Thursday, January 13, 2011

BN Youth Job Fair 2011


凱里(中)為2011年國陣青年團職業展主持推介時,也對職業展網上登記運動豎起拇指讚好。左起為國大黨青年團秘書西華拉惹、人民進步黨青年團團長哈里茲、國陣青年團幕僚長符策勤及國陣青年團副秘書拿督美格費道斯。

Friday, January 7, 2011

肥老黎 - “历史不外乎记忆”

前GIORDANO老板, 萍果周刊老板, 黎智英(肥老黎)之书“我做生意的心得”精典:

- 方下记忆, 新鲜感便能出现

- 历史不外乎是记忆, 而记忆不外乎回头理解往事,从现在的果看过去的因,为今日的我找回点理性

- 每一次试图从过去寻找因由, 都有新的发现,令记忆出现新的面貌

-随着历史面貌不断演变, 过去和将来也在不断改变

-用影像砍掉旧记忆, 从而滋长出新记忆

-创作是思想,感情与外界接触,互动冲击产生的结果

- 店铺应有个性,有故事,品项越集中,风格越明确,也就越突出个性

-越短的故事,关键句越重要,故事才有看头

- 不看书又管理的好,都是天才

- 看书是思想练功

-管理是个知识,没有理论根基, 不掌握市场领袖的经验和想法,便无法建立清晰的罗辑和思想布局

Highest Degree Of EQ Deficiency

Opportunist Extremist MP's Frogleap choice of words to downgrade people is the Highest Degree Of EQ Deficiency !


Opportunist Extremist MP's Frogleap call of non Royal Commission is the Highest Degree Of Disrespectful To The Death !

Monday, January 3, 2011

最无脑的白痴,Highest Degree of Idiot, Kurang Bijak




赞扬凯里反对极端言论另一方面,凯里的去留问题,竟然掀起了国阵青年团策略研究局主任符策勤与土著权威组织主席依布拉欣阿里的隔空骂战。

根据《星报》报道,符策勤(左图)发表声明挽留凯里继续留在政坛,并声称后者可以改变大马的政治局势。“自2008年大选之后,凯里已经改头换面了。他坚持立场,强烈反对依布拉欣阿里所提出的各种极端马来主权言论。”

部分马华民政领袖极端然而,也是国阵青年团幕僚长的符策勤这番言论却开罪了依布拉欣(右图),后者今日向媒体发表文告,痛斥符策勤的言论不像是一名策略人士,而是“最无脑的白痴”。“他有何资格来指责我或土权是极端分子?一些马华与民政党也是极端分子。他们支持教总、董总和诉求的要求,并且发表种族言论。我们拥有证据。”

“凯里是否竞选由他自己去决定,或由国阵主席定夺候选人。如果华裔支持凯里,那么他应该在华裔占70%以上的选区竞选,而符策勤就应该担任候选人经理人。”依布拉欣也反击符策勤,若捍卫土著课题的人被视为极端分子,那么那些支持国民型学校、要求废除新经济政策等的人就不极端吗?“虽然我们是土著,牺牲了那么多来包容这些自称为‘马来西亚人为先’的人,但是他们却不愿意为了有利国家利益的政策而作出一些牺牲。”

KJ,A Changed Man! Do You Mind A Change To Better or...... not..?



Berita Harian 4/1/2011 :
"Sementara itu, Ketua Strategi Pemuda BN, Foo Seck Chyn, berkata pihaknya amat harap Khairy akan mempertimbangkan keputusannya supaya Pengerusi Pemuda BN itu dapat terus menyumbang kepada politik negara.
"Khairy berpegang teguh pendirianya dan secara tegas menentang beberapa kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Presiden PERKASA, Datuk Ibrahim Ali sebelum ini.
"Beliau juga sebelum ini memperjuangkan beberapa isu dan membawa banyak perubahan dalam kepimpinan Pemuda BN, Kami amat berharap Khairy akan terus menyumbang khidmatnya." katanya

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Japan No More Wow ! 日本沉淀了 !




