HOW TO CHECK YOUR COMPANY’S BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE

Some people might think this is just a stupid posting and I am trying to teach a duck how to swim. However as the name of this blog implies, Xperience of life, I post what I experience and maybe just to share with some other people who are just as stupid as I am. Of course everybody is stupid until he/she learn something new and erase the stupidity status for that particular matter.

This is a follow up of my previous posting I Registered A Sole Ownership Company and Establishing The Company’s Bank Account. Well I was waiting for one party to bank in some money for a project when it crossed my mind how to know that the money is already in my Company’s account. That is when I asked the bank and was told to apply for an ATM Card.

Today I went to the bank again, fill up a simple form, the same application form for the Savings Account ATM card application. The only different is, instead of the Account Holder’s name and MyKad, in its place is the Company’s Name and SSM’s Registration Number. Applicant must bring along the SSM Registration Certificate with a photocopy of it and the Company’s official Rubber Stamp. Of course the MyKad. The rest of procedure is just a breeze. Wait for the officer to process and I got my Company’s ATM Card within half an hour.  .

ESTABLISHING THE COMPANY’S BANK ACCOUNT

A business can’t run without money. So when you decided to start a business, you must have some savings to be turned into your capital. Savings alone is not proper if there is no transactions being done.

After you have registered your company with the Registrar of Companies, your next step is to open a bank account. For companies, clubs, organisations etc. the owner or person responsible can open an account with the bank of your choice. A word of advice is to choose your favourite bank or bank near to you since it would be easy to manage. I am writing this post as a newbie and relating my experience going through all those steps of running a business.

I open an account with CIMB Bank at one of the bank’s branch in Kuala Lumpur. Oops…… but before you can open an account, make sure your newly set up company has the official rubber stamp or cop. Ordering one is not difficult and can be ready within a few days. The rubber stamp will be your company’s identity to be used on any dealing with your bank account. It is usually rounded. I ordered mine for RM10.00.

Get the respective Forms from the bank and as with my account it is the CIMB Islamic. I was told that it is much better to open an Islamic Current Account because there is Mudharabah (profit sharing) s compared to interest in conventional account.

For the purpose of application, get ready a photostat copy of your MyKad, Company Registration Certificate and Company Chop. Of course la the money. For my account I have to deposit RM1k and that will be my start up capital. If the account is to be signed too, by your partner, he/she has to be present with the photostat copy of the MyKad to deliver his/her signature specimen.

After the bank approved your application to open an account, deposit RM1k (not sure of other banks, but I think that is standard) and I was told to come back after three days to collect my cheque book.   

I REGISTERED A SOLE OWNERSHIP COMPANY

I have always dreamed of setting up my own company when I was still with the civil service. However, since I was in service, I was not allowed to get involved in business because it’s against the condition of service.

Now that I have retired all the opportunities is open and I manage to set up my own company. I start from scratch by registering a sole ownership company legally with the Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM).

The Kuala Lumpur SSM office is located at Level 16 of The Mall Shopping Complex in Jalan Putra, Kuala Lumpur. Its opposite the PWTC. Registering process is very simple and from my experience is quite a breeze. I spent just one morning and left the Commission’s office with a certificate to run a business legally according to Malaysian Law.

Application is required to fill in Form PNA.42 (Permohonan Kelulusan Nama Perniagaan) which can be obtained for FREE at the SSM’s office. This form is for Application of Company name. Three names can be applied but only one will be chosen. The choice of three names is for easy processing because if the first choice has been registered by someone’s else, the the next choice will be used.

Together with this, you will be given also Borang A (Kaedah-kaedah Pendaftaran Perniagaan 1957 [Kaedah 31] and this is the official business registration form.

After filling all the required particulars, applicants have to attach a photostat copy of MyKad and if shared, the partners. Take your number and take a seat. Your number will be called and submit the application form. Besides the photostat copy of MyKad, get ready RM70.00 as registration Fee for one address. If you are registering for a branch(es) then another RM5.00 for each branch. Company registration is actually RM 60.00 and RM10.00 for item 5 (i) as in the photo below.  

