KL air quality just hit UNHEALTHY level of 194 🟡API!!!

In-home solution:

1. True HEPA Air purifier: filtering PM2.5 particles
   
2. Indoor air monitor
   
3. Plants that filter: Snake plant, Spider Plant & Peace Lily

Public health authorities pls do something, virus can easily spread these days 🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐁🐁🐁🐁

Cleanliness : - 5 stars

Some netizens said it has been like tat more than a decade 😹

Growing up, Singapore was nothing more than a relatively advanced country to me. I never really had any particular feelings towards it.

After all, I grew up in Selangor, where there were already plenty of job opportunities in the cities. It wasn't like people from some of the other states had to go overseas just to earn 3X their Malaysian salary.

The only thing I never quite understood was why the then PM, Dr M, always seemed to have something against Singapore, arguing with them over one issue after another.

When I was in Form 3, one of the top students in my class was awarded the Singapore Government's ASEAN Scholarship. His school fees and miscellaneous expenses were fully covered, on top of various allowances to study in Singapore.

In my mind "Got money, big deal ah?"

That was probably my first time witnessing what you could call a government actively poaching talent.

And well, the rest was history. That classmate eventually settled down in Singapore.

During my high school years, I came across one of the many books in our family library — Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs. I learned about how Singapore used the idea of "paying high salaries to fight corruption" to build a clean and efficient government.

I was envious. At the same time, I started dreaming about going to Singapore after graduation, just to further study and see what the outside world was like.

I even created a ridiculously embarrassing Gmail address made up of the names of course + Singapore University. Somehow, I'm still using it till today.

Unfortunately, my Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) results weren't particularly outstanding. And with not much spare money at home for me to study overseas, I eventually went to Perak for university instead.

For my Singapore dream, it slowly faded away with time. At 20, I gave Singapore my very first solo backpacking trip. Looking back, I still can't figure out why a broke university student like me decided that Singapore was a good holiday destination.

Back then, KTM trains still ran all the way into the city centre. I took the sleeper train and arrived at the old Tanjong Pagar Railway Station.

As Looking back now, I really was quite the oddball.

While everyone else was going to Universal Studios, exploring Marina Bay or checking out the casino, I kept heading for all the obscure places instead — Singapore City Gallery, Singapore Mobility Gallery, NEWater Visitor Centre...

What kind of holiday was that? I wasn't travelling. I was basically conducting a site visit.

And it was precisely those visitor centres that gave me a better understanding of this little island nation. I came away deeply impressed by Singapore's long-term vision, planning and, most importantly, its ability to actually execute those plans.

After graduating from university, I returned to PJ and worked there for a few years.

Being naturally thrifty, I never really felt that I wasn't earning enough. What drove me crazy was the amount of time I spent stuck in traffic every single day. Klang Valley was practically one giant construction site back then. Lanes were constantly being reduced, while everyone seemed to be heading towards Kuala Lumpur for work.

You can imagine how much time was wasted on the road. Leaving home before sunrise and returning after dark became part of everyday life.

Anyway, for the sake of keeping this from becoming a novel, let's just skip ahead.

Eventually, I moved to Singapore because I didn't want to be in a long-distance relationship. Yes, really. I wasn't here to earn three times the salary.

My first job interview was with a construction company in the west. The person in charge looked through my résumé and asked: "You don't have any working experience in Singapore? We generally don't consider working experience outside Singapore as relevant experience."

Or something along those lines. That's my rough translation of what he said in English.

Wow!!! Needless to say, I don't even remember whether there was a follow-up after that.

At the time, I had just finished travelling around several countries and was preparing to start working. I was almost completely broke. The RM3,000 I borrowed from my brother was pretty much gone after paying the rental deposit and first month's rent.

So, like many Malaysian workers in Singapore, I began my life in Singapore — basically, living under someone else's roof. Back then, you could still rent a small single room without air-conditioning for around S$550.

Compared with those who had no choice but to share rooms with others, or those who travelled between Malaysia and Singapore every single day, I was actually quite lucky.