Dec 15 to 21 of 2010, I was in Japan again after absent for 12 years since 1997 and 1995.

This time was in Osaka-Kyoto-Nagoya-Tokyo very much on leisure compare to the last 2 times as hectic business trip.

The heartfeel was totally different from decade ago, simply becos being Sales & Marketing Manager of Takeuchi MDF and Trade Executive of Itochu Corporation was relatively younger and plainer in term of international travel exposure.

This time was more composed...and lack of Wow !

Nevertheless, the bullet train was still amazing with the speed of >300km/hr...still wow as first saw and experience in 1995. Imagine tht was 15 years ago the wow.... of course now China >420km/hour even more wow but yet to be proven with safety history as Japan.

Japan bullet train = Shinkansen (新干线).

Mount Fuji with winter atmosphere with closed look this time was Wow compared to the previous trips from Tokyo-Osaka with Rail-Side-View only. The hot spring at the hotel at the bottom of Mount Fuji and sitting-board gliding on the snowy mountain brought back memeory of Blue Mountain of Australia and Eastern Taiwan spring memory.

Time lapsed if look back with my hectic and frequent travel in the region since my international biz career..

Shabu-shabu with tendered beef , tht was simple and delicious. Remember Nagata and Ishii sans told me in Tokyo in 1995 " Neil -san , thanks for your visit only we have chance to have Shabu-shabu, it is very expensive neh !" .

Still clear in my mind the conversation of Shabu-shabu especially the kind of Kobe beef with massage and beer breed to this specialty as Japanese learnt to eat beef after world war from American. Can see how Japanese Value Added to this world known cuisine. Westerner only know how to eat roasted, fried beef with hard flesh fibre....

It's not the matter who knows beef first, it is who Value Add and betterment - this is Japan neh !

I insisted to take Ramen after dinner to bring back the memory of having this common dish of Japan. I walked into a very small and tiny 15-seated Ramen restaurant with 2 gentlemen mend the eating outlet. As my experience those days to straight my gut to 'speak' Nihon-go ( Japanese) to order breakfast 'Gu-Dong (Beef Cutlet Rice)' from my favourite Yoshinoya chain restaurant those days, I applied the same technic to order Ramen.

Ramen went with Asahi beer..Oishi neh !

I ever tasted to have ramen at the hawker stall not far away from the hotel in Tokyo back in 1995..hey still in my memory the wow effect.

Ramen = RM40/bowl.

Sapporo beer, Kirin beer not escaped to watering my 12 years absent mouth in Nihon land !

Shinjuku, the most happening shopping arcades and night spots again proven the Yakuza place ( Japan mafia). As I told the family and trip mates about the story of Yakuza and my experience of spotting of Cut-Finger of the Yakuza members back in 1995, 1997,everyone seemed pale and worry when passing the road standers of long hair, trimmed eyebrows and darkened eyelash, strange clothing, mean faces.

Ha ha Jacky Chan was acting in Shinjuku, it told the Yakuza story very well - Wow !

Universal Studio, Osaka and Disneyland, Tokyo - not much of Wow cos these franchise biz spread to Hong Kong, Singapore ! Even Sunway Resort can give you that kind of wow, what is wow here...may be the night parade in Disneyland could raise a bit of tension.

Didnt see much of luxurious cars on Osaka and Tokyo and other cities. Comparatively saw more Alphard but very least Estimas or >2000cc cars. Not to say very less BMW, Benz. Even Malaysia has much much more Vellfire , Alphard, Estimas, Camry.

Not convinced this factual, it was proven very well with our visit in Tokyo Toyota Grand Show Room, nothing Wow in term of new designs. What We Saw What We Get In Malaysia Now !

As the tour guide said, with the numerous recessions, Japan now is subtle with practical usage of little cars ie. 750cc to 1000cc. It was true with our own observation of our 6-day trip including Ginza high -end shopping areas.

