Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Monday, June 5, 2017
England attacked twice within 3 weeks
The world and most importantly England was in shock after terror attack by an unknown group in London yesterday morning. At least 7 would have died, and more to be investigated. 48 injured and 3 were shot dead by the police.
Main reason was not found. Borough market and London bridge was attacked. Surprise part was, why it was attacked in the dark although most, it's a place for tourist.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
JDT knocked out
2015 AFC cup champions and last years semifinalist is out of the competition. Yesterday, they lost on away goals after the match was tied with 4-4 with Ceres Negros. Obviously, JDT was the favorite, nevertheless, the day wasn't theirs. It's similar to last 16 round that they have lost on zonal semifinals.
Benjamin Mora has no other choice but to finish as champions for premier league, after being knocked out from FA cup too.
Benjamin Mora has no other choice but to finish as champions for premier league, after being knocked out from FA cup too.
MH128 being "hijacked"
After curse of MH370 and MH17 and now we have MH128. The flight which was suppose to depart from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur has to turn back and make emergency landing at Melbourne Airport, due to a Sri Lankan whom attempted to go into the cockpit and threatened passengers with a unidentified device (name to be powerbank).
11 of there passengers manage to catch him and put him to his knees and tied him down till the Australian police arrive. The passengers had to wait for 90 minutes in the flight. Thereafter had to get down from the flight and wait at the runway as the airport was locked.
The suspect was, either it's a bout terrorism, he is mentally disorder or he is in alcohol consumption. But now, he is released from psychiatric care. As he wanted to blow up the flight, probably, it's another curse to Malaysia airlines on their journey for revival.
11 of there passengers manage to catch him and put him to his knees and tied him down till the Australian police arrive. The passengers had to wait for 90 minutes in the flight. Thereafter had to get down from the flight and wait at the runway as the airport was locked.
The suspect was, either it's a bout terrorism, he is mentally disorder or he is in alcohol consumption. But now, he is released from psychiatric care. As he wanted to blow up the flight, probably, it's another curse to Malaysia airlines on their journey for revival.
Monday, May 29, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Eduardo Vingada is the new coach
Finally after much deliberation and talks, national football team has a coach. Eduardo Vingada, is a Portuguese whom has worked with Carlos Quirez for Portugal national team and thereafter, coached Olympic team of Iran, Egypt and Portugal. He also coached national team of Saudi and Jordan and some clubs South Korea and Egypt.
He has 2 years timeline, which is to qualify for Asian Cup, top 100 in the world and champion of Suzuki cup. For me, this goals should serve as pathway for the country to qualify for the world cup. or at least, go for the final qualifying stage of world cup like Thailand.
Let's see if the national team can prosper under his guidance..
He has 2 years timeline, which is to qualify for Asian Cup, top 100 in the world and champion of Suzuki cup. For me, this goals should serve as pathway for the country to qualify for the world cup. or at least, go for the final qualifying stage of world cup like Thailand.
Let's see if the national team can prosper under his guidance..
Chennai underground metro has kickoff
A busy city like chennai really needs a good transportation system. While they already have buses, taxi, auto-trishaw and train, yet the connectivity is still an issue. Now with the metro rail which is similar to LRT/MRT in KL, has started last year and now, they also launched the underground version.
Even sweeter for tourist, the fare is just 50Rupees per day with unlimited rides. It connects right from Airport to the Chennai central station, which is good enough for a backpacker.
More info about the metro line at this link : http://chennaimetrorail.org
They do have parking spots which can cost around 85rupees per day. Reasonable rate for a corporate person, but not for lower income people.
The weekly and monthly pass is available at discounted rates between 20 to 40%. Obviously is a good move and attracts youngsters and reduces traffic. But, it's a challenge for the illiterate people for those who lives in slums to use the system, especially, when it's cashless and need to use card (similar to KL)
Obviously Japanese firm is involved in the engineering and master plan of the system.
From tourist point of view it's a good system, and i'm sure the system is to grow for better/greater chennai.
Even sweeter for tourist, the fare is just 50Rupees per day with unlimited rides. It connects right from Airport to the Chennai central station, which is good enough for a backpacker.
More info about the metro line at this link : http://chennaimetrorail.org
They do have parking spots which can cost around 85rupees per day. Reasonable rate for a corporate person, but not for lower income people.
The weekly and monthly pass is available at discounted rates between 20 to 40%. Obviously is a good move and attracts youngsters and reduces traffic. But, it's a challenge for the illiterate people for those who lives in slums to use the system, especially, when it's cashless and need to use card (similar to KL)
Obviously Japanese firm is involved in the engineering and master plan of the system.
