December 2024

Hampir kena scam dengan “Government Operated” Tourism Office di Connaught Place, New Delhi / Nearly being scammed by “Government Operated” Tourism Office at Connaught Place, New Delhi

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Kronologi peristiwa

Lepas beli simkad kat kedai Airtel di Connaught Place, saya terus menghala ke Palika Bazaar yg terletak 200m. Tempat dia hampir sama mcm Pertama Complex, jual tali pinggang, kemeja bagai, lepas 5 minit terus blah. Lepas tu tunggu dekat tepi jalan utk ambil Uber Motosikal. Tak sampai beberapa minit, ada brader india tegur, tanya dtg dari mana, berapa hari kat india. Brader ni friendly, sambil bagitahu dia penah melancong ke msia. Pastu tanya ittnerary saya kat Delhi. Lepas tu dia bagi tips utk melawat tempat2 yg menarik. Dia kata, KEBETULAN ada GOVERNMENT TOURISM OFFICE selang 2 blok dari sini. Dia tolong tunjukkan kat mana ofis tu. Lepas smpi depan ofis tu, brader tu beredar. Ofis ni terletak kat lorong yang agak dodgy.

“Government Operated” Tourism Office https://maps.app.goo.gl/F2w8SCEaAzxAuj7T8

Ofis tu bersih, pegawai kat dalam tu peramah habes. Siap bagi chai tea. Pegawai yg attend saya ni, KATANYA dia asal Kashmir. Siap bagitahu dia muslim. Dia tolong buatkan itinerary utk saya. lepas keluar dari ofis ni, belum sempat nak panggil Uber, tetiba ada brader tegur, KATANYA dia asal Kashmir juga ( ramai pulak org kashmir kat sini ) , saya pun excited la, mmg ada plan utk pegi Kashmir, dia kata dia dtg Delhi utk melancong dgn keluarga. Dia tanya apa plan kat Delhi, lepas tu dia bagi tips utk sewa kereta dgn driver sebab saya bertiga, boleh jimat kos. Lepas tu, KEBETULAN dia kata ada lagi satu “Government Operated” Tour Office selang 2 blok dari sini yg buat servis sewa kereta. Dia bagi lokasi google map ofis kedua ni lepas tu sembang mcm2 ttg tmpt2 yg pegi kat wilayah ni. Lepas tu, KEBETULAN dia free 1.5 jam sbb member smpi lmbt, jadi dia tlg temankan ke ofis kedua ni kalau nak.

“Government Operated” Tour Agency yang kedua, selang 2 blok dari ofis yang pertama https://maps.app.goo.gl/L7DPND3uvSxp7ahm9

Ofis kedua ni pun hampir sama mcm ofis pertama. Kemas, semua pegawai kat dlm tu ramah2. Pegawai yang attend saya pun kebetulan Muslim juga. Dia pun terus buat itinerary sewa kereta dgn driver. Asalnya nak sewa kereta utk 3 hari, dia pulak buat itinerary 6 hari, siap dgn hotel bagai. Aiiii, mintak lain, dia bagi lain. Pastu sy kata nak balik dulu sbb nak bincang dgn member dulu ( member belum smpi India lagi ) . Dia terus kata call member sy skrg ( RED FLAG ) . Dia mintak saya duduk sini, sambil bagi chai tea lagi, jgn balik selagi decide. Dah mcm memaksa pulak. Saya terus blah la apa lagi. Lepas tu, Brader Kashmir bagitahu ada market yg menarik kira2 2km dari sini. Saya cakap nk jalan kaki, tapi dia insist utk pakai tuktuk. Dia KATA UBER TAK SELAMAT ( RED FLAG ) . Lepas tu kena kepong dgn brader2 lain pujuk sy naik tuktuk ni. Aku pon terus blah la.

