Sunday, September 28, 2008

CALL FOR TMGS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Hi Buddies, For the past few years I've been searching and hoping to see all my friends from TMGS Taiping. I've lost contacts with everyone of you. TMGS all sorts of names that we call such as The Monkey Girls School, Tin Minyak Gas Senget and another name I do not want to reveal here....those who know will surely laugh hahahah.

Especially from those Edwardians and Convents girls and even Georgian will call us that name.

I thought of all my awesome my friends, my teachers, my school.

I was a former TMGS student right from standard one [1978] until Form 5 [1988].

To all my beloved primary and secondary school teachers, Ms Ng and Ms Foo (because of you guys really make myself to understand and speak english), whom I dearly missed, my caring english teacher Mrs Zainal (you are such a pretty teacher) Puan Zaharah, Ms Amirul, Ms Toh, my ever loving ustazah, the strict and concerned Ms Satwant Kaur, and my BM teacher Puan Rohani (where r u now..)

The attractive Mr Kanapathi (my hockey teacher..you are such wonderful teacher in my life.....love to see you again one of this day.....I miss you so much ...shall we go to McDota again hahahaha...that was interesting, you treated us with McDota chicken in Taiping just after we won our hockey game. My most admire teacher at that time was Mr Salleh....wonder how do you do, hope you still maintain as handsome as before.


To all of my teachers whom I have not mentioned here ...I hope you all in good health and happy always.

I would like to express my deepest and my heartfelt gratitude for your endless efforts and hard work, for your never-ending patience in teaching me to read and write from ABC and Alif Ba Ta and most of all, thank you so much for making me a whole human being as I am today. How I wish I can see all of you and chat again.

Your contributions, big or small, truly mean a lot to me. I could not have done it without all of you. Only The Almighty can ever repay your kindness and your compassion to me. I'm so greatfull and a very BIG THANK YOU from me to all of you.


And to all of my primary and secondary school friends, Nani Rusla Adura , Joy Khoo Saw Kim, Janet, Ong Gaik Siew, Jasmin Kaur (I really admire your mini car...if you want to sell don't forget to contact me ya...) Raja Fatiha, Sharon Goh Elene ( where are you Sharon, hope you will not forget me ya....as I always remember you but just don't have you number to contact), Noor Akma Ismail, Noor Azizan (hope I can have your rambutan again) and for those I did not mentioned thier names, wish all of you can contact me.

The TREACHEREAN spirit is strong as ever, regardless which part of the world we are in. Never can I replace such wonderful memories from TMGS, it will forever be etched in my memory banks.

I think if we actually get to do our reunion we'll take weeks to finish talking & updating each other.. In the meantime, keep in touch buddies!

The wonderful moments that we have shared during our school time, the infatuations, the fights, laughther and tears and everything those are the sweetest and the most valuable memories that are still treasure in my mind.


I really miss Taiping now....... As all of us know we are "FROM TAIPING WITH LOVE".

Please call me at 0133672882 or email me at azuramior@hotmail.com


LOVE


Where is all the love in this world?

Troubled times this crazy world, we're all living in strange days
Where money talks or you get lost, in the crowd at the fool's parade
If it's what it seems, what it's supposed to be, it's not safe anymore
There's hurt and pain, all the suffering, that my heart can't ignore
Well you can see, what you want to believe
And tell yourself it doesn't matter, it doesn't happen to me
Things like this don't happen around here
Where is all the love in this world?
Somewhere one day someone finds a cure for
Doesn't anybody care anymore
Have you seen a picture of me hanging somewhere on a wall
Yeah it looks like me, It feels like me, hey I'm out there somewhere lost
Like a stranger in my homeland, Oh God please hear my plea
Help us love each other, one another, can't we all just live in peace
Well you can see, what you want to believe
And tell yourself it doesn't matter, it doesn't happen to me
Things like this can't happen around here
Where is all the love in this world?
Somewhere one day someone finds a cure for
Doesn't anybody care anymore
Where is all the love
When a finger pulls the trigger on a gun
Words are cutting deeper full of hatred drawing blood
When you can't take it back, when it can't be undone
There's no where to run
Where is all the love in this world?
Somewhere one day someone finds a cure for
Doesn't anybody care anymore
WE ARE ALL THE LOVE!

Friday, September 26, 2008

INVESTORS LOOKING FOR INTEREST-FREE BANKING

MY ASSIGNMENT 26/9/2008 (IBBM)

More investors are looking for interest-free banking. As such, more countries and global financial institutions are having Islamic windows and rolling out Islamic products and services amidst the challenges and uncertainties in the global market.

Director of Banking & Finance Unit of Monash University, Professor Bala Shanmugam said investors' awareness have grown and the essence of Islamic banking has been building up in many parts of the globe.

Speaking to reporters after a preview on the 6th International Islamic Finance Conference 2008 in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, Bala said investors were looking for interest free banking to avail much needed credit for development.

"I think the acceptance is increasing overtime as you know by now nearly 60 countries has got into Islamic finance and even non Muslim countries sucah as the UK, US, Japan of late, Hong Kong, Singapore and all this countries getting into Islamic finance".
SUPER: Professor Bala Shanmugam \ Director of Banking & Finance Unit\Monash University

According to the Malaysia-based Islamic Financial Services Board and Saudi Arabia's Islamic Development Bank the islamic financial services industry worldwide, including banking assets were expected to grow 2.8 trillion US dollars by 2010.

On the conference, Bala said the objective was to provide a platform and communication channel for researchers, academicians and business leaders.

The conference themed "Innovation is Islamic Finance: A fast Track to Global Acceptance" would be held between October 13 and 14 in, Kuala Lumpur. United States, United Kingdom, Iran, and Singapore were among 10 countries participating in the event.(*ENDS*)