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why uber STILL making loss?

wa1k3r — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 17:20:11 +0800

dear forumers,
just wanna understand, cos i'm too dumb to understand those financial report etc...why/how is Uber still making billions USD losses every year?

they dun pay their drivers, nor their cars, nor their maintenance...

millions of rides every day...how is it they still making losses?

and how is it, despite making huge losses year in year out, it is still in operation? shouldnt it close shop already?

pls explain in plain english...

thank u

Uber KLIA rides (drivers)

wa1k3r — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:28:47 +0800

I'm a month old Uber Black driver.
Last night, i picked up a foreign rider in KL, short ride but during the ride, i overheard him talking on the phone his flight out the next morning (this morning) is at 730am and he needs to leave the hotel by 530am.
What i did (maybe it was stupid) was to actually be at his hotel before 530am and camp there. I went online and selected KLIA as my destination, so that Uber will not send me any ride request out of the way.
I waited a few minutes and decided to open the Uber Rider app on my other phone, just to see if there's any other Black drivers around at 530am in KLCC. I set destination to KLIA and to my shock, there's no cars available! Not even my car was listed as available! I went offline and online again, all ok, i'm Online. But once i set my destination to KLIA, i was immediately taken offline on the Rider app.
In the end, i had to remove the destination and was open to all request otherwise i wouldnt get ping. Lo & behold, at the end, i did get a ride request, 15mins away, and to Subang. bummer!!

The same morning, i picked up a Singaporean rider from a hotel in KL. again short ride, but the rider ask me if i'm interested in sending her to the airport in the afternoon. She's on a business trip so it needs to be Online.
So i told her i'll be at the hotel lobby and she should request for a ride only after she got into my car so i'll get the ping and i'll only go online then.
We did all that but Uber simply did not assign me her ride request even if i'm the nearest driver. She had to cancel like 3 times and i had to ignore a ping.
At the end, she selected a different destination, ping my car, and then change destination to KLIA once i was selected.

This got me thinking, do they have special rules for Airport rides? How is it i couldnt set KLIA as my destination and get request to KLIA only? How is it even when i'm the nearest driver the ride request to KLIA did not come to me? While i understand a FIFO system for rides from KLIA, there shouldnt be one for rides to KLIA right?

Maybe other drivers can share some info??

p/s: heard from a rider that there's rumour that the Uber driver app can be 'adjusted' to only receive trips to airport. Is it true? While i'm happy to get 1 airport trip per week, i've heard of others with 8-9 trips per Day!

ended

wa1k3r — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:22:27 +0800

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SOLD

wa1k3r — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 15:04:08 +0800

-SOLD-

(WTS) Alphamax Homesafe Amax 235/UK

wa1k3r — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:43:07 +0800

Item(s):Alphamax homesafe model: AMAX 235/UK
heavy duty type (iirc is 200kg weight)

Package includes:everything in the box

Price:RM2500 nett (original price RM2754)

Item(s) conditions:brand new in box; undelivered

Reason for sale:fully paid for this item in a home expo some time back. now that house reno is done, doesn't look like i need it. the safe is still not delivered to me yet. if successfully sold, i will arrange for the safe to be delivered to your home by Alphamax. price i paid including delivery up to 1st floor of your house (it's additional RM60). Once item delivered, then settle payment on the spot

i don't have any picture of the safe and cant find any online but this looks pretty similar.

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the front looks like the blue safe, but mine is red color

contact: whatsapp,sms,pm
0-1-2-3-8-6-9-1-5-5

WTS Lebensstil SS Kitchen Sink (1-bowl)

wa1k3r — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:54:01 +0800

Item(s):BRAND NEW LEBENSSTIL KOLLEKTION Single Bowl Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink
can be top or undermount
dimension: 450mm x 450mm x 250mm

Package includes:the sink (and maybe the strainer)

Price: RM450.00 ono

Warranty:none

Dealing method:COD so can inspection

Location of seller: Cheras near Bnd Tun Hussien Onn

Contact method/details:pm, whatsapp, sms zero-1-two 3-eight-6-nine-1-five-5

Age of item:BRAND NEW

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Item(s) conditions:100% brand new

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Reason for sale:got this as a free item from a hood & hob package. the item will be delivered to me on 02-Oct-2014 (thursday), so it will be 100% brand new and unused.

parking space in front of house (landed)

wa1k3r — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:34:15 +0800

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as per attached picture, 1 side is Semi-D house with outside/common planter box. opposite the Semi-D are terrace houses with no planter box.

at the areas clouded in red, who gets to park their cars there?

can the terrace houses owner park there?

is it first come first serve basis?

or is there a written/mutual law who gets to park there?

WTA - Kitchen Roof extension

wa1k3r — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:13:24 +0800

For back Kitchen roof extension, between aluminum or lightweight steel truss and wooden truss, which is better? Pros & cons?
More importantly, which is cheaper?
I plan to use roof tiles, not polycarbonates to match existing roof tiles
Also, after the roof extended, can a man stand on it? For aircon servicing etc?

[WTA] wall hacking

wa1k3r — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:20:38 +0800

hope someone can advise if it is possible for me to hack off the wall between the original wardrobe and common area (see photo below)
the wall i plan to hack is clouded in red.

