E-Government in Malaysia: Its implementation so far and citizen's adoption strategies

E-Government refers to the use of information and the communications technologies (ICTs) to improve government services, transactions and interactions with citizens, businesses, and other arms of government. E-Government cover three main domains include improving government processes, connecting to citizens and building the external interactions. The implementation of E-Government in Malaysia so far is Malaysian Super Corridor (MSC).MSC is Malaysia’s initiative for the global information and communication technology (ICT) industry. This initiative was launched in Malaysia in the year 1997 by the former Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as one of the seven flagships of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) initiative.

The initiative improve the government operates internally and also the convenience, accessibility, and quality of interactions with citizens and businesses. At the same time, it also improves the information flow and processes within the government, the speed and quality of policy development, coordination and enforcement. This improvement enabled the government to be more responsive to the needs of its citizens.
E-filing is also one of the most successful applications. E-filing is an electronic filing and is used to submit the tax form data to a taxing authority in computer file format. E-filing can help user faster turnaround time by eliminating mailing and key in of returns; they are now processed more quickly and retrieved rapidly. Besides that, the e-filing also can help to reduced processing costs by reduction in duplicated manual processing.

Nowadays, government all over the world is developing information system and electronic services. Both of this has the capacity to meet these emerging service needs and demands of citizens. The success in delivering the electronic services depends upon the capability and the self-confidence of citizens in performing e-transactions, as well as their trust and confidence in the protection of their personal data within an open and accountable government.


http://www.egov4dev.org/success/definitions.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Government
http://dspace.fsktm.um.edu.my/bitstream/1812/79/1/Roslind%20Kaur.pdf
http://e-comm4entrepreneur.blogspot.com/2008/07/e-government-in-malaysia-its.html http://e-world08.blogspot.com/2008/07/e-government-in-malaysia-its.html http://www.revenue.ne.gov/electron/e-file.htm
http://utar-ecommerce.blogspot.com/2008/07/e-government-in-malaysia-its.html

A Discussion on Electronic Learning offered in Malaysian Universities

What is Electronic Learning?

Electronic Learning is also known as E-learning, eLearning and technology-enhanced learning (TEL). E-learning means technology is used to support the learning process. Is also defined as a planned teaching/learning experience that uses a wide spectrum of technologies, mainly Internet or computer-based, to reach learners. Well E-learning has been implemented in almost all universities in Malaysia. E-learning is a process of education where by the teacher and his student is communicated or teaches without face to face. In advance the lecturers and students are interacting with each other online and discuss everything. The E-learning is provided in the university intranet for their student and lecturer will have access to these sources provided.

Advantages of Electronic Learning in Malaysian University

· Students do not have full of activity schedule compare to traditional higher learning institutions that have a busy schedule.

· Gives students an opportunity to meet adult students in similar situations and can lead the students to great networking opportunities.

· Save cost and time for the student on traveling to university and accommodation fees by just learn at home.

· Flexibility because the information can access in 24 hours and convenience for students to download the notes anytime.

· Wider learning options for students because can access foreign university resources and learn more foreign knowledge but this just applicable for some university only.


Disadvantages of Electronic Learning in Malaysian University

· Student assessment and feedback is limited because the lecturer doesn’t ever know whether the student is understood or not.

· Listening, speaking, writing, communication and language skill will be defectively because through internet.

· Unattractive and Uncreative e-learning system design affect the students learning feel uninterested and cause the rate graduate less.

· Transfers of data are easy harms by third party using some software like viruses or hackers to track the data.

· The connection might not be working successfully because the line is lag due difficult to downloaded and unable to progress the learning process. A resource is inability to upload in time.

As a conclusion, Electronic Learning got many pros and cons but weather is good or not is depend on student own self justified they like to study through E-learning or face to face with their lecturer.

Useful link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_learning
http://derekstockley.com.au/elearning-definition.html
http://gullibility.blogspot.com/2007/07/advantages-and-disadvantages-of.html

Review a local,transactional e-commerce site----MPH Online.com

For MPH Bookstores in Malaysia, the e-commerce unit has been in operation since year 2000. With an extensive collection of book titles across various topics and categories, supported with easy- to-search function for online browsing and free delivery service, it has serve customer from different parts of the world since then.

In late 2006, its operation team is re-organized as an independent business unit and the web store is re-branded with a new identity as MPH Online.com. It is part of MPH Bookstores’ Commitments to embark on greater challenges by offering wider selection of titles in order to meet the demand and expectation from the market.

