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Last update : 5 December 2007
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CLIENT: Abbott Laboratories (M) Sdn Bhd Date: 3 December 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms…..
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. Keep up the excellent job. You are a true asset to the country and community.
2. Very well presented.
3. Good real case study.
4. Should include daughter of staff.
5. Very, very good.
6. Entertaining and informative.
7. Very interactive with good humour.
8. Great job done, admirable what you’re doing.
9. Very engaging training. Excellent.
What do you like most about the program?
1. Excellent information to share with all employees.
2. Tips given.
3. Survival tips.
4. Act of self-defense during an attack.
5. Very informative and entertaining.
6. Lively and real life case.
7. Everything about the program.
8. Examples very reliable.
9. Very practical and real experience.
10. Enthusiasm and present full heartedly.
11. Practical aspects when facing crisis.
12. Gadgets/safety precautions/alertness/survival tips.
13. Fun, informative and educational.
14. Simple gadgets that can help in our daily life.
Any other comments?
1. Good job done! Thanks!
2. Looking forward to next session.
Would you recommend Abbott Laboratories (M) Sdn Bhd to extend this training to all the other female members?
Yes = 42 No = 0
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CLIENT: Scope International (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Date: 28 November 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms…..
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. Excellent workshop and will highly recommend to other ladies.
2. Fruitful talk. Benefited a lot. Wish that all my sisters are able to attend this too.
3. The course is GREAT!
4. Great training session.
5. Very good trainer. He’s entertaining! Would definitely recommend course to others.
6. Two thumbs up! Keep up the good work.
7. A big Thank You to them for sharing the experience.
8. The trainers are passionate about what they are delivering.
9. Trainers must know the audience for language medium.
10. Trainers are very good.
11. I truly admire his passion and drive in his job. Thank you.
12. Fantastic.
13. Good, fun, lively.
14. Maybe can give short notes/reminder to attendee so that we can always remind ourselves.
15. Some language / cant understand because I don’t speak Malay.
What do you like most about the program?
1. Introduction to the available tools.
2. Very informative.
3. Everything.
4. Very good knowledge for survival.
5. Teach us how to identify danger and prevention and protection.
6. The slides, the examples (true life stories), the gadgets, great speaker.
7. Every single info is beneficial to everyone.
8. The way the course was presented and the props.
9. Practical, informative and useful.
10. Demonstration on how to escape.
11. The knowledge that gained.
12. Self-defense and info sharing on what’s happening around us.
13. The life experience of Bala.
14. Tips of surviving.
15. Very interesting way to alert ladies how to protect ourselves.
16. Very applicable to life.
Any other comments?
1. Need practical session.
2. Great job!
3. Hope you continue doing this. It will benefit a lot of people. God bless you all!
4. Thank for saving life out there.
5. Very informative and useful. I learned a lot.
6. Give more actual techniques on how the basic ways of escape and defense.
7. Hope to speak English on next session. When expats are around.
Would you recommend Scope International (M) Sdn Bhd to extend this training to all the other female members?
Yes = 45 No = 0
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CLIENT: Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad Date: 22 November 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms…..
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. I haven’t been so engaged for so many hours in a long time.
2. Very lively and engaging and experienced.
3. Effective demonstration.
4. Very good.
5. Very interesting.
6. Very lively, practical, sincere.
7. Keep up the excellent work!
8. Fantastic.
9. Conduct training from his heart.
What do you like most about the program?
1. Self defense techniques and tools to protect ourselves and our home.
2. The way the trainer presented and demonstrated the study case.
3. Very practical points for all different types of women, and extremely fun.
4. Live demonstration of basic survival methods.
5. Case study.
6. Real life examples.
7. Realistic cases and practical use.
8. Practical.
9. The trainer.
10. A lot of good tips.
11. All.
Any other comments?
1. Good overall. Suggestion, less stories and more practical examples.
2. Excellent.
3. Brutally honest. The statistics are practically staggering.
4. Able to make known of this program to more ladies.
Would you recommend Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) Berhad to extend this training to all the other female members?
Yes = 28 No = 0
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CLIENT: Universiti Sains Malaysia (Penang) Date: 20 November 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms…..
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. Thank God for Mr. Bala and Michael. Indeed in this world there are good Samaritans who care and made a difference in society.
