PERMASTEELISA GROUP – http://permasteelisagroup.com
UOB PLAZA was Permasteelisa First Project Overseas and from here onward they were riding high thank my Quick Action to Secure the Tender in the Nick of Time!
The tender was awarded to the main contractor and the sub contractor was Coneer from Canada. I asked the representative of Permasteel has the owner signed the contract and his replied was only given verbally which mean there was hope to change the tide even though the main contractor was in bed with the Foreign Architect. And on the double I took action by calling the local architect office that I was a friend of Massimo and he wanted me to find out why Permasteel was not selected even though they will the lowest in their tender submission….?
In the UOB project, I deal directly with Mr. Massimo Colomban
“Sunny we walk 3 steps ahead but you walk 20 steps ahead!” – Massimo Colomban
I will share the details in one of my books what Massimo meant I was 20 steps ahead …..
But for the SUNTEC CITY project, my agreement is with Mr. Lucio Mafessanti
“Sunny if we teach you the technical skill you will be our next competitor because without any knowledge of Curtain walling you managed to seal the deal effortlessly.” – Lucio Mafessanti
I used my brain and wit to secure the contract for Permasteel. For your knowledge I am the only ONE in Singapore handling all the works because there was NO Permasteel personal station in Singapore.
In around 2018 I have posted Permasteelisa articles at www.sunflowerchong.com and I was very surprised to discover all their pictures had disappeared. I questioned, why should the Evil Zionists removed all the contents and a sudden flash came and I saw the letter that Permasteelisa got their finance from the VATICAN BANK!!
I wanted the people to know Permasteelisa Massimo Colomban is an honorable man he wanted to give me a share in the company but I refused and instead I told him just give me 1% and the amount is S$700,000 but his partner Lucio Mafessenti paid me only S$500,00 and I accepted it without uttering a word. Well, Lucio fell short in his character, even with a signed contract he refused to pay me the fee after securing the Suntec City on their behave. Even though I do not have a contract with Massimo’s company yet he rewarded me generously.
I Often Thought God Wanted Me to Give S$1 Million Away but He Got Other Plan for Me It Seemed.
I have maintained my stand with regard to my name because I refused to be structure by society, I was very confident that people would judge me based on my character and not by my new name “’Sunflower”. But how wrong I was, when in 1990 I represented Permasteelisa an Australia sub-contractor based in Sydney, to tender for the curtain-walling project in Suntec City?
I have learned from others that all the consultants, especially Robert Heintges and DP architect were not happy with me because in their professional eyes with a name “Sunflower”, means I was not a serious person. (If you were involved in tendering a project worth about $200million, I supposed the name was a liability but if you were involved in a charity show of flower arrangement then I guessed this name will be an asset. https://sunwahchong.com/2025/03/15/purple-dream/ ) Moreover, I was not a technical person; therefore, they said that I was not qualified to represent Permasteelisa. (As though these consultants got the right to decide my destiny.)
The general manager Mr. Chua Yong Hai from Suntec City told Permasteelisa bosses that this project is very highly political and it was not wise to use a woman to represent them. The boss from Permasteelisa Mr. Massimo Colomban told me that Mr. Chua said that in the construction field, dealing with a woman was not good for their image. He told Mr. Colomban that Permasteelisa is a big company, they didn’t need a woman to help them to get the project”. (Mr. Colomban said that I must keep a low profile, as the Singaporean professionals cannot accept me. They felt an insult to be talking to someone who was not technical in this field.) Just for Mr. Chua information, without my involvement in UOB Plaza, Permasteellisa might not be able to get the curtain-walling project even though one of the UOB’s subsidiary represented them. Due to my quick wit and intelligence, I was able to rescue the project for Permasteelisa right under the nose of JV Kajima from Japan and Coneer from Canada.
To cut the story short, the Architect of the project (who is a gay) whose father is one of the shareholders so now you know why they are doing whatever they can to get rid of me! With God blessing, I had managed to secure the curtain-walling project in Suntec City in late 1990 on behalf of Permasteelisa. When they refused to pay the $1.3 million fee that was entitled to me, instead of suing and allowed it to drain my energy and spirit, I questioned God why this was happening to me again? It was very naïve of me to believe that after securing the project on behalf for Permasteelisa, they would honor the contract and I will realize my dream of giving $1 million away and I will die a happy woman:(
Grandfather, Almighty God don’t allow me to die young I supposed:(
Well, I guessed that was not God planned for me as he got many exciting adventures waiting for me to discover…..
How simply I see the business world then but not anymore now? How idealistic all my dreams and thoughts were then and still is now? I can only ask God why, why, why? And “Why is life so unfair to me when I have worked so hard for it?” I cried to myself. ‘Why is all this happening to me, was I not supposed to give S$1 million away as I saw it in my dream?
When I was so close, why did it slipped away, were You trying to tell me something? Do you have another plan for me instead of giving away the S$1 million? I was waiting for an answer from God, but I realized it would not come straight away, as I got to walk the path like the ‘Alchemist’. In order to succeed I know that I must persevere and hold on tied to my dream and constantly carry these Great Virtues – Faith, Hope and Charity and held this belief closed to my heart, to help me pulled through this long and tiring and close to impossible journey in search for that “One Voice “ in my dream.
The Importance of Authenticity
https://executive.berkeley.edu/thought-leadership/blog/importance-authenticity
Mahatma Ghandi said to his son, “If you still believe your dream is True, keep on walking until you leave the world but once you know it is not the Right one then drop it and move on.”
I know my dream for World Harmony is from God Almighty that is why I kept walking until I leave the world. Deep in the bottom of my heart I know somewhere but I don’t know who will carry this TORCH of World Harmony?
ABOUT THE SOUL
https://www.matthewbooks.com/october-1-2024/
My mother said it was so sad that no one was prepared to sacrifice their life to chase for a higher ideal and it will be humanity loss. My mother believed that great talents are gifts from God Almighty and we must contribute it back to society and not to keep it for money sake.
My teacher said that people will not chase for a higher ideal because how great an idea the Top will not accept it because it came from the bottom…if you are not one of them forget about how great your idea can be like World Harmony Day vision to bring this World to Oneness?
If I have not walk this journey I will never find out the thinking of the Top or authority. Allow me to share this incident with you on 2003 WHD. I called the Singapore President office and his principal secretary picked up the phone. As usual checked who I was and when I said that I was the founder of WHD immediately he said, “There is no such thing that an individual hosting WHD because WHD is the country affair and not individual. The President worked for the government and he cannot be the guest of honor on WHD.”
My mother said Confucius was dead so don’t keep using him as an example for the young’s to follow because they will not unless there is a LIVING example for them to emulate. If we want the young to build a better world, then we must be the first to set good example so now you know why I Sunflower Chong Sun Wah stay true to my belief honesty and sincerity are keys to our success.
MY TEACHER SAID:
1) The best human is to be an ordinary human.
2) There is not the need to know everything in order to be successful, instead strive to be a good human being you are a successful person.
3) Searching for God – Not to worry where is God because when the times come when you call for Him, He will answer you and He did in 1996 and I became a Muslim.
4) When you believe in God you’re going to be powerful.
5) When you Surrender to God He will provide and He did enough for me to keep walking until I see the Light.
6) Nobody loves me but I know God loves me very much because He gave me a great mind to care for the World.
THE ARCHITECT WILL NOT ALLOW PERMASTEELISA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TENDER OF SUNTEC CITY PROJECT BUT I CHALLENGE THEM
