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		<title>To where it all began&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Countries Visited Jordan Egypt Syria Tour Duration 16 days Tour Description Land in Jordan with Royal Jordanian Airways. The Jordanian experience begins Up in the air. First stop on terra firma &#8211; Petra! Come join me and see this amazing wonder and relive the fantasy of being Indiana Jones and his crusade! Then we charge [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=123&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<div><strong>Countries Visited</strong> Jordan<img src="http://media.gapadventures.com/media-server/static/images/country-flags/jo.png" alt="" /> Egypt<img src="http://media.gapadventures.com/media-server/static/images/country-flags/eg.png" alt="" /> Syria<img src="http://media.gapadventures.com/media-server/static/images/country-flags/sy.png" alt="" /></div>
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<p>Land in Jordan with Royal Jordanian Airways. The Jordanian experience begins Up in the air.</p>
<p>First stop on terra firma &#8211; Petra! Come join me and see this amazing wonder and relive the fantasy of being Indiana Jones and his crusade!</p>
<p>Then we charge onwards to Kerak Castle, and go back in time &#8211; back to the Crusades. Remember the movie Kingdom of Heaven? Let&#8217;s do our own take of it here!</p>
<p>To cap it off, and to unwind a bit, we head to Wadi Rum &#8211; an oasis of tranquility, Bedouin style.</p>
<p>From here, we jet off to Cairo and do all it takes to conquer Egypt and soak it all in. From the must-do presidential pyramids and museums, to some pedestrial alley for best kept food secrets to the many tombs. Our 8 days in Egypt will be biblical, unprecedented and magical all the way.</p>
<p>Cairo aside, we will head to Alexandria and tick off the top attractions. Don&#8217;t worry &#8211; Mount Sinai is included. We won&#8217;t come back down with tablets of commandments, but with memory chips of photos that would last an eternity (at least in our lifetime!!)</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve always wondered how awe-struck I would be in front of the majestic Abu Simbel. We will head there too &#8211; and we can count the minutes it takes me to regain my breath.</p>
<p>The majestic trip ends in Syria &#8211; crossroads for many and a melting pot of all three monotheistic religion. 2 days in Aleppo and 2 days in Damascus. Sufficient time included for the last minute night market day market, mall and DIY shop-till-we-drop routine.</p>
<p>Now, when shall we go? April? <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Traversing Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[History books in school days donkey years ago portrayed Thailand as a magical and mystical kingdom that never came under British rule. As imperialism swept through most of Asia, Thailand managed to bypass all attempts by foreign forces to conquer and rule. Together with the amazing scenery and tranquility captured and immortalized in the movie [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=106&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>History books in school days donkey years ago portrayed Thailand as a magical and mystical kingdom that never came under British rule. As imperialism swept through most of Asia, Thailand managed to bypass all attempts by foreign forces to conquer and rule.</p>
<p>Together with the amazing scenery and tranquility captured and immortalized in the movie Anna and the King, I knew Thailand has much to offer and is a kingdom that I must set foot in one day.</p>
<p>And so I have&#8230; From the quiet north</p>
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<p>to the clear waters in the many islands</p>
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<p>from the unseen and sacred</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">to the more well known</p>
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<p>and everything metropolitan -</p>
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<p>Thailand is indeed alluring</p>