When your number is called to the respective counter, hand in your application form and the clerk manning the counter will first check the availability of your company’s name. If it is available, then you have to pay the registration fee. After all the  vetting has been done, checked and endorsed, sit down and wait for your Business Registration Certificate. Its all done and you can run your business right away, legally. 

Well, this is just a Business Registration according to Akta Pendaftaran Perniagaan 1956. The company has still to apply for other required licence to operate, run or sell specified item according to its law. For example licence from the Local Authorities to set up a shop. 

Poor Customer Service At Carrefour Seri Petaling

Carrefour Seri Petaling’s customer service is very poor to my observation.

We can see staffs wearing the May I Help You on their back.

I have been to Carrefour Seri Petaling many times to buy an MTB and until last night I still can’t ask anything about the item. I think I’ve been to that location nearly 10 time since having the intention to buy one but there is nobody around to ask. I even asked the cleaner to look for Carrefour staff and he too went missing after that. Saw a cashier on her way up the ground floor. When I called her, she told me she’s on her rest hour. Then purposely look around to see any staff then she too disappeared.

That was at the bicycle and luggage Dept. Sometimes back I was the last customer to leave the cashier counter. This is my experience:

I was shopping for furniture and was interested in the dining table. Nobody was at the department. I asked a staff who is at the Electronic Department but he had no knowledge about furniture’s department. At least he called someone over the walkie talkie. No one came. I asked another staff. Same situation. Then I was told the staff in charge of the furniture department is busy sorting out orders because there are many customers purchasing furniture that night. Now, if he is busy, why are there no other staff to look after the department. They are lucky I can still be patient.

What a lousy customer service at Carrefour Seri Petaling. They should station at least one staff at every department or someone mobile so that can be approached whenever customer need them.

I hope this posting catches the eye of Carrefour Management.

Publish Your Blog As A Book

Do you know that there is a service for bloggers to publish his posting and keep it as a book?

It is called the blog2print. If you go to your dashboard, you'll find the advertisement about this matter.

This is a sample from the publisher.

I want to wait for this service from a Malaysian company and I think it will be cheaper.

Why I Switched From Maybank2U to CIMBclicks

Many of us have been using the convenience of online banking for fast and easy transactions. It is no doubt that we agree the usefullness of using online banking for most transactions because it can be done at the comfort of our own home.

Many too have been using Maybank2U facilities, me inclusive. But since early last year I was forced to stop using Maybank2U facilities ever since I forgot my password and my account was blocked. I know the best solution is to contact the customer service which I did. Failing the first trial, I did a second. Both ended up with a failure. Them main reason is the customer service fail to respond to my request for unblocking the account. I had to wait in vain and loosing money to my phone provider and in the end nothing fruitful.

Maybe the customer service at their office is very busy even at midnight.

I called personally at one of their e-banking outlet and the answer is I have to call the customer service, which is the same number. I gave up.

Recently I experience the same situation with CIMBclicks. They changed the password from 10 to 8 units. I can’t log in to my account.

I went to the bank and, I lift off my hat because the customer service is so efficient. When I inquire at the front desk, the lady on duty immediately called their customer service using their own phone and within 10 minutes, everything was settled. The lady put her best effort to sort out and that’s the way customer service should be.

That’s hoe I switched my online banking experience from a suppose to be the largest bank in Malaysia to another.

I think customer service is one way one can loose customers. 

Dinar And Dirhams : Its A Warm Welcome

Kelantan's Gold and Silver Coins

We can still remember in the late P.Ramlee's movies, we use to hear the word of Dirhams and Dinars. Today the same currency is being introduced by the Kelantan government and to be used by certain sectors in the state. The launching of the Matawang Syariah was officiated by the Kelantan Menteri Besar, Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat on the 12th August 2010.

