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Rent bike give passport/ic/license?

vaMz — Sat, 06 May 2023 21:29:54 +0800

Hi guys,

If rent bike at Koh Phangan @ Thailand, I heard we need to give them our passport or ic or license to keep until we return bike, is that true? Or they just photocopy and give us back our document?

Travel to Thailand

vaMz — Fri, 05 May 2023 23:12:29 +0800

Hi guys,

I'm traveling to Thailand by flight, wondering if I can bring ecig and eliquid? The eliquid is 60ml/bottle (2 bottles)

Hope for your guidance, thank you!

AirAsia Refund

vaMz — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 19:20:34 +0800

Hey guys

I got 2 tickets from JB to Penang this Thursday.. but need to cancel.

Possible to get refund to airasia credit or something?

I read their website, they only say refund airport tax..

Buying ramen back to malaysia from japan

vaMz — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:10:48 +0800

Hi everyone!

Tried searching Google to no avail. Could we buy instant noodles ramen packs from Japan back to Malaysia?

The instant noodles pack contains some bits of meat/pork

Does anybody have experience in this?

JB to KL Flight

vaMz — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 20:58:19 +0800

Hey all,

I'm in JB now with a flight to KL tomorrow.

I think I left my MyKad at KL.. can I board the plane tomorrow from JB to KL with driving license? My Mykad and passport not with me... only got driving license..

Parents just retired and started simply invest

vaMz — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 22:19:56 +0800

Hello everyone!

My parents has just retired and they have allocated about 300-500K to invest in both high and low risk investments, problem is they recently started getting into all these money games of JJPTR, Richway etc, although they somewhat knows the risk such investments carry, they don't mind going for it as a "gamble" while I would much prefer for them to invest in more legit investments.

1) Is there a recommended way of doing this such as hiring a financial advisor to plan out their funds? If yes how do we go about finding one?

2) What type of investments (both high and low risk) are suitable for my parents, they would want to diversify the funds than putting it all in a basket

Battle of mid size SUVs under 140K

vaMz — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:16:21 +0800

Hello F&F!

I did some homework and also read through majority of SUVs thread here. Still I hope for your opinion and recommendation on which is better. I've also added in a poll. If you're the owner/driver of these cars, I would really appreciate your input on it! Sorry for the long post, thank you!

Requirements & Usage:
1) Low FC (Doesn't need to be powerful either)
2) Reliability (very important it doesn't have any major issues, minor ones are granted as all cars will have it's down side)
3) Compact (Mostly city driving)
4) Budget is 140K below, ideally 100K+ (even lower also can since doesn't need to be high tech or fancy)
5) Not going with HRV/CX5 since it's everywhere, not going with Toyota Rush since a lot of forumers says it's crap plus it's Perodua rebadge so low RV I assume.
6) New cars only
7) Doesn't need to be high tech since my father also don't know and don't want to use.
8) Open to any other SUV suggestion aside from the 5 listed.

Here are the selections:

1) Mitsubishi ASX (Around $100K+). Definitely more compact and closer to my budget however doesn't seem to be a lot on road, worry about reliability and fc.

2) Ford Ecoboost (Around $90K). Also very close to my requirements but Ford is quite a "cold" brand for me, also worry about reliability.

3) Hyundai Tucson (Around $130K). Seems quite popular

4) Kia Sportage (Around $110K+). Doesn't see a lot on road, but KIA has definitely up its game on other models

5) Nissan X-Trail (Around $130K+). Have the impression that it's reliable but quite high on our budget

Update:

Thank you everyone for your suggestion!

Today we went for a few test drives though the cars aren't really in the same price range so it's not a comparison.

Honda
- BRV which is I think is 1.5, responsive but sluggish engine due to the weight of the car which is to be expected for this type of car. Interior is very proton-ish tho, looks very very cheap. It is a 60-80K ish car though so can't expect a lot also la..
- Jazz - Since it's just like BRV but smaller. Fun car to navigate around in traffic but we just test it for fun anyway because its quite a feminine car for my dad.

Subaru XV
The highly suggested XV delivers, a very well put together car. Handling of the car should be top of its class compared to other cars in the segment but my dad says the throttle response isn't as good as BRV/Jazz. Right now the price starts at RM110K as they're running a promotion to clear off 2016 models. I think the original price is 129K? With free service on labor only, first service the salesman says is around RM200 though he seems unsure. The blindspots while driving is greatly reduced, very easy to drive. Interior is quite spacious but the default boot is quite small which is alright, can fold down the backseats to extend.

Just a few concerns on XV such as:
- Reliability and cost of spare parts
- maintaining a boxer engine is a concern, can just service anywhere or only to workshops that knows "boxer" engine?
- Fuel consumption I read somewhere on forum is 8-9L/100KM?

We do expect XV to be more expensive to maintain overall and that's alright to pay for a good car, but by how much is the question.

Renew Car Insurance

vaMz — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 22:54:23 +0800

Hey everyone,

Is it cheaper to renew by myself or through my car sales agent? If renew myself, can advise how? I heard use services like https://www.motortakaful.com/ can get 10% discount?

Here's the quote from the car sales agent

Is this alright?

