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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6  June, 2015 

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Dear Scholars, 

There are a few instances in my life that have been the result of mytake on a very simple quote or slogan made famous by an internationalbrand Nike. Yes, you must have guessed it right, it’s ‘Just Do It’. Tome, these three words are punchy, powerful as they are also arduousand addled.

Punchy – those forceful and impactful moment when I said yes anddecided to run for Half -Marathon and suffered some bruises andmuscle pulls, which left me with some permanent horrid- looking blackand bruised toenails. Never a runner before, I completed the runfeeling on top of the world and had a great story to share with my sonhoping that he would soon donning his running gear and run along withme. That, I call ‘Hope’. 

Powerful – the day I took up the challenge to be in a mission withUNDP and travelled alone to 5 sub-Saharan countries under one oftheir capacity building initiatives. It was THE loneliest trip I had evermade and true enough, much was learnt from it. From getting sick andhospitalized at Accra for dehydration, to surviving one of the harrowingroad trips in Lilongwe, experiencing heart-wrenching moments dealingwith the underprivileged in Addis Ababa and to feeling blessed and

thankful for having met individuals with warm hearts and pleasantdisposition in Harare and Nairobi that had made the journey amemorable and life-changing experience for me. Africa, which I used tohave an adverse imagery of, now forms a grand and unparalleledimpression. This is ‘Inspirational’. 

 Arduous & addled – the time when I was 10 years old and shouted ashard as I could call ing out my younger brother’s name as I carelesslylet go of his hand in a busy Chow Kit Road market just because Iwanted to catch the glimpse of live catfish in a big grey tub. Being ashy, tight-lipped kid, the overwhelming feeling of guilt, shocked andterror just got me out to just do it and drop the reticent demeanour thatused to build within me. And this is what I claim as ‘Strength’. 

Sometimes words depict just mere meanings but at times, they couldbe as just as strong and compelling. They could be quotes, slogans orsayings. But, what’s important is how you interpret them as those

words are guaranteed to challenge the way you think and perhapschange the way you live. 

Truly, Intan 

Intan Zalila Mohd Yusof  

Emilia Maizura Harun 

 Azlina Jaffar  

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During my A-Level studies, I remember putting upposters and A4 sheets containing motivational wordsof wisdom on the walls in my room. I thought it would

be a great idea since some of my friends did the samewith their rooms. I’m glad to say that they have beenquite helpful to me throughout A-Levels. I rememberthe days when I had no motivation to do any work. Iremember the days when I felt l ike the world wasconspiring against me. I remember the days when all Iwanted to do was to give up. I remember looking up atthese posters, and being reminded that everythingI’ve done so far is worth much more than anythingbad that has ever happened to me, and that I shouldcontinue striving even when I felt despair. Becauselet’s face it, who doesn’t have hard moments and baddays? It’s just a matter of being reminded about theamazing things you have and how there’s so much inlife to fight for. For me, quotes have been a big help. 

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 Amzar Muzani BinMa'arof  Natural SciencesTripos (BA and Msci) University of Cam-bridge 

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Being a student, a lot of hard work and effort are required to succeed.There were days during my academic life where all I did was just liedon bed, doing nothing, wasting time as I had no energy to even pull abook out of my shelf and browse through. I would leave my CV un-touched on my desk for days, sitting idle and incomplete. I just didn’thave the motivation.

So I looked at some quotes. Although they were not necessarily relatedto any sort of academic pursuit, they helped to motivate me. Helped tokeep me going.

Even this quote from the movie Rocky Balboa pushed me to do more:“The world is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to yourknees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobodyis going to hit as hard as life. But it isn’t about how hard you hit; it’sabout how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How muchyou can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.”(Let’s admit it! Rocky is really an inspirational movie). Inspirationalquotes would always give me that li ttle bit of energy to convince myselfthat I can do this! I can get this done! 

There were also times when I neglected my responsibilities as a leaderfor clubs / societies. Whenever I have these kinds of days, I would lookat a poem by Rudyard J. Kipling entitled “If” (a bit too long to qualify asa quote or to even include in this article but it was on my wall and in-spired me a lot!). I would be reminded of the virtues a leader shouldhave, strive to improve myself and become better at whatever role I

had.

Whenever I face failures, I would always look at this quote by WinstonChurchill: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage tocontinue that counts.” Another one would be: “There is only one thingthat makes a dream impossible to achieve; the fear of failure.”  – PauloCoelho, The Alchemist. These has helped me to realise that the mostimportant thing is not the outcome but my effort. It is my intent to seeimprovement and to see through improvement without worrying somuch on the outcome.

