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HTTB Cycling and Rice Donation in Cambodia, February 2012

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Money

Note from me: Many of his views and speeches can be controversial and he, Dr Mahathir was the longest serving PM of Malaysia. When the financial crisis in 97 & 98 hit our region hard, he did not turn to IMF for financial help but did it his way. Some may agree with him, some not but Malaysia managed to keep afloat though barely then. Many a time, I disagree with him but this article below, titled "Money" posted by him on his blog, http://chedet.cc/blog/?p=721, I have to concur with him. Quote 1. I wrote recently on the financial problems of Europe at the invitation of the Financial Times. Of course it is not erudite as would those who studied economics and finance would write. Strangely some people agreed with my views. 2. During the financial crisis of 1997-1998 I was forced to read up on the subject. Today I know a bit more about money and finance. But the most important thing about money which everyone of us knows without need to be an economist or financial expert

A Good Hike Up Gunung Nuang, Selangor

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It is my second climb to Gunung Nuang and my first, as organiser. I organished this climb for my Mount Kinabalu team in mind, preparing them well as trekking in Gunung Nuang is in fact more challenging than Mt Kinabalu though the former measures 1,495 metres in height as opposed to the latter's 4,095 metres. In the end, 14 including me from the Mt Kinabalu team confirmed their participation and the balance 6 slots were filled by members of HTTB. The 20 of us are: SP, Jac, Dora, Jacky, May, Julie, Kwan, Hui Chin, Junko, Edmund, Tommy, Angella, Jon, Johan, Rene, Audrey, CK, Yosuke, Karen and me. On 16 Feb, Friday all of us except for Tommy who was waiting at Woodlands checkpoint assembled at Causeway Point and at about 11.15pm we were ready to set off for Malaysia. I have chartered a 21-seater mini coach which should give us little more comfort than any 10-seater combi, given that we will be sleeping on the coach enroute. The driver was not sure of the way but phew , with Kwan