MPH Online.com leverages the MPH Brand to offer its online customer exclusive deals and promotions. For loyal customers, every purchase made at MPH Online.com qualifies for point collection through MPH Readers’ Circle program.

Besides, MPH Online.com also provides online transaction security to its customer. This web store is fully protected for customer to shop confidently. Customer are offered several payment method including credit cards, direct debit from banking account, cash and cheque deposit, etc. The credit card payment facility is also simplified and safe guard with latest security features such as Verified by Visa and MasterCard Secure Code to protect against online identity theft.

Last but not least, this web store provides a lot of advantages to customers and the price is much cheaper compare to the price in the MPH bookshop itself. So, why don't you start to buy your favorite book through online now?

Useful links:
http://malaysiacrunch.blogspot.com/2009/01/malaysias-top-ecommerce-sites.html
http://www.mph.com.my/disclaimer/aboutmph.cfm

The application of pre-paid cash card for consumers

Nowadays, pre-paid cash card are being used around the world. Pre-paid cash card is pre-paid debit card that enables the holder to make purchases and have them deducted from the card’s available balance. A cash card may be branded with a major credit card issuer’s logo, such as American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Octopus card etc, which enables the holder to make purchases wherever those card are accepted. Other types of cash cards that have been widely used in Malaysia are Touch’n go, Smart Tags and etc.

The prepaid cash card can be used in several way:

1. Online payment. Card holders can use it to buy things online and booked airlines ticket whenever they wish.

2. Toll payment. Using Touch’n go or Smart Tag is the expressway of making toll payment at all highways and use for public transports’ fares like bus, LRT and so on.

3. Shop anywhere. As long as the card using is accepted by different retailers such as buys fuel at the petrol station, buy clothes, beauty card product, etc.

4.Transfer money. For some prepaid cash card they provide the convenient such as send or receive money via bank wire transfers, between two cards.

5. Replacement for travelers’ cash. Travelers buy prepaid debit cards denominated in the currency of destination, and then use them to withdraw cash at ATM or pay for goods or services. This is much safer and more secure than carrying around with a large amount of cash.

In a nutshell, pre-paid cash cards are useful payment tool as there is no debt risk because holders will have no chance of spending too much as they are limited to the amount they transfer into the card. It is indeed a good invention for holders to manage their own financial control.

Useful links:

http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/prepaid-cards/guide/

http://www.creditorweb.com/definition/cash-cards.html

Credit card debts : causes and prevention

Nowadays, almost everyone can have one credit card on hand. But what is credit card? A credit card actually is a any card that entitling holder of the card to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and service later. However, this may caused the numbers of credit card debts increase until create a major problem of bankruptcies each year.

Here are some reason that caused credit card debts:

a) Less income and more expenses - when someone loses his job or and his monthly expenses continued increased, this obviously leads to a rise in debt.

b) Poor money management - people who did not have a monthly spending plan and keeping the monthly bills will lead them unware where the money is going. This forcing you to pay interest on that money.

c) Saving little or not at all - everyone should have saving money habit to face an unfortunate tragedy happens. If you do not have enough money when there is an emergency, you will suffer a much more tragedy.

Even though credit card can caused a seriously debts to somebody but there are still several debt prevention methods:

a) Pay on time - Sometimes, the credit card companies can raise your interest rate if you are late paying to the creditor. Thus, in order to reduce the risk of spending too much money,and it is to better pay on time.

b) Manage your finance - a good strategy will help you control on your credit card using. You must identify your monthly income and the needed expenses every month in order to prevent over spend.

c) Self control and discipline - one of the best practices is to have a direct set up on your own so that able to pay back the full amount of debt for every month. Therefore, self-control and discipline to keep these card is important in order do not over spend.


Related links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credit_card
http://littleangele-commerce.blogspot.com/2009/02/credit-card-debts-causes-and-prevention.html
http://www.3debtconsolidation.com/top10-causes.htmlhttp://ecommercesite.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/credit-card-debts-causes-and-prevention/
http://www.cardratings.com/howtoavoidcreditcarddebt.html

Electronic currency

Today, many business owners are using “e-commerce” to make money and for consumer they get convience dealing with online transaction as they can make the payment by just a simply click on the confirm button and the deal is then completed. The payment paid though online is calling electronic currency. Electronic currency is also known as electronic cash, e-money, digital money, digital cash digatal currency and so on. Normally,its involve in computer networks, the internet, and digital stored value when using electronic currency. It served as universal media of exchange for money and scrip. The common example of electronic currency that everyone similar is Electronic Funds Transfer(EFT) and direct deposit.

