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Where can I buy cockroach motel?

simplejoe — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 02:51:22 +0800

If not buying online, where can I buy cockroach motel to deal with some pesky cockroaches? Want to get it fast therefore don't want to wait for online delivery.

The government plans to tighten RMCO

simplejoe — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 20:02:44 +0800

"The government has agreed to further tighten the standard operating procedure (SOP) of the Movement Control Order (MCO) which has been relaxed following the implementation of the Recovery MCO (RMCO)."

""The technical committee will meet tomorrow to work on the finer details of the SOP and table it at the ministerial meeting on Monday," he told a media briefing on the RMCO at the Putra World Trade Centre here today."

https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/07/...ghten-sop-again

What do you think is going to happen? Will government start requiring mall to have limited number of visitors again and so the long queue before supermarket will once again appear? Will takeaway food only rule comes again?

Feel like I want to be prepared and start stocking up some groceries because it is really time wasting having to queue here and there.

1U link bridge to MRT open already

simplejoe — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 18:54:20 +0800

So nice now, can walk from 1U directly to MRT in aircon corridor, no need to pass through hotel anymore and walk on that walkway full of cracks and holes. 1U still the best. When can Sunway Pyramid provide same thing to BRT?

A star has vanished

simplejoe — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 19:45:52 +0800

Got destroyed by Death Star?

https://www.cnet.com/news/a-massive-star-ju...-dont-know-why/

A massive star just vanished without a trace and astronomers don't know why

The Kinman Dwarf may have gone gently into that good night.

Of all the things you'd expect to lose sight of, a star 100 times bigger than our sun probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. Yet scientists are stunned to discover that a massive star has somehow vanished into nothingness, with seemingly no explanation.

In a new study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society on Tuesday, astronomers checked in on a gigantic star, nicknamed the Kinman Dwarf, in the galaxy PHL 293B, 75 million light-years from Earth. The scientists were interested in learning more about the low-metallicity environment of PHL 293B and had expected to see Kinman shining away.

But the star had vanished.

The star is no longer lighting up the galaxy. Indeed, it's no longer lighting up anything at all. It's simply... gone. Despite being seen most recently in 2011, when the team of scientists used the Espresso instrument at Chile's Very Large Telescope, they couldn't locate the star. Using an additional instrument called the X-Shooter to ascertain where the star had gone, the team was unable to find it yet again.

There was also no evidence that the star had gone supernova, which could have accounted for its disappearance. So the question remains: What happened to the star?

Has anyone seen lok lok anywhere?

simplejoe — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 18:08:55 +0800

Since MCO started, lok lok was banned from operating. Now that MCO has been relaxed, has any lok lok operator start working yet? If no, I might have no choice buy to buy Japanese lok lok from Family Mart.

How accurate is hourly weather forecast?

simplejoe — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:05:20 +0800

Do you think this weather forecast is accurate? It says gonna rain from 2pm to 5pm

https://weather.my/weather/kuala-lumpur/hou...ountry=malaysia

Frequency of RapidKL bus?

simplejoe — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 15:53:13 +0800

Does the bus departs every 15 minutes or 30 minutes? If not then what is the frequency?

Why we don't say Tom Yum Goong?

simplejoe — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 19:20:21 +0800

I heard most people say Tom Yum Tom Yum, but the real name is Tom Yum Goong right?

Is portable vacuum useful to remove thick dust

simplejoe — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 20:16:24 +0800

If dust is as thick as below, is portable vacuum useful for removing them?

I am thinking of sucking up most of the dust first, before wiping them clean with a cloth.

What is a database?

simplejoe — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:40:54 +0800

And how come it is with an error? Now I cannot read forum.

Will you cut hair tomorrow?

simplejoe — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 19:38:57 +0800

Tomorrow barbers will start working again. Will you cut hair tomorrow?

Will you play video games at 90 years old?

simplejoe — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 07:31:35 +0800

https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2020/06...sole-ready.html

Every day, 90-year-old Japanese grandma Hamako Mori flexes her fingers to keep them nimble. Not for knitting or needlepoint, but to keep them in shape for playing video games.

The pensioner known as "Gamer Grandma" spends three or more hours a day battling monsters and going on missions in the virtual worlds of her favorite games, and even has a popular YouTube channel for her fans.

"I'm passionate about playing games every day," the white-haired widow told AFP in an interview conducted by videochat.

"Every day is an enjoyable day," she said, describing eviscerating on-screen foes as a fantastic stress reliever.

Mori cuts an elegant, mild-mannered figure, with her hair pulled back into a ponytail and a pair of large glasses perched on her nose.

She begins the videos she posts on her YouTube channel with a friendly "Konnichiwa" and a bow.

