Malaysia Sport Aviation Federation (MSAF)

Last Saturday was the 6th AGM for the Malaysian Sport Aviation Federation (MSAF)...

MSAF was formed under the office of MIGHT(PMs department) and DCA to monitor the sport aviation initiatives in the country.

Much have done to promote the 'new' sport but there are much to do

Last saturday, i was elected to be the Vice President (Sport & Business Development)

:)

My main job is to promote the sport aviation and also to keep the MSAF running by getting some funds an grants from the government.

One thing i did even before being the VP is by organising the Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009 with my friend, Din of AKA balloon..

Organising that event is just a teaser to Malaysia as we will organise more sport aviation carnival very soon...

Look out for the next SF trademark event:)

www.msaf.org.my

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

this is what wikipedia got to say bout it ..

"Respect is esteem for, or a sense of the worth or excellence of, a person, a personal quality, ability, or a manifestation of a personal quality or ability. In certain ways, respect manifests itself as a kind of ethic or principle, such as in the commonly taught concept of "[having] respect for others" or the ethic of reciprocity.

esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability: I have great respect for her judgment.

deference to a right, privilege, privileged position, or someone or something considered to have certain rights or privileges; proper acceptance or courtesy; acknowledgment: respect for a suspect's right to counsel; to show respect for the flag; respect for the elderly''.

WHAT A MOUTHFULL!

Respect is simply an act of good intentions...

ONE should only RESPECT the ONE that respects the other ONE

:) sometime i talk like master yoda (star wars)

Aretha Franklin also thinks R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is important :)

Even Barack Obama respect her for respecting RESPECT untill he ask her to sing (my country tis of thee) during his inauguration last Jan 20, 2009

God wants us to respect each other for all good reasons... as he is the Lord for all of us...

Respect each other for you to be able to respect yourself!

I always respect those who know how to respect others and for those humans who wants and need to respected... i got only one thing to say... dont ask for respect...earn it by respecting others...

Those who still dont understand go to music store and buy Aretha Franklin CDs...

Singapore CusToms

So many hapenings since i last blogging and i will try to re cap the most important things... (one of the reason why i did not update my blog is i still want a 'few' good gentlemen to read my Niat part 2 story)...

Anyway....

last week i was driving down to Singapore with TA (a good buddy of mine) and his buddy from indonesia... we were driving from melaka. The Remote Control Helicopters (aeromodelling) team participating in the Singapore Aeromodelling Competition 2009 in Tuas, Singapore ...

We were using the second link to go into Singapore...

The plan was just go into Singapore to see the finals and the closing ceremony and head back to melaka as some one organises the melaka air Carnival (not so hapening event anyway)

Not knowing SG Customs Law... we were just chatting away thru the customs without checking my car if we got some ciggy box un opened or something... just my bad luck my car was inspected by one bloody nerd custom officer whom i guess desperate to get a job promotion or achieve high marks in his KPIs... he inspected my car in and out and found 2 ciggerete box not open ...frankly im not a smoker...onely smoke when im driving long distance/tired... he ask me to park my car and follow him to the custom office...

He even check my engine if im trying to smuggle more ciggy in my engine... tru dumbo!

well anyway to cut the 2 hour arguement short we end up being charge SGD 400 for the 2 boxes...

the thing is..even some singaporeans were cought and fined.... i have sent a letter anyway to the sg customs and also to straits times as this stupid law is not fair and for personal consumption i dont thing u should be fined SGD 400 for 2 box of ciggy...

Worst there was this chinese lady was cought bringing 'malaysian soil and plants'.. the customs took away her plants and fined her too... ciggy boxes i can understand... cant bring in plants from malaysia???

Are malaysian plants/soil too dirty for Singaporeans Government???

This i believe is too much!

A small island that once belongst to Malaya now thinks that their land is more pure than us.... too much...just too much...

Anyway by the time we get to the competition site...all has ended... but good news..Malaysia team won 1st and 3rd prize (all effort without malaysian gov funding)

anyways....with regards to sg customs interesting law... Shall i do something bout this...you bet!

NIAT: part two

Few weeks ago I wrote about humans' intentions (NIAT)

This is one thing that I just do not understand about human and its characteristics

Why if one human wants to do something the one would not put [his] best effort to do it in upmost perfection...but again ... who is judging???

