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Installation of Long Down Rod Ceiling Fan

Ceiling Fan on High Ceiling

My house has a high ceiling, last time I installed a ceiling fan with short down rod. It was hard to clean up and over the years it was becoming slow due to dust.

So I had to install new one with long down rod. I measured and I needed a 160 cm down rod.

Buying Ceiling Fan, Long Down Rod, Spray Paint & Safety Cable

I went to a hardware shop to buy new ceiling fan. I chose KDK due to its reliability.

The KDK ceiling fan cost me around RM300.

I asked the seller whether the ceiling fan could support long down rod and whether they had available down rod. Fortunately they had the 160cm down rod that I needed.

Then I bought brown spray paint to spray the white down rod.

At same time, I needed to buy cable to replace the short safety cable.

use normal cable as ceiling fan safety cable

Electrical Contractor

I managed to get good electrical & affordable contractor to install my ceiling fan. I did ask few contractors most of them charge around RM500. But this contractor only charge RM340.

Installing high ceiling fan is expensive because the contractor has to set up a scaffolding or a staging for easier installation. The contractor also will lengthen the ceiling fan electrical cable. Unfortunately by doing this it will void the ceiling fan warranty.

It took around 1 hour an half to complete the job. I was really satisfied with their workmanship and professionalism. The ceiling fan is very stable. Not much swaying from left or right.

Electrical Contractor Contact Details

Company Name: Kristal Maya
Contact Person: Faizal
Telephone: 019 226 6232
Website: https://www.kristalmaya.com.my/

Contoh Surat Kebenaran Majikan Pembantu Rumah Cuti

Here is sample of letter for maid balik kampung prepared by employer;

Date/Month/Year

U/P: Pihak yang Berkenaan

Tuan,

KEBENARAN PULANG BERCUTI BAGI PEMBANTU RUMAH

NAMA : Mrs. Jane

PASSPORT INDONESIA : XXNOXX

Merujuk perkara di atas, saya dengan ini memberi kebenaran untuk bercuti selama 2 bulan dari tarikh berangkat pulang ke Indonesia (date) sehingga tarikh pulang ke Malaysia (date) kepada pembantu rumah saya yang namanya dinyatakan di atas. Berikut adalah maklumat penerbangan beliau;

Bil	Penerbangan AirAsia	Tarikh
1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ke Surabaya, Indonesia (flight no)	Date
2	Surabaya, Indonesia ke Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (flight no)	Date

Sukacita pihak Tuan dapat permudahkan urusan beliau dalam perjalanan pulang ke kampung halaman dan kembali semula ke Malaysia untuk kembali bertugas dengan selamat tanpa ganguan dan apa jua halangan.

Sepanjang pengetahuan saya, tidak wujud undang-undang bertulis Negara Indonesia yang mewajibkan apa jua pembayaran tambahan dibuat oleh pembantu rumah yang pulang sekiranya kepulangan pembantu rumah tidak disertai dengan surat pengesahan cuti dari majikan berdasarkan hujah bahawa hal ehwal pemberian cuti adalah urusan peribadi untuk pengesahan pembantu rumah dengan pihak Imigresen Malaysia sahaja dan ianya tidak mempunyai kaitan dengan mana-mana pihak di Indonesia.

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Seandainya pembantu rumah saya dan/atau rakan-rakannya yang pulang bersama-sama dengannya dikenakan apa jua bayaran tambahan, sila pihak tuan terlebih dahulu mengemukakan dengan jelas, bukti referansi kepada Undang-Undang Ketenagakerjaan Indonesia atau peraturan imigrasi ataupun aturan fiskal Indonesia yang menjadi sumber hukum yang jelas menyokong tindakan menuntut bayaran tambahan tersebut.

Sekiranya wujud undang-undang seperti itu, setiap dan tiap-tiap pembayaran mestilah disokong dengan pengeluaran karcis/ resit rasmi sebagai bukti pembayaran telah dibuat dengan benar yang dikeluarkan oleh pihak tuan. Rujukan adalah dibuat kepada Pasal 23 (2) Undang-Undang Dasar Republik Indonesia 1945 BAB VIII – HAL KEUANGAN yang menyatakan bahawa “Segala pajak untuk keperluan negara berdasarkan undang-undang’.

