What Can I Learn/Know in 10 minutes That Will Be Useful For The Rest of My Life?

Ever wondering what you can do meaningfully when you have only 10 minutes of free time? Yes, you will be amazed when you realize you can actually learn/know things by using 10 minutes of your free time and it will be useful for the rest of your life!

1. A good joke
   Sometimes when you talk to a new friend or in a group, it is normal to have an awkward moment to happen. A good joke will be just in time to break the silent moment.
   
   
2. Setting hair 
   Sometimes you just don't have time to make up yourself. Research shows that a make up of yourself can in fact build your confidence. Hence, why not use the 10 minutes you have to search online to learn the way to set your hair fast and nice.
   

   
   
   
3. A magic show
   This is similar to learning a good joke but learning a magic and show to your friends can leave a great impression your friends on you. After all, magic show is more on visual and will be more persuasive.
   
   
4. Wrapping present
   This is a soft skills that might be your less priority but once you master it, you can impress your friends easily. And yes, this skill is going to accompany with you for life just as you know how to ride a bicycle even you don't practice nowadays.
   

   
   
   
5. Speed cleaning
   Look at the youtube and you can easily learn how to do speed cleaning in your room. I am sure you want your room to be clean and neat all the time, don't you?
   
   
6. Photo skills
   This might need a few accumulation of your 10 minutes. You can learn online how to take a nicer photos to get more likes when you post your photos on Instagram. Learn one skill or two for each of your 10 minutes and apply it.
   

   

Obviously, 10 minutes seem little for you but if you utilize it properly by doing something meaningful as above, it actually brings you a positive outcomes without any doubts. Let's start thinking and planning what you can do so that when you are free for 10 minutes, you know what can be done/improved. Cheers.

Renew Your Identity Card (IC) Via Phone Call

As a Malaysian, our Identity Card (i.e. IC) needs to be changed and renewed for at least 3 times at different level of ages. Usually what we will do is to go to the National Registration Department of Malaysia (NRD), wait for a long queue and then get the IC renewal done. Since the working hours of JPN is also our normal working and it is closed during weekends, you might end up asking for a day off to do this. However, worries not now, do you know now you can renew your IC just via a phone call??

Yes, it is just that simple. You just have to call the following number. How easy, isn't it?

Phone number to renew IC: 03-8880-8066

However, bear in mind you would need to fulfill the following requirement in order to be able to use this service:

1. Only valid for Malaysians
2. RM10 fees will be charged upon collecting the new IC
3. IC renewal and collecting IC must be only done by the owner alone
4. 2 places for IC collection: i.e JPN Putrajaya and respective State Offices
5. Only applicable for those IC with faulty chips or IC is damaged
6. No changing address, religion, names and photos are allowed on the new IC
7. Penalties will be applied if you fail to present the current/old IC in return of new IC.                                                                                                                                                             

[Tip 1]: The working hours for KL NRD is as follows:

                                               

Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm

Break Time: Monday - Thursday 1pm-2pm

                     Friday 12.15pm - 2.45pm

For other offices, kindly visit NRD site for full details.

With this new service available, we hope it simplifies your life and we will be pleased even if it is just a little. 

Life Lessons That are Worth to Share With

Ever wonder how people can get rich and how can they get a successful life? From what were written on the books and articles online, here are the life lessons that we think it is worth to share with our readers.

1. You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with
   You would not agree with this first, but let's think about yourself. Is your five closest friends having the similar lifestyle as you? This is exactly the same as those millionaires, i.e. millionaires surround themselves with other millionaires. Hence, if you want to be successful and to have your life more meaningful, you should mingle with more friends having these characteristics.
   
   

   
   
   
2. Money itself will not make you happy
   Rich people have money but they can be unhappy as they might not have other things that make them happy, eg. friends, family, care, love. These cannot be traded using money. Likewise, we see poor people from Third World countries can be happier than us even they don't have money. The point is it is possible to be happy right now, whether you have $10 or $10 million. Be grateful with what you have, for being alive and for having today a great day, you will be more present and have better perspective.
   
   
3. Willing to learn
   Every successful person we have met is a lifelong learner. They understand the importance of constantly improving and growing. How we learn? We learn through books, online websites, seminars, friends, colleagues, parents, seniors or even juniors. To be lifelong, you should be determined to always learn new skills, to keep developing as a person, to accept people's opinions and suggestions, i.e. to never become stagnant. Learning can never stop.
   
