The Tree

Malaysias most influential spiritual leader Nik Aziz offers commentary on the virtuous and Islamic way to conduct ethical commerce in his inimitable style.
15Malaysia is 15 short films about Malaysia featuring some of the country's coolest directors, actors, musicians and politicians. The project is produced by Pete Teo and sponsored by P1.

principal cast
Y.A.B. Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat

producer
Pete Teo

director
Amir Muhammad

IT Hiring And Salaries Are Down

According to the latest salary survey from Janco Associates, salaries and demand for IT professionals is down. Here are the more interesting results of the survey.

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I have some bad news, and I have some bad news. According to Mid Year 2009 Salary Survey, eJobdescription.com (a division of Janco Associates), salaries and demand for IT pros is down.

Here are the most noteworthy observations from the survey:

• Many companies have instituted hiring and spending freezes in addition to laying off staff. This has been augmented by extensive outsourcing, bonus reductions, and elimination of IT contractors — which has decreased the demand for IT professionals and in some cases lowered wages, with higher priced positions being eliminated.
  —Layoffs have focused on middle management and IT support staff.
  —Many mid-sized enterprises have stopped hiring all together.
  —There are more than 200 IT professionals in the Metro New York area who earned well into the six figures who are looking for work due to mergers, bankruptcies, and layoffs.
• Companies are continuing to reduce the benefits provided to IT professionals. Though benefits such as health care are available, IT professionals are paying a greater portion of that cost.
• Flexible hours and work schedules are not as available as they were before the recent economic conditions changed.
• With outsourcing, lower bonuses, and the recent layoffs, there has been a slight decrease in the mean compensation paid to IT professionals. In addition, with the fall in the Janco Benchmark, it shows that hiring “new staff” has significantly declined.
• There is a surplus of seasoned IT professionals available. For the second time in less than ten years, retirements are being put off because of the downturn in the stock market and the resultant reduction in savings available to support IT professionals as they retire. Added to this is an influx of retirees who are looking to get back into the job market due to the massive reduction in their investment portfolio.

Toni Bowers is the Head Blogs Editor of TechRepublic. She has been in the publishing industry for 20 years, with concentration in IT-related topics. She has edited newsletters, books, and web sites pertaining to software, IT career, and IT management issues.

What I Love Most ?

Yes, its undeniable, 'Books' would be the answer.
Last evening, Pakcik Jamal, our office security guard
gave me a novel called
"Evolusi Kepimpinan 1 - Tinjauan Teori-Teori Terpilih".

Yes, Im too happy with books.

Thank you Pakcik !

HPD 112 : Extended Class

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah,

perhatian kepada pelajar HPD 112 (C & D) di bawah kendalian saya.
Bermula minggu ini, kelas akan bermula pada jam 8 mlm - 11 mlm bagi menggantikan kelas sebelum ini. Setiap seisi akan ditambah satu jam sehingga jam yang berbaki telah diganti sepenuhnya.

Sampaikan maklumat ini kepada rakan-rakan yang lain untuk mengelak sebarang pertindihan jadual.

Presentation group assigment juga akan bermula minggu ini.

Salam lebaran minal 'aidil wal fa'idzin,

Azril Hanafi
Jurulatih HPD 112
UITM Kolej Alamanda

Wajah Ceria AidilFitri

Jazakallahu khair pd Ayahnyah for lending his great d700 plus 17-35mm lense

Jiwa Revolusi

Pelbagai siri kejutan berlaku dalam dua ke tiga hari ini ..
Pabila disemak-semak kembali sy ketinggalan rupanya ..
Setiap penemuan 'kejutan' sy ini mengimbau kembali bibit-bibit kesilapan kami sewaktu aktif dlm gerakan mahasiswa ..
Sy mengakui kesilapan, kesalahan ini mesti dipelajari dan dipedomani..
dan sy sendiri sebenarnya terduduk mengenangnya ..