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		<title>A touch of heaven on earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massages are synonymous with Bangkok &#8211; the City of Angels. Most of us who come to visit have experience multiple type of massages, from traditional to oil, from the lower end 200 Baht per hour right up to the top notch ones. For an oasis of calm right in the middle of this bustling city, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=100&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Massages are synonymous with Bangkok &#8211; the City of Angels. Most of us who come to visit have experience multiple type of massages, from traditional to oil, from the lower end 200 Baht per hour right up to the top notch ones.</p>
<p>For an oasis of calm right in the middle of this bustling city, you should give Bangkok Oasis Spa a try. They are award winning, proper and heavenly.</p>
<p>Imagine a quaint &#8216;soi&#8217;, tucked away from the main Sukhumvit road yet not too far to away, imagine green trees like those from Middle Earth in Lord of the Rings, think of the masseurs as Hobbits ever ready to serve, picture a two or three hour getaway right here&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Speaking Mandarin&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posting in English today, let Malay take a back seat for once. And an incident in Europe comes to mind: Last month, my friend and I visited a shop selling winter wear, here in Europe. It turned out that the products were made in China and the ladies manning the shop were Chinese as well. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=61&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Posting in English today, let Malay take a back seat for once. And an incident in Europe comes to mind:</p>
<p>Last month, my friend and I visited a shop selling winter wear, here in Europe. It turned out that the products were made in China and the ladies manning the shop were Chinese as well.</p>
<p>As they spoke very limited English and we spoke very little of the local language as well, I had to step in and converse in Mandarin and as expected, the shocked look on their faces were gradually replaced with a grin and warm acceptance.</p>
<p>I knew they were really happy to see someone who can speak Mandarin, and is one of them from the great homeland of China but I corrected them by saying &#8220;I&#8217;m from Malaysia&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ma-lai-sia? she responded.  I nodded. Then she quizzed me further &#8211; if you are from Malaysia, how come you can speak Mandarin? And I elaborated again&#8230;</p>
<p>So as we look-see in her shop, I bantered with her in Mandarin. I must admit that I miss speaking Mandarin, at least my Malay is okay since I communicate with my friend in a mixture of it and English.</p>
<p>The Chinese lady then proceeded to ask me confidently in Mandarin, &#8220;Your friend, where is he from?&#8221;</p>
<p>After my obvious answer, she responded: Why so dark? Malaysia got dark skinned people like from India?</p>
<p>-.-</p>
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<p>Currently trotting my way through Asia (South East), hence the long period between postings: Writing my novel and trying to relax at the same time.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, to airline enthusiast, check out this cool site: <a href="http://seatguru.com">http://www.seatguru.com</a></p>
<p>Happy weekend! Have a drink, or two =)</p>
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		<title>Salah Bahasa &#8211;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Dipetik dari http://www.textappealblog.com/ The lead story in a major media outlet in the UK, Skynews, features citizen outrage against McDonald’s.  Skynews reports that a single word in a McDonald’s ad has provoked incensed debate and outcry. It is not an insulting or offensive word, and looks like a perfectly innocent choice by McDonald’s. But online [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=89&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>The lead story in a major media outlet in the UK, Skynews, features citizen outrage against McDonald’s.  Skynews reports that a single word in a McDonald’s ad has provoked incensed debate and outcry. It is not an insulting or offensive word, and looks like a perfectly innocent choice by McDonald’s. But online chat rooms are buzzing with indignation.</p>
<p>The TV commercial promotes the Pound Saver Menu, and begins with the phrase “the pound, also known as a bob”.</p>
<p>A bob is slang for a shilling (one twentieth of a pound), which was eliminated from the British monetary system in 1971 (a pound is a little more than a dollar or a euro).</p>
