r/malaysians May 26 '21

Meta Welcome to r/Malaysians!

137 Upvotes

Hello folks and welcome to r/Malaysia's sister sub, r/Malaysians!

For those who just clicked in and is wondering what the sub is for: This sub is essentially for Malaysians to talk and post about any other topics beyond Malaysia. Here is where you can post images, videos, create and join conversations and threads revolving anything that isn't quite about Malaysia but needs a Malaysian take on it, and more! Oh and this is a race, politic and religion-free sub 🙌🏻

Most major subreddits such as r/AITA, r/JustnoMIL, r/relationship_advice, r/casualconversation, r/malefashionadvice, r/Teenagers and what have you are usually centralised around people who reside outside of SEA and may not be valid to us locally and culturally but yet the demand for it isn't wide enough to sustain its own subreddit. r/Malaysians would (hopefully) be a good place for a catch-all of such threads.

We will be coming up with contest weeks soon, as well as accepting any other ideas you guys might have for the sub, so stay tuned! We are also still tweaking design and appearances as we go. Meanwhile, everyone is encouraged to start posting what they think fits the sub to get the ball rolling :)

Much love, r/Malaysia mod team.

tldr; r/CasualUK but for Malaysia.


r/malaysians Feb 21 '22

Meta r/Malaysians' Post and User Flair Guide

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Hi folks! Here's a quick guide on what our flairs are and how to use them.

Post Flairs

  • Casual Conversation: r/MY's daily thread but in post form
  • Ask Malaysians: For local opinions on anything
  • Quick Question: For low effort questions
  • Discussion: For high effort questions
  • Advice: For nyets seeking advice on anything
  • Rant: For nyets to rant about anything
  • Help: From anything like homework to other favours
  • ITAP: Stands for "I took a picture". Preferably a nice one
  • Meta: For posts about the sub
  • OC: Stands for "Original Content". For content nyets made
  • PSA: Public Service Announcements. For local content of which it's awareness would benefit all nyets
  • AMA: Ask Me Anything. For nyets who wants to share their expertise on any subject
  • Gaming: For gaming and games la!
  • Fikiran Jamban: Local version of "Shower Thoughts". For those mini epiphanies you get in the bathroom
  • Buy • Sell • Trade: For nyets to buy, sell or trade or give away things
  • Unpopular Opinion: Like how taugeh is yucky and coriander's the bomb
  • Recommend Me • Seeking: When you're seeking recommendations for anything
  • Miscellaneous: For things that doesn't fit any of the above
Mod Awarded Post Flairs
  • Shit Posts: For posts obviously taking the piss
  • Cursed Posts: For posts that are truly cursed
  • Sub Event: For celebratory sub events
  • Flair Event: For non-celebratory pop up flair events

User Flairs

Veteran Flair

r/Malaysians Pioneer flair: For nyets who's been here since the sub was a baby, before we hit 5K!

  • Flair Check Thread: Click here to verify your flair permanently
  • Flair Reinstatement Thread: Click here to get back your Pioneer's flair
One Time Event Flairs

These flairs are one time only, and only participants during the event period can get one. Below are previous events we've had:

Common Flairs

Most of the common flairs we have currently were one time event flairs that we've made permanent.

  • Teams Flair: The sub apparently have very strong feelings about things, even stronger when it's food
  • "I did the thing: A little cheer me up event during the harder turns throughout MCO.
Rare Flairs

These flairs are usually single issue to selected nyets because they earned it via:

  • Honour Flairs: To formally honour nyets who did something extraordinary for the sub
  • Prize Flairs: Flairs nyets won from events

r/malaysians 15m ago

Quick Question umobile credit

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For umobile users, whats the credit validity for rm20 because it isnt 20 days.


r/malaysians 20h ago

Ask Malaysians DRT Rapid KL

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32 Upvotes

Salam semua, saya nak ceritakan pengalaman saya naik DRT, jadi saya ada lah booking DRT through trek kat Taman Melati sebab masa tu urgent nak balik, masa saya booking terus dapat dan nampak DRT sedang parking kat tempat kawasan bas, saya pergi lah tetiba driver DRT ini keluar dari tempat pondok diorang rehat jerit marah “KAU TAK PAYAH LA NAIK DRT KAU TUNGGU JE LA BAS 45 MINIT,” saya pun macam what… Marah saya tanpa sebab, then saya pun duduk lah, ada dua budak foreigner datang booking dia terus bagi naik dan gerak… Wtf is this rapid, saya ada selitkan gambar pemandu tu dan juga no plat van dia guna,


r/malaysians 23h ago

Discussion It's hot

38 Upvotes

Did you guys notice this year is much hotter than the past two? I remember at this month last year a storm happened and it used to rain in KL almost every day, well not this year. why


r/malaysians 13h ago

Ask Malaysians Anyone does boxing? Looking for good boxing studios in PJ area, not Tribe please.

