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Lunch at Restoran Siu Siu, Kuala Lumpur

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:30:00 +0000

Lunch with my Maxis ex-colleagues ...

It was my second time to eat here ... the last time was my farewell celebration ... http://vialentino.blogspot.com/2009/05/farewell-lunch-treat-by-raymond-at.html
Anyway, the objective of this lunch is for Amanda to distribute her wedding invitation cards.

Amanda sharing her wedding studio pics with the gang...good to see they are so relax and enjoy.

I kind of miss the food here since my last visit...
Like their char siew dish a lot ... one of their signature dish. Of course, still prefers Canton-I char siew .... yum yum.

Below is the fish cooked in two variety ... not bad ler.... yum yum

Thanks to Amanda for her big treat .... the damage cost RM 173!

Off to Krabi Island

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:38:00 +0000

I will be away for my holiday ....

Flying off to Krabi today ... and below is the resort which I am going to spend my entire 4 days in there ...
Wonder is Dylan joining us??? ... answer is NO ... is my holiday trip between me and yve only to destress ourself.
No worries, I have scheduled some post to entertain u all and thanks for ur NuffNang support!

Love this Resort from the picture ... wonder how it looks in real ... RM 530 per night

Yve in swimming pool with Dylan

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:02:00 +0000

Yve can't wait to jump to the pool ...

Yve told me she is envy to see Dylan enjoy swimming alone in the pool ... so she climb into the pool.
Gosh, I am so worried about my weight that I will puncture the pool when I stepped into the pool.
Dylan now is so happy to swim in the pool ... he can swim forward now with is leg kicking around. He is 4 months old now.

The pool can support an adult .... not bad. I think can support 2 adults also not a problem.
Sorry for the pool buyers, the stock will come this week but me and yve will be away for holiday till Friday. So weekend, we will deliver to you 100%.

Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks & New Zealand Natural ice cream

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:08:00 +0000

Thanks to Steven Wong for his New Zealand ice cream treat ...

After a technology roadmap meeting ... it is time for lunch ... everyone seems got lunch appointment.
Left Steven, Amanda and myself .... no idea to head for lunch and suddenly thought of Taiwanese food. Steven drove us all the way down to Sunway Pyramid shopping mall.

Roland Lim presenting .... everyone focusing only thou is coming to lunch time.

Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks @ Sunway Pyramid ...

It was my first time to eat this stall actually ... the food reminds me of my Taiwan trip very much.
I ordered their Oyster Noodle which is their signature dish .... taste not bad thou I am not a fan of oyster actually ... I just wish if they have vinegar ... if add vinegar into the gravy, it will taste superb.

Men in black is Steven ..... taking pic with Amanda.

Didn't know it is such a small bowl ... so we ordered the XXL Fried Chicken and share together.
The XXL fried chicken was normal actually ... I still think prefer KFC taste much better but can't compare with the chicken size of course.

Th oyster very big ler...luckily it is fresh and no stinky smell...once bite it, u can feel all the juices coming out from the oyster itself...

Time for dessert ... New Zealand Natural ice cream ...

Of course, would like to thank my colleague mate - Steven for his dessert treat.
Shy to say again, it was my first time to taste New Zealand Natural icecream actually.
Steven recommended me the Rum & Raisin ... walau ... he make me addicted to it! darnnn. Love the Rum alcohol taste in it .... walah!

I mixed Rum & Raisin with Royal Choc .... cheng ler ... best!

Steven is another food hunter and lover ... gosh, I fall into the wrong group in DiGi. My 1 year effort in Maxis gone to the drain and here I am transforming myself in DiGi by eating and eating ... kekeke.

Bursa Malaysia KL Rat Race 2009

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:32:00 +0000

DiGi group picture for the runners ...

I was called by the Corp Admin to collect the group picture of KL Rat Race 2009 ...
Thinking to frame it up in a wooden frame ... will send it for framing soon.

Johan - DiGi CEO not able to run due to his injury that time. Else last year run, he got 2nd spot in CEOs category. A memorable run for me. 5km completed in 30 minutes ... indeed slow as I took my own time snapping pics around .... hehehe.

Frances's farewell dinner @ Ole-Ole Bali, Solaris

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:04:00 +0000

Frances, all the best to you .... :(

Before you read further ... I am so sorry that I posted this up so late. It was the same date event with my team outing at Tenji restaurant. My round 2 at same place but at different restaurant only.
We really feel happy for her that she departed and pursue with her own life and career. Yeah, it is not easy working now in the environment ... totally changed from previous environment before outsourced.