2. Best, pandai buat lawak.
3. Good motivation.
4. A very committed and knowledgeable speaker.
5. Mr Bala is very good and experienced trainer.
6. Very good delivery of knowledge and experience.
7. The explanation is clear, concise and practical.
8. Sangat baik.
9. Marvelous trainers.
10. Sangat sangat membantu, very excellent, thank you very much.
11. No comment. He is such a fantastic trainer.
12. Mr Bala is a very funny person and makes the program very attractive.
What do you like most about the program?
1. Best of the best program I’ve ever attended. Thanks a lot.
2. Demonstration and it’s very encouraging to know that lives are being saved because there are people who care.
3. Clearly presented with easy and understandable approach, so knowledgeable and fun.
4. All the tips given by the facilitator.
5. How to survive no matter what happen to anyone.
6. Banyak pengetahuan baru.
7. The interesting presentation by Capt Bala.
8. Very enlightening, a real eye opener and very practical.
9. How to handle during emergency situation.
10. How women survive our life everyday.
11. Everything about the program.
12. Very beneficiary and good.
13. Interesting. I tak tidur.
14. Presenter and the presentation.
15. Fasilitator yang menarik dan isi kandungan yang lengkap.
16. Techniques of defense and demonstration.
17. The tips from this course are very important for me.
18. Share safety tips and gain mew information that can be shared with community.
19. The practical demo.
20. Mr Bala – he shared everything.
21. Very informative and beneficial to the participants.
Any other comments?
1. The University should organize on a big scale. We don’t mind to pay a fee for daughter to attend. Would highly recommend to all ladies.
2. Have more of this kind of training/course/talk. Thank you very much.
3. Program ini perlu dipanjangkan masa. Program ini juga perlu diadakan wajib kepada semua staf USM.
4. Good to extend this course to our children.
5. I wish we have another session for children to learn about the survival techniques.
6. For the input, this course is very good but the registration was quiet poor.
7. He can change the world. He can save the world. Good luck to Mr Bala.
8. Come again.
9. I want to attend this kind of program again.
Would you recommend this training to all the other female members?
Yes = 107 No = 0
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CLIENT: Soroptimist International (Seremban) Date: 17 November 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms…..
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. Very humorous and interesting speaker. Keep up the good work!
2. Very informative and hilarious.
3. Hope to have another one to benefit others who are unable to come.
4. If we can do hands-on, it will be even better.
5. Thank God for people like him.
6. Good and dynamic trainer.
7. A cool sense of humour.
8. Very dedicated to his profession and really wants to share.
9. Excellent.
10. Very good – hope to have more from him.
11. Very friendly.
12. Very experienced and fluent speaker.
13. Need more time to look closely at alarms etc.
14. Practical tips.
15. He’s superb!
16. It is fun but at the same time very useful.
17. Capt Bala is very confident and selfless in imparting his knowledge.
18. Capt Bala was very effective and Michael Chong was pleasant.
19. Well coordinated.
20. Fantastic job done.
21. Very informative, useful.
22. Should be longer.
23. Very informative with great personalities.
24. Very impressed.
25. Very good. Please come again.
What do you like most about the program?
1. Mother’s love towards the safety of her children.
2. Interesting and enlightening facts and experiences.
3. The humour make the 5 hours fly by.
4. The information that was given.
5. Very knowledgeable and interesting.
6. Informative in a very interesting and amusing manner.
7. The case he shared with us for protecting ourselves.
8. The survival skill.
9. All the real life experiences/events with the visual reminding us the CARE/KNOWLEDGE essential to equip us with these skills.
10. It is related to what is happening around us.
11. Very educational and an eye-opener.
12. It was very easy to understand.
13. Very useful.
14. The practical approach and the humour injected into it.
15. Practical on showing the emergency rescue.
16. The content and the trainer’s real life experiences.
17. I am 7 years old and it’s easy to understand. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
18. Very lively and very helpful.
19. All topics covered very beneficial and interesting.
20. The demo, presentation, hands on.
21. Practical methods and skills to survive.
22. Delivery skills, humorous and relative/practical.
23. Informative and presented in a very interesting and lively way.
24. Now I know how to protect myself from intruders.
25. Like everything. Food is good.
26. Informative, humorous, substantial.
27. Easy visual and useful tips and info.
28. The ways to break free and the gadgets.
29. The information in a very entertaining manner.
30. Very interesting / focused / informative.
Any other comments?
