Ranting on...MLM...

I heard that this MLM thing is getting popular back in Sabah. What is MLM? It's Multi-Level Marketing. Like Gemilang Mirza. There are a lot of these kind of business popping out quite rampantly.

Why do I want to rant on this? Well, I got some issues with how they are recruiting people to join this type of business.

First, They promise you a lot of stuff. Most of these promises are unfulfillable.
Second, They portray this business as easy and can be done as part-time job which is NOT!
Third, Most of these MLM are actually Pyramid Scheme or skim cepat kaya.
Fourth, They lie.

Ok, I might offend a lot of people who are in this type of business. These people might say that I am sabotaging their business. Ok, just call me sabotaging your business. I don't mind..hehe

I've been to MLM talk a number of times and they all say the same thing. "This is your opportunity to get easy money quickly with less work." It's just a bait. A silly bait yet still a lot of us fall for it. Why? Because of greed!

They do have a very good motivational speech though. A kind of speech that will raise your motivation to be successful in this business. Unfortunately, it's good only as it is, a motivational speech.

But the most dangerous part of this MLM thingy is its system. It's a Pyramid Scheme in disguise. Most of them doesn't empahsize on selling product but on recruiting downline which is what Pyramid Scheme is all about.

So, before you join this MLM business, keep in mind,
- It's not as easy as they say. In fact nothing is easy when it comes to earning money. Unless you go robbing others. (Even robbing is not easy)
- Does the product you're going to sell is consumable or not? Does it has a wide market target? Does it even rely on selling the product for profit?
- You will risk losing friends and family if you are using them (in which most of these MLMers do to spread their business) for your own success. It's not worth it.
- MLM is an unsustainable business. You will run out of downline eventually..

Well, if you are successful in this business, good for you. I pity the people you've ruin to be successful.

p/s: Check this link and this link on how to know weather the MLM you are thinking of joining is a scam or not. ..your welcome...hehe

Perodua Viva...a year after review..

This is an old pic..I changed the rim already

It's been almost a year since I own my 1000cc, manual transmission, Perodua Viva. She have been a 'great' means of transportation for me. Well, it depends on how one justifies the word 'great'.

As for me, a middle-working class citizen, with an average of RM2k monthly income, single but looking forward to start a family which mean I have to save for the 'future event,' renting an apartment with two other apartment mates, having to drive in a cramp city environment, less long distance driving...yup, these definitely justifies the word 'great' for me toward my Perodua Viva.

Since I've drove her for a year, I might as well make a review. Maybe someone out there are thinking of buying Viva as his/her first car. (This was my first car after all)

First thing first, the price.
Ok, to be honest, I think Viva is a bit overpriced for a compact car. Mine is 1.0SX (manual). < click it for the spec. If you are hoping for a low monthly installment, make sure you have more for the required 10% down payment. Meaning, at least RM5k or more. Ask the salesperson for a complete calculation. Don't worry, he/she wouldn't mind your cerewet-ness. So be cerewet..hehe

Now..living with it..
- This is a simple compact small car. So don't expect any 'sport car' driving experience when driving it. It was made for practicality and city driving. And it does a splendid job on that. Parking is easy. You can fit in almost any parking space. Even in a tight space and no-parking space. Just beware for the encik polis..hehe. Turning to a junction or making a U-turn is also easy. It's a small car after all..

- Cornering is quite decent. As I mentioned earlier, this is not a sport car. So don't push her too much. The car suspension systems are made for comfort. It made the car feel wobbly like a boat when driving on an uneven road. If you go over 90 km/h, the wobbliness can be quite apparent and not for the fainted heart as it can be bit scarifying. The fastest I did was 150 km/h only...last only for about 10 second. More than that...hmm..I haven't got married yet...

- They say you can load 5 adults in it. Driver, 1 front seat passenger and 3 rear seat passengers. Well, that is not entirely true though. Actually it's more suitable and comfortable for only 4 average size adults. More than that and your Viva will feel underpower even for a 1000cc engine. But that depends on how you drive la..the way you shift between gear etc. Unless it's an auto..

- Storage is also not a problem if you are still single like me. But as a family car....I don't recommend it la. The boot is quite small.

- If you are thinking of doing some modification, then prepare to splash a lot of cash. I'm a man and I have to admit that Viva is a bit girlish. I mean, most of the people attracted to this car are female. I bought this car just for its fuel saving value since petrol was expensive back then. So, if you want to make this car looks more manly....err..make sure you have enough money to buy food by the end of the month. I did try but, I gave up at the end...girlish pun girlish la..