From tourist point of view it's a good system, and i'm sure the system is to grow for better/greater chennai.
Monday, March 20, 2017
Weekly Petrol price
From April 1, it's not april fool, but it for real now. The petrol price will be determined on weekly basis. Current practice of monthly price determination which started in 2015 will be stopped. But there's a catch. It's no longer fixed priced. Government will merely fix the ceiling price, which means, stations have rights to set lower as per their wish. This indirectly creates price war among stations
Of course public will benefit from this price war. Nevertheless, smaller stations whom running on small margin will get effected and ultimately, may close shop. The move by government ultimately to match the practise in England, where price changes everyday, similar to forex and share price.
Let's see how long can this last. In addition, the subsidy which government saved, has to be channeled to proper areas for development.
Of course public will benefit from this price war. Nevertheless, smaller stations whom running on small margin will get effected and ultimately, may close shop. The move by government ultimately to match the practise in England, where price changes everyday, similar to forex and share price.
Let's see how long can this last. In addition, the subsidy which government saved, has to be channeled to proper areas for development.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Sunday, March 5, 2017
MGR's visit to Malaysia
I tamil film indutry, you had MGR-Sivaji, Rajini-Kamal, Surya-Vikram, Ajith-Vijay and list of super stars goes on....
For Malaysi film, the only super we had was P.Ramlee and no one could emulate him after that. Nevertheless, he was still humble duing MGR's to Malaysia...
Friday, March 3, 2017
60% of Employees Unhappy With Their Jobs
Job dissatisfaction is not new and all professionals go through such phase many times in their career span. However, what the TimesJobs survey reveals is the enormity of the situation with a significant majority showing dissatisfaction with their current jobs.
But why do so many people dislike their jobs? TimesJobs' study revealed many startling facts and the most interesting was - 'people cause other people to dislike their jobs'.
"A certain amount of job dissatisfaction is acceptable in any organization, and may even prove beneficial as a motivating factor for employees to change, fix and improve both their own role and the organization’s processes to enhance performance and productivity,” says Nilanjan Roy, Head of Strategy, Times Business Solutions.
“But this must be spotted early and the employee mentored so that he or she can find their true calling. However, large scale ennui as revealed in our survey is a cause for concern, that organizations need to address with comprehensive communication and employee engagement strategies."
Mid-level male employees most dissatisfied
Nearly 60% of the 700 working professionals surveyed by TimesJobs, state they hate their jobs.
The experience level-wise analysis showed more job dissatisfaction at the middle level compared to other levels. Nearly 70% mid-level professionals say they hated their jobs as against 60% junior level employees feel the same.
Senior employees, in contrast, seem to like their jobs a majority (52%) of them saying they loved their job.
Male employees were more displeased with their current job compared to their female counterparts. Almost 70% male employees said they hate their jobs while 54% female employees said so, disclosed the TimesJobs survey.
ITeS tops the sectors of discontent
An industry-wise analysis reveals that the ITeS and BPO sector employees were most dissatisfied with their jobs, with 70% of employees in this sector claiming they don't love what they do; this is followed by employees from 58% of BFSI sector employees who dislike their jobs. Representative employees from the IT and Telecom sectors had a divided opinion with 50% saying they loved their job and another 50% saying they don't.
'Other people' are the main reason for displeasure
For nearly 50% surveyed employees the key reason for their job dissatisfaction was 'the people factor', which included their bosses and co-workers. Of the employees who blame ‘the people’ at their organization for their dislike towards their current job, nearly 60% say they have a bad boss and 30% say they have annoying co-workers while 10% say they have disengaged teams.
A demographic analysis showed both male and female employees are equally dissatisfied with 'the people factor'.
• 45% male and 40% female employees blamed dissatisfaction with job because of 'the people' they work with
• 40% male and 30% female employees said fault lies with 'the job/role' at hand
• 15% male and 30% female employees blamed 'the logistics' element of the job
Other reasons for discontentment
Nearly 30% surveyed professionals attributed their discontent to 'the job itself', which includes dissatisfaction with their current role, profile and position. Of these 30% professionals, 50% said they do not feel passionate about their current role, 25% say that the job description is not the same as communicated during hiring, 15% say they don't see a clear career growth path and 10% feel their work is not challenging enough.
