Dato Nadzmi & HICOM Alumni

Morning - Had breakfast with Hj Nisbar (x-PHN, x-MTB, now attached to HICOM Chevrolet). Berbual, borak kosong. Asked him for some updates on Dato' Nadzmi (Salleh) - DNS - Chairman, Proton Holdings Berhad (Hj visited Dato' days before).

(note: DNS suffered a mild stroke in India. Had flown back to Malaysia and transferred to a private hospital here)

Last sekali jumpa Dato' Nadzmi in person during HICOM Alumni Hi-Tea.

(note: HICOM Alumni is a group of x - officers/staff/kakitangan HICOM yang rapat dan terbabit secara langsung membina/bangunkan HICOM Holdings Berhad & Kumpulan di bawahnya termasuk Proton, EON, MTB, HICOM Petro-Pipes dan berpuluh lagi anak syarikat hingga mampu jana cash-cow RM1 billion dengan nilai sesaham HICOM waktu itu cecah RM8 (dulu la, la ni tak cecah...))

Share sikit gambo during HICOM Alumni Hi-Tea

Ong Beng Kong (right)

Ni gambo Dato' Nadzmi with his smiling face. Orangnya baik, peramah dan mudah tersenyum SAMA seperti orang di kiri/kanan/depan Dato'. Di kanan - Jamil (dulu orang kuat Alam Flora). Kiri adalah Hj Nisbar.

My former boss Engineering Division Head, Mr Matthew Phung (second from right) - my first task under him was to help him shutting down HICOM Freightmate's operation.

ha ha ha ZRY pun ader...

Chandra Kumari (diri) with Puan Sri (wife to the late Chairman - Tan Sri Jamil Jan)

Kiri sekali Datuk Saufi x-MD HICOM with Zam dan kanan sekali Aziz
Munusamy (centre - dulu jaga duit) & Hj Makmon (blue shirt).

Azman Ahmad, Kamarul Azman, Musa Dahlan & Azhar

Nur Balkish Hood, Wan Rohani, Kak An & Zamara (IT)

Bosses - i used to work with. Yang berjanggut tu Haji Rahim. Pakar dalam bidangnya - Engineering. Was in his team for Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) Project, Wafer Fabrication Project, Alloy Casting Project & Johnson Matthey HICOM (Catalytic Converter Project)

Lady in pink - Rozimah

Hj Harun, Jayaratnam, Foo Chee Tiew & Munusamy. Mr. Jayaratnam was previously MD of HICOM Petro-Pipes (HPP). My final job before leaving DRB-HICOM was (in his team) to close HPP's operation (save the company from bleeding further)

Narzita, Latifah, Ratna Juita, Fadilah

Hisham Taha & Balkish (dua orang my batch (HICOM intake masa tu) - semua dah tak de kat situ...)

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OK, Khas kepada Dato' Nadzmi, banyakkan bersabar dan berdoa. Kami doakan semoga Dato' cepat sihat/sembuh sepenuhnya.

Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional, PROTON Exora & Saga

proton exora

Toyota Wish + Grand Livina + Waja = Proton Exora? Proton EXORA (malay>> eks-zo-ra). Tentative OTR (HL) = RM76,000. Colours Available - Genetic Silver, Tranquility Black, Gaia Blue, Blue Haze, Pyrite Brown. Ready with 5-spoke alloy wheels 195/65R 15"rims + bluetooth + LCD monitor/DVD etc. I was told Proton received almost 1,000 bookings (since 21 Feb) for this model (booking without hugging the car!!! actually no Exora in showroom yet - but due to excellent Proton's quality - Proton Exora managed to seduce customers' trust - no need to view, just do booking. Looking at the pic and opportunity to sneak preview during Proton's Open Day this Proton MPV can be considered as new achievement to Proton. Congrats to Proton and to all hardworking group of friends there in Proton. My worry is only on its 1.6 engine --- whether can carry 7-seater as fast as Innova/Wish/Hyundai etc - or have to struggle a little bit more...How's the test drive @ Bukit Putus, Genting, Fraser's Hill, Cameron, Jelapang...?

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Update: Please read posting by Ustaz Zaharuddin on Proton MPV: Tempahan & Ulasan Hukum (thanks to blog reader & email).

Pic - Proton Saga 1.3 BLM
Klik untuk besarkan - ada tulis -

ruang bagasi 413 liter, boleh muat 50 biji durian besar

kata Datuk David Arumugam (Alleycats)
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(Dato' Nadzmi, Dato' Syed, Kak Faridah) Saya kesian kat Atuk Sedara saya, dia baru 7 bulan beli/guna Proton Saga 1.3 (macam gambar kat bawah ni, warna biru gitu-gitu). Tapi nak wat camana, mungkin bukan rezeki dia, power window dah rosak/tak leh turun/naik cermin, reverse sensor nak bunyi macam tak nak bunyi, tempat kunci tak leh pusing (camana nak hidupkan enjin?) terpaksa kena tow pi bengkel, ganti baru. Body pulak tidak diinsulate bunyi dengan jerap -- boleh dengar bunyi motor/kereta yang lalu kat tepi walaupun tingkap tutup habis, kalau mat rempit lalu, boleh terkejut Atuk. Nasib baik la under warranty - tapi Atuk macam frust je, kereta baru beli tapi dah ulang alik Pusat Servis EON bertauliah (authorised service center). Dia habaq kat saya (masa pi ikut dia tukaq power window regulator/motor) --- bukan masalah kereta under warranty tapi leceh la, tak larat nak ulang alik workshop...

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Saya berdoa semoga Atuk sedara saya tu terus tabah dan cekal menggunakan Proton Saga 1.3 barunya itu.