Malaysian Flag
I have not been to Malaysia but I had the opportunity to meet a number of Malaysians as a result of our company’s expansion project in that country. Most of the hired Malaysians were sent to our manufacturing facilities in the Philippines for training. They have to work on ramping SPMY (Fab 3) to meet increasing demand for solar cells.
Look at the Petronas Twin Towers of Malaysia
The first batch of Malaysian engineers who underwent training at Cell Fab 2, FPIP, Batangas City, Philippines with their Engineering and HR Manager, Tom Abraham and Fatima Hashim
What can I say about Malaysia… It is a kaleideculture, a mixture of different cultures which is so fascinating : Pure Malays, Indians and Chinese. The Malays are the original inhabitants of the land and mostly practicing Muslim. I learned that the Arabs who were traders thousands of years ago and came to Malacca and introduced the principles and practices of Islam. Oh I should mention… Fab 3 is located in Malacca ! Islam is the Official religion of Malaysia and Bahasa Malaysian is the official language. With the arrival of gold and silk in the land many years ago came another group of traders, the Chinese and Indians and brought with them their traditional music, dances and literature. Chinese are mostly Buddhists and the Indians are Hindus. Rarely do we see a country with mixtures of cultures isn’t it like the case of Malaysia. It’s interesting !!
AUO-SPWR Fab 3 is located in Malacca
Last May 28, 2010, a friend of mine who is an Indian-Malay named Sathish gave me a beautiful decorative plate from Malaysia. His more than a year training at SPML has ended and went back to Malaysia on June 1 to start working at our new plant which is now a joint venture between SPWR and AUO as announced in our All Hands Employees Meeting. The announcement was a surprise to everyone yet I believed that this decision was a well thought off decision after several studies made by top management. Well, I hope and pray for the best and more power to JV and SPWR!
A decorative plate from Malaysia courtesy of Sathishkumar Muniandy of AUO-SPWR
A Close-up
This plate is nestling on top of my office cabinet adding beauty to my surrounding
The plate serves as a memento and a reminder that I met some great friends from Malaysia and that is for me to cherish all my life. I missed them all and I am looking forward to visiting their country soon.
With my good friend, Suhaila Mohd Zaki at Rob's residence
From left Sofian Abdullah, Venketesh Munisamy, Me, Abdul Hadi Abdul Jalil and Zabarulla Hanifah with Philippines' Sikat Solar car
Malaysians who are close to me : From left, Suhaila Mohd Zaki, Abdul Hadi Abdul Jalil, Sofian Abdullah and Sathishkumar Muniandy. Photo taken in front of the Underground River in Palawan
With the AUO-SPWR Trainers headed by Hanafiah Bin Abd Rauf
A treat from Abdul Hadi before he left for Malaysia at McDonalds
The first four female manufacturing specialists : From left - Tuan Maslida Binti Tuan Mamat, Aishah Binti Musa, Nur Azariah Binti Abu Bakar and Siti Raihana Binti Ramzali. I am seated 2nd from right and the only alien here...he, he, he
Taken during the dinner at Rob's house
Abdul Hadi Abdul Jalil with the Administration Ladies, Faith Lago-Ramirez, Cathy Bayhon-Crusem, Grace Flores (Security Dept) and myself ~ Elvie Mesiona during the "Bayanihan sa Sunpower" Event
From Left : Mardiah Suhaida Abdul Manan "Meldy", Hafidzah Md Zin, Gunawathi Narayanan, Nurul Nadia Mohd Roslan, Me ~ Elvie Mesiona, Noli and Ling at the Trinity Ihaw-Ihaw and and Food House near MOA
Dinner at Yellowcab, Paseo : From left Azza Azwani Aziz, Husnani Md Noor, Nurul Nadia Mohd Roslan, Mohamad Ridzwan Mustafa and Me ~ Elvie Mesiona
Elvie and Nadia at SM Sta. Rosa Mall
Me - Elvie Mesiona with Nurul Nadia Mohd Roslan and Angie Shuat Chin at Mall of Asia
With Rina Tegero and Nurul Nadia Mohd Roslan at Paseo IV
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