PC Repair Station Malaysia

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (Eid Mubarak Celebration)

2009-09-14T11:25:00.008+08:00

To all our muslim friends and customers, we at PC Repair Station Malaysia would like to wish a Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, maaf zahir dan batin. Do enjoy your Eid Mubarak celebration and drive safely. Please let us know if you are planning to have an open house.

Please be informed that we will be temporarily closed from September 17, 2009 till September 27, 2009. However, our hotline 1-700-80-7800 will still be open for appointments. We shall be back in action back to normal from September 18, 2009 onwards.

Enjoy your well-deserved holidays too..

Virtual Companies, Are They For Real?

2009-09-12T03:15:00.009+08:00

..in most cases, the answer is YES.

If you must know, we are also running our company virtually. PC Repair Station Malaysia is being run by just three (3) people. There is a CEO who is taking care of the company's direction and strategy, a COO who manages the entire operations and hotline contact center and a CFO who takes care of the financial. We own the management of PC Repair Station Malaysia. But when it comes to the technical hands-on field job, we have a large outsourced team of engineers nationwide. There are quite a number of them. Each person is being tasked to take care of their respective states or areas.

Why virtual? Simple.
1. Do we need a real office? NO
2. Do we need to be in the office 8.30am - 5.30pm? NO
3. Do we expect any visitors to the office? NO
4. Do we need to spend a lot of overheads? NO

Despite being virtual,
1. Is this a real and legally registered? YES
2. Is there a real people behind this company? YES
3. Do we enjoy a low overhead cost? YES
4. Therefore, do our customers enjoy good pricing? YES

A decade ago, yes everyone agrees that a real office is needed. Everybody needs to be in the office from 8.30pm to 5.30pm to work. Office telephone and fax machine are being utlized like crazy. But of late, we have mobile telephones, we have email, internet, broadband and wifi as tools to use. Further to these, even transactions are being done online now.

So, let's use these technology to our advantage for god sake!

Articles, Can You Help Us?

2009-09-11T12:04:00.007+08:00

Hi Friends,

Can you help us, with your articles?

We need volunteers to write short articles in our blog here, on normal things, daily life, problems, happy things, your experience, something funny - anything. Anything but please do exclude sex related, religious stuffs and politics ya. We don't want future problems, or getting sued by someone.

If you're keen, send your articles with your name, together with your location and country as well as your personal email address. Nope, you don't have to be a certified or experience author to write articles in our blog. We need someone who is interesting and alive. And hey, since you own the articles, your details will be appeared as well.

Send something to us, today..

Next Step, What Is Your Plan?

2009-09-11T11:05:00.008+08:00

This time, the economic downturn is at its worst. Even worst than a decade ago. We are now already towards the month of October and after almost a year, personally no improvements what-so-ever. Some even said the economic can go from worst to horrible within these few months.

The number of casualties are tremendous. Every organization are cutting back, reduce people, live within their own means and spend carefully. A quick example in Malaysia, everyone had seen how large well-known and multinational organizations just:

1. Entirely closed their offices down, and moved their operations back to their respective regional offices or headquarters in other countries.

2. Restructuring (read: lay down or cut as maximum as possible) the headcounts and just leave 'a skeleton number of people' to run their operations.

3. Work less and 'enjoy' the 30% pay cut.

We are seeing ourselves those people who suffer it first hand. They are really stucked okay. Badly stucked. It's crazy. Its not only them that we worry much, but its their love ones. Some are having aged parents that lives together with them, some are having special children that needs money for their care and medications and some have both.

It's too much for them and frankly they just can't cope. Their self-confidence are at all-time low. It's not easy to solve this puzzle - no money but lots to pay. So, here are 2 questions for you. Since we are now living in a money-sucking world,

1. What are you going to do if it happens to you?

2. Are you gonna sit and wait for it to happen then only you act on it, or plan something now?

You choice..

Anyone, Any Ideas ?

2009-08-09T16:43:00.005+08:00

Dear Friends and Visitors,

We need to increase the incoming visitors' traffic into our http://repairthatpcfast.blogspot.com/ here as soon as possible. So far things are going, frankly pretty flat and we need to ramp up the traffic urgently.

So far, we have done our best, by using social networking medias like Myspace and Facebook, we are doing brochures and flyers distributions in four (4) major cities in Malaysia, we are also doing some outbound email marketing as well as word-of-mouth by giving all our customers a job well-done.

If you do have some cool ideas (not so expensive in terms of the investment) on driving more traffic into our blog here, please tell us. Now, we are simply... stuck !