Really nice deco and interior design ...

It was a fabulous Bali restaurant ... you would love the decoration and ambience in here.
Anyway, it was a good farewell party and I am happy to see my ex-colleagues. Great huh, that we still keep in touch and stay close contact.

Aiseh ... makan also turn on notebook to work ... very long dining table setup for us.

Too bad that night, got some billing production issue and Ms. Uli needs to do her support while dining. Maxis broadband was slow ... thought of borrowing her mine DiGi broadband. hehehe.

Foods, Beers and Drinks ...

Gosh, with this group ... they are crazy food eaters and drinkers ...
My tummy was so full with the japanese buffet I had earlier at Tenji, really cannot drink beer and ate all my food cleanly.

This is our starter actually before the main course ...

Anyway, their food and drinks is pricey but very huge portion. So I would say kind of worthy.
We ate and drink almost RM 1k! ... Ole-Ole Bali sure happy to have us as customer.

Credits to Miss Uli for her pics ....

Cam-whoring session & Emotional Speech ...

It's time for the VIP guest - Frances to give her final words to the gang members.
Truly indeed touching and glad that she voice out her dissapointment and sad stories.

It was so sad that till Janice and Mr. Ferrari (drive ferrari to work) aka CS Tan have to wipe off their tears.
We present her a cute lovely farewell card.

Me paiseh ler...everyone crying and hugging and me enjoying eating and drinking beer ....

And of course a memorable gift for her ....

With that, we will miss you ... I mean the Maxis people ... and I would like to personally wish u all the best in what ever you are doing.
Hope to see you in DiGi one day.

I am a 100% DiGizen

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000

4th May to 4th November 2009 ...

It is my confirmation day as a permanent staff after 6 months probation period ... kind of long rite? But I felt it is so fast that time flies.
Firstly, I would like to say thanks to my boss - RC for hiring me and confirming me as part of the DiGi family.
It is a day of my working life where this is my actual second company I have worked thru out my 9 years working experience.
I've never regret to move and joined DiGi. The moment I got to know I am hired, I was smiling, day dreaming and jumping around. A moment which I will never forget.
I have mentioned that my working life is busy and pressure at sometimes but I can honestly tell you that the feeling of pressure, stress and busy in here is totally different. It is a positive kind of feeling....
It really makes me feel to look forward to come to work in every morning and motivates me even I felt pressure, stress, busy and watever with my work ... but it is part of my daily challenge I will face in my work ... if no excitement, then u will feel boring at work.
The real reasons is at below the pictures as it describe my feelings ...

top pic: even i take picture of myself in DiGi office also I smile ....

In my 6 months tenure in DiGi, I have met a lot of colleagues from PD, Technology (SP, BSS, SOD, SMC, DBA), HR, Finance, Procurement, New Biz and etc .... they are my source of my energy.
Working here is fun and is all about laughters ... you can see in everyone's face in the picstures .... dat's why we have http://www.happy.com.my/ site (advertise sikit).
SP is really part of my family ... we share some personal experiences with each other, share personal interest like photography, hobbies, etc and influence some to write blog as well.

In my 6 months at here ... I have gained 7kg! Unbeliavable rite!....maybe laugh and smile too much until became fat ...

If you asked me whether will I stay in DiGi like I have worked in Maxis for 9 years, I would definitely say YES ... maybe another 9 years in here or probably till I retired.
With that, thanks to my colleagues esp my boss, HOS of Apps & Platform and HOD of SP (big big boss) and project team members (RBT, Tukang Kasut, Si Neck) for their support and encouragement ... u know who u r!
Oh yeah, thanks to CTO, CFO and CEO ... hope they will continue to approve all my investment for my projects ... hehehe.
Thanks everyone ....

My cousin sisters from UK and US

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:28:00 +0000

Introducing Vanessa, Susan Jean and Katherina...

Ok, enuff of food at the moment ... sometimes view my own blog also makes me feel hungry fast.
You must see how come I got kwai lou's (westerners) cousins from all around the world. I have a malay cousin brother too which my dad sister married to a malay.
For Vanessa, Susan Jean and Katherina ... my aunties which is my dad sisters too married to mat salleh (whites).
Recently, got to see Vanessa as she came down alone for holiday in Malaysia.

Vanessa born in London, UK.

I must say that I am very close to Susan Jean since young cause she frequent comes and stay in Malaysia where her dad was a Professor in Stamford College in PJ that time.
We used to play and swim together.

Susan Jean born in Austin, Texas, US.

