WhaT the hell is wrong these moron doing anyway… What’s the point of advertising how good Streamyx is when it is still NO GOOD!

I’ve been hanging on the phone for almost half an hour. All I get is  “Sorry! All our agents are still engage blaa blaa blaaa. and Please ensure that your splitter and modem are connected properly” 

SCREW YOU!!! If it’s not connnected properly, I won’t be calling you TMNUTz at all… Sigh

It is said that PIES is one of the safety measures implemented on the Putra LRT Rail. If you happen to be in Melati or Wangs Maju station, you might notice a stretch of red colour plates on the rail track. Beneath these plates are sensors which will activate the emergency stop when there’s anything more than 7kg landed on it.

This system will definately save someone who is dumb enough to fall onto the track and at the same time might also hurt someone who is inside the train when the train jerked.

So kids! Make sure your school bags loaded with textbooks doesn’t falls on it. =p

In my opinion, other than this preventive measures, the management should also implement safety equipment within the coach. Especially the doors. I’ve seen people got clamped between the doors while trying to get out. I personally experienced it once and it hurts.

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Earlier, there was another incident when I was going back home from work. The train was on its way to Setiawangsa. All of the sudden, the emergency brakes were initiated, the wheels screeched. I saw some people were thrown forward. I was lucky that I had something to cling on.

I bet this isn’t the first or the second the LRT hit the emergency brakes. Could it be just technical error? or someone has itchy hands? Sigh..

This is the first reply I got…

“On 11/6/07, touchngo_careline@rsegar.com <touchngo_careline@rsegar.com> wrote:

Dear Mr Melvin Wong,

Greetings to you.

We noted that there was maximum fare charge occurred on your card serial no. 1706412274 for your journey at KTM on 01 November 2007.

In the case of train fare deduction through Touch ‘n Go card, the occurrence of maximum charge may be due to ’system error’ or failure of user to adhere to proper card usage such as,

1. The card did not have complete transaction (‘touch in’ and ‘touch out’ for previous journey either at KTM-Komuter, LRTs or Monorail) when touch for the new journey.

2. ‘Touch in’ and ‘touch out’ at the same station after more than 1/2 hour/span>

3. ‘Touch in’ at the originating and ‘touch out’ at the exit station execeeded time limit (> 4 hours)

4. Multiple touches at reader upon entry or exit station

We are keen in assisting you and would appreciate if you could furnish us some additional information on the reason(s) for maximum charge to occur, entry and exit stations for the transaction.

We look forward to receiving your reply soon. 
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact our Touch ‘n Go Careline Centre at 03-7628 5115 (7.30am to 7.30pm : Monday to Sunday). We will be glad to assist you.

Kind Regards,
AZLINA YAKUB
Executive – Touch ‘n Go Customer Service”

Upon reading it, I feel that it isn’t a case of user-error.I then proceeded by replying her with more detailed informations in a chronological manner. And this is what I received just now..

“

Dear Mr Melvin,

Hello and a good day to you.

Please allow a time frame of 30 days for us to process your complaint (Reference no. ACB160xxx). We shall seeking approval for a refund from the service provider concerned. In the event a refund is approved, the amount shall be reimbursed via cheque.

For your information, if your previous transaction has no ’touch out’ information at LRTs, KTM-Komuter or Monorails, please bring your card at Touch ‘n Go counter to close transaction data in your card chip before your subsequent usage.

We thank you for your feedback and assure you that RSSB shall continuously find ways to improve our services.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact our Touch ‘n Go Careline Centre at 03-7628 5115 (7.30am to 7.30pm : Monday to Sunday). We will be glad to assist you.

Kind Regards,
AZLINA YAKUB
Executive – Touch ‘n Go Customer Service”

It’s gonna take a month to process the complaint. I’m definately crossing my fingers on this. Hopefully I’ll get my refund back or else it would be more feasible to use normal/manual tickets than getting money deducted for nothing..

Anyway, Azlina.. thanks for processing my complaint.

Cheers!

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Let me introduce you to a new event that is held in Malaysia at the moment. It’s called the Month of Thievery ! Every time when festive season sets in, thievery ops are on high. Burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, mugging, trespassing, shoplifting, intrusion, fraud. You name it! Those are the act of thievery.

