7 Colors of Truth...

“The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky ... Are also on the faces.....of people ..going by..I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do... They’re really sayin......i love you”.

The lyric of Louis Armstrong comes to mind this afternoon as I sit in front of the computer.

Rainbow has 7 colors, which we have always been told. McDonalds in collaboration with Coca Cola came out with a ‘7 colors’ promotion recently. Well how have these 7 colors affected my life. Let’s try and find out.

Perky Pink
Mr PM wore a pink baju melayu for his Hari Raya Open House, which the 1Malaysia motion was widely spread. Let’s not have 1Malaysia be just a lip serving, feel good vision, which previous visions of Wawasan 2020, and Islam Hadhari have not seen any substantial impact to everyday Malaysians. 1Malaysia does not need glamour of the F1 circus, or a ‘20% discount for toll users, who uses Touch N Go more than 80 times a month collected at the end of the month, by going to the Plus office and feeling up a form’ to make Malaysians feel proud of the vision. We need real actions. Mr PM, eradicate poverty, improve transportation, create jobs, provide safety and stimulate the economy. I don’t think it’s difficult. If it is, ask any Malaysians for advice, or even, play SIMCITY

Cool Blue
When we were in school, ‘Blue’ Tape is like the coolest thing in the world. 15 years on, it’s still the coolest thing, but now it’s DVD instead of VCR Tapes. More interestingly, it no longer involves professional porn stars from Japan or America, it could be a hit, even if it’s by a local politician. In fact, it not only attracts curiosity of the birds and the bees to its viewers, it’s also a recipe of political tsunami and now possibily a change of leadership in Malaysia’s ‘Leading’ Chinese Political Party.

Fortune Green
Green will no longer be the colors of PAS, as Zainal Abidin , a famous Malaysia singer has plans to setup a political party which concentrates on environmental and humanitarian issues. Hahaha. I wonder who will sit in the Cabinet then. Jason Lo , Minister of Defense ; Siti Nurhaliza, Ministry of Women Affairs ; Jaclyn Victor, Minister of Tourism ; Reshmonu, Minister of Home Affairs. I bet you the first thing they will ban is pirated DVD and CD.

Royal Purple
Purple is the color of Barney, the dinosaur. I like Barney.

Fresh Lime
Malaysia loves Lime. They make it a drink, they mix it in their Maggi Goreng, they blend it with their sambal, they mix it with ‘hand wash’ water. Malaysian loves to mix things. But a wrong mixture is disastrous. For example, mixing Pakatan Rakyat and PAS in Selangor, mixing Proton with Lotus, mixing Proton with F1 and mixing raw oyster with dairy product. All will create a mess to our society, one way or another.

Iconic Grey
Most Malaysian politician, once they take office, they tend to have more grey hair. Act of late nights trying to counter corruption allegations, how to create more scandals for the opposition, how to spend more Rakyat’s money, how to build the biggest/longest/largest etc, and what colors should the 1Malaysia F1 car going to be. Everything but important matters to the average Malaysian.

Sparkly Clear
This is really not a color. It’s actually colorless. In society, Malaysia, we are educated to be ‘color blind’ . When I was in kindergarten, all my friends were the same color, they were Malaysian colors. But as we grew older, it was adults who created the color distinction and ironically, it’s adult right now who are calling for Unity, without colors. I think all politicians should go back to their kids, who are in kindergarten or Standard 1, to learn one lesson in Malaysian Unity. Malaysians ought to be Color Blind .

Camnilah....Pray for Yasmin Ahmad Well Being...

Camni-lah is loosely transalated as ‘like that la”. Coca cola Malaysia recently used this tagline in one of its campaigns.

Interestingly, many Malaysians could related to this, and don’t jump to conclusion that my comments are targeted to a specific race. I am not ethnocentric.

