A picture with a red Proton Wira parked in front of a red Ferrari F430 outside Harrods. WTF???? Why??
LOL.
iTunes playing Sugababes - Denial.
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Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malaysia. Show all posts
Saturday, 2 May 2009
#367-Red Proton vs. Red Ferrari. 15:54
A picture with a red Proton Wira parked in front of a red Ferrari F430 outside Harrods. WTF???? Why??
LOL.
iTunes playing Sugababes - Denial.
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Thursday, 2 April 2009
#351-Our Malaysian Embassy in London damn rich laaa... 12:27
What you see here is the parking garage for the Malaysian Embassy in London, United Kingdom. It is at the back street(ow buey lor) behind the embassy. The 206 infront means Malaysia and the D is diplomatic and the last 3 numbers are random.
Why do they have a Porsche as an embassy car??? Their whole fleet also consists of a few Mercedes-Benz E200Ks, Mercedes-Benz Vianos' (the van), a Mercedes-Benz S350L as the official embassy car (with a plate number 1M, which probably have costed about £50,000), a few BMWs here and there, and a 1997 Honda Civic as far as I know.
And the Malaysian government back home is complaining that the politicians change their Proton Perdanas into Mercedes-Benz E200Ks or Toyota Camrys. Why??
THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS DAY POST.
iTunes playing Flo Rida feat. Birdman - Priceless.
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Why do they have a Porsche as an embassy car??? Their whole fleet also consists of a few Mercedes-Benz E200Ks, Mercedes-Benz Vianos' (the van), a Mercedes-Benz S350L as the official embassy car (with a plate number 1M, which probably have costed about £50,000), a few BMWs here and there, and a 1997 Honda Civic as far as I know.
And the Malaysian government back home is complaining that the politicians change their Proton Perdanas into Mercedes-Benz E200Ks or Toyota Camrys. Why??
THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS DAY POST.
iTunes playing Flo Rida feat. Birdman - Priceless.
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Saturday, 28 March 2009
#342-Proton Waja spotted on the streets of London. 12:03
I saw this Proton Waja, over here they call it the Proton Impian, somewhere near my college yesterday.
iTunes playing Leona Lewis - Forgive Me.
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iTunes playing Leona Lewis - Forgive Me.
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Friday, 20 March 2009
#333-iPhone 3G availability in Malaysia. 00:57
On the 11th of July 2008, the iPhone 3G was released to the public for sale initially in some countries and later on to more countries in the world. Today (the 20th of March 2009) will see the release of the iPhone 3G in Malaysia. I'm not really sure what the situation is like in Malaysia now, as in whether anyone will be waiting outside a Maxis or Apple Premium Reseller Store waiting to buy it or not. But I know it will be launched today, as I got an e-mail from my local Premium Reseller, Switch about it. For the tariffs of the iPhone in Malaysia, I made a comparison between the one in Malaysia and the one in the UK in the previous post
ANYONE GOING TO BUY ONE IN MALAYSIA??
I'M INTERESTED INTO WHAT PLAN YOU GOT AND WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE IN BUYING ONE IN MALAYSIA.
iTunes playing Blue - Bubblin'.
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ANYONE GOING TO BUY ONE IN MALAYSIA??
I'M INTERESTED INTO WHAT PLAN YOU GOT AND WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE IN BUYING ONE IN MALAYSIA.
iTunes playing Blue - Bubblin'.
Sent from my MacBook Pro.
Thursday, 19 March 2009
#332-iPhone 3G tariffs in UK vs. Malaysia. 23:35
Alas, the iPhone 3G has finally landed on Malaysian shores, almost a year after it's release in July 2008. It's no point for me getting it in Malaysia, because here in the UK, the iPhone is much much cheaper and the price plans are better. But anyways, I just wanted to tell my readers about the iPhone 3G in Malaysia.
A brief insight into the UK pricing first. In the UK, the iPhone is available on the O2 network only and all the iPhone on contracts have 18-month plans. There are four plans to choose from which is;
1.) £30 (RM159.60) a month for 18-months.
The iPhone 8GB is £99 (RM526.68) and the 16GB goes for £159 (RM845.88).
For that price, you get 75 minutes and 125 texts, unlimited data and Wi-Fi, visual voicemail and reduced roaming rates.