These and many other powerful quotes have survived through thegenerations. Mahatma Gandhi, Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa,Nelson Mandela. Leaders of their people. Strong-willed icons who haveexperienced great difficulties and obtained immense wisdom from thechallenges they have faced. Their struggles make their quotes moremeaningful as they were also honest people, with a good cause in

which they put their lives into. These people epitomised a lot of goodqualities such as intelligence, compassion, perseverance and leader-ship. Their values resonate throughout generations of people, all striv-ing to make the world a better place to live in. And their words havedone so as well. They have survived the test of time due to how strong-ly people feel about quotes. 

So, never underestimate the power of a good quote. People generallyneed affirmation of their beliefs or values in life from time to time sothat they are constantly aware of their situation and make the neces-sary changes towards improvement. Quotes are definitely a good wayto do this. My advice forthose who want to improvethemselves would be tospend some times fillingtheir diaries with positive

quotes or putting up moti-vational posters on theirwalls. Just a little quote aday can serve as a power-ful reminder for us to be-come a better person andachieve more.

“Reading quotes is good, remembering the words iseven better; but among all that, applying and prac-ticing it are the best.” We read well-written quotesalmost everyday, everywhere, in every hour of ourlife. Thanks, not only to the books, but also to the

social media. Almost everyday, our friends post nicequotes on Facebook. Some share it to express theirfeelings while others might share it with the intentionto brighten up someone else’s day. It is so true thatinspirational quotes bring out the positive vibes, andhence that’s the reason why most of us read andcollect those quotes 

I have one particular quote that has been my favor-ite since I found it 3 years back. I couldn’t recall theoriginal source of the quote since I found it whilewatching a drama. However, it goes something likethis: “All human beings are born equal. Why somepeople have more wealth than others is becausethe wealth is actually taken from someone else’s shares and given toyou. Simply because you can manage it better. Hence, your wealth isnot entirely yours. Therefore, if someday you are blessed with betterwealth, please keep in mind that you should share some portion of itwith those in need because there is someone else’s share in every-thing that you own.” 

The quote above doesn’t only make me feel good, but it also remindsme to be grateful. Without realizing it, we actually have a lot of thingsthat the rest of the population regard as luxury. Having a home to sleepat, being able to eat 3 meals in a day, and pursuing a higher educationare some of the privileges we often forget to appreciate because wethink those are necessities – unaware the fact that there are somepeople out there who have none of that at all. 

During Ramadhan, I got a chance to participate in some volunteeringactivities where I prepared and helped to distribute food for iftar andSahur, as well as clothes for Raya to those in need around the KlangValley vicinity. The experience itself was truly an eye-opener. While

distributing the items, I managed to observe the condition of the com-munity around me.

 As I was walking in the middle of the night, I felt really cold because Iforgot to bring my jacket along with me. Then I realised that there arenumerous people out there who spend the night sleeping on the streetwith nothing other than their clothes, everyday. I also felt hungry be-cause I skipped my sahur meals while fasting during Ramadhan. Yet,there are some people out there who do not even know whether theycould get something to eat the next day. This incident is what I saw inKL, but I believe that these things are also happening in the other partof the world, and it’s our social-responsibility to work hand in hand toaddress the issue and many other problems that are happening in oursociety. 

 As of now, I might only be able to do that much to release their hard-ships with the capability that I have. However, I feel that I should learn

more and make the maximum use of the resources available within myreach to improve myself. The quotes, as well as the situations I haveencountered, makes me want to be the best that I can be; not only forthe sake of me and family, but also to solve the problems and improvethe welfare of the community around me.

The quotes above may not inspire you the moment you read it, butsomeday you will feel that it does make sense and get you remindedwhen you come across the situation. Till then, I hope you will stay moti-vated to live the best of your life.

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 Ana Ululiyatul Al - Bab Bachelor of Busi-ness Administration(Finance with Multi-media) Multimedia Univer-sity (Cyberjaya) 

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“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for thegreat” -- JD Rockefeller

This is a quote that I live by.

Three years ago, I was facing a dilemma. I havebeen offered to study in a boarding school.Initially, I was dithering on whether if I shouldaccept the offer or not.