Camni-lah is often used in many of our languages

1. Used to ‘stop’ explaining'
Girl : How can you forget my birthday?
Boy : Busy la.
Girl : Busy with what.
Boy : Work la
Girl : So work is more important
Boy : Ya la....“Like that la”

2. Used to ‘tell you that I am not happy with your decision/choice'
Bob : Eh , you want to go Man U Game?
Mat : Don’t want la. Man U sucks
Bob : Go la, I pay
Mat : You give me money also I don’t want to go
Bob :ooohh.. “Like that la” (camni-la)

3. Used to ‘concede’ in a situation
Kim : Joe, you going to let your boss scold you like that ah?
Joe : She boss ma, let her la.
Kim : But you must stand up, if you don’t, that means you damm loser la
Joe : What to do, “like that la” (camni-la)

4. Used to ‘start’ a master plan
Sotong : Eh, how are we going to win the match?
Cicak : I don’t know la, you got any idea ah?
Sotong : Okay, ”like that la”, we first bribe the officials, then we bribe the other team. (camni-la)

There is one person whom I can think of, can make the above dialogues into a great commercial or short film, illustrating the beautiful country we leave in, and the many funny facets of life, language and lifestyle. She has touched all of us, by her masterpieces in advertising, commercial and short film.

Yasmin Ahmad is currently warded in Damansara Specialist Centre after a cardiac arrest. According to local media, she is in stable but critical condition. Please, make time after reading this blog, to pray for this great and inspirational lady.

I have many at times wrote in this blog, motivated by her ways and teachings of life, shown in her great works in Petronas commercial and my favourite all time local movie, Sepet

Get Well Soon Yasmin.

Goodbye......

In many ways, today is a sad day. For all those ways, let the path be towards a recovery of faith and love, for which we live for.

I listened to a song which I dearly cherished. It was sung by Lea Salonga , called On My Own , during the Les Miserables. Going beyond the lyrics, the song, reminds us that, we do seek the beauty of life, in dreams. But try and remind ourself that whatever way life is treating us, just remember that you could make an effort to live your dreams in life. Cause a dream is a reflection of your wishes, which will come true when you have the heart and passion to realise it into reality.

Michael Jackson , we bade you goodbye, Rest In Peace, and thank you for making reality the many dreams of music.

Today I also asked whether I will say goodbye to my dear Coke. The answer is NO.

Pay It Forward....Started with a Coke for a boy

There was once I was at a convinience store, where a boy was in front of me, paying for a can of Coke and a bag of crackers. He only had RM 2.00 for a bill of RM 3.20. He looked sad and asked to cancel the Coke.

I stopped the cashier and offered to pay. The boy was a picture of happiness. He of course thanked me and I told him " Don't thank me, return this kindness to another person. I told him to go back and say something nice to his parents". He looked confused, but I feel that he understood.

I remembered that time, because I am now watching "Pay It Forward", a movie backed in 2000 by Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osment.

I believe in our life today, we are too indulged in fulfilling what we want. Even when we give something, we always want a return, that will benefit ourself. When we loan someone money, we want the returns with interest to be paid back to us. When we love someone, we expect the person returned the love than you. When we buy a RM 1 4d number, we expect to win 3500 times more. When we worked for 8 hours, we expect our company to pay for 10 hours. And when we pray, we always asked more than what we actually deserve.

I asked that all who reads this, for all that are supposed to be returned to you, asked that the debtor pay it forward. There are many people out there who needs the 'extra' , receiving something that they didn't ask for, and when they do get it, it very much change their life.

How many time have you heard of a life was saved because some stranger stopped and talk to the person. How about the time when your young child asked that his pocket money be given to the beggar on the street. And how many times we heard that an activist dying for a cause that is not even part of him.

There are many stories of heroes and angels. But we dont need to hear or read them. Cause by paying it forward, you are your very own hero and angels.

Pay it forward, and you can always start it with a Coke..... cause MyCokeRewards...

Celebrating Humanity : The Story of Amin..

Amin came from a poor family and he was embarrassed about his parents. His friends would tease him “ Ayah Amin pengotor, selalu kutip botol dari tong sampah.” Although his dad earned a meagre income from collecting used bottles and sent the bottles back to the factory, it was enough to put food to the table for his family.

