Run Joe Run - A Self Defence Sketch

An impromptu video sketch that was done over the holiday season for your entertainment.
Wishing you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ahead in 2014.

The Sabah Suluk Story

We are Malaysians - The Sabah Suluk Story was filmed at Tawau in Sabah. I ventured into a fishing village situated nearby Shan Shui Golf & Country Resort and interviewed its humble and pretty shy folks. One of them said to me that we were not the Bad Suluks!

Tommy's Place, Kudat

Tommy's Place has gained much popularity over the years and is located near the Kudat's Tip Of Borneo. I was surprised to know that this place has been visited by tourists as far from Germany and South Africa in search of solitude. The beach offers a majestic view which is seen opposite the villas. The evening sunset at the Tip Of Borneo which is only a 10 minute walk is not to be missed. For golfers, proceed to Kudat Golf Club which is located 30km away at the town area.

Medic Buggy

The idea of having a Medic Buggy on a golf course will prove itself to be extremely useful. They are quick and effective when it comes to providing medical help during emergencies and for regular operations. Quite common at hospitals and medical centres as they are ergonomic and come specially equipped with a provision for stretcher, oxygen bottles, drip stand and other essential medical kits. Now it has caught the attention of Tropicana Golf & Country Club when they purchased their first Medic Buggy at RM80,000. David Wang, the assistant golf manager said, ”We have a special internal team (staffs) that are trained to handle the equipments on the Medic Buggy during emergencies. Let’s hope more golf clubs will emulate our example.”

Mt Kinabalu, Sabah

Mount Kinabalu (Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is a prominent mountain on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It is located in the East Malaysian state of Sabah and is protected as Kinabalu National Park, a World Heritage Site. Kinabalu is the highest peak in Borneo's Crocker Range and is the highest mountain in the Malay Archipelago. Mount Kinabalu is also the 20th most prominent mountain in the world by topographic prominence. Here I showed the beauty of the mountain from the Kinabalu Golf Club. It was amazing and worth the trip.

Light At End Of Tunnel

New Hope Cambodia is located at Mondul 3 in Siem Reap and founded by a 28-year old Khmer named Mr. Kem Sour who has brought in many experienced volunteers cum professionals to work with him and together as a team they provide English, Math Classes, Vocational Skills, Agricultural Training, Medical Clinic and many others to help poor families or broken families, karaoke / sex workers and displaced men, women and children who live at the poorest slum areas around Mondul 3. I came to know about this place after my meeting with Dr Paul J. Beumer, a doctor from Belgium and he visits this place twice a year. If you like to make a donation or volunteer your profession, please send your inquiries directly to kemsour@newhopecambodia.com

Best Friend

Is a Dog a man's best friend?

Big Letters

Using a magnifying glass to read can damage your eyesight.

Driving the Finals with Precision and Power

Carlsberg Golf Classic raised its 20th championship to a “hole” new level

The 20th instalment of Carlsberg Golf Classic, Malaysia’s biggest and longest running amateur golf circuit, culminated on 12^th December in a thrilling playoff among 80 finalists at the Palm Garden Golf Club in Putrajaya. True to its tagline of ‘Precision is Power’, the golf tournament ends its 40 legs of qualifying rounds with an ultimate tee-off to name two skilful amateurs the National Champions of the Carlsberg Golf Classic Finals with rewards of rewarding prizes and a money-can’t buy experience to play alongside world-class professional golfers at the ProAm of Maybank Malaysian Open (MMO) 2014.

Prior to the grand finale tee-off, Carlsberg Managing Director Henrik Juel Andersen said “The Carlsberg Golf Classic has grown from strength to strength as a vital circuit to cultivate home grown talent in golf. Today, this tournament has become the industry benchmark in the golf championships for amateurs and a highly regarded platform in the eyes of the fraternity of golf. It is a key stepping stone for amateurs to venture into the competitive world of professional golf and Carlsberg is proud to be a part of this prestigious game.”

“Over the last two decades, Carlsberg and golf have been a good match, with both sharing several qualities like passion, integrity and discipline. Carlsberg certainly has become the beer that golfers prefer to enjoy after a round of golf. And it goes without saying that while the tournament participants and winners stand to benefit, it is also our consumers and golf fans who get the special privilege to experience this premium Carlsberg golf occasion.”

