept the Holy Spirit's guidance in your life. It doesn't end there -- you will want to keep learning and growing in your faith, and better understanding not only what Christ's work on the cross really means, but also more about how to follow him as you go through this life.
Dear Lord God,
I am a sinner, and I ask your forgiveness for the wrong I have thought, said and done in my life. I believe in Jesus Christ as your only Son, born as a man and crucified, dying to pay for all our sins, and that he rose from the dead by your power. I ask for Jesus to enter my heart and to guide me through this life on the right path. Thank you for this gift of forgiveness and eternal life, through Christ, that only You can give.
In Jesus' name I pray,
Amen.
Please get yourself a Bible, if you don't have one, or download an on-line version or a SmartPhone application (Bible Gateway). Finding a Bible-based church (one that teaches directly from the Bible, using verses from it as basis for sermons/messages) or a Bible Study group that you can attend where you live will help you learn and grow in your faith. Taking time to learn and speak with other believers will make your walk in faith more fulfilling and give you a place to go with questions.
May God bless you in this new beginning -- the most important step you can take in life.
Amy
Fair But Not Reasonable
It used to be independent advisors can only recommend shareholders to accept or reject a deal. Accept if its fair and reasonable, reject if its not. But somehow, in recent times there is a new category of qualification for them: fair but not reasonable. To me thats a bloody cop out. A shirking of duties from all sides.
Its like all MBA graduate employees insisting that we must do a market survey before launching a product. In reality, its not so much to gain more data on potential market - in the end its more to cover their ass ... if the product failed, they can say, "But, we did the survey before launching ....".
The "fair but not reasonable" is a bogus fortune teller kind of opinion ... "Mr. so and so, you will be rich soon, if not you might be poor ... RM500 thank you".
Can we go back to reject or accept ... pay a few hundred thousand just to get a "Yes, but maybe not ..." view sounds like such a waste of resources. If a deal gets that opinion, and say the deal goes through, the company gets privatised ... and 6 months later the same asset get relisted somewhere else at a 40% premium to takeover price .... end result is NOBODY gets into trouble, not the SC, not the independent advisors, .... oh but minority shareholders get shafted.
Just look at the last four or five opinions from independent advisors, most have taken the safe, insured route of "fair but not reasonable" ... what you are going to get from now ON is a lot of the same fucked up "yes but no" opinions. Apa value add? What can minority shareholders do? Basically you are telling MI, well, you can sell at this shafted price valuation but don't sue me.
I am in no way implying the offer for MISC is not reasonable or that the opinion is wrong by the independent advisor. I am arguing that the opinion would be worth so much more SALT if they can only tell us to ACCEPT or REJECT. In the MISC case, what do you think they will opine if they have only 2 options and not 3???!!!
I mean seriously, the offer for MISC is 1.1x book ... lets assume for a moment that book value is RM2bn .... hmmm why don't I fucking give Petronas RM2.2bn and they go and build another MISC from scratch??!! Can you see how ridiculous it is now ... you can cite downturns in sector but you try and build another MISC now and see how much it will cost you, not to mention the human talent, branding, goodwill attached with foreign clients, the network ...
"Absence of competing bid" ... OMG... its like advising your girlfriend to accept the marriage proposal because there seems to be no other guys wanting to propose to you.... cbmf...
Can we switch back to just reject or accept ... the current system is seemingly not fair and not that reasonable to minority shareholders.
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Meanwhile back at the EPF/MISC stable ...
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is probing the reason for the sales of
1.494m MISC shares, weeks after its CEO Tan Sri Azlan Zainol said Petronas
should raise its buy-out price for the national shipping company. "The selling of the MISC shares were done by one of our external portfolio managers and was not from our internally-managed portfolio," EPF public relations general
manager Nik Affendi Jaafar said in a statement. As such, he said the EPF is
following up with the fund manager concerned to ascertain the reason for the
shares were sold, adding a total of 3.99mn shares were sold between March
12-15. (BT)
MISC's stock price, which had fallen below the RM5.30 buyout price rebounded
yesterday to end the day at RM5.34. The concern though is that without a higher price, the deal could fall through considering the views expressed by the EPF which owns a 9.6% stake in MISC. EPF's chief executive Tan Sri Azlan Zainol has spoken out asking for a higher price than the RM5.30 per share offered which is at 1.1x MISC's book value. MISC's other big minority shareholder is Skim Amanah Saham Bumiputra with a 6.35% stake. Since the offer is conditional upon getting this 90% acceptance, the offer will lapse if Petronas does not get that level of acceptance.
The Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group has come out to say that the RM5.30 offer price by Petronas is "not compelling enough". Its chief executive, Rita Benoy Bushon said that "Petronas might do well to consider putting a larger carrot on the stick if its intention is to fully take MISC private."
Petronas’ offer price to privatise MISC is "not fair but reasonable", said the
independent adviser to the RM8.8bn deal. The offer allows shareholders to
realise their investment at a premium of between 19.6% and 27.1% over MISC's five-day to three-month volume weighted average market price. Petronas owns 62.7% of MISC's total and paid-up share capital. (BT)
With the independent adviser on Petroliam Nasional Bhd's planned buyout
of MISC Bhd recommending that shareholders accept the offer, all eyes are on
the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). The provident fund has already said it
viewed the offer as being too low. And it has all the right to do so. Its decision to speak out sends the right message to millions of its members. Last Friday, AmInvestment Bank Bhd, the independent adviser to the minority shareholders of MISC, said while the offer was not fair, it was reasonable.
AmInvestment said the offer was unfair as it was priced at a significant
discount to MISC's sum-of-parts valuation (SOPV) but considered it reasonable due to a weak shipping outlook that may persist and the absence of a competing bid. So, it recommends that minorities accept Petronas' offer.
In EPF's case, this is very pertinent, because it holds the key in the MISC
buyout being the second largest shareholder and the largest
non-interested shareholder with a 9.63% block worth about RM2.44bn.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, EPF chief executive Datuk Azlan
Zainol said the pension fund wants a higher price and that Petronas
should increase its RM5.30 per share offer. (StarBiz)
Its like all MBA graduate employees insisting that we must do a market survey before launching a product. In reality, its not so much to gain more data on potential market - in the end its more to cover their ass ... if the product failed, they can say, "But, we did the survey before launching ....".
The "fair but not reasonable" is a bogus fortune teller kind of opinion ... "Mr. so and so, you will be rich soon, if not you might be poor ... RM500 thank you".
Can we go back to reject or accept ... pay a few hundred thousand just to get a "Yes, but maybe not ..." view sounds like such a waste of resources. If a deal gets that opinion, and say the deal goes through, the company gets privatised ... and 6 months later the same asset get relisted somewhere else at a 40% premium to takeover price .... end result is NOBODY gets into trouble, not the SC, not the independent advisors, .... oh but minority shareholders get shafted.
Just look at the last four or five opinions from independent advisors, most have taken the safe, insured route of "fair but not reasonable" ... what you are going to get from now ON is a lot of the same fucked up "yes but no" opinions. Apa value add? What can minority shareholders do? Basically you are telling MI, well, you can sell at this shafted price valuation but don't sue me.
I am in no way implying the offer for MISC is not reasonable or that the opinion is wrong by the independent advisor. I am arguing that the opinion would be worth so much more SALT if they can only tell us to ACCEPT or REJECT. In the MISC case, what do you think they will opine if they have only 2 options and not 3???!!!
I mean seriously, the offer for MISC is 1.1x book ... lets assume for a moment that book value is RM2bn .... hmmm why don't I fucking give Petronas RM2.2bn and they go and build another MISC from scratch??!! Can you see how ridiculous it is now ... you can cite downturns in sector but you try and build another MISC now and see how much it will cost you, not to mention the human talent, branding, goodwill attached with foreign clients, the network ...
"Absence of competing bid" ... OMG... its like advising your girlfriend to accept the marriage proposal because there seems to be no other guys wanting to propose to you.... cbmf...
Can we switch back to just reject or accept ... the current system is seemingly not fair and not that reasonable to minority shareholders.
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Meanwhile back at the EPF/MISC stable ...
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is probing the reason for the sales of
1.494m MISC shares, weeks after its CEO Tan Sri Azlan Zainol said Petronas
should raise its buy-out price for the national shipping company. "The selling of the MISC shares were done by one of our external portfolio managers and was not from our internally-managed portfolio," EPF public relations general
manager Nik Affendi Jaafar said in a statement. As such, he said the EPF is
following up with the fund manager concerned to ascertain the reason for the
shares were sold, adding a total of 3.99mn shares were sold between March
12-15. (BT)
MISC's stock price, which had fallen below the RM5.30 buyout price rebounded
yesterday to end the day at RM5.34. The concern though is that without a higher price, the deal could fall through considering the views expressed by the EPF which owns a 9.6% stake in MISC. EPF's chief executive Tan Sri Azlan Zainol has spoken out asking for a higher price than the RM5.30 per share offered which is at 1.1x MISC's book value. MISC's other big minority shareholder is Skim Amanah Saham Bumiputra with a 6.35% stake. Since the offer is conditional upon getting this 90% acceptance, the offer will lapse if Petronas does not get that level of acceptance.
