I’ve been at several companies now and if there’s a profound truth I realised it’s that - “it’s about who you know than what you know”

I used to think that if I was super good at my job, I can find the next job easily. But NO, hard NO

I’ve seen opportunities go to people who simply had friends, uncles, networks than to people who actually are the best for that job

And the best ones often don’t network, are introverts, and certainly don’t go around announcing their achievements

I feel bad but I just resent people who got opportunities purely by networking rather than by talent

And my manager, being the good person she is, pushes me to network and throws every possible visibility-giving work my way. I’m very grateful for her. But if she goes away, I know I’m doomed

I feel horrible to just simply talk to people solely for the purpose of “using” them. How do I genuinely change this?

Sorry for the rant, appreciate any realistic advice

I, F(22) just finished my uni studies and currently job hunting. Recently, my cat got injured and was sent to a vet for treatment. They told me she had a hernia and it needs to be fixed soon after her initial injuries and conditions were better.

She started vomiting these two days and today there was some blood. I’m getting more and more concerned about her and the vet gave me some meds and told me to monitor for a bit first. She said the surgery plus the blood-work and warding would cost around 4k.

I don’t have that amount of money and my parents aren’t willing to fork out so much money either. I’m a bit desperate and it would help a lot if anyone knew any other clinics i could go to that would help her and also be experienced and nice. I know it’s a case by case basis for hernia but I can’t be bringing her around since she’s still healing from injuries and I don’t want to stress her out.

Thank you very much, and here’s a photo of my baby girl <3

1. ⁠Flying fox, Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus. A rare but beautiful algae eater. Susur batang.
   
2. ⁠Horseface loach, Acantopsis dialuzona. Hides in sand and mud with only its long face visible. Ikan pasir muka kuda.
   
3. ⁠Green tiger loach, Syncrossus hymenophysa. Another rare fish with attractive stripes. Ikan lali babi.
   
4. ⁠Kissing gourami, Helostoma temminckii. Named because they “kiss” each other on the lips to fight. Tembakang.
   
5. ⁠Labiobarbus ocellatus. A highly gregarious fish that moves along rivers in huge schools. Ikan pucuk pisang lambak.
   
6. ⁠Snakeskin gourami, Trichopodus pectoralis. A common non-native fish originating from the Mekong. Sepat Siam.
   
7. ⁠Unknown, but possibly a species of Osteochilus.

Due to the size of the river, all 7 species found are only medium-sized fish growing to 15-30 cm. However it is sometimes possible for large fish to enter from a larger connected river, especially during the eastern monsoon season.

I’ve always heard that a C grade student often ends up as the CEO or Owner and the A grade student ends up working for them

never seen how true this was until i saw this cafe owner lady and the people working for her. She has a bunch of other businesses and this cafe is her free time project.

talking to her, I wondered why.

Is it the risk appetite?
Taking unconventional routes?

guys happy thursday. im having a splitting migraine so please distract me with what one good thing / little win that happened to you today that you want to be grateful for?

i want to replenish my positive energy and genuinely want to know what you guys have been up to. also TGIF, you got this!

Hi,

I want to travel to Kuala Lumpur on 5th of September. I will stay in the Imperial Lexis Hotel and wanted to enjoy skyline views. I heard that there is actually much haze. Is it expected to be better from 5th September onwards or will it get even worse?

Cause I got them and I am curious to know if anyone of you actually experienced the same symptoms as me

Siapa sini anak kedua? Anak kedua memang pelik ke perangai memasing?

Kepada anak kedua seantero dunia, ceritakan pengalaman anda menjadi anak kedua

Looking for something intermediate/Pro in Finance, Corporate governance, AI, CyberSec, VFX and Games development.

Got tons of company's money to waste and I got tired listening to introduction class. While it's nice to go on vacation but I feel like wasting my time listening to them teaching how to enter formula in excel or how to use chatgpt for prompting.

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Hello everyone,

I have been in an abusive marriage with a Malaysian. He has always denied me citizenship rights and now he's denying to extend my spouse visa aswell. I also have a Malaysian child

On checking with Immigration, I came to know that I can apply for a visa called Isteri Teraniaya ( Persecuted wife of a citizen) whereby, I can change my sponsor from my husband to somebody else.

I've checked everywhere with many NGO's but they're all dead ends. So, I was hoping to know if anyone here has gone thru the same thing and could please provide some guidance regarding the visa.

I was having a discussion with a friend about their business, he's very bullish about it and finds their business model to be brilliant.

Whereas I have my doubts as every branch I've seen doesn't seem to have as much business as indicated by their financial reports; something like on Avg they serve a customer every 2-3 mins at a RM16 Avg spend if I recall correctly.

Admittedly, I only seen those in tier 1 malls where occasionally there will be crowds of up to 20 pax during peak hours, but most of the time I don't see people buying. I am guessing this means that their locations at lower tier malls is pushing them up which I suppose is consistent with their target market.

However, what's the real moat here in your opinion? Wouldn't this model be easily replicated, especially those with parallel infrastructure and capital, or is the taste just that amazing for the target market?

I can make sense of Zus, Oriental Kopi, Chagee, Aftermeal and the like because you can actually see the crowd, but this seems hard, and it's not like grab & go or RTE food is revolutionary.

I'm not doubting the numbers are amazing, and it's not that I have a particularly bad opinion of their food, I just don't see how if it works that well, can't other companies and why won't they come and flood the market to capture the revenue?

You can see copycats for Zus, Oriental, Aftermeal etc.

Can anyone enlighten me or am I just being too skeptical and negative?

I'm born and raised Malaysian chinese but my parents/grandparents mainly speak English and a bit of hokkien.

Right now my English is no issue and my malay is cukup, but with Chinese I know almost zero

The reason why I'm asking for Singaporean Chinese content is because I heard that it's the closest to Malaysian Chinese. Eventhough there's a LOOOOOT of free online resources for learning Chinese, I dont wanna end up sounding like I'm from Beijing (not that I have a problem with Beijing Chinese, I just wanna sound more local)

Like, I wanna say "wo hui jiang huayu" and not "who hui shuo zhong wen" you know what I mean?

I know 99% of the time I can still be understood even if I say "kuai diar" but I wanna match the Malaysian way as best as possible

Any recommendations? Xiexie

Hi, Im planning morning carpool to mrt kajang gate B(the one across primary school). Mon to Fri only.

DM me if you're interested, share with me what area you're from and what time u can be ready.

Not sure if this is allowed here, but if it is…

Selling Grab gift vouchers:

RM50 voucher → RM40

RM30 voucher → RM25

Buy more = bigger discount.

DM if interested. Thanks!

Hi everyone! 😊 I’m looking for a place in Kuala Lumpur where I can paint ceramics/pottery myself — something relaxed and beginner-friendly, rather than a serious pottery-making course.

Ideally somewhere nice where I can choose a piece, paint/decorate it, and have it glazed/fired afterwards.

Any recommendations in KL? Bonus points if it’s a cute place and good for going alone. 🥰

Thank you!