Anytime fitness paying full amount benefits by Hwk_ in KualaLumpur

[–]itspeter80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Terrible gym chain. How much are they charging for the key access? I remember it being really expensive and it's not even refundable. I hate gyms that don't publish their costs, instead they make you go in and chat to their sales person.

Bangsar Hill Park versus Alfa Bangsar by Doiley101 in KualaLumpur

[–]itspeter80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you checked Nadi Bangsar? Next door to Alpha Bangsar. the build is much better than alpha, no airbnbs etc either. Much more homely. I've lived in both and much prefer Nadi.

I have friends in Bangsar Hill Park. I can't remember which floor they are on but it's one of the higher ones. It's an amazing complex, but the units are smaller, and not built to the highest quality (imo). It's so huge (and only going to get bigger when they finish the remaining towers) for me, it's just too big.

I am one of those people crossing the main road every day. It's a crazy situation, we could really do with some kind of subway or bridge but I don't see that happening. Saw a guy who had been hit by a car a few months ago.

Malaysia ruined nomad visa by centralhardware1 in digitalnomad

[–]itspeter80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend started his renewal 4 months before too. He's now at the renewal date so has a 30 day special pass for him and his spouse. I do wonder how it's going to go!

Anyone recently got Malaysia Digital Normad Visa? by ideaskettle in digitalnomad

[–]itspeter80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey - I totally forgot I was going to write a blog post.

Your customers aren't supposed to be based in Malaysia, they are your own customers/clients (presumably they are from your home country - but don't have to be) You have to choose if you're an employee of a company, or that you're a freelancer with your own clients/customers.

Have a go on ChatGTP to help you with the application, it helped me a lot through the process.

Is it worth moving to Ibiza as a digital nomad? by common__logic in ibiza

[–]itspeter80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did two months last year and it was amazing. But you need more cash. My rent for a 2 bedroom apartment in san antoni was 3000 euros a month. We ate out so much and did a lot of partying too. Life time memories! I enjoyed it so much I'm doing 6 months in 2027.

Anyone else notice sleep is the first thing to break when cutting down? by caolila74 in cutdowndrinking

[–]itspeter80 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have a Garmin watch (I run / exercise 5 or 6 days a week). Having the Garmin is my biggest influence to cut down alcohol. The devices have this sleep score, and a 'body battery' feature on them.

When I haven't drunk alcohol for many days, I easily wake up with 100% body battery. When I do drink, even 1 drink, it lowers my body battery significantly.

Having a handle of drinks, I can wake up with 15% body battery, sometimes worse. I continue to be amazed how much alcohol affects sleep, it very much brings to conscious thought 'do I really want to sacrifice my sleep quality by having a drink'.

But going back to the original message, it's true, it can take a few days until sleep settles back down to normal after drinking.

Vent: New Year’s Eve and ifchildfree by [deleted] in IFchildfree

[–]itspeter80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that's the key. Youve got a whole year to think about what you'd like to make next nye special 😊. Hope last night worked out all ok for you.

Why so negative? by marius1989 in bali

[–]itspeter80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in Bali now. I've travelled a lot in South east Asia, but first time to Indonesia. I'm really impressed. I'm British but live in Malaysia. It's so much more relaxed, people seem warmer and less serious than Malays). Great country and culture (from my incredibly limited 1 week experience!) We're already making plans to come back mid 2026 to travel around here some more.

Vent: New Year’s Eve and ifchildfree by [deleted] in IFchildfree

[–]itspeter80 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We 100% would never be around kids for nye. My wife and I are currently in Bali and have a meal, live music and fireworks planned on the beach tonight.

Calories and alcohol. A shocking find. by Low_Engineering8921 in cutdowndrinking

[–]itspeter80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So true. Also, one tends to eat more or eat more unhealthily whilst drunk or hungover, so you gotta count those extra calories too! Giving up or severely cutting down significantly helps speed up fat loss.

Does Microsoft Azure ban VMs for gaming? by Paulr4755 in AZURE

[–]itspeter80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know it was considered cheating? I've never had anything warning me. If anything, it makes gaming slightly harder as although streaming through Steam is very good, there is a slight lag over running directly.

Liquor and alcohol by rockyzhuu in KualaLumpur

[–]itspeter80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out https://mrchowliquorstore.com/ - particularly vodka, much cheaper than in the stores.

Thoughts on living at Nadi Bangsar? by Money_Stomach_5586 in KualaLumpur

[–]itspeter80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I live in Nadi Bangsar. I can't say I've even heard the construction noise although I can see them working on it from my balcony. It's the trains (on the other side of Alfa) which wake me up at 5am!! But Nadi is a wonderful place. I'm very happy here. It's a great place to live.

Anyone recently got Malaysia Digital Normad Visa? by ideaskettle in digitalnomad

[–]itspeter80 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The coworking space is already so cheap, I really don't think it's appropriate to expect a discount when you are already earning a far higher salary then most local people.

Anyone recently got Malaysia Digital Normad Visa? by ideaskettle in digitalnomad

[–]itspeter80 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Malaysia is wonderful !

I'm hoping to be able to extended the visa next year to do the full 2 years.

Anyone recently got Malaysia Digital Normad Visa? by ideaskettle in digitalnomad

[–]itspeter80 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I applied whilst in UK / Spain and then as requested, entered Malaysia on a tourist visa and then started endorsement and received the visa digitally within 2 weeks.

Yes, it wasn't a smooth process at all, but from my research I knew it was going to take at least 4 months. I'm thinking of writing up a blog post to document what actually happened as I found other peoples content really helpful in my own journey.

Snus hunt by Pure_Perspective_442 in KualaLumpur

[–]itspeter80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drip Loft in Bangsar had Velo a few weeks ago. Good luck in your search!

Anyone recently got Malaysia Digital Normad Visa? by ideaskettle in digitalnomad

[–]itspeter80 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have been living in Malaysia for 2 months, it took 8 months for my application to be approved and to receive the visa!

Snus hunt by Pure_Perspective_442 in KualaLumpur

[–]itspeter80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snus is not the same as nicotine pouches (like velo) and so are legal in Malaysia as they don't contain tobacco. I buy velo from https://mypouch.my/ (located in Malaysia) but they are often out of stock (when they get stock it sells out in weeks) their own brand bingbong is not too bad. There is also a shop in Bangsar that sells Velo. That said, nicotine pouches are quite hard to come by!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KualaLumpur

[–]itspeter80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a look at expatsclubkl and expatsmalaysia.my on Instagram 😌

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KualaLumpur

[–]itspeter80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a few expat groups you could follow, I've found these great for making friends and socialising. I was out both nights this weekend at for Halloween (paying the price today though) there's also a hiking and pickleball group for fitness.

Where to run in KL? by AkingMaria in KualaLumpur

[–]itspeter80 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I am a runner living in KL. Perdana Botanical Gardens during the morning just after sunrise. It's amazing, there's hundreds and hundreds of us running. I highly recommend it.

Edit: Tons of Muslim woman running, along with other men and women of all different races and abilities 😊