Thanks in advance.

Send Your Problematic Motherboard Here !

2009-08-08T15:23:00.008+08:00

Dear International Visitors,

Having a motherboard problem? Don't throw the towel just yet, we want to talk to you. Here is how we can help you to fix it.

(1) Email to us at repairthatpcfast@gmail.com about the problem, together with your name, location and country. (2) We shall feedback you accordingly and afterthat, just courier that problematic motherboard down to us for repair.

(3) We will do the repair first with a minimal upfront commitment of USD15 payment from you. (4) Once repair is done and tested working properly, we shall inform you to wire down a balance of USD55 to us. If we can't repair, we shall inform you as well and no additional charges required.

(5) We shall courier it back to you. (6) Everybody is happy.

PS: The rate above is meant only for international market. For Malaysian, our standard service rate applies.

Apple Problems Anyone ?

2009-08-08T15:12:00.004+08:00

Dear Friends,

Let us know if you have issues with your Apple machines. We are able to deliver a full diagnose-repair services as well as source for a used but quality spare parts. Kinda rare for any solution provider to do it and we are one of those companies.

Give us a call at 1-700-80-7800 (Malaysia only) or email us at repairthatpcfast@gmail.com (Malaysia and International) today !

Our Friend's Neighbourhood, Full Of Weird People

2009-08-04T18:25:00.026+08:00

If you notice, there are quite a number of billboard within Klang Valley by Sime Darby that says "Bukit Jelutong, The Most Prestige Residential Area In Klang Valley" (can't really remember the exact wordings but more or less something like that). Come across any? You might bump into one, can't really miss it especially those who use NKVE highway often and exit at Damansara toll plaza. Sure you have.

Bukit Jelutong is located in Shah Alam, Selangor. Personally, we find this area is the best to bring up family and children. It is quiet, peaceful and convenient, but not the neighbours. Some are good, can get along and respect each other. Most are NOT.

We admit most of the residents here are living large. Most are in their 40s, established and rich people. They own nice houses and cars. From their style, we know most of them are businessman or at least a senior professionals.

But there is another type of people who thinks they are rich but in actual fact struggling financially. This type of people is the one who normally over-acting in displaying their 'expensive toys' and mixing only with those who are 'at par' with them.

In one of our friend's neighbourhood within Bukit Jelutong, the scenarios are even more interesting. Here, we were told that he came across full load of strange people. He had move there for quite sometime and yet he said only able to get along and become close with 2 neighbours. The rest, hmm.. those neighbours are so weird which he think he and his family can't even qualify to become their neighbour. Here are their stories:

Neighbour 1
This family lives only a few houses away from our friend's house. Never interested in talking to their neighbours. Last few months, one of their children were getting married and they host a large wedding ceremony. Interestingly, they didn't invite any of their neighbours except one and this neighbour who got the invitation is a CEO of a public-listed company who seems to owns an S-class mercedes benz and a European-made car. Since the rest of their neighbours are using just a 'normal' car, all neighbours were not within their invitation list. Maybe they are too rich and so way up there and it doesn't make sense to befriends anyone in the neighbourhood. Hmm.. funny.

Neighbour 2
Our friend never spoke with the husband but the wife was very friendly at first and welcome our friend to the neighbourhood during the first one-week he moved in. Afterthat, the wife seems doesn't recognize our friend at all eventhough their houses were quite close to each other. Hmm.. funny and he seem can't find the reason why. Hmm.. another interesting type of people.

Neighbour 3
We heard from our friend that she is a educator, somehow living alone. Not even bother to at least try to smile to the neighbour, like our friend. Maybe she thinks she has a Master or PhD and she is too 'highly and over qualified' to talk to the rest of her neighbours.

The rest of the Neighbours
Not even a single word with neighbours. Maybe they are too busy. Or maybe they want to have a super privacy in life. Or, maybe they are too rich to befriends with normal people. Or, maybe these people are waiting for their bungalow house somewhere to be ready so that they all can move out fast since they are the type of people who don't really need neighbours. Or, maybe they like to talk only to their pets. Or maybe, they never had neighbours in their entire life and a bit difficult to kick-start one. Or maybe.......

Dear International Visitors and Friends,

2009-07-23T18:31:00.007+08:00

Dear International Visitors,

If you are visiting us from outside Malaysia, hear us out. Are you interested to have another source of income, via an online and easy-to-manage business (establishing a PC Repair Station in your country, that is)?Under our registered company, PC Repair Worldwide, we'd like to establish the same concept as what we are doing now here in PC Repair Station Malaysia. We are now aggressively looking for business partners in any country around the world. From USA, Russia, to Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia.