Examples of e-micro payment system:





1. Bit Pass (bitpass.com)
Bitpass was founded in December, 2002. This system was one of the online systems for digital content, services, and its can works similarly to a pre-paid telephone card. Furthermore this system also allow their customer to sign up for the services and put money into your account using a credit card or paypal in order towards the purchase of content. Bitpass has an easy integration with paypal. Moreover, Bitpass announced that they were shutting down due to the 'circumstances beyond our control' on 19th of January in 2007.

2. PayPal(paypal.com)
PayPal is a business that carrying out towards e-commerce that allowing online payment, and money transfer service that allows their consumer to send money via e-mail, phone or by electronic debit from a bank account and credit card through the internet. PayPal performs payment processing for online vendors, auction sites, and other corporate users, for which it charges a fee. The fee will charge in added a small portion into the cost per transaction.

Pros of using Electronic Currency
1) Electronic currency is cheaper because it allows transaction to take place through internet at a low costs.

2) Convenient for consumer to shop through online and save their time and effort by going shopping in centers.

3) Faster, because by this Electronic Currency the transaction can be done in a few seconds. (Example: ATM)

4) Confidentiality because customer information will not easily passes or explore to other parties due to the security provided by the use of encryption.

Useful Link:

http://wwwbloggerecommerce.blogspot.com/2009/07/electronic-currency.html
http://images.google.com.my/imageshl=en&q=useful+link&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2&aq=f&oq= http://www.e-currency-directory.net/definition_e_currency.htm

The application of 3rd party certification programmed in Malaysia

Nowadays, there are many businessmen that compete with each other in order to gain more profit. Consumers, nowadays are more likely to make comparison in many things compare to last time. Therefore, in order for an organisation to remain their customers, the application of third party certification programme is important for them. This is especially important in the fast changing Internet security and e-commerce environment.

Third party certification is a scientific process in which the company product or services is reviewed by an unbiased and independent third party to verify the set of standard and process that are being met. The third party certification not only can help an organisation and consumers to save their time but also can help them save money in cleaning product.

MSC Trustgate has been appointed as Asia's first VeriSign Authorized Training Centre. MSC Trustgate is the qualified licensed CA (Certification Authority) in Malaysia and has started to expand its service offering to other Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. One of the services that offer by MSC Trustgate is MYTRUST.

This service was launched by Trustgate recently and the function was to provide security to the transaction on the mobile platform. MYTRUST encourage even more mobile application services in the financial and government sector. Besides that, this provision (mobile application) will allow the market for mobile banking and mobile commerce in the region to take off effectively.

VeriSign is the trusted provider of internet infrastructure services for the networked world. This service help user engage in communications and commerce with more confidence. MSC Trustgate has been an affiliate of Verisign ad their purpose is to focused on reselling the Verisign’s Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services to businesses and government, incorporating digital certificates, digital signatures and encryption.

SSL is a protocol originally developed by Netscape to ensure the security of e-commerce transactions, which was for transmitting private documents securely via the Internet (World Wide Web). SSL creates a secure connection between a client and a server, over which any amount of data can be sent securely. S-HTTP is designed to transmit individual messages securely.

PKI is to assist all type of companies and institution conducting their business over the internet. The state of the art back-end infrastructure is probably one of the best in the region. Project that have been implemented such as Malaysian government has been put in place a smart National Identify Card (MyKad) for every citizen. PKI capability allow Mykad holder to conduct online transaction with government agencies and other sectors.

Lastly, in my opinion, if applying this 3rd party certification, there will be more safeguard. Therefore, the customer can shop safely and more confidently. When the confidentiality of customers towards the internet has been enhanced and hence the organizations will be able to earn more profits.

