Those who seldom travel overseas only realise the elevated living costs when stepping out of the Malaysian bubble. That also applies to most Hajj applicants, who are on a waiting list and when it's their turn, suddenly find themselves paying much more than they initially thought.

They should mess with the pigeons, though. /s

Maybe that's why I became a monkey, or munk-key.

As if I'm a public figure, yes.

It's like quoting something about yourself in office gossips, that you did not reveal in person, but is easily searchable online.

Recently realized my colleagues do check what I say online. It's creepy but I can handle this.

Glad you liked this café. Do explore our other communities!

Good morning. Getting to 12pm but it's still morning.

How are things?

Our projects and tasks are tracked weekly for good reasons. It's an optimal measure of time for planning purposes; not too long, not too short.

Less than 50 to gooo 😥

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–2024_Guatemalan_political_crisis

When a presidential candidate winning 60% of second round vote is considered a "landslide", the government might try any measures necessary to invalidate the result and candidate. After several months, that candidate was finally sworn in. That's the summary.

That was the last of 3 news segment, which was the most interesting and meta. I like watching the full 12 minutes though.

Watch as our outgoing King and Queen read the news. Due to some content of the entire news broadcast, this video requires a log-in to view.

Adjustment is indeed long overdue. I have been paying the minimum amount in Penang for god knows how long.

Thank you, appreciate your encouragement. I suspect bot activity given the consistent reaction time after my posts. Looking forward to the version upgrade.

Hi, I believe you're referring to me.

Do tell whether I appear annoying to people in this instance.

Given how consistently !xinwen@monyet.cc posts get voted down, I could ignore it but instance users should also know how to filter out communities they find not interesting. /rant

Tangentially relevant, someone renamed a Ditto holding the item Eject Button as SUS.

Checkmate. Jump off the building to survive... or game over.

Yeah la, selfishly blocking common corridor. Got alternative path isn't a good reason; it's a fire hazard in case of emergency.

Man on the Run. Just a first-taste view of it. If you already follow 1MDB closely, this isn't really worth a watch.

Wah, so "healthy". If that's what their wallet can afford I dunno what else to say.

I also wonder about our fellow Malay diet nowadays. How much has changed as we transition to modern lifestyle, and how much they keep to their traditional recipes?

Still no water, refilled our big bucket to mostly flush toilet. News look like they're on track to fill our tanks starting tomorrow, but I'm feeling glass half empty.

It's not the end, though. We shall see if the Federal Court want to take the Islamic Council's case to potentially overturn the High Court of Appeal decision.

Both sides are going to the court to get what they want, basically. The mother appealing for the unilateral conversion ruling, and the Islamic council wanting to have access to the children.

I am thirsty...

♪ Hello hello baby you called? I can't hear a thing

♪ My state is water rationing. I want a drink, drink

Haven't decided, see what my gang feel like eating today.

Is it me you're looking for?

It's easier to track the "underground economy" with GST or e-invoicing. Some shady businesses might have closed because Customs and IRB are involved in the GST system. Since we can't touch GST now, this govt plan to introduce e-invoice in stages, which should have a similar effect.

I wish the country well.

Sigh, me too.

Yup, but just now I found this rather recent article, saying the hike should not have a big effect to shops selling TCM, or even their consultation services, since most of them don't have the revenue (500k per year) to require SST collection.

Their medicines are expensive not because of tax (in fact TCM is zero-rated), but due to our weak currency and lack of practitioners.

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2024/01/07/boycotts-a-mcirony-burger-you-wont-need-waze-to-find/

Opinion piece related to the boycotts of McD and Starbucks.