I only got to see Katherina when her family comes to visit Malaysia once in few years time only.
Can't wait to see her thou sometimes she did send some letters with pics to my grandma.

Katherina born in London, UK

Johny & Wan Lin's Wedding @ Jaya Palace Restaurant, Petaling Jaya

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:03:00 +0000

Presenting Lynn and JohnyBravo ....

Firstly, wanna congrats my secondary school mate, scout mate, clubbing kaki, yum char kaki, my jogging kaki & my drill sergeant for marathon runs - Johny Low and his beautiful wife - Wan Lin ...
You wouldn't believe ... both they met thru Vialentino's communityzero ... yeah, lots of net friends I got to know which turns out to be my best friend till now for nearly a decade.
I would like to apologize that I not able to stay till dinner finish and only ate up to second dishes DUE to my DYLAN boy lao kai and mengamuk ... his bed time ... sorry yeah. The only thing I regret, that I did not 'tui' u with my alcohol mixture to KO u down that night ... darn! Anyway, we are not that young anymore when we used to drink a bottle of chivas each.
By the way, credits to Shirlyn, Steph and Eric for me to compile their pics without their permission .... hahaha, will msn u all to inform u all! I manage to take some early part of the pics only.

Presenting you the couple ... very nice ambience ... you can consider your wedding dinner reception at here...

It was my first time to dine in this Jaya Palace restaurant.
Ground Floor, Menara LYL
12 Jalan 51A/223
46100 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-79682000
You will be amazed with their interior design ... really like their ambience and deco a lot.

Nice table setup with cup cakes on the table ...

The food was superb thou I ate till 2nd dish only ...

The food was delicious ler....I wish I can ate till the final dish ler!
Please prepare a face towel next to you now to wipe your saliva off....

Top pic: Shark fin soup with abalone, damn kao nice ler! Bottom pic: Steamed and Fried Fish ... 2 types ... first time saw this kind of dish in the wedding dish...

I will definitely come back again for the food here again....

Yum Yum ... miss this...

oink oink ... sorry for my muslim readers ... hope this does not offended you yeah.

Suckling pig ... slurrpppp...

Bottom pic: I manage to eat this dish ....thumbs up...

The true color of Johny ...

Called him the next morning ... he told me he KO when reach home and slept with his tux on.
Darn, I told him that "you know u will be KO that night if I am there" ...
Anyway, without me there, seems Johny is high high tei already ...

I wonder what is Johny talking and his cunning smile ... wonder he still awake that time a not... Dae with Dylan. Dylan not in the mood that night ...

First time I saw Johny shout Yum Seng so passionate ler!
By the way, don't be suprise that all this are my net friends which I have known for 10 years ... except for Amanda which is my colleague ...

Me with Tze Keen, Terrilyn and Amanda ... Hey Eric, I think u are almost same size as Netcat lah, u also grow sideways ler...

Everyone wore so elegant in their outfit ....
I miss all the cam whoring fun ....

"The beast and the beauties" or thorn among the roses .... hahaha. Most of the females are bloggers too as well ...

Happy to see Meowsou baby girl will pop out soon ...
It is too bad that Dylan not able to take picture with all the 'aunties' in the picture ... hope they did not notice and read this statement...

I am wondering why is Lyn spoon feeding Stephanie??? Turn to Les?? I love the community family group picture ... just too bad , me, yve and dylan not in the picture :(

Another great wedding dinner and gathering ... happy to see Jih Ying and Johanna who came back from Aussie...
Anyway, to my buddy Johny and Wan Lin ... enjoy your Europe honeymoon ... guess u are in Barcelona now ... get me a single malt whisky yeah!

John's Farewell @ Al Diafah Restaurant, Sri Petaling

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:07:00 +0000

The MYSTERY FOOD revealed ...

Relating to my previous mystery food post ... the answer is finally here. Do read on ...
As usual, my boss 'God of Food' brought us to this luxury Middle Eastern restaurant located in Sri Petaling to celebrate John's & Len Nee farewell.
The dining place is at first floor. The owner of the restaurant is from Jeddah
The restaurant is situated at Jalan Radin Anum, Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur43-45, Jalan Radin Anum,Seri Petaling, KL It is located in Sri Petaling facing the Shell station. Its very easy to spot with the huge signboard and bright lightings.

Thumbs up for their decoration and ambience! Guess all the decoration money came from their oil business.

The first moment I walked in at their staircase...u dun find it likes an ordinary staircase but with the royal feeling walking up to the dining area. There is lift also but we did not used that.
The moment, we stepped into the dining area....we all were like 'jakoons' ... wow here and there.

