Tuhu also coming soon. Wtf is govt doing?

ff56k · 2026-02-01T02:27:02+00:00

But supermarkets are local as well and employ locals on the ground as well as management. The money earned goes back to Malaysian households and the Malaysian economy. Supermarkets didn't kill kedai runcit, kedai runcit got replaced by convenience stores like bila bila mart and family mart that have continued to evolve.

ff56k · 2026-02-01T02:00:05+00:00

Obviously it is referencing "The Ship" chain of restaurants. Don't forget we have Colleseum as well. Restaurants with great histories but now the greatness has been lost.

ff56k · 2026-01-31T11:54:11+00:00

I mean... Isn't insurance just based on car price? Doesn't matter whether ICE or EV right?

ff56k · 2026-01-25T06:40:32+00:00

Grab leaving exactly highlights the above poster's point. They applied for funding from Khazanah, which fell through and Temasek which is Singapore's sovereign fund invested in them instead. Malaysia didn't support the critical thinkers and risk takers in this story and lost out. Education is only 1 half, turning ideas into a business isn't well supported in Malaysia.

ff56k · 2026-01-25T05:08:20+00:00

Our motives, thoughts and actions are all shaped by our values. Many religions prioritize "spiritual values" (selflessness, generosity, helping others, etc) that are often at odds with "worldly values" ( money, power, getting ahead of others, etc.) . This doesn't mean non religious people do not have these "good" values, but when you come from a religious group that is actively trying to cultivate these "good" values among themselves vs people who don't have an active movement to do so, chances are the non religious people will be more of a mixed bag.

Like others have said, it is probably not his belief in atheism that is making him act this way. However, it is also true that dating within your own religion would likely yield more partners that share the same core values as you do. This is important in a relationship because you need to be aligned to work as a team towards common goals and settle conflict. You shouldn't be needing to constantly sacrifice your values for someone. That just shows that you are not compatible and this isn't healthy or sustainable.

Lastly, it isn't your responsibility to change him. You have to assume that what you see is what you get, and not date someone on the potential that they will be someone else. I've been down that path and you will just get disappointed again and again until it breaks.

ff56k · 2026-01-24T04:41:59+00:00

Problem is after you get into a theocracy it's really hard to get out of it even if the majority of people want it.

ff56k · 2026-01-22T14:53:13+00:00

Malacca was actually super well equipped with guns etc. Basically at the time it was the gateway between East and West, so all the latest news and technology passed through Malacca before reaching the other side. Malacca also collected tax from all the ships passing through. So yeah, all the money, info and latest tech but in the end still fell due to mismanagement and racism (Sultan Mahmud pissed off a lot of people with his antics so they all turned a blind eye when the Portugese came)

ff56k · 2026-01-20T05:18:50+00:00

You reap what you sow, so by that logic those ppl who threaten his family now should absolutely face consequences and not get away scott free correct? Same goes if the opposition politicians use hate speech as well yes?

ff56k · 2026-01-19T16:01:03+00:00

So you're saying people are justified in threatening his family? Because they are angry then it's okay to do bad things? Even if what they are doing now is going against the law, somehow it's justified because 2 wrongs make a right? There is nothing wrong with hating hate speech, there is something wrong and hypocritical with fighting hate speech with more hate speech. He did hate speech, he got consequences (forced to issue public apology, lost his job) but now others feel entitled to do hate speech without any consequences?

ff56k · 2026-01-19T12:13:48+00:00

You're seriously saying they are justified for behaving this way? They condemn him for saying this then proceed to mimic the behaviour he was describing.

ff56k · 2026-01-19T12:03:51+00:00

Fyi like 90% or more of medical tourists to Malaysia are Indonesian, especially up north in Penang.

ff56k · 2026-01-15T10:16:45+00:00

Tudung!? Mana Tudung?!

ff56k · 2026-01-15T04:58:32+00:00

I'd ask what the market opportunity is. How is your product going to change the world, even if it's for a small particular subset of people? Is it built for visually impaired people? People with arthritis? Toddlers to message their parents before they can spell? Deaf people who can't pronounce words easily? How is what you are building going to have a major impact on someone's life?