Useful links:
http://www.coastwidelabs.com/Technical%20Articles/ThirdPartyCertification.htm'>http://www.coastwidelabs.com/Technical%20Articles/ThirdPartyCertification.htm">http://www.coastwidelabs.com/Technical%20Articles/ThirdPartyCertification.htm http://msctrustgate.com/product/training.htm
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS141621+22-Feb-2008+PRN20080222
http://www.verisign.com.sg/press/2008/20081020.html

A review on internet security

In our today’s IT technology environment, all the company use computer and internet networking to run the business. Also, in the same time, we use the technology to surf web, chatting, and online purchasing, find information and etc. Without these technologies to help us, all the activities cannot do well. However, as the increasing use of internet, some of the bad people will take advantage on it to do unethical matter. For instance, they create spy ware to hack someone’s private information or if they unhappy with the person they deal with, they may create viruses such as worm and Trojan to make their computer break down. Thus, we need a strong internet security to protect our private data and computer.

I do agree on what the writer mention in the post on Internet Security. Today, analyst estimate roughly 75 percent of all security attacks are targeted at application. However, only 10 percent of enterprise securities spend is focused on application security. This is something should be change with the security system. The Malware can be changed rapidly and this could harm the people’s computer. Therefore, there should be a good antivirus software and employ different methods to detect malware.

As the nature of In ternet threats has transform, IT systems professionals and security providers have adapted their response strategy. The security systems developers have become managed security service providers. (MSSPs). Thus, many anti virus Software Company come out with multi function of antivirus software to fulfill the need of the users. Many antivirus software such as Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, Kaspersky antivirus, McAfee, Norton and etc, all this antivirus software has the function to protect our computer against viruses and spy ware.

In my opinion, IT systems developers have play an important role in the IT world. All of us should be grateful for them on the
service they have provided.

Useful links:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Seven_types_of_antivirus
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Anp0Gg9Wnw65vQ/The-Changing-Faces-of-Internet-Security-Threats.xhtml?wlc=1246109572
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/53812.html?wlc=1246109853

PHISHING........

Phishing is THEFT in the term coined by hackers who imitate legitimate in criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire the victim or user for sensitive information through an email such as username, passwords, credit card details, social security number and account number by masquerade as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging for user, victim and 3rd party to enter their details to a false website whose look and feel that it was not a false website or it looks similar to the original website. A phishing technique was described in detail in 1987, and the first recorded use of the term "phishing" was made in 1996.

The following are a few examples of phishing identified:

Firstly, Bank Phishing scam: Scammer sends out phishing that uses it to attack the bank industry by acting in the interests of safety and integrity for the online banking in instructing users to visit a false website and enter their sensitive information such as financial details (e.g. credit card).

Secondly, eBay phishing scam. This eBay phishing email show that the website was very true and it’s also includes the eBay logo in an attempt to gain credibility from users. The email warns that a billing error may have been made on the account and urges the eBay member to login for updated and verify if there are any change.

Thirdly, is the PayPal phishing scam: tries to trick the users that there was an error happen and ask the user to cooperate with them to complete the request if not there will take action to suspend the account for temporary. The request is via the link provided where the link is clicking the user will bring to the attacker’s website.

The best way to protect you from phishing is to learn how to recognize a phish. How to spot phishing or protect yourself from phishing:

1) Do not click on embedded link or reply if you receives an unexpected e-mail that requires you to give your updated information details, personal information and confidential information. Instead of clicking the link, try manually by typing the address in the URL bar to log directly to the website’s home page for save.

2) Protect your computer with spam filters, antivirus and antispyware software, and a firewall before they search your computer for personal sensitive information and pass this information to perpetrator.

3) Use anti-phishing toolbar for helped us to compare the address you are going to access and the address toolbar gave you by seeing whether the details is match.
If it doesn’t meet the website will doubt immediately.

4) Always ensure that you are using a secure website. Check the web address in URL address bar before you are entering the sensitive information or submitting credit card via your Web Browser.

5) Other methods is setting a strong password and must change it frequently, monitoring your transaction, do transaction only with the companies that you can trust and lastly is to check your bank for credit and debit card to make sure that all transaction is legitimate.

In a nutshell, fault rate on the internet is increasing so I would like to give users advice that if you are not sure about the information, contact the company through an address or telephone number you know to be a genuine one.

Useful Link:

http://www.wordspy.com/words/phishing.asp
http://images.google.com.my/images?hl=en&um=1&q=phishing&sa=N&start=54&ndsp=18
http://y2u.co.uk/Knowledge_Information/Technology/RN_Computer_Phishing_Scam.htm

A success story of E-commerce and its causes

E-commerce sometimes also called as e-business. E-commerce is a type of large business model that enables those users to conduct their business over an electronic network, especially throughout the internet.

