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WTS: Treadmill for Walking Desk (Modified Walker)

jouhaiichi_gou — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:59:22 +0800

Item(s): Treadmill for Walking Desk (Modified Slow Walker)

Package includes: This is a slow walker bought from Fitness Concept in 2017. However I have modified it and removed the side railings and console pillar. The console control can be placed on a desk or side table. SUITABLE FOR THOSE LOOKING TO BUILD A WALKING DESK. NOT SUITED FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR A CARDIO TREADMILL. This is because the machine was designed as a slow walker and not for running. If you want to reinstall the railings etc back to normal, I still keep all the parts including screws etc, but I won't be able to actually help you rebuild it again.

Price: RM 900 negotiable. Willing to help out fellow walking desk enthusiasts.

Warranty: None. My modification will have voided the warranty.

Dealing method: Cash upon pick up. I cannot deliver. Please bear in mind the dimensions. http://www.fitnessconcept.com.my/products/...w-walker-detail

Location: Damansara Utama

Contact method/details: Call / text / whatsapp 012 9600 339.
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Item(s) conditions: Used and modified but in good condition.

Picture: This is before modification. Will upload after modification soon.

Reason for sale: Moving abroad.

WTS: Mini Fridge / Mini Bar Pensonic

jouhaiichi_gou — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:30:10 +0800

Item(s): Mini fridge/mini Bar Pensonic

Package includes: One minibar brand Pensonic

Price: RM 150

Warranty: As is where is.

Dealing method: Cash upon pick up (I cannot deliver, sorry!)

Location: Damansara Utama

Contact method/details: Please text or whatsapp 012 9600 339
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Item(s) conditions: This is a good mini fridge I bought in 2016. Really good for cooling beverages and snacks. It has a small 'freezer' compartment, but the size would only allow you to freeze ice cubes and maybe small sized ice creams. Good for family rooms / computer rooms. I used it to keep cold beverages in my room while I game.

Picture: This is a google picture, but it looks exactly like this. If you want actual pictures I will whatsapp.

Reason for sale: Moving abroad.

Leaving corporate job for PhD

jouhaiichi_gou — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:20:32 +0800

Greetings friends in LYN,

I would like to share my situation and seek your views and advice.

I have been working at a 9-to-5 job for the past 5 years. Currently, I am enrolled in University Malaya in a taught Masters programme (evening and Saturday classes) and expect to finish by end of 2012.

Since the part-time Masters is working out rather well for me, I initially planned to continue and do PhD in the same way. But now I'm thinking of quitting my job altogether and do PhD full time.

Reasons:

1. I want to finish PhD in the normal 3 years - I've been told that doing PhD part time has a high risk of finishing very late or never finishing at all.

2. I am considering a career move, and ideally plan to become a lecturer in a local uni after PhD.

My questions:

1. If I do my PhD overseas with funding from abroad, will I face difficulty in finding a job in local uni as I won't be attached to any institution?

2. What are the prospect for someone like me, i.e. would my 5 years work experience pre-PhD be of any worth to be considered, or would I have to start as a junior lecturer anyway?

3. In general, what is your view/advice for someone like me - I've shared my idea with some friends and a few think that it is unusual for someone with a stable corporate job to want to join academia (the impression they have is that it will be for less pay). Also a family member told me that I was "too old to only start now in academia". This is because by the time I finish, I would probably be around 34/35 and there are PhD holders in early and mid twenties for me to compete with.

Thanks in advance for your views. Please be gentle with a LYN noob.