I pick the Introduction from the official website of the Kelantan Dinar and post below:

This is the first time in the last 100 years, since the fall of the Ottoman Caliphate, when a Muslim government introduces Shariah Currency. Indeed there has been four generations of Muslims who have not seen Gold Dinar and Silver Dirham; four generations of Muslims who have been divided into little national reservations and sentenced to permanent robbery first by local, then by international Masters of Riba; four generations of Muslims who haven’t known what is their Deen. The introduction of Gold Dinar and Silver Dirham in the state of Kelantan is not a new idea or experiment, it is the return to the medium of exchange that has been known for 1400 years throughout Dar al-Islam as Money of Shariah taking its legislation from Allah’s Revelation and Rasul’s Sunnah.

Hats off for the Kelantan Government for implementing this Syariah currency, which should be more fair as compared to the secular currency. Let us all pray that this currency will be accepted nationwide just as how we all accept the Islamic Banking policies. 

As a normal matter of fact there will be people who object to the use of this new currency and the first party will be none other than the Federal Government through Bank Negara Malaysia because they lost the race. Read a blog posting HERE and this mooted me to write this post. 

Dr Mahathir did once outlined a plan for the use of the Gold Dinar to trade Internationally as a way to prevent currency manipulation. 

KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 Kyodo

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday outlined a plan for the use of the dinar, a gold coin formerly used in countries of Southwest Asia and northern Africa, for international trade as a way to prevent currency manipulation that sparked off the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

Mahathir, who blamed ''greedy'' currency traders for impoverishing Asia, said ''With paper currency there is no intrinsic value. The exchange rate is therefore arbitrary and subject to manipulation as we saw during the Asian financial crisis.''

Why when Tun Dr. M mooted the idea of using the Gold dinar, nobody objected to his idea? 

Another report on the same topic was published HERE. 

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (AFP) - Malaysia hopes to base its trade with Iran on the gold dinar soon as a first step in decreasing dependency on the US dollar in international trade -  Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. 

So, is the Kelantan Government doing something against the tide or just being proactive.

Tech At Subaidah MITC, Malacca

For the first time I experience this restaurant using PDA to take orders. Maybe for those in Malacca knew about this for quite some time but for me its the first. The last time I was at this Subaidah Restaurant in MITC Air Keroh, it was all manual. As Malaysian I feel proud that technology has taken it path down to all levels. 

The drinks for eight of us arrived as soon as he tap his PDA to confirm our food. On this area, they have beaten KFC, McD, Starbucks and even high end Coffeehouse and Restaurants. 

Whats The Best Vehicle Insurance Coverage

Thats it just a simple question and the answer depends on the satisfaction level of the individual towards his/her insurance coverage. What I mean here is insurance coverage for your car. I am considering of changing my insurance coverage from AIG an American Brand to Malaysian product. I have been subscribing to AIG for a few years already and the reason being AAM is one of its agent. When I subscribe to AIG those days, I was provided with FREE towage in case of my car breakdown. But after THIS  experience and I promised the guy who answered me  on the  24 hour Toll Free  line that I will change my insurance coverage from AAM to another company. I am keeping my word so that AAM has lost another loyal customer. 

I know many of my readers have cars or motorbike and been using different insurance coverage. Hope my readers will response to this posting. Is it Etiqa, Kurnia or the many Takafuls. 

My car is an old faithful Proton Saga 1.5i ans has been on comprehensive cover ever since I bought it in 1997 and now my NCB is already at maximum. My present coverage will expire on 17 July 2010 and now I am looking for another insurance company. 

The criteria is not based on what gift they are going to give but the convenient and full after sales support. Vehicle owner buy insurance not because they need it but because it is compulsory. When it is compulsory, then insurance companies must also provide the much needed service by being their customer. 

Being an old car and i travel all over West Malaysia, my car will be susceptible to breakdowns. When a car breakdown most has to be towed from the breakdown location to a workshop. This tow charge is the most miserable problem for the car owner. He is thinking of how much to pay for the repair and the tow trucks operators are paractising their cut throat skills on these so called victims of car breakdown. You read my blog about this? A 20 metre tow will cost me RM80.00.