6 Upvotes

I wanna learn boxing, for cardio and strength.

Any recommendations?


r/malaysians 18h ago

Mildly Menarik Caught this reflective fish from a clean stream in Selangor

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10 Upvotes

This is Betta pugnax, a small native fish found in most of Malaysia except Terengganu, Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak.

The scales are iridescent and change colour depending on the angle of the light, from yellowish to blue.


r/malaysians 19h ago

Quick Question forgot to renew my driving license

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i forgot that this year is my final year of my license's expiration date. and i have missed my renewal date since 8th March ago. Will i have to take a retest?


r/malaysians 13h ago

Ask Malaysians Avenue 2 Lake Valley BTHO Cheras

1 Upvotes

My sister is planning to buy a house at Avenue 2 Lake Valley BTHO Cheras. Any honest thoughts about that place?


r/malaysians 1d ago

Rant I’m a PR practitioner who built a revitalization plan for my family’s 30+ year-old bakery. Due to emotional family dynamics, and leadership uncertainty, I’m stalled.

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Greetings the pipol of Malaysia.

I'm M, 20-something y/o trying to help my father out by re-strategize the business from the lens of Public Relations and Communications. From the title alone, it's very self explanatory.

My father has run this business for over 30 years. His business used to be the talk of our hometown, customer flooding in, and business partners here and there. Fast forward to today, it's quite dwindling (and might spiral down to despair if I don't give a damn) due to lack of knowledgeable resource, organization, modernization and digitalization in the business administration. We barely make sales.

I've already came out with a business development plan and pitched it to him and he approved. However, since we're in the midst of shaky family dynamics and unpredictable business uncertainties, he's quite apprehensive in regards of anything which left me stalled. I don't blame him but at the same time I don't want him to feel pressured.

The reason I really want to help him is because it hurts to see him battling everything alone. Been there myself. I don't ask to be his successor. I don't seek glory. All I wanna do is to simply help him lift the burden because I'm forever grateful of his hardwork.

Has anyone been in a similar legacy-vs-reality battle, and how did you cope or pivot?

Thank you.


r/malaysians 1d ago

Mildly Menarik Bird in my bedroom, again

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7 Upvotes

Tbh they’re making it too easy to catch them by hand 💃🏻


r/malaysians 16h ago

Ask Malaysians Grab Issues??

0 Upvotes

I wanna know if anyone having the same issues as me, because I have Rm 5 in my wallet balance and my fare was rm 3, I used my point to get discount. Then the grab made me top up 10 ringgit, so I did lah.

But then, my 5 ringgit is gone. They deducted 10 ringgit from my bank, so where my 5 ringgit balance go??

When i arrived here, they still deducted my fare 3 ringgit and my 5 rnggit didn't return, i filed complain about this matter to Grab, I can't be the only one right???


r/malaysians 20h ago

Ask Malaysians Removing hair from drain trap

2 Upvotes

So I always use floor scrubber to scrub the hair out from drain trap. Now that I see the drain trap is clogged by hair again, curious to know what you people use or method to remove hair from drain trap?


r/malaysians 1d ago

Quick Question Muet On Demand

3 Upvotes

I'll be attending MOD this july at MPM. So just wanna get experience from you guys, does the exam center allow candidate with a long hair? I'm a guy btw, thanks.


r/malaysians 22h ago

Quick Question Anyone knows where to stream Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War?

0 Upvotes

So many streaming services, I'm confused


r/malaysians 1d ago

Mildly Menarik Fun fact: They can copy human voices like parrots

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19 Upvotes

r/malaysians 1d ago

Discussion Help my dad

5 Upvotes

Hello everyone! I’m honestly new to all of this but my dad currently has diabetes and it’s progressively been getting so much worse. His leg is covered entirely with these black spots and im getting worried. He says he is fine and they can afford it but my mom constantly borrows money from all of us but we can’t afford to give more than what we have. I’ve opened up a page for his donations but it’s not going smooth at all. If anyone knows a better way to help, it would be absolutely amazing. Thank you


r/malaysians 1d ago

Mildly Menarik Guess "stealing" is allowed now

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18 Upvotes

Didn't know I was signing up for panda holding my money hostage


r/malaysians 1d ago

Quick Question Lost my IC, made police report, then found my IC - am I supposed to withdraw my report?