This time i would like to point out (target: with my sniper riffle) on the welfare department in Malaysia... (Ministry of Women, family..mouthfull) (I would like to give a new name to them "Ministry of Betterliving & Caring" if they really want to change to a result oriented ministry)

We all assume or some dont even bother to care that the welfare department always take care of those unfortunate human beings... well guys U are WRONG! They look caring but no results and only those in the 'market' knows about it...unspoken truth!

Recently there was a case bout the welfare department want to take off some funds from the disabled if there have astro/tv at their homes... nonsense!

(Matters still unsettle and 'they' are suffering still!)

Now I heard that there are some 'homes' either for under privilege kids or orphans DO NOT receive the proper aids from the welfare department.

NOW…. Why is that???

Oh Yeah for your information… to makes matters worse... In the ‘market’ the non-muslim homes get less or none from the welfare to compare to those muslim homes!!!

I hate when humans forget their NIAT in life

Must we differentiate between one muslim kid to a non-muslim kid if your NIAT is to help a Kid!

I will be very very angry when things like this happen and guys .... I will do my best to change this mindset in the relevant ministries or government agencies...

I will do something bout this very soon!

Sharat turns 2 years old:)

Its not this blog turns 2 but my son, Sheikh Sharat Shah :)

190509 he turns 2 years old...

Me, wife, sharat and his bibiq (housemaid) spend sharat's birthday at his 2nd family home for the first time and we had a simple pizza hut dinner and a tiramisu birthday cake for sharat... first time i eat a 'Barney' tiramisu cake:)

Me n wife start sending him to the family friends house since he was 2 months old...

There are beautiful and warm punjaby family...

On weekdays we call him Sharat Singh :)

Sharat is a 'performer' in the making...

He performs!

When he join the entertainment industry..he will be Salman Khan!

When he join the Bizness Empire (that he will build)... he will be Donald Trump!

When he join the politics (in his 30s)... he will Obama

With regards to his 2 year old birthday batch...well frankly we do not wanna do it anymore... me and wife decided to spend our birthdays by going to orphanage homes and have the party there... this saturday will be our first birthday party with the orphans ... cant wait for it!

About Sharat and his future...

Basically he is a happy kid and will have a happy life as he will respect all humans and all religion and bring peace to this world!

Gods willing!

NIAT

Niat means intention...

Humans some how do not know the meaning...

This is the meaning (reference; wikipedia):

Intention:

An agent's intention in performing an action is his or her specific purpose in doing so, the end or goal that is aimed at, or intended to accomplish. Whether an action is successful or unsuccessful depends at least on whether the intended result was brought about. Other consequences of someone's acting are called unintentional. Intentional behavior can also be just thoughtful and deliberate goal-directedness.

In Philosophy;
G.E.M Anscombe made the topic of intentional action a major topic of analytic philosophy with her 1957 work Intention. She argued that intentional action was coextensive with action of which one could ask "why were you doing that?" In the sense that Anscombe meant her question, it was "refused application" by the answer "I was not aware that I was doing that," but not by "for no reason at all." Therefore Anscombe held that it was possible to act intentionally for no reason at all. She also claimed that intentional action was subject to "knowledge without observation."

In the philosophy of mind, intentionality is the property of being "about" something else, or to have some subject matter, in a certain way. Many states of mind, such as thinking about the pyramids, are characteristically about things (in this case the pyramids). Other things, such as words and paintings, can also have kinds of intentionality. Rocks and tables, in general, do not have intentional states.

hmmm... interesting yea... let me try to digest this:
(italic bold is my digestions:))

An agent's intention in performing an action is his or her specific purpose in doing so, the end or goal that is aimed at, or intended to accomplish.

An agent or a person need to know why he/she had that intention....

then he acts towards its goal


Whether an action is successful or unsuccessful depends at least on whether the intended result was brought about.

The success on achieving the goal of the intention is depends on the sincerity and seriousness of the intention...

An agent should NOT stop (his good intention) and if no hope of success... dont give up... source for it!

Other consequences of someone's acting are called unintentional. Intentional behavior can also be just thoughtful and deliberate goal-directedness.

When a person is act as an agent of intention... that person will have a strong will power and self confident as a weapon of mass destruction!

