If you haven’t read by now, on 1 September 2009, the Malaysian government is planning to change the grade of petroleum sold at pumps.
The title says it all. Or does it?
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Have been holding off talking about One Piece for the longest time until the popular Japanese anime passed the 400 episode milestone. The One Piece anime based on the popular manga of the same name by Eiichirō Oda has been running since October 1999. That means it’s also celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this year.
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Friendly reminder to readers that tax submission is due 30th April 2009. You should get to it if you haven’t filed your taxes for 2008. eFiling is an excellent alternative to filling out the physical form. The eFiling system has all the formulas in place and will automatically calculate your taxes once you’ve provided the relevant information. Additionally, the system has been enhanced this year to accept input on dividends. That means you won’t need to submit a separate sheet if you’re in the stock market.
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These days, about the only thing worthwhile checking out at the PIKOM PC Fair are the promo girls for major computer manufacturers and the freebies given out with annual magazine subscriptions. Notice that I put both of them in the same sentence. That says alot about the quality of the girls. It’s become relatively sleazy over the last few cycles. Anyway, on to the freebies you’ll get for subscribing to either PC.com, Read the rest of this entry »CHIP or HWM/GameAxis. As usual, the gifts are on a first come first served basis and limited to the first 100 subscribers each day.
We are planning an Australian trip in Winter through Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and everything in between. We’ve settled the return flights to Australia; flying in at Perth on AirAsia and flying back from Melbourne on MAS. One important factor is the internal connections between the different internal destinations. I’ve been keeping a lookout for cheap internal flights and it’s finally paid off. Many of the Australian airlines (Qantas, Virgin Blue, Jetstar, Tiger Airways) are having a promotion between 27th February 2009 through to 2nd March 2009. To make it easier to check all internal Australia flights, do a search on Webjet.
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It’s hard to believe that we’re half way through the first quarter of 2009. Time is really zipping by. Perhaps it’s the sheer number of holidays that we’ve been having since December 2008 through January 2009. This also means that the first installment of PIKOM PC Fair 2009 is also just around the corner.
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The e-Filing system for 2008 tax submissions is up and running. The forms online forms have been available since 3rd February 2009. For those who are ready to make your online tax filing, you can do so now via the Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN) eFiling site.
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The political scene in Malaysia, and specifically Perak, is getting absurd. The last couple of days has been rife with news of political instability in the Perak state government. The entire affair makes a mockery out of the ideals of Democracy.
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I was clearing my office desk when I came across a back issue of Reader’s Digest (May 2006). It was an issue that I had bought but never gotten around to read. Flipping through, I found an interesting article to Superboost Your Memory. The article is insightful, optimistic and gives hope that even the worst of memories can be helped. The key is to focus and make use of both your left and right brains.
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The Malaysia Inland Revenue Board (IRB) is introducing a new schedular tax deduction (STD) system to avoid tax over-deduction. Under the new system, employers and employees will have to do more as they are required to file tax exemptions on a monthly basis instead of once per annum. This new system will take effect from 1 January 2009.
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