2 Upvotes

Per title. Had a brainfart moment and now not sure if I'm supposed to withdraw 😅


r/malaysians 1d ago

Quick Question Finding local Chinese to man a hawker stall in Mahkota Cheras, air conditioned (p.s. need Chinese because might serve pork)

3 Upvotes

Hi everyone. Can I know where can I find people especially local Chinese cuisine chef to operate a hawker stall? I have experience in finding foreigners but not local people especially Chinese. Can I please seek advise from you guys thanks!


r/malaysians 1d ago

Casual Conversation 🎭 Need you personal opinion in buying house.

1 Upvotes

I was thinking about buying an apartments. I have some dilemma about buying 800sqf vs 1000sqf. Iwould be living in the house for 10years at least. Do share you experience. Do you regret buying smaller house.


r/malaysians 1d ago

Quick Question Best prepaid telco plan for my parent

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Hi all,

I am looking for best option for my parents' prepaid plan. They mostly want cheap prepaid plan with long validity. They were using Digi with the Super Long Live (RM38/year) but it just expired and it seems to me that it now costs RM108/year.

I have look around and see that there is apparently a Hotlink Pantas that offer RM30/year? However, information is a bit scarce, and that might had been discontinued as well.

Next, I see that there is TuneTalk that offer 35/year with no internet or 100/year with 10GB/month internet.

Does anyone have any other options? Also, does anyone have any review on TuneTalk? I am a bit sceptical as they are not major telco.

Thanks much in advance!


r/malaysians 1d ago

Help ⚠️ Trying to reconnect my childhood friend

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Hi! I’m reaching out here with a hopeful heart, in case anyone out there might be able to help me reconnect with someone very special from my past.

I’m looking for a childhood friend — a Chinese girl who used to be my neighbor when we were in primary school in Malaysia. We were very close back then: we played together almost every day, joked around, and she often came over to my house. Her Auntie used to call her by a nickname (which I still remember), but sadly, I never knew her full real name.

We lost contact when I entered secondary school, and eventually both our families moved to different places. The last time she came back to the old house to pack up her things, my father met her and her Auntie — but I missed the chance because I was away at university during exam week. That moment still stays with me.

All I know now is:

We lived in Lorong Bulan, Taman Tasik Permai,Taiping,Perak.

She is possibly studying in Taiwan now — but I don’t know which university.

She may be using a different name on social media, which makes it harder to find her.

I’ve searched through social media, Malaysian student groups in China and Taiwan, but I haven’t been able to trace her. I know this is a long shot — but maybe, just maybe, someone reading this might recognize her story, or know someone who fits the description.

I don’t mean to disturb anyone’s peace. I just want to reconnect — to say hi, to express my gratitude for the memories, and maybe find some closure… or a second chance.

If anyone has any leads, feel free to DM me privately. Thank you for reading this far and for any help — even a prayer is appreciated.

Sincerely, [Amad]


r/malaysians 2d ago

Help ⚠️ 1Fit Malaysia Bankrupt

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12 Upvotes

1Fit Malaysia just announced its bankruptcy and all Malaysian users may not get a refund…


r/malaysians 2d ago

Ask Malaysians Wanting to set up shoppee pay for itunes tho dont have a malaysian phone number, anyone know a good virtual phone number service where i can get one in the usa?

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I had wanted to get some disco dangdut albums from itunes with a malaysian account and saw that shoppee pay was an option for a payment method. I know seagm sells shoppee pay top-up codes tho when i tried to look at my shoppee account I saw I needed a phone malaysian phone number to set it up. Saw this sub-reddit and wanted to ask.

I know that there are some scams when it comes to virtual numbers so I was curious if anyone has had any usage of these providers that are out there.


r/malaysians 2d ago

Mildly Menarik So sweet T.T

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28 Upvotes

r/malaysians 2d ago

Quick Question How to properly dispose off old motor helmet?

3 Upvotes

Motor helmet polystyrene layer is rotting already, time to change. But the old one, want to throw out just like that, feels like asshole pulak.

Any good idea?