I have come accross so many humans in my life...

Not many understand the meaning of the word, coz they dont know the real reason of why(s);

Why we do good?
Why we do bad?
Why we do things that we do?
Why we pray?
Why we help those in need... how far?
Why we dont help?
Why we fight?
Why we stop fighting?
Why we think?
Why we need to think?
Why we care?
Why we need to care?

.... think..... Why....

http://syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com

Syed Akbar Ali is a good friend and mentor

I just wanna share what he wrote bout one of my initiatives for Malaysians and some comments on his post:

:)


MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009
Creating Heroes : Sheikh Faleigh
By Syed Akbar Ali




There are a thousand reasons why UMNO is losing popularity among the Malays (and everyone else). Many of the reasons can be read here in the many angry comments and replies. They can also be heard in other Blogs, at the Kopitiam and the mamak shops.



And yet there is one more reason too. The UMNO system of largesse and patronage does not allow the creation of independent heroes among the Malays. If you do not have the party’s patronage (meaning if you are not a supporter) then it is most likely that the powers that be may not pay much attention to you. They can also seriously obstruct your forward motion.


Some academic type people were discussing this sometime back and came to agree on this point too. Even in sports, in the badminton associations, football associations and others everything is politicized.


Recall the young man from Penang who swam across the English Channel? He was an UMNO Youth protégé. They took him under their wing. Later he became a Datuk. (Anyone knows where he is now?)


The taxi permits are politicized (who cares about the poor cab drivers or the suffering public). The award of hawkers licenses are politicized. Everything is controlled.


If you don’t stop to kowtow your local party boss, then you are out of the largesse loop. This has become the norm. And this is greatly resented by many many people, especially the young Malays. Hence they are voting for other parties.


The party has to learn (by yesterday) to go out and genuinely help people without expecting anything in return, without checking if someone is a prty supporter or not. It is called selfless public service. Nak sebut altruism pun boleh.


Despite the stranglehold on just about everything in the country, there are numerous people from among the Malays who are able to break through barriers and emerge on top minus the heavy political connections or largesse. One such person is a young man (33 years old) called Sheikh Faleigh. He is listed in the local records as the youngest entrepreneur etc.


Sheikh is into major event management. He is an incorrigible entrepreneur. Tenacious when he latches on to something. I met him many years ago when he was in his twenties and already a successful entrepreneur. It was during a dinner meeting with the then Datuk Bandar of Kuala Lumpur (cant recall which one but also got ‘booted’ out of office).


I remember I had forgotten to bring a pen. Sheikh had a pen and was doodling on a small note book (or so I thought). I asked to borrow his pen to take some notes of the Datuk Bandar’s speech. The boy became visibly uneasy like he really needed to have the pen back. So I gave it back to him and he seemed happy ‘doodling’ again. Later he told me that he needs to constantly write things down, ideas that popped into his head about how to make money, what venture to explore and so on. (In brief never ask to pinjam his pen).


As with all entrepreneurship not all ventures are financially successful. But what marks the usahawan is their tenacity to never let go. They always bounce back, trying this or that, until one day they hit the mother lode.


Not too long ago I introduced Sheikh to a very savvy Chinese tycoon. It was just a short introduction but before I knew it, the young man had convinced the tycoon into doing something with him.


Most recently Sheikh has organized the Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Fiesta on March 28 and 29. The first of its kind in Malaysia, more than 19 hot air balloon enthusiasts from around the world came to participate. The event turned out to be a resounding success. Over 150,000 people came to the Fiesta including the Yang Di Pertuan Agong’s four young children.


Perhaps for the first time, Putrajaya was filled to the brim with people. The streets became parking lots for the over 150,000 people who came. (I am also glad the event was not held in Kuala Lumpur, which would have caused massive traffic jams and disrupted business for the whole weekend.)


What is significant was that Sheikh organized the whole event without any Government help or assistance from the Ministry of Tourism. He is also not a member of UMNO. Actually he is quite sore at the Ministry of Tourism who did not lend a hand although the Fiesta attracted 150,000 people and helped put Malaysia on the world hot air ballooning map (which apparently has its own crazy followers – just like the F1).


A Google search for the 1st Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta 2009 registers over 34,000 sites while Yahoo generates 25,600 references. This is tremendous exposure for Malaysia.


