The best bookstores in KL

E-books may be taking over the world, but brick-and-mortar bookstores will always be special because you can never replace the joy of a paperback in your backpack. Live vicariously through your favourite characters at these best bookstores in the city. 

Cite Book Garden

Cite (magazine publisher, champion of local and Singaporean writers, and the biggest Chinese online bookstore in the country) opened a physical bookstore in the form of Cite Book Garden, a small store designed for bibliophiles to relax and browse at length. The book garden features actual plants by way of hanging potted ferns by the window, a few chairs where readers can sit and read, a wall displaying the magazines they publish (ranging from fashion glossies like Vivi to the Chinese edition of National Geographic), a wide selection of titles from Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China, and even a small café (they once offered coffee workshops partnering with Exhibit Café from TTDI). The second floor houses an event space for readings, talks, activities for kids, and more.

Spectre

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Spectre (2015) is the twenty-fourth James Bond film produced by Eon Productions, and is the direct sequel to the 2012 film Skyfall. It features Daniel Craig in his fourth performance as James Bond, and Christoph Waltz as Ernst Stavro Blofeld, with the film marking the character's re-introduction into the series. It was directed by Sam Mendes as his second James Bond film following Skyfall, and was written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth. It is distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayerand Columbia Pictures. With a budget of $245–350 million, it is the most expensive Bond film and one of the most expensive films ever made.

How Much Do Top Politicians In Malaysia Earn?

“I am one of the best paid and probably one of the poorest of the Third World prime ministers,” Lee Kuan Yew, the late minister mentor of Singapore was once quoted.

The saying of “if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys,” is also undeniable. To get good quality people, you need to pay for it. However, paying high does not always guarantee good quality people.

Prior to the amendments to the Members of Parliament (Remuneration) (Amendment) Act on April 10, 2015, members of the parliament (MPs) in Malaysia were paid RM4,112 a month, excluding allowances.

Some of the allowances claimable by MPs are:

• Entertainment allowance – up to RM2,500
• Fuel allowance – up to RM1,500
• Toll allowance – up to RM300

3 Things to Do For Your Finances Before the Year End

As we enter the third week of November, the year end is not a far from sight. Here are 3 things you can do for your finances before 2015 draws to a close.

 

The year is almost at an end and it's the time most companies will start scrambling to close the books and spend whatever budget they've been given. Fortunately for you - you don't have such problems as an individual but are there things you could be doing for your financial well-being before the year is out?

There are always ways you can better manage your money or make it grow even more exponentially in the coming years. All it takes is a bit of effort. Here are 3 simple things you could do to make the transition from 2015 to 2016 with financial flair.

 

Top 10 Skills You Need at Work That Have Nothing to Do with Your Job

Hiring managers make the difficult decision of who the best candidate is for the job based not just on the specific job requirements but also basic “soft skills” every worker should have, like communication and teamwork. Here are the top 10 additional job skills everyone needs.

10. Writing Skills

If you’re not a writer or an editor, you might think your writing ability has nothing to do with your job. Yet 51% of employers say that communication skills (like writing) are a requirement for their employees. Mike Borozdin, a former Microsoft engineer and now senior director of engineering at DocuSign, advises all programmers to sharpen their writing skills. Without being able to communicate clearly or express yourself properly, you probably won’t get ahead at work. Writing is also especially important if you work remotely, since your emails, IMs, and other text-based messages will be your primary form of communication with your boss and co-workers. Improve your writing with these top 10 tips or take a look at this periodic table of figures of speech. 

The Deep Politics of God : The CNP, Dominionism, and the Ted Haggard Scandal (Part 2 of 2)

Deep Politics and the Evangelical Establishment

The CNP should concern people, but not necessarily for the reasons that the Left present. Groups like the CNP can draw innocent Christians into the practice of deep politics. Deep politics is a term first coined by Professor Peter Dale Scott. Scott gives the following description of deep politics:

My notion of deep politics… posits that in every culture and society there are facts which tend to be suppressed collectively, because of the social and psychological costs of not doing so. Like all other observers, I too have involuntarily suppressed facts and even memories about the drug traffic that were too provocative to be retained with equanimity. (No pagination)

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10 Ways to Create a Backyard Oasis

1. Plant Lush Layers

“I would rather the edge of my property look like the edge of the woods than look at someone else’s property or a wall,” says Raymond. From towering shade trees to midsize shrubs to low-lying ground cover, using different-size plants creates textured layers. Here’s one of Raymond’s favorite combinations: a low layer of deep-purple ground cover that won’t exceed 12 inches tall, a medium layer of flaming orange bromeliads and feathery green cycads, and an uppermost canopy of palms. “I like a garden that, if not tended, still looks good―almost like nature took over,” he says.

Olahan Bijak Ruang Sempit

 

Kediaman teres unit tengah kebiasaannya mempunyai ruang terbatas untuk diolah. Ini alasan biasa yang di gunakan di antara kita untuk tidak memperindah ruang landskap rumah. Namun sebenarnya andai anda bijak menata hias serta menyusun atur landskap idaman pasti dapat direalisasikan. Buktinya Web Impiana kongsi kan dengan anda laman kecil milik seorang tenaga pengajar dalam bidang lukisan kejuruteraan di salah sebuah kolej vokasional ini. Mohd Syukur Sahim bukan sahaja bijak memilih konsep dan penggunaan elemen-elemen landskap yang bersesuaian dengan iklim persekitaran malah mampu mewujudkan kehijauan pada ruangan sempit ini.

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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 | Hafiz Feat. Rossa ┇ Salahkah

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Video | Missy Elliott - Work It

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I'm on the request line

This is a Missy Elliott one-time exclusive (Come on)
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I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it
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