Welcome to bigfoothill.

Greetings to you. May you feel at home and enjoy what I am sharing on this little corner. I am learning as much as I can from you and fellow blogger community. It is my first attempt at blogging. Who knows, it could be another source of information for the community and at the same time it could well be another source of income for me as I am as much interested in making money online. Let's go from here...

Saturday, October 29, 2011

8TV Fun Party Time at Auto-City, Juru, Penang

8TV is having Fun Party Time at Auto-City with its team of Stars and Emcees.  The time is 8.00pm on Sunday 30 October, 2011.  See you there.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Hua Yang Quaterly results

Remember my tea break for shares? This is my maiden post on share investment where I pick this company as one of the stocks in my portfolio.

A check on the Bursa Malaysia announcements, Hua Yang has announced their Q2 FY2012 results that are very impressive with Profit before tax(PBT) of RM18.89m for the current year Q2 ending 30th September, 2011 increased by more than 320% over the previous year corresponding Q2 figure of RM5.90m.  The cumulative  PBT year to date for current year  increased by more than 269% over the previous year cumulative period of corresponding period. The net asset per share attributable to equity holders of the parent company stood at RM2.23 as at end of current quarter period as compared to preceding financial year end of RM2.05.
Hua Yang Q2FY2012 results announcement here from Bursa Malaysia website
They had earlier on 22 August 2011 announced a 7.5 % first and final dividend and duly paid on 28 September, 2011. On 13 October, 2011, the company announced a bonus issue of 1:3 and the entitlement date is on 28 October, 2011 and the ex-date is on 25 October, 2011.

I was impressed with their performance when I was looking for a good dividend paying shares to invest and bought and hold on until now hoping that it would reach my personal target price of RM2.00.  However, due to the European zone crisis and the global downtrend, it has gone down below my entry point and now it is just closing at RM1.60 as at 19 October, 2011. Hopefully it will be there regardless of the bad news from Europe zone. It could have been easily achieved if not for the negative sentiments over the last two months. After the bonus issue, if the price goes up to probably RM2.00, to me, it will then be trading at its fair value.  The volume of transactions in recent weeks are not like that of those of more established names in the properties such as the YTLLand, Malton, UEMLand, Dutaland and UOADev. The interest in the counter is picking up slowly after the announcement of the bonus issue.

According to its press release recently, the company is confident of reaching its sales target of RM350millions for FY2012. They have ongoing projects in Klang Valley, Ipoh and Johor to sustain them through to the FY2012.  Hopefully it will boost investors confidence to stay invested in the company. It is covered by a number of research houses.  Here is a link to RHB Research's report that is available on Hua Yang's website at Investor Relations.

Notice : The blogger takes no responsibility for the contents of this blog, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss however arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this blog. The above opinion is not an invitation to buy or sell.  It is just solely my opinion serving my blogging interest and an expression of thoughts and ideas of the author and shall not be construed and taken as and investment advice.  This is not an advisory service and I do not charge any subscription fee. The blogger disclosed it is deemed an interested investor by virtue of its investment in the stock until its disposal of holding it in its portfolio. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis and/or commentary on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Kindly consult your investment advisor before making any investment decision.

Birth. Of Heirs or of Hairs?

On a recent trip down South in July 2011, while spending some time walking around Johor Baru City, a friend introduced us to BIRTH.  The signage on the front door is unique and eye-catching.  Step into the place and you will be greeted by the house hairstylists and directors who can help you to look good in your new image with some hair cuts, perms, styling, curls, blows and treatments.  You can have your hair shampooed and washed clean while you relax with some cool music in the background or chat with the hairstylist as they give you some light massage to relax your tired mind and body muscles especially around your scalp, neck and shoulders.

The price for the service is reasonable and according to your preferences as to who to attend to you.  It so happened the two hairstylists attending to us were from Ipoh and Penang. From their feed-backs, it seemed that business here is good and the earnings and rewards are higher as compared to the same work done up in the North.  Many of their customers are regulars and some came from Singapore just across the causeway.  The currency exchange is certainly a plus point for the Singaporeans to pamper themselves with excellence hair care and services beside shopping and eating good sumptuous foods at Johor Baru especially during the weekends and public holidays since it is comparatively cheaper in Malaysia for the same kind of services than in Singapore.