Henrik Andersen giving a speech...

Today’s ultimate tee-off saw the gross and nett winners from their 40 respective club’s tournament compete for victory as the Carlsberg Golf Classic national champions in both categories. Joining the finalists on the greens were Malaysia’s professional ace golfer and Carlsberg Golf Classic 2013 ambassador, Danny Chia, together with sponsors, business partners of Carlsberg Malaysia and members of the media.

Gross and Nett winners with Henrik Andersen...

The coveted hole-in-one prize for the grand finale comprises a Mercedes Benz C200 Avantgarde, Ogawa Smart Sense Massage Chair, Titoni timepiece, a year’s supply of Carlsberg and trip for two to watch the 2014 US Masters at the prestigious Augusta Golf Club in the United States. All 5 par 3’s in the prestigious Palm Garden Golf Club carried a hole-in-one prize. 

The nett and gross winners each received a Panasonic DMC camera, a Berjaya Club membership, an all inclusive golf trip to Cambodia and pro lessons from K’s Island Golf academy which will place them in good stead when they build on this victory by playing at the MMO ProAm 2014 .

The 6-month long tournament, held at the country’s 40 exclusive golf clubs in Peninsula and East Malaysia, successfully attracted over 5,000 golfers. Proud to be the Carlsberg Golf Classic Ambassador 2013, Danny Chia, country’s most successful pro golfer also made appearances at some of the tournaments to present prizes and exchange some golfing tips to the participants. 2/2

This year, 14 golf clubs from Klang Valley, 5 from Penang, 16 from Putrajaya, Melaka & Johor as well as 4 from Sabah and 1 from Sarawak were chosen to run the prestigious golf tourney for their club members.

Showing their wholehearted support for the much-touted tournament was a stellar line-up of sponsors including Mercedes Benz, Liberty Golf Services, Ogawa, Titoni, FJ, Berjaya, Callaway, Panasonic, ParGolf, Gatorade, K’s Island Golf Academy, JNG and Sunplay.

  
Video caption...Donation from golfers went to Charity Homes

Since its inception,Carlsberg Golf Classic has also enjoyed the staunch loyalty and selfless charity of its participants. This time around, with donations from participants cresting the RM80,000 mark, the charity fund will help improve the lives of five charitable homes, namely Light House Children Welfare, House of Joy, Spastic Charity Home, Shelter Home for Children and Shepherd’s Home Charity.

Charity homes receiving RM8,000 each...

The Carlsberg Golf Classic continues to be a noteworthy calendar highlight for golfers and enthusiasts alike, attesting to Carlsberg being the golfer’s beer of choice while endorsing the brand’s passion for the sport. 

Batam Finale for D'Masters Golf Tour 2010

Champion and grand lucky draw winner rewarded with golf holidays to Hawaii

I have done many golf events and the most memorable trip was to Batam, Indonesia with DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd from 10-12 January 2010. This story is a flashback and deserves to be published on my blog. It was a 3D2N trip which saw 24 finalists pit their golfing skills against each other at two of the island's highly-rated golf courses – Batam Hills Golf & Resort and Southlinks Golf & Country Club.

Adam Khan of Semangat Anggun emerged as the Grand Final winner with a combined two-day score of 74. The 11-handicapper claimed the main prize of a golf holiday at the world-renowned Kapalua Resort in Hawaii. Guest Jaya Kumar Ponnan also secured himself a golf retreat in Hawaii after his name was picked in the Grand Lucky Draw.

Christian Schutt, DiGi's Head of Consumer & Enterprise Business (at that time) said: "I believe that DiGi has achieved its objective to create opportunities for our DiGi Business clients to forge stronger ties and network with each other and with DiGi. Golf has allowed us at DiGi to meet our clients in a more relaxed setting and enabled us to better understand their business needs and how we can provide solutions relevant to them."

Pic caption...Chin, Sam and Victor, our friendship still continues to present day!

