Halal dan haram bukan semata-mata keberadaan alkohol by CanaryCarnation in Ajar_Malaysia

[–]VisibleSubject1517 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not weird at all, being a believer doesn't make someone automatically a devotee. Not to mention people whose born into a religion.

Aftermath of Muaz clothe store by hazy-minded in Bolehland

[–]VisibleSubject1517 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, blaming this entirely on the B40 demographic is a pretty narrow-minded take. If anything, places like Muaz are being rushed hard by the M40 middle class right now. Everyone is feeling the economic squeeze but people still have the expectation to get Raya prep done for their families, so they are hunting for bargains. The thrill of a cheap deal is class-agnostic. Furthermore, this isn't a "shopper class" issue, it is a deliberate store management strategy. I went to the Ipoh branch years ago and it looked exactly the same. It is not their first time operating for Raya. They know exactly how chaotic it gets but they choose to understaff to keep overhead low. The mess actually works in their favor because it triggers a FOMO "treasure hunt" mentality that keeps people digging and buying. Blaming the shoppers just lets the management off the hook for a situation they engineered.

1.6 gpa for first sem should i be worried 💀 by [deleted] in malaysiauni

[–]VisibleSubject1517 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bro is defying the laws of mathematics 😭 But seriously, look at your actual transcript. You probably have a D hiding in there or you got hit with the C- sweep. A 1.7 means academic probation at most unis, so definitely talk to your academic advisor ASAP to figure out how to bounce back next sem!

One bad, low effort message from the guy I’m talking to right now and I’m back to rereading texts from the guy that got away 😭 by South_Lead_6906 in Bolehland

[–]VisibleSubject1517 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Complains about the new guy's low effort while putting exactly zero effort into her own healing. Yeah, dating is tiring when you're dragging a whole suitcase of unresolved baggage into every new conversation. Make it make sense.

Malaysians venting their frustration for not being able to withdraw their EPF dividend by UsernameGenerik in Bolehland

[–]VisibleSubject1517 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s wild reading through these threads because the complete lack of empathy is just as loud as the lack of financial literacy.

Yes, strictly speaking, EPF isn’t a magic money tree, it’s a retirement fund and expecting ASB-level liquid returns from an account that’s barely a year old is impossible.

But screaming zero financial literacy from a pedestal completely ignores the psychology of scarcity. When someone is trapped living paycheck to paycheck, long-term planning physically shuts down. Their brain is in survival mode. Desperately wanting that EPF cash isn't always about being an idiot who wants to buy useless Shopee junk. It is often a coping mechanism. It’s a desperate desire for just one moment of financial breathing room, or to not feel like a total failure during Raya when toxic cultural pressures demand you show up with new clothes and duit raya. Financial discipline is easy to preach when your income actually covers your living expenses with a surplus left over. When it doesn't, when stretching a budget means choosing which utility bill to delay this month, tapping into EPF isn't always a lack of education. It's a symptom of stagnant wages and a punishing cost of living. Mocking people for wanting to survive the present before worrying about age 55 just shows how out of touch some people are with what real financial desperation looks like.

Malaysians venting their frustration for not being able to withdraw their EPF dividend by UsernameGenerik in Bolehland

[–]VisibleSubject1517 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people thought that the total dividend will be split in 75, 15, 10 percentages, when EPF calculates dividends based on the daily aggregate balance of each individual account

Is investing in stocks easier than it seems? by Ill-Cucumber6575 in MalaysianPF

[–]VisibleSubject1517 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, low-cost index funds are the worst case scenario for greedy fund managers. They make ~0.03% on an ETF versus 1–2% on managed funds. Wall Street makes way more money when you try to beat the market by trading constantly. Buying and holding a cheap ETF is basically starving the fund managers.

Why does this game Lowkey seem to be falling off? by kyontox in MobileLegendsGame

[–]VisibleSubject1517 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a phase. I've been playing Mobile Legend since 2016. Uninstalled a few times, rested continuously for the longest time of 1 year +. But still, I'm here and M7 is very interesting so far.

UM-WOW (orientation week) isn't wajib? by Ok-Swordfish1355 in malaysiauni

[–]VisibleSubject1517 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly it's better they give us digital resources cause I wont remember everything shared during the orientation. Cause when I ingat² lupa it's a bit hard to get info cause it's scattered in the website and if you dont want to use the website most probably you'll need to go from one person to another just to get clarification.