As Amin grew older, Amin got a scholarship to pursue his degree to the United States. He was very proud of himself as he didn’t need to rely on his parents. In fact he didn’t want to be acknowledged as son of his parents. Amin did very well in his study and went on to join a famous soft drink manufacturer.

After 20 years of working with the company, he was made the company’s VP for Asia Marketing. The first Asean to be given such a responsibility. For that he was interviewed by a famous business magazine. During his interview, he was asked”What was your success factor which led you to where you are?”. Amin answered “I was poor when I was young, and often my friend teased me, because I often wore torn shirts and carried an old school bag”. He said, he wanted to prove to himself that being poor doesn’t mean you can’t be successful.
For 30 years, Amin has not stayed in touch with his parents. He assumed that they died, and he didn’t care as he was living in denial, due to his successful career and lifestyle. But one day, when he was 48, he was ‘reminded’ by his young daughter, when she asked, “ Abah, ayah abah siapa? Ayah abah datuk mimi ke?”. Amin took the next flight home from the US and went straight to his parent’s house.

When he reached home, he saw an old lady sweeping the front porch. It was his mother. She turned and asked “ Amin ke? Awak Amin ke? Anak mama.....”. They hugged and they cried.Amin then asked about his dad. His mother then brought him to his dad’s room and told him that his dad has passed away a couple of years back. He became very sick ever since he read the article of Amin’s interview when he became the VP of Marketing. Amin’s cousin, Trisha read the article to Amin’s dad.

Amin’s mum then passed Amin a letter written by his dad, and one other letter. He opened that one other letter, and it was from Coca Cola Company.

It read “ Dear Enchik Abdullah, It gives me great pleasure to honour you, as one of our many stakeholders in our company, who over the years has given their dedication to helping Coca Cola Company in their everyday business, consistently making sure that the Coca Cola remains the choice of the people, while helping in environment conservation. Thank you for helping Coca Cola giving back to Mother Earth”

Coca Cola had during honoured people like Amin’s dad who collected coca cola bottles and sending back to the factory for recycling. Amin looked to his mum and said with tears in his eyes, “Mama, Amin sekarang kerja kat Coca Cola..”. His mother then asked him to read his dad’s letter.


Anakanda abah,
Abah tahu, Amin benci dan malu kat abah. Abah tau Amin marah kat abah, sebab abah miskin, abah pengotor, abah kutip botol, abah tak beli baju dan beg baru bagi Amin. Maafkan abah.
Sebenarnya, abah pun tak suka kutip botol. Tapi itu saje yang abah boleh buat. Semasa Amin bayi lagi, Amin demam panas. Tapi rumah takde ubat. Malam itu abah berbasikal ke pekan untuk beli ubat. Malangnye, abah kurang cermat, dilanggar lori. Tulang belakang abah retak and sejak hari itu, abah tak boleh buat kerja berat. Sebab itu, abah hanya terlarat kutip botol Coke dan jual balik bagi kilang, setiap botol 0.5 sen.
Abah syukur kepada Tuhan yang Amin dapat geran untuk belajar. Abah tak pernah marah Amin tak telefon balik. Abah tak marah Amin lupa kami, tapi Abah harap, Amin akan berikan yang terbaik bagi cucu abah, sebab abah tak pernah bagi yang terbaik kepada Amin.
Ayahanda Amin

(Note : This story is fictional, with intentions of highlighting the struggle of humanity)

In celebration of Humanity.

Coca Cola REFRESHES many ordinary people in the world and this got me thinking, how Coca Cola can truly be a celebration of Humanity. In today’s world, where the economy has demanded the best in people during the trying times, it will be great to sit back, and think of how little things in life, we had gone through in the past, has touched us or impacted our lives. I referenced the little thing to Coca Cola. Here are 3 stories.

