Vote for G Force of SMK Kota Kemuning

Login to Disney Channel Asia to vote for our very own Kota Kemuning Stars. You need to do some registration and with a few clicks here and there, you should be able to vote. I must say that their dance moves are good.

Anyway, go lah and vote for them. Sokonglah Kota Kemuning!!!

Our group, G Force of SMK Kota Kemuning, has just been shortlisted as one of the 8 finalist (only 4 teams qualify) from Malaysia to participate in the Disney Channel Asia, High School Musical competition to be held in Disneyland Hong Kong in Aug 2008.

Vote for us and we will proof to you that MALAYSIA BOLEH !!!

Your vote is important.... please vote

Team : G Force

School : SMK Kota Kemuning

Country : Malaysia

Closing date : 21st July 2008

Please click here to cast your vote, Thank you and regards. Please forward to all your friends and relatives SO THAT THEY CAN VOTE TOOO...

The Team,

Mary, Michelle, Casandra, Carmen & Cally

Wanted: Baby Sitter, Tuition Teacher, Carpool etc

Needed someone to carpool from Kota Kemuning to Damansara Uptown, looking for baby sitter or tuition teacher, looking for someone to adopt your pets, something interesting to share ... well just post it to canalgardens@gmail.com. 

We'll just publish your request (subject to approval from the administrator of this blog). May take a couple of days. Please include your name and contact info. For residents of Canal Gardens. 

Here's one for a start, if you know of any good/reliable baby sitter, please recommend ... thanks.

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Wanted: Baby Sitter

Hi, I am one resident in Canal Garden. Can anyone help... I am seeking for a baby sitter for my baby with 2 months old...day care (7.30am - 8pm), Monday to Friday. Perfer Chinese and start end of June 2008. Thank you.

 

Please contact: Hui Ling (017-332 1263)

Rebate in Three Minutes

From The Star: Rebate in Three Minutes, 13th June 2008.

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The process of getting fuel subsidy rebates will be simple and will only take three minutes, Pos Malaysia Bhd said.

At a press conference yesterday, Pos Malaysia executive director Datuk Abu Huraira Abu Yazid said car owners only needed to do the following to get the cash rebate:

> Go in person to any of the country's 683 post offices,
> Bring your identity card,
> Provide your car registration number, and
> Fill a money order form.

Rebates can be claimed from tomorrow (14 June) until March 31 next year for those who bought new or renewed their road tax between April 1 and May 31 this year. For those after June 1, claims can be made from July 1.

Three Minutes ... That's About How Fast Vehicle Owners Can Claim The Cash Rebates

Read this arcticle from The Star: Making it fast and easy for vehicle owners (13th June 2008).

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Three minutes. That's about how fast vehicle owners can claim the cash rebates.

This assurance came from Pos Malaysia Berhad (PMB) executive director Datuk Abu Huraira Abu Yazid.

Vehicle owners can get their cash rebates of up to RM625 from 683 post offices nationwide beginning tomorrow.

He said those who renewed or bought their road tax from April 1 until May 31 this year were the ones eligible to start claiming the rebate beginning tomorrow until March 31 next year.

He said these groups were categorised under phase one of the implementation. The vehicle owner must be present with their original identity card and fill-up a simple form that would be given by the post office staff.

“After the form is filled, the details will be verified with Road Transport Department’s system database.

“Once that is confirmed, the thumbprint of the owner will be required on the form, before the cash is handed over. It is a simple process,” he told a press conference at PMB near here yesterday.

Abu Huraira said those who did not want to queue up could fill up the form and drop a section of it into a special box while keeping a customer's copy for themselves.

“Once the owner receives the money order, the person can either cash it at post offices or at banks,” he added.

He said vehicle owners who had renewed or plan to renew their road tax from June 1 until March 31 next year could start claiming their rebates starting from July 1.

On June 4, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had announced the new fuel price of RM2.70 a litre for petrol and RM2.58 a litre for diesel. In line with that, owners of private vehicles with engine capacity of 2,000cc and below would enjoy a RM625 rebate.

Owners of private pickup trucks and jeeps with engine capacity of 2,500cc and below will also receive the rebate. Owners of motorcycles of 250cc and below are eligible for a RM150 rebate.
Customers can contact PMB’s customer service centre at 1-300-300-300 or visit the website at www.pos.com.my should they have any enquiries.

How and When You Can Claim Your Cash Fuel Subsidy?

An article to share with you on how and when you can claim your cash fuel subsidy from Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industry.

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As all of you probably know by now, those who own a car with an engine displacement of 2000cc and below, and have a road tax disc which will be renewable from the 1st of April 2008 and the 31st of March 2009 will be eligible to a RM625 cash subsidy in the form of a postal order.

Those who have already renewed their road tax between the 1st of April this year up to the 31st of May 2008 will be able to pay a visit to one of 683 post offices nationwide and claim your cash subsidy. For those whose road tax expires after the 31st of May 2008 all the way up to the 31st of March 2009, collection of subsidy can be done from the 1st of July 2008 onwards.

All you need to do is bring your IC, and the post office will look it up in the JPJ database to see if you qualify for the subsidy. Identity will be verified using fingerprints.

UPDATE: There is one additional piece of information which I believe has not been released before. A person can only receive subsidies for a maximum amount of 5 vehicles, which can be a combination of motorcycles, trucks or cars. If you have more than 5 vehicles, you will not get subsidies for all of the vehicle’s road tax.

New Links

Added a few links (which you can access from MISC Sites located on the right hand side of this portal ... scroll down) which should be interesting and helpful (hopefully) to our readers covering a few "genre":

• BBC News - International News
• The Edge Daily - Malaysian Business News
• Bursa Malaysia Stock Quote - KLSE
• The Malaysian Insider - Malaysian Political News
• ESPN Soccernet - Sports Soccer
• Golf - Sports Golf
• Movies Trailers from Apple - Entertainment
• Mayo Clinic - Health
• Fodors Travel Guide - Travel Lesiure

Interesting Articles from National House Buyers Association of Malaysia

Some interesting property articles from National House Buyers Association of Malaysia (HBA), which is a voluntary non-governmental, non-profit and non-political organization. Click here to access them ... among others:

• Understanding Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA)
• Law of Landlord and Tenant
• Purchasing A New Property
• Gated & Guarded Communities
• How Much Should You Pay A Lawyer In A Property Transaction?

Brighter, Better

Did you notice the nights are getting "brighter"?

MBSA has “upgraded” or in the process of "upgrading" the lightings from 70W to 125W/150W. At least it is a little bit brighter ... making night jogging / biking a much safer routine. We will be requesting for better lighting for the Basketball, Parks and Central Park lighting as well. Will keep all posted.

Happy Voting, My Fellow Malaysians

Tomorrow ... March 8th, 2008. The moment has come for us to decide whether we want to continue accepting status quo, going through the same motion or make a change for what some of us believe may mark the dawn of a new era in Malaysian history.

Well, the politicians can cakap and bikin whatever they want lah, but the final decision is with you, you and you. So please exercise your rights!

Pergilah Undi ... whoever you'll be rooting for ... vote wisely and vote with your conscience.

Happy Voting!!!!