Ballon d’Or shortlist

The following 23 men (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2012:
Sergio Agüero (Argentina), Xabi Alonso (Spain),Mario Balotelli (Italy), Karim Benzema (France), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Sergio Busquets (Spain), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire), Radamel Falcao (Colombia), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Manuel Neuer (Germany), Neymar (Brazil), Mesut Özil (Germany), Gerard Piqué (Spain), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Wayne Rooney (England), Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire), Robin van Persie (Netherlands), Xavi (Spain).



The following ten coaches (in alphabetical order, first nationality and then team) are in contention for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football 2012:

Vicente del Bosque (Spain/Spain national team), Roberto Di Matteo (Italy/Chelsea FC), Alex Ferguson (Scotland/Manchester United FC), Pep Guardiola (Spain/FC Barcelona former coach), Jupp Heynckes (Germany/FC Bayern München), Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Borussia Dortmund), Joachim Löw (Germany/Germany national team), Roberto Mancini (Italy/Manchester City FC), José Mourinho (Portugal/Real Madrid CF), Cesare Prandelli (Italy/Italy national team).

Malaysia is top 10 friendliest nation in the world

Forbes Online has rated Malaysia as the 10th friendliest country in the world, based on HSBC's recent Expat Explorer Survey,


“Better quality of life, a satisfying social life, easy local travel and better housing than in their home country helped put Malaysia in fifth place overall though many reported difficulty integrating into the local community (often because of a language barrier),” a recent Forbes Online article stated.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak lauded the article and tweeted yesterday, “We welcome the world”.

Forbes Online listed Cayman Islands, Australia and Britain as the top three friendliest destinations for expatriates.

Referring to the survey, the article stated that the three nations were the “easiest to befriend locals, learn the local language, integrate into the community and fit into the new culture”.

It quoted an expatriate living in Cayman Islands who gave the place the thumbs up for not having any income or payroll tax, hardly any crime and for being pollution-free, besides an all-year summer.

Canada took fourth place in Forbes Online's World's Friendliest Countries 2012, followed by New Zealand, Spain, United States, Bermuda, South Africa and Malaysia.

A total of 5,339 expatriates from 97 countries took part in the online survey which was carried out from May 11 to July 3.



Extracted from "The Star", 29 Oct'12

Weekly Quotes

KL ranked No. 2 in shopping

Extracted from "The Star", 28/10/12

Kuala Lumpur is the second best shopping city in Asia Pacific, according to the latest Globe Shopper Index, cementing its position as a shopping paradise.


Twenty-five cities in the region were assessed under five categories shops; culture and climate; hotels and transport; affordability; and convenience.

Kuala Lumpur achieved the second highest overall score of 65 out of 100.

Only Hong Kong scored higher 68.5 edging other cities for its safety, dependable city transport and variety of shops and brands. Shanghai was third with a 63.1 score with Beijing placed fourth at 60.7.

Singapore (60.2) and Bangkok (57.1) were ranked fifth and seventh respectively. The other big cities ranked included Sydney (58.4), Tokyo (56.4) and Seoul (54.8).

“Kuala Lumpur's specific strength is its ability to combine low prices with a good range of products in a large number of stores, including three of the world's 10 biggest shopping malls,” the index report stated.

The report predicted that Kuala Lumpur had the potential to perform better in future indexes due to the Government's efforts to promote retail tourism.

Datuk Seri Sharizat is cow?

Alcohol is good

Famous passwords

Robbie Fowler for Malaysia?

Extracted from NST 25/10/12.


WILL Robbie Fowler be joining T-Team? Maybe, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said.

Ahmad told a press conference after yesterday's state executive council meeting, that negotiations with the former Liverpool great are currently ongoing.

He said T-Team are looking to bring the 37-year-old striker whose last stint was with Muangthong United in Thailand, to Kuala Terengganu as a player-cum-coach.
"I have been told that he is keen to come down to talk about the possibility of taking on the roles of manager, coach and player.
"But we have to make sure he is still fit enough to play as we are not taking him in just because he was once a legend at Liverpool," said Ahmad.

Ahmad said T-Team will adopt an English league style for the new season and a single person will assume the roles of manager and head coach. "We have no doubt that Fowler will be a high-profile signing and his name alone should attract a sizeable number of new supporters for T-Team.

NPO leaders

When you join Non-Profit Organisation, you are not paid, nevertheless, it's a platform to influence people through actions and leadership abilities. It's a voluntary organisation, but when you bare committed for a post, you have to perform it.

If you can't perform your task as leader, then why join the organisation?

Old Kids

There's a saying, "when you grow old, there's tenancy for you to act like kids".

You could be in your 60s and 70s and when you work with someone whom is younger, you have to respect the leader regardless of the age.

Doesn't mean that, just because you are old, you can overrule the team and starts to direct everyone.

When people ask to answer question, grandma stories will come. Damn, respect people lah...

Facebook is created by a Gen-Y too.