It doesn't matter if you are having your own full time career since this business requires only a fraction of your time, good skill of coordination, slightly strong on the financial background and finally an entrepreneurship spirit as well as some confidence in you. And the best part is, you don't have to go out of your house as everything is done via internet and telephone. Pretty easy.

The main focus would be only to repair the hardware and software of PCs and laptops. That is it, very focus and simple. Furthermore it is a cash business. Even though it sounds simple and pretty basic, the business is able to generate thousands each month.

You don't even have to know on how to repair those PCs and laptops. Your engineers will do it for you. Don't worry, we will share everything with you, from the setting up of the company and brand, setting up a hotline number and email, the way to gather all your technical engineers around the country that you're living in and also not to forget the marketing aspects of it.

All you need to be is just a coordinator between your customer and your engineer - that is all.

Hey, if you are interested with our idea and to test your entrepreneurship drive within you, then we want to talk to you more. We shall share a lot of information and guide you accordingly on how to create a PC Repair Station Indonesia, PC Repair Station Australia or PC Repair Station France (for example), and enjoy the journey as a home-based entrepreneur. We are pretty sure, with a right mind and attitude, we can generate loads of customers and friends and making lots of money each month along the way.

We hope to venture our journey together with you and make a good stable income together. Do email us for more information at repairthatpcfast@gmail.com at anytime.

A Normal And Interesting Scene At Most Of The Traffic Lights In Malaysia

2009-07-13T18:11:00.003+08:00

Wanna know what, here you go:

Scene 1
Either a car (that includes MPV, SUV or van), a lorry or a bus is trying to cut queue, trying his or her luck to cut in front of the first car waiting and create a new lane while the existing 2 lanes are not enough (for that stupid driver). The best part is, there will be some other assholes (other cars) at the back to follow.

Scene 2
Let say you are at a T-junction roads. If there is one lane green, and the rest are still red, you can see there are a few motorbikers (who are supposed to stop and wait) just couldn't be bothered to stop and straight they go. Mmm.. perhaps these jokers already live too long and ready to die anytime. Their preferred type of how-to-die is by hitting them hard in the head by a car or even better a bus or lorry.

Scene 3
At the same T-junction just now, there are also some cars who act just like their motorbikers counterpart earlier - couldn't be bothered to stop. Funny but true.

Scene 4
Drivers who love to do sms. They are so into it, until the green traffic light in front of them is ready to turn yellow and red again.

We know there are some other scenes, but these are the top 4. Enjoy !

When Granny Becomes Nanny

2009-07-13T16:15:00.005+08:00

When we talk about living in Kuala Lumpur, everybody will try to squeeze every single way of preventing anymore expenses out. Granny becomes nanny in KL is now become a trend. These KL people do have gut and with no shame to go back to their parents or mothers and ask them to become their nanny – temporarily (read: permanently).

One simple example is one of our own relatives. Rinaz is a working woman, single parent with two (2) daughters. After a year or so separating from her husband, she is still struggling to settle down financially and living on a single income. After each and every thing possible was being cut, she is still left with a deficit in her account.

So, guess who needs to come in and save the day. Her mom. The granny. This poor 60-something senior citizen’s help was needed only for a few months. But it has been a year plus now. 3 – 4 years ago, her maid was stolen by this same daughter (also ‘temporary’ word was mentioned as well at that time).

Now, after a few years, the daughter needs her help (again). Now, the daughter is about to steal her own mother’s retirement time – to become her nanny. This nanny comes with a package – a financial aid. Since she stayed with her daughter, she is covering some of her daughter’s monthly groceries expenses as well. Not only that, she has to pay also for her daughter’s maid salary and also become a full-time (but unpaid) nanny when the maid is busy with cooking and cleaning up the house. With her small monthly pension income and energy left, she has no choice but to just do it.

Who is going to compensate this poor lady? Wanna know the answer, pretty easy – no one. Well done, another round of raising children and babies after raising her own 30 - 40 years ago.

Rinaz didn’t blame herself for what had happened , but instead blamed the economy, government, opposition parties, fuel pricing, her ex-husband, bla bla bla…. The real victim who suffers – the nanny.

Do You Realize That You Are Paying Protection Money Every Month?