No Wow factor to the car designs...


American consipracy over Toyota will definitely deepened Japan car industry.

So, there is proposal to sell weapon now in Japan.

I said why not Casino like Singapore, the method of non-method left.

Japanese is still paying Okinawa American Army Base full expenses. The annual bill is called ThanksGiving Bill 感恩费.

No wonder the Korean and Chinese are furious over Japanese's world war 2 cos they never ThanksGiving and needless to say about apology.
Bloody American good in negotiation with their atomic bomb bomb in Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
Toyota is aftermath of atomic bomb...the brake phenomenon.

Ginza high end ?! Who buys ?

Ha Ha as tour guide Egawa said the buyers are from big country, I said "泱泱大国" Chugoku-jin neh ie.mainland Chinese.

Ya,mainland Chinese is experience the well being of Nihon-jin says 30 years ago. They are biggest spender in Ginza wheareas Japanese is using 750cc car in 2010.

Chinese Wow vs Japanese No More Wow.

Wud Chinese continue to Wow & how long more ?

Surprise to see Men Biz Shirt, T-Shirt,Ladies Winter Boot sold at the price range from RM50-RM150..hey is this Japan that I know 15 years ago. Look like Japan bow down to the phenomena of world mill effect of Made in China, Made in Cambodia, Made in Vietnam.

Hotel rate at RM150- RM250/nite spotted at Osaka..what a price ? Not expensive right. It can be Wow in term of such low price but not Wow in term of Japan stagnant economic after bubble burst in early 1990's til today.

Japanese update UniQlo Clothing Chain stores like Hong Kong Giordano is pursuing their selling strategies to middle and low -end income earners all over in Japan.


In general, Japan not really expensive now with daily merchandise even with their petrol only at RM5.50/litre...hey Japan is Super High Income earner vs Malaysia middle income trap though.

Heartfelt... Japan no more Wow but back to basic and subtle 沉淀 !

Mainland Chinese still Woo Woo Wow Wow and showing off...dont be Japan one day my advice to our friends who speak very loud and dig nose in the public despite their well dress and arrogant.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

BN Convention 2010





PM Najib:


"Delusion, Amnesia, Inertia, Arrogance" - political disease


" BN is Merchant of Reality,Opposition is Printer of Imagination (Pencetak Khayalan)"

Old Friends & New Friend

Old friend Tony (2nd from right) from Aussie Uni for 20 years but not met for 16 years.

New friend Robert ( 2nd from left) from South Africa.

Jeff (Ciput) & TC , the old friends for 20 years whom we met in wedding occasions...

Ampang Black Pepper Crab on 2.12.2010 bring us back the memory...

Friday, November 26, 2010

Conclusion Of Business Seminar Series 2010

NSSDC Sales & Marketing Workshop 27.11.2010
Financial Solution Seminar Roadshows - KL Stop 13.10.2010

Financial Solution Seminar Roadshow - JB Stop 7.10.2010 Financial Solution Seminar Roadshow - Penang Stop 16.10.2010

Charles Sturt Uni, Australia Old Boys 20.11.2010

CSU Old Boys who knew each others for 20 years gathered again for Mac Sung Yong Suk's wedding in Jakarta. What a gathering !

Amongst the group with Entreprenuers established themselves in their respective industry like owning 20 vessels, mine owner, IT..... Many of them not Top As student who used to skip class, party, figthing with Aussies....