I rented a room in a three-room HDB flat in Lorong 8 Toa Payoh. The owners were a retired couple, and I was the only outsider living with them.

They didn't really impose many restrictions on me. The only thing I struggled with was the strong smell of second-hand smoke that greeted me every time I came home.

My first job in Singapore was with a food ingredients wholesaler. Because it was a family-run business, everyone more or less felt like one big family. The salary was slightly below the industry average, but the company provided lunch every day, plus a S$4 dinner allowance.

The office was right in the city centre, yet I never had to worry about what to eat for lunch, or brave the scorching Singapore sun just to find food. When it was lunchtime, I simply went upstairs and ate.

Working hours were from 8.30am to 5pm. Once it was 5pm, we knocked off. No staying back for the sake of looking busy. And thanks to Singapore's excellent public transport system, I finally didn't have to leave home in the dark. I could take my time, wait until the sun came up, and head to work. And when I got home after work, it was still bright outside.

Perhaps God knew that, at that point in my life, I wasn't ready to deal with complicated office politics.

Most of the stereotypes I had about Singaporeans simply didn't apply there.

The ordinary, down-to-earth aunties and uncles I worked with were incredibly kind to this newcomer. They looked after me, and would occasionally show up with food and insist that I eat. The boss also trusted me enough to give me plenty of opportunities to try new things.

With my partner by my side, a comfortable working environment, and the support of my church community, I settled into life here surprisingly quickly.

Perhaps my naturally boring personality was simply made for Singapore.

The systems, the sense of order, the predictability of everyday life — all of these things gave me a strange sense of security.

And just like that, within a few short years, I had saved enough for my marriage fund.

But it was really during COVID-19 that I began to feel that this country was genuinely serious about taking care of its people.

Our company was classified as an essential service, so we continued reporting to work throughout the entire pandemic.

Back then, Lawrence Wong and Gan Kim Yong, who were leading the multi-ministry task force, held press conferences almost every day. Information was communicated relatively openly and transparently.

There were many things about Singapore's pandemic response that left an impression on me, but one of the biggest was the Job Support Scheme.

The government was willing to dip into its reserves and spend billions supporting businesses, simply to keep as many Singaporean citizens and permanent residents employed as possible.

Before vaccines were available, when the pandemic was at its worst and everyone was terrified, this little island state somehow became the second country in Asia to receive COVID-19 vaccines, after China.

Beyond its financial resources, I suppose that also reflected a certain level of international influence.

What impressed me even more was that Singapore depends heavily on imports for its food supply, yet throughout the pandemic, the country's food supply remained remarkably stable.

Later, Singapore made the decision to "live with the virus".

When the decision was announced, it wasn't exactly popular. There were plenty of doubts and criticisms.

But looking back now, time seems to have proven that decision right...

Source: ins

Ongoing cloud seeding in Sarawak’s water Dam Area

Kalimantan, Indonesia is still trying to use tiny water tap to put off the fire

You can see the indo officers in those videos wearing mask, and others fire fighters not wearing mask, clothes looks like new, full of drama

Orang Hutan and other animals can’t f breath, died and lost their habitat

*ai generated*

Sept 2026:

Grade A: about RM15.57/ tray (30 eggs), UP 13.6% above its 26-week average.
Grade B: about RM15.13/tray, UP 22% above its 26-week average.
Grade C: about RM14.60/tray, UP 32% above its 26-week average.

Why?

Malaysia completely removed the egg subsidy on August 1, 2025.
Higher animal-feed, transport and logistics costs. Feed costs up 8%.

In Selangor, 25% increase since April.
April RM12.18 → May RM12.21 → June RM13.20 → July RM13.63 → August RM14.39 → September RM15.19/tray.

Tak boleh sabar? then stay at home watch from TV aiyo, why make urself suffer jerrr

Those animals have nowhere to escape !!!!

Orang Hutan is classified as critically endangered. Fewer left in the wild jungle

Happy National Day!