2009-05-05T17:53:00.008+08:00

A few years ago, protection money is being paid by hawkers, stall owners and even shop owners to some kind of thugs or some bunch of gangsters each month. These business owners just want to avoid any problems with them even though these thugs don't really protect them from I-don't-know-what. In other words, if this money is not paid, then the hawkers will be in some kind of trouble.

This was long time ago kind of story (but I think in some places, it is still happening). But now, today, do you realized that each month almost every Malaysian pays protection money to the 'security companies' for our house's and our own safety? We don't think you realized this, but it is a protection money we are paying here.

It has been quietly legalized. If you want to know, these security companies mostly are being run by gangsters. Here is their standard modus operandi. First, they will create some 'break-in' cases in some of the targeted residential areas. Second, make one hell of a news out of these break-in stories. Third, proposed to the residential so-called committee to engage one security company to help secure the area with a monthly fee. These gangsters do own some security companies (legally) and somehow just proposed one to these residents. Finally, all parties agreed and the monthly payment starts and so is the 'security works'.

What do they do, almost nothing. During the day the assigned 'security guards' (some are from Indonesian, Bangladesh and others) just wait at each entrance and let all vehicles in. Those drivers just waive their hand only, instead of being interviewed of where to go and so on. During the night, same story. Some, they also do their rounds within the neighbourhood but that is it.

We are not very sure whether our own government realizes this or not, but most of these security companies are owned by gangsters. Maybe they need to do something about it. How do we know this? Easy, all information are coming from the security guards themselves. We don't think also they were lying.

Of course, everybody in Malaysia wants to feel safe. But do we have to pay for our own safety. If we are paying, then something is wrong with this country.. What do you think?

"I Sleep Only 1 Hour Each Day".

2009-04-20T16:41:00.005+08:00

Early last week, to get out of our ‘boring-ness’ in the office, we bought ourselves 2 slick LCD televisions for our office from Courts Mammoth. The 40” Samsung Series 6 Full HD was purchased for upstairs rest area and the other one is also same Samsung Full HD, but 32” that is meant for downstairs main rest area. Sometimes, being boring can be very dangerous – to the pocket.

But, just can’t help it okay, we were pressured by the surrounding communities. It seems that we are one of the last people on earth to own LCD television. When almost all our friends are laughing when they see our existing televisions, then it's a sign. Anyway frankly, those televisions are really amazing with their sharp images, their powerful functionalities and some other cool features. (This is just to justify the buying purposes only).

Anyway, last Friday, the delivery man came over to deliver the 40” first as the other one is out of stock and will be delivered sometimes this week. This 30-something year old Indian chap reached our office about 2.30pm and began to unload and install that thing upstairs. While doing his work, he was chatting with us about his life and how difficult to make a living lately. His PR was good. His both pairs of hand is working on the installation, while the mouth also ‘working’ - talking to us.

“Encik Azleen, you tau dak, saya ini kerja sampai pukul 12 malam woo hari-hari. Nanti balik saya tidur 1 jam. Bangun pukul 1 lebih, mandi lepas tu terus keluar pergi itu pejabat The Star di Petaling Jaya sana. Kasi itu ambik surat khabar semua, hantar pergi Kajang/Bangi area sana. Sampai pukul 8 lebih pagi macam tu, pegi sana Courts Mammoth pula. Ada list mana mau hantar barang, terus jalan. Hari-hari ini macamla kerja. Family pun jarang jumpa. Tapi sedihla boss, hari-hari tidur 1 jam pun duduk rumah flat jugak..”

(Mr Azleen, you know. I work like this till 12am everyday. Once done, I go back home and take a sleep for 1 hour. Then wake up at about 1am something, take a bath, then straight out to The Star office (the newspaper company) in Petaling Jaya. Grab all the newspapers there and send them to Kajang/Bangi dealers there. Those delivery will be settle by 8am something. Then I’ll head straight to Courts Mammoth office. They’ll give me a delivery list for that particular day and out I go. This is my routine, day in day out. I hardly see my own family you know. The sad thing is, I sleep only 1 hour each day, but still live in a low-cost flat..)

Then, we realize one thing. It’s really tough out there to make a decent living and there are people who are not as fortunate as we are. So, be grateful of what we have.

Are We Trapped?

2009-04-13T18:57:00.011+08:00

Yesterday we had a meeting in CP Tower, Petaling Jaya where several well-known companies like Siemens, Bernas and a few other multinational organizations are based. We arrived just on-time for our meeting at 3pm. We drive straight into the parking lot located at the basement of the building.