Wednesday, November 17, 2010

亚洲周刊 - 马币快速升值

亚洲周刊。 二十四卷四十四期(2010-11-07)。 林友顺

在今年首九个月,马元兑美元升值了百分之十点九,这是一九九七年亚洲金融风暴以来最高水平,不过,马元币值在过去三个月来升值快速,让涉及出口的行业乱了阵脚,无从为未来的行销制定策略,对接海外订单也显得小心翼翼。

从事木材下游工业的宏市国际董事经理符策勤说,这一轮的马币币值升值来得太快、太凶猛,许多商家深受冲击;他指出,此次的马元升值风暴抵消了上半年公司的盈利,未来若马币币值不能趋向稳定,这将为公司带来问题。 他认为政府应该让马元逐步升值,而不是像现在般快速大幅度走高。

他也建议政府恢复当年马哈迪应对金融风暴的策略,让马币兑美元汇率固定在一定的水平,这将使企业得以进行全年的策划。 马哈迪吁汇率管制符策勤也是执政党国阵青年团幕僚长,他显然不是唯一要求恢复货币管制者。

在马元快速走高后,前任首相马哈迪也出声,要求纳吉政府考虑恢复货币管制措施,他的呼吁也获得大马中华总商会会长钟廷森的呼应。 钟廷森表示,马元币值短期内出现大幅度升值,严重打击出口商,他促请中央银行介入干预汇率市场,勿让马元升值太快。 他认为,马元币值升值应维持在每年百分之三,以使商家有足够的时间调整,也不会让大马失去竞争力。

他指出,中国人民币虽然也面对很大的压力,人民币兑美元在今年才升值不及百分之一。 在热钱涌入亚洲的情况下,亚洲货币兑美元在今年平均上扬了百分之六,其中马元与泰铢升幅最大,约百分之十,紧接着是新加坡新币(百分之六) 、菲律宾披索(百分之六)、印尼盾(百分之五)、印度卢比、韩元及台币分别上升百分之四。

Sunday, November 7, 2010

MCA Pidato Competition 马华政治演讲赛 - 我选重炮手 !











我的评审角度 :寻找马华街头重炮手讲员,重点培训, 马上加入国阵政讲团队, 备战大选 !


已有13位重炮手在我“直接录取”的评审条件内。

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Thursday, October 14, 2010

《符李取闹〉笑谈“生意难做,就不要做!”

《符李取闹〉笑谈

“生意难做, 就不要做 ! ”


不可笑 :符与李 负责笑 :观众

槟城华堂, 16/10/10, 830am - 3pm

主讲 :符策勤, 李得民

016-362 9795

Monday, October 11, 2010

Malaysia Undergraduates Dialog 8.1.2011



President MCA DS Chua Soi Lek advised to undergraduates to really improve the command of English skill and adopt the right attitude in workplace.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

MCA Youth AGM - Friend Indeed Is Friend In Need !





马青代表在2010全国大会上建议马华退出国阵,在不受巫统限制下重新争取华社支持,崛起成为第三势力,并效仿英国自由民主党,在两个政党势均力敌时成为关键少数,就有机会出任副首相。来自马六甲的代表李杰尔今早在吉隆坡马华大厦三春礼堂附议总团长魏家祥的政策演词时,语出惊人提出马华退出国阵的建议。
前资深国家领袖背后挑衅?

总团长魏家祥在总结时强调,国阵已经和土权划清关系,就是没有也不想与该组织有任何关系。

国阵青年团策略主任符策勤在总结时也透露,国阵青年团内部多次辩论土权课题,立场非常清楚,就是要与该组织划清界限,只是一些巫青团内偏右的人士仍要接近土权,但整体上国阵青年团走的是中间路线。他更声称,有“前国家资深领导人”尝试在隐藏在土权背后进行挑衅,目的要分裂马来西亚人。他警告这些“有心人”,不要拿国家的前途来做赌注。因此,符策勤认为马华不应只是为了土权而退出国阵。
malaysiakini /星洲日報)

(吉隆坡9日讯)马青教育局主任张盛闻认为,大马华文教育的地位不会因为中国强大而提升,相反的华教在这国家的地位岌岌可危。
他说,虽然增建和搬迁华小的目标比起以前已经更容易达到,但这不代表官员思维也随着改变,也不见得推行一个马来西亚理念后,华小就会陆续增加;在他接触和处理许多教育课题后发现,华教斗争仍是一场硬战。