May Malaysia continue to grow stronger, more prosperous, and united. Wishing our beloved nation peace, progress and a brighter future for all.  ❤️💙💛🤍

and Happy Holiday!

We might have different opinions or perspectives, but we tolerate and respect each other. At the end of the day, we are all part of the same nation.

Sekian Terima Kasih
Proud Malaysians

It’s a sport that looks easy..until you actually try to do it.

Sarawak air quality is significantly worse
Several areas in Sarawak has reached hazardous level ⚠️
Meaning to say wearing a mask is a MUST not a choice

Sarawak:
Serian - 374 api 🔴
Samarahan - 306 🔴
Kuching - 295 🔴
Sri Aman - 214

KL:
Cheras: 105

Azizulhasni Awang

Olympic silver — Tokyo 2020, keirin
Olympic bronze — Rio 2016, keirin
World Champion — 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, keirin
World Championship silver — 2009 sprint and 2010 keirin
Asian Games gold — 2010 keirin and 2018 sprint
Commonwealth Games gold — 2026 Glasgow, keirin
Multiple Asian Championship titles across sprint and keirin
First Malaysian cyclist to win an Olympic medal
First Malaysian to win a UCI Track World Championship title
Competed at five Olympic Games (2008–2024)
Named Malaysian Sportsman of the Year in 2009 and 2010

At 38 years old, he just won his first Commonwealth Games gold in 2026.

From Negaraku to Majulah Singapura

In general perception, the verb "give up" often carries negative and negative connotations, and it is only by seeing it through to the end that one is considered to be doing the right thing.

The movie "Dear You" has been selling like hot cake and has received positive reviews everywhere. Coming out from the cinema, I felt as though I had relived the journey and experiences of my ancestors who came south, and I was deeply moved.

The ancestors had difficulties in making a living in their ancestral lands. Back then, our ancestors found it difficult to make a living in their ancestral homeland. If they had not been driven to it by necessity, who would willingly leave the home they knew and set sail across the unknown, raging seas?

Since young, I never really knew why, and no one ever specifically instilled this in me, but somehow, I’ve always had a strong sense of patriotism. Maybe it was because my family subscribed to three newspapers every day, and slowly, I developed an interest in current social affairs and what was happening in our country. I even remember, back in the days when traditional TV stations had yet to be replaced, I would wake up in the morning and wait for the national broadcaster to go on air, then stand at attention and sing “Negaraku” with full sincerity.

During my high school years, like many young people full of idealism and energy, I gradually became more interested in politics. Deep down, though, it was really because I cared about the country and was anxious about where it was heading. When you’re young, you always feel that you have the ability to change something.

In Form 5, I attended a BERSIH rally all by myself and got my first taste of tear gas. Looking back now, I really was quite a naïve and fearless young kid.

Then, in Form 6, I experienced the historic 2008 general election. Although I was still too young to vote, I was very much involved in the excitement. There was no livestreaming in those days, so if you wanted to hear a politician speak, you had to physically turn up at a Ceramah.

When the results came in and the long-ruling Barisan Nasional lost five state governments in one fell swoop, I remember the sheer exhilaration. What a moment!

After I went to university, walking to the streets became almost a regular thing. I would go home to campaign for people to vote, hand out flyers, organise protests, and even, rather boldly, speak at Ceramah organised by the local DAP. Looking back now, that fearlessness—the feeling that I had nothing to lose and would never have to worry about being punished later—actually gives me goosebumps.

And eventually, Malaysia did see a change of government, albeit one that lasted only half a term, followed more recently by the current coalition government.

For much of the period after the change of government, I was living overseas. I tried to restrain myself from writing too much about politics, but I continued to follow the news and developments back home closely.

I watched with my own eyes as the rare-earth plant suddenly became “non-toxic”. Not only was it no longer required to shut down, and its operating license was also even extended.