1. Although fictional, in the movie “God Must be Crazy” we laughed how Xi, a bushman, thought the Coca Cola bottle was “evil” and seek to throw it off the edge of the world. But along the journey, Xi discovers civilization and more interestingly, how we have “complicated” our everyday life. Xi has thought us that humanity is indeed simple

2. Once, a friend of mine spoke of this couple who stayed in this old house. They were poor and have aged. One festivity, their elder son came home with his family to the delight of the couple. During dinner, the old mother, went to the kitchen and came out walking slowly with the aid of a cane, holding a cup of iced Coca Cola. As she was approaching the son, she tripped and the cup fell on the son’s lap. The son, burst out in ‘madness’ and scolded his mother for being clumsy (he had spend hundreds on his new pants) and remarked that, he doesn’t want Coca Cola, cause he has slight diabetes. The old mother said in tears “I am sorry son, I thought Coca Cola was your favourite every festive season. Your dad would save up 1 cent every day for one month, just before the festive season, so that he could buy you and your sisters a few bottles of Coca Cola to celebrate. I thought you liked it....”

3. I witnessed, in India, a homeless person, used an empty Coca Cola in many ways for his survival. First, he fills up the empty bottle with left-over drinks at restaurant. He also used the empty bottle to make music by blowing through the top. He hoped the music he made, was enough to get strangers to hand him a couple of Rupees. I didn’t observe long enough, but I am sure, he used the bottle in many other ways, to continue living.

There are many of such stories, compiled by Coca Cola. Enjoy reading them at Heritage : Coca Cola Stories

Many of my friends believed that Coca Cola is a significant icon in my life. They are right, but not in the ways of how it quenches my thirst, or a conversation starter, when I speak of my Coca Cola collection. In actual, Coca Cola has inspired me to write and blog about everything that relates or ‘given birth’ by the ideology of Coca Cola. Be it politics, love, humanity, hatred, colleagues, sex; only one thing matters. We must celebrate HUMANITY. Live on the Coke Side of Life

With this post, I will embark on a project which I hope will bring the Love of Humanity to everyone that enjoys Coca Cola. Please support me, and perhaps, you could drop a comment on how Coca Cola brought out the humanity in you.

Seconds of Fame...The 5 Seconds Story

Here are some interesting facts:

1. A post in You Tube shows a dude drank a bottle of 1.5 liter Coke in 11 seconds
2. A camel drank a 1 liter Coke in 5 seconds
3. Freeze a bottle of Coke in 2 seconds
4. My favorite Coke Christmas add is 30 seconds

These facts got me thinking how much you could do in a couple of seconds. More interestingly, I received a ‘forwarded’ email recently, about a particular manager in a company in “Molenesia” who asked his supervisors to introduce their ‘talents’ in 5 seconds.

What has the world of management turned into? The fate of a young talent lies within the speech of his supervisor, in 5 seconds!! Being Malaysian, 2 seconds is spent ‘ahhhhiiinnng’ and the remaining 3 seconds will just be a common praise, i.e. He is good.

“ Boss, this is Bob, ahhhhhhhhhhh…….He is Good” ;
“Ahhhhh…….boss, please meet Mickey, ahhhhh He is Good” ;
“ Let me introduce ahhhhhhhhhhh Joe, he is ahhhhhhhh Good”

How would the talent stand out? And more importantly, who would think of such a stupid method of introducing talent, in 5 seconds? To describe something good, time is irrelevant because talents speak of itself, from action, from participation and from observation. Perhaps the manager doesn’t have eyes and ears to look and see. Maybe he is ‘disabled’

It’s sad these days, how we pay so little attention to people’s feelings. There are many hardworking souls out there who work tirelessly, waiting for their boss to take note, and most often then never, their real effort goes un-noticed. The state of economy is giving a lot of anxieties to people, and we shouldn’t be creating more uncertainties amongst people regarding their work. Such action like above, would show how people are appreciated.

Remember, Human are not resources, they are capital. Capital appreciates. When you drink Coke, don’t gulp it in 5 seconds, because you will end up puking. Take all the time you want, cause Coke Refreshes.

Vote Earth : 60 Earth Hour

The Coca-Cola Company is supporting Earth Hour in the following ways:

1. Our worldwide headquarters in Atlanta will go dark* for Earth Hour (including our most prominent building’s red Coca-Cola® logo). Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) headquarters also will go dark for Earth Hour.

