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  • May 6, 2025

    I passed my driving exam!

    I passed my driving exam!

    I mentioned here that one of the things I wanted to do, and passed, is learning how to drive. I couldn’t drive, and there were times I wished I could. I remember when Rey was still a baby, and she got a fever. It was midnight, my husband was out of town for a business… Continue reading

    Personal
    driving test, Malaysia
  • May 1, 2025

    Another scam call

    Another scam call

    Yesterday, during lunchtime, I got a phone call from a person saying they were a third-party appointed by Maybank. The gist is: An account owner on Maybank named Saleha binti Zakaria listed my number as their emergency contact number. The account is suspected of several suspicious transactions, and Saleha cannot be contacted, so this person,… Continue reading

    Royal Randomness
    blubs, Malaysia, scam phone, scammer
  • August 21, 2024

    A morning call with a scammer

    A morning call with a scammer

    The number was unknown, as expected, and I thought it was a cold call from TV cable companies offering their Internet or streaming service or ISPs — and in a mildly amusing irony, perhaps I would respond better had those were true — so I picked it up and greeted them, the scammer Continue reading

    Royal Randomness
    blubs, Malaysia, scam phone, scammer
  • September 16, 2023

    Saturday pics

    Saturday pics

    We had our breakfast at Nasi Kandar Pelita (roti canai, Maggi goreng, tosai, and poori set) and took a walk on the KLCC Park while Wira and I tried our DSLR cameras after long time (he uses Nikon, I use FujiFilm.) Roti canai is quintessentially Malaysian that shows the nation’s close ties with Indian’s culture… Continue reading

    Friends and Family, Snapshots, The Firmansyahs in a Nutshell
    Malaysia, nomnom, weekend
  • April 1, 2023

    Visiting Indonesia/Malaysia during Ramadan?

    Visiting Indonesia/Malaysia during Ramadan?

    At this point, many more people are more aware of Ramadan and what it entails; no eating and no drinking from sunrise to sunset. The problem is that not everyone knows Ramadan’s massive effect on Muslim-majority countries, such as Malaysia or Indonesia. The latter is mainly on the island of Java. This post is prompted… Continue reading

    Travels
    Indonesia, Malaysia, ramadan
  • September 17, 2022

    (Another) Langkawi Trip, Malaysia Day

    (Another) Langkawi Trip, Malaysia Day

    Malaysia Day’s vacation trip to Langkawi; a small island in the northern part of Malaysia, freshly out from a curse that spanned seven generations (trust me, I read Wikipedia.) Also, eagle feeding is super cool. Continue reading

    Snapshots, The Firmansyahs in a Nutshell, Travels
    langkawi, Malaysia, vacation
  • August 30, 2022

    🔖 The Melanau Gateway

    🔖 The Melanau Gateway

    A cool finding from Tiktok. Giving you a glimpse of a native tribe in Borneo. Continue reading

    Bookmarks, Movies, Documentaries, and Visuals
    2.0, Malaysia, melanau
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