Seandainya pihak tuan masih memerlukan apa-apa pengesahan, saya boleh dihubungi ditalian (employer contact number). Segala bantuan dari pihak Tuan dalam memudahkan urusan keluar masuk pembantu rumah saya amat dihargai dan didahului dengan ucapan terima kasih.

Yang benar,

…………………………..

Employer name

Salinan pendua: Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur

Maid Employment Contract – Employer D.I.Y

Employment contract is also known as contract of service or a written legal agreement between employer and employee. Basis information such as employer and employee details, pay amount, duration of works clearly mention in the contract so it can protect the rights for both parties.

Am not sure if all employer out there really familiar with Indonesian Maid employment contract. Normally during initial year we get maid through agent we will be given an employment contract. After that we renew maid working permit with immigration each year to avoid it from expiring.

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Noticed that this Maid employment contract with Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) really needed when we want to ; 1) renew her visa/passport or 2) she wants to balik kampung. :0

This year (2019) slightly different from previously shared for year (2013), https://www.awesomegrasp.com/dilemma-on-2-different-actions-for-maid-balik-kampung-procedure/

Documents and waiting time for submission are much lesser. Just make sure you make a complete photocopy of documents and you can download and fill up form from home. (haha…clever than before).

PENSYARATAN PENGURUSAN KONTRAK KERJA PEMBANTU RUMAH (MAID) – UNTUK PULANG CUTI/ PERPANJANGAN PASPOR: PEMBANTU RUMAH DAN MAJIKAN HARUS HADIR.

2 SALINAN – MENGISI KONTRAK KERJA
1 SALINAN – IC MAJIKAN
1 SALINAN – INSURAN MAID MALAYSIA (NO NEED INDONESIA INSURAN)
1 SALINAN – PASPOR (DEPAN, PERMIT, BELAKANG)
Additional – Surat cuti kebenaran majikan pembantu rumah cuti
surat wakil kuasa bagi wakil (isteri/ suami majikan)

To enter the KBRI i just proceed to 2nd gate entrance (no need to queue together with passport related crowd) and guard will point you to go straight to specific counter for submission. The staff will check all the documents and for them to verify amount of pay and some other info stated in the contract with maid.

Less than 10 minutes all sorted and we ready to go back and need to come again for the next 2 days to collect endorsed contract. This time you can collect on your own or get anyone to pick up the document as long bring together collection slip which been given to you upon submission.

Add-on seat purchase for confirmed flight booking

We are prone to make mistake when being too careful or over cautious in doing something. In my case it happens when doing online transaction which having a countdown clock. Afraid that i might missed the deal due to longer time taken especially during flight booking.

Sure you know for flight booking we must confirm on the date and time of departure, arrival, guests list/ details, credit card info for payment and etc.

Always the time that i need to call my partners to know if he is okay to travel on that date and time. After getting price/rate that i wanted – browsing session pulak been chasing to expired before can confirm. That is normal … phewwww!!

Whenever i want to browse the airlines portal to see their offering i will use incognito window so that it cannot track my searching.

All incognito mode will do is erase your browsing and search histories while in private mode, as well as dump any tracking cookies you pick-up during your incognito session. If you’re unsure how to turn on your browser’s added privacy mode you can find instructions online for Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer. – pcworld.com

Always make sure to register and login upon making a purchase so easier for you to track, monitor and manage your bookings.

This time i only bought seat for departure but forgot to buy seat for return flight. Soon after realised i try to add on seat purchasing from Manage Booking features but unable to do so. Only available add on option for insurance, baggage and flight date.

To solve this i contacted Malindo call center, they gave me option where they reserve the seat that i intend to buy and within 2-3 days someone from payment department will contact me for payment purposes.

In mind should i wait and how can they get the payment thru calling? does it mean i need to give my credit card info? what is the mechanism? does it safe?

what i was told is that seat have been locked for my booking. Since i don’t want this to cause me so much hassle. i told them that meantime i will drop by at their ticketing counter and make payment there.