The D'Masters Golf Tour 2010 featured eight legs with the first leg held on 22 July at the Sungai Long Golf & Country Club, followed by Ponderosa Golf & Country Club (July 22), Dalit Bay Golf & Country Club (August 5), Kota Permai Golf & Country Club (September 28), Kelab Golf Sarawak (September 30), Glenmarie Golf & Country Club (October 7) and Bukit Jawi Golf Resort (21 October ) before the final leg at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (November 4).

The third edition of the highly-successful by-invitation only event saw TaylorMade-adidas, FireFly and Titoni coming onboard as sponsors.

About the D'Masters Golf Tour

The D'Masters Golf Tour was held exclusively for selected DiGi Business customers with the objective of forging closer ties all around. Featuring eight legs in 2010, the D'Masters Golf Tour culminated with the Grand Final in Batam, Indonesia in January 2010. The format of play was based on blind partnerships playing under a modified system 36 stableford. The top pair and a 'wild card' pick from each leg qualified for the Grand Final while the individual overall champion in each leg received a BlackBerry smartphone.

Fabulous Finish

Inaugural RHB Premier Cards Series concludes with well-received grand finale at Glenmarie

The inaugural RHB Premier Cards Golf Series came to fitting conclusion with a highly-lauded Grand Final at Glenmarie Golf & Country Club in Selangor on November 21.

A total of 80 finalists gathered and competed for honours at Glenmarie, comprising the top finishers from four preliminary rounds at Penang Golf Club (October 17), Glenmarie itself (October 24), Horizon Hills Golf & Country Club, Johor (October 31) and Kota Permai Golf & Country Club, Selangor (November 14). To qualify for the series, RHB Premier Cardmembers had to spend a minimum of RM10,000 from July 22 to September 30 using their cards

After a great day of golf at Glenmarie’s Valley Course, prizes were presented to the top 20 golfers (pic above) during the dinner presentation. Azmir Othman, who qualified from Glenmarie preliminary round, showed his mastery again by emerging champion after signing in a System 36 Stableford score of 38 points. “The event was really well-organized and I’m looking forward to playing next year again,” said a joyful Azmir, who won a handsome Titoni watch.

Glenmarie preliminary round winner MD Zaini Mohd Ladzim (19) settled for second place this time around, edging Hew May Fong on countback after both came back with 38 points.

The hole-in-one prize offered for the Grand Final was a 7-day 5-night golf package to the ‘Home of Golf’, St Andrews in Scotland, but unfortunately there were no takers. There were five novelty prizes and no less than 20 lucky draw prizes, with Ng Eng Swee emerging as the winner of the special lucky draw prize of a 3-day 2-night golf package to Jakarta.

Elvy Kassim, Head, Cards and Unsecured Business, RHB Bank Berhad (pix 3rd left) was happy with the success of the event and when asked what can cardholders expect from next year’s event, she said: “We have not finalized on the number of legs for next year but we may even look at possibility of extending the Series to other states and possibly having the Grand Final overseas. Next year’s event will definitely offer more prizes and an even better overall experience.”

Event partners for the RHB Premier Cards Golf Series 2013 included Transview Golf, Titoni, Liberty Golf Services, Crest Link and ParGolf Magazine. For more information, contact RHB Bank at 03-9206 1111 or log on to www.rhbgroup.com.

Rose Among Thorn

There are not many female golf course superintendents in the country and Kulim Golf & Country Resort boasts one of them in 28-year-old Akilah Abdul Razak.

The Kulim native joined the club in 2009 as assistant superintendent and was promoted to Course Superintendant (2010) to head the maintenance team. The Bachelor of Park and Amenity Management Hons graduate from UITM Shah Alam actually did her internship at the club in the year 2008 and was personally responsible for the huge red cement initials of the club next to the 18 hole that is clearly visible from the clubhouse.

“My instruction was to design and create a unique landmark, so I located a nice spot that was visible from the clubhouse. And the view was breathtaking,” said Akilah, who took two months to complete the task.

“After that, I returned to UITM Shah Alam to continue my studies. Six months later, the club’s superintendent Encik Abdullah asked if I wanted work there as his assistant. I joined them in August 2009 and when he left in October 2010, I was given the task of course superintendant.

“I feel proud to be the only female superintendent in northern Peninsula Malaysia and I thank Allah for this gift,” added Akilah.

