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“The average new American home now has more bathrooms than occupants” Excerpt FromThe Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and HappinessMorgan HouselThis material may be protected by copyright.

“But the truth is that wealth is what you don’t see.Wealth is the nice cars not purchased. The diamonds not bought. The watches not worn, the clothes forgone and the first-class upgrade declined. Wealth is financial assets that haven’t yet been converted into the stuff you see.” Excerpt FromThe Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on … Continue reading QOTD →

Low Keang Guan v Sin Heap Lee-Marubeni Sdn Bhd [2005] 7 MLJ 216 HC per ABDUL MALIK ISHAK J: [39] It was quite obvious that the plaintiff (PW1) knew but he chose to evade the truth of the whole matter. The plaintiff (PW1) obviously chose not to speak the truth even though he saw the … Continue reading Low Keang Guan v Sin Heap Lee-Marubeni Sdn Bhd [2005] 7 MLJ 216 HC →

“When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald’s makes more money than you?”The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems. … Continue reading QOTD →

“He constantly told Mike and me that the greatest reason for lack of financial success was because most people played it too safe. “People are so afraid of losing that they lose” were his words.” Excerpt FromRich Dad Poor DadRobert T. KiyosakiThis material may be protected by copyright.

Wong Swee Chin V Public Prosecutor [1981] MLJ 212, 214 (FC) per Raja Azlan Shah CJ (Malaya): But, except on purely scientific issues, expert evidence is to be used by the court for the purpose of assisting rather than compelling the formulation of the ultimate judgments. In the ultimate analysis it is the tribunal of … Continue reading Wong Swee Chin V Public Prosecutor [1981] MLJ 212 FC →

Renofac Builder (M) Sdn. Bhd. v Chase Perdana Berhad [2000] MLJU 752 HC: The nagging question to pose would be this: was the Statement of Claim as framed and in its present form defective as alleged by the defendant? In my judgment, all the material facts have not been pleaded and an omission to state … Continue reading Renofac Builder (M) Sdn. Bhd. v Chase Perdana Berhad [2000] MLJU 752 HC →

K.EP. Mohamed Ali v. K.E.P. Mohamed Ismail [1981] 1 MLJ 10 FC: As one of the objects of modern pleadings is to prevent surprise, we cannot for one moment think that the defendant was taken by surprise. To condemn a party on a ground of which no material facts have been pleaded may be as … Continue reading K.EP. Mohamed Ali v. K.E.P. Mohamed Ismail [1981] 1 MLJ 10 FC →

Koh Siak Poo v Sayang Plantation Bhd [2002] 1 MLJ 65: The authorities cited above made it clear that the parties must confine their case within the perimeter of their pleadings. I agree with the contention of the learned counsel for the appellant that the claim by the respondent was for the payment of RM633,000 … Continue reading Koh Siak Poo v Sayang Plantation Bhd [2002] 1 MLJ 65 CA →

QOTD: "We have been defeated. We are beaten, we have lost the battle." - Paul Reynaud 15 May, 1940