Monday, 14 December 2015

2016 New Year Resolutions

I was a bit lost in year 2015, 2015 was a RESET year for me and I couldn’t make any new year resolution

Well, if wish to have a better years, it is very important for me to review my past 1 year performance and set New Year Resolution..

Whenever, I am stuck (physically / mentally / emotionally), to always take a PAUSE, REFRESH, REEVALUATE, REACT, and will never rush into conclusion or take any action

Let’s review in 7 areas (from LIFE BALANCE SCORE CARD), shared by Khind CEO : PK Cheng

a    Family
-          To always spend time with my loved one, namely my parents & my two little girls.. it is important to always learn to listen, and try to be as much sensitive as possible to observe their needs & feeling.. especially to my parents who is getting older and older
-          My parents are quite conservative, which they are not good in expressing themselves and in fact they are hiding lots of things from me.. by having the 2 little girls as the bridges, my relationships with my parents are getting better, we spending much quality time together

b    Health
-          Eat healthily, take more fruits (which I was soo lazy to eat fruits). But with the two littles girls around, I must ‘force’ them to eat and I should set a budget from my weekly budget to ensure I buy enough fruits for my family. Moreover with Slow Juicer at home, it is so convenient to plan for balance fruit diet
-          And learn to cook healthy vegetarian food at home / cook tong shui / learn to bake
-          And of cause, to exercise (eg Yoga) with the two little ones, they will enjoy it verrrry much

c    Learning
-          Always cultivate good learning habits at home. (learning = reading ?) I am glad that my dad loves to read, and he is reading newspaper at home every day.. it shows a very good examples for my girls
-          And I have bought lots books for the 2 littles girls. In order not to keep it in bookshelf only, I have set a time table and plan it properly and read it with them daily (WITHOUT FAIL)..
-          And of cause, I will need to have self reading time too (jing si shu xuan is a very good place for all of them to let our hair down)

d    Spiritual
-          Although knowing that Meditation is very good and I need WITH-ME-TIME, but so far I have not take serious move in it. Let’s wake up early and spend 15 min quality times with myself, if possible, better to include kriya home practice too

      Career
-          Really appreciate KS for the chances, I will do my very best for not disappoint him and will try my very best to help him release his workload

 )       Wealth
-          Price hike ! it is very important to spend wisely, identify the NICE TO HAVE and NEED TO HAVE
-          Remember what ms Tee shared in MET : Income – saving = Expenditure

      Recreation
-          Is important and spend some times with friends to keep all in contact
-          To catch up with meaningful / educational movie to widen my knowledge

-          And Return to the Nature with parents & my two little girls

Sunday, 22 November 2015

不要讓你的女人,很堅強

很有意义的一个分享。。。 谢谢双宝妈妈 Serene Tan的分享,就好象在说着我而已

其实,很多时候女人都不希望太坚强,男人以为抛下了一个负担,但事实上他真的一点价值也没了。。。

自以为训练女人变坚强,若有一天他走了,女人可以安然的活着,但他却错了,他在不在已无分别。。。

女人就像守活寡而已

不要讓你的女人,很堅強。
如果她堅強了,就說明你可以滾蛋了。
以前,一個女人很想和老公一起去旅遊,安排了許久,老公永遠都沒有空,從此以後,她的旅程裡,不再需要老公。
她和朋友去做美容,太晚天又下雨了,她打電話讓老公來接她,電話那頭的他不耐煩的說了句:外面下那麼大雨,你就不能自己打個車回來啊?從此她再出門,永遠會記得自己帶衣服和傘。
冬夜和他外出,路面結冰了,很滑,她不由自主的牽住了他的手,他卻自顧自的走著,從此以後,她再沒有需要呵護的時候。
朋友聚會希望他參加,說沒空要加班,看到別人一對對很想他,給他電話時,聽到他在打麻將,從此,再沒要求他出席任何聚會。
孩子生病了,自己一個人慌亂無助,給他電話,第一句回覆的是,怎麼又讓孩子生病了?
從此,無論再無助的時候也不會讓他知道。
曾經看過一句特別經典的話:有時候女人需要一個男人,就像逃機者需要降落傘,如果此時此刻他不在,那麼以後他也不必在了。
她可以很需要你,你就是一切;她也可以再也不需要你,你就什麼都不是了。

Sunday, 11 January 2015

Harvard Business School Presentation - 错过了,好遗憾

觉得好遗憾。。。 眼泪不禁留了下来:就是因为我错过了参与Harvard Business School Global Immersion Field Work - 3rd project with Khind Presentation !

