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Test work, is it normal?

estara — Sat, 25 May 2024 10:04:37 +0800

I applied for a job and at first they didn’t tell me that I’m required to do a test work(to design book cover in 4 formats) within a week. They asked for my portfolio & asked a few other questions. They said they’re a US-based company & will open a company in KL so communication is through online for now. I sent him my portfolio then he said he liked what he saw, then asked me to do the test work. The problem is I couldn’t find much info on this company and I saw the same job posting using another company name on other job sites. I asked him before to tell me more about the company but instead of telling me he asked me to do the test work and said he got 80+ applications. My intuition is telling me no but I wanna hear from others if this is normal and I should do it?

Important things to note:
- He said the test work is an already published book on Amazon & showed me the book cover file. So it doesn’t look like he’s asking for free work.
- I have book cover designs in my portfolio so it doesn’t make sense that he needs another test to see if I can design book covers.

I need recommendation coz my Dell died.

estara — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:00:02 +0800

Guys, I need a recommendation for a good shop at lowyat or anywhere in KL/Selangor that can help me fix my Dell PC or retrieve my data, or give me good professional advices. I have a really old XPS8300 that wouldn’t start yesterday. It keeps beeping at 5x interval. I checked with Dell and they told me it’s either CMOS battery failure or motherboard problem. Coz it’s so old they said they probably don’t have the parts and if it’s motherboard, might as well I buy a new computer 😪. Problem is I don’t know where to go to get it checked or fixed. I don’t wanna get ripped off coz I know nothing about technical stuff. So if any of you have a good recommendation please let me know as I’m going to Sg Wang area today so it’s easy to hop over to Lowyat if necessary. Thaaaannnkkss!

How to produce art prints? Where to buy paper?

estara — Fri, 06 May 2016 15:31:34 +0800

I'm thinking of making art prints for sale but I'm finding it impossible to buy good paper to print them on. I researched a bit online and most artists print on acid-free/archival paper and I couldn't find them anywhere in Klang Valley. So I'd like to ask all of you who have experience with art prints. What paper do you print on? Where do you buy them? I'm thinking of selling them at art bazaars and online.

Maybe you'll ask me to go to a printer outside. Any good recommendation? I won't close that possibility but I'd love to be able to do it myself. Besides I just bought a Canon MG7770 and hope to print some decent illustrations with it.

My iPhone is swollen! Is it gonna explode?!

estara — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:41:35 +0800

My iPhone 5 is swollen and I read that it could be the battery swelling. Im afraid it's gonna explode any time especially when I charge it. Do you think I could bring it to Machines or whichever Apple Resellers to fix it? Is it gonna cost me a bomb?

Which broadband plan to choose?

estara — Mon, 27 May 2013 19:12:59 +0800

My mom wants to use the net on her Samsung Note 8.0 for business-related surfing. However she's not a heavy net user. Any recommendation for cheap, good and hassle-free provider? How good is XOX and YES? Which is better? Umobile? But I heard their customer service sucks.

InDesign question

estara — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:13:37 +0800

I've never used InDesign before but I wanna try creating something like the image, a Tibetan-styled book. My question is when I create the pages, do I create a document with the exact measurement I want or do I need to create crop marks for the printer? If yes then how do I do it in InDesign? I saw someone did an A5 book once with InDesign and he only created the pages exactly as A5 without any crop marks. It's ok to send to printer that way?

Printing on wood sheet?

estara — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:43:16 +0800

Hi, does anyone know if there are printer(s) who can print artwork on wood sheets? I mean a thin piece of light-colored wood. If yes, can let me know where? Do they provide the wood sheets too or I gotta get them myself?

Tq!

Sit up bar. Where to buy?

estara — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:04:44 +0800

Can someone tell me where I can buy a sit up bar like this? -->

I've been searching in many fitness accessories stores around Klang Valley but couldn't find it. One salesgirl even asked me mockingly if I wanted a sit up bench instead but no, I don't want a sit up bench nor a chin up bar, I want a sit up bar like the pic where you can hook to the door. Anywhere, please??

[WTA]Any good t-shirt printing service?

estara — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:56:56 +0800

I know it's easier to print on a white tee but I need to print a vector design for a dark brown round neck and polo tee. So I'm a bit concerned about the quality. Can anyone recommend me a good t-shirt printer in Klang Valley? I'm also concerned about the ladies t-shirt. Is it possible to get those similar to Threadless' girly tee?

Ghost King Tuck?

estara — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:35:49 +0800

I just thought of sharing this interesting story but you gotta understand Chinese to enjoy the video. It's about Nancy Sit telling a story of a ghost-buster she knew in Malaysia long time ago called Ghost King Tuck(literally translated coz I dunno what's his name in English). The people in the show were saying that this Ghost King Tuck was famous for catching ghosts and also able to make ordinary people see ghosts from within a drawn circle. This man was famous but suffered a tragic end. Apparently he's quite big-sized and was invited to HK once to catch a ghost from a house/building and managed to do so after 3 days and brought the ghost back to Malaysia. However, when Nancy Sit went to interview him after some time, she was shocked to find him very thin and sickly. She also saw that there were jars of err...dunno how to say that...some kinda bones(used to keep spirits)? Not long after, he died. Then another sifu on the show said that he heard that Ghost King Tuck had a terrible death, that at the time of death, his body had many cuts and was rotting quickly. He heard that it's because he spent so many years catching ghosts, that at the time of death, he lost his energy and those spirits all went to attack him. And even his children didn't have a good life after because they wanted to sell his knowledge/stuff for profit.

Anyway that's just the story roughly. I heard about the sifu on the show(Master Szeto), on Radio 988 this morning so went to Youtube to check out who he is, then bumped into this video. I can't read Chinese so it would be nice if any Chinese reader can translate or give a summary of what the video poster wrote.