Aden Tea ... something like our teh tarik or Masala Indian Tea drink (I seriously miss Sharon Soosay's Masala tea!) .. cost RM 10!

Actually it was my first experience dining and eating a middle eastern food. Cause I know their food is rice and meat and doesn't have any vegetables.
The price of the food in here are expensive. Per plate of an ordinary dish like lamb with rice is RM 35.
The menu below is for few paxs and most expensive package is RM 1000!

If u plan for a gathering ... 40-45pax... u can choose their pacakge of RM 950 ... eat till u drop!

Many new food items for me as I really don't know what is the best food. Of course we let our boss to order for us. Below are our orders base on his recommendation.
Bread with some gravy with olive oil ... i love their puff bread...damn kao nice...everyone just keep whacking it.

The Hommus (made from chickpeas) is a favourite of mine which is a must order with their pita bread

Our side dish ... Lamb Kebab! chun ler...not the ordinary kebab we eat...but their kebab is like made from minced meat .... taste good!

They make the lamb kebab like a sausage roll ... damn kao nice ler...

It is cosy with luxury decoration ... look at our dining area ... chun siul.

Mohd. Nor, John, Len Nee, Raymond & Kean Siang ... the pillar of SPMO

Mystery Food Answer ... Al Diafah Rice with Lamb

What so special bout it.
1. The price itself RM 35 for this Rice and Lamb only.
2. The rice is so fragrant with the lamb smell and taste.
3. The rice type is long and thin and nice to chew and bite.
4. The lamb is good and big portion.
5. Can feed 2 pax actually.
I have skipped my dinner and the following day breakfast and lunch ...imagine how full and tasty is it.

Looks ordinary rite ... but once u taste the rice ... u will get addicted and remember the taste for life! Many good reviews from food forum and foodies blogsite.

Cam whoring session ...

I realize my face is so chubby now...gosh!
I must change my camera ... wrong setting again. Sorry yeah.

All the best to John and Len Nee ...

Another 1kg added up to my weight! It was a wonderful lunch experience!

My new swimming pool

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:23:00 +0000

How I wish the pool is for me and yve ....

Yippie, finally got a new swimming pool in the house and that is for Dylan boy ....
Me and yve wish to jump in there too but we are too worried if the pool will burst if not able to support our weight.
This post happened quite some time and have the chance to post about it.
Yeah, order the swimming pool from www.mybbshop.blogspot.com ... this is the pool I am aiming for cause of the depth of the pool and bout 4 ft x 2.5 feet size which is great enuff for me.
Comparing to the traditional, rounded and flat size kind of swimming pool which babies not able to float by themself ... this is the best one and highly recommended.

Quite safe at the below of the pool...there is a air cushion below ... do make sure clean ur floors and no sharp objects or stones underneath ur pool.

My personal experience to setup the pool ...

It took me quite fast to setup with the air pump which is included in the package, plus water temperature measurement and baby float .... u dun have to buy any accesories at all.
To pump the float it took about 10-15 minutes depending which level of depth of the pool you want it to be ... there are 4 levels. Then took another 15-20 minutes to fill up the pool with water depending on the water level you decide.
The temperature of the water must be right ... that's why the package provide u a termometer to measure the water temperature.
A dummy like me also will know how to setup this pool.

I am so jealous that I want to go for a swim now ... Dylan is so enjoying to swim and float in the water ... will buy him more floating toys soon.

Dylan's reaction ...

When we first put Dylan into the pool, of course we feel worried and many negative thoughts came across our mind that he will drown or he slide off from the float.
So as per instruction, do wear the safety float around his neck first. Don't worry that the float will suffocate and strangle his neck, it is air inside and do not scare he will slide off from the float ... there is a belt adjustment.
At first, when we put Dylan into the water, he was making ngek ngek sound cause it is something new and he feel the fear.
Wahsei, after few seconds and less than a minute, he starts to enjoy it and settled down. From there onwards, he kicks and move his hands around in the water .... gosh, he is so enjoying it!
After 10-15 minutes, we lift him up from the pool... and guess what, he wants it more and he cried. We couldn't let swim for too long as per the instruction. Else he will catch cold and fall sick.

Swimming pool package from www.mybbshop.blogspot.com ... delivered in a small box ...

If you are interested ... please do order from mybbshop ok! The seller is generous to give u a good further discount ... just mention u know it from vialentino's blog.
Remember swimming is good for baby development ... u will never regret it.

