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Our Correspondent Muscat Emerging projects between Japan and Oman will focus on re- newable energy, the Japanese ambassador, H E Seiji Morimoto, announced at the University of Nizwa on Monday. During the speech, made in celebration of Japan's national day, H E Morimoto explained that emerging projects with Oman will focus more on renew- able energy and the environ- ment. In particular, the amount of strong sunlight Oman receives should allow for a large scale in- Alex Adams Muscat
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009 musCat daIlY 05
NatION
We see the results of some of these individuals’
lives and automatically conclude that they have
had a lucky break. i know that as a young boy
growing up, i would feel rather unlucky. i would
see my parents work their guts off and we only
made it week in week out.
i would see others living a great life and not
knowing any better, i attributed it to luck.
fortunately, as i grew up i started to pay close
attention to these so called lucky individuals.
for every instance where the majority would
perceive a success story as luck, i would realise
the amount of hard work, sweat and tears that
actually went into it behind the scenes. These
individuals often found their
luck at the junction of ‘oppor-
tunity’ and ‘preparation’.
The harder you work doing
the right things, the luckier you
get. you have to ask yourself,
“Based on what i want, am i doing the right
things that will get me so called lucky?”
a wise person once told me that luck was an
interesting word. He said that he saw luck to
stand for labouring under correct knowledge.
my question to you is, are you labouring
under correct knowledge?
There is no question that people are working
hard. in fact today, hard work is the minimum
requirement. However not all hard work is re-
warded equally. you need to ensure that you
are working hard at doing the right things.
you see it’s like saying, you want to put on
weight and you are not taking in enough calo-
ries, or a problem people are more familiar
with, want to lose weight and are still on take-
aways and doughnut diets. you have to do the
right things in line with what you want in your
life.
Here is another example i often mention in
my workshops. imagine you live in an area
close to a major arterial highway intersection.
from this arterial intersection, you have a
choice of highways that can take you north,
south, east or west. now here is what most
people do when they are sim-
ply working hard.
They want to head north,
and yet they choose to go on
the western highway. it doesn’t
matter how long you drive for
and how fast you drive, you simply won’t make
it to your northern destination.
if you want to go north, then you need to
ensure that you are on the northern highway.
Only then will your efforts be handsomely
rewarded.
So next time you start to say that some indi-
viduals seem to have all the luck; i hope that
you will rethink that. i would like to suggest that
in most instances, it is your choices that deter-
mine your luck.
a muScaT daily cOlumniST
Results IN lIfe -ChOICe OR luCk?
Kevin Abdulrahman
kevin abdulrahman is an in-demand leadership development and performance acceleration
speaker and trainer
SucceSSful
individualS are OfTen
deemed aS lucky
You can mail him on [email protected]
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Our CorrespondentMuscat
Emerging projects between
Japan and Oman will focus on re-
newable energy, the Japanese
ambassador, H E Seiji Morimoto,
announced at the University of
Nizwa on Monday.
During the speech, made in
celebration of Japan's national
day, H E Morimoto explained
that emerging projects with
Oman will focus more on renew-
able energy and the environ-
ment. In particular, the amount
of strong sunlight Oman receives
should allow for a large scale in-
tegration of solar power, enough
to provide a viable alternative
source of energy for the country.
“Oman will eventually face chal-
lenges with its limited energy
resources. For the long-term
economic development of
Oman, it is crucial to develop al-
ternative and new energy re-
New projects with Oman to focus onrenewable energy: Japanese envoy
sources, as well as energy saving
technologies. Such development
increases energy efficiency and
thus preserves precious re-
sources. It also leads to the es-
tablishment of
new industrial
foundations in
Oman,” he said.
Oman exports
ten per cent of its
oil to Japan and
trade between
the countries
reached approxi-
mately US$10bn,
according to
2008 figures.
There are cur-
rently around
130 Japanese nationals living and
11 Japanese companies in the
sultanate. Current developments
are helping to cement economic
relationships and providing the
building blocks for future coop-
eration, according to Morimoto.
“The presence of Japanese com-
panies has contributed to the na-
tion building of Oman. Recognis-
ing the potential of oil and gas
sectors in Oman, Japanese com-
panies made a special contribu-
tion to the
development of
the gas sector by
c o n s t r u c t i n g
LNG processing
plants in Sur.”