This month’s trend is bag snatching. It happens everywhere, day or night, regardless of whether it’s deserted or crowdy area. It still happens even if all precaution were taken to prevent such incident from happening. Snatchers are everywhere, waiting for the right moment to strike when they sees the opportunity.

This month, a friend of mine became a victim of snatch thief. Her bag containing her mobile phone, purse, some other value items were snatched off by a Malay guy in just a flash. Guess what? Yesterday, while I was taking dinner at Wangsa Maju food centre, a girl’s bag got snatched in front of so many people. The girl’s friend gave a chase but the guy got off on a motorcycle as his accomplice were waiting for him by the roadside. Now you see how desperate people are? Well, let me tell you something. If you plan head of the police station and tell the police that the person who snatched is a Malay, they will ask if you’re 100% sure that the snatcher is a Malay?. I guess they just couldn’t accept the fact that the highest number of cases involves a Malay snatcher.

My girlfriend’s bag was almost snatched off while she was walking to college (happened in Setapak Indah) 2 years ago. Around the same time, my aunty got snatch-n-slash in Seremban. I’m NOT trying to DISCRIMINATE but those snatchers are Malay too. I know it’s kinda sensitive to bring in the word “Malay” when such issue happens. I’m SORRY!  But it’s an undeniable fact. BUT please hear me out. When I said “Malay”, it doesn’t represent all the Malays as I’m only refering to certain people.

Sometimes it’s hard to differentiate who these thieves are. In fact, some of there thieves are government servant who stoled and robbed people in the broad daylight. Remember the case of a snatcher caught by a group of people in Ipoh, 2 weeks ago ? The snatcher turns out to be a policeman. And this case, which I’m not very sure how long ago, but it was a policeman who burgled someone’s house. Sigh! What a shame ! MALAYSIA BOLEH!

Other reading materials…

Snatch Theft : Where in lies the fault?

Newsvendor robbed in broad daylight by government servant

I was really curious bout what the PHUNK is goin on ? I’ve been noticing the ads appearing on my site recently. I got so curious so I went googling it for more info.

As results, it leads me to http://www.project-phunk.blogspot.com/ . So, what the PHUNK is it about ? PHUNK is a pretty huge charity project done by students from Taylors College, PJ. They’re Diploma in Communication students and currently in Sem 4. ”PHUNK” stands for “Providing Hospis Understanding N Kare“. 

The objective of the project is to raise funds for Hospis Malaysia, a non-governmental organization which provides palliative care services. For info about Hospis Malaysia ,click here.

Several charity events by these students has taken place and they’re currently preparing for their main event, One night with PHUNK. This event will be held on 25th Sept 2007 from 7.30-10.00pm @ Laundry Bar, The Curve Damansara, Kuala Lumpur . Local artists such as BadBoyBen, Tempered Mental, Joshua & Slunk, & Bobo (from Cosmic Space Munkys) will be invited to the event and it probably gonna be crowdy there.

Admission is FREE by the way. Raffle tickets, souvenirs, and other stuffs with be sold on that night. Raffle tickets will be sold at RM10 per ticket and it entitles you for a lucky draw. All profits will donated to Hospis Malaysia. So, if you’re attending the event, open your heart and be generous with your givings.

Note: This is NOT a paid post. I’m just keen to join the charitable cause. =P

Just couple of days ago, I posted a Petrol Saving Tips . The next thing I know, Petronas is screamin their asses off bout raising the fuel price.. Gosh ! If only I knew what’s coming out for jackpot tomorrow ! Cos if I strike the pot, I don’t have to worry that I don’t have the extra $$ to fill my tank.

Hmm.. but then again, I’m still considered lucky that I don’t own a car yet. My family has only 1 car and I only get to use it when I’m back in Seremban.

Anyway, our DPM said there won’t be a price hike this year BUT Petronas’s proposal will be taken into consideration. Which means, fuel price will surely go up next year. And then the propanganda starts…. Sign board being put up telling everyone how good the government is, subsidizing the fuel blaa blaa blaa…

If really so, why did the government exports low-sulphur fuel to other countries at high price and import medium/high sulphur fuel for cheaper price for us to use ? Anyone who studied Geography in high school would know that Malaysia is rich of low sulphur fuel on the Sunda plates.

I remembered someone told me that fuel with higher content of sulphur can damage engine faster. Can anyone confirm this ?

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