Which insurance provide FREE towage for breakdown and other after sales service?     

I Just Love Good Smelling People

Take some time to stare at the picture and concentrate. Just imagine the fresh air and the surrounding greenery. Look around the house and try to feel the freshness. Can you smell the fragrance from this surrounding that is far from the polluted cities and urban environment where most of us live in.

Before you proceed just spare a few moment and practice your concentration skill. Look for some clue that can make this picture smell good.

If you still can't get the feel then there are still other ways to make it happen. And if you can't get the feel did you ask yourself why? Most of us might blame on the old dilapidated house, the compound that can be considered barren without any decoration of flowering plants.

This condition can happen to us living beings. Our body emits smells especially from areas where sweat use to settle. Under your armpit, on your neck, under your chin, behind your ears and in between....oooppppssss...I am not going to mention it. You can guess.

If we go to shopping malls where hypermarket are present, definitely one feature that is present is the perfume section displaying and selling varied brands. There are perfume for women and there are for guys too. Nowadays in modern guys toiletries bag as well as women's handbag one compulsory item is...errrr....no not condom......but deodorants and perfumes. Definitely more in womens handbag because there will be lipsticks, compact powder, mascara etc.

Why take all the trouble to carry all these things around when one can just store it neatly on the dressing table in their home? Just dab them on, spray it wherever necessary and then walk out of the house. But why? For one thing they want to be always smelling good. Perfume and deodorants especially with alcohol content evaporates into the air and thus returning the body to their normal smell. So these have to be renewed because of that reason: smelling good.

Everybody want to smell good. Whether they go out for leisurely walk on weekends, going to work on weekdays or even go to the gym, they still want the environment of smelling good. What is your immediate reaction if you pass by a guy or women who seems to be perspiring with sweat? Do you hold your breath? Well.....err....I use to do that.... the simple answer.....I don't like smelly smells...I just love good smell. So to feel the good smell you must always stay at the beauty counter, do you? Well...maybe not anymore.

You have heard about Adidas? I am sure most of us knew it. When we see Adidas and hear the word Adidas, I am pretty sure what comes into your mind is sports related items: the shoes, the socks, the sport shorts, jerseys, football and other balls with the three black stripe etc. etc. etc. Am I right?

Yes actually you are right. However Adidas did not just stop at sports apparels and items. They have ventured into the smell good market. Adidas has now an array of personal care products tailored for people who lead an active lifestyle under its Adidas Action 3 range. People who lead an active lifestyle really need the right stuff to keep them feeling good. The picture below are some of the prize that i won during the Project Alpha Season I blogging contest. Adidas present every basic requirement for active people. Just look for yourself and I don't think I need to list out the Adidas range of personal care because the picture itself tells the story. Its a full range of products from head to toe and not forgetting your shoes too where the worst smell can originate from. With these, you can leave behind your bad smells.

Then as soon as you leave your bathroom there is still more Adidas Action 3 product for the finale. There's this Adidas Action 3 Dry Max system for both sexes with the tagline Adidas's best defence against sweat with triple action (thus the name Action 3). Get these all new Intensive Anti Perspirant that comes in different condition and needs. With these you can forget the whitening effect because of its anti-whitening effect and hey....for Muslims never worry of using it during prayer. Its 0% alcohol content and Muslims, remember if god loves people who smells good what more we ordinary human being created by Him. Surely we all love to feel good too.

Go, get your Adidas Action 3 because I just love good smelling people.

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS

Ban SMS Contest

A BERNAMA report carried in The Star Online: call to ban SMS contests.

KUALA LUMPUR: Relevant authorities have been urged to study the possibility of banning SMS contests as they allegedly contain elements of cheating.

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T. Murugiah said he felt that SMS contests should be banned as it was a form of gambling, with the people ending up losers while the organisers raked in huge profits.