Wise decision to make.. drop by at Subang Airport counter and make payment. All reserve seats already entered by call centre reps. So all settled.

Am not sure what happen with the online system in my case. Actually members could add on seats from Manage Booking…. sigh!!! whatever..

valuable experience learnt through hard way!

Dilemma on 2 different actions for Maid ‘Balik Kampung’ procedure.

If refer to my previous post, am still contemplating what step should i follow. Learnt from friends experiences but still undecided which should i proceed.

Buy return flight tickets only – not to bother other processes.

My concern there is chances for my helper to get in trouble when returning at Surabaya Airport since she wont be having latest ‘Kad Kartu Kerja’

This card can only get after having a proper contract with KBRI which she need to bring the employment contract to department of overseas employment in Indonesian for them to proceed with card printing.

I don’t want to take any risk of her unable to come back to work with us. It will cause us trouble – for her and my side too.

Proceed with Employment Contract documentations at Indonesian Embassy (KBRI)

Contacted MYEG to know minimum validity period of maid working permit to allow maid to come back working in Malaysia (without hassle), but MYEG unable to answer me and was told to contact Immigration for exact procedure.

They gave the 1MOCC number (03-8000 8000) but since forever can’t connect me to Putrajaya Immigration (Bahagian Pembantu Rumah Asing). I was given direct number to call at 03-8880 1463 or 03-8880 11468 but no one pick up the line.

They advised me to personally go to immigration counter for clearer process and documentation. Immigration counter for Pembantu Rumah Asing only available in three locations; Putrajaya, Shah Alam and Jalan Duta (03-6205 7500 ext 1204/7479)

One day managed to chat with helpful 1MOCC officer on the procedure, she advises for me to proceed with employment contract at KBRI. Need to take 1 day on the process and next day for collection. It is faster compared to renew visa. So she shared the KBRI number (03-2116 4016 or 03-2116 4017) for me to ask further.

From KBRI update i need to do employment contract. Just bring the documentation and maid must follow together on that day. Procedure not much different from what i did back in 2013. https://www.awesomegrasp.com/process-for-indonesian-maid-balik-kampung/

Let my pass through and highlight if there is any changes.

As long im not troubling my helper to get back might as well i do the right way… wish me luck!

Be Cautious – Some Mobile Apps can auto-deduct credit card

Most companies nowadays will have their own mobile apps (ios or android) as one of platform to reach and promote businesses to clients.

I remembered in 2009 when started using iPhone, most actively used and downloaded apps was more to games, photo editing, kids learning apps, wallpapers and youtube.

Then later on apps usage evolved to messaging (watsapp, telegram) social media (FB, Twitter, Instagram), online shopping (Lazada, Zalora, Shopee,Carousell) , movie ticketing with scan barcode (GSC, TGV), video streaming (Tonton, Netflix), Transportation and mapping services (Grab, Uber, Waze, Google Street) Hotel bookings (Booking.com, Agoda, Trivago, airbnb) and Restaurants (nando’s, McDonalds, Food Panda).

hohoho… that’s why mata cepat rabun .. to much staring on mobile screen.

By having this apps most merchants offer lots off perks in a way to enticed users on continuous apps usage and make transactions with them ..off course 🙂

Perks can be in term of coupon, cash vouchers, redeemable point collection, priority entrances, contests and etc.

No doubt using apps can simplify and ease users experience compared to browsing on the web version, which will need more time to get into exact search within various of other information. By having the apps merchants can zoom in users to its available products and services by put more interesting offers on the plate in front of you.

We as user must be extra careful when using apps because if we didn’t look carefully apps can directly deduct our credit card. Here just want to share my experience, which one of “hotel booking apps” auto deduct my credit card just in one slide (or not even blink).

At first for few times I received repeated email mentioning that my account will entitle discount up to RM300 with given coupon code.

I have been ignoring these emails until two days before expiry i browse the apps to see does it worth the offer. When i clicked at the property comes the “slide for confirmation”.. and yaa in mind… from here where should it guide /bring me so that can key in the coupon code.