The meeting went on pretty smoothly (close to 1.5 hours okay) and together with a tea session in the San Francisco Coffee down there with the customer, it ended up like almost 6pm that evening. The project was not that big, but very critical to us to secure it.

After shaking hands with them, we were about to leave for home. Now, here is the best part. We slot in the parking card into the machine and the screen were showing close to RM 20.00 number over there. We were like.. dammnn. This is not only expensive, but damn expensive and ridiculous.

We went outside and have a look at the charges board near the entrance of the parking. Wanna know what does it say? Somehow this parking is operated by a company called Secure Parking, but obviously our pocket is not secured at all. The charges are 1st hour is RM 3.50 and the subsequent half and hour is a whopping RM 2.50 and frankly we were stunned!

First of all, it is interesting to find out about the expensiveness of all the parking rate over there in the CP Tower as well as other parts of Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and also other big cities within Malaysia. And it is more interesting if let say we opt to park outside of the building (illegally) and yet we also must pay - the police or local authority's summons.

The conclusion is, not matter where you park in Malaysia your money is definitely gone. Legal and illegal, say bye-bye to your money. It's like we are being trapped by the law. So, a piece of advise to you and to ourselves here. Let's not wait for the government to help us. Obviously that is not gonna happen.

Those Crazy Utility Bills.

2009-03-31T19:40:00.003+08:00

..Today in The Star newspaper there is one interesting story. The Minister of Energy Water and Communication will be presenting to the Cabinet on a proposal to INCREASE the electricity tariff/rate.

Yup, yup.. 'they' will flash out to us that Malaysia is having the lowest tariff in the world. Malaysian is enjoying the lowest toll rate in the world. Malaysian is enjoying one of the lowest rate in water. Malaysian is enjoying the lowest telephone rate in the world. Malaysian is enjoying one of the lowest fuel price in the world. Malaysian is enjoying the cheapest bla..bla..bla..

Let's cut the crap. According to these jokers, they have to increase the tariff because of the cost of getting the what-ever resources to create the electricity or to maintain and operate those equipments are high in cost. As a normal citizen, we are struggling to even pay for the damn food, house and clothes. What the h*'ll were they thinking?

But do they know that, instead of straight-away hiking up the bloody tariff and let people like us pay, they can always look inside their own company first. Those top GLCs has tremendous leaks in their daily/monthly operational costs:

1. Too many company-own cars + drivers
2. Too lavish on maternity benefit to employees (no limit to the number of children, all fully paid)
3. Too lavish on benefits to the senior + middle management
4. High basic pay but stagnant productivity (non-availability of KPI-incentives benefits)
5. Loopholes in claim management - even playing golf is claimable if it is done 'correctly'
6. Many more..

So, boys and girls. Start your savings okay, they will make us pay..

Stress? Just Watch Russell Peters Talk Show

2009-03-25T12:46:00.006+08:00

Yesterday we had a meeting and presentation in Pos Malaysia Bhd. The meeting started off at 10am and somehow was put into a long-break at 11.30am and to resume again at 2.30pm. Since everyone just had a nice lunch, nobody were feeling hungry. So, what one of our colleague did was putting up a video of this guy, Russell Peters talk show.

This bloody Indian (but born and breed in Canada) comedian really can talk. And he is damn funny too okay. We just don't know how to share with you more about it, just google out for Russell Peters. Check out all his jokes. Mannn, you're gonna love it. With his f***ing racist jokes, seriously boys and girls, all your problems will be gone !

Is Your Children Homeless?

2009-03-23T12:07:00.011+08:00

Why? Because you and your wife are so damn busy with office work, with corporate careers. You are on top of your game now. Woke up at 6am, left home to office has to be before 7am to beat the traffic jam. Got yourself into the office and get swarm by all the office work and deadlines. Then, it is already like 8pm at night. Want to leave office, the traffic jam is still there so finally you got off around 9pm plus. It is already like 10pm when you reach home. One good thing though, your wife is slightly better than you, she reached home by 7pm. 3 hours early than you. By this time, your children is already long gone in bed.

So, what happen to your children? Aaahh, the maid can help taking care of them. That is why you pay her for anyway. Besides cooking and cleaning up the house, her job scope is to assist your children right from they wake up in the morning, to their breakfast, their school uniforms, their homework, their everything..

Cool, a healthy lifestyle you're having right there. This is what we call the homelessness feeling. Your children is suffering it, can't you see? We are pretty sure about it.

