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You laugh, you lose thread

BuddhawithinMe — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 23:40:26 +0800

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You smile, you lose thread

BuddhawithinMe — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 21:17:55 +0800

Dog loves puffy bun

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Witnessing this today.

BuddhawithinMe — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 14:16:07 +0800

Saw it today on the road.

Who am i to complain when this guy's perseverance under limited resources.

Be thankful on what you have and do not frail at yr little disavantages.

Pleeeaasssseee.. Jgn sesekali lambat bagi 🤑🤑

BuddhawithinMe — Fri, 29 May 2020 21:02:51 +0800

🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

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Elder woman with bend back walks 10mountains every

BuddhawithinMe — Wed, 13 May 2020 12:53:39 +0800

Please watch it.

Elder with bend back walk 10 mountain villages everyday

https://youtu.be/wl_Dk50xUH8

Want to play?

BuddhawithinMe — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:07:47 +0800

Long time game. Can last 1 more week.

Introducing The Zoo Tycoon 2

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Some things to remember

BuddhawithinMe — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:21:41 +0800

My family are out of eggs. So, today, my dad and I head to grocery shop.
Been to 2 shops but all sold out. Luckily, at the 3rd shop left 2 tray of eggs.
2tray of eggs is ngam ngam enough for our family for a week. But, he took 1tray of egg only and went to pay.

Inside the car I asked him why he only bought 1? He said, others might need it too.

In this kind of moment, when we tend to have little fear that we might have forgotten some of our inner value.

I am grateful to my dad.

#stay safe
#considerate
#compassion

While you are ...

BuddhawithinMe — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 19:45:45 +0800

Selfishness kills more people than virus

Malaysian parking ticket machine

BuddhawithinMe — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 22:19:49 +0800

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BuddhawithinMe — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:14:53 +0800

Is it legal for people to ask for donations

BuddhawithinMe — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:15:31 +0800

sos

Let's play a game.

Suppose three people approached you at a kopitiam while you're having dinner. All three of them say that they are from so and so charity, would you be so kind and give a donation?

But stories of syndicates pretending to be a charity start going through your head. You don’t want to be conned, but you’re also a bleeding heart and want to give.

So you try to figure them out before forking out money. All three are well dressed, fresh faced, and optimistic as usual. Clean clothes, clean intentions. All three have brought proof to convince you that they are legitimate, honest-to-god-cross-my-heart-and-swear-to-die real charity, and your money will go to some sick children or stopping turtles from eating the millions of straws we threw away thanks to our boba addiction.

This is their proof. Pay attention to it: we’ve bolded and coloured it for easy reading.

Mr A
He pulls out a folder and shows you a very clear, convincing, perfectly laminated with no air bubbles a certificate of registration under the Registrar of Society (ROS), signed by The Government itself. He then gives an Obama-esque ‘We can do it’ speech about what they do, and tells you their website you can check out yourself, www.realcharity.com.my. You check and the website exists, which matches the details he mentioned before.

Mr B
Mr B pulls out his ROS certificate. But that’s just par for the course. He does one better: he pulls out a brochure for you, filled with every single effort your donation could do if you would just hand them a nice, sizable donation in multiples of 10. A picture says a thousand words, but the twenty pages of pictures and newspaper cutouts scream: Will You Look At Those People We've Helped, We're A Real Legitimate Charity Sir Or Madam. You swear soft, melancholic music plays as you flip through it.

Mr C
So Mr C shows his certificate from ROS too. Then he starts to fumble through his pockets. Top, sides, both back pockets, till he remembers what he needs is shoved deep in his left pocket, wedged underneath his oversized smartphone. He pulls out a folded piece of paper, frayed at the edges and worn out where the folds crease. It's a permit from Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), saying his charity is authorised to ask for donations. There’s also a smudge of chili sauce at the bottom. Eww. He hands it to you to read, followed by a bright smile.

Who do you trust? No peeking for the answer.

