The passing of a friend

Last Wednesday, 28 September 2005, we received a sad news about a passing of a friend, who was also a CIMA Malaysia's SDC committee member, Dr. Unvar Rahman Abdul Muthalib. He had succumbed to the dengue fever which had plagued our city these last few weeks. He was the Assistant Professor in the Accounting Department, UIA. His contributions to CIMA Malaysia, especially through SDC, was invaluable.

It is sad that he had to go this way. We are all saddened by his demise.

No farewell words were spoken
No time to say goodbye
You were gone before we knew it
And only God knows why

Since you'll never be forgotten
We pledge to you today
A hallowed place within our hearts
Is where you always stay

(excerpt from a poem called "If tears could build a stairway" [anon.])


To his wife and children he left behind, we offer them our deepest condolences. May God grant them strength to face the days ahead.

To Dr. Unvar Rahman, we bid you our last farewell, and thank you for giving us the chance to know you and be your friends.


Al-Fatihah.

No news is good, or bad?

I had not posted anything in my blog for nearly a month now. I didn't realise it was that long but I was quite busy these past few weeks. I also noticed that Rodie's site is no longer there! I enjoyed reading his posts and now I shall miss them. I wonder whether he has a new site - does anyone know?

It's also relatively quiet these few days. There's not much 'excitement' in the paper and the market is also going sideways (note to myself: stay away from the market!). I guess we are waiting for the budget to be tabled. One thing for sure - there will be a rise in the 'sin' tax. So, expect a rise in the cigarette and liquor price.

So far, Pak Lah has yet to deliver that "punch" that can push up our economy. The oil price increase saw an increase in the price of everyday goods. I used to buy like 2 chicken every week from the Pasar Tani. Now, I only buy 1 chicken every alternate week. I don't think it will ever go down to the level it ised to be. It'll take time to adjust, but I guess the public will soon forget about all these price increase and life will move on. I just hope that Pak Lah will not give any more bad news.

When I was a student (late 80's, early 90's), teh-o-ais costs RM0.50 per glass. Nasi lemak (with 1/2-hard boiled egg) was also RM0.50 per packet. For a RM1.00 - you get a decent breakfast already. Now, teh-o-ais can cost more than RM1.00 in certain places. The price of most things went up more than double, but sadly, our average take-home-pay doesn't. It is something worth pondering....

All this talk about teh-o-ais and nasi lemak makes me hungry, maybe I'll skip my latte today.