2.The New World of Coca-Cola will go "dim" for Earth Hour, with the giant outdoor Coke bottle and sign going dark and the exterior lights coming down. The attraction also will hand out Earth Hour messaging and gifts, such as flashlights, to visitors on March 29 (while supplies last).

3.Coca-Cola signs throughout Atlanta will go dark for Earth Hour, and we have partnered with other local sponsors to place more than 20 Earth Hour billboards throughout the metro area.

4.The Coke sign in Times Square in New York will display Earth Hour messaging before going dark at 8:00 p.m., and several morning news shows will promote Earth Hour on March 28 and 29.

5.We are using our existing media buys to run Earth Hour messaging on digital elevator screens in more than 1,500 health clubs and malls in several cities.

6.We are handing out free beverages at Earth Hour VIP viewing parties in four U.S. cities – Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and San Francisco – each located in a different time zone.

7.In the Philippines, Coca-Cola digital billboards in Manila and other major cities will go dark for Earth Hour.

8.In Australia, the iconic Coca-Cola sign at Sydney's Kings Cross will go dark during Earth Hour.

I Have A Coke and myself full support this effort. My house will remain dark on 28th March 2009, between 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm.

Earth Rocks , Coca Cola Refreshes, I Have A Coke Supports, WaiKit's House Goes Dark

Why I don't drink Coke during lunch??

My colleague recently wrote on my Facebook wall “You are everything about Coca-Cola... but you never had a can of Coke at lunch?? What happen la?? Coke is nice... a can of Coke a day, smile & happy everyday!!"

Well, here are my top 10 reasons, why I don’t have a can of Coke during lunch, despite me being a fanatic.
No 10 : Coke is high on sugar and sugar causes diabetes. I don’t want to get diabetes.
No 9 : I am in protest. I have blogged about Coca Cola for an active 1 year, and Coca Cola Company still has yet to acknowledged me despite all the free publicity!!
No 8 : Most of the place I go for lunch, doesn’t sell Coca Cola!!
No 7 : I can’t blog on something that is routine to me. You don’t see me blogging about sleep or rice or going to the toilet?
No 6 : It’s a conspiracy theory!!
No 5 : The more I don’t drink it, the more I yearn for it, the more I yearn for it, then the more I will like it.
No 4 : I am adhering to Dr Mahathir’s call to boycott American Brands! (NOT!!!)
No 4(a) due to the forfeit of No 4 : I am trying to keep my lunch cost to RM 4.50. If I were to have a can of Coke , it will cause me an additional of RM 0.80. I am on a tight budget.
No 3 : I found a new ‘love’ in Dutch Lady dairy products? (NOT!!!)
No 3(a) due to the forfeit of No 3 : If I drink Coke every day, will appear that I love Coke more than Coke loves me.
No 2 : My gf and mummy are against me drinking too much Coke.

And the No 1 reason why I don’t have a can of Coke during lunch is because.... I have a can of Coke every night during dinner!! I love Coca Cola!!

Addiction

A man ones promised his mother that he will quit alcohol. He substituted it with Coca Cola and now, he's an addict, for more than 40 years. Pero Ajtman, from Croation says " "She made me promise never to drink again and Coca-Cola was the only thing that tasted as good as wine so I started drinking that. Now I have a glass in the morning, before and after lunch, with my dinner and then before I go to bed. I never drink anything else."

What are you addicted too? Here are some of the top Malaysian Addictions.

1. Addiction to Lawsuits : In Malaysia, the only law that Malaysian MPs make is lawsuit. Touch a bit, I will sue you for assault. Say a bit, I will sue you for defamation. Write a bit, I will sue you for malicious claims. I don't like you, I sue you. No wonder our courts could not clear all their cases.

2. Addiction to Facebook : Everybody in Malaysia(those who have access to Internet) is in Facebook. Malaysia has 800k active members in Facebook. No wonder MCA wants to recruit through Facebook.