2.) £35 (RM186.20) a month for 18-months.
The whole package is the same as the £30/month, just that one gets 600 minutes and 500 texts.
3.) £45 (RM239.40) a month for 18-months.
In this plan, the iPhone 8GB is FREE, and one is to pay £59 (RM313.88) for the 16GB.
You get 1200 minutes and 500 texts, unlimited data and Wi-Fi, visual voicemail and reduced roaming rates.
4.) £75 (RM399.00) a month for 18-months.
This plan sees both the 8GB and 16GB iPhones free, and the only other difference from the £35/month and £45/month plans is the 3000 minutes talktime. The rest is the same.
Alternatively in the UK, you can also get the iPhone on Pay & Go which to Malaysians is called pre-paid.
The 8GB retails for £342.50 (RM1822.10) and the 16GB retails for £391.45 (RM2082.51) and you get unlimited browsing and Wi-Fi for the first 12-months of the iPhone purchase.
In Malaysia, the iPhone is available on the Maxis network in 6-month, 12-month and 24-month contract plans which are named Value Plus Plans, iValue Plans 12-months and iValue Plans 24-months respectively. In each contract plans, the are four categories to choose from.
Let's start with the 6-month contract plans or called the Value Plus Plans;
In all 6-month contract plans, the iPhone 8GB retails for RM2540 (£477.44) and the 16GB for RM2960 (£556.39) and one will get 500MB of data for the entire contract period.
1.) Value Plus 80
One pays RM80 (£15.04)/month for 6-months, 12 sens a minute for voice calls from Maxis-to-Maxis numbers and 15 sens a minute for voice calls from Maxis-to-non Maxis numbers.
2.) Value Plus 150
It is RM150 (£28.20)/month for 6-months, 10sens/minute for voice calls from Maxis-to-Maxis numbers and 12sens/minute for voice calls from Maxis-to-non Maxis numbers.
3.) Value Plus 250
It costs RM250 (£46.99)/month and it's 10sens/minute for all voice calls to mobile numbers, whether it's Maxis or not.
4.) Value Plus 500
It's the same 10sens/minute for all voice calls to mobile numbers regardless of network and one is to pay RM500 (£93.99)/month.
On to the iValue 12-month contract plans. There are four plans, iValue 1 to 4.
1.) iValue 1
It is RM100 (£18.80)/month, the iPhone 8GB costs RM1900 (£357.14), the 16GB RM2290 (£430.45), one will have 333 minutes, additional 15sens/minute for a call if exceeded 333 minutes, 500MB of data and it's 0.5sen/KB if the data usage exceeds 500MB. The texts are 10sens/text. A person also needs to pay RM200 (£37.59) in advance.
2.) iValue 2
It is RM155 (£29.14)/month, the iPhone 8GB retails for RM1780 (£334.59), the iPhone 16GB retails for RM2160 (£406.02). This plan gets you 667 minutes/month with an additional charge of 12sens/min if the limit is exceeded. The texts are 10sens/text. One gets 1GB of data/month, and will have to pay 0.5sen/KB for additional data. And the advance payment is RM200 (£37.59).
3.) iValue 3
It monthly commitment is RM250 (£46.99). The 8GB is RM1490 (£280.08) and the 16GB is RM1870 (£351.50). 1500 minutes a month, 10sens/text, 2GB of data a month, 10sens/minutes for additional calls out of the 1500 minutes, and 0.5sen/KB for additional data usage. One has to pay RM500 (£93.98) in advance.
4.) iValue 4
The price is RM375 (£70.49)/month, the 8GB costs RM1080 (£203.01) and the 16GB RM1470 (£276.32). One gets 2500 minutes, 10sen/text, and 3GB a month for data in this plan. The cost for additional minutes and data is the same as iValues 1, 2 and 3. RM1000 (£187.97) is the amount to pay for the advance payment.
iValue 24-month contract plans is the longest plan for the iPhone in Malaysia.
For all iValue 24-month plans, iValue 1-4, the number of minutes, the amount of data, the cost of additional minutes and data, and the price of a text is the same as the iValue 1-4 on 12-month plans. The monthly commitment prices are also the same.