No need to buy any accessories at all....everything included ... just read the manual and u will have ur own pool in ur home but it is for baby! Easy setup too!

Uncle Peter's Birthday @ Restoran Summer Palace

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:58:00 +0000

To celebrate 70th Uncle Peter's birthday ....

It consider another family gathering to celebrate Uncle Peter's birthday. I am suprise that this restaurant we used to dine, manage to survive till now.
Best of all, they have re-renovated the entire restaurant.

Middle pic: a group picture of Tay's cousin brothers and sisters .... Yve and Dylan not able to make it cause Dylan got fever due to vacinnation.

So happy that Vanessa was still around in Malaysia before she flying back to UK in the next morning.

Uncle Peter blowing all the 7 candles ... wish him healthy always and long life ...

The food was seriously excellent ... I really enjoy all the foods served and the food presentation. Not sure is it because of the dinner package is different.

Scallops and shark fin soup was awesome....and the slice of fish .... damn kao chun ler...i cant remeber the fish name already.

ANYONE DINE AT THIS RESTAURANT BEFORE? Do give your food review and feedback.

Sea cucumber with abalone .... yum yum .... everyone gets one abaloney only ler....

Mystery Food ... Give a guess

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:00 +0000

Guess what food is inside there ????

Give you some hints:-
1. It cost RM 35 for this dish.
2. Taste nice!
3. Located at Sri Petaling
4. Taste superbly good!

The answer will be revealed in my upcoming post ...

Waterfront @ Desa Park City

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:52:00 +0000

Meet up with old long lost friends ....

Been many times I heard from friends about The Waterfront at Desa Park City. Finally, I went there to have coffee to experience myself.
Seriously is a nice place and community to live in .... you will feel very high class and much safer.

It is a nice place to jog ... really like this lake a lot...

Anyway, the main objective is to meet up with Alexzis and May Leng ... both been many months did not meet them. We plan for a hang out at the Coffee Bean.
Before coffee session, I had my dinner at Kluang Station. What I can say is the otak-otak taste not bad but the spicy fried rice is horrible and tasteless ... maybe they forgot to add in salt into it.

For me, will not come and try this cafe again at Waterfront. Many nice dining restaurant at here.

Let me introduce two leng luis to u all ... May Leng (top pic), she is my collegemate in INTI last time. She was a PM in Shell Co. before she quits and run her own tuition center in Puchong. Btw, she is married!
Alexzis (below pic) ... name sound canggih ... got to know from a project as she was a vendor ... then we got to be good friends. Happening and adventurous girl .... btw, she is single and available.

May Leng, Alexzis and Via @ Waterfront, Coffeebean ...

DiGi: Lunch @ Tenji & Movie @ GSC Cinema Team Outing

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:05:00 +0000

SPMO and SP-Apps team outing ....

It is a quarterly and it is time to get together again ... this time we have something luxurious .... Japanese buffet at Tenji, Solaris and Surrogates movie at GSC Cinema at Tropicana City mall.
This month, I totally don't dare to look at my weighing scale machine ... seriously! Even Yve asked me about my weight and I kept quiet bout it and she already knows the answer...

Suprisingly that Friday, Tenji Restaurant was crowded with people too .... everyone willingly to spent RM 77++ for a lunch .... banyak orang kaya around.
I am not sure, this time the service was ok and the tables was cleaned fast. The food taste much better than my previous dining at here since last month.

The main dish attraction is the Steamed Cod Fish ... seriously fresh that day!
The sushi was ok ok only.... nothing great about it.
Same goes for the Sashimi too ... it is fresh and doesnt have the stinky smell.

Lots of dessert and ice cream .... don't have the space to fill that in.
Dunno how many coconuts I whack it....

I love the scallops with black sesame seed and the black squid ink pasta so much ...

Time for cam-whoring ...

Taking pics with my fellow colleagues ...

Coconut as starter first .... very nice group picture ...

Everyone seems enjoying their meal .... yum yum!

Can see everyone with their bloated face ....

After lunch, time for movie ... wat a relaxing day at work ...

Continue the team outing by watching Surrogates at Tropicana City Mall ... quite a nice movie to watch ...

I plan next makan trip (sorry, team outing I mean) at BubbaGump ... kind of miss their food.

Esos, a way to reward

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:25:00 +0000

To me ESOS is a good way to reward, what do you think?

WITH the continued brouhaha over big bonuses for corporate head honchos globally, it is more pressing than ever for institutional investors to ensure that their interests are well aligned with the way the executives are paid or compensated.