The Minority Shareholder Watchdog Group has come out to say that the RM5.30 offer price by Petronas is "not compelling enough". Its chief executive, Rita Benoy Bushon said that "Petronas might do well to consider putting a larger carrot on the stick if its intention is to fully take MISC private."
Petronas’ offer price to privatise MISC is "not fair but reasonable", said the
independent adviser to the RM8.8bn deal. The offer allows shareholders to
realise their investment at a premium of between 19.6% and 27.1% over MISC's five-day to three-month volume weighted average market price. Petronas owns 62.7% of MISC's total and paid-up share capital. (BT)
With the independent adviser on Petroliam Nasional Bhd's planned buyout
of MISC Bhd recommending that shareholders accept the offer, all eyes are on
the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). The provident fund has already said it
viewed the offer as being too low. And it has all the right to do so. Its decision to speak out sends the right message to millions of its members. Last Friday, AmInvestment Bank Bhd, the independent adviser to the minority shareholders of MISC, said while the offer was not fair, it was reasonable.
AmInvestment said the offer was unfair as it was priced at a significant
discount to MISC's sum-of-parts valuation (SOPV) but considered it reasonable due to a weak shipping outlook that may persist and the absence of a competing bid. So, it recommends that minorities accept Petronas' offer.
In EPF's case, this is very pertinent, because it holds the key in the MISC
buyout being the second largest shareholder and the largest
non-interested shareholder with a 9.63% block worth about RM2.44bn.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, EPF chief executive Datuk Azlan
Zainol said the pension fund wants a higher price and that Petronas
should increase its RM5.30 per share offer. (StarBiz)
Opportunity for London Restaurants - Arabian Travel Market
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The Arabian Travel Market is where the restaurants representatives would meet these agents and discuss the Halal menu and the Muslim friendly atmosphere to them.
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If travel agents in the middle east were to know that your restaurant supplied a halal menu, then the travel agents in Dubai would include this information within their clients itinerary.
The Arabian Travel Market is where the restaurants representatives would meet these agents and discuss the Halal menu and the Muslim friendly atmosphere to them.
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Must Watch Movies
Amid the tension surrounding the elections and the uncertain market conditions owing because of that, let's look at something else to take our minds to something different. For the last 3 months or so, there have not been any worthy English films to talk about, probably because the Oscar race is over and other blockbusters are awaiting the summer release. However, I have found 3 magnificent Canto/Mando films, highly entertaining to boot. Must watch.
The first is the sleeper hit from China, Lost In Thailand. Its a kind of Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Steve Martin, John Candy) meet The Hangover. It was so successful, it has grossed more than US$200m in China alone. It has also caused the number of Chinese tourists to Thailand to jump manifold. It tells of two executives from a venture capital firm seeking the signature of their boss who has gone for a sabbatical at one of the monastery in Thailand for a critical deal. Its very funny in any language.
The Cold War, brilliant in the same style as Infernal Affairs, only this time the crooks have abducted a police patrol van with the 5 police officers inside and ransoming the entire police force. Although Aaron Kwok looks a bit too young to be cast as a very very senior police officer, it was a mild thing. The story line is captivating but its the personalities in the police force that takes center stage. As the top officer is overseas, the next 2 most senior fought for the right to oversee the "rescue/ransom" - Tony Leung Kar Fai was brilliant, trying to gain control of the operations as his son is one of the 5 kidnapped officers. While Aaron is not really a detective but rose from the ranks of administration and strategy. You feel for all the main characters. Gripping stuff.
The final one has to be the bravest comedy produced from HK. Its called Vulgaria, and the entire movie is filled with profanities in Cantonese, but very funnily done. Top notch actors delivering the crudest lines with a hard to believe story line, but somehow it all works. The profanities are not deliberate because in reality its how normal HK people speak. There are too many laugh out loud scenes, most are too crude to describe here. Must be conversant in Cantonese to watch this one.