Dell computer company began to redefine itself as the company that “knows how E works” in the early of 2000. From the beginning, Dell Company sells their product and taking orders over phone call and building PCs to the customer’s specifications. But nowadays, Dell has been redefining their business model (direct sales and build-to-order strategy) and converts to the internet. Dell’s website was being created in 1994.

This direct model gave advantage in selling online to Dell Computer Company. Through selling online, Dell did not have to worry about the channel conflict with the resellers and distributors. Other than that, Dell used the internet to link itself more closely to their customers and also suppliers.

Dell Company has provided self-service tools to customers so that they can order online or solve a technical problem through internet. This can help them to save time and cost because even though they did not walk out from their house, they also can get any information such as price quote and catalog about Dell computer and then make order through online or by phone.

Most of Dell’s revenue is come from selling hardware as part of the e-business solution such as storage devices, desktops and laptops. Dell sells their product directly to the end user, therefore cutting down the distributors and resellers such expenses. In year 1995, Dell was shown a major improvement in leading the operational measures such as inventory turnover.

Dell computer company now using the internet and e-commerce to create a closer relationships with their customer in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their company.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/ What_is_the_meaning_of_e-commerce
http://www.crito.uci.edu/giT/publications /pdf/ dell_ecom_case_6-13-01.pdf

The history and evolution of E-commerce

What is E-commerce?E-commerce(electronic commerce or EC)is the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet, especially the World Wide Web. Everybody can shop on the web site which they prefer when they have free time. History of E-commerce originated from very old concept “sell and buy” electricity, cables, computers, modems, and the Internet.

E-commerce became possible in 1991 when the Internet was opened to commercial use.First of all, the E-commerce commercial transactions electronically with the help of the leading technologies such as Electroni Data Interchange (EDI) and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) which gave an opportunity for users to exchange business information and do electronic transactions. EDI is the exchange of business data using an understood data format whereas EFT is moving funds between different accounts in the same or different banks, through the use of wire transfer, but without the use of paper documents.

Amazon is one of the first E-commerce businesses to establish an affiliate marketing program, and nowadays the company gets about 40% of its sales from affiliates and third party sellers who list and sell goods on the web site. The most popular feature of the web site is the review system, i.e. the ability for visitors to submit their reviews and rate any product on a rating scale from one to five stars. Amazon.com is also well-known for its clear and user-friendly advanced search facility which enables visitors to search for keywords in the full text of many books in the database.

Another company which has contributed much to the process of E-commerce development is Dell Inc., an American company located in Texas, which stands third in computer sales within the industry behind Hewlett-Packard and Acer.
It was launched in 1994, Dell.com was the first company to record a million dollars in online sales by the end of 1997. The company’s unique strategy of selling goods over the World Wide Web with no retail outlets and no middlemen has been admired by a lot of customers and imitated by a great number of E-commerce businesses.

The E-commerce structure has a rapid change because of the innovation Web 2.0. In year 2003, the term Web 2.0 was defined in a conference brainstorming session between O'Reilly and MediaLive International. Web 2.0 refers to a second generation of web development and design that facilitates communication, safe information sharing, interoperability, and association on the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities, hosted services, and applications such as video-sharing sites and blogs.

Useful links :

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/electronic-funds-transfer-EFT.html
http://www.ecommerce-land.com/history_ecommerce.html
http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

A failure story of E-commerce and its causes

Electronic commerce, commonly known as E-commerce, is offering and purchasing or other transactions - via communications and computer technologies of products over the internet. It typically requires a website with a store and a payment mechanism that involves a merchant account and/or a third-party payment facilitator. This greatly reduces costs and improves efficiency and causes many companies interested to move their business into this electronic commerce system. Many companies has successful virtual e-commerce such as dell companies, e-bay or amazon.com but there are also have quite large number of companies unable to maintain their business in e-commerce environment.

An example of e-commerce is boo.com company. Boo.com company is selling branded fashion apparel over the internet .Boo.com is another flop that has been given new life by Fashionmall.com, its original incarnation proved that dot-com flops were not restricted to U.S. shores. Besides that, it is founded in the United Kingdom as an online fashion store. However, Boo.com declared bankruptcy on May 18th, 2002.

