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Written by iMyn
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Thursday, 04 September 2008 |
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It's that time of year again where Muslims refrain from taking food and drinks during the daytime. This also means that most restaurants and college cafeterias are closed for a whole month. Thank god for the mamak stalls that are mostly opened 24 hours even during the fasting month.
Many look at Ramadhan as a month of hunger and thirst, but I'd like to see it as a big opportunity to save money and not to mention lose weight .
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Written by iMyn
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 |
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The recent price hike has allowed many parties to take advantage and cash in, especially fuel saving products ranging from Hydrofuel to magnets that restructure fuel molecules so that they burn more efficiently thus saving fuel.
Small car manufacturers such as Perodua also projected an increase in sales of their cars which mostly are smaller than a shopping cart. This is due to the common belief that small engine = save fuel.
Another new type of car, the hybrid which made its debut in Malaysia with the Honda Civic Hybrid, is giving drivers another option to save money on fuel.
Hybrid cars usually have 2 power plants, the normal petrol engine and the electric motor.
In slow driving speeds, the electric motor is used to propel the car while the petrol engine is only used if lots of power is needed or to recharge the empty batery. This, according to the makers, will save a huge amount of petrol.
This type of car is more practical than the electric car as it can also use petrol and does not need to be charged using a electric wall socket which means there is less restrction on the distance it can travel.
Picture from www.honda.net.my. More info on the Civic Hybrid, Click HERE
But recently, Top Gear, a popular British automotive show did an experiment to test how efficient the hybrid car really is. And the results are not what mother nature would expect....
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Written by Ken
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Sunday, 01 June 2008 |
Over the past week, I have been coughing constantly and violently. So I did what a typical Malaysian would; throw every cough medicine that are available in my home one bottle (what's left of it) after another.
I even spent RM5.90 for a new bottle from 7-Eleven.
Finally, when my mother couldn't stand the savage sounds that comes out from my mouth, she recommended (read: forced me) one of her natural health remedies....
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Written by iMyn
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Thursday, 29 May 2008 |
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Contradictory to the title, not many even care of the whereabouts of their bottles after sucking out the content and emptying the Coke bottle they just bought from 7-Eleven. Often these bottles are found filling the longkangs and not to mention the rivers of Malaysia.
There is a saying in Malay "habis madu sepah dibuang" which means after reaping the benefits from something, that something is discarded without any value. Sadly, this is quite true. Plastic bottles have no value even when it's recycled. In fact, it brings only harm and no good.
Now before you start to think this is another environmental, global warming, recycling article, hang on for while and read on, there are good financial aspects discussed here, so, please don’t touch that web address bar...
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Written by iMyn
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
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Having worked in Europe for a while, I came to learn a lot about their working culture and how work and money fits into their lives.
For one, everyone is a professional.
What I mean by that is there is not a big difference if you are working as a carpenter, or an office executive or even a waiter, your pay is roughly the same.
Even if you're a garbage collector, chances are you earn the same amount of money as an offcie executive does.
Like I said everyone is a professional in his/her own field. You might be an expert in finance, but can you take out the trash? Not necessarily, because you're not a waste expert. And most people do their work because they want to and they take pride in their work.
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