They are very lonely. Yup, they are all look very innocently happy, but inside damn lonely. They need you. They need you very badly. But you are useless, you sub-contract your role to your maid. Your children wants to share what they do in school, their stories in school, what they like in school, who their friends are in school, how they were scolded in school, who their favourite teachers are, and many more. What is wrong with you?

Yes we know money is very important. Money is now rank number 2, after God. In Kuala Lumpur, even a slightest move will cost you money. Yes we also know that more money generate from working or business transaction you do. We know all these.

But frankly, do you think more work equals to more money? Or, is it very important to target that higher kind of lifestyle in the expense of your children and family happiness? Or, is it life-work balance is more important?

It is all depends on you now. All the questions here goes back to you for answers. Just remember one thing. Whatever your decisions are, be careful. Your children will be affected by these answers of yours either positively or negatively - not now, but in the future.

So, what are you going to do?

Why Buy New When You Can Repair?

2009-03-13T13:38:00.005+08:00

Why buy new when you can repair?

We’d like to help you save your hard-earned money, a lot of it by just repair. This is our official blog and if you wish to repair that laptop or PC in your house, just right-away give us a call at 1-700-80-7800. If you can't get hold of us via the telephone, do email us at repairthatpcfast@gmail.com and we will send our engineer to your place as soon as possible. We will revive that laptop and PC back to its golden days.

Most of the calls we get are related to motherboards and monitors as far as laptops are concerned. Yup, we know that it is very hard to get spare parts for 3-year old laptops but hey there is always a solution.

We can't do much for the monitor, which we still need to purchase spare part for it. Different case for the motherboards. We will try to repair your present motherboards back to normal. We just need to change a few components within the motherboard to make it works. The cost is just a fraction comparing to a new motherboard altogether. In other words, instead of spending RM1,200 on motherboards, you can just repair the existing one for just half of the price. Cool ha. So, with the savings of RM600 we'll put a smile back to your face.

If your mobile phone still got some available space, do save our hotline 1-700-80-7800 number as well as our repairthatpcfast@gmail.com address just in case.

Hey, guess what? We’re open everyday. Give us a call today (not in the middle of the night okay!)

Rgds,
PC-Repair Station Malaysia Team

Can’t You All See, There’s No More Public Beaches In Malaysia

2009-02-27T18:01:00.005+08:00

We went to Cherating, Pahang early last month for a short holiday. The journey was great, the ambience was cooling, the beach was pretty inviting, the seafood restaurants are everywhere and Kuantan city itself (nearest city) is not bad at all. Quite a number of new shopping complexes pop up out of no where. No wonder it is one of the preferred holiday spots in Malaysia.

Exactly 2 weeks after that, we went to Port Dickson. Lots of people there too, just like Cherating. As usual, most of the cars we saw were KL and Selangor folks. 2 weeks after Port Dickson trip, we went to Penang. 4.5 hours drive from KL. Love all the food there, kind of unique and taste great.

We notice one thing funny. It seems that most of the strategic located beaches in these 3 holiday hotspots are all ‘taken’ by those hotels and resorts that are located right there. The way these hotel jokers built the hotel and resorts as if those beaches are theirs. If you are thinking of just going to the beach, enjoy the sea for a few hours with your family and then heading back to your hotel or friend’s house (which is not located at the beach-side), you can forget it.

It’s pretty hard to find. This phenomenon is nationwide, not only in Cherating, Port Dickson and Penang. It is everywhere in Malaysia. Pity our fellow middle class and lower countrymen. Working hard for the country, paying lots of money in taxes, paying lots of money on fuel, tolls and others that contributed back to the wealth of the country and yet being punished by their own country. They are being punished just simply because they are not able to afford the hotel and resort which is located right in front of the best beach in that area so that their family and children can enjoy it.

Open your eyes and see for yourself. In Malaysia there are less and less of beaches for public lately. If there are, the location and the condition of that beach are pretty suck, crowded and not the best in quality. The best ones are all taken.

Will or can the government do something about it? While the government is figuring out (only if they are going to), we just have to get use to that corner of the beach that is full of crab (read: crap).

Parents, Hear Us Out - Kidnapping Cases In Primary Schools Are At Alarming Rate

2009-02-19T13:07:00.002+08:00

Listen. If you have children who are schooling, irregardless whether they are in primary and/or secondary school, please be extra careful. There are several kidnapping attempts going on lately and this trend is getting pretty sickening and alarming especially in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

It seems that those kidnappers are brave enough to go into the school compound and canteen to accomplish their task. Some are also daring enough to wait till the right moment which is during the school time ends. The moment these children are waiting for parents or school bus to fetch them up for home, is a perfect timing to kidnap.