The correct answer is:

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Mr. C
10 points if you guessed it right, and another 10 points if you guessed because of the permit from PDRM! But why would the police permit be the determining factor? Wouldn't having proof such as a website, track record, and soft melancholy music in a brochure show more effort and legitimacy than just a paper from PDRM? This is because…

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Only organisations with a permit from PDRM can collect street donations
Kan abang dah kata...
Showing off his dept’s new printer – Image from indah.com
Believe it or not, Mr C and his frayed out permit from PDRM is the only one allowed to do it. Under the House to House and Street Collections Act 1947, a person who solicits donations on the streets, public places or places of business (eg. a kopitiam), must obtain a license from the police in order to collect donations. In the legalese, it says under Section 3(1):

“Subject to the provisions of this Act, no collection shall be made unless...a licence for the promotion thereof are satisfied.”
So slick Mr A with his polished speech, and Mr B with his sob inducing brochure, are actually breaking the law. Under the same Act, in Section 3(3), unless they have a permit to ask for donations, they can be either be fined not more than five thousand ringgit, imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

(Note: We know some of you might wonder how a legit police permit for soliciting donation looks like. We’ve contacted PDRM on this, and shall update the article promptly when we get to secure a copy.)

Surprisingly, this fact tends to fly under the radar, since there are still people going around asking for donation and receiving it, without having a permit. Back in 2015, our former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tan Sri Khalid Bakar, has even made a statement on it to Bernama, responding to questions about street solicitors collecting donations for Palestine.

“Individuals or organisations wanting to collect donations for humanitarian fund have to obtain permit from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) before doing so.” —Tan Sri Khalid Bakar to Bernama.

So everything should be clear now, right? The law spelled out that you need a permit, and the ex-IGP himself has stated the same.

What about Islamic Charities?

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Then you hear the sound of coins dropped into a slot: another challenger appears. A teenager wearing a songkok and baju melayu is going around asking for donations in the coffee shop. Unlike the previous three, this one didn’t have a brochure. All he has is a converted biscuit tin, with a small slot cut through the metal lid, and a printed out sign saying, “DERMA MEMBINA MASJID KAMPUNG BETUL”, pasted on the front.

You want to speak up and ask him for his police permit, but he points out a small fine print under the DERMA sign which says: “Religious organisations asking for donations is under the jurisdiction of the state’s religious body.”

Is that true?

Yes. Islamic charities are under the state’s religious body

Image from ACCIN
Technically, it’s true. Organisations or committees collecting donations to help out the Muslim community is under the jurisdiction of the state’s Syariah law, which differs from state to state, depending on the Majlis Agama Islam Negeri. Let’s use Selangor’s laws on this as an example.

Under Section 106 (1), Enactment No. 1 of 2003, the Majlis may give a license to a person or body to collect money or charitable contributions to support the promotion of Islam, or the benefit of Muslims. So this could be the typical mosque building donation drive, and can even extend to collecting donations for Muslims in other countries such as Palestine.

So can we donate to this nice, songkok wearing guy at the coffee shop? Not quite. The Majlis may have authorised them to collect donations, but there is a limitation: They are not allowed to ask for donations on the streets. If you went through Section 106 itself (god bless you), you might notice that there is no mention of where they are allowed to collect donations.

The former Director General of JAKIM, Datuk Othman Mustapha, has come out with a statement to clarify on this. In a statement to Utusan Malaysia, he stated that they aren’t allowed to ask for donations in public places. This covers going from house to house, shopping malls, night markets, restaurants and other such places. This is a requirement set up by each state’s Majlis, and if they don’t follow it, their license can be revoked. They are only allowed to ask for donations from corporate figures, government agencies or private institutions.

“This is for your own good.” – Image from Reddit
Listen to your Hati
All of these requirements for permits, license, and restrictions on where we can ask for donations is for a good reason. Malaysia is one of the most giving countries, and people with criminal intent can see us as easy pickings. The safest option is still to send your donations directly to the organisation itself. Most of Malaysia’s NGOs and their contact details are listed on Hati.my. That way, you’ll never have any doubts where your money would end up at.

Paypal

BuddhawithinMe — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 10:56:25 +0800

From my previous post where I'm unable to withdraw my foreign currency to local bank

Previous thread

After alot of emailing with Paypal, FINALLY one of the staff mentioned there's a minimum of RM40 to withdrawn.

I was not aware of that as last year I managed to withdraw amount lesser than RM40.

I hope this could be some info for /k and I sincerely apologise if I had caused any inconvenience to you all from my previous thread.

What do you think bringing in banking

BuddhawithinMe — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 15:08:02 +0800

Banking services and postage service in mall I believe is the brilliant idea because:

1) Ample parking space
2) Airconditioning
3) Can shop, dine afterthat.

I believe banking they are looking for cheaper rental, thus high demand mall rental might be a little high side for them.

