"Convergence is the byword of the mobile industry, but it doesn't always work, " notes Choong.
In a country of workaholics, Kim Woo Choong's dedication to his job is legendary.
Choong argues it makes more sense to offer the projector as a wireless accessory with its own battery pack.
Residents like Dr. Choong find the hold-up frustrating, especially when the Penang state government is ready to fund the service.
This week Daewoo's founder, Kim Woo Choong, offered to resign as chairman.
"It is the best project to have come out of the municipal council, " says Dr. Choong Sim Poey, who heads a citizens' transport lobby.
At an Oct. 27 briefing for fund managers, stockmarket analysts and journalists, canned applause periodically greeted CEO Cheong Choong Kong as he announced dazzling figures for the six months to September 2000.
Daewoo Group's autocratic chairman, Kim Woo-Choong, has been hyping a sale of up to half of Daewoo Motor to GM as a fait accompli, though it could still unravel over management control or price.
Australia led the medals tables, but local victors like badminton aces Wong Choon Hann, Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah were acclaimed with rapturous shouts of Malaysia boleh - Malaysia can do it.
There are rumours in Seoul that Kim Woo Choong, the boss of the giant Daewoo group and one of those pardoned by the new amnesty, acted as some sort of special envoy during a recent visit he made to the North.
Of course, much will depend on how good the projection is, but already "the image quality of these micro projectors can be impressive considering their size, " notes Aloysius Choong, an analyst with research firm IDC, who's seen a few prototypes in action.
On a worldwide trip in December, Alwaleed's itinerary included a chat with Japanese real estate mogul Minoru Mori in Tokyo, a visit to Daewoo Chairman Kim Woo-Choong in Seoul, a lunch with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad in Kuala Lumpur and tea with the then prime minister of India, Inder Kumar Gujral, in New Delhi.
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