Sheikh says there are major Hot Air Balloon Fiestas in Thailand and Phillippines which have been going on for over 10 years. In Thailand the King is the Royal Patron and hosts the event free for the public.


Sheikh wants to make the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta here an annual affair too. Knowing Sheikh he will possibly get Royal Patronage too.


You can see more pictures of the Fiesta here


Ever entrepreneur needs a break. I hope Sheikh Faleigh will take off to the skies (and quite literally too).



Posted by Syed Akbar Ali at 1:58:00 PM
9 comments:
Anonymous said...
As usual, I'm sure there will be some political characters trying to gain some mileage from him.

But Sir, there are many stories like this, and these people are not into politics and don't believe it will help.
Monday, April 13, 2009 2:38:00 PM
Anonymous said...
Finally a Bumiputera that is standing on his two feet without the Government/UMNO help.

I totally salute this man! Keep up the good work! I hope more Bumiputera brothers and sisters like him will step forward.

From a non-Bumiputera.
Monday, April 13, 2009 2:56:00 PM
Anonymous said...
i hope he will become very successful and got paid by the government and putrajaya holding less than 45 days.
Monday, April 13, 2009 3:09:00 PM
flyer168 said...
Dear Syed,

Sheikh Faleigh - Sounds like a great guy.

Just how do you define a "HERO"?

Now that God Almighty has "Enlightened & Empowered" him....

I would like to advise him to "Go Forth" beyond "Malaysian Shores" to "Establish" himself in "their Register Book" as an "International Hot Air Balloon Enthusiast Committee member" on his OWN steam without any "Malaysian Govt & Corporate" Sponsorship....

It is not in the "Money or Sponsorship" rather the "Passion, Honesty & Sincerity" that will attract the "Money".

Money & Accolades will come from ALL sides if one has "Achieved through Passion, the Honourable way".

My salams & best wishes to him.

Cheers bro.
Monday, April 13, 2009 3:10:00 PM
sf said...
waaaaahhhhhh... kembang hidung aku bro:))

sorry bout the 'pen' thing..tak perasan aku... when we talked ...looking at u give me ideas already on the letter to PM what to do....tak sengaja aku minta pen balik...didnt remember this untill i read it in yr blog.... hehehe... but really.... thnx bro...
Monday, April 13, 2009 4:29:00 PM
sf said...
thnx ya all...

i am going Australia to challenge myself doing some biz there.... i find pple there are less judgemental... doing few things...opening up Kelantan Delights restaurant and bistro with a close friend and also to fly Malaysia hot air balloon in the australia circuit promoting the country... Malaysia need to be more creative in promoting our existence and NOT only relying on tourism offices worldwide... One of my ideas to the gov is to but a hot air balloon with malaysia pictures on it and one more a special shape balloon...a shape of our Twin Towers and me n my team will participate in the hot air balloon fiesta in europe,americas n etc... most creative ways to promote the country....and we do not need rm 300mil budget from gov to do this mass creative promotion... thnx guys for the encouraging comments and brother thnx for the cool story on heroes:)
Monday, April 13, 2009 4:36:00 PM
Tok Pendita said...
make the universe our ally and have thoughts of abundance as opposed to scarcity. An entrepreneur thinks of wealth as an infinite pie (melimpah-ruah) - and not joining a scramble for stuff like employees do.

Catatan Tok Pendita
tokpendita.blogspot.com
Monday, April 13, 2009 4:39:00 PM
Anonymous said...
I heard your interview with one of the radio station a few months back. You were talking about the balloon thing. You were hit badly once and move office to far away places.

Since your name start with Sheikh, are you having a pure malay/ bumi blood or campuran? I know a mama guy who is a millionaire at about your age. His name starts with Syed.

Maybe mix blood is good for our country's progress. No need political connection, just pure brain and attitude.
Monday, April 13, 2009 10:02:00 PM
flyer168 said...
Syed & SF,

That's the way to go Bro SF....

When you have achieved your International status beyond our shores....

Boy, they will regret allowing their "Window of Opportunity" to go by....

Bet you they will be "Chasing" you with their "Datukship" & it will be your your "Choice" to accept it or tell them to go "Fly Kites!"

Cheers & Good Luck SF.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 4:50:00 AM