Being a human, we are inherently risk-averse,we are afraid of threats, that sometimes arenon-existent. We are afraid of failure, afraid ofpeople’s perception, afraid of being unconven-tional. For me, it’s the fear of stepping outside my comfortable worldwith my tight-knit friends. I was so preoccupied with what I might lose,to the extent that I overlooked what exploring into uncharted territoriesmight offer me for my life. 

It wasn’t until I found this quote, that I changed my mindset. I became

more open-

minded, I realised that great things come with great price;more than often, this means forsaking good things in order to accom-plish great feat. 

I begin to accept, and to some extent, embrace having my comfort rugsnatched away from me. This led to my decision to accept the offer tostudy in a boarding school.

 And indeed, cliché as it might sound, the experience of the periodwhen I studied in the boarding school in one of the best experience Ihad ever had. Instead of losing friends, I gained new friends – friendsthat I would have never known had I choose not to study in the board-ing school. 

 At a risk of sounding like a Nike spokesperson, I realised that some-

times “just do it” is the right response to our doubts. And that’s whatexactly I did when I embraced abrupt changes to my life. And the quotebecame the quote for me to live by.

Believe it or not, upholding to the quote has managed to bring mesome unexpected benefits as well. Life often steers us through all sortsof unwelcomed, unwanted, and downright unexpected phases, oftenpushing us into uncharted territory. What the quote does is that itequips me with the ability to embrace changes. This adaptability hashelped me a lot in my life, without it, life would have been different forme. 

So that’s all for the quote that I live by. What’s yours? 

“If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, 

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,  And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my

son!” 

~If , by Rudyard Kipling~

 

Hobbies are a funny thing. They keep peopleinterested and motivated with their lives. If any-thing, hobbies are a good way to pass time,especially when we are bored and truly unoccu-pied. 

I conquer each day through running. Running isnot just a hobby for me; running has become my way of life, my identi-ty, and my medicine to soothe frayed nerves and keep a sound health.I try to make some time each day for running despite my packedschedule, no matter how short the period. is  

Running was neither something that I had as a talent nor as an interestin my childhood and teenage years. In fact, I picked up running quitelate, at the age of 26. Prior to my running days I would look at joggerspassing by and wonder, “Why would runners subject themselves tosuch pain?” 

It started off as a compulsion. The urge to start running was strongthroughout the year 2011, but I procrastinated for a while and finallytook my first step in March of 2012. I was initially discouraged by someassumptions I had about myself: I was not a runner, I was overweight, Iwas tired from all my laboratory work at school, and I had a cholesterolproblem to boot. One day I managed to push aside all my precon-ceived notions about running, and made a decision to take a slow, slow

 jog around my housing area. 

The hardest step to take is always the first step. I still remember theday I started running: I could not finish a 400m lap. I gave up afterabout 300m, but strangely, I told myself, “Don’t worry, you can try again

tomorrow”. Each day thereafter was a celebration of how many laps Icompleted during my runs. I could run 15 continuous laps, albeit at aslow pace, within two months. I joined my first 10km race in November2012, and manage to complete the run successfully in one hour andseven minutes. I currently train for the half and full marathon, and I alsocompete in middle distance races. 

However, my earlier running days were filled with mindless and un-structured running. As with every discipline, the more time you spendon a subject, the more you will learn on how to make the best of it,while saving time and energy. I now follow a training schedule thatpushes me to work hard in order to maximise my gains, while allowingme enough rest time to pursue my studies and prepare me for my nexttraining session. Glory is a tangible aspect of my hobby at the moment,but what always keeps me going is the sense of personal satisfactionand achievement I feel each time I take a step out of my room to run.Besides, other notable achievements of my hobby include 10kg weight

loss, the complete elimination of my cholesterol problem and bettersleeping patterns at night. I usually use my running sessions to brain-storm ideas for my research. In short, running has helped to improveevery facet of my life, and I have no regrets picking up this “painful”hobby.

I have both high and low points in my training and also in competitions.When I feel low, I always think of the first day I started running, to re-mind myself of my roots. This thought has never failed to bring a smileon my face every time. 

If I can run, anybody can run. All you have to do is to start. 

A MINUTE VERSUS 60 SECONDS 5 THE QUOTE THAT I LIVE B Y 4 

Edward Chai ChuanJun Year 12, Marlborough CollegeMalaysia 

Ranjetta a/p Poo- bathy, PhD in Biotechnology, Universiti Sains Malay-sia 

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Photos: The author competing in the 3000m event at the UniversitiSains Malaysia’s Annual Sports Games 2015 (left), and in the PenangUrban Aquathlon (right), in May 2015. She obtained second placing inboth events. 