3. Addiction to Conspiracy Theory : Everyday you hear different theories of who killed the late Altantuya, or theories of how Eli's picture ended up with the press. The best theory I have heard so far is PR and BN will emerged post March and become one BPRN or "Best Politician Re-Elected by Najib.

4. Addiction to Being Nosy : We always like to know what the neighbour is cooking for dinner, what does our colleague's partner work as, or how we search high and low for 'voyeuristic pictures of others in private, and also wanting to know where the Gwailo tourist we see on the street is going or where are they from. Because of this addiction, we are coined as "Friendly and Caring".

5. Addiction to I Have A Coke... : Well actually not really. There are only a handful of active readers. But this blog started of with the inspiring words of Martin Lurther King , I Have A Dream...

Valentines.. The After Story

I trust that all of you had a great Valentines, one way or another. I promised that I would do 7 things in my last post. I am happy to say, I accomplished all those.

1. Cook a Valentine meal for my gf : The menu consists of 'champagne' , Coconut Water , Tuna Cracker Salad as appetizer, 'home cooked' spiced up, meat-up, vegeed-up Indomie as main meal and Strawberry with Nata De-Coco Jelly with Cornetto for dessert. A satisfying meal, cooked 100 % by myself from my heart.

2.Wish Happy Valentines to my family : I sent out an sms to my family, with returned messages from them. My sister said that for Valentines, don't need to wish, benefit Maxis only.

3.Buy a gift for my furkid : Ginger got a RM 4.50 soft toy in the shape of a pink eye ball.

4. Send a special valentine note to a fellow blogger, who is having a tough time in her life : I did post a note to her and hopefully she had and will continue to have love in her life.

5.Make a donation to church, for their onwards contribution to the needy (although I am tying this to another reason) : I went to another church on Sunday. But I have already put a side RM 400 for the Church of Holy Redeemer, Klang.

6.Buy new plants for my garden : Well I cheated in a way. It's plants but more of indoor.

7.And lastly, smile to everyone and try and wish them Happy Valentine’s Day : To everybody that I have met, and even strangers

Happy Valentines Day , Hope you 'Had a Refreshing Time', the Coca Cola way.

Let there be love...

It has been 44 days into the year, and I looked back in these days, I see lesser of love in our world today. From the conflict in Gaza and Sri Lanka, to the weird politics of Malaysia; the inhumanity of people towards animals to the ill-treatment of migrants and suspects. Has love reached a stage of extinction?

Many would argue, there is love amongst them. You see lovers exchanging gifts during Valentines and millions of forwarded SMSes to family and friends, but really, is love only for these group of people? Have we express our love , in various form and ways , to our colleagues, the public servants , our maids, the foreign workers , your neighbors, GOD, your office pantry lady, your pets, to Mother Nature , to the orphans, less fortunate, homeless and most importantly also, to YOURSELF

Many say, why do we express love only during Valentines? Shouldn’t love be an everyday affair? Yes, I agree, but to those who said that, ask yourself again, do you practice love to the above every day? If not, why not start on Valentines 2009. Express your love, in any way, to at least one of the above.

For me, I will do the following :
1. Cook a Valentine meal for my gf.
2.Wish Happy Valentines to my family.
3.Buy a gift for my furkid.
4. Send a special valentine note to a fellow blogger, who is having a tough time in her life.
5.Make a donation to church, for their onwards contribution to the needy (although I am tying this to another reason)
6.Buy new plants for my garden
7.And lastly, smile to everyone and try and wish them Happy Valentine’s Day

Let there be more love….. Love that Coke

Curiosity of Beginning.

I started my new job in one of the largest dairy company in the world. To me every beginning is end of one. In other words, without the previous beginning we will not have this new one. We must learn from history and excel from it. I bring with me much greatness and I left buried many, trials and failures.

Like Coca Cola, it has a colorful beginning and ends. Here are some highlights

May 1886 : Beginning of Coca Cola. Average daily sales was 6
1917 – Average daily sales 3 million
1985 – Coca Cola changed formula and lost market share. They did a re-called of the old formula to meet drinkers demand.
1993 – 10 billion cases sold worldwide
Today – Largest Brand Name with USD 50 billion turnover.