The first is the sleeper hit from China, Lost In Thailand. Its a kind of Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Steve Martin, John Candy) meet The Hangover. It was so successful, it has grossed more than US$200m in China alone. It has also caused the number of Chinese tourists to Thailand to jump manifold. It tells of two executives from a venture capital firm seeking the signature of their boss who has gone for a sabbatical at one of the monastery in Thailand for a critical deal. Its very funny in any language.
The Cold War, brilliant in the same style as Infernal Affairs, only this time the crooks have abducted a police patrol van with the 5 police officers inside and ransoming the entire police force. Although Aaron Kwok looks a bit too young to be cast as a very very senior police officer, it was a mild thing. The story line is captivating but its the personalities in the police force that takes center stage. As the top officer is overseas, the next 2 most senior fought for the right to oversee the "rescue/ransom" - Tony Leung Kar Fai was brilliant, trying to gain control of the operations as his son is one of the 5 kidnapped officers. While Aaron is not really a detective but rose from the ranks of administration and strategy. You feel for all the main characters. Gripping stuff.
The final one has to be the bravest comedy produced from HK. Its called Vulgaria, and the entire movie is filled with profanities in Cantonese, but very funnily done. Top notch actors delivering the crudest lines with a hard to believe story line, but somehow it all works. The profanities are not deliberate because in reality its how normal HK people speak. There are too many laugh out loud scenes, most are too crude to describe here. Must be conversant in Cantonese to watch this one.
Motivating Tweens and Teens to Clean: Overcoming the Attitudes that Divide Us
Easter "vacation" starts in a few days. We will have children at home, looking for something to occupy their time and feeling none too happy with what Mom might choose. Will it be cleaning their rooms? Bah! Humbug!
With a Tween and a Teen residing within these four walls, I sometimes feel them close in, feeling claustrophobia creeping closer with them. Or maybe it happens that the children seem to grow larger, taking up the space with their growing physical selves, their overabundance of dirty clothing, their paraphernalia from school and extra-curricular activities, their over-used vocal cords and their burgeoning, self-aborbed attitudes.
It's the vocal cords, coupled with the attitudes that really crowd me.
What happened to the joyful, giggling toddlers who danced naked in the family room to "The Wiggles" CDs? Where did the little ones go who fancied every little thing we did for them and tackled small chores as if our existence depended on it? When did the sweet sentences uttered in devotion turn cold and callous? Where did the wrong turn from sweet-tempered to taciturn happen?
Where did the floors of their rooms go?
Whether our children have a weekend or a week to spend outside the structure and schedules of a school day, we see them transform before our eyes as their feet part ways with the last school bus step. As they lean toward boredom as their first choice of activity, we lean back in shock ... wondering what to do with them. Our children sense fear. It energizes them to exhibit even lower behavior on the "Acceptable Behavior" scale.
That's how it feels at our house.
Rather than leave kids to their own devices, and I do mean devices -- electronics offer an easy out. give them a challenge. Don't give them long lists, give them pieces of a list. One or two entries at a time. They're just like us ... needing motivation to do what they should! Doing the right thing takes effort as well as modeling, and Tweens/Teens have a way of siphoning that kind of energy right out of us parents.
Focus. Direct your energy toward challenging and encouraging, in small amounts. Resist the urge to expect complete change and recognize baby steps for what they are. Resist the urge to cheerlead or to chastise. Resist the urge to critique. Find something good to notice. Look for small signs of progress. Offer to help, or to make a snack. Make some small talk, but DO NOT ask how the science experiment your daughter has grown in the laundry pile is coming along. Don't point to this undone task over here when you can see your son working over there. Lay low. Keep conversation light and minimal.
You can do this!
I find that our kids do feel motivated by a challenge. Nothing big, nothing over the top, not some endless chore, but something with a foreseeable end and a reward (intrinsic and extrinsic). Some children feel motivated by numbers or time frames for getting things done. Others need only a nudge to complete a task for the simple reward of satisfaction in fulfilling a request. No matter what age, children like rewards, while revoking of privileges deflates them, causing them to see and feel defeat. If you want them to act in positive ways, give them positive motivation.
I know that for myself, I do best when I have a short time to complete a task. You know how this one works. Guests will arrive in a few hours and you have to clean the bathrooms, de-clutter, dust, vacuum, find someplace to put the dirty/clean laundry, and create a mouth-watering menu. Having 3 or 4 hours gives you the spark ... the push to use every second wisely, and to see positive results.