Why Boo.com fail as an E-tail on Fashion? This is because Boo.com fails to identify the problems and mismanagement from the beginning went start using this e-commerce. Furthermore, it is also due to bad planning, poor financial control, bad marketing and poor web design. For example, boo.com site is very slow in order to load their page and this has cause majority customer or consumer to wait for minutes to display a product information. The design is also complicated and should display in a fixed size window, this has cause inadequate information is display in other size window page.

Besides, another example of e-commerce failure is eToy.com. EToy.com is also one of the top 10 dot-com flops in a retail website that sells toys via electronic commerce. EToys.com was launched in October 1997, but the company went bankrupt towards the end of the boom on 22 December 2008 and after that it was acquired by Toys “R” Us in February 2009.

Why was eToys.com fail as a retail on selling toys? The reason is the same as boo.com because almost 62 percent of dot-coms is lacked financial skills and 50 percent had little experience with marketing. The other reason is poor customer service , expensive advertising and unable to meet their customer needs. For instance, late in delivery the products to the right location during holiday season. On top,eToy is failure to make any development on the innovation aspect, failure to adjust the compensation plan and failure to budget because this strategies and plan currently constituted in most businesses work against Internet success.

Useful link:

http://www.cnet.com/1990-11136_1-6278387-1.htmlww.cnet.com/1990-11136_1-6278387-1.html http://www.etoys.com/home/index.jspw.etoys.com/home/index.jsp
http://www.boo.com/
http://aglncom.blogspot.com/2008/06/failure-of-etoyscom-in-e-commerce-and_11.html

Home sweet home

Hi everyone, welcome to our homesweethome space.
First of all we are the school of business studies students who like to explore the meaning of e-commerce and to tell others about the advantages of it , such as convienient , it is an IT savvy , and it is a trend too, by clicking on a button, you can have your product on your doorstep. Nowadays, the people of gen -y have been using handphones to "iphones" to use to purchase products through the internet inside the small handheld device. E-commerce should be touched and learned by everyone in this high technology era.

Four of us have similar background which is we are ex-graduate diploma students from Tar College. Afterwards, we had chosen Utar to further our studies in bachelor degree.
Utar being a good choice for us, it is because price offered for the course are cheaper than the other universities. Utar is located at a mall place near Kajang which is called Sungai long. Most of all the Utar student will rent house near the Uni. Because it is very convenient to them as they walk to Uni every morning.

Beside that, Utar provides several facilitate such as 1st floor and 4th floor which are the computer labs and also a huge library that benefit the students. Library is a good and suitable place that provide student to do their revision. So, four of us often will go there to have our group discussion.

Lucikily, we found a group of friends who are very nice and friendly. They often offer us a help when we face problems on our studies. They are very patient to share their understanding for our studies and also willing to share their knowledge with us.Last but least,it is a good experience for us do this blog. It improve our knowledge and skills on dealing while make discussion with setting a blog.


The reason as we have stumbled upon this catchy phrase "homesweethome" and we relate to ourselves.And it would be our theme name. Hence it is for people to remember when they think of home. Hence ,they will think of our blog.

The meaning of our team name "homesweethome" this phrase is espeacially refers to us, as we can feel the comfort and the sweetness when we stay at "home" and to be around with our family, "sweet".

Hence,and just like our team, we are together like a part of a family who work and we care each other's needs and opinion about our work and the blog even though we are from different states , away from our home and family, we try our best to work like a "family squad" , just like at home with our famliy.

The objective that we want to achieve is to get our visitors to be informed in this modern era and in a "homesweethome" concept also to get to share the same feeling like us when they visit our blog. Wish you all enjoy our blog and have a nice day and please do not hesistate to post in your comments. ....^o^

Mushi Mushi~~~Welcome To My Profile

Halo, I am Bee Thuan, but you can call me as Whitney .However my family members and my secondary schoolmate is calls me “ah gurl”. This name is quite often used by many girls right? So sometimes this name confused me when those strangers calling me .Haha!! What is my hobby?? Actually I am not sure what I like but I think I like to watch movies because I always watch movie until the next day . Additionally, I like to chat with my friends, go shopping and buy a lot of things that I like (I am a shopaholic).

I came from Klang, Selangor. Do you u all know where is Klang or Bukit Tinggi? Sure you all heard about Bukit Tinggi before right? My house is just nearby there. If you guys are interested on coming to Bukit Tinggi then I can bring you to Bukit Tinggi JUSCO, the 2nd largest branch in Asia. You may then, spend the whole day to shop and or even hang out with your friends for a tea. As there is the place where many youngsters will go.
After I finished my secondary school in SPM then I continued my study in diploma at Ktar followed by Utar. The course that I chose is accounting. This course is quite tough and hard, I feel that this course is not easy to handle. So, I will take seriously and work harder in my study until i graduate.