“I have received many complaints from many people who had fallen prey to the scams. They lost between a few hundred ringgit and hundreds of thousand ringgit,” he told reporters after meeting SMS contest victims here Tuesday.

The victims filed their complaints with the Public Complaint Bureau headed by Murugiah.

”Winners of SMS contests are short-changed. They are duped into paying more than the value of the prizes that they have won,” he added. -- Bernama

SMS has been the latest platform for businesses to rake in profit. Together with them are the SMS service providers too. We agree that the objective of doing business is to make profit. But make profit not on the expanse of the consumers. Whether we realise it or not, the consumers except one or two, are not on the winning side in anything. It is not a win win situation because only one party profits while the other lose.

The authority should look into the matter and not only contest through SMS but also into reality shows that encourage the public to vote using SMS. Its the SMS service provider and the organiser who laugh all the way to the bank but the voters who can go into hundreds or thousands of RMs are just syok sendiri. Its sheer waste of hard earned money.

There are more ways where service provider make money through SMS such as music and graphic downloads, jokes, horoscope and the list goes on. We can get all those elsewhere for free or at a cheaper rate.

The best thing to do  is we ourselves have to educate our own self. We might say OK la, just 30 cents. But it is not you alone doing it. Thousands are being involved. How sure are we not being conned by these service provider. Most of the time results are not released and are there any winner at all?  

So.........just refrain yourself from falling into the trap of these SMS that lure you into parting with your money.

No Plastic Bag

Shoppers caught unaware by "No Plastic Bag Campaign". That was in The Star.

Shoppers at Carrefour Shah Alam were caught unaware that Saturday's 2nd January 2010 was the start of No Plastic Day.

When plastic has become a threat to environment due to its lifespan after being discarded into nature's environment, it is a positive move to realise of reducing it. Going Green being the theme all over the world to help  delay nature's destruction needs cooperation of everybody. Therefore the No Plastic Day should be supported.

Who benefit from this?

Of course nature and environment.

However the main party that benefit most are the hypermart and business outlets. These outlet saves cost for not  supplying anymore plastic bags to be given away to consumers and while doing so increase sales by selling reusable bags while reducing overhead cost. On the other end price of consumer goods keeps escalating while hypermarts keeps making more profit.

So, if plastic bag is damaging why not go back to paper bags like those old days when items are wrapped in surat khabar lama or brown paper packages. Oooooo. using paper will have to cut down more trees. No, lah. Do we have recyclable paper products? I don't think recycle paper result in cutting down new trees.

Mak No Plastic Bags campaign a win win  situation.

What!! A Bowl Of Cendol Uses 1/2 Kilo Sugar?

Surprised? No, Don't be. I just want to relate this to the price increased on a bowl of cendol in Malacca. It was reported in Harian Metro 2nd January.

Peniaga terpaksa naikkan harga cendol 10 sen.
..............sementara itu, peniaga  cendol di kawasan bersejarah jam besar dia Jalan Laksemana, Muhd Kassim Abdullah, 27, berkata dia terpaksa menaikkan harga jualan cendol sebanyak 10 sen bagi setiap semangkuk.

Katanya, sebelum ini minuman cendol dijual pada harga RM1.40 sen semangkuk, tetapi sebaik harga gula dinaikkan menyebabkan tiada pilihan selain meningkatkan jualan harga cendol.  

This is a clear example of daylight robbery. So , now do you see that a bowl of cendol uses half a kilo of sugar? A clear sign of going for diabetes. There is a better way for Encik Muhd Kassim Abdullah to still make a profit by reducing the sweetness of his cendol and thus uses less sugar which will be equal to help fighting diabetes among his custpmers.

When will price of other sugar based items be increase.

Whatever it is the government will always tell us stupid consumers that price increase of sugar will not affect the population.

Perodua ALZA

The Perodua alza. see more pic HERE.

Get Paid To Click -2

For the past few days since 1 November, I spend more of my time on the email and clicking advertisements. Its the get paid to click activity. If you check at the top and bottom of this blog you can see some advertisement banners. Thats the my get paid to click accounts that I have registered to.