The design of the signage was by the proprietor of the shop who is also a fashion and interior designer.There are many interesting items on display and decorations inside the shop.  Unfortunately, taking pictures inside the shop is not allowed.  So you can drop by for a hair treatment of hair cut to check it out when you are in Johor Baru.  The shop is along Jalan Tan Hiok Nee and is on the opposite side of row of shop-houses near the oldest Chinese bakery shop famous for their traditional charcoal oven baked banana cake.

You can pick up and purchase some branded and designers' lady dresses and accessories which are used but as good as new quality, and are imported from Japan and elsewhere.  Bargain a bit and the lady will be generous to give you a good deal. 

Surely in lesser than nine months...or approximately 30 to 90 minutes as you step into and out of the saloon "hospital" , you are a new birth with a new identity looking fantastic in your new hairdo and looking smart putting on your new dress and accessories.  Simply transformed your crown of glory from gray to black, blonde or colored unless you have no hairs! No worry, you still can have the dressing transformation. You will never be the same.
Go experience your Birth at this place for you do not need the Caesarean section from the Gynaecologist or a cut from the Surgeon to be looking young, sensational, premature and babe look.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Who want to be the afc's next celebrity Chef?


While taking a stroll at the Strait Quay, Tanjong Tokong, Penang, Malaysia, there was this signboard at the wall of the shopping mall announcing the search for the Asian Food Channel (AFC)'s next celebrity Chef.  If you are regularly watching television on Astro AFC channel, you will have come across this challenge. 

The search will be held at the E & O Hotel, Georgetown, Penang soon.  Penang is famous for hawker foods and gourmets.  It is the cooking pot for the Asians and Westerns cultures and foods. 
 

So it is just the right place to spend your holidays and fancy to be the next celebrity chef while you travel to enjoy the Pearl of Orient, island in the sun, with sightseeing tour of the Penang Unesco's World Heritage sites which are walking distance from the remarkable grand elegant E & O Hotel at the heart of Georgetown, Penang,Malaysia. Must eat the tropical fruit king, the Durian at Balik Pulau, or wine and dine by the beach at Hard Rock Cafe & Hotel at Batu Ferringhi or go shopping at the Strait Quay or at Gurney Plaza at Gurney Drive or at Queensbay Mall at Bayan Lepas.
 
Be sure to go for the local hawker foods such as the famous Penang Laksa, Penang Char Koay Teow, Penang Hokkien Mee(Spicy Prawn Soup Noodle) Curry Mee (Curry Noodle), Fish Head Noodle Soup and the Penang Rojak (a kind of mixed fruits dessert served with shrimp paste and chilly sauce). Also, please go to Penang Road for the famous celebrity hawker Teo Chew Cendol (a type of green rice noodle served with coconut milk and boiled red bean) and Ice Kacang (Grated ice dessert with various ingredients such as read bean, peanuts, palm seed and colorful sweetener like milk, coconut milk, liquid brown sugar and red colored liquid sugar) stalls.

You may want to pick up some famous Penang nutmegs, pickled or sweetened or especially the dried strands to sprinkle it onto your Penang Ice Kacang  or bottled nutmeg juice, Tambun biscuits at Him Heang at Jalan Burma or buy the famous sesame oils from Ghee Hiang at their shop at Macalister Road junction to spice up your cooking and make a name for yourself as the next celebrity Chef.
An old advertisement of Ghee Hiang's bottled sesame oil
There are so many reviews and comments from so many blogs and tourist guides on Penang and its foods that I am sure you will also have your own says.  You be the judge. Bigfoothill wants to hear from you.

Here, see you as the next Celebrity Chef and do invite me to have a taste of your winning dishes.


Monday, October 17, 2011

Tea Break for Shares

I have not been sharing lately as I was doing some of my personal projects on D-I-Y or sabbatical from my usual work during the past weeks.  You do visit my blog as I do hope to write and share on my D-I-Y once I get around things. It will be my first attempt on a D-I-Y write up and sharing.