“当有人可以公开提出政府应该要关闭华小,华小是国民团结绊脚石时,也显示华教发展江河日下,未来的路只会越来越难走。”
他总结马青代表辩论时指出,他在土著权威组织发表上述敏感言论后,马上联系国大党青年团向警方报警,但是如今却依然没有下文。
他挑战雪州政府,包括指雪州有校地可建华小的雪州高级行政议员郭素沁和行政议员黄洁冰。


马青法律局主任王乃志:一个大马理念跨越族群
“虽然各方对于一个马来西亚理念有不同表述,但是首相拿督斯里纳吉不曾表示一个马来西亚,就是一个民族、一个文化、一个语言,也没说过马来西亚不需要固打制,也不需有土著非土著之分。
其实一个马来西亚理念,就是不分你我,国民团结。
这是跨越族群的理念,就是无论是西马人、东马人、华人马来人都好,只要有能力为国家发展贡献的,都需要重用。 ”


马青全国组织秘书颜丰守:入党问题可带上总团
“有关党员提呈入表格3年都无法入党的问题,我吁请各区团把问题或特别的个案带上马青总团,由总团长带上会长理事会会议,然后希望可在一个月内给予解决。”


马青副总团长姚伟豪:盼党认同马青努力
“我们希望马青团员的努力,能够真正获得党领导层的认同。很多领袖都告诉我们,说马青是国家栋梁、是党的未来希望,叮嘱我们马青领袖要努力,未来是属于我们的。
辩论环节:

马青中委侯振德:建议修法遏止刮刮乐
“刮刮乐活动困扰马青基层同志,马青总团已在会议上议决,在两个星期内,在马青总团长拿督魏家祥的带领下会见贸消部长拿督斯里依斯迈沙比利,让他了解刮刮乐课题,并建议修改法令,遏止刮刮乐活动。”

甲州马青政说馆主任李杰尔:马华应考虑退出国阵
“马华领导层应作出剧烈的改变,即考虑退出国阵,成为第三股势力,争取华社支持,并效仿英国自由民主党,在两个政党势均力敌时成为关键少数,就有机会出任副首相。
“马华若退出国阵也不需要加入任何一方的联盟,马华自成一派成为第三股政治势力。
“到时,马华可以选择主攻一个州属,以便把党意成为政府的决策。巫统之所以获得大部份马来人的支持,是因为他们开巫统大会时,其党意也是人民的心声,进而成为政府的政策;槟州人民支持行动党也因为该党的党意属于政府决策。”


马青中委符策勤:马青须站稳立场

“巫统、巫青曾多次与马青多次讨论土著权威组织的课题,他们的立场是和该组织划清界线。巫青团内的偏右份子执着于种族路线,资深领袖利用土权组织,让国家乖离'一个马来西'精神。
不过,国阵青年团秉持的是中庸路线,因此,别质疑国阵的'一个马来西亚'理念,马青不应为了一些事件而建议退出国阵,马青应站稳立场。 ”

马青联邦直辖区敦拉萨镇区团陈国勇:不对付失言校长说不过去
“或许黄明志有错,但他得到年轻人的支持,年轻人不在乎明志是否有错,他们只在乎若政府对付明志,会不会也对付发表'回中国论'的外星人,副首相(丹斯里)慕尤丁说他没有权力对付失言的校长,这是说不过去的。”


马青重新整合再出发

今天是马青自2008年10月17日党选后,首度召开的马青代表大会,也是马青把2009年度马青大会从去年挪后至今年“二合为一”同时举行。

马青历经内部斗争后重新整合再出发,巩固党组织,全力争取民心,恢复敢怒敢言的雄风。
由于马青代表在辩论中没有多谈“开放马青让女青年党员加入”成为马青为迎接生力军的课题,枪口一致大加伐挞民粹主义及土权组织,因此马青和妇女组会否在明日的马华大会延续2年前的口水战,绝对令人关注。