But her grandmotherly demeanor disappears when she plays, transformed into a gun-toting character in Call of Duty or a sword-wielding android in NieR: Automata.

Mori, who lives in Chiba, southeast of Tokyo with her family, holds a Guinness World Record certifying her as the world's oldest gaming YouTuber.

"She always gets into the games," her only grandchild, 43-year-old Keisuke Nagao, told AFP.

"I think she is slightly different. Ordinary old people are not so enthusiastic about video games as she is."

Mori isn't new to the gaming world, and has played some 200 titles since she took up the hobby some four decades ago.

Her first console was a Cassette Vision, which she bought in 1981 after being intrigued by her children's obsession with gaming.

"I discovered that there was this fascinating thing that existed in the world," she said.

She has played most of the gaming world's smash hits including Super Mario Brothers, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and Call of Duty, and admits to sometimes staying up until 2 a.m. when she is sucked into a session.

Her favorite games include action-adventure series Grand Theft Auto and popular fantasy role-playing game Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

"You can do whatever you want to" in a game, she said, describing them as a "motivation in life."

Mori usually plays alone at home, but launched a YouTube channel in 2014 to connect with other gamers.

She posts new videos filmed by her grandson three or four times a month and has attracted 300,000 subscribers and millions of views with content featuring her gaming but also showing her daily life.

"It's fun being watched by a lot of people, rather than playing alone," she said of her "Gamer Grandma" channel.

Among her videos is one showing her blowing out candles on a cake to celebrate her 90th birthday with her family. Another features her "unboxing" a brand-new PlayStation console.

At 90, Mori is fighting fit, but she says some state-of-the-art games require agile hand motions that can prove challenging.

"It's getting hard. It really is," she said, describing exercises she does with her fingers and hands every day to keep herself game-ready.

But she has no intention of giving up gaming.

"I won't put it down just because it's difficult... It's better than doing nothing!"

And she hopes with practice she can improve further.

"I want to play well no matter how old I am," she said. "I want to continue as long as possible."

Mori is something of an evangelist for video games, and encourages other older people to get into gaming, or find other hobbies that keep them going.

"It doesn't have to be video games necessarily. But it's good to do something," said Mori, who swam regularly until the age of 80 and still knits.

And while Mori said she understands concerns about video game addiction, particularly among young people, she pointed out that gaming may have helped many survive lockdowns over the coronavirus.

"It's safer to play at home, rather than going out," she said.

For now, Mori is eagerly awaiting the release of the PlayStation 5, due to hit shops later this year.

"It's seriously preoccupying me," she said. "I want one. I really do."

Today I got stuck in traffic jam

simplejoe — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:17:36 +0800

It is almost like no MCO already. So many cars on the way back. I have also found more and more people sitting inside restaurants eat their lunch already. People already feel numb about all this virus scare now want to live a normal life.

What are the things you miss most in CMCO?

simplejoe — Sun, 31 May 2020 17:16:16 +0800

After almost 3 months of control, what are the things you miss most?

Pasar malam? Cinema? Haircut? Study in school? Play group sports like football or basket ball? Religious gathering? Travelling oversea?

Have you been kacau by birds?

simplejoe — Sat, 16 May 2020 07:26:39 +0800

Lately there are a few birds keep on kacau me by knocking on my window during day time. Has anyone experienced this? Is there any way to kacau them back to chase them away permanently?

where do you think we can have haircut?

simplejoe — Fri, 15 May 2020 20:25:56 +0800

Many people already have 2 months to 4 months worth of long hair right? Do you think government will allow barber to give haircut soon?

Could it be better if we just bite the bullets to do a bit more MCO so that the cases drop to zero so that no more restriction is needed and everyone can have haircut?

Today got traffic jam?

simplejoe — Wed, 13 May 2020 07:22:49 +0800

How is today traffic? Got big jam or not?

Mall very long queue

simplejoe — Sat, 09 May 2020 17:18:43 +0800

Lots of people queuing up to buy groceries in mall. It is strange because during the most restrictive phase of MCOs, actually the queue if any, is quite short. Now that there are less restrictions it is like many people feel must go to buy groceries and end up creating very long queue, sometimes double lines.

Restaurants on the other hand, is quite empty even for those allow dine-in. And with new cases not dropping much, I think a lot of existing restaurants might suffer badly and end up closing if sentiment not improve soon. Once the darling performers of mall tenants, now they are among the worst being hit.

How is Lowyat Plaza today?

simplejoe — Sat, 09 May 2020 13:56:04 +0800

I heard someone said Lowyat Plaza is penuh gila now. True or not?

Will CMCO get an extension?

simplejoe — Thu, 07 May 2020 15:49:55 +0800

Or will it be total freedom after 12 May? We are expecting PM to make announcement soon right?