I have discovered my children work well under a bit of time constraint, too. Rather than tell them they must have their rooms made presentable between Friday night and Sunday night -- a wide-open time frame with disconnected parameters -- giving them two hours to reorganize a closet and make the bed gets part of the job done. A round of "Sorry" or some cookie-baking afterward provides ample reward. Fortified on cookies and milk, they march more readily to tackle an hour of sorting clothes and replenishing their dresser drawers, and picking up gear/toys/sundries and appropriately storing them. A stint on the electronics might make a good follow-up, but a family activity would better reward everyone and connect the whole group, rather than find everyone in separate areas. Unite whenever possible.
Promoting togetherness just after an active period (cleaning, chores, meal prep) makes use of the energy still in the air. Use your resources wisely and know you can't store that energy. Use it or lose it!
Not for nothing have these years received their share of loud sighing, grim expressions and rolling eyes from the parents who have lived them. The Terrible Two and the toddlers' Why? phases can't compete with a Tween/Teen who feels unmotivated to help and even less motivated by a parent kidding or cajoling them into it.
Pretending to tunnel into a bedroom strewn with a month's worth of undone laundry, old schoolwork, candy wrappers and somewhere, you hope, the family pet, will not help your cause.
Unite when you can; avoid the trap of comparing your child to a "perfect" or "acceptable to you" child.
Conquer necessary infractions. Some clutter and mess happens in life, and kids just don't see it or it doesn't bother them. Hearing a parent beg for or demand a change in environmental conditions in their living quarters will push them farther from you and closer to peers. If some risk to life and limb appears, handle that only. Don't make it a whole-room issue; you will overwhelm your child into non-action.
Remember they have a desire for freedom and independence, but that keeping a messy room does not signify this, necessarily. However, a child hounded often about tidying up may very likely do the opposite. Promote independence by offering options that promote responsibility in a variety of areas.
Reverse psychology won't trick them into cooperating. They're on to you there, and call it out accurately when they recognize it.
The small stuff matters. If they make a dent in the mass of mess, drop a compliment. When they take initiative to help in some way, notice it out loud. There are baby steps on both sides. For the tween/teen, it's taking on responsibility and learning to manage oneself effectively. For the parent, it's letting go of the child little by little, and mentoring the management of oneself.
Realize that while we can see unrealized potential in our kids, nailing them on it only makes a lot of noise and ultimately drives them in the opposite direction. They desire acceptance and recognition for their abilities. Find them and recognize often!
We have several days over the Easter weekend to make a difference in our home and in our family relationships. Be assured, I will pray for guidance all along because I know I will come up against impatience in myself and some resistance from the "vacationers".
We shall overcome -- both the clutter, the piles of laundry, and the attitudes that often divide us.
With a Tween and a Teen residing within these four walls, I sometimes feel them close in, feeling claustrophobia creeping closer with them. Or maybe it happens that the children seem to grow larger, taking up the space with their growing physical selves, their overabundance of dirty clothing, their paraphernalia from school and extra-curricular activities, their over-used vocal cords and their burgeoning, self-aborbed attitudes.
It's the vocal cords, coupled with the attitudes that really crowd me.
What happened to the joyful, giggling toddlers who danced naked in the family room to "The Wiggles" CDs? Where did the little ones go who fancied every little thing we did for them and tackled small chores as if our existence depended on it? When did the sweet sentences uttered in devotion turn cold and callous? Where did the wrong turn from sweet-tempered to taciturn happen?
Where did the floors of their rooms go?
Whether our children have a weekend or a week to spend outside the structure and schedules of a school day, we see them transform before our eyes as their feet part ways with the last school bus step. As they lean toward boredom as their first choice of activity, we lean back in shock ... wondering what to do with them. Our children sense fear. It energizes them to exhibit even lower behavior on the "Acceptable Behavior" scale.
That's how it feels at our house.
Rather than leave kids to their own devices, and I do mean devices -- electronics offer an easy out. give them a challenge. Don't give them long lists, give them pieces of a list. One or two entries at a time. They're just like us ... needing motivation to do what they should! Doing the right thing takes effort as well as modeling, and Tweens/Teens have a way of siphoning that kind of energy right out of us parents.
