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Pipit Pipit cannot simply go holiday outside Msia?

The Residences — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 18:57:12 +0800

I checked Malaysia Travel Pass website and it stated the requirement of applying the travel pass.
For holiday purpose is not allowed.

How come there's people can go outside Malaysia and simply go holiday?
What kind of reason they gave?

Here's the link : https://mtp.imi.gov.my/myTravelPass/main?termConditionNXC

Gov should remove face mask mandate to KL & SELANG

The Residences — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:45:17 +0800

Since the majority of people that live in Klang & Selangor are fully vaccinated, it's time for the government to remove the face mask mandate to these 2 states.
Let the people have the freedom of not wearing a face mask when they are in public areas.

But when they want to enter the private premises, the private premises/businesses can impose their own rules before the customer can enter. It's been 2 years since we are required wearing face mask, government should remove the face mask mandate.

Many people that wearing a face mask in public is not because they fear Covid-19, but worried they can get saman by the police.

It's time for us to stop feeding ourselves with fear with Covid-19 and move on with the brand new normal.

Edited: If you want to keep continuing wearing the face mask, just continue with it. But people should be given a choice on to continue or not to continue wearing the face mask in PUBLIC AREAS. We have the statistics mentioning most KV people are fully vaccinated.

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The Residences — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:06:36 +0800

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We should be grateful with our local bank generosi

The Residences — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 23:35:32 +0800

We should be grateful for our local banks' generosity.

If we open a saving account in Malaysia, we are not being imposed with account maintenance fees every month and if we want to waive the fees, we have to maintain a certain amount of money.

In US, if you use Wells Fargo, Chase, Bank of America, all of these "rakyat" banks are imposing monthly maintenance fees every month to their checking account. They need to keep the money to avoid charges.

And many of them are still can't get the basic access of bank account due to living condition (poor, etc).

Seems like many companies out there BUKAKE already

The Residences — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:03:26 +0800

Since last week till this week, I noticed a lot of cars on the road on weekdays compared to early July.

It seems like many company received approval to BUKAKE their operation and more and more employees are returning to office. Last time, I can go back home and go to work in a short time, now it becomes longer due to many cars on the road.

This is what I noticed/observed around Klang and Damansara.

How about your place?

WALK IN Vaccination starts on 2nd - 22 Aug 2021

The Residences — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 21:52:09 +0800

PLEASE BRING ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS AS PER REQUIRED TO SHOW YOU LIVE IN KLANG VALLEY

A) IC
B) DRIVING LICENSE
C) CREDIT CARD BILLS
D) EMPLOYMENT OFFER LETTER
E) STUDENT CARD
F) UTILITY BILLS

WALK IN starts at 2pm, first come first serve basis only

[twt]https://twitter.com/JKJAVMY/status/1421422448872890371[/twt]

Muslim mentality when it comes to funeral process

The Residences — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:28:30 +0800

Since most of the Malay in this country are muslim, sometimes I just don't understand with some of the mentalities among Malay people when it comes to funeral process.

Example I want to give is, you are from Kedah, and you have live in Selangor for 30-40 years of life. But when you die, the family members so insistent to bury the body at their Hometown at Kedah due to arwah request before die.

Why this kind of request become a culture among Malay people mostly? The only thing that god concern is your amal ibadah when you live in this earth, not where's your body being buried.

You see the example of Ustaz Haron Din. He died in US. Dia dikebumikan di US. I dont see his family members so insist to bring back his body to Malaysia.

Why Car/Motorcycle Workshops still cannot open in

The Residences — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:09:57 +0800

Why car/motorcycle workshops still cannot open in PKPD area?

They are considered ESSENTIAL compared to other things. People travel to work every single day especially those that work in "ESSENTIAL SECTORS".

Accidents / Car Broke down happened every single day to people out there. Last 2-3 days I saw 1 accident1 and some cars broke down in PKPD area.

I still don't understand why the government still haven't reviewed again the list of sectors that should be open in PKPD area.

Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah CLOSED

The Residences — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:34:06 +0800

Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah is CLOSED until further notice for Outpatient

Antivaxx are losing their mind with people that

The Residences — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 11:56:30 +0800

Antivaxx group on Telegram are losing their mind when they saw some people posted side effects after taking Sinovac shot.

Is this even true? Anyone that took Sinovac can confirm this?
Is it dangerous or temporary side effect?

Which bank you have bad experience & hate to use i

The Residences — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 21:25:45 +0800

Which bank do you have a bad experience with & hate to use it?

I personally hate using RHB and CIMB Banks.

Some of the reason is their unfriendly online banking and clueless customer service.

For other banks, I like to use Maybank, but when it comes to calling their call centre hotline, it's really frustrating that you need to wait so long before the call centre agent pickup the call

How about you guys?

People rush to buy Ivermectin N ignore gov advice

The Residences — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 20:02:28 +0800

Indonesians ignore warnings, rush to buy Ivermectin to treat Covid

JAKARTA: Indonesians have ignored health warnings to stock up on a “miracle cure” for Covid-19 backed by leading politicians and social media influencers, as an out-of-control virus surge sweeps the country.

Authorities are reporting hundreds of deaths every day as the world’s fourth-most populous nation struggles with its worst outbreak since the pandemic began.

Pharmacies across the country are running out of Ivermectin, an oral treatment normally used to treat lice and other parasitic infections, thanks in part to viral social media posts touting its potential as a coronavirus treatment.

“Those who come bring a screenshot showing that Ivermectin… could cure Covid,” said Yoyon, head of a pharmaceutical sales group at a market in the capital Jakarta, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.

He said the shortage had pushed the price of the drug up from around 175,000 to 300,000 rupiah (RM50-86) a bottle. “We are out of supplies at the moment after many people came to buy it,” he added.

Enthusiastic praise from popular online personalities is helping drive demand.

“Ivermectin is one of the safe and effective keys to ending the pandemic from various doctors, with lots of scientific evidence,” Reza Gunawan, a self-described “holistic health professional”, wrote to his 350,000 Twitter followers.

Iman Sjafei, the cofounder of popular Indonesian media outlet Asumsi, used the same platform to say five of his acquaintances had recovered from Covid after taking the drug.

“Maybe placebo. Maybe. But it might be true too,” he added.

Sylvie Bernadi, who lives on Jakarta’s outskirts, said she purchased Ivermectin for infected relatives after seeing WhatsApp messages and social media posts promoting the drug.

“Many people are saying that it can cure Covid-19 so I bought it,” the 66-year-old said, while conceding some had raised concerns about unspecified side effects.

Fuelled by anti-vaccine and pandemic conspiracy theories online, there has been a surge in demand for the drug from Brazil to South Africa to Lebanon.

But manufacturer Merck has said there was “no scientific basis for a potential therapeutic effect against Covid-19” and warned of possible safety issues if the drug is administered inappropriately.

Scientists, the World Health Organization, and several drug regulators — including Indonesia’s own — have also stressed there is a lack of credible evidence to show it works against Covid-19.

‘I’m not a doctor, but …’

That has not stopped Indonesian tycoon and government minister Erick Thohir from praising Ivermectin and urging domestic production to fight the current outbreak.

A former owner of Italian football champions Inter Milan and a shareholder of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball franchise, Thohir recently suggested that state-owned drug giant Indofarma could produce up to four million ivermectin tablets a month.

While he said more testing is required to ascertain its effectiveness against Covid-19 and urged users to get a prescription before taking the tablets, others have shown less caution.

“I’m not a doctor, but in the midst of desperation and difficulty, I think anything is worth a try,” said Susi Pudjiastuti, a popular former fisheries minister, who has 2.5 million followers on Twitter.

Facebook posts and articles touting the drug’s effectiveness against coronavirus have proliferated in several countries.

Efforts to tackle the virus worldwide have been marred by conspiracy theories, often propagated by political leaders and other public figures.