1. The trainer is best and the course is very meaningful.
2. Still enjoy the course the 2nd time.
3. Very interestingly delivered.
4. Continue the excellent service.
5. Very good. Thanks for organizing.
6. Would like to have more of these talks.
7. Hold more of this type of talk regularly i.e. twice or 3 times a year at same place.
8. Thank you for a lovely lecture.
9. Should tell others about this training.
10. Short of time or not enough time.
11. To open another session in Seremban.
12. Should be exposed to more ladies.
13. A BIG thank you for a very informative and interesting workshop.
14. All females must attend.
15. Have more of this seminar to more people at an affordable cost to reach practically everyone.
Would you recommend this training to your friends or Company?
Yes = 127 No = 0
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CLIENT: OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad Date: 13 November 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms….
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. Lively and interesting.
2. Capt Bala is a great speaker and knows his subject well.
3. He is funny, very good trainer.
4. He is extremely excellent.
5. Fantastic! Action packed all the way.
6. The trainer is very knowledgeable.
7. Good that he is willing to use his talents for good.
What do you like most about the program?
1. Skills that learned and the tools that can be used for defense.
2. Really interesting and a memorable course.
3. How to survive and protect yourself.
4. New discovery that women never know.
5. The preventive way on snatch thief.
6. Tips and illustrations.
7. The real case study and experience sharing and fun training-method by Bala and the real case example to protect ourselves.
8. Humor and case studies and advice.
9. Attractive and interesting.
10. Case sharing.
11. Explanation and easy to remember.
12. Very informative, useful.
13. Everything is interesting.
14. To introduce more survival tools, equipment, explanation on how to use.
Any other comments?
1. This is a really good program, very practical.
2. Hope there will a part 2 for this course.
3. Bala has so much passion for people, huge heart.
4. Keep up the good work!
5. More practical demo will be better.
6. The time is too short for this course.
Would you recommend OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad to extend this training to all the other female employees in Malaysia?
Yes = 47 No = 0
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CLIENT: Soroptimist International (Kuantan) & TERATAI Date: 26 October 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms…..
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. Very good and interesting.
2. Good and funny.
3. Very good, like to have more courses in Kuantan for youngsters.
4. Interesting and informative.
5. A good sense of humour. Helps to get the message across.
6. This is great. TQ!
What do you like most about the program?
1. The entire program.
2. Ideas on self protections.
3. The program is good safety for ladies.
4. Give us the awareness.
5. Taught me to be more observant.
6. Speaker and his pointers on safety.
7. Good speaker.
8. Information on safety measures to be taken.
9. Open people’s eyes to the increasing dangerous world.
10. Slide show.
11. Live demonstration.
12. Everything is very interesting and educational.
13. The trainers that help everyone.
14. The way Capt Bala delivered the program. Very interesting.
Any other comments?
1. Have another course.
2. Thank you.
3. The BM speaking ladies could not understand too well.
4. Hope to have more programs for youngsters.
Would you recommend this training to your friends or Company?
Yes = 41 No = 0
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CLIENT: AmBank Group Date: 26 October 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms…..
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. The “BEST” I’ve ever attended so far.
2. The best trainer and training I’ve attended. Extremely knowledgeable.
3. Simply perfect.
4. Very good and transparent.
5. The best trainer of all briefing attended.
6. Very interesting, he has a big heart, does a lot for the society.
7. Very interesting and enlightening, practical.
8. Well presented though the subject on women actually is scary.
9. Must introduce to all ladies in this world.
10. Excellent.
11. Very good.
12. Voice loud and clear.
13. Too much info in 4 hours. I’m not sure whether I can remember everything.
What do you like most about the program?
1. Very good presenter, very moving and meaningful presentation.
2. Good ideas and safety knowledge to prevent crime.
3. Trainer has got good sense of humor.
4. Humorous and live experience imparted by trainer.
5. Examples of crimes and demo items incorporated in training.
6. Funny, knowledgeable, interesting.
7. The contents.
8. Overall – not a dull moment.
9. Good sharing session. Definitely an eye opener.
10. The way of presentation, warm and friendly.
11. The humor of the presenter.
12. To learn how to protect ourselves.
13. The demonstration.
14. The survival techniques.
15. Never bored.
16. Live sharing session.
17. Real life experience.
18. Beneficial, awareness, educational.
19. The survival skills.
20. Professional trainer.
21. Realistic and practical.
Any other comments?