在Khind 工作了九年,后面四年被打入冷宫。。直到成功转进 Khind Alliances, 在KS Chan的带领/栽培下,我从出江湖,有机会在重要的会议出现,开始榜上题名,开始有人注意我,给我机会表现。。

一来,是那时间表 Missleading... 说是8-5pm。。。突然妈妈拨电来说妹妹不舒服,没吃东西也吐!开车回家时,我是很想告诉妈妈不用紧的,是姐姐的病菌传染给妹妹,没事的。。。 但后来想了想,工作还是我女儿的健康重要呢??所以飞车回车,速去速回。。。 怎知,wohuidao公司, Presentation完了。。。 

我问了问同事,以为他们是跟我开玩笑,叫我去吃。。。问了问几个,也是同样的答案。。后来看来看会议室,见到老板们还在里面,我就以为,可能那些salesman 没有参与第二部分吧?!?! 再次看时,会议室的人全走了。。

一向来,我最喜欢就是Presentation,喜欢看人Present,也很喜欢上台。。。 所以对这一次的错过,感到很难过。。

虽然KS Chan是说,会将他们的presentation slides 给我,但这不是我要的。。。 我要看他们台上的威风, USD200千,请他们过来,错过真的很可惜



Hi KS,

As mentioned our 3rd project with HBS is to develop new ceiling fan of modern looking and attractive features, targeting Gen. Y.

Enclosed is the itinerary of HBS students with Khind. The profile of students is also attached herewith.

Key meetings to note:

Tuesday, January 6th

We could meet HBS at 9.30am. The meeting shall last within 3 hours at Ground Floor. Lunch & drinks will be provided. A  room will be provided for their internal discussion after lunch with WIFI ready for internet connection.
  
Wednesday January 7th

Market visit/field work begins at 10.30am to 6.00pm. Venue list already provided to HBS.

Major malls for field work and consumer research:
1.      KLCC Suria Mall (strategically located in Petronas Twin Tower in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia)
2.      Mid Valley Mega Mall  (located in between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya)
3.      Sunway Pyramid Mall

Thursday January 8th

Field Recognition dinner by invitation of HBS at Impiana KLCC hotel from 7pm to 9pm.  

Friday January 9th

HBS to meet us at Khind office at 9.30am for work in progress status and preliminary brief of the presentation. This will ensure the final proposal well fit the objectives and direction of where Khind should be heading in ceiling fan segment. Light refreshment will be provided. Meeting shall end by 11am to give extra time for HBS to repeat field work at shopping mall just in case.

Monday, January 12th
  
Final presentation will be held at Khind office at 10am. HBS is required 15 minutes in advance for the set-up. Projector will be provided by Khind. Business attire is preferred. Lunch is provided after presentation & group photo.    
  
About 25 Khind employees would attend the presentation comprises of:

1.      CEO
2.      COO
3.      Head of department from Marketing, Sales, Technical, Product Development, Merchandizing etc
4.      Senior managers   

I will send out the final presentation notice to all relevant personnel shortly. I also attached previous correspondence to HBS about the overview of ceiling fan market in Malaysia. Please refer the attached email for reference.  

Albert Tan
GM – Marketing
KMM

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Hi Shiv,

Sorry for the late reply as I was travelling and unable to reply you timely. While I’ll be providing a structured brief about ceiling fan market in Malaysia in weeks to come, I thought of just sharing below some useful info for your team to start off.