Here's the link:
Link

Oh I actually also wanted to ask if anyone has heard of this ghost-buster before? I find his story fascinating.

Smallest air-cond?

estara — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:13:50 +0800

The air-cond point in my new house's bedroom is right above the window and the wall space on top of the window is very narrow. I was told that I need to find an air-cond that is ideally less than 9 or 10 inches in height. Otherwise, need to drag the point to somewhere further on another side of wall but that would be ugly. I went to an electrical shop, he doesn't sell air-cond as small as that. I wanna ask if it's possible to find it? Please tell me where if can, thanks!

Mini zen fountains.

estara — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:38:08 +0800

Not sure if this is the place to post this but mod please guide me to the right place if not.

So anyone knows where I can buy those mini indoor fountains that look very zen-like? I saw some at Carrefour today but I wanna have more selections. Would appreciate if anyone of you can tell me where I can get them. Tq!

Something like this:

Anyone heard of this developer?

estara — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:28:57 +0800

Anyone heard of Fleet Superior Sdn Bhd or Fleet Century Development Sdn Bhd? I tried to Google for their website but got nothing. I read that they're the developer for The Istara Condo in PJ and has been in this field for 30 years but how come no website at all? I asked because I saw the Sommerset Close townvillas at Suria Permaisuri near the Loke Yew roundabout. Look nice to me because I like colonial style houses and the location is near places that my family go often. I Googled for more info on Sommerset Close too and it's really strange. I get not much info(only outdated info) and am confused as to the dates of completion. One site said completion estimated in 2008, another site said 2009/2010(I forgot) and another said July 2011. It was supposed to launch in 2006. So why so long to complete?? I went to the site today and the guard told me "Sudah siap." But I saw it's only like 90-95% completed as the name's not up yet and the guardhouse looks incomplete and there are still construction material at the ground floor near the guardhouse. So my mom called the agent listed on their brochure and tomorrow we're gonna view the houses. So I'll see what info I can get from her. But in the meantime, anyone knows anything about this? Need to be careful and aware...

Update
Well, we went and checked out the houses. Very, very poor workmanship and they're asking for almost 500k for 1 1/2 storey house and more than 600k for a 2 1/2 storey house. It looks beautiful from outside but on closer inspection you can easily see that it's really bad. I heard that they changed contractors many times. I guess that's why...

1 Petaling Residences & Commerz

estara — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:02:32 +0800

1 Petaling looks quite interesting especially because of its location. And it was developed by a subsidiary of Berjaya Land Bhd. It's one of my choices for a home but I have some considerations too. There's a low cost flat beside it so I'm not sure what kind of community will there be and I asked an agent who told me that the shops downstairs are all sold out. Which leads me to wonder what kind of shops will they open there. If it's snooker center for eg, then it's not so nice for my family. The location is nice though, very convenient as it leads to many highways and near to Sg Besi LRT station and the building itself looks alright to me. I wasn't able to go into the building to view the rooms as they haven't obtain the CF(agent said will get within these few days) yet.

Anyone knows more about this property or location? I'd like to hear some advices from all you property pros - think it's good to own as a home?

Here's some info I found from iproperty.com --> 1 Petaling Review

Which CMYK profile to choose?

estara — Sun, 29 May 2011 21:08:57 +0800

When I tried to convert my artwork to CMYK, it tells me that I should change the CMYK profile. I never encountered this before when I used CS3. So which one should I use? I don't know the printer directly so I can't ask them, I'm doing this as a commission from someone else. Isn't there a generic CMYK profile?

Best way to post 2 tees to US.

estara — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:49:08 +0800

What's the best method(safety, cost and time taken into consideration) to send 2 pieces of t-shirts from here to New York? Will Pos Laju cost a bomb? I'm thinking since it's soft material, I can buy a huge envelope and put them in flat. Will that be ok? It should be too heavy coz it's just 2 t-shirts...

Is is safe to travel to Bangkok on July 3rd?

estara — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:42:01 +0800

I just read on The Star Online that Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva dissolved the lower house of Parliament to hold an early election on July 3rd. I'll be traveling with my family from July 1st - July 7th. We knew about the red/yellow shirts last year and now some politician got shot after their prime minister made the announcement. So I'm wondering about the actual time of election...we'll be right in the middle of the event and I'm concerned. Any view on this? I've already paid for the air tickets for the family...

Wanna look for a house below 400k.

estara — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:12:08 +0800

I wanted to buy landed property like a terrace link or townhouse in locations where it's convenient to travel between KL and PJ but with the budget of 400k, I found out that it's SO difficult! I've been searching like mad on property websites like iproperty and thinkproperty, even starproperty, but with a budget of 400k, I get crappy-looking houses. Some of the houses even look haunted?! For me, 400k is already the max of my budget and now property prices are sky-rocketing and I'm also considering condos/apartment. Can someone recommend me locations to look for houses within this budget? I prefer houses that are still in good condition, maybe quite new development. Is that possible?

How to connect the printer between 2 Windows?

estara — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:45:31 +0800

Can someone teach me in simple step by step instruction on how to connect my PC running Windows 7 Professional 64bits to a printer attached to a laptop running Windows Vista? I've been trying out with the help of many instructions and Googling but still failed to connect to the printer. Really appreciate is someone can help me here. Thanks!

Is a monitor calibrator necessary?

estara — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:46:58 +0800

I'm planning to buy a Dell Ultrasharp U2311H monitor with IPS. I do mainly illustration works and t-shirt designs. I wonder if a monitor calibrator is really necessary? I'm on a tight budget here and if I can do without it for the time being, I'd rather save on it until later. Any advice?