Happy Chinese New Year 2011



Happy Rabbit New Year



It is Chinese New Year!

This year is the rabbit year, a placid year, very much welcomed and needed after the ferocious year of the Tiger. We should go off to some quiet spot to lick our wounds and get some rest after all the battles of the previous year.

Good taste and refinement will shine on everything and people will acknowledge that persuasion is better than force. A congenial time in which diplomacy, international relations and politics will be given a front seat again. We will act with discretion and make reasonable concessions without too much difficulty.

We at Labquip wishes everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year and happy holidays!

Malaysia wins AFF-Suzuki Cup

Malaysia has won the AFF-Suzuki Cup on a 4-2 aggregate. Indonesia won the second leg of the final 2-1 in Jakarta on Wednesday night while Malaysia had won the first leg 3-0 in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. The scorers for Indonesia were Mohammad Ridwan (87th minute) and Mohammad Nasuha (71st). Safee Sali had scored in the 53rd minute to put Malaysia 1-0 in the lead.

It was a significant success for Malaysia as the last time the senior national team became champions in a regional competition was at the 1989 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. It was also the first time in the AFF Championships since 1996 that Malaysia has become champions.

To make it a grand night for Malaysia, Safee won the Golden Boot award with five goals to his name. The striker was on target twice in the first leg.

Later Wednesday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak declared Friday, Dec 31, a public holiday in recognition of our team's AFF-Suzuki Cup triumph.

It is indeed a great day for Malaysians today. Spirits are high with victory and also a public holiday tomorrow as announced by our Prime Minister.

Even football star, Rio Ferdinand tweeted, "Congratulations 2 Malaysia who beat Indonesia in the Suzuki cup final. I played against Malaysian u23 team 18months ago, quite a good team."

Good job Malaysian Team, you have made us proud!
Resources taken from The Star Online and Twitter

Precious Moments

Merry Christmas

Dear all,

It's the Christmas season!

It's the season for gifts, candies, and most importantly it's the season of sharing.

SO share all your money to me people. Haha, just kidding.

Let me share some information on Christmas and its celebration.

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.

Although traditionally a Christian holiday, Christmas is also widely celebrated by many non-Christians. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly.

In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in some areas, including North America, Australia and Ireland) is a popular mythological figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.
Christmas has for many centuries been a time for the giving and exchanging of gifts, particularly between friends and family members.

Christmas Eve is a day that is as much anticipated as the big day itself. Traditionally, it is a time for families and loved ones to gather; marked by the Christmas dinner which is usually a noisy affair.

Then it's time for prayer and thankgiving as families congregate in churches for midnight mass or Christmas service. A Nativity play (or Christmas pageant) is usually held before service begins.

In Malaysia, it is common to see people from different beliefs (among the non-Muslims) attending these church gatherings, to observe if not to soak in the festive spirit. These midnight services are characteristically very lively; people of different backgrounds and ethnicity (both locals and foreigners), all decked in their best, could be seen singing hymns and carols with much enthusiasm, led by a spirited choir.

The celebration then continues till the wee hours of the morning. Typically, families would have late meals (known here as supper) at home, during which the colourful Christmas lights would be blinking, Jim Reeves would be singing in the background, the kids would be running around excited, and gifts would change hands.

I'll stop here for this post as I'm anticipating my company's Christmas lunch which will be held at Bora Asmara, Kg. Pencala. So, my next update will be on our event for today so I'll post up lots of pictures on what we will be doing today.

Before I end this, Labquip would like to wish a very Merry Christmas to everyone and best wishes from all of us in Labquip.

Until next time~

DEEPAVALI CELEBRATIONS

Dear all,

Yes, I know it has been a long time since I've updated.

And no, I'm not dead. I've been infected by a dangerous disease that terrorizes mankind even till today, it is known as, PROCASTRINATION!!

According to Wikipedia,

Procastrination is the deferment of actions or tasks to a later time. Psychologists often site this human behaviour as a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision.

Anyway, one of Malaysia's major celebration, the "HARI DEEPAVALI" falls on 17 October 2009, which is on a Saturday.
I know most who do not work on the Saturday mourns the loss a holiday but no matter, the celebration still go wild on the weekends. At 12.00am Friday night, the fireworks was released non-stop for several hours. Well, I know I will lose my beauty sleep so why don't I join in to the celebrations as well by hanging out in my porch and wishing my neighbours a Happy Deepavali.

Just for your information, Deepavali is commonly known as the Festival of Lights, the celebration of Deepavali (or Diwali) marks the triumph of good over evil, the victory of light over dark.

For Malaysians and Singaporeans, 'Open houses' are held where Hindus welcome fellow family and friends of different races and religions to their house for a scrumptious meal. This is a practice unique to us and shows the goodwill and friendly ties practised by all during any festive occasion.
As such, Mr. Arjan held an open house on 17 October 2009 at his house in Singapore.

Everyone from Labquip Group was invited along with their spouses, partners and family.

Here are some pictures of what they did on that day,

Lastly, we would like to wish a Happy Belated Deepavali to everyone.

Lots of love from everyone from LABQUIP.

Selamat Hari Raya

To all our Muslims colleagues, partners and friends,

We from Labquip Group wishes all Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri or Happy Eid-ul-Fitr.



For those who "balik kampung", please be careful on the road and drive safely.

By the way, Labquip (M) Sdn. Bhd. will be closed starting from 19 September till 22 September and our office opens back on 23 September 2009.

So for all those messages received during that time will only be replied on 23 September 2009.

For those Muslim colleagues, please do not forget to bring back all the raya cookies from your kampung and drop it off at Labquip. Erm, this is Mahendran's request. *shifty eyes*

And for those non-Muslims, let's have fun on the Raya holiday.

That's all for now.

Over and out.

Buka Puasa at Tropicana Golf & Country Club

Tropicana Golf & Country Club, exclusive, secure and all-inclusive. Located in the prime suburb of Petaling Jaya, this lush green golf course is indeed a wonderful sight for sore eyes especially for those who have busy lifestyle.

Talk a walk inside the airy and spacious interior of the Clubhouse and one is immediately impressed by the two grand staircases sweeping down in a graceful arch from opposing sides.

Stained glass panels and a three-tiered, antique chandelier which hangs from the dome at the centre of the ceiling add atmosphere to the Clubhouse interior. Italian granite flooring and lush, green flora makes up the rest of the wing, giving it the luxurious feel of tropical colonial properties of old, complete with a tranquil Spanish courtyard.

On the 28th of August, an auspicious date to some people, Labquip had decided to organise a Buka Puasa Dinner for the Muslims staff while non-Muslims are also able to enjoy a scrumptious buffet at Tropicana Golf & Country Club.

Faizah: Ms. Tee, makanlah, sedap tau.

Ms. Tee: Yakah, mmmm sedap juga ya.

There were so many variety of food that some we never even seen before. And thus, we stuffed ourselves silly.

Makan, makan, makan, makan, minum, makan, makan, makan, makan.

Rita: Senyum, ada orang nak ambil gambar ni...

Yani: Tengah makan la.....

Haikal: Apa khabar, Haikal staff baru Labquip!!

This cute kid is actually our new staff.

Seriously!!

Really!!

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Anyway, we would like to wish all Muslims, Selamat Berpuasa and Berbuka Puasa from all of us at Labquip.Top from left: Saad, Mahendran, Mazwan, Muraly
Middle from left: Faizah, Ms. Tee, Rita, See Wah
Bottom from left: Haikal, Yani

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