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Facebook shopping is good?

laowai — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 14:33:16 +0800

Is it the preferred shopping method now?

How to find sellers or cheap deals?

Fake badminton racquets exist?

laowai — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:02:09 +0800

I want to start play badminton with my kids and was looking around online

Saw Nanoray z-speed selling for RM499 on lazada but RM130 on lelong ... must be fake right?

How to tell ori vs fake apart?

ETS platinum is no more? from kl sentral to ipoh

laowai — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 09:37:40 +0800

I thought there was a non-stop 2 hrs service, was that removed?

Can only see silver and gold service now which are at least 2hrs 20mins

KLCC foodcourts at level 2 and level 4

laowai — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:54:08 +0800

Was wondering if there's anything popular to eat at level 2 (signature food court) or level 4 when visiting KLCC

Favorite outdoor dining and drinking alcohol

laowai — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:14:31 +0800

Looking out for some nice outdoor open space areas for drinks eg beer and food.

Some favorites are Souled out (hartamas), Ming Tien foodcourt (taman megah), Sunway Giza courtyard, Publika courtyard.

Any more?

Will and estate administration - for deceased

laowai — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:49:27 +0800

Hope this is correct forum to ask.

I have been wondering if it's better to make a will in order for my estate to go to my spouse/family. Some people say no need as govt will automatically give to next in line eg. spouse.

Any thoughts?

QUOTE

What is a will?

A Will is a deed of disposition of property instructing the Executor/Administrator to fully carry out the testator’s wishes after his/her death. It also includes strategies for estate planning and management.

There are 2 types of Wills:

Muslim Wills:
•a Testator can bequeath property to a non beneficiary who is not entitled to anything under Faraid Law. Only 1/3 of the unadministered assets after deduction of liabilities may thus be bequeathed. The remaining 2/3 of the Testator's property shall remain the lawful share of the beneficiaries under Faraid Law.
•A Testator however may bequeath more than 1/3 of his/her property provided the beneficiaries agree to such a bequest after the testator's death.

Non Muslim Wills:
•In the case of non-Muslims, the assets may be bequeathed to any person the Testator chooses.
•In the absence of a Will, the assets will be distributed according to the Distribution Act 1958.

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DISTRIBUTION ACT 1958 (as amended by the Distribution (Amendment) Act 1997)

1) Spouse only ( no parent(s)/issue ) - Spouse - whole estate
2) Spouse and Parent(s) only (no issue) - Spouse - 1/2
- Parent(s) - 1/2
3) Issue only ( no Spouse/Parent(s) ) - Issue - whole estate
4) Parent(s) only ( no Spouse/issue ) - Parent(s) - whole estate
5) Spouse and issue ( no Parent(s)) - Spouse - 1/3
- Issue - 2/3
6) Issue and Parent(s) ( no Spouse ) - Issue - 2/3
- Parent(s) - 1/3
7) Spouse and Issue and Parent(s)
- Spouse - 1/4
- Issue - 1/2
- Parent(s) - 1/4

Note : This Act only applies to West Malaysia and Sarawak. It does not apply to Muslims.

In the case when and intestate dies without leaving a surviving spouse, child or parent, the following person(s) are entitled to the estate in accordance to priority :-
1. brothers and sisters
2. grandparents
3. uncles and aunts
4. great grandparents
5. great uncles and aunts
6. Government

Best keyboard for android? Fast and big layout?

laowai — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:36:21 +0800

Tried a few keyboards from market. But nothing perfect yet. Closest was 'Perfect keyboard'... can do everything eg customise size, color, layout, multifunction keys,etc. But only problem is slow... not suitable for fast typing... keys missed out in between.

Now using THICK BUTTONS but still not big enough for my thumbs and not customisable.

Dun like swype.

Recommendation to fix dent, scratch, etc

laowai — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:00:53 +0800

Any place specialize in this kind of repairs? Hopefully no need to respray whole car

Best way to post pictures on facebook from N85?

laowai — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:18:30 +0800

There's no facebook app right? I searched via ovi.

And opera browser don't have option to post status with photos.

Any suggestions to post pics taken from phone to Facebook?

Best prepaid phone plan for non-students

laowai — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:13:50 +0800

Planning to get a sim card with different telephone no. than my current postpaid account. Mostly for calls (minimal).

Any good recommendations with :-

Lowest charges (registration, etc.)
cheap calls
longer expiry (no need to top up often)
lowest top-up amount

Thanks.

All hifi / amp receiver given AM radio loop

laowai — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:58:04 +0800

Anyone know what is the actual use of these AM loops? When plug into the hifi / receivers, can't get good FM reception.

What is the usual solution to get sharp FM reception? Roof antenna? DIY ? Or buy those indoor antenna like below?

How to ungroup taskbar buttons?

laowai — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:09:02 +0800

In windows xp, our taskbar buttons are arranged according to chronological order.

But in windows 7, taskbar buttons are always grouped according to application, regardless of chronological order. I want to separate certain buttons for work segregation. In WinXP, I can drag the buttons anywhere i want. But in Win7, if I drag one button, all buttons in the same app will follow.

Any ideas?

Where to park watching concerts in Stad. merdeka?

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

Where to park watching concerts in Stad. merdeka?

laowai — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:35:42 +0800

Wondering where you concert / stadium veterans park .... think not advisable to park at stadium, right? Will be jam packed, coming out after the show.

Any good ideas / tips?

Thanks.

3 storey 22 x 75 link house for RM1.7 million

laowai — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:31:30 +0800

I tried to search this forum but can't seem to find a name of this project, but heard about this from friends.

Either the developer is nuts or that area has super-boomed ..... seems booking is full too.

Free holidays, meals and hotel stays

laowai — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:46:50 +0800

I've been receiving many calls from hotels and ad companies regarding freebies if I attend talks/presentations (no obligataions) eg. free holiday/hotel/meals etc.

Anyone tried? So far, I tell them I'm busy and not interested.

Some friends warned that it's fake, there's no such thing as freebies ... have to pay to get freebies.

True?

Cost of gated community these days

laowai — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:02:19 +0800

Referring to landed property.

Is it based on sq feet of land or fixed cost? How's the rate like?

Anyone knows for sierramas or saujana etc.?

Amcorp mall got nice food?

laowai — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:05:53 +0800

Anybody knows? Please tell.

Downloading attachment from yahoo mail is safe

laowai — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:08:22 +0800

Before downloading, yahoo scans with norton.

So that has to be safer than downloading from websites right?

[addedon]July 1, 2010, 10:11 am[/addedon]http://antispam.yahoo.com/cleaning

Favorite place to watch world cup

laowai — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:11:32 +0800

Any specific place?