5 fabulous natural places to visit in East Malaysia

Much of East Malaysia on the island of Borneo was once covered by natural vegetation like lowland rainforest, montane forests at high altitudes, and mangroves along the coasts. Many natural areas still remain today, and most are reasonably accessible, but in some cases do require long road or river journeys.

Here are five fabulous natural places to put on your list of East Malaysian travel destinations.

1. Bako National Park, Sarawak

One of Sarawak’s smallest national parks (just 2,727ha) punches way above its weight class in terms of wildlife. Located 37km from the Sarawak capital of Kuching, Bako supports stands of most plant communities found in the state with mixed dipterocarp forest, mangrove forest (where it’s possible to see Proboscis Monkeys), grasslands, peat swamp forest, and a very unusual kerangas, or heath forest, where pitcher plants thrive in the nutrient-depleted soil.

There are a dozen trails to walk, from a few hundred metres to several kilometres in length and overnighting in basic park accommodations is an option, though most visitors return to Kuching and stay in hotels such as the Pullman Kuching.

7 Signs You Are Heading For Bankruptcy

Identifying the warning signs of an impending personal financial crisis is extremely important. Sometimes these signs may be the only thing keeping you from bankruptcy.

You may be headed into a serious debt problem if you’re seeing one or more of these signs:

1. Maxing out on your credit cards or charging more than you can pay off each month

The Malaysian Department of Insolvency stated that credit card debt made up 5% of all bankruptcy cases in Malaysia between 2005 and 2012. You can see other causes here.

It is important to ensure that you use credit cards prudently. The general rule of thumb is to use no more than 30% to 40% of your credit limit at any one time. This gives you flexibility in case of job loss, illness, divorce, or other threats to your income.

Smoking vs Vaping : How Much Is It Really Costing You

The recent price hike for cigarettes have caused an uproar among the smokers in Malaysia with some brands going up as high as RM18 per box. On the other hand, a recent crackdown on vape juices (e-liquids) with nicotine by the Health Ministry has also caused outrage amongst vape store owners who have had their stocks confiscated by Health Ministry officers.

It was reported that in Selangor alone, over 300 vape stores were raided in the beginning of November. Under the Poisons Act 1952, the sale of nicotine can only be undertaken by licensed pharmacists and registered medical practitioners, and is prohibited by other parties. Similarly, under the existing legislation, the sale of e-liquids with nicotine can also only be supplied by registered medical practitioners and licensed pharmacists. However, pharmacists are saying they are not keen on selling vape juices. There have also been calls for vape to be regulated as well as for it to be taxed. The government has announced that it will set up a special committee to look into vaping. It is also interesting to note that the vape industry in Malaysia is worth half a billion ringgit and is the second largest in the world after the American market.

Things You Should Never Buy Cheap

Scoring a bargain and being able to save money is great but there are certain areas in life that you should not be skimping on. Check out the list below to find out what are the things you should never buy cheap!

Before we start listing out the items, here are a few of the criteria that we’ve used to help you determine why you should never buy these things for cheap:

• If it is something that you use daily or regularly
• If it is something that you consume
• If it is something that involves your health
• If it is something that you plan to use for a long time

Facts You Need to Know About Your Blood Pressure

Simply put, your blood pressure is the force that the blood makes against the walls of your blood vessels each time your heart pumps. It is important to know what your blood pressure is. This allows you to determine whether it is within the normal range or not, allowing you to spring into action in case it is high. Having high blood pressure puts you at risk of heart attack, stroke and many other health problems.

Measuring your blood pressure on a regular basis is important. Aside from having it done at a doctor’s office, it may also be performed at home. Such is carried out with the help of a blood pressure meter or sphygmomanometer. Aside from something that features a mechanical or mercury manometer, there’s also a wrist blood pressure monitor available these days for easy taking of your blood pressure. However, this device is very sensitive to your body position, potentially causing an inaccurate reading or result.

Nasi Serai II

Sedang memikirkan apakah nak di sajikan untuk para tetamu hujung minggu ni? Apa kata kita cari suatu kelainan. 

Kalau terasa nak kan kelainan, cuba olah kelainan. Apa kata kita buat nasi serai.. pasti menarik kan..? 

Artist Turns Ocean Stones Into Tiny Mandalas By Painting Colourful Dot Patterns.

So creative n artistic!!!

10 jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago

Jobs are moving away from the conventional day by day

Nowadays, ever so often, you’ll come across someone with a job title that makes you go, “huh?” Understandably if you haven’t heard of it, then welcome to the modern era where professions have simply evolved in the past 10 years.

Emergence of new technologies, downturns and ecological progression has contributed to the creation of careers that never could have existed before. Here is the list of 10 jobs that you wouldn’t have heard of 10 years ago.

1. App Developer

Ever since the introduction of iPhone and Android, the rise of mobile applications (which shrink programs that used to operate only on desktop computers to make them run on mobile gadgets) has created a surge of demand for people who develop them.

Butter Prawn Terlajak Laris...

Butter Prawn, adalah my faberet. Dah banyak juga resepi butterprawn yang di cuba, namun kebanyakkannya tidak memenuhi citarasa yang cukup cerewet bab makan ini.

Hari ini anda cukup bertuah, kerana resepi kali ini benar-benar menenuhi selera anda. Boleh kata terlajak laris hingga boleh berulang-ulang makan.. dengan cukup berselera sekali.