The remaining 20% employees blame their job dissatisfaction on ‘the logistics element’ which includes factors like the commute time, work schedules and work environment. Among these, 40% sat there is no flexibility at work, 30% complain of poor work-life balance, 20% criticize the long working hours and 10% are troubled because of the long commute time
But why do so many people dislike their jobs? TimesJobs' study revealed many startling facts and the most interesting was - 'people cause other people to dislike their jobs'.
"A certain amount of job dissatisfaction is acceptable in any organization, and may even prove beneficial as a motivating factor for employees to change, fix and improve both their own role and the organization’s processes to enhance performance and productivity,” says Nilanjan Roy, Head of Strategy, Times Business Solutions.
“But this must be spotted early and the employee mentored so that he or she can find their true calling. However, large scale ennui as revealed in our survey is a cause for concern, that organizations need to address with comprehensive communication and employee engagement strategies."
Mid-level male employees most dissatisfied
Nearly 60% of the 700 working professionals surveyed by TimesJobs, state they hate their jobs.
The experience level-wise analysis showed more job dissatisfaction at the middle level compared to other levels. Nearly 70% mid-level professionals say they hated their jobs as against 60% junior level employees feel the same.
Senior employees, in contrast, seem to like their jobs a majority (52%) of them saying they loved their job.
Male employees were more displeased with their current job compared to their female counterparts. Almost 70% male employees said they hate their jobs while 54% female employees said so, disclosed the TimesJobs survey.
ITeS tops the sectors of discontent
An industry-wise analysis reveals that the ITeS and BPO sector employees were most dissatisfied with their jobs, with 70% of employees in this sector claiming they don't love what they do; this is followed by employees from 58% of BFSI sector employees who dislike their jobs. Representative employees from the IT and Telecom sectors had a divided opinion with 50% saying they loved their job and another 50% saying they don't.
'Other people' are the main reason for displeasure
For nearly 50% surveyed employees the key reason for their job dissatisfaction was 'the people factor', which included their bosses and co-workers. Of the employees who blame ‘the people’ at their organization for their dislike towards their current job, nearly 60% say they have a bad boss and 30% say they have annoying co-workers while 10% say they have disengaged teams.
A demographic analysis showed both male and female employees are equally dissatisfied with 'the people factor'.
• 45% male and 40% female employees blamed dissatisfaction with job because of 'the people' they work with
• 40% male and 30% female employees said fault lies with 'the job/role' at hand
• 15% male and 30% female employees blamed 'the logistics' element of the job
Other reasons for discontentment
Nearly 30% surveyed professionals attributed their discontent to 'the job itself', which includes dissatisfaction with their current role, profile and position. Of these 30% professionals, 50% said they do not feel passionate about their current role, 25% say that the job description is not the same as communicated during hiring, 15% say they don't see a clear career growth path and 10% feel their work is not challenging enough.
The remaining 20% employees blame their job dissatisfaction on ‘the logistics element’ which includes factors like the commute time, work schedules and work environment. Among these, 40% sat there is no flexibility at work, 30% complain of poor work-life balance, 20% criticize the long working hours and 10% are troubled because of the long commute time
Extracted from : CFO Innovation Asia Staff | Wednesday, March 01, 2017
Asian Millennials Face Critical Retirement Finance Crunch
Millennials in Asia are at substantial risk of a cash crunch during their later years, with many expecting to carry mortgage debt into retirement or even run out of money altogether. Yet there's optimism too.
Millennial investors, surveyed as part of the Manulife Investor Sentiment Index (MISI), revealed very mixed expectations about the quality of their financial futures.
Despite widespread optimism about their retirement -- with nine-out-of-ten (89%) saying they expect to be able to maintain or improve their standard of living in retirement -- nearly one-third (30%) of millennial investors also expect to run out of money later on in life.
Roy Gori, President and CEO of Manulife Asia, said: "Asia's millennials are naturally optimistic about their retirement as many will have grown up in an era of unprecedented economic development. With that prosperity comes a longer and better quality of life -- and with that, higher expectations of the future.
"But the economic model that underpins our current understanding of retirement is quickly changing. Young people today will need to start saving, and investing, sooner rather than later. Otherwise they face a retirement of anxiety, not adventure."
While no two investors will have the same retirement requirements, a common rule of thumb is to accumulate around 25 times the amount one expects to spend in the first year of retirement.
Yet the survey showed that, on average, millennial investors expect to accumulate just 8.2 times their annual income by the time they retire. While this figure was higher than the regional average of 7.5 times, millennial investors are still well short of the "25 times" benchmark.