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<p>As someone ironically posted:</p>
<p>“I suspect the nearest it (the commercial) got to the UK before transmission was when it was dreamed up in an English themed pub in Hollywood.”</p>
<p>Others have demanded that McDonald’s serve them twenty burgers for one pound.</p>
<p>But language does evolve, and it can be argued that today a few people actually do call a pound a bob.</p>
<p>McDonald’s spokesperson swiftly responded to the outcry: “Although a ‘bob’ was formerly used as a slang term for the shilling until the introduction of decimalisation in 1971, research has shown it is now more commonly used as slang for a pound or money in general.”</p>
<p>BEHIND THE NEWS</p>
<p>What’s the big deal? With vegetarian burgers in India and locally farmed meat in France, McDonald’s has worked hard to be a culturally sensitive company and a good local citizen. But don’t worry — the brand is unlikely to be damaged, and the debate provides valuable free media space for the “one pound” offer. Perhaps Skynews didn’t have any other headline news that day.</p>
<p>Still, this is a good reminder of three important cross-cultural facts:</p>
<p>1.    People DO NOT like it when their language is misused, even slightly, by big foreign companies. It can be felt as insulting to their sense of national pride. After all, we spent years at school struggling to master our language’s unlikely grammar and vocabulary. And now some giant from abroad tells us how to speak! Never mind that local brands mix up their words and grammar all the time.</p>
<p>2.    We tend to be most sensitive when the one making the mistake is our neighbour or shares a common language. An Austrian Marketing Director once said to me, tongue-in-cheek: “the Germans speak the same language as us, minus the humour”. And we all know the saying “America and Britain are divided by a common language.”</p>
<p>3.    Would “Consider Different” have had the same impact as Apple’s “Think Different”? Would the BMW campaign work as well by promising “Happiness” rather than “Joy”? As every advertising copywriter knows, a single word CAN make a world of difference – whatever the language.</p>
<p>Inilah akibat tidak mengamati proses &#8216; copywriting&#8217; dan &#8216;translation&#8217; dengan teliti.</p>
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		<title>My nomination for the first Lufthansa A380</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The A380 the new Lufthansa flagship, a special experience, the Lufthansa A380. Find out more about the fascination of a new era in air travel. Take part, Raffles, Downloads, Photos, Video, Gallery, First Flight in 2010. via My nomination for the first Lufthansa A380.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=87&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The A380 the new Lufthansa flagship, a special experience, the Lufthansa A380. Find out more about the fascination of a new era in air travel. Take part, Raffles, Downloads, Photos, Video, Gallery, First Flight in 2010.</p>
<p>via <a href="http://a380.lufthansa.com/SHARED/share/redirect.php?c=de&amp;l=en&amp;i=ax96">My nomination for the first Lufthansa A380</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tampuk Kepimpinan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beberapa minggu yang lalu, perayaan Thaipusam berlangsung di Malaysia. Seperti biasa, saya menghayati beritanya dari luar negara, di mana saya berada. Saya amat kagum membaca mengenai kehadiran PM Najib ke Batu Caves &#8211; satu perkara yang monumental dan bermakna kerana perdana menteri sebelum ini yang ada menghadiri perayaan Thaipusam di situ ialah ayahandanya. Dan saya [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=71&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beberapa minggu yang lalu, perayaan Thaipusam berlangsung di Malaysia. Seperti biasa, saya menghayati beritanya dari luar negara, di mana saya berada.</p>
<p>Saya amat kagum membaca mengenai kehadiran PM Najib ke Batu Caves &#8211; satu perkara yang monumental dan bermakna kerana perdana menteri sebelum ini yang ada menghadiri perayaan Thaipusam di situ ialah ayahandanya.</p>
<p>Dan saya merenung, sejak PM Najib menjadi PM kita, berita yang saya ikuti online dan offline semuanya hebat dan baik. Ya, isu panas dan kontroversi tetap ada di setiap negara pun, tetapi PM kita tetap cool dan menjalankan tugasnya.</p>