1. Thanks for a million for the great tips provided. Indeed has been helpful to me.
2. Should be extended to other employees soonest possible.
3. Overall good. Suggest you conduct more sessions and make awareness to all ladies in Malaysia in order not to be a victim. Good job. Keeping up the spirit.
4. To conduct more of this course.
5. Very interesting course.
6. Shall recommend to others.
7. Every lady/girl must attend.
8. Keep up the good work.
9. Highly recommended.
10. KKAM should seriously think about USEFUL year end gift instead to umbrellas and bags.
Would you recommend AmBank Group to extend this training to all the other female employees in Malaysia?
Yes = 59 No = 0
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CLIENT: Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) Date: 6 October 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms…..
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. Excellent, passionate about his profession, life.
2. The BEST!
3. Very knowledgeable and educational.
4. Very engaging.
5. Excellent.
6. Good and humor.
7. Maybe less rape stories more practical info, but very lively speaker.
8. To slow down a little will be easier to understand for new in this topic.
What do you like most about the program?
1. Capt Bala’s humor, commitment and passion.
2. Its real value. Anchored.
3. Good safety tips.
4. Everything was great.
5. Relevant and informative.
6. The alarms and self defense stuff.
7. Very fun and educational.
8. Practical information.
9. Presenter and demonstration.
Any other comments?
1. Well done! Keep up! God bless you all.
2. Organize practical session.
3. Would like to practical session.
4. Thanks for spreading love and care.
5. The images and sound effect are too strong for me.
Would you recommend your Organization to extend this training to all the other female friends and employees?
Yes = 19 No = 0
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CLIENT: Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad Date: 3 & 12 October 2007
City Survival Training for Ladies
Comments extracted from Course Evaluation Forms…..
Any other comments on the trainers?
1. I thought it’s going to be like a high school fire extinguisher boring demo, but I cancelled my leave on the 2nd session coz it’s too good to be missed!
2. Very engaging and humor. Allow participants to remember. Excellent program.
3. Wish to have more time to hear his experience and story.
4. Very good and the whole session are very interesting.
5. Knowledgeable, convincing, respectful, excellent.
6. Capt Bala is fantastic – he’s an excellent speaker – the sharing of his experience was great.
7. Very good and skillful trainer.
8. Bala is very good.
9. Good sense of humor.
10. Excellent and professional trainer(s).
11. Thank you very much!
What do you like most about the program?
1. Very attractive presentation and clear in conveying the message.
2. Made me more aware of the dangers around and some preventive measures.
3. Survival tips given/shared are extremely useful – one can never be too careful.
4. The whole program.
5. All areas cover is very very useful and interesting.
6. Examples on how to protect ourselves.
7. Prevent and security equipment and information.
8. Very useful and informative.
9. The practical part.
10. Very helpful.
11. Educational.
12. Case study that is relevant.
13. Real example which is easy to relate.
14. The issue and case study in the program.
15. Emergency Data Card for children.
16. Basic survival skills.
17. I can survive!
18. I’ve learnt and watched something I don’t learn everyday.
19. Lively session.
20. Advice to prevent any disaster.
21. The lessons on how to detect and keep safe.
Any other comments?
1. I’ve written everything Mr Bala’s said in this workshop and disseminate to all my family members and in my blog – I just want everyone to start to be extra careful o everything around them.
2. The workshop is really useful for all ladies. Thanks to the organization. Thanks a lot to Capt Bala.
3. Should share with our whole family especially for those with teenage siblings.
4. Would like to come more for Bala’s talk.
5. Highly recommend for rest of staff.
6. Very interesting and impressive.
7. Some of the pictures showed may be too awful and may give negative impact to audience.
8. If possible, please organize similar program periodically.
9. Don’t stop at just this session only.
10. Keep up the good work; you are saving life indirectly thru this course.
Would you recommend Allinace Bank M’sia Bhd to extend this training to all the other female employees in Malaysia?
Yes = 45 No = 0