However, with the oversupply mall around right now, I believe those older mall who are not doing quite well compare to last time can think of bringing banking system into the mall.

I really hate going to bank hard to find parking, then have to walk under thr hot sun and rain.

What do you think?

Or do you have any better idea?

Paypal

BuddhawithinMe — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:47:17 +0800

Paypal now no longer able to convert other currencies to MYR.

For Malaysia user. Last time can. Now cannot.

Do you know about it?

Musang balik ke genting

BuddhawithinMe — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 21:32:24 +0800

KUALA LUMPUR: Genting Malaysia Bhd has fully resolved its dispute with Fox Entertainment Group Llc, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Foxnext Llc, Twenty First Century Fox Inc and The Walt Disney Company over the development of an outdoor theme park.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, Genting Malaysia said as part of the settlement terms, all parties had entered into a restated memorandum of agreement granting the company a license to use certain Fox intellectual properties.

Following the settlement, all parties agreed to dismiss all claims and counterclaims between the parties in the pending legal action in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, it said.

“Genting Malaysia is currently updating its development and construction plans to complete the outdoor theme park utilising both Fox and non-Fox intellectual properties.

“The outdoor theme park shall also be renamed,” it added. – Bernama

Sos

Roti jala

BuddhawithinMe — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 02:19:28 +0800

Last month had attend someone's kenduri and they served this roti jalur.

I tried to find around malay stall and pasar malam but couldn't find.

I miss it. Anyone know where i can get?

How's your reaction?

BuddhawithinMe — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 22:18:28 +0800

I'm stunt.

What about you?

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Bandar Springhill

BuddhawithinMe — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 20:43:58 +0800

What do you know about this residential area? Good and bad

Thank you!

Aiya, no one knows.. Sadding

"This couple is an example to all married couples"

BuddhawithinMe — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 11:25:52 +0800

Mahathir's Giggly Reaction After A Sweet Moment With Siti Hasmah Is Too Pure

A story about a tender moment between Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah has gone viral on social media

Local reporter Prem Kumar Panjamorthy took to his Facebook profile to share a story about the couple along with two photos he recently took while interviewing the prime minister at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.

His Facebook post, posted on 31 May, has garnered over 5,000 shares at the time of writing.

"I have never shared these pictures of Dr Mahathir but it will be a sin if I don't share it," Prem wrote

He explained that since it was Ramadan, the interview was conducted in two parts with a five-minute break in between.

During the break, the premier's aide-de-camp rushed into the room to inform them that Siti Hasmah was about to enter.

"She wants to come in now?" Mahathir asked, appearing to be shocked.

The 92-year-old walked into the room and apologised for interrupting the session.

She went to whisper something into Mahathir's ear but he could not hear, causing her to giggle.

"I'm going to take some rest in the room. You have not taken any rest since this morning," she said in a louder voice, while holding his hand.

"Please take some rest after this," she added.

She then apologised again to the reporter for the interruption and left the room.

"Dr Mahathir just quietly, with full of love in his eyes, watched his wife walk out of the room while giggling like a young lover boy!" the reporter shared

Prem explained that everyone in the room was stunned to see the politician's reaction.

"I cannot believe this is a 63-year-old marriage and 71-year-old friendship since they were university mates!" he wrote in the post.

"This couple is an example to all married couples in the world," he added.

Netizens took to the comments section of the post to gush about the couple's long-lasting and loving relationship

May everyone in /k found the love of your life

Link here

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why u no put drillz ??

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My family got infected too! Do you?

BuddhawithinMe — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:02:44 +0800

Came back home and saw these :

Come in 2 units of fan. One found inside room and another one at living room as ventilation fan.

My mom bought these. Omg...

Already have ceiling fan still bought these 2 standing fan. She accused somemore is my dad ask her to buy.. Lol!

Saying afternoon all the heat accumulated at the ceiling. If use ceiling fan, the heat will blown down making it very hot.
But, really use standing fan is cooler.

It has 5 blade. Normally the one 1 see only got 3blades. Got 5star energy saving pulak tu!

Wow, the fan is quite powerful. Open no. 1 the wind is stronger like my desk fan no. 2. If open no. 3, very strong ohh.... Like open no. 5.

Another one my dad use as ventilation to blow outside wind into the house. I was in the middle of the house which is approx 3m away can still feel the wind. I think my dad is a genius!! Really outbeat the ventilation fan itself.

Okay la.. Can say is quite a good buy. You know what's the funny thing?

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