35岁以下的女青年从2年前占妇女组19%人数或8万人增至目前的10多万人,而马青总团人数也介于10万人,女青年若选择加入马青,则意味着马青总团和妇女组将出现此长彼消的局面。
设女青年保护机制
马青方面,肯定对女青年的加入无任欢迎。甚至在一旦落实女青年加入马青的建议后,将研究设定特别的保护机制,在各级党职给予女青年指定的配额,扶助她们与马青一起成长。
当然随着女青年在马青的成长后,最后将会逐步开放保护机制,让女青年在马青自由竞争,完成

“男女一家亲”的使命后,进入“男女平等”的最后阶段。
女青年是否能够顺利从妇女组出走去,纳入马青总团,还原马青创团精神,涵盖男女青年,壮大马华和协助争取年轻选民,还是成马青及妇女组心中的一根刺,就要看马青和妇女组中央代表的智慧。

星洲日报‧2010.10.10




I have announced my resignation as Bandar Tun Razak Division Youth Chief after serving for 2 years plus while delivering my speech in the Genting Gotong Raya Camp on



Picture above : As guest speaker for the camp



Picture below : MCA, Bandar Tun Razak Division Office that I have joined the party since 1994.



陈国永接团长职
2010-09-21 19:12

(吉隆坡21日讯)原任马青敦拉萨镇区团团长符策勤正式辞去团长一职,由署理陈国永接棒。

陈国永在区会主席兼马青联邦直辖区州团长周连琼的见证下,正式接过团长棒子,领导区团。

马青敦拉萨镇区团与马青政治演说馆执委会于云顶进行两天一夜政治演说课程,探讨如何训练学员演说能力以及分析马华政治课题。主讲人之一的符策勤是在当天宣布辞去区团团长一职,以专注区会及马青总团事务。

也是这次活动筹委会主席的陈国永说,他在接任后将会与团员们专注于三项计划,即推动并鼓励年轻人登记为选民、协助马华增加新血、举办更多年轻化活动以加强年轻人与马华的接触和了解其斗争方向。光明日报‧2010.09.21

全球疆界巡回讲座会 - 新山站7/10/2010







没有所谓的不景气,只有自己不争气 !

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Blogfest.Asia 2010 at Penang 3/10/10




"New Media New Politic" - Speakers : YB Liew Chin Tong, Neil Foo

Wawasan Uni. Penang
RATIO OF NEW MEDIA USAGE : PR 60%VSBN 40%


Tuesday, September 21, 2010

外销绊脚石的应对法则





主讲人: 符策勤 - “逃避企业规划及外销绊脚石”

第一章 :如何制定简化式中小企业规划
A. 中小企业的规划十字路口
1. 靠眼光,靠胆色, 老板拼搏忙碌就能刹出条血路 ?没有不景气,只有不争气 !?
2. 那些是企业规划迷思?
B. 如何制定各种企业及任务量化式目标方案 ?
1. 什么是“化繁为简”的策略方格导图 ?
2. 什么是“一目了然”的钻石价值表图 ?
3. 如何量化及深化策略方格导图为公司,部门,工程项目完成任务 的方案?(研习营)
4. 如何量化及深化钻石价值表图为公司优化市场份儿及利润方案 ?(研习营)
5. 策略方格导图及价值链表如何建立及灌输影像于下属及员工 ?(研习营)

第二章: 外销绊脚石
A. 那些因素制止外销 ?

B. 迈出外销脚步的方案
1. 如何以5大圈圈方案寻找第一笔外销单子 ?
2. 成也人, 败也人 - “左眼右眼看华人”- 探讨不同国籍人的经商文化 ! (研习营)
3. 外销的进一步的绊脚石有多大块 使你“得而复失”?(研习营)
4. 如何优化外销市场综合利润及海,陆,空营运成本 ??(研习营)