Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Courts Singapore - Full of Data leaks and inaccurate data

What I hated most is when U fire up the wrong guy at the wrong time of the day.. especially when my phone is roaming.

After me warning the agent that he is barking at the wrong tree, and that his actions are now facing criminal action, he still persisted and even calling me from another number, burn phone I suppose, to ask if I work at this Naval Base.

Even I am there (which I am not.. I hate the Navy other than NCIS..).... why do I need to disclose my location as it in itself is a criminal offense under Sec 294 of the Enlistment Act, read with the Official Secrets Act.

So I hate to say this.. Courts Singapore, you need to DESIST THIS ACTIVITIES. It's plain CRIMINAL!

For legal and formality sake, I will cross post what I said to CourtsSG  facebook account.
Will anyone who suffer the same fate get this giants a thistle to limp them with?

PLEASE VERIFY YOUR DATA BEFORE YOU SEND YOUR FRIGGING CREDIT / DEBT COLLECTOR TO CALL YOUR CUSTOMERS. I AM NOT YOUR CUSTOMER AND I WAS HARRASSED BY YOUR STAFF OR AGENT Ph No 98515055 WHILE I WAS OVERSEAS. DESPITE ME WARNING HIM I AM NOT THE PERSON HE IS LOOKING FOR, HE INSISTED I PAY.
UNDER DATA PROTECTION ACT, YOU ARE NOW FORMALLY WARNED THAT YOUR DATA IS NOW INACCURATE AND DUE TO THAT, MY PERSONAL DETAILS ARE LISTED AS SOME ONE ELSE, AND IN WHICH, YOU HAVE FAILED TO KEEP A PROPER RECORD. 
I WILL FILE A FORMAL POLICE REPORT ON THIS CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION , HARRASSMENT CHARGES AND ALSO DATA PROTECTION ACTS.
CONTACT ME DIRECTLY IF YOU WISH TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED.

Any Criminal Lawyers wishing to get them be named and shamed?

Monday, September 23, 2013

Of ethics, Business Values and lying to oneself

The meaning PAID POSTS is a term where the blogger or writer is being remunerated in some sort or form for the endorsement of product or services and I did that prior to me looking my Geeks Corner domain and me being branded Worst Blogger of All Time 2006, 2007 and 2008 outside the United States at par with Perez Hilton for being too honest and well, to many I am quite outspoken and that I am biting the hand that feeds me.

True enough, if the service is great, I would certainly endorse it, and I like the Mystery Shopper method where they are caught off guard and that they give the service without any readiness of inspection.

I am a partner of MyRepublic. I use their services which are good and reliable. Only that there have been many screw ups on the technical side as they get bigger, which is getting the customers to pay for their services aka Billing, and I find it quite a cumbersome thing to do if when they tried to debit my account, the service failed for some DBS bullcrap issue. I for one like NOT to delay payment as that mean I have to be hustled more. I like PAYPAL and I trust Moneybookers or SKRILL as they are called now as its a credit standing.

But then, having to do Internet banking,writing a cheque etc is a nuisance and time wastage.So does calling Hello Billing takes a long time to respond. Which company does NOT like to collect their customers money. Well, I found one.

Which only comes to show, they need to do some work on the back end to get it sorted. And not charging us for late payment fees.

Anyway, as long my internet does not screw up, I am still ok with it. U need premium support? I charge $75 an hour btw.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Effects of 20 cents

Twenty SEN is all it takes to cause an uproar in Malaysia or about 9c in Singapore. It's the fuel hike in Malaysia that is going to bring a knock on effect to many Malaysians Nationwide.

Funny part it, at the pumps, the govt placed the NON-SUBSIDIZED RON 95 price to be RM2.79 with duties etc whereas the selling price of RON97 which is NORMAL RETAIL Price is RM2.70 . Is that the Govt saying RON 95 is MORE EXPENSIVE than the better RON97?

Now for the knock on effect.

20sen is about 12% increase on the Petrol Pricing, meaning an average LOW EARNER drawing 3 liters of fuel per day on his motorcycle will see an increase of RM15 per month based on a 25 work day month. To his low wages of RM900, it is about 1.5% increase. However, the huge effect is felt when the cost of transportation is put into play.

Diesel also see a hike of 20 sen which puts at RM2.00 a liter with subsidy. In turn, this will incur approximately more than 30% increase in terms of fuel, oils, maintance et al and that will push prices up further. 

Compare to the neighbours, Brunei charges 53cents (RM1.20) per liter for fuel and that cause the Borneo residents to come over and fill up. Singapore official fuel price is at S$1.18 before discounts at the pump, usually dropping to S$0.81 (RM2.27) per liter at regular petrol stations such as Caltex or Shell inclusive of 7% GST and relevant duties. Black market fuel HSD or even BioDiesel is far cheaper from fleet refuelling points.

So why is Malaysia charging more for fuel when they export them and in the case of diesel, control the usage and implement rationing via the distribution points?

Mainly, the Ringgit is dropping against the USD or SGD. In SGD to MYR contrast, it was RM2.30 to the Singapore dollar whereas now, it's way over RM 2.54 at the money changers.

Weaker Ringgit means they have to pay more to service their debts which are in SGD or USD and that is bad for the economy but good for those working across the causeway. I just pity those living in rural areas as they have limited resources and income in Ringgit working far lesser than the RM900 minimum wage and with this, will cause a hefty strain on them.

Prudence yes, but this is not the way.