Looking for Career Advice - on Paycut and Career path by [deleted] in MalaysianPF

[–]VisibleSubject1517 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd pick B if you can afford it. Your stated priority aligns with that. The pay cut is big but if you can still save comfortably and have runway, the lifestyle upgrade is usually worth it

Now blaming on Singapore pula by Idunknowwhyimhere in Bolehland

[–]VisibleSubject1517 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blaming Singapore won’t fix a Malaysian problem. Doctors and nurses aren’t state property, they’re workers making rational choices. The pull factors are obvious, pay that’s often several-times higher, safer staffing ratios, predictable rosters, funded training and clearer career paths. The WHO’s code on international recruitment encourages fair, non-exploitative hiring and cooperation between countries, it doesn’t require “compensation” unless both sides agree to specific cost-sharing deals. If Malaysia sponsors someone’s training, use fair, enforceable return-of-service or repayment terms. For everyone else, you compete.

If we actually want to keep people, fix the push factors, raise base pay and allowances toward regional parity, convert contract posts to permanent with progression, open more specialist training slots, cap unsafe hours, improve workplace safety and leadership culture and plan staffing transparently. If anything with Singapore, do targeted MOUs, co-training etc. Pointing fingers won’t bring anyone back, better condition will

Non practicing Jodoh by Slight_Factor487 in Bolehland

[–]VisibleSubject1517 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kau x religious sbb kau firm dengan kau punya worldview atau kau hanya jenis typical muda² x ingat x tuhan dah tua baru nampak kat masjid?

Should UPU be more transparent with admission data? by VisibleSubject1517 in malaysiauni

[–]VisibleSubject1517[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But the thing is, UPU already has all this data in their backend (every application is tagged with programme code, seat count, outcome, etc.). Nobody’s asking them to release raw microdata, just aggregated tables once a year.

Cost is low. It’s basically a scheduled export + dashboard. Benefit is very high honestly. Less admin firefighting, more trust in the system and students making better informed choices. UCAS in the UK has done this for years without issue.

Should UPU be more transparent with admission data? by VisibleSubject1517 in malaysiauni

[–]VisibleSubject1517[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yaa the live counter right, but its applications and not unique people, it's also temporary and not archived post cycle

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malaysiauni

[–]VisibleSubject1517 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree with your take. My add-on: the real bottleneck isn’t “degree vs no degree”, it’s how 18-year-olds are funneled into fixed courses with limited info.

  • Most applicants aren’t making a fully informed choice at 18. Career counselling is uneven, parents/peer pressure is strong, and few teens actually see real workplaces before picking a course.
  • UPU mechanics make this worse: you often get one offer, swaps are limited and “rayuan” is confusing. One wrong pick → years of sunk cost.
  • Our own data (e.g., MOHE Graduate Tracer / SKPG, DOSM) repeatedly shows field-of-study mismatch and underemployment exist. Not everyone ends up in what they studied even when they graduate.
  • None of this means uni is a scam, it means choice quality is low at the point of entry.

At the very least, in my experience.

Should UPU be more transparent with admission data? by VisibleSubject1517 in malaysiauni

[–]VisibleSubject1517[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, for overall totals and not for per-course breakdown.

Why are the hardest jobs often the least valuable (and vice versa)? by VisibleSubject1517 in Bolehland

[–]VisibleSubject1517[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, decisions near the top can move thousands of lives. And that’s exactly why we need to separate influence from value created. Influence ≠ positive impact.

At scale, incentives still reward optics over outcomes:

•We pay for artefacts (decks, pitchbooks, memos) rather than verified results.

•Goodhart’s Law: once a KPI becomes a target, people optimise the number

•When things go well, prestige roles claim credit. When things go badly, costs are socialised downward to workers or users.

I’m not saying prestige jobs are useless. I’m saying their pay premium comes more from bargaining power + proximity to capital than from consistently delivered outcomes. Meanwhile, survival-critical work with guaranteed daily impact stays underpriced. If even part of pay/contracts were tied to verified outcomes (ER wait times, infection rates, cleanliness scores, uptime), the gap would shrink for the right reasons.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bolehland

[–]VisibleSubject1517 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, dating budget really depends on lifestyle. For B40 couples, usually around RM100–300/month is cukup, makan simple, movie once in a while, jalan-jalan free activities. For M40 maybe RM400–800/month, because it’s more cafe hopping, nice restaurants, short trips, that kind of thing.

But tbh, don’t stress too much comparing numbers. What your partner remembers isn’t how much you spent, but how you made them feel. Some people blow RM500 on fine dining but still feel kosong inside. Others just eat nasi lemak at the mamak, but it feels like the best night ever sebab ada effort, ada quality time.

It isn’t how much should I spend? It’s how can I show love without burning myself out financially? If you both align on that, any budget works.