The only differences are;
1.) iValue 1
iPhone 8GB - RM1510 (£283.83)
iPhone 16GB - RM 1890 (£355.26)
Advanced payment - RM 400 (£75.19)
2.) iValue 2
iPhone 8GB - RM1260 (£236.84)
iPhone 16GB - RM1640 (£308.27)
Advanced payment - RM620 (£116.54)
3.) iValue 3
iPhone 8GB - RM680 (£127.82)
iPhone 16GB - RM1060 (£199.25)
Advanced payment - RM1250 (£234.96)
4.) iValue 4
iPhone 8GB is free.
iPhone 16GB - RM260 (£48.87)
Advanced payment - RM2000 (£375.94)
All I can summarise from what you can see above is, the iPhone in the UK is more value-for-money than the one which will be going on sale in Malaysia today.
iTunes playing Amy Pearson - Don't Miss You.
Sent from my MacBook Pro.
A brief insight into the UK pricing first. In the UK, the iPhone is available on the O2 network only and all the iPhone on contracts have 18-month plans. There are four plans to choose from which is;
1.) £30 (RM159.60) a month for 18-months.
The iPhone 8GB is £99 (RM526.68) and the 16GB goes for £159 (RM845.88).
For that price, you get 75 minutes and 125 texts, unlimited data and Wi-Fi, visual voicemail and reduced roaming rates.
2.) £35 (RM186.20) a month for 18-months.
The whole package is the same as the £30/month, just that one gets 600 minutes and 500 texts.
3.) £45 (RM239.40) a month for 18-months.
In this plan, the iPhone 8GB is FREE, and one is to pay £59 (RM313.88) for the 16GB.
You get 1200 minutes and 500 texts, unlimited data and Wi-Fi, visual voicemail and reduced roaming rates.
4.) £75 (RM399.00) a month for 18-months.
This plan sees both the 8GB and 16GB iPhones free, and the only other difference from the £35/month and £45/month plans is the 3000 minutes talktime. The rest is the same.
Alternatively in the UK, you can also get the iPhone on Pay & Go which to Malaysians is called pre-paid.
The 8GB retails for £342.50 (RM1822.10) and the 16GB retails for £391.45 (RM2082.51) and you get unlimited browsing and Wi-Fi for the first 12-months of the iPhone purchase.
In Malaysia, the iPhone is available on the Maxis network in 6-month, 12-month and 24-month contract plans which are named Value Plus Plans, iValue Plans 12-months and iValue Plans 24-months respectively. In each contract plans, the are four categories to choose from.
Let's start with the 6-month contract plans or called the Value Plus Plans;
In all 6-month contract plans, the iPhone 8GB retails for RM2540 (£477.44) and the 16GB for RM2960 (£556.39) and one will get 500MB of data for the entire contract period.
1.) Value Plus 80
One pays RM80 (£15.04)/month for 6-months, 12 sens a minute for voice calls from Maxis-to-Maxis numbers and 15 sens a minute for voice calls from Maxis-to-non Maxis numbers.
2.) Value Plus 150
It is RM150 (£28.20)/month for 6-months, 10sens/minute for voice calls from Maxis-to-Maxis numbers and 12sens/minute for voice calls from Maxis-to-non Maxis numbers.
3.) Value Plus 250
It costs RM250 (£46.99)/month and it's 10sens/minute for all voice calls to mobile numbers, whether it's Maxis or not.
4.) Value Plus 500
It's the same 10sens/minute for all voice calls to mobile numbers regardless of network and one is to pay RM500 (£93.99)/month.
On to the iValue 12-month contract plans. There are four plans, iValue 1 to 4.
1.) iValue 1
It is RM100 (£18.80)/month, the iPhone 8GB costs RM1900 (£357.14), the 16GB RM2290 (£430.45), one will have 333 minutes, additional 15sens/minute for a call if exceeded 333 minutes, 500MB of data and it's 0.5sen/KB if the data usage exceeds 500MB. The texts are 10sens/text. A person also needs to pay RM200 (£37.59) in advance.
2.) iValue 2
It is RM155 (£29.14)/month, the iPhone 8GB retails for RM1780 (£334.59), the iPhone 16GB retails for RM2160 (£406.02). This plan gets you 667 minutes/month with an additional charge of 12sens/min if the limit is exceeded. The texts are 10sens/text. One gets 1GB of data/month, and will have to pay 0.5sen/KB for additional data. And the advance payment is RM200 (£37.59).