   
4. Two is better than one
   We meant a few aspects here, but generally two is better than one. Rich people know how to put their money and resources to work for them, i.e. they have more than one income sources. This is harsh but sad to say working full time alone would not make your life rich. Instead, you should invest your money so that you earn extra income from your basic salary. Certainly, you should focus on one income stream first and only diversify once they have hit a level of stability.
   
   Two is better than one also means you should have a friend or partner with you working together with you. Both of you share the high points and down points together. Nothing cannot be solved if there were two of you. But of course, you need to get a trustworthy friend or partner in this case.
   
   

   
5. Read more
   If you get to talk to successful people, you will notice none of them does not read. And we are not talking about fictional books. We meant books with real, practical tips for your personal and professional development. Books are like your friends, they teach you something valuable to be applied in your real life. Read more.

With this collections of life lessons that we have learnt, we hope you feel the same things. Start enjoying your life and improve your life to become better.

KTMB Online E-Ticket Purchase System

With the existence of internet nowadays, there is almost nothing impossible. Groceries, food delivery, shopping, cinema tickets, submitting application form and so forth can all be done using internet which definitely has made your life simpler and less hassles. 

Kereta Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) which is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia is now providing the service where travelers can purchase their train ticket via online!

How to purchase KTM train ticket online?

1. Log in to https://intranet.ktmb.com.my/e-ticket/login.aspx
   
   
   
   
2. For first time user, you would need to register an account first. If you are current users, you can simply log in to the system directly.
3. Once you are logged in, click on the "Ticket Reservation" and start filling in the ticket details eg. origin, destination, journey date etc.Click "Continue".
   
   
   
   
4. Once you come to the payment page, you have the option to use credit card to make the payment.
5. An email that shows your train and payment details will be sent to your mailbox within 30 minutes.

[Tip 1]: Train ticket can be purchased at 4 hours in advance before departure.

[Tip 2]: One user account only allows a maximum of 6 tickets purchase at once.

[Tip 3]: The payment currency depends on the origin of the place, i.e. if you are travelling from Malaysia to Singapore, payment is in RM$; if you are travelling from Singapore to Malaysia, payment is in SGD$.

[Tip 4]: The name and IC of the passengers must be correctly filled in.

[Tip 5]: Minimum ticket reservation fees is RM or SGD 20.

We hope you are now equipped with the skills on how to purchase KTM train ticket online. Cheers.

Tips You Appreciate When Working From Home

We noticed some of our readers are freelancers which means they are working from home. Don't misunderstand us. Working from home does not say you can only work literally from home. You can work in a coffee shop, restaurant or even in a toilet, i.e. just wherever you like. Being a freelancer that works from home means you have flexible time. Other people might wonder how can one works from home with high productivity and effectiveness? Let us share you the some tips then.

Tips You Appreciate When Working From Home

1. Establish a routine
   Just like working people where you will have to work from 9am to 5pm, you should establish a routine for your day at home so that you can follow and do not tend to let go of your precious time. Jogging, shower, breakfast, reading news, dress comfortably, work. Having a consistent routine brings your mindset to the exact time where you need to focus on your work.
   
   
   
2. A special and unique workspace for you
   As you are working from home, you have the flexibility to choose where to do your work. It can be at your study room or on your coach in living room or any other work place that you deem you can focus when you are there. Always remember, a special and unique workspace is not equivalent to a comfy place that can consistently make you lazy and less willing to work, e.g. on your bed.
   
   
   
3. Get a coffee shop loyalty card
   If you are the kind of people that can't really focus when you are alone, a coffee shop would be one of your best option when you want to choose a place to focus on your work. Hence, we would strongly recommend you to have a coffee shop loyalty card with you so that you can get quite some discount in the long term. In addition, you might consider to go to that coffee shop as well in the event that you want to meet your clients.
   
   
   
4. Minimise your social media distraction
   Yes, we know this might be hard. However, do you ever know social media has been using up quite some hours of our 24-hour-day? You will be shocked with the amount of work you have done if you do not use social media such as Facebook for a day. Alternatively, limit yourself for a period of time using social media, but this really needs DETERMINATION.
   
   
5. Take at least a walk once a week
   Yes, we are normal people which means we need rest. Have yourself relaxed after the heavy work by walking around for about 15 minutes - take in fresh air and it does clear your mind after working in front of a computer for hours.

With these small yet significant tips, we believe you can make working from home as productive as you used to work in office. Cheers.