Focus. Direct your energy toward challenging and encouraging, in small amounts. Resist the urge to expect complete change and recognize baby steps for what they are. Resist the urge to cheerlead or to chastise. Resist the urge to critique. Find something good to notice. Look for small signs of progress. Offer to help, or to make a snack. Make some small talk, but DO NOT ask how the science experiment your daughter has grown in the laundry pile is coming along. Don't point to this undone task over here when you can see your son working over there. Lay low. Keep conversation light and minimal.
You can do this!
I find that our kids do feel motivated by a challenge. Nothing big, nothing over the top, not some endless chore, but something with a foreseeable end and a reward (intrinsic and extrinsic). Some children feel motivated by numbers or time frames for getting things done. Others need only a nudge to complete a task for the simple reward of satisfaction in fulfilling a request. No matter what age, children like rewards, while revoking of privileges deflates them, causing them to see and feel defeat. If you want them to act in positive ways, give them positive motivation.
I know that for myself, I do best when I have a short time to complete a task. You know how this one works. Guests will arrive in a few hours and you have to clean the bathrooms, de-clutter, dust, vacuum, find someplace to put the dirty/clean laundry, and create a mouth-watering menu. Having 3 or 4 hours gives you the spark ... the push to use every second wisely, and to see positive results.
I have discovered my children work well under a bit of time constraint, too. Rather than tell them they must have their rooms made presentable between Friday night and Sunday night -- a wide-open time frame with disconnected parameters -- giving them two hours to reorganize a closet and make the bed gets part of the job done. A round of "Sorry" or some cookie-baking afterward provides ample reward. Fortified on cookies and milk, they march more readily to tackle an hour of sorting clothes and replenishing their dresser drawers, and picking up gear/toys/sundries and appropriately storing them. A stint on the electronics might make a good follow-up, but a family activity would better reward everyone and connect the whole group, rather than find everyone in separate areas. Unite whenever possible.
Promoting togetherness just after an active period (cleaning, chores, meal prep) makes use of the energy still in the air. Use your resources wisely and know you can't store that energy. Use it or lose it!
Not for nothing have these years received their share of loud sighing, grim expressions and rolling eyes from the parents who have lived them. The Terrible Two and the toddlers' Why? phases can't compete with a Tween/Teen who feels unmotivated to help and even less motivated by a parent kidding or cajoling them into it.
Pretending to tunnel into a bedroom strewn with a month's worth of undone laundry, old schoolwork, candy wrappers and somewhere, you hope, the family pet, will not help your cause.
Unite when you can; avoid the trap of comparing your child to a "perfect" or "acceptable to you" child.
Conquer necessary infractions. Some clutter and mess happens in life, and kids just don't see it or it doesn't bother them. Hearing a parent beg for or demand a change in environmental conditions in their living quarters will push them farther from you and closer to peers. If some risk to life and limb appears, handle that only. Don't make it a whole-room issue; you will overwhelm your child into non-action.
Remember they have a desire for freedom and independence, but that keeping a messy room does not signify this, necessarily. However, a child hounded often about tidying up may very likely do the opposite. Promote independence by offering options that promote responsibility in a variety of areas.
Reverse psychology won't trick them into cooperating. They're on to you there, and call it out accurately when they recognize it.
The small stuff matters. If they make a dent in the mass of mess, drop a compliment. When they take initiative to help in some way, notice it out loud. There are baby steps on both sides. For the tween/teen, it's taking on responsibility and learning to manage oneself effectively. For the parent, it's letting go of the child little by little, and mentoring the management of oneself.
Realize that while we can see unrealized potential in our kids, nailing them on it only makes a lot of noise and ultimately drives them in the opposite direction. They desire acceptance and recognition for their abilities. Find them and recognize often!
We have several days over the Easter weekend to make a difference in our home and in our family relationships. Be assured, I will pray for guidance all along because I know I will come up against impatience in myself and some resistance from the "vacationers".
We shall overcome -- both the clutter, the piles of laundry, and the attitudes that often divide us.
Let's All Adopt This - How Car Drivers Say Thank You
There are very few cases of road rage in Japan. See how car drivers say thank you in Japan. If you let another car into your lane, the other driver will press the hazard lights and let it blink a couple of times to say thank you. So cool ... yet I think it will go a long way to de-stress those around us and lets make a step to try and change the Malaysian driving culture bit by bit.
How Surgery Healed a Marriage
As the wheels of the gurney squeaked toward the elevator that would take him to a place he did not want to go, my husband carefully pulled me near and whispered, "I love you."