3.) iValue 3
It monthly commitment is RM250 (£46.99). The 8GB is RM1490 (£280.08) and the 16GB is RM1870 (£351.50). 1500 minutes a month, 10sens/text, 2GB of data a month, 10sens/minutes for additional calls out of the 1500 minutes, and 0.5sen/KB for additional data usage. One has to pay RM500 (£93.98) in advance.
4.) iValue 4
The price is RM375 (£70.49)/month, the 8GB costs RM1080 (£203.01) and the 16GB RM1470 (£276.32). One gets 2500 minutes, 10sen/text, and 3GB a month for data in this plan. The cost for additional minutes and data is the same as iValues 1, 2 and 3. RM1000 (£187.97) is the amount to pay for the advance payment.
iValue 24-month contract plans is the longest plan for the iPhone in Malaysia.
For all iValue 24-month plans, iValue 1-4, the number of minutes, the amount of data, the cost of additional minutes and data, and the price of a text is the same as the iValue 1-4 on 12-month plans. The monthly commitment prices are also the same.
The only differences are;
1.) iValue 1
iPhone 8GB - RM1510 (£283.83)
iPhone 16GB - RM 1890 (£355.26)
Advanced payment - RM 400 (£75.19)
2.) iValue 2
iPhone 8GB - RM1260 (£236.84)
iPhone 16GB - RM1640 (£308.27)
Advanced payment - RM620 (£116.54)
3.) iValue 3
iPhone 8GB - RM680 (£127.82)
iPhone 16GB - RM1060 (£199.25)
Advanced payment - RM1250 (£234.96)
4.) iValue 4
iPhone 8GB is free.
iPhone 16GB - RM260 (£48.87)
Advanced payment - RM2000 (£375.94)
All I can summarise from what you can see above is, the iPhone in the UK is more value-for-money than the one which will be going on sale in Malaysia today.
iTunes playing Amy Pearson - Don't Miss You.
Sent from my MacBook Pro.
Thursday, 12 March 2009
#325-My SPM Results. 12:47
Well, today was the day of the SPM results in Malaysia. I called my dad this morning as soon as I woke up to get my results. I passed all subjects which isn't too bad. From what I know, my mum and my brother went to pick it up from the school.
Here is a summary of my results;
English (A1)
Modern Mathematics (A1)
English for Science and Technology (B3)
Bahasa Malaysia (C5)
Pendidikan Moral (C6)
Additional Mathematics (D7)
Sejarah (E8)
Physics (E8)
Biology (E8)
Chemistry (E8)
Overall, I think I'm pretty satisfied with the results. I expected the 3 Sciences and Sejarah to get low results and my English and Modern Mathematics to get an A. What your results for those who took the exams last November?
Listening to Ne-Yo - Mad.
Sent from HP Compaq dx2250 Microtower at DLD College.
Here is a summary of my results;
English (A1)
Modern Mathematics (A1)
English for Science and Technology (B3)
Bahasa Malaysia (C5)
Pendidikan Moral (C6)
Additional Mathematics (D7)
Sejarah (E8)
Physics (E8)
Biology (E8)
Chemistry (E8)
Overall, I think I'm pretty satisfied with the results. I expected the 3 Sciences and Sejarah to get low results and my English and Modern Mathematics to get an A. What your results for those who took the exams last November?
Listening to Ne-Yo - Mad.
Sent from HP Compaq dx2250 Microtower at DLD College.
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
#323-SPM results coming out tomorrow!! 14:27
Well guys, time does fly. Last November, most of the 17 year olds in Malaysia sat for the SPM examinations. Tomorrow, the 12th of March 2009 will be the results day where all the results will be announced. Anyone excited or not excited? Do leave a mumble or something in the chatterbox. I won't be able to collect my results as I'm 10000kms away in London. I've asked my parents to hold back until I head home in the summer to collect it, but now I'm like oh what-the-hell, I'll ask them to collect it. Maybe I'll ask for something if I get moderately ok results. Who knows, eh? I don't expect the best results out there. And I'm not really excited to be frank. Lol!