That being the case, such investors must adopt a broader view for remuneration that covers proper alignment, good corporate governance and incentives to pursue optimal capital allocation.
To this end, a leading investor network, which represents assets worth about US$9.5 trillion, has adopted guidelines that reflect the views of long-term investors worldwide on all major aspects of remuneration, including employee option schemes.

Well-designed remuneration programmes have a noticeable positive impact on the long-term performance of a company. Conversely, poorly designed or poorly executed executive payment plans can have a serious negative impact on shareowner value.

Such critical impact, positive or otherwise, lies in the hands of each company’s board of directors, which is responsible for, among other things, deciding how much executives should be paid, disclosing clearly and fully the details of such programmes and explaining to shareowners the how’s and whys of its company’s overall remuneration policy.

In so doing, boards of companies should explain fully the relationship between such remuneration programmes and performance measures, which should include specific performance targets or hurdles. The key point here is that the ways in which the boards go about doing so should be independent, transparent and fair.

Drilling down further into this, a plan design for good compensation programmes should cover the major elements (cash and other short-term incentives, equity and other long-term incentives, as well as post-employment and other benefits) and carefully construct it to suit the peculiar needs of each company. For example, many organisations today believe that the use of benchmarks or peer analysis to set compensation levels should be kept to a minimum. There is a similar belief that companies should restrict the use of employment contracts, severance agreements as well as change in control agreements unless the overall remuneration policy justifies it.

On our recent visits to some companies around Malaysia, we had extensive discussions about their overall remuneration plans and employee share option schemes (Esos) in recent years.

In principle, we welcome their performance-based incentives, which are relatively new to corporate Malaysia.

To our minds, companies need to consider two main issues about Esos.
First, we strongly believe that Esos should be awarded in the long-term and be linked to appropriate performance hurdles because doing this will help align effectively the interests of all corporate stakeholders, be they managers, shareholders or investors and drive up shareholder value in the long term.

Second, given that Esos dilutes the value of existing shareholders, it is imperative that a company’s board be transparent through appropriate disclosure to them.

With these issues in mind, we believe that the current Listing Requirements need to strengthen the existing Esos framework so that companies will be made more accountable to shareholders. In particular, we would like to raise the following issues:

● Pricing and terms.
We note that the current Listing Requirements allow the setting of an exercise price for options at a maximum discount of 10% to a five-day weighted average market price when the share options are offered to employees. We are skeptical about such discounts because they weaken the link between reward and performance, ergo, the alignment of interests of management and shareholders. This is especially true if there are no additional performance hurdles. We would also welcome further clarification on when and how these options may be exercised. If options can be exercised at a discounted price when they are offered, such options should not be allowed to exercise for at least a couple of years.

● Improving impartiality and transparency.
We understand that the board of directors may determine the eligibility of employees for, and allocation criteria of,Esos under the current Listing Requirements. While all on the board should approve and take responsibility for any Esos plan, to ensure greater impartiality, we would encourage the boards to delegate deliberations for design and administration of Esos to a specialised committee.

Also, to avoid any conflicts of interest, we believe that anyone who is to benefit from an Esos should not take part in making decisions which may affect how much he or she is to be paid. For fullest transparency, we welcome details of such Esos discussions in the annual reports of companies.

● Deepening disclosure to shareholders
Besides the above suggestions, we believe that disclosures on Esos can be enhanced further by, among others, the regulator introducing a disclosure requirement in which the total share options granted to an employee should represent a significant percentage (say, more than 5%) of the total amount of available share options. Shareholders should be notified of such shareholdings when they vote on an Esos as well as in company annual reports.

All told, a company’s remuneration policy, and ensuing programme(s), is a crucial component of its ability to recruit and retain the talents needed to ensure its success and sustainability. Thus it is critical for it to balance well its timing as well as appropriate performance measures. To do so, a company’s board should seek and maintain constructive dialogue with its shareholders, including their views on the ways in which company employees are being motivated and rewarded, including its Esos, if any.

Maxis IPO price at RM 5.20

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:04:00 +0000

Finally RM 5.20 a share ... sigh

Hoping for RM 5.00 or below for a Maxis share .... but would need to read the prospectus bout their strategic investment.
MAXIS Communications Bhd., Malaysia’s biggest mobile-phone operator, offered to sell as many as 212.3 million shares in its Malaysian unit at RM5.20 apiece to retail investors. The final price will be subject to the result of a bookbuilding process, the company said in a prospectus published on the New Straits Times newspaper in Kuala Lumpur today. - Bloomberg .