TEENAGE BOY CONQUERS THE KAPAS-MARANGINTERNATIONAL SWIMATHON 

On April 12, 2015, I swam 6.5km from PulauKapas to Marang, Terengganu. 

Was I mad? Some people would have thought I

was. During the swim, I thought I was too. 

It was about three months ago when I signed upfor the Kapas-Marang International Swimathon2015, under my school’s Triathlon Team. WhenI told my parents what I had done, they gave mea strange look. I thought they would go berserkand ground me from all co-curricular activitiesfrom then on. Instead, I think I heard them say,“Food, he’ll need proper food …” 

Then reality hit me: TRAINING. For the swimathon, our swim coachesand teachers, Shaheran Mohd Yusuf and Farah Azwani Kamarul-zaman, made sure we covered at least 1.5km every day in the 300mpool. And that was just for the first few weeks. 

 After a month, we

started swimming2km every day. Afew weeks nearingthe event, we hadto do 3km a daywithin 1.5 hours.The training wasgrueling; the sunwas still scorchingin the afternoons,and doing multiplelaps in that plain300m pool wasn’t

actually what I would call fun. But it had to be done. 

I also had to change my diet. Goodbye to the boarding school staple ofinstant noodles and hello to muesli bars, vegetables, lean meat andgood carbs. Luckily, carbonated drinks were never on my menu whilegrowing up, so leaving them out was not an issue. My favourite hot andspicy asam pedas and otak-otak were also scrapped. It was hardadapting to this change, but “no pain, no gain”. 

 Another challenge was keeping up with my academics. Being in Form2 is not too stressful, but since I am in Kolej Yayasan Saad (in Malac-ca) on a full Yayasan Khazanah scholarship, I have to maintain a cer-

tain number of A’s in every test and exam, and this is a very seriouscommitment. 

So I had to plan myschedule carefully, toensure that my trainingdid not disrupt my stud-ies. Sometimes, aftertraining, I just wanted to

 jump into bed and sleepstraight to the nextmorning, but I didn’thave that luxury; prepstudy sessions werecompulsory from 8-

10pm, and homework and revisions had to be done. In addition, some-

times, there are other co-

curricular activities. My daily wake up call wasat 5.30am, and on weekends, I had to do laundry and chores. 

 A few weeks into training, my Tri Team participated in a triathlon work-shop organised by the Tadonamo group at Putrajaya Lake; it intro-duced me to open water (OW) swimming. The swim wasn’t bad but thewater was rather icky! I endured it as I knew how essential the experi-ence was. 

The day of reckoning soon came. At 5.30am on April 12, we headed offto Pulau Kapas by boat from Marang. After we arrived, we had a lightbreakfast and took our necessary supplements. The event was goingto start at 8am sharp. 

This was my first time in such a big event. My heart was beating sofast, my legswere shaking,

and I felt likethere were notonly butterfliesbut dragonflies,bees and waspsin my tummy! 

But my friends,teammates,coaches andparents were allthere and I could-n’t have asked for greater support. I also remembered what my grand-father said: pray and ask God to give you courage and keep you safe. 

I also experienced cramping. When it first hit me, I was seriouslyscared. Then, I remembered mommy’s reminder: if you feel any cramp-ing, don’t panic, turn onto your back, float, relax, keep your legsstraight, flex your feet upwards and paddle slowly with just your hands,this will relieve your cramps. 

Open water swimming might sound scary, but the organisers werereally big on safety. There were safety marshals on kayaks all alongthe swim route. They could swiftly fish anyone in trouble out of thewater. 

 After hours of swimming and swallowing large amounts of salt water, Ifinally saw the finish line! So, I hurriedly swam on, but I just wasn’treaching the end. The currents were too strong. I changed from free-style to breaststroke, trying very hard to maintain a straight l ine towardsmy goal. Thankfully, I began to get closer, and finally, I finished! 

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Esfahan bin RostamZulkhairi  Form 2, Kolej Yayasan Saad  

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The feeling was amazing! Althoughthe taste in my mouth wasn’t! I knewmy parents were waiting for me at thefinish line, I saw ayah (dad) taking myphoto, mummy waiting to hug me, mycoach clocking my time and myfriends (who had finished earlier)there to cheer for me. 

 As I crossed the finish line, I was

given a T-

shirt, cold drinks, and ofcourse, my medal! All those monthsof training had paid off to earn me thismoment of sheer jubilation. 