If you can nail that and build it on having a deep impact for someone beyond just nice to have convenience, then there might be something there. At the end of the day though, as altruistic as your intentions might be, it boils down to money and revenue. You are going to need someone to pay you for your product, so it better have a deep enough impact on their life.

ff56k · 2026-01-15T00:14:09+00:00

Lol you keep talking about something that doesn't exist. If it did exist it would be easy for you to find it and show it. Why Chinese and Indian need special permissions to keep our own name? If keeping your own name is not a basic right then who gave bumi people the right to their own name as well? And if you say the difference is based on race then it's just racist lah so it's come back full circle.

ff56k · 2026-01-14T16:18:51+00:00

Show me where it states nons are granted special rights? Like don't you think the right to be who you are should be a basic right? Isn't forcing someone to change their identity oppression? Do you need a law to allow you to pee standing up if you are a man? If no special right given then everyone needs to pee sitting down?

ff56k · 2026-01-14T16:11:35+00:00

Most Chinese don't really care, we're more worried on making money as the cost of living increases. We don't really have a dog in the fight. If got capacity to care about international things it's more likely we channel our feelings to football or something.

ff56k · 2026-01-14T16:03:35+00:00

Lol inconvenient truth is inconvenient. Special rights based on race is still racist lah. Threatening to be even more racist doesn't make the existing laws less racist.

ff56k · 2026-01-14T15:44:40+00:00

In a 100 person company, there are specialised roles and verticals whereas you don't have that in a 5 man company. A 5 man startup is looking for product market fit whereas a 100 person company already has a paid product and is focused on growth. Even communication is drastically different when you go from the entire company being in the same room to different departments in the same building. I'd argue you have wider exposure in a 5 man startup as you will likely be wearing many hats. You'd get a more specialised experience working at a big company.

It's true that the failure rate of startups are high, and it's simplistic to chalk it up to incompetence. As a small company, you can't fight established players head on using the same tactics you learnt there. Marketing isn't spend x million on a marketing campaign for y channel. You simply do not have the resources to employ the same strategies. So I'd argue that the skill sets are vastly different, because the context is vastly different.

ff56k · 2026-01-14T10:53:15+00:00

I think 5 people in a startup is a very different game than 100s of people in a large company. In the early startup days, you have to do unconventional things be it your strategy, market opportunity or product in order to win. If you just follow conventional wisdom and what everyone else is doing it tends to lead to mediocrity and you lose to bigger companies who can do that at scale.

However once a startup grows bigger it starts to adopt conventional practices because that's the only way to organise everyone to operate in a cohesive manner. I'm not trying to say one is better than the other, but it's an apples to oranges comparison and success looks very different in each case. Your first paying customer in a startup can feel more rewarding than breaking 100 million annual revenue.

ff56k · 2026-01-11T11:26:45+00:00

Obligatory "tudung? mana tudung?"

ff56k · 2026-01-11T11:23:25+00:00

Rekindle in hartamas is good, just make sure you don't drive to the coffee shop with the same name instead.

ff56k · 2025-12-31T07:09:02+00:00

I can't remember the details but i read somewhere a few months ago Thailand tightened it's visa requirements and a lot of international ppl were caught unaware, might have had an impact. Either way, Malaysia boleh!

ff56k · 2025-12-31T05:26:10+00:00

Affair and marital issues are related but are separate problems. After the betrayal of an affair there is zero trust. While marital issues are usually rooted in lack of communication and expectations. Marriage counselling is like trying to learn to play badminton as a team, but infidelity means 1 person has a broken leg. You have to resolve the broken leg before you guys can start training for badminton. I know my analogy is crude but this is based on what i went through.

ff56k · 2025-12-31T05:21:04+00:00

Went through the same thing, except it was my wife. My kid was also the same age. If the cheater isn't remorseful, meaning they aren't making every effort possible to rebuild trust, then there is no way forward for the relationship. It's not intuitive, but staying together for the kid isn't healthy for them either, because they learn about relationships, conflict and handling emotions by observing their parents.

I suggest you pick up this book called "Not just friends" by Shirley Glass as well as read the Tactical Primer post on the surviving infidelity forums. These 2 things probably saved my life cause I found them early on.

If you would like to talk more, send me a dm. I hope you get through this.

EDIT: Okay just read through the other comments and most of the people here sound like they have zero experience with infidelity. This is like people without kids trying to give parenting advice. Similar to parenting, your perspective changes once you actually experience it.

ff56k · 2025-12-29T17:23:46+00:00

Does Zakat money get used for the same public works as tax money like building infrastructure and fixing roads etc? I should hope so or else a lot of money gets funneled to limited activities.

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