<p>Renungan saya, tidak mengikut kronologi kepentingan:</p>
<p>1. Turun padang melihat keadaan di KL &#8211; saya ingat lagi saya membaca berita ini tahun lepas. Ramai pihak akan kata ini ialah sekadar for-show, tapi untuk saya, sekurang-kurangnya ada turun padang, siap dalam khaki lagi.</p>
<p>2. Orator yang hebat belaka, khususnya di APEC summit di Singapura. Saya terdengar pembentangan PM Najib lancar dan penuh bergaya. Bangga!</p>
<p>3. Lawatan pertama ke luar negara sebagai PM ke Thailand, mesyuarat Asean saya rasa. Tetapi keadaan kuning-merah dan serba warna lain menyebabkan kawasan mesyuarat diserbu pemberontak. Cukup kecoh, tapi PM kita selamba saja. Dengar khabar, PM sendiri nak turun dari bilik untuk melihat apa yang terjadi.</p>
<p>4. Lawatan baru-baru ini ke Bangkok dan juga kawasan bersempadan negara kita, yang acap kali tidak tenteram. Pada pendapat saya, lawatan ini amat bermakna kerana bukannya ingin campur tangan tetapi menghulurkan bantuan setakat yang boleh kepada PM Thailand, Encik Abhisit.</p>
<p>5. Konsep 1Malaysia yang diketengahkan sejurus selepas menjadi PM ialah suatu yang dialu-alukan. Ada kerangka baru yang afdal dan mudah difahami dan boleh dilaksanakan seantero negara. Tapi lucu juga beberapa bulan selepas itu saya terbaca ada pengetua atau pegawai (dah lupa) yang mewar-warkan konsep 1Tandas.</p>
<p>6. Gambar foto dalam persidangan APEC juga dan lawatan rasmi lain semuanya menampilkan seorang PM yang berwibawa, berkaliber, masih muda dan tampan. Nasib baik tidak tersenarai sekali dengan PM United Kingdom yang mendapat jolokan Worst Dress. Bagi saya, PM Najib antara yang paling best-dressed antara pemimpin dunia.</p>
<p>7. Dari aspek ekonomi, tidak terbaca apa-apa berita yang menggoncang bahtera. Kegawatan yang melanda Eropah dan Amerika mungkin ada impaknya, tetapi tidaklah seberapa. Kita bernasib baik kedudukan ekonomi kita masih kukuh dan tidak seperti di Estonia, Latvia dan Lithuania di mana Talinn, Riga dan Vilnius, bank dan kerajaan masing-masing semua &#8220;bogel terus&#8221; akibat kegawatan tahun 2008-2009.</p>
<p>8. Kadar USD ke RM tidaklah setinggi dahulu tetapi bukannya jatuh merundum pun. Tidak seperti kejatuhan mata wang Iceland yang begitu teruk sehingga restoran MacDonald terpaksa tutup kedai kerana mereka membeli bahan mentah dari negara lain (Germany kalau tak silap) dan kejatuhan teruk Icelandic Krona berbanding Euro menyebabkan kos ini meningkat berkali ganda. Semestinya PM Najib memainkan peranan mengarahkan negara kita ke pentas yang stabil tatkala lautan ekonomi sedunia bergelora.</p>
<p>9. Kejadian swine flu &#8211; ceruk rantau terkena termasuk Malaysia tetapi kawalan kita dan pelaksanaan langkah amatlah hebat berbanding negara lain, seperti Thailand.</p>
<p>10. Negara kita terus damai, walhal ya &#8211; terdapat anjakan paradigma dalam arena politik khususnya selepas pilihanraya 2008 yang lalu. Tiada pemberontakan besar yang berlaku.</p>
<p>11. Kejadian bakar gereja dan masjid mutakhir ini memang merisaukan tetapi adalah sentimen segelintir sahaja dan saya pasti ia boleh diatasi.</p>
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		<title>Mengenang makanan&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hujung minggu di negara yang sejuk, jadi saya terkenang dan terjumpa ini: Pelbagai makanan warga Malaysia yang berbilang kaum. Tengoklah! ^^Alangkah baiknya dialog tentang Cina dan India sebagai pendatang boleh dihentikan. Kejap-kejap, muncul lagi&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=84&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hujung minggu di negara yang sejuk, jadi saya terkenang dan terjumpa ini:</p>
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<p>Pelbagai makanan warga Malaysia yang berbilang kaum. Tengoklah!</p>
<p>^^Alangkah baiknya dialog tentang Cina dan India sebagai pendatang boleh dihentikan. Kejap-kejap, muncul lagi&#8230;</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Klik alamat ini untuk membaca tentang St. Regis Residences di Bangkok, yang saya tulis bulan lepas. Artikel saya disiarkan dalam majalah berprestij, Inbound: Jika ada sesiapa yang menyukai gaya tulisan saya, dan ingin menggaji meminta saya untuk menulis, sila emel saya yer&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=81&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Klik alamat ini untuk membaca tentang <a href="http://www.rajadamriresidences.com/">St. Regis Residences </a>di Bangkok, yang saya tulis bulan lepas.</p>