Promoters

That's me with my beard about 4 weeks old. Beside me are two promoters we hired during the Swing with DiGi 2013 golf game held at Impian Golf CC.

Cool Dane

Carlsberg's new managing director Henrik Juel Andersen enjoys the camaraderie of golf.

"I find the combination of enjoyment, the scenery, camaraderie and the competitive element really unique and attractive about golf. I don't think there are many sports that offer that same experience."

Farewell 20th, Hello 21st

With the Carlsberg Golf Classic 2013 wrapping up, all eyes are set on the 2014 edition, already promising better prizes than ever before

BY GURDEV SINGH

Malaysia’s longest-running and biggest amateur golf tournament series, the Carlsberg Golf Classic – fondly known as the ‘Ultimate Challenge’ – concluded on November 17 at Monterez Golf & Country Club, Selangor. The 20th edition attracted close to 5,000 golfers from all over the country.

The national final will take place on December 12 at the Palm Garden Golf Club, designed by renowned Australian course architect Ted Parslow. As usual the spotlight will be on the gross and nett winners who had qualified earlier in the preliminary rounds that were played at some of the finest golf clubs around the country.

“Forty golf courses were selected and mainly we rewarded them due to the loyal support given to the Carlsberg brand. I’m glad that the events ran smoothly this year and plans to host next year’s 21st edition is underway,” said Alex Leong, marketing activation manager of Carlsberg Malaysia.

“The Carlsberg Golf Classic is over-subscribed yearly and at Tawau Golf Club we had 180 golfers. Due to this number, the event was played over a two-day period. The goodies and great prizes make this tournament a hit every year,” said Mah Sui Kiong, general manager of Tawau Golf Club in Sabah, which hosted the 17th leg on September 8.

The clubs also put in a lot of effort in creating a fun ambience for the prize-givings. Due credit must be given to the F&B crew of Bukit Jawi Golf Resort, which hosted the 36 leg on November 9 – Chang Chee Meng, the F&B manager of the resort, along with his team, did a great job in fashioning a unique and lovely setting for the golfers.

“We managed to create all this, thanks to the unwavering support from Carlsberg Malaysia. We never ran short of souvenir items. We decorated the tables and bar area as creatively as we could. I’m glad that our effort is noted and hopefully we can win a prize for this someday,” said a happy Chang.

As for the golfers, they were a happy bunch too with the Carlsberg Golf Classic swinging by their respective golf clubs during the preliminary legs from April to November this year.

Dato Suppiah Manikam, who won the nett title at Kelab Rekreasi Tentera Udara, Butterworth, is a proud winner – especially since he claimed the title last year as well. “Actually I was using a new putter and blew some holes; however, I managed to overcome my putting problem as I cruised along the 18-hole golf course. I will try my best to win the nett title this year (at the national final),” said an elated Manikam.

Lim Eng Wah, Carlsberg Malaysia regional sales manager for the northern region, gave a thumbs-up for such a successful edition. “I wish the national finalists the best of luck,” he said.

“They can look out for exciting prizes for all Par 3s featuring Hole-In-One prizes comprising a Mercedes-Benz CG200CGi, a Titoni watch, an Ogawa massage chair and a golf package for two to watch the 2014 US Masters, courtesy of Liberty Golf Services,” concluded Lim.

Carlsberg Malaysia extends a special ‘thank you’ to all partners for their support, namely Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, Berjaya, Liberty Golf Services, FJ, Ogawa, Titoni, K’s Island Golf Academy, JNG, Callaway, Panasonic, ParGolf, Gatorade and Sunplay.

For more information on Carlsberg Golf Classic 2014, contact Key Vector Sdn Bhd at +603-7987 1889.

Quick To Draw

This little girl grabbed her camera same time with me. She is so cute and got her camera up side down.

Satay Millionaire

This Bangla satay seller sells 400 satay sticks a day and on weekends it goes up to 700 satay sticks. In a week that adds up to 3,400 satay sticks. Per stick is 0.90 cents. Total take home earnings in a week RM3,060 !

Comfort Airline

I was quick to take advantage when the flight stewardess walked past me. It was not about her butt but the picture reveals the comfort flying with Air Asia.