I was like a curious cat as I joined the new company, although the curiosity has not killed me yet. I found the company to be exciting, with many platforms for learning. My colleagues were great, ones who cherish in many ways life, and yet committed to the company. The industry is a healthy as it claims.

All is good and will be good. Wish me luck as I help the company take the RM 9.00 for a pack of cigarette and make the consumer drink more milk

Jubilation of Leaving

From my previous post, Frustration of Happenings, you would have known I left my previous company , a tobacco manufacturer. Resigning is not a bad word or thing. Although your ex-bosses will make it seem as though it’s a cardinal sin, its actually not.

I won’t say there was huge celebration when I left. I guess in many ways, its good that I have left. I opened up opportunity to other to sit at my high level job, the company is determined to grow faster without my pessimism, my (ex) colleagues (those who are frustrated with me) can progress better through their inefficiencies and in-competencies, my dog is happier cause I go home earlier to play with her. My banker is happier cause I have more deposits, I contributed to the economy by buying another made-in-malaysia car. I get to learn more work experience and contribute more to society.

Don’t get me wrong, I left the company in good terms. It was a jubilant leaving. I am glad (as I discovered) that I have touched many people’s heart during my 5 ½ years there. I have learned much from the company too. My ex-company gave me many opportunities to grow. But like I told my Sales Director, I left not because of the company, I left because I have lost faith in the organization. Its hard to continue without faith, its like life without religion.

Coca Cola ex-CEO, Dauglas Ivester, left the company with a farewell package of USD 17.8 mil , I left with a cake on my last day, and thousand of memories. But memories will be testament to how , if one is hardworking, the future will be a great beginning for more memories.

Frustration of Happenings

For many of you who have read my postings, I have been ranting a lot on my previous company, our politic(ian) and my beloved country. I guess like all normal human beings, I have been exposed to frustration, either being frustrated, an object of frustration or being the person, people are frustrated with.

Coca Cola company, being a global company, has its many shares of being frustrated or a frustee. From frustrated coca cola drinker, who complains about rewards points to Malaysia Politician calling for people to ban Coca Cola in their fridges during the recent frustration of the war in Gaza.

Well over the last 3-4 months, I had my share of frustration. Being frustrated with the way my (ex) company is operating, my more ambitious (ex) colleagues being frustrated with me cause I am always right , all my (ex) colleagues, venting their frustration to me over lunch and me being frustrated with my (ex) bosses.

I then discovered that, being a subject of frustration is not healthy at all. I have then learned to channel my colleagues and my energy else where. For instance, a group of us bought PSPs and have a few games everyday after work. I have also advised another colleague to start blogging to take her frustration away. I ask another to take yoga. Another colleague nearly committed ‘suicide’. He did not die, but he’s ‘brain’ dead. These are people who I can help. For myself. I RESIGNED.

First Coke of The Year

As how Coca Cola is truly a global brand, here are many ways of wishing you a Happy New Year !

Chinese (Xin Nian Kuai Le) Dutch (GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR!) French (Bonne Annee), Cantonese (Sun Leen Fai Lok) Japanese (Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu) Russian (S Novim Godom) Vietnamese (Chuc Mung Tan Nien) Italian (Felice anno nuovo) Swedish (GOTT NYTT ÅR! /Gott nytt år!)

Yes, I have been missing, but not without a reason. Here are the many things that happened in the last couple of months "Frustration of Happenings" ; "Jubilation of Leaving" ; "Celebration of Festivity" ; "Curiosity of Beginning" ; "Wondering of Excellence"

I will write individually of the above in the next couple of days. Rest assured I will be posting more from today onwards.

Chinese New Year has been a celebration of renewed meaning as a time of human connection between family and friends. Coca Cola launched campaign which invites the public to participate, sharing their own personal stories about who they chose to share their first Coke of the year with and give their First Coke of the Year to the person of their choice, both on-line and in-store.

Who will you share your first Coke with?