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Profollica hair loss product, available in Msia?

King Peter — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 06:43:17 +0800

Hi All,

Anyone have any idea where to get Profollica products in any pharmacies here?
Apparently it is very highly rated. Check out this site, I personally do feel this bloke who runs this site seems to be reliable and neutral and he rates profollica highest among all

http://www.iusedtobebald.com/Hair-Loss-Rev...follica-review/

Thanks for your input.

Honda Accord 2013 2.0 driving impressions

King Peter — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:19:46 +0800

Hallo all,

Would invite anyone who had owned or test driven the new Honda Accord 2013 2.0 litre version to share some intelligent thoughts and inputs.

I may be considering to purchase an Accord 2.0 litre next year, my main priority for car this time is comfort.

Any inputs, in particular relating to comfort are most welcomed. Performance is welcomed too (though I expect some near mediocre level of acceleration in view of the heavy weight of the car).

- Ride comfort -
How good is it, is it a huge leap compared to 8th generation?
How does it go on highway speed, how does it go on bad town roads with patches everywhere, rough and coarse road surface...
How it feels on bridge expansion joints

How does it compare to new Camry and Teana, or Optima?

Quietness or NVH (Noise Vibration Harshness)
As I understand, this is one of the main issues of 8th generation, being one of the (if not) the noisiest in its class.
- Is it a huge improvement over current model? From multiple reviews it may seem so, but I would like to hear from those who drove it and are familiar with it in comparison to other models.

- Is engine noise intrusive?
- Does it do well on rough and coarse road surface?
- at Highway speeds, say 110km/h, 150km/h.. Is it very good?

I am wondering how much of an improvement with dropping double wishbone, some added sound insulation and Active Noise Cancellation makes.

Again how does it compare against competitions like Camry, Teana and Optima.

Interior / Seat Comfort -
- How does it feel over a long distance drive of several hours?
Is rear passengers well served in terms of seat comfort? Supportive enough without being too hard?

Again, compared against the competition.

And lastly performance of 2.0 litre engine on Accord

I am wondering with the now ageing 5 speed auto and massive weight of 1500kg, this car is going to be a slouch, I am expecting it.
Though, still nice to hear how it compares to similar 2.0litre of Camry, Teana and Optima.

Refusing to acknowledge police summon?

King Peter — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 06:53:28 +0800

I got a quick question, a traffic police (only a single police on a bike) stopped me for an alleged offence.

He opened the summon, I refused to sign and refuse to acknowledge I was wrong.

He didn't care, and put a note / short form on the "tandatangan penerima section" stating refusing to sign.

So,..in this case, I will have to pay the summon no matter what?

I can't escape and reject the summon right? Only way to dispute is to go through stupid and time wasting court sessions which will drag on and on and on?

Lets say if I choose to dispute the offence, while awaiting court sessions, do I have to pay first to ensure I am able to renew license and road tax?
I mean for such cases, it will still be recorded in the police system and JPJ system right, while awaiting court case?

Kia Cerato or Nissan Sentra 2014 (new model)

King Peter — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:12:00 +0800

I am hoping to buy a new car next year. My main priority is comfort and space.
I had sort of narrowed down my choices to these two (though I had never test driven either of them). All the remarks and opinions I put here is based on what I read rather than actual experience.
The Sylphy is the expected 2014 model (which is already launched in other countries).

Any intelligent opinions are most welcomed.

Sylphy (2014) -
Pros -
- Current model seems to be the most comfortable in its class with best NVH, ride comfort.
- Space
- From reading review from several websites, seems that the new Sylphy (or 2013 Sentra) is carrying over these traits of comforts, best in class noise insulation, space, ride comfort.
If it really is still class leading in these areas, it has my consideration.

Cons
- Tiring and dreadful CVT one toned engine drone during acceleration, seems ok at low rev, but gets pretty annoyance above 4000 RPM I guess.
Based on my actual experience in current Sylphy, yeah, it does not seem like a pleasant experience.

How much better is the new model noise insulation over current model? I don't know.

- It will be a major con if this new model gets the same beige interior. I hope Tan Chong wakes up and follow the direction they did with Teana, change to dark colored interior.

- From quite a number of sites I read, the seats seems to lack under-thigh support. I do not know how I would feel when I really sit in it. I think this is a major c*ck up by Nissan, if they intend to prioritize comfort for this car, why can they make such a bad seat design? Its nothing about budget or cost.

Kia Cerato 2013 -
Pros -
- Higher performance engine
Its 2.0 litre variant, from reading the HP and Torque figures, plus quoted 0-100km/h time, seemed to be fast car, about 9.0 seconds.
- Nicely designed seats / front and rear, and seemed to offer very good support based on websites which tested Cerato.
- Good noise insulation, road and engine noise

Cons
- Some sites noted that Cerato is a bit tight in rear passenger room
- Ride comfort does not absorb some undulations and bumps well, as noted by some websites.
The thing is, if this Cerato's ride quality is close to Forte, than it is not so much to my liking, I had experience sitting in Forte before, and its quite bad in absorbing certain type of bumps.

As usual, nothing is perfect, whichever model I have to choose, there shall be compromise.
The main question mark I shall have will be, which can't be answered now as Sylphy is not launched yet -
- Does Sylphy has better NVH than Cerato, or both about the same?
- Is Sylphy's seat really that bad, really lacks under thigh support?
- Can I really live with the Sylphy's CVT drone