In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has pressured regulators to approve the drug as a Covid treatment.

“There are a lot of credible people… who swear by their fathers’ grave that ivermectin is doing good to their bodies while they are suffering from Covid,” Duterte recently told the chief of the country’s drug regulator.

After demand for the drug surged in Latin America, the WHO said in March that any use of the drug as a coronavirus treatment should be limited to clinical trials.

The US Food and Drug Administration has even warned of the risks of taking ivermectin following reports of people being hospitalised after ingesting a version of the drug meant for horses.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/...to-treat-covid/

Anyone here cancel 2nd Dose Astrazeneca appointmen

The Residences — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:47:33 +0800

Anyone here cancels the 2nd dose appointment for Astrazeneca vaccination?

What's the reason for your cancellation? You afraid to take 2nd dose ? Or because you feel like wanna wait for gov announcement for vaccine mixing?

I got 2nd dose appointment by end of July

Travelling outside Malaysia during MCO 1.0/2.0/3.0

The Residences — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 23:35:32 +0800

Anyone here travelled outside Malaysia during MCO period?

May I know what's the reason you travel out of Malaysia? Is it because of study or work?

What about other reason of going back to home country? Does our government allow foreigners to go back to their home country? I mean going back for good and not returning to Malaysia again

I spoke with 1 customer just now. He's from UK and he's 80 years old. He wants to go back to UK as soon as possible but he needs to wait for 1st dose appointment since he missed out on the appointment before this. He didn't check frequently the MySejahtera app and missed out on the previous appointment.

If government announced on Moratorium for loan,

The Residences — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:51:23 +0800

If government announced moratorium for home installment, personal loan and other loans by bank, government also should enforce RENT moratorium.

That means, tenant don't need to pay rent money to landlord. Applicable for people that renting room, house or shoplot. Landlord cannot simply evict tenants out from the property

Those that will vaccinate at MITEC, COME IN

The Residences — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 15:37:53 +0800

Sesetengah janji temu yang dijadualkan pada tarikh-tarikh ini di HCO A di MITEC akan ditunda. Sila semak janji temu anda atau tanggungan anda untuk memastikan jika terdapat perubahan pada tarikh janji temu

[twt]https://twitter.com/JKJAVMY/status/1403940208593231873/photo/1[/twt]

Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines successfully delivered

The Residences — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 13:03:35 +0800

The Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines successfully delivered to:

[twt]https://twitter.com/pharmaniaga_bhd/status/1403660446343651334[/twt]

[twt]https://twitter.com/pharmaniaga_bhd/status/1403659764718997507[/twt]

Have you met people that prefer using Cash?

The Residences — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 21:19:08 +0800

I have an ex-neighbour that has the mentality of paying for everything using cash. He's not that old actually, still in 40's but every single thing he prefers to pay using Cash.

Some of the examples are electrical, water, Astro, Unifi, telco bills, he will pay using cash at Post Office, 7 Eleven or 99 Speedmart that offer service of bill payment. Same goes with buying foods, clothes, or groceries, he will pay by cash most of the time.

It's not that he didn't know how to use the computer or using the Internet, but he seems to prefer to pay using this kind of payment method. And FYI, he's working in an office environment setting.

Have you met this kind of person before this? What do you think?
We cannot blame this kind of person with a dinosaur mentality.

Why is it so hard for gov to allow interstate

The Residences — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 18:49:34 +0800

Why is it so hard for the government to allow interstate travel?

It's been 6 months since we have been stuck in 1 state and cannot go for interstate travel.

You can't expect people that want to travel to another state for holiday only, there are many things that people need to do in terms of family, work and many more.

Anyone here frequently made payment using cash

The Residences — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:36:21 +0800

Anyone here frequently made payment using Cash at 7 Eleven for their shopping at Shopee?

How is it like?

Is it the same like you use online banking/credit card payment?

What makes you use Cash payment at 7 Eleven option instead of using Online Banking/Credit Card/Debit card?
You want to reduce your digital footprint?