Commenting on the findings, Michael Dommermuth, Head of Wealth and Asset Management, Asia, for Manulife, said: "Millennials may have been led to feel a sense of optimism for an improved post-retirement living standard, which is potentially misplaced. Younger generations should plan strategically to begin accumulating wealth at early life stage."
Family and health burdens likely to strain millennials' retirement savings
Millennials acknowledge the challenges which threaten their financial security later in life. Nearly four-in-ten (38%) expect to financially support both their parents and children at the same time --significantly constraining their ability to invest and prepare for life after work.
In comparison, only 29% of older investors expect to support their family in the same way.
Younger investors are slightly more concerned than generations past about the impact of health on their finances.
Many millennials (39%) expect healthcare to become too expensive during retirement, and more still (43%) expect that their health will deteriorate to the point where they can no longer work.
Despite these challenges, 71% of millennials expect to work in retirement compared to only 66% of older investors.
"It's sobering to see how many investors, especially young people, recognize that there are risks to their retirement. Longer lifespans and later retirement will place increasing demands on investment funds, for which every investor should start planning ahead early for future protection," Dommermuth added.
Traditional investment model no longer reflects reality of real estate
Many investors, including millennials, continue to seek financial security through real estate. Nearly half (45%) of millennials who intend to purchase local property across Asia seek to generate rental income from it. However, their expectations of a return may not reflect the diverging fortunes of the real estate market within the region.
Dommermuth said: "Younger investors looking to address their retirement shortfall should reconsider their investments in the context of rapidly maturing -- or already mature -- real estate markets. While previous generations relied heavily on real estate for their retirement fund, economics and demographics mean that today's millennials need to take a different approach.
"Millennials whom invest in emerging Asia will likely fare better than those who buy a home in maturing Asia, where slowing growth and ageing populations can dampen real estate markets. They owe it to themselves to consider every option available to them in order to plan more effectively for their future."
Millennial investors, surveyed as part of the Manulife Investor Sentiment Index (MISI), revealed very mixed expectations about the quality of their financial futures.
Despite widespread optimism about their retirement -- with nine-out-of-ten (89%) saying they expect to be able to maintain or improve their standard of living in retirement -- nearly one-third (30%) of millennial investors also expect to run out of money later on in life.
Roy Gori, President and CEO of Manulife Asia, said: "Asia's millennials are naturally optimistic about their retirement as many will have grown up in an era of unprecedented economic development. With that prosperity comes a longer and better quality of life -- and with that, higher expectations of the future.
"But the economic model that underpins our current understanding of retirement is quickly changing. Young people today will need to start saving, and investing, sooner rather than later. Otherwise they face a retirement of anxiety, not adventure."
While no two investors will have the same retirement requirements, a common rule of thumb is to accumulate around 25 times the amount one expects to spend in the first year of retirement.
Yet the survey showed that, on average, millennial investors expect to accumulate just 8.2 times their annual income by the time they retire. While this figure was higher than the regional average of 7.5 times, millennial investors are still well short of the "25 times" benchmark.
Commenting on the findings, Michael Dommermuth, Head of Wealth and Asset Management, Asia, for Manulife, said: "Millennials may have been led to feel a sense of optimism for an improved post-retirement living standard, which is potentially misplaced. Younger generations should plan strategically to begin accumulating wealth at early life stage."
Family and health burdens likely to strain millennials' retirement savings
Millennials acknowledge the challenges which threaten their financial security later in life. Nearly four-in-ten (38%) expect to financially support both their parents and children at the same time --significantly constraining their ability to invest and prepare for life after work.
In comparison, only 29% of older investors expect to support their family in the same way.
Younger investors are slightly more concerned than generations past about the impact of health on their finances.
Many millennials (39%) expect healthcare to become too expensive during retirement, and more still (43%) expect that their health will deteriorate to the point where they can no longer work.
Despite these challenges, 71% of millennials expect to work in retirement compared to only 66% of older investors.
"It's sobering to see how many investors, especially young people, recognize that there are risks to their retirement. Longer lifespans and later retirement will place increasing demands on investment funds, for which every investor should start planning ahead early for future protection," Dommermuth added.
Traditional investment model no longer reflects reality of real estate
Many investors, including millennials, continue to seek financial security through real estate. Nearly half (45%) of millennials who intend to purchase local property across Asia seek to generate rental income from it. However, their expectations of a return may not reflect the diverging fortunes of the real estate market within the region.