So parents, teachers, schools’ security guards, gardeners and headmasters/headmistress please and please open your eyes and be alert. Please help to step up your schools’ security aspects. Please close all the school entrance from outsiders. Please seek any visitor to get a security pass from the school’s guard, then accompany the visitors to the destinations within the school areas.

For parents, don’t just take it easy. Don’t just focus on your business, high-paying jobs and meetings. Don’t just think of money all the time. Don’t just leave this to your maids, school bus drivers and teachers. You are their parents and you are ranking number 1 in terms of responsibility. If you love your kids, put high attention and alert on this one above everything else.

Please and please advise your children not to talk or follow any strangers. Please take all the necessary effort to avoid any unwanted thing to happen. We obviously do not want to repeat all the kidnapping cases that happened before happen to us.

You do not want to be in the same shoes as those parents whose children are still missing. You even can’t imagine how depress they are right now. The feeling of losing a child is unbearable.

Ministry of Natural Resources Malaysia: The Latest TV Advertisement Educating People On The Environment.

2009-02-19T12:56:00.002+08:00

The main objective of this TV advertisement is pretty noble but again, this is just a waste of time and money. Again, as we all said before, educating Malaysian is a waste of time, waste of resources and money too.

This ministry and the Malaysian government in general somehow failed to understand this. They had been educating the Malaysian people on various matters like drugs, cigarettes, smoking in public, drink and drive, road safety, helmet wearing for motor bikers, throwing rubbish, environment and lots of other stuffs for years but regrettably to say that they are all failed - miserably. To our (normal people) eyes, these not only failed miserably, the taxpayers’ money (our money) had all gone down the drain – if not millions of ringgit, billions of them.

Malaysian, (as we are all aware again) they are not educating-prone type of people. They need to be ENFORCED. Lots and lots of enforcement. Malaysian people need to be put under a strict law, rule and regulations as well as hefty or heavy punishment. “If you do this, you’ll go to jail or do community services for certain number of hours)”. This is the only way. If you wish to enforce a FINE RM500 IF YOU THROW RUBBISH HERE, you can do it but make sure that you really enforce it. Don’t just put a signboard and that's it. It's just not going to work.

Malaysian government needs to follow exactly what Singaporean Government did to their people. Enforce and punish. These are the only ways to educate them. Now it is time to do the enforcing strictly and stop all the educating works right away. Can’t you all see, it’s just didn’t work..

Malaysian Politicians: Everyone Wants More Power. They Thought Power and Money Can Be Brought Together Into Their Graves

2009-02-19T12:52:00.003+08:00

If we understood correctly, people get involve in politics because they wish to help people in their community. There are problems and issues to be solved, lots of them. They are being elected by their own people because the person or representative comes from a good background, trustworthy and sincere as well as efficient in completing their tasks.

Nowadays, these politicians seemed to be pretty weird. Weird in the sense that they are not sure anymore what their objectives are, their job priorities, attitudes are like school children (as we all can see from TV during their parliamentary sessions, and being selfish – proposing their own names to become a candidate and stuff like that. The most important thing aspect that we find it pretty weird is that their credibility are pretty much questionable and yet their names are being proposed to be a candidate for the election.

We guess, it is pretty hard to find a real politician in Malaysia. The unsung hero’s kind of type we would say. Of course, there are few out there, but pretty rare. Unlike this type, the rest of them (almost all of them) are in politics due to power, projects, fame and money.

At the end of the day, while all of them are fighting among themselves for these material things, we are struggling hard ourselves in coping with life.

Jaring Vs TMNet (Again)

2009-02-19T12:39:00.004+08:00

We just heard this. Not very sure whether it is still rumours or a fact, but the news came from a reliable resource within LTAT (Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera). We overheard it a few days ago. We are in the process of checking the validity of it now, but so far all information seemed accurate.

It is understood that one of a company under the LTAT umbrella is in the process of buying a majority stake in Jaring. If you do not know, Jaring is another broadband provider besides TM Net whom at the moment is a so-called monopoly in terms of customer based.

LTAT is a holding company of two local conglomerates namely Perwira Affin as well as Boustead. It is a cash rich Malaysian ex-servicemen (army) organization in Malaysia.