Sun, sky and clouds seen over Bukit Mertajam in the afternoon
 It has been quite a while that I do not know what to share but I like to invest in shares.  Invest in shares can help us to make more money and make your money work hard for you while you sleep and rest.  It could also be the opposite it you invested in shares and lost some money.  There will be excitements when you see your portfolio increases in values.  However, you can have sleepless nights and worries when your portfolio of share prices drop suddenly due to some events like announcement of coming General Election and Polling Date and negative news happening locally or globally beyond your control like the Financial Crisis in 2008, the Earthquake and Tsunami in March 2011 at Japan and the recent European zone Sovereign Debts Crisis.  It is certainly not for everyone.

You either love it or hate it.  Your heartbeats and blood pressure readings determine your health condition as it follow the ups and downs of the stock exchanges indexes like the Japanese Nikkei, Hongkong Hang Seng, Singapore Stock Exhange, Bursa Malaysia KLCI or the US Dow Jones indexes.

There are many mistakes in share investments being made by many new traders or investors due to lack of knowledge and of make poor decisions based on tips from friends or relatives and rumors heard in the coffee shops rather than based on some fundamental analysis, technical analysis and own research or fact findings on the counters or companies listed on the stock exchanges (KLSE) or (NYSE) to invest in.  It were hard and bitter lessons learned along the way. 

I have become more careful and better informed as I read and study some books on financial planning, unit-trusts, insurance and  investment links and share investments to educate and to equip myself, make searches for information from business bulletins, internet, television reports, Bursa Malaysia (KLSE) and news or get connected with my remisiers for advice and consultations.  I also subscribed to the stockbroking houses reports.

Well, it certainly helped me to make better informed investment decisions and to be in better mental state of mind in turbulent markets. There is no guarantee that I can make the right picks and make gains each time.  It improved my portfolio selection skill and get better opportunity of making return on investments. At least, I am prepared if I make losses and know how to minimize the portfolio risks.

I came across some of these blogs dedicated to financial investments in stocks and shares that are very interesting and informative which I like and you may like to visit too.  

They are :-
Malaysia-Finance Blogspot (here). The Bonuses are you get to introduced to beautiful ladies, splendid pictures and get good tips on foods and musics too.

Nexttrade (here) Good professional advice, insights on the market outlook, stocks with charts and the technical analysis reports.

Politemarket Blogspot (here) Lively and Interesting but is Taking A Break.  Look forward to the next post and meantime enjoying the older posts.

I am sure you will return to their blogs for more and share it with your friends too.
A narrow, winding and sloping road in BM with the ongoing Ipoh - Padang Besar Electric Double tracking project carried out by Gamuda

Note: I was introduced to share trading and being offered ESOS (Employee Share Option Scheme) when I was in my first banking job in the early 1980s and when my employer was embarking on a one-stop financial center concept for the ease of doing business in a little town up North where there was no stockbroking firm present there then.. The trading was very much different from today as we used manual records, registers and making telephone calls to the appointed dealer to place our orders. The daily newspapers pages on stocks summary which I used to skipped reading suddenly became the all important MUST READ pages from Mondays to Saturdays. Now, with the advancement of technology and electronics gadgets, we can go online and trade online live from anywhere (even when you are in the business of doing private business in toilet just  like the advertisement of MYEG with its appealing beauties in red skirts, of getting your road tax delivered to you at your toilet doorstep) as long as you have access to the internet and your trading account.

By the way, here is a little diversion about MYEG. Its service is really useful to me when my clients are from outstations and when they did not have the car registration card with them if they did not bother to collect it from the bank for safe-keeping under the hire-purchase loan.  I can issue the automobile/motorcar insurance policy online at my Insurance principal's Agency Portal and renew the road tax for my client by logging into MYEG's portal and pay the road tax fee and delivery charges via credit card or online bank fund transfer.  The road tax is then delivered by MYEG directly to my client at their preferred address (Home or Office) within 48 hours.  MYEG is also listed on the Bursa Malaysia.

Notice : The blogger takes no responsibility for the contents of this blog, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss however arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this blog.

Links - Credits and appreciations to :
Bursa Malaysia
Malaysia Finance Blogspot - Mr Salvatore_Dali
Nexttrade - Mr Alex Lu
Politemarket Blogspot
Blood Pressure Association UK