- Almost forgot, for long distance driving, it can be a real pain.. The sound proofing is just ear blasting. You literally can hear the sound of the engine (reving or not), the sound of the road surface regadless of your tire type when driving, and you have to occasionally shout when talking since it's damn noisy. The seat comfort is ok but the surrounding is just....too..noisy. especially in high speed. I've drove from Klang to Ulu Yam, to LCCT, back and forth and man...make sure to blast your sound system to hide the annoying noise.

So, basically, if you want to own a Viva, make sure you are
1. Single
2. Not a wealthy person. If you are, buy a Swift.
3. Less long-distance driving route.
4. Saving for 'future event'.
5. Has an extra cash for down payment.
6. Doesn't mind being called girlish (if you're a man) by some douchbag who think his/her opinion is worth mentioning.
7. Need a car only as a mean of transportation, not showing off.
8. Proton Basher. (I'm not ok..I bash no car..)
9. Um..not rich..did I wrote that already..well, basically, this is the main reason..hehe..

p/s: I'm giving my Viva to my brother. New car for me..hehe..what car? next post..

Earth Day...(just for a day?...actually just an hour)

Ok..on the 28th of April, every light will go 'black out' for 1 hour. I'm sure most of us are aware of this campaign. It have been widely advertised in the local TV stations. Watch this.



Now I'm gonna rant on this, you can skip this part if you felt like doing so.

I don't know why but somehow this campaign is seems like just an effort to make some of us feel good as if we are doing something to help in reducing the global warming effect. Call me pessimist, sarcastic or anything but that is just how I felt on this campaign.

Some might say "at least we are doing something". Yeah...but this campaign seems to be too commercialize here in Malaysia and it somehow defeat the main purpose of it. Most of us are induce to it just because of its hype. They are like showing this seemingly cool ads in TV as if it is a cool thing to do.

Ok..they do convey the message about preserving earth so it will last longer (though earth will die eventually) but does these message really heard as in 'physically done' by us Malaysian?

While typing this post, my light is on, my small table fan is on, my laptop is on....and that's it. The toilet light is off, living room fan is off (the light is still on though), my fridge is on...and..yeah..that's all. I don't have air-cond.

I don't buy newspaper, I read it online, I recycled my thrash which consists of cans, bottles and paper bags.

But does that makes me an environmentally friendly person? No.
-I still drive my car around,
-I still surf the internet,
-I don't recycle food left over (Unless I'm at my kampung, all of the left overs are feed to my dogs),
-I still use plastic bags when shopping in Giant or Tesco supermarket,
-I occasionally litters in public if there were no thrash bin to be found,
-when using the public toilet or my home rest room, I flush a huge amount of water as if I'm dumping a huge pile of shit even though I'm just taking a small piss,
-Sometimes I kill time by playing PS2 and jamming mindlessly with my electric guitar.
-Stay late just to watch football games with my friends.

What about you? You also do it don't you..
And now...an hour without light....hmm...what happens after that?
Well.. at least it convey the message, metaphorically..

p/s: I'll switch off everything that has to do with electricity during that day..literally, and go out with some friends for some teh tarik at the mamak stall..hehe..

The Best Job In The World

Actually, I found out about this while surfing randomly.

The Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef is a newly created position. There are a few minor tasks that need to be taken care of, but the most important duty is to report back to Tourism Queensland (and the world) and let us know what’s taking place on the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. source

Any contestant from Malaysia...Yes, in fact, she's from Sabah and the only Malaysian.



You can vote for her here. I already did. If she get this job, it will definitely help Malaysia tourism industry, especially Sabah's. Bah...

Look, up in the sky..bird? aeroplane? it's an ASTEROID!

pic source

It's old news. But how many of us knew about it? Was it in the news? I don't know since I don't really watch the news on TV (neither TV3 nor RTM, why?...too much 'propaganda').

"The asteroid named 2009 DD45 was about 48,800 miles from Earth. That is just twice the height of some telecommunications satellites and about a fifth of the distance to the Moon.

The space ball measured between 69 feet and 154 feet in diameter.

The Planetary Society said that made it the same size as an asteroid that exploded over Siberia in 1908 and levelled more than 800 square miles of forest." MI

You can visit NASA for the movement of this asteroid. If you can understand the data la..

What would've happen if the asteroid actually hit earth? Scary...