Note: This article was featured on page 14 and 15 of Adventure sectionin Star2 of 13th June 2015. Well done, Esfahan! Certainly a great swim-mer and writer!  

CHAMBER OCHESTRA TRIP PERFORMANCE TOURTO JAPAN 

“Music brings people together, no matter whereyou are from.” If you guys out there never heard ofthe KYS Chamber Orchestra before, let me briefyou about it first. The KYS Chamber Orchestraconsists of selected musicians who are the crèmede la crème of the school’s orchestra. The musi-cians are chosen from the best of the best in theschool. It began its first tour to Kuching, Sarawakin 2012. The success of the performance openednew doors for the KYS Chamber Orchestra withtwo opportunities to perform for the students ofVajiravudh College, Bangkok, Thailand in 2013and 2014. This year, the KYS Chamber Orchestrahas been given the wonderful opportunity tospread their love of music, beyond borders, to the

land of the rising sun, Japan.

From the 13th till the 18th of June 2015, I,Muhammad Dalil Amin Bin Shobri alongwith Ahmad Shazwan Bin Abdul Hamid(YK scholar) were selected to join theKolej Yayasan Saad Chamber Orchestraperformance tour to Yokohama ScienceFrontier High School (YSFH), Japan. We,along with 28 orchestra members con-sists of selected musicians from the KYSwere accompanied by our two musicteachers, Miss Adrin Teo and Mr Ng KimSuai and also a staff member, Mr ZaharinBin Sidek. We were very proud to havethe opportunity to represent the school as

well as our nation, Malaysia to be able toperform abroad and gain new experience

alongside. This would not be possible if it was not because of the kind-ness and generosity from the people of the Yayasan Khazanah (“YK”)Management, who were willing to support us on this once of a life timeexperience as well as sponsoring us for the tour. 

We departed from KYS at 6 pm and after a 2-hour journey, arrivedsafely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and checked in. Ourflight departed at 11 pm and touched down at Narita International Air-port at 7.30 am. There, we were greeted by a local guide who broughtus for a Tokyo city tour. We visited wonderful places such as The To-kyo Sky Tree which is the tallest tower in the world, the Imperial Pal-ace, the National Diet Building, Yamashita Park and Yokohoma China-town. After that, we had our first lunch in Tokyo.

 After lunch, we checked intoJal City Kannai Ho-tel,Yokohama where wefreshened up after a long,tiring day. After a filling din-ner, we went to Chinatownfor a short shopping stopbefore heading back to thehotel to rest for the night. Onthe 15th of June, after havingbreakfast at our hotel, we

quickly got on our bus toYokohama Science FrontierHigh School which was about 1 hour away from our hotel. We wereeager to start our rehearsals and as soon as we arrived, we quicklyunloaded our instruments and were guided to the hall by a few teach-ers from YSFH.

 After months of hard workand countless hours ofpractice, it was time forsome hard earned rest.The experience did notstop there. We then wentsightseeing at Mt. Fujiand shopping at Ginzawhere we thoroughly

astounded by a 14-storey

Yamaha store where webought various equip-ment and scores for fu-

ture use. We were also given the opportunity to visit Tokyo Disneylandwhere everyone released their inner child. On the last night, beforeour flight back to Malaysia, we decided to spend the night packing toavoid any unwanted mishaps. We retired early that night as we had toleave for Narita International Airport by 6:30am the following day tocatch our flight back home. We reached KLIA at 4:45pm and immedi-ately headed back to KYS after retrieving our luggage.

It was truly an experience like no other. Shazwan and I fully used thisprivilege that Yayasan Khazanah has given to learn more about theirculture and the daily life in Japan. To me, Japanese are very sensitive

people. Hence, we had to be careful

with the things we say. Japanese arealso very hardworking in their every-day life which explains how theirtechnology is far more modern thanours back home. Even their highschools have complete infrastruc-tures and advanced learning madeto fulfill whatever the student needsto gain knowledge and excellence.For instance, at Yokohama ScienceFrontier High School, the studentsprefer to spend their time doingsomething beneficial unlike some ofour generation of teenagers in ourcountry these days. They take clean-liness very seriously. That explainswhy Japan is very clean.

Most of them cannot speak good English as they are very loyal to theiremperor and their country. We, as Malaysians should take them as avery good example to fulfill our target and bring up our nation to itsutmost success. All in all It was truly a memorable experience for theKYS Chamber Orchestra and for us. It is hoped that the relationshipbetween KYS and YSFH and also Malaysia and Japan will continue toeternally bloom for the rest of the years to come. 