The top 5 websites that I always used to surf are:

1. http://www.hotmail.com/
2. http://www.google.com/
3. http://www.tgv.com.my/
4. http://www.facebook.com/
5. http://www.youtube.com/

The top 5 internet activities that I used for:

1. Hotmail is a website that enables us to check our mail and can forward the interest things and information with each other between the friends.

2. I always used use this website to search information, find article or check the word that is difficult to understand.

3. Always viewing this website to check whether there is any new movies available. Furthermore used for booking the movie ticket that I like to watch without queue for a long time

4. Sharing my photos and feeling to those my friend. Enjoy my friend profile and see their comment. Other than that playing the most top games in facebook.

5. Downloading and viewing the song that I like or watching some funny video that can let me feel happy and reduce stress.

^o^ welCome tO mY liFe ^o^

Hi everyone, my name is Lee Kok Heong, but preferable being called as Monique. Monique is my nick name but it is not an English name. My e-mail address is moniquelee_917@hotmail.com. My hobby is always change from time to time, sometimes I like swimming, but sometimes i don't . Now I often go and watch movie, very weird right?? guess i am the type of person who likes to have a new hobby for a new experience, who knows i might happen to like mountain climbing or scuba diving haha. Simply, i like to accept new challenges , so that my life won't be much of a routine, but intresthing.

And I come from Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur have many tasty yet spicy and exotic food, whenever you are free, please come and visit Kuala Lumpur to travel and to look around.(for those who are not local here) whenever i have the free time, I will always go and look for new tasty food that I haven’t try yet. After my SPM, I continue my studies at KTAR followed by UTAR. I chose accounting course to further my study, this course is quite tough and hard. Sometimes, I feel like giving up because i felt stressful. However, I chose to stay positive and to continue my study untill i graduate because I don’t want my family, my friends and people cares about me feels disappointed on me.

The top 5 websites that I always used to surf are:

1. http://www.hotmail.com/
2. http://www.google.com/
3. http://www.mtv123.com/
4. http://www.tgv.com.my/
5. http://www.agame.com/

The top 5 internet activities that I used for:

1. I always use the hotmail.com website to check my mail and share the interest information with my friend.
2. I think this website is famous for everyone-google.com…. Almost everyone use this website to search for a much detailed and intensive information.
3. MTV123.com is a website I always look for new songs.
4. TGV website is used for booking ticket for movie that you want to see…this website brings a lot of benefit to me.Such as movie trailers , the upcoming movies and the best seats you can get.
5. Agame.com is a website game, is free to download. Sometimes, I will play to reduce my stress.

Have a nice day…. Also wish to be your friend

~~All About me...~~ ^^

A simple hi to every one. Thanks for visiting my blog and my group member's blog. Now I would like to introduce myself. Who am I? My name is Goh Wan Hung, my nick name is Alice. Every time, I tell my friends about this name, they normally will say this phrase of words, which is “Alice in the wonderland” as taken by a children's classical fairy tale by Lewis Carroll “Thanks” to my friend to remind me that story. Haha…

I come from Alor Star, Kedah. A state which is surrounded by paddy fields. My hobbies is singing, listening to radio (especially Myfm), and surf the internet. My horoscope is aquarius. Actually, this is the first time I write my own blog; this is a fresh new experience for me. I hope can write well and take this as a challenge. Hence, sharing my experience with you guys. Now, currently I am studying in University Tunku Abdul Rahman, taking the course of Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) Accounting. This course is quite hard for me; however, I will try my best to do well. My father also have high expectation on me and I cannot disappoint him. For my father, my graduation is my best present for him.

The top five website that I usually visit and activities that I do are:

i) http://www.login.live.com/ : Log on to hotmail to check my e-mail.

ii) http://www.facebook.com/ : Visit my friend profile, give comment and play game such as pet society and restaurant city. These two games is the most top game in facebook .

iii) http://www.starfinder.org.my/ : Check the news about astrology. I’m quite interested about meteor.

iv) http://www.chinesecari.com/ : Read news and view the forum that the other people write.

v) http://www.youtube.com/ : Viewing my favorite song music video and funny video.