Penang Village @ IOI Mall, Puchong

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:45:00 +0000

The Malaysian's Best Choice ...

Ok, I somewhat agrees to the tagline. If you know me and yve, we both love Penang food very much.
Luckily, at the new wing of IOI Mall, have this Penang Village restaurant .... cool.
Brought Dylan along to smell some Penang food also ... luckily he behaved well when we dine.

Ambience and deco is perfectly designed ... a nice place to dine indeed.

I was impressed with the ambience and decoration ... plus good staff service ... maybe I am the only customer there at 6pm.
Now, just can't wait to try their Penang Char Koey Teow ... taste yummy ... just the portion too small for me.
We ordered the Fried Beef Noodles with Basil .... taste ok for Yve but not for me cause of the basil leave smell and taste.

food is excellent ... no comments ... just the portion too small for me only.

Feeling hungry, we order one extra Fried Tom Yam Rice ... very nice dish too. Love their marinated fried chicken ...
Of course we had th sirap bandung ais cendol and soya milk with cendol.

Would like to comment on the soya bean milk with cendol ... too watery and dun have the soya bean taste....sirap bandung ais a bit too sweet.

I hope to drive down Penang for food hunt again! If you love Penang food a lot...come and read my previous Penang Food Hunt ...
1. Bali Hai Seafood @ Gurney Drive
2. Penang White Bak Kut Teh & Bukit Mertajam Yam Rice
3. Penang Assam laksa
4. Bukit Genting Hill

Jason's Wedding at Emperor Garden Restaurant, Kepong

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:45:00 +0000

It was my second wedding dinner at the same restaurant ...

Firstly, congrats to my ex-Maxis colleague - Jason and his lovely wife - Joey ... a joyous day of wedding celebration for they both and I really feel happy for them.
The food in the restaurant was great and nice ambience.
I really enjoy myself till the max untill I feel sober till next morning after drinking wine (7 bottles). Long time never drink this crazy again after retired long time back from drinking.

Most of us forggoten next day would need to go back to office to work .... and we drank is like tomorrow is a off day ...

Just want to introduce the couple .... Jason & Joey .... happy to see them tied their knot together ... hopefully they will start their human production soon and will hear good news from them soon.

As usual, since did not take food pics, will post and share the pictures .... some are candid shots.

Yum seng only ...

I am happy to see my ex-colleagues ... had a great chat with them.
I simply love to attend weddings, is sort like a gathering for me other than celebrating the couple's big day.

Another wine minum gathering for Maxis gang too .... gosh ... this bunch of people really come to drink wine.

A family picture .... DiGi, IBM and Maxis people ....

More pics coming up soon with a better and sharper quality ....

Chef Via back in action

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000

Introduce my new creation ... Straw Mushrooms Cheezy Pasta ...

Oh boy, Yve told me she must buy lottery ticket .... why? Because I cooked dinner for her for the first time since Dylan is delivered ....
Seriously, I miss cooking a lot ... I agreed with her, should buy a lottery ticket cause we have been eating outside food most of the time.
Yve and myself have stop cooking since baby Dylan is here ....

My fridge really empty ... luckily got some garlics and black pepper ...

With my empty fridge ... I found this two cans ... prego cheese and straw mushrooms and pasta.
With limited ingredients to cook ... came out with this dish ... taste not bad with garlics and black pepper taste .... most importantly, it is covered with creamy cheese!

Damn kao lots of mushrooms and cheese gravy ... chun siul ... and fattening too! darn...

Everyone says, to cook pasta is easy .... let me test you ... do you throw your pasta to the water before it boils or after it boils?

Swimming is good for baby development

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:36:00 +0000

Baby Swimming Pool ...

I came across this blogsite ... http://mybbshop.blogspot.com/ ... sharing about why is swimming is important for babies.
Secondly, didn't know baby swimming pool are so canggih (hi-tech) now.
This pool is the ideal size for me and like the depth of it...deep enough for babies!
Without doubt, Yve already place an order with the seller from that blogsite. Very good service and explanation by this baby boutique shop! Can bargain about the price and cheaper than the distributor itself!

New toy for baby Dylan

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:46:00 +0000

I am 3 months plus now ....

Dylan says " Hi Everyone!" .... am I a big boy now?
Me and yve still cant figure who he looks like???

New toy for Dylan ...

We got Dylan a 3 in 1 Gym with toys .... he prefers cheap toy and china made toys than this ... sigh.

Jogoya Japanese Buffet @ Starhill Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:20:00 +0000

Project celebration continues at Jogoya ...