The ambassa-
dor also said that
the efficiency
with which
Oman uses its
fossil fuels is a
key factor in in-
creasing the size
of its industrial
base and ensuring employment
opportunities for Omani nation-
als, thereby diversifying the areas
in which revenue can be raised.
The ambassador went on to con-
gratulate Nizwa on achieving the
honour of becoming the Capital
of Islamic Culture in 2015.
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“It is crucial
for Oman to
develop
alternative and
new energy
resources”
Alex AdamsMuscat
Businesswomen from Pakistan’s
beleaguered North West Fron-
tier Province (NWFP) are urging
Omanis to invest in their busi-
nesses and help those whose
lives have been devastated by
earthquakes and conflict.
The stricken region came into
the public eye after an earth-
quake measuring 7.8 on the
Richter Scale hit the province on
October 8, 2005, leaving
80,000 people dead and 3.5mn
homeless. Recent infighting be-
tween militants has also seen
the region plunge further into
crisis.
Following the earthquake,
many women in the region have
struggled after losing their
homes, husbands and families,
but businesses such as Annum
Collections have been lending a
helping hand by helping them
earn a living by selling their
goods.
However, the women who
were widowed in the earthquake
need more money to send their
children to school as well as
clothe and feed their families.
Now they form a part of a
Pakistani businesswomen’s del-
egation exhibiting their products
at this year’s Women Expo, cur-
rently being held at the Oman
International Exhibition Centre.
Tehmina Faheem, a designer
with Annum Collections in
NWFP, explained that many of
the women are seeking invest-
ment in their businesses as their
living costs have risen.
“The people who make these
clothes were greatly affected by
the earthquake. Many of the
women lost their homes and
their families. It is very impor-
tant for us to be here to make
people aware of their plight. We
need big orders to get them
the help they need for a more
stable life.”
Adil Qayyum, vice chairman,
Federation of Pakistan Cham-
bers of Commerce and Indus-
try’s standing committee on
small and medium enterprises,
explained that the exhibitors’
presence at the Women Expo
was an important step forward
in changing people’s negative
perception of the region.
“This is giving them the aid
and help they need, and they are
looking forward to doing busi-
ness in Oman as well as doing
something to promote bilateral
economic activity and portray a
positive image of the region.”
The NWFP businesswomen
are part of a much larger dele-
gation put together with the
help of the Trade Development
Authority of Pakistan.
Ghazala Saifi, the manager of
Khaamta, a small Karachi-based
fashion house, said that this
delegation is also in Oman to
prove that Pakistani business-
women are serious about suc-
cess in the GCC countries.
She added, “We are opti-
mistic and we feel that coming
here would definitely be helpful
for us. We are looking for
investors who can stock our
products in Oman.”
Saifi also said that traditional
crafts from the NWFP could die
out if they don’t receive funding.
“These women produce goods
that are known across the
world. But it is almost a dying
art and it will fade out if they
don’t make enough money.
Skills are dependent on people
being paid well.”
Specialists in the field of phys-
iotherapy and rehabilitation will
be attending a conference in
Muscat to further develop
these services in the country.
The Department of Physio-
therapy and Rehabilitation at
Khoula Hospital will hold an
international symposium along
with a series of workshops on
October 28 and 29 at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel, which will
include presentations from
professionals ranging from
podiatrists, orthopaedics and
dieticians to prosthetics and or-
thotics specialists,
practising both in and outside
Oman.
Khoula Hospital is planning
to build on established relation-
ships with some institutions
within, and across, Oman’s bor-
ders with the aim of improving
the sustainability of physiother-
apy and rehabilitation services.
There will be a scientific meet-
ing on the first day, where ex-
perienced speakers and schol-
ars from institutions in Aus-
tralia, UK, Turkey and India, in
addition to local speakers, will
present and share their experi-
ences in physiotherapy and re-
habilitation.
There will be a series of
workshops on various topics by
the lecturers and, it is hoped
through these, local profession-
als in the field will have a
chance to observe the latest
techniques. The delegates will
also visit and view the rehabili-
tation services offered in
Oman.
The event is a follow up to
the Ministry of Health’s goal of
supporting and encouraging
development in health staff
training.
Women traders seek investmentPakistani women affected by 2005 quake hope to find stockists in Oman
Physiotherapy meet to provide learning opportunity
The amount of strong sunlight Oman receives should allow for a large scale integration of solar power