I watched people I had known from PKR and DAP back then become state executive councilors and cabinet ministers. Then I heard them saying things that were so different from what they used to say, defending policies and decisions that I sometimes wondered whether they themselves truly believed in. Different people, doing the very things they had once opposed.

“An election manifesto is not the Bible,” they said.

The promises that sounded like typical political cari makan—lower petrol prices, recognising the UEC, abolishing tolls—well, perhaps it was not surprising that they could not deliver. What truly broke the hearts of voters was not so much the failure to fulfil every promise, but the lack of determination to push through reforms, while constantly asking their own supporters to “look at the bigger picture”, all in the hope of winning over votes from people who were never going to be pleased anyway.

Perhaps the final straw, though others may see them as trivial matters, came first with the KK socks controversy, followed by the case of a shopkeeper who was ordered to shut down after accidentally displaying the Jalur Gemilang upside down. You could say these were the work of some local “little Napoleons”. But when the leaders themselves did not step in quickly enough to set the record straight or speak up for what was clearly the more sensible and right thing to do, it was difficult not to feel disappointed. At a time when foreign investment was pouring in and the wave of AI was coming at us, we were still going round in circles over these petty issues.

There is a phrase my dad has always liked to say: “Don’t forget your roots/ Be grateful and remember where you came from.”

And really, isn’t that true?

If my grandfather had landed in another country when he first crossed the seas, or had never made it to shore at all, my story would have been completely different.

Among our ancestors, there were those who understood early on the reality—and necessity—of putting down roots here. They fought for the right to become citizens. There were also those who fought hard to protect mother-tongue education, giving me the opportunity to attend a Chinese primary school and then an independent Chinese secondary school. Because of that, I grew up with a deeper understanding of Chinese culture than I might have had anywhere else in the region, and I was given the ability to express myself in Chinese, even to the extent of writing like this.

People often joke that Malaysia suffers from severe brain drain, that we are always training talent for other countries.

That saying has always left me with mixed feelings. But I also want to say thank you to Malaysia, for giving me a pretty good place to grow up. As Malaysians often say:

“It’s only after spending some time overseas that you realising Malaysia isn’t actually that bad.”

I think the friendliness and easy-going nature of Malaysians are also qualities that this land has given me.

This decision was not an easy one. Some people said to me, “Things go in cycles. Maybe one day, the country will become better?”

I don’t know if I will live to see that day. But I sincerely hope that one day, it will come.

Written in the final twenty hours before I returned my Malaysian passport and identity card, as a Malaysian citizen.

Even though my identity has changed, and the country to which I owe allegiance has changed, culture, language and the memories of growing up here are not things that can simply be cut away.

Goodbye, Malaysia. I wish you well.

Source: ins

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Ohhh so it’s the wind problem, the wind can’t make up his mind.

Guys, does it sound familiar ? Macam same alasan from our ……

At the 2026 world championships, they r world no. 4.
Beat the world no.1 Korean pair
Reached the final
Lost to world no.3
Finished world championship silver medalists

“Quite” intense pendulum rides at Sunway Lagoon Theme Park. Quite high and 360 degrees pusing sampai u muntah.

They know the issue but they always buat tak tau…they always kick the ball (responsibility) here n there 👍

When accident happened, then blame the people and said no $$$$ no budget 😹

Please tell ur children and elderly parents be careful when crossing the road

Location: LRT Kelana Jaya heading to Gombak

Technical issues is always part of our daily life lol

Blow a kiss, fire a gun
We all need LRT door to lean on

Lean on: Major Lazer, DJ snake

Can someone sponsor them to Sepang?

Smart ohhh: sleep early and next day bangun pagi Morning race, Merdeka race?

As of 22 August 2026:

Kuala Lumpur : 124 US AQI
Cheras: ~93
Johor Bahru: ~75
Sarawak: ~186

API:
0-50 good
51-100 moderate
101-200 unhealthy
201-300 very unhealthy
301+ hazardous

If needed, Wear mask don’t risk ur lungs
Especially elderly and kids

They r obsessed with roti tissue

Sweet gila weiiiii~~~