Sbb itu pabila sy dipersoal mengenai 'adik-adik' sy, sy hy berdiam diri ..
sy tahu itu adalah sebahagian drp kegagalan sy sendiri ..
sy bertekad utk tidak mengulanginya lagi ..

Dahulu sy sgtlah spt Encik Lalang ..
tidak tahu mana hala tuju ..
tidak tahu apa matlamat hidup sebenar ..
tidak tahu apakah itu kemerdekaan jati diri yang hakiki ..

Ada yg menyapa "Azril, kamu ni bertaqlid membabi buta.."
Tak kurang juga yg berstatus sinis di Yahoo!Messenger ..
yg sy tahu ditujukan kpd sy ..

Sy hanya tersenyum bersahaja ..

Tazkiyah an-Nafs

“Perumpamaan orang yang menginfakkan hartanya di jalan Allah, seperti sebutir biji benih yang menumbuhkan tujuh tangkai, pada setiap tangkai ada seratus biji.
Allah melipatgandakan bagi siapa yang Dia kehendaki dan Allah Maha Luas, Maha Mengetahui” [2:261]

Eid Mubarak 1430H

Tarbiyyah Ini

rasanya sungguh lama tidak menulis ..
rindu itu hadir semalam seusai mengajar di kolej Alamanda ..
kecewanya sy pabila hampir 1/4 drp jumlah pelajar utk seisi itu sudah pulang ke kampung atas alasan tiket bas sudah dibeli ..
sy tetap tidak boleh menerima alasan sebegitu rupa krn sbg seorang pelajar yg berjuang utk ijazah / diploma mereka..
subjek dan kelas tetap diutamakan walau apa jua badai yg melanda..
ia berbalik kpd sejauh mana kita mampu mengekang nafsu ..
tahu membezakan antara yg penting dan utama ..

sy dilatih utk terus menuntut dan menyebarkan ilmu sehingga ke akhir hayat ..
kepuasan sy menjadi seorang guru sgt berbeda dgn kerjaya yg sedang sy lalui ini ..
sy cukup senang dan berbugar hati ini pabila berjumpa student2 sy krn sy tahu ..

mereka adalah bakal pemimpin ..
mereka adalah peneraju wawasan ..
mereka adalah generasi harapan masa hadapan ..

Solemnly..

"BERLALULAH SUDAH RAMADHAN, SEBULAN BERPUASA..."
"TIBA SYAWAL KITA RAYAKAN DENGAN RASA GEMBIRA..."

lagu ini menjengah ke gegendang telinga sy dikala sy mencari-cari siaran utk hidangan halwa telinga pagi ini ..
hidangan yg terbaik perlu dicari krn utk menghadapi kesesakan jalan raya memerlukan daya motivasi yg cukup kuat ..
selalunya radio Bernama lah yg menjadi pilihan hati ..

hati terasa cukup sebak ketika mendengar alunan lagu ini ..
bukan tersebak krn mengingatkan keluarga di kampung ..
tetapi sebak merisaukan inilah Ramadhan yg terakhir buat sy ..
sepatutnya pabila mendengar lagu seumpama ini kita akan lebih bersemangat utk berjumpa keluarga dan sanak saudara ..

teringat jg Ustaz Asri yg dijemput pulang ke Rahmatullah beberapa hari sebelum Ramadhan tiba ..
di mana amal kita di hari-hari terakhir ini ..
kdg2 sy bermonolog sendirian ..
"Why you are leaving us my dear Ramadhan ?"

sy acap kali meluangkan byk masa utk hal2 yg pasti yakni rezki, jodoh dsbgainya tetapi aku kurang sekali meluangkan lebih masa utk bersama tetamu istimewa yg hadir setahun sekali ini ..

"Ya Allah, dorong dan pimpinlah daku untuk memanfaatkan sebaiknya hari-hari terakhir Ramadhan kali ini .."