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  • My tulmutous experience with WeChat Wallet

    My tulmutous experience with WeChat Wallet

    This article shares the author’s tortuous path towards getting WeChat Pay sorted during his trip from Malaysia to China when he left his entire wallet at home, with only RM15 to his name!


  • Compact Calendar 2019 (optimized for Selangor, Malaysia)

    Compact Calendar 2019 (optimized for Selangor, Malaysia)

    The 2019 version of a one-glance-see-all compact calendar, created by David Seah, but customized by the author for the state of Selangor, Malaysia is provided in this article. This compact calendar is easily customized to suite the user’s needs.


  • USB ISO image writer and dabbling with Linux

    USB ISO image writer and dabbling with Linux

    Problems with UNetbootin can be solved by using USB ISO image writer like Etcher where Linux Mint 19 Tara was installed well. GParted must be used with caution.


  • Setting up cheap web-based Xiaomi & Yi home security cams

    Setting up cheap web-based Xiaomi & Yi home security cams

    The learning experience on installing & configuring cheap Xiaomi & Yi Technology home security webcam is shared in this article. If your are adventurous & on a tight budget, the cheaper made-for-China versions of these gadgets are for you, otherwise you should stick to the “international” version.


  • Don’t confuse Chinese primary schools with UEC recognition

    Don’t confuse Chinese primary schools with UEC recognition

    This article lays down bare facts about Chinese primary (SJK(C)), secondary (SMJK) and independent Chinese schools in Malaysia. The differences between the UEC examinations & SJK(C) that’re wrongly lumped together are clearly explained. The author opined that the recognition of the UEC should be a separate issue which should not be confused with the Chinese…