The website send links for me to click into my email box. When I click the link it will direct me to another website. As soon as the website is displayed there is a message  on top 'Thank you for supporting our sponsors!. You will receive XXXX cents(s), once you have visited this sponsor's site for at least XX seconds.'After leaving the site for the required time duration the message change to "Your account has been credited. Thank you."

I was discussing with a friend this morning just to clear our curiosity. How and where these companies get the money to pay members. As a free member I do not have to pay a single cent to them and yet they are paying members between $50 - $ 100 for having the advertiser's website running on my computer for the given time duration. On top of that they even pay sign-up bonus between $200 -$500 per member besides $20 -$50 for referrals.

If all goes well and the company do honour their pledge, I might be able to request for payout by the end of November and receive my check by end of 2009. After 10 days of registering on one of the site, I had already  accumulated $9,300.00 in my account. It will be another $15,700 before I can request for payout from this site:

The big question is, am I going to get the money? Is this legal? This company is based in the US. I just don't know the answer until I actually receive and clear my check or get nothing at all. If I did not receive any money after being eligible for payout, I will loose that $25,000. in numbers but not in physical money. In fact I do not loose any money but just a few minutes a day checking my email and click the advertisers website. So I have nothing to loose. Even though I did not spend my time clicking and let the website run on my laptop, I will waste my time on something else too.

Now I can only dream what I am going to do with the money (LOL). Buy paintball e-marker (which will be the top priority for now), Go for holidays? Buy  new car? The dream will not end. BUT if only the money really comes.

So if you think you want a good dream like me, you too can join by clicking the banner provided. You get the sign-up bonus, I get the referral bonus.

Paid To Click

I have registered myself for the Paid To Click Program on the internet. The program will pay subscribers or called affiliate for reading links that is being sent. Subscribers have to read the link between 20 seconds and 60 seconds before the money is being credited into his/her account.

This morning I registered with this website and after reading a few advertisement I already have $45.00 in my account. This amount will be credited into my Paypal account and now Paypal transactions can be made in Malaysia. The statement below is for sweetptr.com

One Paid To Read program that I join is the Sweet PTR. This program gives you a $25 sign-up bonus. So, it means if you sign-up you will be given that bonus not including the links that you read.

I join PROmail pay to read website last night. PORmail gives a higher commission to read mails and today I already have $500 cahs balance in my account. This money will be deposited into members Paypal account upon request. However FREE member will only be able to cash out after having $ 10,000 in the account. I think members have nothing to loose since he is not paying any subscription to open and maintain an account. Promails.org is world's first Online Paid To Read Program in the Web that obtained ISO 27001 Information Security System certifications to ensure maximum customer satisfaction, security and safe online earning for users.

If you wish to give a try just click the banner below and read the information from PROmail.

Are Men Really Obsessed With Sex?

This is a question I thought of because any product that claim can improve the libido and vitality will be a hit  among men. Tongkat Ali for instance became popular because of claims that it can improve sexual prowess in men. The same goes for other herbs and medicine paddlers will take this obsession to increase their sales.

Some years ago along the back lane of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman at Chow Kit area, medicine peddlers line up along it peddling his product to circles of eager passerby. He made it more attractive by displaying pictures of men and/or women in the nude and in sexy pose just to arouse the curiosity of men. He definitely knew how to catch mens weakness.

Besides prepared herbs and concoctions, there are ointments and oil to massage the male organ either to increase erection or increase its size. This too comes with sample of pictures of (I think) porn stars just to "prove" that the oil do work.

Daily Chilly carried an article about 3 in 1 instant coffee that has been attracting men because of claims it can improve mens libido too.

These instant coffee comes in many brands and suggestive catchy names to catch mens mind. What comes into your mind if you hear the word kopi "janda". Mens mind can turn naughty when knowing that the women is a widow. therefore if you want to attract that particular widow, drink kopi janda, is it so?

