The Company's Audit Committee Luncheon 2006

  

The Audit Committee luncheon took place at the prestigious Bombay Palace of Kuala Lumpur on 25th July 2006. I was seated in between YM. Professor Diraja Ungku Aziz and the Mr. Anuar Marzuki, Company’s Chief Financial Officer and opposite of Mr. Geh Cheng Ooi. Among other VIPs who made it for the luncheon were Datuk K. Ravindran, Puan Nik Airina Nik Jaffar (the company’s Chief Operating Officer) and En. Mohamed Hazlan Mohamed Hussain (the company’s Senior General Manager of Operations Division).    

This was the first Audit Committee luncheon I attended. This was also the first introduction of myself to the Audit Committee members as the one of the first technical internal auditors of the company. I was nervous, that’s for sure! Unexpectedly, these VIPs were so warm and light-hearted. I was expecting some tension or extremely serious conversations during the lunch but these people turned out to be so friendly and bubbly that my anxiety slowly vanished and I was not feeling tense anymore. It was simply cool being around these wonderful people.

The Department's Family Day 2006

We had chosen Janda Baik, Pahang for our Family Day this year and we named our special day as “Get-To-Gather 2006″. Just like any other typical Family Days, we had potluck lunch and telematch games. Some of us took a dip in the smooth flowing river. The air was very fresh and the green trees were very cooling to the eye. I was one of them who got into the water the soonest. Check out the cool photos taken during our share of good times together on July 23, 2006. 

The location

We food we brought from home

Suri ram ram ram.... come on guys, come out of the water and play!

Love Balloon game

Apple Bugs game

Balloon Crusher game

Rocky Journey game

Candies In The Flour game

Our simple yet so meaningful prize giving ceremony

Going Underwater Again

In July 2006, again, I ventured into the marine world. This time it happened under the water somewhere near Tioman Island.

Much to my disappointment, there wasn’t much to see this time. The visibility was poor. The wave and current were strong. I threw up many times, on the way to the diving spots, under the water and also on the water surface. It was horrible. I felt terrible.

I remember I got lost during one of the dives. I was busy snapping photos at that time that I didn’t realise I was actually making a 180^o turn. I was carried farther away from my buddy due to the heavy underwater current. I was out of the view of the other divers. It wasn’t long when I knew I had lost them. I panicked and shot straight right up, trying my best to resurface as fast as I could (something that I should not have done). In no time, I was already out of the water, gasping for air, screaming and praying that anyone would see and rescue me. Now, that sounds a little bit too dramatic, doesn’t it? But that was what actually happened to me. There were a lot of things playing in my mind during the ascent. Sharks, creepy creatures, monsters, ghosts, those ‘supernatural’ things, oh damn, there’s a lot more!

Lesson learned, lesson learned… never leave your buddy and always stay alert. In any situation, try to stay calm and ascend slowly if you need to resurface.

Alright! Got it!

Despite of the miserable feeling I had during the trip, I managed to complete six dives and snapped as many photos as I could. There were photos of Giant Clam, Behn’s Damselfish, Parrotfish and Red-breasted Wrasse and short clips of White-eyed Moray, Remora, Lizzardfish and Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray.

My All-Time Favourite Singer

She was born on January 3, 1965 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

She is the youngest of 8 children.

She burst into the limelight in 1985 with her debut album “Dimensi Baru” which subsequently went gold.

She was rewarded with Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN), a federal honour, by His Majesty the Yang DiPertuan Agong IX.

She had earned a great number of achievements including Best Female Vocalist in the America’s International Star Search Award, the first non-native to win Indonesia’s BASF award for Best Female R&B Artist, the first Malaysian artist to stage a solo show in London’s West End at the Royalty Theatre and the first Malaysian to perform at the Dewan Filharmonic PETRONAS in Kuala Lumpur.

She had released excellent pop and jazz albums - Dimensi Baru (1985), Emosi (1986), Warna (1988), Lagenda (1990), Ratu (1996), Ku Mohon (2000), Cinta Kita (2004).

She is the one who sings “Antara Anyir dan Jakarta” (Malaysian version).

She was married to Roslan Aziz, the producer of her previous albums, but had gotten divorced from him a couple of years later.

She again got married in 2003 to Hasridz Murshim Hashim Abdullah, better known as Acis, who, back in the 80s, was a keyboardist with one of the Malaysia’s popular rock bands, Gersang.

She is my all-time favourite Malaysian pop/jazz singer.

She is Shaheila bt. Abdul Majid or commonly known as Sheila Majid.                                     

She was the reason why I terpacak at Planet Hollywood, Kuala Lumpur on the night of 30th June 2006, with my other-half, my sister and friends. That night she rocked the planet!