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China's dog meat festival

Steven7 — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 20:56:14 +0800

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia...ite-ban-rumours

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Dog meat being served at a restaurant in Yulin yesterday. The Chinese dog meat festival is notorious, with the animals beaten and boiled alive in the belief that the more terrified they are, the tastier the meat.

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YULIN (Guangxi) • A notorious dog meat festival in China opened yesterday with butchers hacking up slabs of canine meat and cooks frying the flesh, despite rumours that there would be a ban this year.

After reports that the local authorities would ban the meat at the summer solstice event in the southern city of Yulin, animal rights groups said vendors and officials reached a compromise and set a limit of two dog carcasses displayed per stall.

Still, multiple carcasses were seen at some stalls in the main Nanqiao market, with stiff pointy tails, leathery yellow skin, eyes shut and bared teeth as if in a final growl.

One restaurant owner, surnamed Yang, said he sells rice noodle soup in the morning but his lunch time customers order dog meat.

Good controller for Windows 7 PC

Steven7 — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 13:28:51 +0800

Hi I am looking for any recommendation for a wireless gamepad/controller for my Windows PC, the priority would be compatibility with games and wireless capability. I am aware of Xbox One Wireless Controller but correct me if I am wrong, but it needs an extra adapter which bumps the total costs to about ~350 whereas my budget is below 200

Thanks!

Annual leave after a year working

Steven7 — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:39:53 +0800

Hi I have a friends who is working in this company for about 5 months now and the company has a policy like this, you only get paid annual leaves after 12 months of working there which means she can't take any annual leave now, she can only take unpaid leave.

My question is, aren't annual leaves provided to the employee in a pro-rate basis, for instance if the contracts says 12 days per year and since she has been working there for 5 months she should get about 5 days of paid leaves isn't it?

Thank you

10% deposit payment

Steven7 — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 23:11:12 +0800

Hi forgive me for being really new in property here but say I was eyeing an affordable project that's gonna be completed in 2019 and say I registered for it and got it. My question is, when do I start paying for the project, both the deposit and monthly loan commitment.

Thanks

International store shipping

Steven7 — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 21:17:45 +0800

Hi I plan to purchase something from a store at oversea and according to the site, it did provide international shipping. However this is my first time purchasing from overseas and through international shipping, I wanted to ask will I faced any difficulties with custom duties and stuff?

Its a bangle worth about RM150 though, from http://www.faeriemag.com/

Horse Racing Time

Steven7 — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:18:16 +0800

Hi guys, I was planning to go to a horse track this weekend 19th April on Penang turf club just to have the experience. But one thing I had in mind is, what time do horse racing starts? Does it differ from track to track or they follow a standardized time?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

P/S: I went to the Penang Turf Club website and I couldn't found any mention of the start time.

[WTS] Parkson Vouchers

Steven7 — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 16:13:14 +0800

Item(s): Parkson Vouchers (4xRM50, 1xRM10; Total RM210)

Package includes: Parkson Voucher

Price: 10% off voucher value (Take all for 180)

Warranty: N/A

Dealing method: COD@Parksons outlet on Penang

Location of seller: Penang

Contact method/details: PM or leave replies here

Age of item: Expiring July 2014

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Item(s) conditions: New

Picture: Will upload on requests.

Reason for sale: Got it from company and I have nothing to buy in Parkson.

[WTS] Samsung M3 1TB Portable Drive

Steven7 — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:10:48 +0800

Item(s): Samsung M3 1TB Portable Drive

Package includes: Full sealed package

Price: RM250

Warranty: 3 years from Samsung

Dealing method: COD Penang Island

Location of seller: Penang

Contact method/details: PM

Age of item: New and unused

Black ants infestation in car

Steven7 — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:46:53 +0800

Hi guys, not too long ago out of nowhere black ants starts to crawl out from my air cond blower. I read some old threads over here so I tried putting ant baits (King Kong brand, btw) inside the car but that doesn't seem to solve the problem. Today I got the worst situation ever where loads of black ants get blown out of the air cond to my cloth as well as passenger seats. Does anyone has experience on black ants infestation and have some effective solution?

P/S: I heard from someone servicing the air cond *might* help but I am not its validity or does the shop provide such service

[WTA]Tyre Pressure Problem

Steven7 — Mon, 28 May 2012 23:30:26 +0800

Hi guys, I am currently having some problems with my tires. The thing is, one of my tire seems to have its pressure drops down really quickly. I pump all 4 tires at the same time, but it only takes few days for me to notice that the particular one tire seems kinds of deflated. When I go to the station to pump up the pressure, that tire was shown <50kPA. But anyway I was able to pump the pressure back up so I wasn't sure if it is punctured. The other 3 was fine though, so guys what actually is the problem?