Video | 4U2C ┇ Kenangan Cinta

Lirik Lagu Kenangan Cinta   ┇   4U2C

Kenangan saat berputiknya cinta bersama
Ingat semua... padaku berdua
Mengapa... kesudahan begini yang kau pinta
Mengakhirkan cinta kita

Antara Amalan-Amalan Terbaik Di Hari Jumaat

 

Setiap insan bernama Islam, sama ada lelaki ataupun perempuan, perlu berusaha meningkatkan diri dengan pelbagai amal ibadat yang boleh mendekatkan diri kepada Allah SWT. 

 
Ini kerana masing-masing mahukan diri mereka mendapat tempat yang terbaik di sisi Allah sebagai hamba-Nya yang taat dengan melakukan segala titah perintah-Nya dan meninggalkan segala tegahan dan larangan-Nya dengan penuh rasa rendah diri dan berserah diri kepada-Nya.

How-to : Print Your EPF Statement In 3 Steps

If you are applying for a home loan or a personal loan, one of the most important documents you need to submit together with your application is your latest Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) statement. This statement shows the monthly contribution from you and your employer in both Account 1 and 2.

For the uninitiated, EPF is a compulsory retirement savings scheme implemented by our government for all salaried workers in Malaysia. The money saved in your EPF account is invested and will be compounded according to the interest rate set.

The statement is a great way to prove the level and stability of your income to the financial institutions you are applying for a credit from. If you are applying for a credit card at the shopping mall, the sales agent will usually print the EPF statement, using your MyKad, on the spot.

However, with the advent of technology, you now don’t need to apply for loans or credit cards physically. With just a few clicks of a mouse, you can sort out most of your banking needs online. 

5 Filem permainan video terbaik

Aksi mengacu senjata adalah gaya Agent 47 (Rupert Friend) dalam babak "Hitman: Agent 47"

Apabila permainan video popular "Hitman" ke layar perak pada tahun 2007, pelbagai reaksi dilontarkan oleh penonton. Walaupun filem ini berjaya, namun ia gagal untuk muncul dengan sekuel. Sebaliknya filem tersebut di 'reboot' dengan pelakon Rupert Friend yang popular dengan siri TV "Homeland" diberi tanggungjawab untuk menggantikan Timothy Olyphant sebagai pembunuh upahan Agent 47. 

Dengan filem terbaru "Hitman : Agent 47" ditayangkan di layar perak, mari lihat senarai lima filem terbaik dari tahun 90an yang diangkat dari permainan video popular.

Listen to the ground, Putrajaya told

Those masked men among us

Pretentious people with masks are all around us. Can we not see them? Or do we choose not to?

Lately there are so many people masking themselves, pretending to be who they are not.

Did you hear about the lady in Algeria who was sued by her husband because she wasn’t who she pretended to be? The husband thought he had married a beautiful, gorgeous woman but once those inches of foundation and make-up came off, he got a fright looking at what was left of her.

If you remember, there was also a case of a man in China who sued his wife for failing to disclose that she had undergone a series of plastic surgeries prior to marriage. He claimed to have fathered three ‘ugly’ children due to his wife’s ‘cheating’ .

Rita Ora Feat. Chris Brown - Body On Me

Rita Ora Feat. Chris Brown - Body On Me 

Hey Big Spender!

Najib used both a Visa and a MasterCard on the 2014 holiday splurge

Prime Minister Najib Razak splashed over US$1 million on his credit cards during the month of August in the year following the election, according to information received by Sarawak Report.

The spending took place in Europe while he was on a summer holiday.

For most people to run up such a bill on mere expenses while on holiday would seem astounding, but the Prime Minister has always declined to explain how such conspicuous spending has been funded.

The bills were run up on two cards Najib was using in August 2014, a Visa and a MasterCard from CIMB & Maybank.

Over RM3.5 million was splashed on the Visa and MasterCards in just the one month. Sarawak Report has further details.

Skandal Rasuah : Gabenor Bank Negara Zeti

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Plot semakin memuncak, cawangan khas kini menyiasat Governer Zeti, Datuk Shamsiah, Datuk Shamsuddin dan Abdul Rahman dari Bank Negara Malaysia di bawah seksyen 124 Kanun Keseksaan. 

Pada masa ini disiasat di bawah seksyen 124 Kanun Keseksaan yang membawa hukuman sehingga 20 tahun penjara

Seksyen 124 Kanun Keseksaan yang membawa hukuman sehingga 20 tahun penjara.

Difahamkan bahawa sebagai tambahan kepada siasatan seksyen 124, siasatan rasuah akan juga diadakan membabitkan Zeti dalam satu perjanjian yang melibatkan Dato’ Tawfiq Ayman dan Alif Ayman.

Rosmah Cari Jalan Untuk Singkir Zeti Sebagai Gabenor Bank Negara Lapor Portal Antarabangsa

Asia Sentinel pada semalam telah melaporkan isteri perdana menteri, Rosmah Mansur sedang merangka perancangan untuk menyingkirkan Zeti Akhtar Aziz dari posisi Gabenor Bank Negara. Maklumat katanya didapati dari sumber berpengaruh yang berpengkalan di Kuala Lumpur.

Laporan tersebut menyebut ;

1. Rosmah marah dengan kebocoran maklumat berkenaan account bank nya dan mengenai kemasukkan wang ke dalam account peribadinya.

2. Sekaligus cakap2 mengenai gaya hidup dan perbelanjaan mewahnya menjadi sasaran rakyat dan menjejaskan persepsi terhadap pentadbiran Najib.

Life Lesson Quotes

1. Attach your satisfaction to an objective not individuals or things

You will never have the capacity to control individuals or things; don’t let your satisfaction be reliant upon them.