Yes, being an entrepreneur is not as easy as planning, but fails to plan to be entrepreneur is such a bad things ever in my life… Let’s follow me to explore Middle Eastern!
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Sorry for long silent due to my really busy day- this is new update about me 
Last week, on 12 August 2008, I flyed to Switzerland for attanding the meeting about travel & tours and to create more packages into Europe. The trip was so nice since flyed by Emirates with a lots of entertainment provided - movieing and gamming hahahaha… till sleep!
Transit to Dubai for 4 hours is nothing for me since I love to walk around and window shopping at the Dubai Duty Free. Arrived at Zurich International Airport afternoon after traveling about 12 + 4 hours (including transit). Reached Zurich made me felt fresh even hours in the flight - Finally - I reached my dream country/city. I am in Zurich!!!.
My visit is about 7Days 5Nights (2 days in flights) given me a lots of experience that very valuable for me and my business. Zurich, Rapperswil, Winterthur, teach me a lots about life, proper management, respecting people, timing and panctual… yes panctual! flights, 
busses, tramp, boat, even people… its on time! I had no worried about delaying, safe! clean! cooling my eyes, my heart! gold rain in other countries hahahaha… my country? rock raining? yes still love my country for any reason! but not that bad persons in my country! who? no no.. not to talk that topic! wasting my time!.
Switzerland, one of the famous product of course WATCH!. Name it world famous brands for the high class watch, promoted by artists.. let me list out a few as below… hahaha… its really crazy! the watches world! I believe you will become crazy like me! I can’t control my craziness! so.. make sure you brings enough money when you reach there!
Well! what do you think if suddenly you found the most dream watch with the branded 
and very nice model…. only HALF OF THE PRICE AT YOUR COUNTRY!!! hahaha! Ok stop stop! stop talking about watches first.
Well… Switzerland really grooming up my mood to work harder, even its only a week been there, but my heart is still there… hope I have a second chance to be there!
Bye bye Switzerland - will come back to you later!
Source: http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=30591
MIRI: The Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry is taking steps to develop resilient and business savvy entrepreneurs who could survive competition instead of churning them out in numbers. Its secretary-general Datuk Musa Mohamad said the approach was needed to cope with the challenges, and to ensure the quality of entrepreneurs produced through its various assistance schemes met the desired mark.
He said this in his speech at the memorandum of understanding (Mou) signing ceremony between Vanilla Biomatrix Sdn Bhd and Mutiara Sarawak here yesterday. He represented the minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin. The MoU is an initiative undertaken by Miri Division Entrepreneur Development Council which is led by deputy resident Johari Bujang.
“It is pointless to have many entrepreneurs because they would die a natural death if they can’t compete and if don’t have good business management skills,” he said, adding that those with quality would flourish. “To survive, you must be technology-supported to sustain operation, and you must have good management skills to be competitive.
“Our ministry’s stand is you must be able to stand on your own two feet,” he added. Meanwhile, he believed Sarawak was moving in the right direction in entrepreneurship development by picking vanilla production as their choice and believed the pilot project would succeed with the cooperation and support from all quarters.
“The potential is huge as the world market demand was 450,000 tons in 2007 of which only half was met, and out of this only three per cent are from organic vanilla,” he pointed out. “The lucrative price of organic vanilla from US$120 to US$150 per kg makes it one of the most prized commodities in the world which the ministry encourages to be tapped through its entrepreneur development strategies,” he said.
Sarawak would be venturing into vanilla plantation in Sibuti where a nursery has already been set up, and the soil there is ideal for the cultivation of the crop. Biomatrix is a joint-venture company between Rentak Timur Sdn Bhd and Malaysian Herbal Corporation MHC), while Mutiara is a company selected by Miri Division Entrepreneur Council as marketing agent for vanilla plantation in Sarawak.
Biomatrix would provide the guidance, consultation and expertise in the pilot project in Sarawak. The MoU was signed by CEO Syed Isa Syed Alwi and witnessed by Asmadi Md Said, executive director of MHC, while Mutiara was represented by chairman Sulaiman Ladis and company secretary Mohd Chee Kadir was the witness.