·         Overall ceiling fan yearly market size estimated in 2014: USD 65 million (considerably attractive in view of country population of 28million only)

·         Market segmentation share:
1.       High end/premium (unit price above US$ 150, mostly designer/deco fans): 15%
2.       Mid price range with remote control (unit price USD 80 – 150): 45%
3.       Basic & low price range (unit price USD 35 to 80): 40%

·         Most ceiling fans are AC operated motor but with the increasing awareness of Eco-friendly and energy efficiency which consumers going after in near future, DC operated motor fans will be the future trend and the mass production will result in economically viable.  

While the project is to develop energy saving and smart features ceiling fans, with aesthetically appealing design to modern household living in urban area, our main target consumers would be the mid price range segment. To assist you, following are the key players in the market:

Sharp -https://www.sharp.com.my/docs/ProductPageRedirection.jsp

On the other hand, we would expect Susanna to provide a detailed schedule on Global Immersion with key milestones soonest possible. Until then all the best to your team’s preparation. We look forward to meeting you guys in January 2015. Cheers.

Albert Tan
GM - Marketing
   



From: Gaglani, Shiv [mailto:sgaglani@mba2016.hbs.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, 4 November, 2014 10:46 AM
To: Albert Tan
Cc: Lalli, Danielle; Mattingly, Elliot; Santos, Felipe; Sidi, Mor; Slater, Bill
Subject: Re: Harvard Business School Team Introduction and Call

Dear Albert,

Thank you and your colleagues again for taking the time to meet with us. We are very excited about working with you all in January. If possible please do send us any additional thoughts or documents that may be helpful as we prepare to arrive in Malaysia. Have a great rest of your week!

Best,
Bill, Danielle, Elliot, Felipe, Mor, and Shiv

On Oct 27, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Albert Tan <albert.tan@khind.com> wrote:

Hi Danielle,

First of all, my apology for the delay in confirming the telecall with your team. 

The only possible time slot would be:

Tuesday, October 28: 9pm EST = Wednesday, Oct 29: 9am (Malaysia time). 

Otherwise it would have to be the following week, Monday November 3: 9pm EST.

I would prefer Skype and my account is albert.tan_kh. Would look forward to receiving your call agenda soon. Cheers.

Tan Albert
GM – Marketing
Khind Malaysia








From: Lalli, Danielle [mailto:dlalli@mba2016.hbs.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 5:53 AM
To: albert.tan@khindmistral.com
Cc: Gaglani, Shiv; Mattingly, Elliot; Santos, Felipe; Sidi, Mor; Slater, Bill
Subject: Harvard Business School Team Introduction and Call

Dear Mr. Tan,

We hope this message finds you well.  We wanted to introduce ourselves as the Harvard Business School FIELD team that will be working with Khind-Mistral in the coming months, culminating in our visit to Kuala Lumpur in January.  We have attached a PDF to this email that briefly outlines our educational and professional backgrounds.  We are very excited to work with your team and hope to provide tangible value to the firm through this project.  

To our understanding, the objective of the project is as follows: 

Develop a new product design for the household ceiling fan that appeals to young urban couples living in Kuala Lumpur.  The concept should consider new energy saving mechanisms (potentially smart technology), as well as the design and décor of the fan.

Accordingly, we are hoping to set up a call with you next week to discuss this project scope, along with some background on the market and Khind-Mistral as a whole.  We would also like to take this opportunity to more formally introduce ourselves and address any questions you may have.  Given the 12 hour time difference between Kuala Lumpur and Boston, we have listed a few time slots below that may work for you – please let us know your preference.  After solidifying a date and time, we will follow up with an agenda for the call prior to our discussion.  In addition, please let us know if you would prefer a Skype video conference or a traditional conference call and we will provide full dial-in/log-in information.

Monday, October 27: 7am EST or 9pm EST 
Tuesday, October 28: 7am EST or 9pm EST 
Wednesday, October 29: 7am EST or 9pm EST 
Thursday, October 29: 7am EST

Furthermore, if there are any internal company documents or market research reports that you feel may be of particular relevance to our project, we would love to review these before or after the call.    Thank you for your help, and we look forward to a productive discussion.

All the best,

Shiv Gaglani
Danielle Lalli
Elliot Mattingly
Felipe Santos
Mor Sidi
Bill Slater