What can we learned from this?

The event above happened during last Ramadhan (last month). A group of  eight “Mat Rempits” (five in the shop and another three stood standby outside) stormed into a Mamak restaurant in Section 15 Shah Alam and grabbed laptops, money and the cash register from the shop. It happened at 4.00am, while the patrons are having their “sahur“.

This is a very rare event, and hardly heard of. But now, the “grab and run” style of robbery has become very common. The question is, what can we learn from this?

To avoid all these, we should:

• Never go out so late at night (early morning is definitely a no-no);
• Have your late supper (or “sahur” in Ramadhan) at home;
• Never, ever bring your laptops/tablets/smartphones out with you to the restaurants;
• Don’t surf the internet at open areas. Mamak’s restaurants are considered open areas as they lack the proper security and the venue is very open to public (Starbucks in the other hand is considered closed areas, as they have walls and proper doors. And most of Starbucks are located within the vicinity of shopping complexes);

But from the video and what had happened, it makes me wonder whether the Mamak’s restaurant (or any other Mamak’s) is safe for us or not. Please consider my arguments:

• Security camera – is it used to monitor the security of patrons or to monitor the customers who wouldn’t pay?
• Shop assistants – are they doing enough, other than run away earlier than the patrons?
• Opening hours – should the authorities limit the opening time of restaurants?
• Insurance – do the patrons received coverage against theft or other crimes INSIDE the restaurants?
• Responsibility – since the restaurant is offering its services to customers, should they be responsible to what ever happened IN the restaurant?

I think the proprietor of the restaurant is not doing his/her part of the bargain. The owner should be responsible to all his/her paying customers and to ensure their safety. Not to run away and left the customers alone in the restaurant, when the robbers came. It looks like that your main (and only) priority is to get money from your patrons, and nothing else. After you get your millions from us, is that the best you can do? Irresponsible!

Kamasutra, P1?

P1 4G (aka P1 WiMax) is a company full of surprises. First, the so-called 4G internet is crap (they can’t even guarantee a constant speed for their broadband). Second, their internet is unreliable, and always down in critical situations (like when I’m trying to send an important PDF document to a client via dropbox, and the line died on me). Third, their marketing guys are weirdos. And I’m talking from personal experiences.

From P1's site

Their current promotion for the P1 devices and services involves the usage of images resembling the prince and princess from medieval India. And if I’m not mistaken, the images also looks like it’s been taken from the pages of the famed Kamasutra book! WTF P1?

Screenshot taken from T3 Malaysia's September 2011 edition.

The ad from my T3’s magazine is even weirder, as P1 added an extra two images which show a more compromising positions (as the red circle in the photo above). That’s a big waddafark from me, hahaha!

Surely we all know that sex sells. But putting Kamasutra images on your ad is sooooo lame, and a cheap shot at it. Can’t think of something more creative, eh P1? I see that you have already considered that you’re no more the family-oriented company. Or never was?

Just for the record, I’m no longer on P1. And never will be in the future. To P1, please take back your modem and w1ggy.

In the meantime, check out the Kamasutra video (the P1 version) below:

WTF?

http://www.jackcow.com

I used to subscribe to this site local site called “jackcow.com” and they offered cheap deals in KL. But I grew tired of the deals, as a lot of ’em are not really my cup of tea. So I decided to unsubscribe from the newsletter. This is what I found in my email soon after:

Goodbye from our Newsletter, sorry to see you go.

You have been unsubscribed from our newsletters.

This is the last email you will receive from us. We have added you to our “blacklist”, which means that our newsletter system will refuse to send you any other email, without manual intervention by our administrator.

If there is an error in this information, you can re-subscribe: please go to http://www.jackcow.com/lists/?p=subscribe and follow the steps.

Thank you

Again I asked you jackcow.com, WTF? You added me to your so-called “blacklist” list, and “REFUSE” to send me anymore email? Why don’t you remove my entire details from your database? That would make my farking day!

Regarding Maxis Hotlink’s Hot Ticket

Hot Ticket (HT)

With regards to Hotlink’s Hot Ticket (HT), I received this SMS from Maxis yesterday:

RM0. From 15/6, unused min & SMS FREE Hot Ticket (HT) will be carried forward with activation of next HT before its expiry & paid HT within 7 day after expiry.

I’m not a fan of HT but sometimes if I can’t find the usual prepaid top up place, HT is the thing.  But what gets me going is, what the hell Maxis is trying to say with the message? I’ve tried to read it a few times, and till now I still can’t comprehend with what’s the telco is trying to convey. Is it a reward or some kind? Is it suppose to make the prepaiders (?) jumping with joy upon hearing the news?

As you Hot Ticketers probably knew, the validity varies according to the value of the HT. For example, a RM15 HT is valid for 10 days, and after that any amount still available will be automatically forfeited. From the message that I’ve received, it gave me the impression that any unused amount will be forwarded and included in the next HT activation. Now that’s a gem. But that’s not really a confirmation from Maxis. So what is it?

I can’t find anything about it in Hotlink’s website either. So Maxis, what the fark are you trying to say here?