<p>Artikel saya disiarkan dalam majalah berprestij, <a href="http://www.inboundmag.com">Inbound</a>:</p>
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<p>Jika ada sesiapa yang menyukai gaya tulisan saya, dan ingin <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">menggaji </span>meminta saya untuk menulis, sila emel saya yer&#8230;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dua tahun lepas, saya berkesempatan menghadiri satu sesi perbualan dengan Datuk Jimmy Choo, pereka kasut negara kita yang tersohor seantero dunia. Sesi tersebut dianjurkan oleh Matrade bersempena dengan sebarisan acara yang berlangsung pada minggu itu, berpusat di Menara Matrade. Selepas makan tengahari, saya dan hadirin hadirat sekalian pun berarah balik ke dewan besar dan selepas [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=seepatung.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11607210&amp;post=73&amp;subd=seepatung&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dua tahun lepas, saya berkesempatan menghadiri satu sesi perbualan dengan Datuk Jimmy Choo, pereka kasut negara kita yang tersohor seantero dunia.</p>
<p>Sesi tersebut dianjurkan oleh Matrade bersempena dengan sebarisan acara yang berlangsung pada minggu itu, berpusat di Menara Matrade.</p>
<p>Selepas makan tengahari, saya dan hadirin hadirat sekalian pun berarah balik ke dewan besar dan selepas diperkenalkan kepada tetamu kehormat petang yang cerlang itu, sesi perbualan pun bermula.</p>
<p>Datuk Jimmy naik perlahan ke pentas, segak sekali. Suara dan intonasinya cukup lantang dan alkisah hidupnya dari kampung halaman di Pulau Pinang pun bermula.</p>
<p>Datuk Jimmy membawa kita berjalan balik mengimbau masa silam tatkala dia meninggalkan negara dan pergi belajar di England. Beliau mengutarakan kisah cintanya yang mendalam dengan reka bentuk kasut.</p>
<p>Isi cerita mungkin sebahagiannya saya sudah tidak ingat, tapi bahagian yang dramatik dan penting tetap tersemat dalam ingatan.</p>
<p>Antaranya ialah bagaimana Datuk mengujar bahawa dalam fashion show, penekanan hanya diberikan kepada dandanan rambut, pakaian yang cantik dan mekap. Tiada fokus kepada kasut yang baginya, ialah permata yang berupa mahkota kaki kita yang membawa kita berkelana dan berpijak di muka bumi.</p>
<p>Satu lagi, ialah ideanya untuk menjual kasut yang direkanya pada harga 2 atau 5 Pound Britain masa itu. Kawan dan rakan mengejek dia gila. Tidak siuman&#8230;</p>
<p>Tetapi, Datuk Jimmy tidak mengalah dan bertekad untuk mengusahakan ideanya, lalu pada satu hari dia berkunjung ke sebuah bank untuk memohon pinjaman 50 Pound, kalau tak silap (atau 100).</p>
<p>Permohonannya ditolak kerana pengurus bank itu ialah seorang lelaki, yang memang tidak dapat menghayati aspirasi Datuk Jimmy yang berkobar-kobar.</p>
<p>Tambahan itu, pengurus itu tidak dapat menghargai reka bentuk kasut Datuk Jimmy yang lain daripada yang lain, dan bakal meletup dan menjanakan revolusi kasut, ala Jimmy.</p>
<p>Memang lucu dan tersentuh hati mendengar titik-titik permulaan yang begitu perit dan penuh dugaan ini. Dan apabila kita merenung balik sejauh mana Datuk Jimmy sudah mencapai sejak itu, kita semua akan rasa terharu dan terasa juga untuk mencuba mengejar impian.</p>
<p>Segala ranjau dan pancaroba permulaan suatu cetusan idea Datuk Jimmy telah ditempuhi dengan berjaya, dan kini beliau merupakan sumber inspirasi kepada kita semua, terutamanya diri saya.</p>
<p>Saya amat kagum dengan perjalanannya di London yang berliku-liku dan susah pada awalnya. Kendatipun Datuk Jimmy tidak begitu fasih berbahasa Inggeris, hadirin sekalian pada hari itu begitu bersemangat mendengarnya. Sampai berpusu-pusu meminta autograph-nya selepas sesi sembang-sembang telah tamat.</p>
<p>Bagi saya, itulah keistimewaan Datuk Jimmy &#8211; beliau berjaya membuktikan bahawa apa yang penting ialah kesungguhan dan ketekunan dan semangat untuk menuju ke arah aspirasi kita. Saya menyanjung tinggi kepadanya dan berharap akan berjaya juga dalam bidang saya sendiri, satu hari nanti.</p>
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<p>Dan jika ibu saya akan datang berkunjung ke Eropah musim panas ini, saya pasti akan membawanya untuk membuat sepasang kasut Jimmy Choo, hadiah saya kepada ibu tersayang.</p>
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