Listening to Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. - My Love.
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Listening to Justin Timberlake feat. T.I. - My Love.
Sent from HP Compaq dx2250 Microtower at DLD College.
Sunday, 8 March 2009
#317-Proton Savvy spotted in the streets of London 19:27
I saw this red Proton Savvy the other day on my way back home from college.
Listening to Black Eyed Peas - Pump It.
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Listening to Black Eyed Peas - Pump It.
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#315-UK Visa Trip December 2008 Part 6, The 2nd/last day, Going home. 11:48
Well, after lunch, we headed home and it was quite late when we started our journey home. It was nearly 5pm! It was about 9pm when we arrived back home in Penang.
Jalan Duta toll plaza exit.
Stopped at a rest stop somewhere in Perak.
Final mileage.
iTunes playing KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See.
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Jalan Duta toll plaza exit.
Stopped at a rest stop somewhere in Perak.
Final mileage.
iTunes playing KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See.
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#314-UK Visa Trip December 2008 Part 5, The 2nd/last day, After checking out and before heading home. 01:36
Well, after breakfast and shopping, we checked out, headed for Samsonite to repair my brother's bag, then to lunch at Ali Cafe.
Outside the Samsonite Store.
View of the road from the store.
Some bamboo plants outside the service centre/store.
Parking ticket at the TTDI area.
Ali Cafe in TTDI.
The outside of the cafe.
Facelifted and unfacelifted versions of the 1st-gen Toyota Harrier.
On the way to fill up petrol.
The old price for petrol, it's currently at RM1.80/litre.
At the petrol station.
Fillin' her up.
Cost of a full tank of petrol.
On the way to the highway.
It was nearly 5pm when we were about to leave KL.
Watching: Meet The Parents.
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Outside the Samsonite Store.
View of the road from the store.
Some bamboo plants outside the service centre/store.
Parking ticket at the TTDI area.
Ali Cafe in TTDI.
The outside of the cafe.
Facelifted and unfacelifted versions of the 1st-gen Toyota Harrier.
On the way to fill up petrol.
The old price for petrol, it's currently at RM1.80/litre.
At the petrol station.
Fillin' her up.
Cost of a full tank of petrol.
On the way to the highway.
It was nearly 5pm when we were about to leave KL.
Watching: Meet The Parents.
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Saturday, 7 March 2009
#313-UK Visa Trip December 2008 Part 4, The 2nd/last day, Breakfast and Shopping. 23:47
We only stayed overnight, so obviously we went back to Penang the next day. It started off with breakfast in the morning, and guess what? I met my school's English teacher, Pn. Gan at the breakfast buffet! She was having breakfast with her daughter. Then, me and my mum shopped for awhile, getting a new bag, buying some new clothes and such. After shopping, all of us checked out and went for lunch at my uncle's company's cafe, Ali Cafe in TTDI. Then we headed home.
My breakfast. Mix of Continental and Asian.
Omelette.
Miso Soup.
Porridge is good for you!
A picture of the motorway from the breakfast cafe.
Swimming pool from the breakfast cafe.
The Gardens Residences.
Some random bug on the wall.
Menara Telekom close-up.
Menara Telekom from afar.
Fruits are good for you too...
The colourful buildings again.
Some random plant in the breakfast cafe.
Another picture of the highway below.
A bag in a bag.
My new luggage bag.
Uh huh. It really is.
Stuff I bought, socks, shirts, and underwear. The bag was free because of the shirts.
Was trying out some long pants.
iTunes playing t.A.T.u - 220.
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My breakfast. Mix of Continental and Asian.
Omelette.
Miso Soup.
Porridge is good for you!
A picture of the motorway from the breakfast cafe.
Swimming pool from the breakfast cafe.
The Gardens Residences.
Some random bug on the wall.
Menara Telekom close-up.
Menara Telekom from afar.
Fruits are good for you too...
The colourful buildings again.
Some random plant in the breakfast cafe.
Another picture of the highway below.
A bag in a bag.
My new luggage bag.
Uh huh. It really is.
Stuff I bought, socks, shirts, and underwear. The bag was free because of the shirts.
Was trying out some long pants.
iTunes playing t.A.T.u - 220.
Sent from my MacBook Pro.
