It’s a tad bit late but I would like to wish everyone a Selamat Maal Hijrah 1430 and Happy New Year 2009. 2008 was an amazing year for me indeed. Having taken the plunge head on was just one of the many highlights that I went through the year that had just been concluded.
It is also in 2008 that Baine’s World was updated more regularly again. In fact, one of the readers emailed me to say how the posts had changed somewhat from what I covered back when I started almost 5 years ago now. In his words, “your posts have gotten a whole lot more grown up and serious lah bro”.
Many will remember 2008 for the shocking results of the general election but not me. Other than my wedding, I’ll forever remember 2008 for the year that separated the rich and the people who thought that they were rich. 2008, the year in which the Chinese believe would be auspicious, turned out to be hell for businesses and investors.
Someone asked me what would be on my wish list for 2009 and I told him I wasn’t too sure but if I were to have one, it would include some of the following:
Allah continues to bless to myself and my family with good health and prosperity.
That the world economy would suffer no longer than till Q3 of 2009.
The people who are either running the country or are hoping to run the country or who think they’re running the country would talk less and do more.
The “Builder of Distinction” would have no problems in completing its work.
Tan Sri Dr. Zeti to bring down OPR rates a bit more and keeps it there for the next 3 to 5 years.
The media (print, TV, internet) would report less noise and more proper and relevant news and information.
And finally but I think most importantly, for everyone to just get along.
It’s 2009 whether we like it or not. Rather than cower for fear of the worse, let’s instead hope for the best but at the same time plan for the worst. As one of the great orators once said “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give” (Sir Winston Churchill).
So it’s 2009 and I say bring it on!
Cheers!!! :D
It is also in 2008 that Baine’s World was updated more regularly again. In fact, one of the readers emailed me to say how the posts had changed somewhat from what I covered back when I started almost 5 years ago now. In his words, “your posts have gotten a whole lot more grown up and serious lah bro”.
Many will remember 2008 for the shocking results of the general election but not me. Other than my wedding, I’ll forever remember 2008 for the year that separated the rich and the people who thought that they were rich. 2008, the year in which the Chinese believe would be auspicious, turned out to be hell for businesses and investors.
Someone asked me what would be on my wish list for 2009 and I told him I wasn’t too sure but if I were to have one, it would include some of the following:
Allah continues to bless to myself and my family with good health and prosperity.
That the world economy would suffer no longer than till Q3 of 2009.
The people who are either running the country or are hoping to run the country or who think they’re running the country would talk less and do more.
The “Builder of Distinction” would have no problems in completing its work.
Tan Sri Dr. Zeti to bring down OPR rates a bit more and keeps it there for the next 3 to 5 years.
The media (print, TV, internet) would report less noise and more proper and relevant news and information.
And finally but I think most importantly, for everyone to just get along.
It’s 2009 whether we like it or not. Rather than cower for fear of the worse, let’s instead hope for the best but at the same time plan for the worst. As one of the great orators once said “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give” (Sir Winston Churchill).
So it’s 2009 and I say bring it on!
Cheers!!! :D
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