It is time for the big celebration after the system has been migrated successfully. The team has worked hard and it is time to enjoy and laugh all out. The celebration venue was a big agenda in closure meeting ... at the end, the team decided to have our celebration at Jogoya.
It wasn’t that difficult to locate the restaurant, which is at the Relish Floor (Fifth, I think.) of Star Hill Gallery. However, before we even managed to step our foot inside the restaurant, we were required to pay first. Yes, pay first, eat later.
The price was RM78 for the lunch session, not inclusive of tax and 10% service charge. The price is different for each session, lunch, late lunch, dinner and supper, with the most expensive session is the dinner at RM88 per pax. We went for the dinner one!

Oh boy, we got a big dining room for ourself to cater 20pax! too bad for those who can't make it for the celebration.
Ambiance is nice and the whole restaurant is very spacious and huge. They opted for the open kitchen concept and you can see the chefs in action, from the first step like preparing the ingredients up till the dish is ready to be served. Basically, you just have to take what you want to eat and that’s it. For those that need to be cooked, place your Jogoya clip into the bowl and wait for the dish to be brought to your table once it is done.

There are many sections in the restaurants, mainly the Japan’s, India’s, Taiwan’s, BBQ’s, drinks, pastries, desserts, clay pots, teppanyaki and many more. You will be greeted with lots and lots and lots and lots of food.

I love the variety food served here especially their sashimi, shark fin soup and fragant coconut! Oh yeah, their white wine taste great too!
The crab was delicious ... it was fresh compare to the last time I came here. Damn kao huge baked cheese oyster too.

Did not manage to take many food pics ... mainly busy chit-chatting and sharing our past experiences and moments we experienced during the project.
Enjoy the pics taken during the dinner time ...

Pics and pics ....

Smiles and laughters ... we hardly see it during the project time ... imagine the stress and tireness we are facing.

Everyone wonder how we can meet the rollout date with the tight timeline given ... still a big question how we achieved that!
A toast to the team for their big contribution and sacrifices made ... hope we can get bigger bonus for this quarter! kakaka.

Finally, my life is back to my daily routine lifestyle. The biggest change is that I have been gaining weights from this particular project itself.

Restoran Chi Ka Yin @ Bandar Puteri Puchong

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:06:00 +0000

Book's restaurant ...

It's a ex ISD-MAS Alumni gathering as organized by Raymond Lim to come and makan at one of the restaurant opened by our Maxis ISD GM - Mr. Book ...
Heard he cooks very well ... and dats where he decided to share his Hakka cooking to the public.
During the dinner time, he really cooks in the kitchen. He is the chef over the weekend and GM @ work during the weekdays.

Because it is opened by own ex-colleague and boss ... I think it is better for you to come and try and give ur feedback.
Else i will be flattering about this restaurant .... give it a try.
Let the food pics do the talking and to tempt you ...

top pic: hakka yong tau foo...

below pic: yam chicken

my fav dish ...

bottom right pic: the coconut jelly dessert was yummy!

At the end of the dinner, we present Mr. Book a lucky cat so it will bring wealth and prosperous to his new restaurant business.

Janice paying the bill...

You can see all the plates sapu cleanly ... and you know how nice the taste is.
I wish to open my own cafe one day (my dream) if I still got ESOS from Maxis ... darn.

Fion's Wedding @ Emperor Garden Restaurant, Goldhill Club

noreply@blogger.com (vialentino) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:35:00 +0000

Congrats to Fion and her hubby ... my 1st DiGi colleague wedding dinner ...

Wedding dinner marathons began for me this month of October ... have 4 wedding invitations!
Of course is a joyous event and I feel happy and delighted to attend despite my weight keep on increasing.
My first time to come here and dine at this restaurant ... very nice ambience setup and the food was great.

Very nice settings ... the exterior deco was splendid ...

Talking bout food, no time to take food pics, the food was way too delicious and also partly busy chit-chatting ....

My colleagues ... and some took the chance to take pics with the bride-Fion of course...

Of course, this is a good opportunity to take pics and cam-whore ...
The ladies all dressed beautifully ... very different look when I saw them in office casual attire...hahaha.

Shucks, I look so huge one...cannot stand to Jasprine to take pic ...

Till then, I will be visiting back this restaurant coming weekend ... Jason's wedding.
Those interested to try this restaurant...here is the address:-
Emperor Garden Restaurant
Gold Hill Club
No18 Jalan 7A/62A,
Bandar Manjalara,
52200 Kuala Lumpur