Squeezing his hand and repeating the same words to him, I kissed him and sent him off to what he feared so much. Surgery. He needed some repair work, but did not sit firmly in the knowledge that he couldn't live "normally" without the surgery. His physical limitations showed he needed it, but in his own mind and heart, he thought he could keep plugging along, enduring the pain. How bad was it, really? How much worse could it grow?
How many people go through marriage just like that? When a marriage hurts, often the people in it prefer to remain in a state of suffering rather than approach someone to help them find healing. No one wants to be a patient. Such an admission equates, in many minds, to weakness.
Must. Not. Show. Weakness. EVER.
This was my husband and me. Two stubborn first-borns battling it out on opposite sides of a marriage, each believing the other should "see it my way" and work harder to make everything right and good for ME. We ignored the fact that a pair of "me's" made this marriage. Each of us focused on one. The wrong one. As our marital health declined, we sought sources of escape or substitution, and remained in a decline until one of us managed to make a call to God, the Great Physician. I believe His qualifications in that practice cover all types of healing, not only the physical.
In that hospital hallway, hearing "I love you" from the man on the gurney felt awkward. He hadn't said those words to me in a while, completely convinced he didn't feel them because we didn't make the gestures of love that require time and effort. Marriage is work, after all. Having followed the easy drift apart throughout many years of marriage, creating the distance that many couples never notice until they feel it's too late, he felt sure that our marriage would end.
He came to this conclusion at about the same time his doctor suggested that surgery would really help. Two horrible choices coming to him at exactly the same time.
What to do?
God knew, and didn't waste any time getting the scalpel and sutures ready for action. He knew our past scars and our current wounds, he knew our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual make-up -- those four things must exist for success in marriage. One or two of the four malfunctioning, misfiring or comatose ensure failure in marriage.
God placed this need for surgery at exactly the right time. Knowing these four capacities in each of us, He knew which one of us needed what kind of repair and set everything up to start moving in varying directions, all planned to come out at this very time. For His purpose.
Those plans began months and probably years prior to this day. Our drifting in different directions had separated us from the ability to care deeply because we took care to manage outside responsibilities and not the most important inside responsibility, our marriage. We focused harder on saving ourselves from the other person's inadequacy at fulfilling needs and wants and stopped focusing at all on acts of love. We stopped doing the little things.
We complained silently as well as aloud. We had a Cold War as well as heated arguments. We suffered at the words and inaction of the other person, as well as felt vindicated when the other showed any hints of suffering. Anger bubbled just below the surface most of the time. Anger comes from misunderstanding, poor communication, and also from some misgivings about one's own part in the misery ... and avoiding the acceptance of that responsibility.
The alternate routes each of us took allowed God to work with us in specific ways, in different "zones" of our minds and hearts. While I zeroed in on volunteering and keeping busy with children's activities, God began letting me see the time and energy I invested and what that investment provided our family and marriage. He gave me a complete disinterest in any activities outside our home. I wondered what had gotten into me. Clearly, now that I can see ... God had gotten into me. He meant business, and he wanted me to choose the right activity, by His standards.
We can be doing good, wonderful, honorable, helpful things in life and still be sinning. Even positive activities can take away from what God has in mind for us. Our own sense of keeping busy warps our sense of right and necessary. God has a way of telling us "no". Lack of ambition in outside activities was my "no." He took all energy from me in those things. All of it. Not a scrap remained.
My husband pointed himself in the direction of work, social media and an addictive secret life. God battled with him the way I envision Him wrestling with Jacob. Physical ailments prevailed in making him stop and make changes he would not have made on his own. He struggled in his mind to keep all of his activities in check. God wrestled with him there, too, and continued for quite some time to separate his fact from fiction, His Truths from worldly lies.
We had no idea at the time that these things were happening and that God had them all in His control in such detail. No words can describe the amazing transformations that occurred in very little time.
Back at the hospital, several hours after I left my husband in the care of medical professionals, I had him in my care. As he emerged from the fog of anesthesia and pain medications, he found himself at the mercy of those around him, unable to move independently for anything. At my mercy, which he felt unsure of receiving.
We had spotty care from the staff at the hospital during my husband's stay. I had God-given means for me to do the care-giving. For four days, I lived in the same room, refilling ice packs, requesting medicine doses on time, adjusting body position for comfort, moving pillows, handling meals and assisting in physical therapy. After four nights of sleep deprivation for both of us, the doctor sent us home, and for many weeks, the same care regimen continued.