But that slide was not the feeling as if am are sliding balcony door with the “sea view hotel” it just so miserable when automatically i got message from the bank “your transaction successful” … whatttttt!!!! OMG what should i do next???

First call the bank and here their responds;

‘you have to call the merchants, only them can cancel transactions‘
why didn’t request for TAC before approved? – ‘Some merchants apps will have this feature which once you have successful transaction record with them it can override TAC for future transaction”
As security measures can bank improvise my account requirement so that each transaction will require TAC validation before can proceed?.. “cannot … up to merchants” – so crazy .. does merchants are their only clients not their account holder meh? .. sigh..

Lastly contacted merchants;

Apps will remember your credit card info last transacted if you saved the card info. *** and saved button is small which you cant easily notice.. (last phrase by the customer service reps.. hahaha)
This procedure will allow easy access and transaction to their frequent clients.
If want to compare and hotels browsing suggested to use website version rather than apps.
Make sure to delete all saved credit card info to avoid future “slide to confirmation” transaction feature. This also can cause misinterpretation – i would suggest to use “slide to payment” instead.
Hotels policy cancellation normally wont allow refund for any cancellation less than 3 days. Lucky this merchant they gave me two options; if hotels allow to cancel they will refund back to my credit card; or if hotels not allow merchant will absorb the cost for this one time and credit with same value to my apps (not card) for future stay.
But luckily with their help hotel allow me to cancel without any payment charges.

Aside from this incident am happy cause get to solved my problem without cash burn, provide feedback to the bank, be more cautious when using apps and share with you all!!

Ikan Bilis – Khasiat Zat Besi & Mudah di Masak.

Ikan Bilis (Anchovies) merupakan stok makanan paling mudah yang mesti ada dalam simpanan untuk dimasak bagi mereka yang sibuk bekerja.

Terdapat pelbagai cara untuk menyediakan masakan yang berasaskan ikan bilis, selain ianya berzat, cepat di masak dan stok boleh disimpan lama sedikit berbanding lauk basah lain (fresh fish, chicken and meat).

Ikan bilis kaya dengan zat besi dan merupakan salah satu makanan yang dicadangkan dapat bantu menaikkan Hb yang rendah.

Since we are working parents, kami akan pastikan stok ikan bilis ini sentiasa in the fridge. Bila-bila dah blank tak tau nak masak apa atau masa nak naikkan selera kids yang kadang2 on dan off tu.. ikan bilis will be our back up menu. Dari simple perencah cooking based, goreng sampailah complicated sikit which is ” sambal Ikan bilis for nasi lemak” (tak lah complicated sangat pun 😉

Actually since baby lagi i dah started to introduced to my kids. When i do a simple plain porridge i will add in ikan bilis goreng kering (guna olive oil and lesser oil) yang sudah di kisar halus. Memang la baby suka sangat.

Ikan bilis ni pulak kena pandai pilih untuk dapat yang sedap. I am actually was raised in Kelantan while my partner from Sabah. After married been introduced dengan mak mertua ikan bilis dari Sabah ni. Hahaha… terus murtad i tell you.. from now and then memang all my stock are coming from Sabah.. be it Ikan Bilis, Belacan, Udang Kering, Cili Botol … 100% dari sana.

Why??? Sebab rasanya yang fresh dan sedap, bila makan tak rasa gatal lidah and lastly easy to get (for me). Ada few types of ikan bilis dari yang jenis kecil-kecil (boleh prepared goreng siap letak dalam balang for kids munchies), standard dan besar sikit. I tak la pro sangat untuk differentiate tapi apa yang I tau end results is good.

Kadang-kadang rasa frust pulak when I ate out for Nasi Lemak but ikan bilis is like 5-6 ketul served and taste …not as good as I normally cooked. Only ikan bilis kot.. that should attract people from the taste itself selain sambal yang sedap la kan.

Later I will share few easy recipe to cook with Ikan Bilis – so you see how variety you can make and adding colors to your house cooking taste.

If anyone nak beli ikan bilis that I normally stock up, please comment down here and will share how to get it. Adioss…