There are really too many complains that I’ve read online with regards to the lousy and slow Internet in Malaysia. I’ve done research and feel that the government is already slowly improving it. Following articles here, here and here, the government is already in a partnership with Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) to slowly improve and provide us with Broadband from 10Mbps to 100Mbps. God knows when that will happen.

What are your alternatives

• JARING. Back in 2001, I was surfing the Internet with Jaring’s 56k Internet. Pretty much satisfied with what I had, until 3 years later, I decided that 56k was too slow since I download quite a bit. They do have different packages running, such as wired and wireless (which comes with a free 015 line which enables really affordable International dialing!) Oh, and please ensure that the service is available in your area. As far as I know, it’s not available in my area (Johor Bahru) yet!
• P1 WiMAX. Shame on you if you haven’t heard about it. But that’s fine since it’s not so widely available to everywhere yet. Check out the availability map before you start deciding if you like it. I’ve heard of people who say it’s good and others who will never recommend that. Seriously, it depends on your area and your expectations.

I seriously only recommend the above two ISPs. There are always people unsatisfied with everything, no matter where you go. Even when you get over to Japan, with the cheapest Internet (In terms of USD per Mbps), there are people who are complaining that it’s bad in a way or another. Learn to be satisfied with what you already have.

What do I ask for?

I’m only expecting stable Internet, with less ping timeout to anywhere. The latency (or lag) cannot be prevented. 4 or 5 (or even 6) years ago when I first subscribed to TMNet Streamyx, can you imagine that I was unable to connect to certain IPs due to the incomplete route? Things definitely have improved.

I’ll ask for more speed when I know they can afford to provide. For now, I’m satisfied with 1Mbps. Oh, and I just upgraded from 512kbps to 1Mbps, which I feel is around the same, no much difference.

The government is already slowly moving into IPv6 from IPv4. What else can I ask for?

I don’t deny I enjoy the burgers at Burger King, but yesterday when I paid a visit there (Jalan TAR, Johor Bahru) for lunch, some things really got me pissed off.

The last time I ate in the restaurant itself was quite long ago, and it was rather pleasant. They deproved (is there such a word?), seriously.

Dirty tables!
The staffs there don’t wipe the table with much effort (or do they even wipe it?). So you just gotta sit, and leave your tray on the dirty table. You must withstand the dirty table and finish your meal. I don’t see any staffs cleaning up around, so no one can help me with wiping my table.

They don’t render 5 cents coins
First transaction was $26.93 (Ok, auto rounding up to $26.95!). I gave 27. According to the receipt, I should receive 5 cents coins, but I ended up walking away with none. Thats fine.  I went over the second time to get another burger for takeaway. $4.15, and again, I didn’t get my 5 cents. The branch manager on duty was beside, and I called him over to explain the situtation. I was surprised that the manager actually pushed the blame to his staff when they don’t keep 5 cents in the cash register. And for doing that, the staffs at the counter looked at me as if I was a bad person.

Your burger contains their saliva
I stood there and waited 1 minute for my burger to be done. Within that 1 minute, I see around 5 staffs in the kitchen chit-chatting while preparing my burger. Count the amount of bacteria inside your burger from his mouth? They should start wearing masks, seriously.

… And if you’re from the Burger King management, you might wanna send me a few vouchers/coupons (e-Vouchers will be good!) for some free burgers since I’m helping you improve by pointing out your mistakes. I think I deserve them.

… Or maybe you should have a “Help Burger King Improve” campaign whereby you ask 100 bloggers to write about how you can improve and what you’ve done well.  Isn’t this a good suggestion?

Now, back to the kitchen you go. See you.