Super Home Ideas 2008 @ MidValley

There will be a home living and lifestyle event namely Super Home Ideas 2008 Exhibition to be held in MidValley Exhibition Centre (MVEC) this coming 24-27 July 2008 (10.30am - 9.00pm).

Admission to this expo covering an area of 128,300 sq.ft. is free. There will be over 350 booths of local and international exhibitors, and expected to attract about 40,000 visitors.

Among the attraction of this 4 days event are:

• Seminar, Workshop & Demonstration
• Home Property Crime Prevention Talks
• Organic Living Pavilion
• Kids World Pavilion
• Home E - Consumer Pavilion
• Pet World Pavilion
• Free Decor Interior Advice
• Better Living on Green Street
• Discover Condo Living Adventure
• Tour In House Fitness Centre
• Experience Healthy Living
• Super House Reno Gallery
• Antique Gallery
• and more at the expo...

You can click here to pre-register for your visit to this event.

Changing Jobs in 2008: It Pays to be Gray

ExecuNet, an interactive membership organization for effective career management, has just released their exclusive 16th Annual Executive Job Market Intelligence Report.

Innovation, agility and execution are the key watchwords for both the employee and employer. For year 2008, a growth of above 10% within the executive employment market is still expected by search firm and corporate human resource professionals, albeit at a slower pace with quite a lot of uncertainty.

Among the predicted high-growth industries for the year are:

• High Tech + Defense/Aerospace
• Healthcare
• Business Services
• Pharmaceutical/Medical/Biotech
• Energy/Utilities
  

Executives of all ages expect large increases in their pay if they change jobs this year. Overall, executive pay is expected to increase by 6.2% in 2008. But average pay increases for executives who change jobs are expected to increase by well over 10%, regardless of the executive's age or experience.



The complete report is made available to all ExecuNet members, and you can also click here to download the 2008 Executive Job Market Intelligence Summary Report.

Free for life platinum credit cards

Platinum credit cards are nice looking, great to have, provides higher credit limit, lets you enjoy better customer services, and more. If you earn a 5 digits monthly income, or at the high end of the 4 digits monthly income, you might want to have this type of credit card residing in your wallet.

However, the annual fee of platinum credit cards is normally much more higher than gold credit cards, and easily cost you a few hundred ringgit. The RHB VISA Infinite even charges you RM1,000 annually for that. It would be nice if the annual fee can be waived for a lifetime without any condition set.

To avoid the hassle with the annual fee, you might probably want to look for a free for life (ffl) platinum credit card, if you intend to apply for one.

The list below are some of the free for life (ffl) platinum credit cards issued in Malaysia, which won't charge you for any annual fee:

• CIMB PETRONAS Platinum MasterCard (provides cash rebate on spending, also ffl to supplementary cards)
• CIMB Platinum Business MasterCard (provides cash rebate on spending, targetted to corporates)
• CIMB VISA Platinum (also ffl to supplementary cards)
• CIMB Mastercard Platinum (also ffl to supplementary cards)
• CIMB Direct Access MasterCard & VISA Platinum (targetted for graduates and professionals, also ffl to supplementary cards)
• UOB Lady's Visa Platinum (targetted for ladies, also ffl to supplementary cards)
• UOB Lady's MasterCard Platinum (targetted for ladies, also ffl to supplementary cards)
• EON Bank Platinum MasterCard

So, which one do you intend to take? Or which one you've already taken?