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(dimensions not 100%. based on my on-site measurement and estimations)

this is a 2.5storey house and i plan to make the 0.5storey upper most floor a master bedroom. the plan to hack the wall is to make the wardrobe bigger. i don't need the 'common' area.

the biggest fear is because the water tank is sitting directly above the wardrobe (open air). i'm quite certain there is no structural column near the wardrobe(except on the right which i'm not hacking), its just a wall. cos i can see the horizontal beam near the staircase. (beam must joint to column right?)

but i don't know if the wall i want to hack is a load bearing wall, i.e. the water tank above is also using this wall to sit on.
i bought this house sub-sale. the house was completed by developer 6yrs ago. the previous owner stayed there since but didnt do much reno. so he also got no idea.
i sent email to the developer asking too but so far no response.

can anyone advise? is it ok for me to hack it?
thanks in advance.

(WTA) bi-fold door

wa1k3r — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 17:35:32 +0800

i'm looking for something similar to below photo:

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but just plain door without the grooves.

needs to be hanging type without bottom track.

the roughly size is 8 or 9ft height x 7 or 8ft width, with 4-door panels (spaced equally)

no need high quality, even hollow door also can.

wondering if RM1000 budget is enough incld the frame & installation

minor(?)tiling work

wa1k3r — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:44:54 +0800

my bathroom tiles recently have this crack:
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the tiles' kinda 'popped' from the wall. its still in one piece, not broken or crack, but just came off the wall.

i still have the same tiles balance from last time (if need to be replaced) but need some tiling contractor to help me with the repair work.

its a tiny job, but necessary nonetheless. it looks like its gonna fall off anytime soon, and wanna get it fixed asap.

my location is PJ, Damansara Perdana.

pls recommend me someone.

Wireless Phone Charging from your Kitchen Top

wa1k3r — Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:17:05 +0800

This is mindblowing! How cool if i can install this for my kitchen

DuPont Building Innovations has teamed up with Power Matters Alliance (PMA) to bring you wireless charging solution for your gadgets (smartphones and tablets). DuPont will embed wireless charger into its Corian Solid Surfaces which are used in furnishings for home and public spaces. Ron Resnick, the president of PMA, says that our next level in wireless power is founding it embedded into our furniture, it’s the next step toward smart wireless power solution in our lives. In our mobile society, wireless power becomes more and more fundamental part of a product design and for decades, Corian has brought superior functionality and style into our homes, now, they elevate their performance to a new level to meet your needs to be powered up throughout the day.
From : DuPont

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[WTS] Metropolitan Sq Condo, D'sara Perdana

wa1k3r — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 15:32:44 +0800

i'm the owner of this property, want to sell this unit cos moving to another area

move in condition

Details:
Metropolitan Square Condo (MSQ) Damansara Perdana, PJ, Block A (Milan)
975sq ft built-up, Leasehold 99yrs
2+1 room (+1 room converted to walk-in wardrobe)
balcony facing green hill & newly completed Empire Damansara (facing direction NE) - morning sun
mid-high unit of 22storey
6 lift
2 carpark

Condo facilities (walking distance):
3 x adult swimming pool
2 x kids swimming pool
2 x gym
BBQ area
Garden trail
playground
badminton & tennis court
convenient stores
old town white coffee
laundry
mamak
various pubs & restaurant
citibank
salon

Reno works/fittings:
whole house plaster ceiling
laminated flooring by Inovar
granite tiles for dry+wet kitchen & 2 bathrooms by Niro Granite (wall and floor)
2 bathroom completely renovated and replaced (new WC, shower, sink, tab)
all visible light & power switches replaced with Schneider Electric Zencelo switches
down light, conceal light, eyeball spot light (with dimmer), deco lights
yard converted to wet kitchen c/w oven, cooking hood & hob
alarm system
tinted film
metal grille + invisible grille
built-in wardrobe (3units 6' with sliding door)
Daikin inverter AC (living, master & bed 2)
hot water storage tank for both bathroom (above ceiling)
3-phase wiring
electric laundry/clothes hanger in balcony
full height kitchen cabinets with acrylic door
solid surface for dry kitchen
concrete surface with granite tiles for wet kitchen
bar table with solid surface

all reno materials using good quality

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Asking Price: RM660k

slight works (i feel) need to be done by potential buyer:
new TV cabinet (current one was design to my liking and my equipments - may not fit others, plus the finishing work not very nice)
new paint on walls
retouch/paint dressing table

recently sold out Block C (under con) exact same layout & size around RM650k to RM680k
currently sold Block B (under con) bigger size starting RM680k after discount
expected rental for furnished units with AC starting RM2.6k (partial furnished units renting for RM2.2k)
iproperty listing same block, same size, same layout, less reno and fittings RM600k

serious buyer interested, feel free to call/sms/whatsapp for appointment to view unit and surrounding

thanks for viewing!

[WTB] Klipsh Image One II headphone

wa1k3r — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:49:03 +0800

Item(s):Klipsh Image One II headphone

Klipsh Image One II

Can't find any local seller...Anyone able to quote a sale?