We know that once the deal is sealed, we believe that the new Jaring will be stronger than ever and TM Net will be in a deep trouble (or maybe not so deep, we don’t know yet). To date, TM Net is still the ‘king of internet service provider’. Regardless of how good or shitty their services are, consumers basically have no choice but to swallow while diligently pay our bills at the end of the month.

We think with the new Jaring, TM Net dominants in the local market will definitely be affected and the most welcome news is that Malaysian finally can have options. We hope that the news is real so that we can enjoy our choices.

There is another two players which seem to be still the underdog coming out strongly. They are Time dotCom and Green Packet P1 WiMAX. TIME has the most established fiber networks nationwide compared to the rest of the service providers. But somehow they are still in the process of restructuring themselves internally. Definitely this will take time since the new CEO just on board a few months back. Green Packet P1 is also getting pretty aggressive lately with their latest promotions on their modems and broadband speed. At the moment, besides Klang Valley, they have set their foot in Penang already.

With these competitors, TM Net will definitely feel the heat. A heat of customers moving on to another service provider if they still taking their quality of service lightly. One good thing is, they are no longer a so-called monopoly.

All we want is just to enjoy a reasonable speed of internet at a reasonable charge. That’s all. With this development of ‘un-monopolying’ the market, we hope our wish will come true..

How Are Going To Get Rid Of That Old PC (While Saving The Environment)?

2009-02-11T17:10:00.004+08:00

Easy, just give us a call at our 1-700-80-7800 hotline number or email us at repairthatpcfast@gmail.com and we shall come to your premises to collect those old unwanted PCs and laptops.

We are able to collect those equipments on any day irregardless of weekdays, weekends or even public holidays. Our service is FREE OF CHARGE. This is just a small contribution from us at PC Repair Station Malaysia to mother earth.

What are we going to do with those old equipments? Well, we will try to revive these PCs and laptops first. If those can still be used, we shall either donate or sell them at our cost (with zero profit) to the relevant institutions such as schools, charity organizations or any other institutions that need computers and laptops.

If those equipments really can’t be salvaged, we shall do two (2) things. Either we are going to send them directly to the recycle centers, or we are going to tear these equipments apart and diagnose each part. Those that can be used and working well, we shall keep it as part of our stocks. You know, it's not easy to get spare parts for 3-year-old (or more) PCs and laptops.

Well, what are you waiting for? Give us a call today. We'll help you get rid of those old PCs and laptops in that store room. Do your part, save the environment!

2009 And Onwards: Either You Start A Business Of Your Own Or ‘Die Standing’.

2009-02-11T16:46:00.006+08:00

Why? Why not, and because you and your spouse may get fired from your job this month, that’s the reason why. There seems to be no other choice for you and for everyone but to prepare for the worst.
As you know, the time is pretty bad now. The global recession this time may prolong right up till mid-2010. Every industry player are already cutting back some expenses, cutting back some working days, cutting off some people's 'head' and other means possible in order to reduce unnecessary costs. If you are in Penang, Ipoh, Shah Alam, Klang or Johor Bahru, then you may already hear some bad news happening in the manufacturing plants over these cities.

A question for you, are you going to do something now or wait until the firing day happens? Here is another question for you. Can you live your daily life with one income, if anything were to happen to your job or your spouse’s?

Now let’s think of what type of business that you should be in. Since you are a shy person and hate meeting up with people, you are not a salesman type of person, you don’t have much time to spend on this business due to work and so do your spouse and most of all there is not much cash in the savings account for initial capital investment as well as for monthly operating expenses, here is the only type of business suitable for you – Internet based or online business.

Here are some benefits of the internet-based business that we think are cool. Not only you have a whole wide world as your potential customers, you’ll be filthy rich if just a fraction of them turns to be your customers. And hey, you don’t have to meet them personally. Just courier them the goods and communicate with them via email or instant messaging. Great stuff. The best thing, minimum capital investment and not much time spent each day on the business. You can even monitor it from your office or anywhere that has a web access. Cool right?

First, think carefully and discuss with your spouse what’s to sell, your products line up. Then, get yourself good books on how to do the selling via online, and how to attract visitors into your website. After that, get yourself a decent computer, either laptop or PC. This will be your important tool and your way into the entrepreneurship. Should you feel the laptop or PC needs some minor repair or fine tuning, just give us a call at 1-700-80-7800 or email us at repairthatpcfast@gmail.com right away. Create a simple blog or website and last but not least, market your website online.

Welcome to the world of entrepreneurship. Let us know if you need some tips. We’ll be glad to share you most of them. Contact us okay..