These coffee has been brewed with other ingredients that claim can increase the libido and the popular one is of course Tongkat Ali. Just because Tongkat Ali is tough can it also make your manhood tough like Tongkat Ali?

Read more about these coffee in Daily Chilly HERE.

Even though these external supplements can give some help, but what matter most is ITS IN THE MIND.

Malaysian F1 Team - Tourist Puller?

Pasukan F1 Malaysia lonjakkan industri pelancungan Malaysia - Ng. Thats was published in mStar, the Malay version of The Star. What a joke? Tourist come to Malaysia not for F1 but for other attractions such as its beaches, food, shopping the greenery, the islands etc.. Even without the Malaysian F1 team before, racing fan still come to see The Ferrari's, Philippe Massa and other world class drivers and teams. The setting up of the Malaysian F1 team is just for the ambitious few and not for the taxpayer who most are living in makeshift huts and shelters. For most Malaysian, Malaysian F1 team is a money lavishly spent because of people first.

Conning The Consumers?

Remember I posted about Tunetalk before? Today I am posting it again. This about how dealers make sales. I have experience how other outlets selling top ups between RM 0.50 and RM 1.00 above the actual price. When I was in Miri, I bought a RM 10.00 top up for RM 11.00. I have no choice until I realise that I can do it at the actual price at ATM machines. I wonder whether they breach the aggreement with the Telco company concern.

Another unscrupulous tactic by mobile outlets is to sell the starter SIM pack in a package with a RM10.00 top up. If you want to buy the SIM pack, you have to buy the top up too. Take it or leave it.

Today I wanted to buy a Tunetalk starter SIM pack for my reserved number because I cannot change my previous number. I went to a mobile outlet at City Plaza Alor Setar to buy a new starter SIM pack. I was surprise when the lady behind the counter said it is RM 38.00. I inquire further, why, and she explained that they are selling it at that price. Luckily I knew that the price of the SIM pack is just RM4.90. So I argued the reason for such a price. She said that it include a RM30.00 reload.

The question is, why must they sell it together with reload? A simple answer. Making easy profit. They have made an extra RM3.00 for the starter pack which does not include commissions for selling the starter pack. Then again they earn more commissions for selling the reload. These practice has to stop.

I wonder why Telco companies are allowing these mobile outlet con consumers and not taking any action. I have contacted Tunetalk Customer Care while writing this post and waiting for their answer. I will update when I receive their reply.

Nasi Lemak Is Ours?

I have blogged about this and am blogging again about Tourism Minister Yen Yen's views to endorse some local cuisine as ours. It appear again today in The Malay Mail. While we claim Nasi Lemak as our trade mark, according to a top hotel chef, Chef Rahmat Rahmood the claim can "cook up controversy" because it "have little nutritious value and are high on cholesterol".

 Malaysia has created uneasiness in Indonesia that lead to the "Sweep Malaysia" claim in Jakarta. This resulted from a National Geographic production about tourism in Malaysia that uses a Balinese dance and "claim" as ours. Then Indons claim that Negaraku that originated from Terang Bulan is also theirs.

As in The Malay Mail verbatim: "Variations of the dishes Ng listed are available in several other Asian nations, particularly Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand and China.

Ethnic Chinese workers who settled here after leaving China a century ago introduced some creations, such as chicken rice, to Malaysia and Singapore.

Chili crab — a recipe of crabs stir-fried in tomato and chili-based sauces — could become a bone of contention. It is often associated with Singapore and is considered the city-State’s unofficial national dish."

We have to do lots of research before we stake claims so that we do not brew another storm that can sever International relationship with other neighbouring nations.

I would like to suggest we dig out our traditional delicacies which is becoming obsolete with modern generations and promote them. If found it is genuine local cuisine, then promote and market. If we can send our cultural troupe to promote our culture oversea, the same can be done with our food in future. We can raise our hat to Thais with their Tomyam, Padprid and Pattayas that spread like wildfire all over Malaysia.

Errr, what about Nasi Dagang?