Insurance RM2249.91
Windscreen RM318 (cover $2000)
Roadtax RM379
MyEG RM30

Br1M Application

vaMz — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:00:38 +0800

Hey guys,

Last year I got help my mom apply BR1M through https://ebr1m.hasil.gov.my/ , now I'm applying again and clicked Pemohonan Baru but it says I should go Kemas Kini Pemohonan so I did, then went in didn't change anything and then click submit, then it says kemas kini successful.

Does this mean this year application has been submitted?

Thank you!

Power surge protector?

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Power surge protector?

vaMz — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 13:18:22 +0800

Hello everyone!

I've seen cases of TNB power surge that destroys electrical appliances, I am particularly worried about my computer and wondering what will be the best protect for it?

I've heard about buying surge protection extension like Belkin but some says it doesn't really protect the appliances in the case of tnb power surge, is it true?

Hope to get a good recommendation on the brand/model to best protect my computer

Recommended water filtrering system

vaMz — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 22:31:52 +0800

Hey everyone

My dad is forcing me to install water filtering system at home, personally I don't think it's necessary since we boil our water before drinking, is there any benefits to this?

Anywho I've been reading through forum and many has recommended 3M AP 902, Bacfree , Coway, Elken, Amway. I'm not quite sure which to choose, we're a small family of 3 living on landed property (johor). Definitely want something affordable and low maintenance (cost wise).

Hope sifus can recommend

Lost item at beauty salon

vaMz — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:26:25 +0800

Hello everyone,

My girlfriend recently went to a beauty salon for facial and the beautician took off her necklace and place it aside during the session, after that they could not locate the necklace and it's been missing for days although given the assurance that they will call us immediately once they found it.

The necklace is quite costly, from tiffany and co - beyond that it carries sentimental value as it's the very first gift I gave to her.

Yes in retrospect she should have kept it in her bag or pocket when the beautician took it off.

Moving forward, what would be a good next course of action? Things just doesn't vanish out of thin air, if it's missing then someone must have took it.

Perkeso / SOCSO

vaMz — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 02:09:55 +0800

Hi everyone!

I have a company for about 2 years now and never realized I need to apply for Perkeso, thought only EPF . I got 3 staff which salary ranges from $1800 to $2400

1) May I know what documents to bring aside from Business and Registration cert to register my company with Perkeso

2) Since the 3 staff has been with the company for 2 years, will I get fine if I apply for them now?

Thank you for reading!

Courier service for ecommerce store

vaMz — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:50:27 +0800

Hello everyone,

My friend who owns a bike shop accessories would like to start doing business online, the products ranges from small items such as screws and bolts to bigger ones such as a bike exhaust, bodykit, headlamps and so on.

The target market is Malaysia as well as Singapore. Hope someone can recommend an ideal courier service company for my friend.

Evaluate my accounting fees

vaMz — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:39:50 +0800

Hello everyone,

My dad runs a restaurant for a couple of years and started with his income tax last year. I think the declaration is for 1 1/2 year

The firm who handled my dad's restaurant tax stuff just sent us a bill which is the following:

Accounting Fee = $3966
Tax Fee form B for YA 2011 = $560
A cheque to Hasil = $1200

Is that a reasonable amount of charges? Hope to get some advise.

Maybank swift code

vaMz — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:40:52 +0800

Hey guys!

Did a search but still need some quick clarification.

My friend is sending me money from overseas to my maybank savings acc

I opened my maybank acc in johor bahru, im also a johorean. Which branch+swift code do I provide him?

Wasnt sure as i read from a forumer here i should provide KL hq maybank swiftcode, while others say use JB swift code

Many thanks!

iPad2 Screen unresponsive

vaMz — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 21:39:53 +0800

Hello everyone,

I've did a search on forum and gotten some information but not all I need hence I'm creating yet another iPad screen thread.

My screen has gone unresponsive and done a factory restore to no avail so I'm pretty certain it's a hardware issue. I place the iPad inside my bag while traveling, guess it must have gotten damaged somehow.

Went to an apple authorized store and they say I gotta pay $1k plus and they'll replace it which is not feasible at all.

Anywho can someone please help recommend me a shop that can fix my iPad2 screen? Ideally in johor bahru and a reliable shop that you've used before.

I'm currently in KL but going back JB tomorrow. I'm okay with KL shops just that I'm worried how they're gonna send it back to me in JB unless they can fix it within hours.

If anyone has any past experience do share, such as the price, duration etc.

Many thanks!

Going singapore

vaMz — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:25:46 +0800

Hello everyone,

Just a quick question, I'm going Singapore from Johor bahru via bus.

Can I purchase a bus ticket at JB's custom, just crossing the causeway and reaching Kranji's MRT station.

We only have cash (ringgit and sgd), no ez link.

Do all bus accepts cash?

Places to source for talents

vaMz — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:21:40 +0800

Hello everyone,

I'm starting up a design studio here in Johor bahru and I'm only sourcing for local talents, people who can physically work in our studio.

I'm having a hard time sourcing for local talents, tried going through the freelancer list on lowyat, I also found a few at coroflot.com . Thought of Deviantart but their user geographical search has been disabled for privacy reason.

I'm only looking for highly talented and experience designers AND programmers. Some coding knowledge will be a plus for the Designer position but not required.

I will make a job post here on lowyat and jobstreet etc soon with all the details but for now I'll like to know if there's any better places to source for talents, particularly local talents in Johor bahru.

Cheers!