Reason No. 1: Reachability to targeted room seekers

What’s better than FREE? No cost involved, fast and easy.

I had a Kancil that was about 10 years of age. When I contacted the used car dealers, they told me that RM3000 is the best they can give, given that they do not find any other problems with the car upon inspection. I was feeling really not good because I know that they normally sell the same model of used car for about RM6000 after minimal refurbishing done to the car. So, I decided to try my luck by selling the car BY MYSELF. Guest what? I sold it for RM4500 within 2 days. Well, those were the days when we only have 1 or 2 non-specific rojak website where people sell everything under one roof.

After coming across CarSifu, i was so happy to learn that I have a new SPECIFIC avenue to sell and perhaps buy my future cars. Personally, I feel that this website is still new in terms of appearance, but the functionality itself is definitely good enough for sellers and buyers. List of different types of cars are categorized according to brands allows users to search for the available cars easily. The brands of cars were also very comprehensive: from Proton to Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari. Car specifications were also given in detail. Potential shoppers need not to ask more questions about the model that they are interested at. Cool!

Here are some of my personal recommendations to make the portal look better though:

1)      Further categorize the site to USED and NEW cars

2)      Perhaps inserting a FORUM for cars discussion would be nice.

“On loan recovery…mere RM600mil was recovered from “blacklisted” loan defaulters…The defaulters were barred from leaving the country, adding there were still 228,000 defaulters who stubbornly refused to settle a whopping RM2.5bil in loans.”

Perhaps just stopping the defaulters to leave the country will not be sufficient. I was thinking, tagging the defaulting loan too CRIS/CTOS to freeze/blacklist future borrowing will be good. These people are loan defaulters anyway.

But please, those who have gotten the opportunity to study using these monies, be a little considerate. Time to return the favour. Think about those who to be denied the chance because of insufficient funds…RM2.5billion is a lot of money for a lot of students.

Business owners can always browse through various property websites for rental availability information. One of the relevant sites that recently come across is PropWall KL Office Rentals. Although this site looks barely simple, it offers a quite straight forward comparison on all available commercial offices for rent. Here are some of the things that made browsing easy for users:

* Search According to Area* : User can search by prominent areas such as Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Sultan Ismail, and etc.

*Listing of Latest and Most Happening Office Buildings*: Newly built commercial office buildings such as The Icon and G-Tower at Jalan Tun Razak has also been made available.

*Transparent Rental Pricing*: Transparent rental pricing made available by agents enable users to compare and find the best from the all available options.

*Clear Category for Types of Commercial Buildings*: Available commercial offices are catagorized according to type of commercial buildings, e. g. Office, Shop, Factory and Land.

Given these special characteristics of the site, checking out the above mentioned website prior to deciding on renting a specific office lot could help you save a lot of time and money.

Wallpapers are essential to add a touch of finishing to a plain wall. For any wallpapers, finding a matching pair wallpaper and adhesive wall borders is very important. First in the list, wallpaper and wall borders should be matching in colors. Buyers having difficulty finding complementary colors can always refer to color wheels available in search engine. Wall borders would also have to be match with the overall theme of the room. For example, if you are using a very earthy color theme for your room, a standing winter theme will match perfectly.

Wooden furnitures normally cuts a big chuck out of our overall home improvement budget. Purchasing high quality bookcases, bed frame, bench mirror, garden benches, dining tables and many other types of wooden furnitures can be a hassle if we fail to identify the appropriate type of wood for our home. The various types of wood used for bookcases include softwood such as pine, or hardwood such as oak and mahogany, or even manufactured wood such as plywood and particle board. Softwood and manufactured wood are often cheaper, however they can be easily damaged. Hardwood is therefore highly recommended.

Travelling is definitely one of my most enjoyable times with friends and family. But when I travel, one of my main concerns has always been…Where can I find a clean nice place, which is not too expensive to stay over? For avid travelers like me who do not want to spend a bomb on hotels, which I eventually spend less than 8 hours sleeping, B&B (Bed & Breakfast) is often my best friend.

Unfortunately,  it is seriously not easy to find a website where all decent B&Bs are centrally listed. Normally these B&B are listed independently or at times not listed at all. Well FOLKs, I definitely have a fantastic news for you!!! Guess what I found at google today:

Malaysia now has its very own Malaysia Bed & Breakfast one-stop website!!!

I personally think that this is one of the most convenient website to browse for almost any available short term place to stop over. Listing in the site is clean and easy to browse. Details and pictures of the available rooms were also clearly provided. Some responsible owners have even listed the location map, closest public amenities, price range, conditions, and even availability calendar.

I have a strong feeling that the rooms are really renting out fast too. Reason being, there were more than 1,000 average visitors per listed rooms. Even newly listed rooms that are less than 2 weeks old is already hitting 500 visitors. My instinct is telling me that this website is a perfect directory for B&B providers too.

Thumbs-up to the website owner for doing such a great service to the community. By the way, wouldn’t you want to check-in to the place (picture below) for a few nights?

Check out some of the most common fruits that are not only easily obtainable and is very much appreciated by our body:

These ranking is based on the fruits nutrients (vitamin C, fiber, carotenoids (beta-carotene), calcium, and folic acid). The aspects of availabiliy, safety and versatility of each fruit is also taken into consideration.

1. Avocado
2. Papaya
3. Guava
4. Cantaloupe
5. Orange
6. Apricots (dried, unsulfured)
7. Mango
8. Strawberries (organic)
9. Kiwi
10. Grapefruit (pink or red)

Source: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/T042600.asp

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“With the constant fear of H1N1 symptoms, the following measures can be practiced by one and all. This is an information which I just received from my father  who is a Consultant General Surgeon & Gastoenterologist, based in India and I do hope it could be beneficial to the students and their families alike.

Tamiflu does not kill but prevents H1N1 from further proliferation till the virus limits itself in about 1-2 weeks (its natural cycle). H1N1, like other Influenza A viruses, only infects the upper respiratory tract and proliferates (only) there. The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/ throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it’s almost impossible not coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps – not fully highlighted in most official communications – can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2. “Hands-off-the-face” approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless
you want to eat, bathe or slap).

3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don’t trust salt). H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don’t underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.

5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc/bioflavonoids to boost absorption.

6. Drink as much of warm liquids as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off  proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

All these are simple ways to prevent, within means of most households, and certainly much less painful than to wait in long queues outside public hospitals.

I do hope, this information could be passed on to one and all, for a healthy and H1N1 free environment.

With regards
Dr. Snigdha Misra”

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My personal preference in descending order…

Authored by David Batstone (a professor of ethics at the University of San Francisco), the book shared a few real life stories about survivors of slavery including:

• How girls at young age ended up in sex parlours and brothels in Cambodia and Thailand?
• How South Asians ended up being a bonded labourer for generations?
• How children at young age were abducted and trained to kill as a child soldier in Uganda?
• How Eastern European women were transported by the European sex syndicates from one country to another and end up in US, Middle East or Asia Pacific?
• How Peruvian children ended up in the sex market and controlled by pimps?
• How slavery take place in the modern-day America?

More info:

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