Dommermuth said: "Younger investors looking to address their retirement shortfall should reconsider their investments in the context of rapidly maturing -- or already mature -- real estate markets. While previous generations relied heavily on real estate for their retirement fund, economics and demographics mean that today's millennials need to take a different approach.
"Millennials whom invest in emerging Asia will likely fare better than those who buy a home in maturing Asia, where slowing growth and ageing populations can dampen real estate markets. They owe it to themselves to consider every option available to them in order to plan more effectively for their future."
Extracted from : By CFO Innovation Asia Staff | Thursday, February 23, 2017
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Usain Bolt to return the gold medal
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, a winner of nine Olympic gold medals, has been stripped of his 4x100m gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Olympics after his fellow sprinter in the team, Nesta Carter, tested positive for banned substances on re-analysis.
The 30-year-old will have to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals, losing the record for the triple-triple gold haul, won across three consecutive Olympic events.
My concern is, would this be a sabotage for Usain Bolt as certain part didn't want him to achieve the record. Or could it be that people wants Usain to run again in Tokyo 2020.
The 30-year-old will have to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals, losing the record for the triple-triple gold haul, won across three consecutive Olympic events.
My concern is, would this be a sabotage for Usain Bolt as certain part didn't want him to achieve the record. Or could it be that people wants Usain to run again in Tokyo 2020.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
DHRUVA NATCHATHIRAM - a new vikram
Ever since movie Sethu, Vikram has been venturing into different genre of movies and the list goes on from Pithamagan, Anniyan, I, Deiva Thirumagal and recently Iru Mugan.
If someone were to succeed Kamalahasan, I would nominate this person. Now he has joined for the 1st time with Gautham Vasudev Menon for Dhuruva Natchatiram. Now the posters and teaser is out, 1 thing I can say is Vikram is again on his sylish mode. After rajapaatai, I and Iru Mugan, now Vikram is on salt and pepper look for the 1st time.
It rekindle the look of George Clooney and Sean Connery. Ajith Kumar had it in Veeram, vedalam and Mankatha. But I feel it really suits Vikram, added with his winter coat and tie. No wonder Samantha and Amy Jackson want to act with him..
The movie has been shot in New york (based on teaser). Not surprise, having GVM, definitely New York is his 2nd home after Chennai. From the teaser, we can gauge that it's going to be an action packed movie with elements of thriller.
Now I'm eagerly waiting for the movie....
2016 Impactful Tamil movies
2016 was a year where almost all stars had their movies released, except for Ajith Kumar.
The usual top 10 were, Theri, Remo, Rajini Murugan, Kabali, 24, Kodi. All this movies were in big budget and had high collection from cinema and DVD.
For me I see movie from angel, where, there's less heroism, which relates to people's daily lifestyle and could hook someone's heart.
Here's my choice:
1. Appa
2. Oru Naal Koothu
3. Irudhi Sutru
All 3 movies had different story line. One was on fatherhood, marriage arrangements and finally crafting a sportsperson.
Apart from this, a movie which had good music album was Acham Yenbadhu Madamayada, where it had songs from melody, R&B and rap. Of course knowing ARR and GVM, definitely it's going be great outcome.
The usual top 10 were, Theri, Remo, Rajini Murugan, Kabali, 24, Kodi. All this movies were in big budget and had high collection from cinema and DVD.
For me I see movie from angel, where, there's less heroism, which relates to people's daily lifestyle and could hook someone's heart.
Here's my choice:
1. Appa
2. Oru Naal Koothu
3. Irudhi Sutru
All 3 movies had different story line. One was on fatherhood, marriage arrangements and finally crafting a sportsperson.
Apart from this, a movie which had good music album was Acham Yenbadhu Madamayada, where it had songs from melody, R&B and rap. Of course knowing ARR and GVM, definitely it's going be great outcome.
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Sarawak CM passed away
Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem passed away today afternoon at the Sarawak GH in Kota Samarahan.
He would have turned 73 on Jan 27. he was short of 28days for his 3rd anniversary as CM.
Adenan became the fifth chief minister on Feb 28, 2014, replacing Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud.
He could have done more for the Sarawakians being largest state in Malaysia. Wonder if the successor going to be from the same kind.
He would have turned 73 on Jan 27. he was short of 28days for his 3rd anniversary as CM.
Adenan became the fifth chief minister on Feb 28, 2014, replacing Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud.
He could have done more for the Sarawakians being largest state in Malaysia. Wonder if the successor going to be from the same kind.
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