Streamyx Frequent Disconnection

Steven7 — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:43:11 +0800

Broadband provider
ISP/package: Streamyx 1Mbps
Location: Penang
Have you called your ISP's helpline?: Yes, being not helpful at all

Personal equipment
Modem: TP-Link W8901G
Router: N/A
Firewall used:

Problem details
First occurence of problem: Last night 12/5
Problem frequency: 2-3 Hours
Problem description: I have been experiencing frequent disconnection lately. The disconnection is sudden and without any warning. The "Internet" light on my modem router will go off just like that, the ASDL light is stable though. Then I'll have to wait for 20-30 minutes and it will auto connect back to the Internet.

I checked the sticky and seems like I have good SNR margin n line attenuation.

Downstream Upstream
SNR Margin : 45.0 21.0 db
Line Attenuation : 3.5 3.5 db

Is there anything I can do on my side as TMNet always assume the problem is on my side?

Super Slow Wireless Connection

Steven7 — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:05:03 +0800

Hi guys, I recently bought a new TP-Link W8901G Modem Router and I am encountering some problems. The wired connection to my desktop works fine but the wireless connection is super slow. Most of the times I can't even connect to the Internet using my Android. I tried changing the wireless channel and authentication method but didn't work. The funny thing is, my friend have the exact same model but I can go to his house and use his WiFi without any of this problem. Any ideas guys?

Dual Channel RAM Question

Steven7 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:44:21 +0800

Hi guys, I am having some confusion about this dual channel stuff. From what I read on various sites, dual channel can be achieved just by installing two identical RAM modules but I also saw many company offers those "two-piece" kit. The thing confuses me is, those "two-piece" kit is usually priced significantly higher than 2 "one-piece" of the exactly same RAM. Why is the price difference actually? Can't I buy two pieces of identical RAM separately and achieves dual channel?

P/S: I also read about the dual channel performance increment is negligible but I am just wondering this issue.

Wireless Modem Router

Steven7 — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:58:51 +0800

Hi guys, I am currently planning to buy a wireless modem router and I don't know which to choose. I am kinda tight on budget so could anyone please recommend me some basic/entry-level wireless modem? I saw some Innacomm W3100 and W3400 at trade zone with attractive pricing but I saw some bad reviews about W3400 here at LYN as well. So guys, help me out?

Question about MunsyI Location

Steven7 — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:51:43 +0800

Hi everyone, months ago I applied for USM 2010/11 and I had to choose my MunsyI test center. Now the question is, what if I can't make it to that center on that particular test day (24 April), can I "tumpang" at other center on the same state?

P/S: There is only 3 centers available in Penang and all of them are on the other side, I wonder why there's no center available on main island

[WTA]Recommend Mass Gainer

Steven7 — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:57:55 +0800

Evening, I'm currently on a plan to gain some extra weight since I'm too skinny now. I just wanna seek some recommendation for a good mass gainer since there's lotsa brand out there. Any recommendation from experienced users are appreciated. Thanks a lot.

P/S: By the way, I heard in these kind of program I need 1-1.5g protein intake per lbs body weight. I'm currently 52kg/114lbs now, does it mean I need to intake around 114g protein daily?

Stomach Problem

Steven7 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:40:07 +0800

Hi guys, I seriously needed some advice on my condition. Recently I get very full even though I only eat a little bit of food, after that I will even feel like vomiting. Sometimes I feel very hungry but at the same time I feel full as well, should I go to a hospital for check up or some chinese herbs will settle it?

Seagate or WD

Steven7 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:33:14 +0800

Hi, I'm planning on buying a new HDD since my space on current HDD is running very low. I have a dilemma, Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 or WD Caviar Green? Both are 1TB in size and their price are almost the same. Which one perform better and have more reliability? Thanks for any comment.

P/S: By the way, after I installed the new HDD, do I have to change the new HDD's jumper setting to slave since my OS are installed on old HDD and I don't plan to move my OS to the new one.

Summons and P license

Steven7 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:46:03 +0800

About a year ago, I was involved in a car accident, just some kissing on the back. We reported anyway. But I didn't receive any summons after all. That time I was still on my P license and today I changed my P to normal license smoothly. I heard if I have any summons unpaid I won't be able to do this process. Does this mean I don't have any summons unpaid? I just want to make sure of this. Thanks.

Boot Up Menu Shifted

Steven7 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:50:10 +0800

Okay, here my problem. You know the black screen that we see right after we turn on our PC and the second one that give us access to OS choices menu? Well, mine has shifted to left. For example, when we press F8 on the second screen we can choose login with Safe Mode..etc. Since mine has shifted to the left, I can only see Mode, Mode with Networking etc...The whole screen just shifted to the left since I don't even know when. Can anyone verify the problem for me?