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UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA THREE MINUTE THESIS2015 COMPETITION 

University of Malaya Three Minute Thesis(UM3MT) 2015 Competition is a communicationcompetition designed for postgraduate students toexplain their theses in language that is compre-hensible for a non-specialist audience within 3

minutes. Within three minutes, participants arerequired to describe and explain their research

aims, findings and significance to the audience. Itis a great platform for outstanding researchers toexercise their presentation and communicationskills while sharing a concise summary of theirresearch using only one PowerPoint slide. 

For Faculty Engineering, the competition washeld on 27

th May 2015. Fadi was the winner andthe prize was RM 500 + trophy + certificate.

Congratulations Fadi! Keep up the good work! 

Our heartiest congratulations to the followingscholars on their graduation: 

 Aliah Hazmah Hawari, DPhil in Plant Sciencesfrom Oxford University. 

Effizal Faiz Zulkifly (left) and Nurazeyan Khalis Binti Mohd Khalis(right) on earning MIT Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation and Glob-al Leadership) 

Suthen Thomas Paradatheth (Master in Public Policy, Harvard Univer-sity) (on the left) and Ziad Hafiz Bin Abd Razak (Master in Public Ad-

ministration Edward S. Mason Program, Harvard University) (on theright). 

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Fadi M. R. Albatsh Form 5,Dphil in Electrical Engi-neering  Universiti Malaya 

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10th June — On boarding Session with our new family members. Wel-come onboard boys and girls!  

13th June — UWC Send-off Programme. All the best! 

16th June — Our Maiden Teh Tarik Session with The Yayasan Khaza-nah Scholarship Alumni Association (“YKSAA”) members. Thanks for

 joining guys! Hope to see more of you in the sessions.

23rd June — On boarding Session with those who missed the earliersession.

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THE MID YEAR REVIEW 

How time flies. We have now reached the midpoint of 2015. It is al-

ways important, whether it is in your personal or professional life, totake stock on the progress of all the resolutions that you had set out toachieve at the beginning of the year. 

Late last year, I wrote about two resolutions to consider for 2015 inyour professional life. Here they are – one from the past and the otherfrom the current CEO of Malaysia Airlines. 

1. Embrace The Language of Business 

“When you are brought into a problem, you should first ask what’swrong with the profit -and -loss statement. It’s crucially important toframe the problem in the context of the P&L rather than somethingnebulous, like culture, the structure, the processes and all these otherthings. You must anchor everything on the profit and loss. I’m boringly

consistent on that point”. 

Dato’ Sri Idris JalaFormer CEO of Malaysia AirlinesThe McKinsey QuarterlyNovember 2008  

I believe what Dato’ Sri Idris Jala was trying to say was that it is quiteimpossible to understand business if you do not understand its lan-guage. This does not mean that you should start enrolling in night clas-ses to learn about double entry accounting and all that stuff about deb-its and credits.

However, you should be able to interpret financial statements andmake the linkages between the numbers with the operations of yourbusiness. While you are at it, educate your employees on how theiractions (and in-actions) impact the financials. The revolutionary philos-ophy behind this is contained in a bestselling book called ‘The GreatGame of Business’. (Add that to your books to read collection for thesecond half of 2015.) 

2. Practise MBWA 

“At the beginning of a business turnaround, I am down on the shopfloor first thing in the morning, talking to people. They know the mostabout how bad the situation is – and they discover it faster too. Theyare also more reliable about telling you the truth than those in theboardroom. In fact, I think spending a lot of time on the shop floor isimportant for any kind of leader.”  

Christoph MuellerCEO, Malaysia AirlinesJudge Business School, University of CambridgeOctober 2014 

Do not limit the practice only at the beginning of a business turnaround,make it a must do at every opportunity. At HP, where I used to work,we call it Managing by Wandering Around (MBWA). Get the unadulter-ated version of the real health your business by engaging with youremployees on the ground instead of just relying on information present-ed to you in spreadsheets and slides by your l ieutenants. 

There seems to be so much uncertainty in the global economy movingforward. If you have not embarked on any of the above resolutions, do

not procrastinate. It should start you on a path of having a better gripof your work and business. 

Have a great second half to the year. 

Sekar Shanmugam,Managing Consultant,The Business GRID. 

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