The physical healing happened slowly and in the context of the surgical repair and its special needs. In the meantime, faster and more direct in His work, God gave my husband mental, emotional and spiritual care, concentrated and practical. He gave him exercises in the form of learning to depend fully on me and in letting his fear of losing control of situations relax. He prescribed total rest from the outside world, which we accepted without question. It allowed us to talk and listen effectively, and to tune in to each other in ways we had never experienced in our marriage prior to this healing time. He promoted emotional and spiritual healing in the form of our entertainment choices and in the timeframe (Christmas Season), giving us opportunities to share our thoughts and feelings on varied subjects.
Strange as it may sound, this surgery provided a second honeymoon at a time when we believed an impasse existed, that nothing could change the direction of our relationship and turn it away from destruction. We felt God's presence and see it more clearly in the rearview mirror as time goes forward.
God gave us the blessing of time. Time does heal wounds, but not in the manner in which most of us understand that old adage. Time heals wounds when people take the time to learn to communicate in better ways. Time heals when we spend it together on activities that unite us and make memories to share, rather than squander it for ourselves on selfish activity. Time heals when we manage it to the best of our ability and not fritter it away without discussing our options. Time heals when we form bonds within it, using purposeful activities, communication and chance to learn about one another to make those bonds stronger.
Yes, surgery did play a central role in healing our marriage. Only one of us experienced a physical change, but God used that opportunity to unite us in all the ways we had divided when left to our own selfish devices.
The best news in any marriage illness is that the Doctor is always in ... He makes house calls and knows your history ... as well as your future.
Important To View: Can The Pakatan Manifesto Stands The Math Test
The simplest way to attack the Pakatan Manifesto is to say that it will not work, that there is not enough money to fund all that. Tony Pua, a learned person of business and strategist, explains why the Pakatan Manifesto is not a pipe dream. Excellent presentation and convincing too.
Only If
One of the most heart wrenching yet empathetic video ever. Life was never meant to be easy no matter how we shout phrases of positivism. While reality is never always pristine and trouble free, we cannot dwell on them. The struggles, pain and loss that happen to us, much of which we may never have total control over ... are there and will be there in our journey. Happiness, joy and contentment are fleeting and temporary. It seems we get a raw deal in every sense of the word. We soldier on because of our human spirit and the love of those around us, and the love for our own selves. We will never get to understand fully or comprehend the whys. Take care of one another, appreciate the little things in life cause the big ones don't come too often, don't dwell on disappointments for too long, heal yourself, live well, be generous where you can ... and my mantra... bloom where you are planted.
Advice On Men
No, not from me, its from Oprah Winfrey. I have to agree almost 90% with what she said. Worth a million dollars if it can get you to rethink your choices in life. Of course it doesn't say anything about those who are already married ... but you should know what you should be doing then.
1. If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn’t want you, nothing can make him stay.
2. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
3. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that’s not meant to be. Slower is better.
4. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.
5. If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can’t “be friends”. A friend wouldn’t mistreat a friend. Don’t settle.
6. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.
7. Don’t stay because you think “it will get better” You’ll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.
8. The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
9. Avoid men who’ve got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn’t marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you any differently?
10. Always have your own set of friends separate from his.
11. Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you. If something bothers you, speak up.
12. Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.
13. You cannot change a man’s behavior. Change comes from within.
14. Don’t EVER make him feel he is more important than you are. Even if he has more education or in a better job.
15. Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.
16. Never borrow someone else’s man.
17. A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.
18. All men are NOT dogs.
19. You should not be the one doing all the bending. Compromise is two way street.
20. You need time to heal between relationships. There is nothing cute about baggage. Deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.
21. You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you. A relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals. Look for someone complementary not supplementary.
22. Make him miss you sometimes. When a man always know where you are, and you’re always readily available to him – he takes it for granted.
23. Never move into his mother’s house. Never co-sign for a man.
24. You should know that you’re the best thing that could ever happen to anyone and if a man mistreats you, he’ll miss out on a good thing. If he was attracted to you in the 1st place, just know that he’s not the only one. They’re all watching you and you want more .. so you have a lot of choices. Make the right one.
25. Ladies take care of your own hearts. Share this with other women (just so they know) You’ll make someone smile, another rethink her choices, and another woman prepare.
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