Commercial farming of vanilla started in Peninsular Malaysia in 2005 with the pioneering venture by Rentak Timur, and it has been expanded to Sabah in 2007 with the appointment of Koperasi Pembangunan Desa as its management and marketing agent. It will start in Sarawak this March and one million plants are expected by the end of this year, while the first harvest would be in 2011, with a projected production of 1,600 metric tons.
This would be worth about RM80 million annually, and the project would involve the private sector, entrepreneurs, the corporate sector, cooperatives and more than 1,500 farmers in Sarawak with over 500 hectares. A farmer or entrepreneur needs about 0.5 hectare of land for 1,000 vanilla plants where the gross income is expected to be between RM60,000 and RM80,000 annually of which between RM20,000 and RM30,000 is profit.
This article I picked from my friend who emailed me this information; originally from VIETNAM, http://www.hanoitimes.net.vn
Vietnam succeeds in growing vanilla
Posted at 17h11, Day 22 February, 2008
Hanoi Times - Vanilla plants have been successfully test-grown in Thua Thien-Hue province’s mountainous district of A Luoi. The research was conducted out of the Center for Scientific Research and Agriculture-Forestry Technology Development of the College of Agriculture and Forestry under Hue University . Le Van An, head of Hue University ’s International Cooperation Department, announced the results on February 13. Vanilla, a tropical Indonesian orchid belonging to the family of Orchidaceae, produces flowers and fruit, and is used widely as a natural flavoring. A Vanilla plant can produce about two to three kilos of fruit and currently sells from US$ 180 to US$ 200 per kilo.
Decided today to move my site to proper blog called “Trade Your Brains”. As we knew the power of brain is so great and its our strength no doubt! IT is the real product totally from brain and its a mirror of the brain. Deciding to named this site as that brain is meaningful for me to motivate myself to be brain walker as smart as you.
Now, in the new site I’ll focus more onto business opportunities and promoting my services and share with you all about the opportunities that surrounding my life. Peace upon you!
Dear Readers,
This is some good news for who wanted to buy vanilla..
We are a small exporter of organically grown agricultural products as well as Forest Products out of Bandung Indonesia.
In particular we export genuine organic vanilla beans that have been sun cured and well preserved with great attention to quality in the pristine atmosphere of Bandung Indonesia. With a minimum order quantity of 25 kg, we are capable of supplying orders orders of up to 500 kg per month of A grade ( 16 cm - 18 + cm) organic vanilla beans of both Tahitian and Planifollia (Bourbon) species. Generally, Vanillin content of our cured beans ranges from 1.6 - 2.5 % and moisture content goes from 19 - 29 %. All our beans are coloured black to dark brown.We are truly a vertical operation -” from the farm to you”, hence our product is truly authentic and reflects the level of personal attention and detail in quality control through our home grown curing techniques.
I look forward to doing receiving your queries and orders and anticipate doing business with you.
Kind contact me directly to wanslam@yahoo.com or +60132299955 . Regards and best wishes for 2008.
Hi all, here I add some promo from my company Twin Travel & Tours Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia/Kuala Lumpur base)
Last week on 19 March I went to Bandung, the favorites place for shopping. I went there alone since my friends cancel his trip to accompanying me and our first plan is to have some meeting regarding our job there. Anyway I don’t have any problems in Bandung because I have a lots of local friends there.
I’m stayed at Grand Sarela Hotel which arranged by Reza (my friend/agent) in Bandung who always made all arrangements for me/my company for any kind of visit. My first day finished with all meeting and a few research all about company’s future plan and I’m doing some research about Vanilla.
With the heavy raining and stuck in the hotel, I took that chance to have a REAL REST after last a long time I’d struggling t to maintained our business. I took early breakfast with local meals and prepare myself to go outside town with Reza and his wife + 1 year old son.
After 2 hours driving we arrived to the destination that will change our stereotype business modus, that all happened after I worked hard to convince those friends to open their mind and as I always mentioned to all my friends and partners, I really need the group in my career walking together hands in hands.
for that short visit, I really thankful to Reza, Pak Agus, Christ, Kiki and the rest of friends whom I’m not mentioned here. I’m strongly believe we can archive our goal slowly with joining plan and teamwork. Will continue this story later…
