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Your people are your backbone…Kim believes that honesty and being truthfulto both one’s own and the company’s values,through good and bad times, are of utmostimportance. People are the company’s mostimportant capital, and must be well taken careof. In return, they would be more inspired andinclined to take care of their company. Walkingthe walk maybe easy, and talking the talk maybesimple, but walking the talk is most important.His main focus in business has always been, andwill always be, his colleagues. He believes thatthey work as one team towards the same goal,and therefore, if one person fails, the whole teamwill fail. Indeed, such an approach has broughtsuccess to him and his team, where everyone isequally important in the organisation, from clerkto senior manager. Persistence and a focusedmind are key elements to breaking down barriersand climbing to the top.The hurdles that came his way...In life, his biggest challenge is to find the rightbalance between work and private life. He haspreviously sacrificed his personal life to providefor the company, but has since come to realizethat this is a poor long term investment. Todayhe has re-arranged his priorities, setting asidemore time for non-work activities. “Efficienttime management means that he leaves inthe morning and is back by 6.30pm every day”Aishah said with a smile on her face, even thoughshe is normally home later than that.Living a dream at Tropicana...Kim and Aishah chose Tropicana to set up theirhome after a good search in the neighbouringdevelopments. What they were looking for wassimply a place to call home; a convenient locationwhere one can return after work, and relax in atranquil and safe environment. All criteria weremet when they entered the archway of TropicanaGolf & Country Resort. They were both ratherintrigued with the beauty of Tropicana’s lushlandscapes and the golf course that surroundsthe housing development. It was indeed a greenhaven for both of them.Today Kim and Aishah live in a beautifulAustralian-designed home at Tropicana’s GreenAcres. Their home is simple, contemporary, yetcosy. You would feel as if you were in an artstudio when you walk into their ‘mi casa’, asthey both love modern, abstract paintings andsculptures, and have made a small business outof it; Republic of Modern Art.Kim and Aishah enjoy many activities together,such as backpacking around the globe, theirweekly yoga as well as local hawker stall visits.Their painting business began one day as theywere backpacking and came across a particularpainting they both adore. Needless to say,they purchased it. Soon after they decided topurchase more, brought them to Malaysia.Today they have hundreds of modern art pieceson their walls floor, stacked up for business.Aside from this, they both enjoy a good read;preferably biographies and factual books.Outdoor activities are the cream on their cake.A good jog in the evening is what they enjoy.The surroundings of plants and bright bloomscoupled with the security complements theirmood to run around the neighbourhood. “I couldeven go for a jog at night alone and feel safe”,Aishah proclaimed.Kim, however, enjoys the occasional golf gamewith his buddies, and though time may notalways permit, he tries to complete at least9-hole once a week. They also enjoy otherfacilities the club has to offer such as squash andoutdoor tennis, the swimming pool, the arrayof sumptuous food and of course the extensiveserene landscaping of the whole area.“Contentment is the state where one is satisfiedwith their honest judgement and are able tomaintain a balanced lifestyle and live life to thefullest!” he says.Well, it certainly looks like the lovely couple istruly at home in Tropicana.Kim and Aishah sharing a relaxing moment at their cosy homeThe Address, 3rd Quarter; July - September 2006 5