Kesimpulan drpd kisah ni, sindiket2 ni akan pancing mangsa dia dgn lahirkan persamaan & minat antara dia dan mangsa ( muslim, hobi suka travel, asal dari Kashmir ) dgn niat utk tolong yang akhirnya menjadi suatu paksaan. Semoga bermanfaat. Jazakallah

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pengalaman membeli tanah lot untuk membina rumah sendiri – part 1 – kos membeli tanah lot

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Setelah bertahun tahun tinggal di rumah org tua, saya ambil keputusan untuk sewa rumah sendiri. Ramai sedare dan sahabat handai mempertikaikan keputusan ni, ada yg kata tak mengenang budi la, lari dari tanggungjawab la. antara sebab saya pindah adalah nak masak sendiri ( nak masak lauk yg suka mkn ), hidup berdikari, nak buat open house ajak keluarga dan kengkawan dtg, ada ruang privasi utk bertakafur, self reflection.

sewa rumah kat KL harga sangat mahal. payah nk dpt rm1k utk kondo dekat dgn rumah org tua. akhirnya sewa kondo member kat pinggir selangor. bila dah pindah, jenuh nk melawat org tua sbb jauh, pegi ofis pon jauh, jumpa kwn pon jauh, jenuh naik turun lif.

kebetulan pulak USA dok asyik cetak duit yang mengakibatkan duit kertas semakin susut nilai. timbul dalam kepala sy iaitu sy perlu pindahkan sebahagian wang simpanan sy ke dlm bentuk aset seperti hartanah.

waktu ni lah saya mula cari rumah landed utk dibeli. tambahan pula dgn nilai wang kertas yg semakin susut akibat quantitative easing, saya kene pindahkan duit ke simpanan kpd aset hartanah. nak beli rumah landed kat KL ni harga sgt lah tinggi. rumah teres lama 2 tingkat 18×60 kat segambut pun harga dah 530k, rumah pulak dekat sebelah loji. yuran guaman pon sgt lah tinggi.

1. yuran guaman s&p = rm10k-20k
2. yuran guaman pinjaman bank = rm10k-20k
3. duti setem s&p = rm10k
4. duti setem pinjaman bank = rm2k++

bab yuran guaman di msia ni, saya sgt tak setuju dgn harga yg diorang caj. siap ada penalti kalau peguam caj harga lebih murah drpd yg ditetapkan oleh majlis peguam. tapi isu ni saya akan bincangkan dlm artikel lain.

bila tgk harga mcm ni, dah la bayo mahal2, dpt rumah yg usang, terus tak jadi. akhirnya saya ambil keputusan utk beli tanah lot. kos belanja tanah lot seperti berikut

1. harga tanah lot 40×110 = rm240k
2. yuran guaman s&p, duti setem s&p = rm6.5k

bila tambah kos bina rumah banglo kira2 rm150k-200k, jumlah tak sampai 500k pun. dapat rumah baru, rumah pulak jenis banglo. kiraan rm150k-200k ni masih dalam kiraan peringkat awal dan ianya suatu anggaran kasar. artikel ni adalah sebahagian drpd perjalanan saya utk memiliki rumah sendiri.

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Career in Computer Science in Malaysia / Kerjaya dalam Sains Komputer di Malaysia

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many ppl said CS roles are saturated here. but actually not quite true. the problem is that there are plenty of software developer roles. BUT with a low salary. ( and like most people said, it is closely follows with “engineer is not valued here” statement ) . Most of the low salary roles come from local companies. Then where are the high salary roles? Usually it comes from MNCs. But the problem is that, Malaysia’s FDI is still low as compared to other countries such as Singapore, etc. Because of that, MNC roles are scarce here. so we usually see 100-200 applicants for highly sought roles at MNCs and GLCs ( Telekom Malaysia, Petronas Digital, etc). When I was in Japan, CS jobs are plentiful, up to the point that expats are encouraged to work in IT sector ( i have a american colleague who is an english teacher, he took a 3 months bootcamp and end up working as cloud support engineer, and another pinoy colleague who works as a translator, got a job as Frontdesk Engineer. these show how desperate Japanese companies are right now ) and they need to source manpower from overseas ( lots of IT projects being outsourced to Vietnam ) .

so what to do? being a fresh graduate might have lesser chances to earn ‘proper livable salary’ , therefore it might be good to jump to different companies as much as you can. because when you jump, you will gain more connections which is a big investment in the later life. ( i got hired by a hiring manager who was my former colleague from previous company 6 years ago )

another way is to work abroad, which some might feel unattracted to it ( especially when you already have family or u punya GF/BF lari ke org lain nanti ) . but thats the reality, jobs are SIGNIFICANTLY more in other countries. companies in malaysia are having a sweet time because of this unlimited source of talents. at Huawei, most of their engineering roles are contract basis. they happily terminate the contracts and replace with a new guy in an instant.

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