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This happened to me twice already. In Malaysia there's actually no specific tenancy act protecting tenants strongly, so a lot depends on you…

There are real options at lower cost, you just have to know where to look. (1) Government hospitals and Klinik Kesihatan have psychiatry and…

Economist background here, let me give the unpopular but real answer. One, oversupply of degrees. We pushed everyone to get a degree, so a d…

If it is genuinely 0% with no hidden fees, and you have the discipline, installment is mathematically smarter, keep your cash working and pa…

From my experience, that heavy sleepy feeling after nasi kandar is partly just the big carb-and-oil load, your body works hard to digest. Wh…

Because mamak is the only place in Malaysia where a Datuk in his Merc and a Grab rider can sit two tables apart, both order teh tarik and ro…

I was retrenched after 7 years in 2023 so I learned this the hard way. If you're covered under the Employment Act, you're entitled to retren…

From my experience interviewing candidates, the golden rule is never badmouth your old boss, it makes YOU look like the problem, fair or not…

我一進入面試室，我就開始自我介紹，我說，我叫陳先生，我是來面試軟體工程助理的位置。面試官問我一些問題，我一一回答，包括我的工作經歷、教育背景，以及我的專業技能。面試過程中，我沒有遇到太大的困難，我覺得很順暢。最後，面試官問我，還有什麼問題想問我。這時，我問了他們公司的文化，以及工…

Set up my i-Akaun years ago and use it regularly, so here is the first-timer walkthrough. To register, you download the KWSP i-Akaun app or …

I ran a small mamak-style kedai for 3 years in a working-class neighbourhood in Selangor, so let me answer both parts honestly. Why people l…

Congrats on the results! I did STPM and here is the real talk. Matrikulasi is 1 year, easier syllabus, and CGPA generally higher which helps…

Never give a single number, give a range and always anchor higher. I usually say something like "based on my research for this role and my e…

For convenience, online wins easily, the small service charge (few ringgit) is worth not queuing at JPJ or Pos. Options: MyEG (delivers the …

What you describing is textbook burnout, and I been there badly in 2021. First, this is real, dont gaslight yourself into thinking you just …

I withdrew from EPF for my first home downpayment and I dont regret it, but with a clear head about the tradeoff. EPF Account 2 is specifica…

I started exactly like you, selling frozen murtabak from home. Once it's a real ongoing business (not just occasional), you should register …

Depends on your salary. After the Employment Act amendment, employees earning up to RM4000 a month are entitled to OT pay (1.5x on normal da…

I did exactly this in 2021, left a QA engineer role at RM7k to join a SaaS company in Bangsar South as an account executive. First year my b…

Yes you should have your own, and I learned this the hard way. Company insurance sounds great UNTIL you leave the job, get retrenched, or re…

Came back after 8 years, here's my honest reflection. The pay cut is real, don't sugarcoat it, headline salaries here are lower. But you mus…

As a Malaysian Chinese girl, let me say her expectation is a bit much on the sibling part. Culturally you give ang pao to elders like her pa…

Both are valid, depends on the child. My daughter did matrikulasi and my son did STPM, so I saw both. Matrikulasi is one year (some streams …

I have an ASB loan for about 8 years now, here is the honest picture. The concept works IF the ASB dividend consistently beats your loan int…

Hired one for our first, and honestly it was worth every sen FOR US. Here is the real value: newborn sleep is brutal, both parents zombie, a…