r/AskMY

Hi everyone!

I’m planning a 10-day trip to Malaysia with my wife and my son, and I’d love to get some suggestions from locals and experienced travelers.

Malaysia looks like such a beautiful and diverse country, and I know it’s impossible to explore everything in just 10 days.

I’m currently thinking of spending 3 days in Kuala Lumpur and using Grab/taxis there instead of driving, mainly to avoid traffic and parking hassles.

After Kuala Lumpur, I’m planning to rent a car and explore other cities and destinations.

I would really appreciate your recommendations on:

Which cities or areas should we visit during our 10-day trip?

What are the must-see places that are worth visiting?

Which destinations are family-friendly, especially when traveling with a young child?

Does my plan of staying in KL for 3 days and then renting a car make sense?

Are there any beautiful places outside Kuala Lumpur that you think we absolutely shouldn’t miss?

I know 10 days isn’t enough to see everything Malaysia has to offer, so I’d rather focus on a few great places and enjoy the trip without rushing too much.

Thanks in advance!

Hello Everyone,
Need recommendation on a good female gym trainer for my 50+ old family member (who is a hijabi) and would be comfortable if she is trained by another female in her condo gym.
Condo Location is around Jalan Duta.
Thanks 🙏

Hey everyone,
I have a room available for rent and am looking for a male or female flatmate to move in.
Quick details:
Preference: Male or Female (Indian) (Chinese) (Malay)
Age: Under 30
Occupation: Working adult
If you're interested or want more details about the room, location, and rent, feel free to send me a direct message!

Hey guys, I was researching about the cost of living here in KL specifically near UKM but found very conflicting info. Going off what I found , 700rm/month for studio apartment, 400 for food plus 400 more for misc (recreation, gym, social)... come to about 1500 - 1600 rm/month. For those who live there, is this realistic or way too low?

I have been working in grey industry as junior seo specialist for four months plus. I have been only focusing on onpage seo and not even black hat seo.

My boss said I can learn advanced SEO on my own time and only ask questions when I get stuck—should I be looking for a new job? I've been asking for support to learn technical and off-page SEO, but my manager told me to figure it out independently without work-hour guidance, and only if I have questions I can ask someone there. However, I am worried that I can’t have the chance to practically do them. Is this a standard expectation, or a sign I should move on?

Is getting a diploma in accounting enough for me to able to find a job easily and what would the salary be like or do i need to get a bacherlor.

My ex-girlfriend cheated on me twice. I gave the relationship another chance, but I think it's time to move on.

Even now, she keeps asking me for loans. When it's time to repay, there's always another excuse to postpone it. She keeps getting my hopes up and then changing her mind. Honestly, it feels like she's just wasting my time... who wants a relationship where you only meet once a year?

A female friend (she's married) suggested I find someone better.

I'm tired of being lonely and just want to meet someone new. No dating apps though, I've been using them for years and I'm done with them.

Beside socialise and hobby, I'm just looking out for someone here.

I’m a private person and don’t share details about my personal relationships publicly.

Thank you.

Soon, i will have to do my exam in KL which i have never been to or have someone that i know live in KL.

I would like to ask

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Hi everyone, does anyone know of any dental or medical universities/teaching hospitals around KL or Selangor that offer free or very low-cost dental treatment to international residents?
My friend has several dental issues that have gotten quite severe. He’s now experiencing significant pain and swelling, to the point that he can’t sleep properly.
We’re looking for somewhere that could potentially provide treatment at a lower cost, such as a dental university, teaching clinic, or public facility that accepts international patients.
If you’ve personally used somewhere like this or know of any options around KL/Selangor, we’d really appreciate the recommendation. Even if it’s not completely free, anything substantially cheaper than a private dental clinic would help.

Thanks!

I've been thinking a long time if I want to write this since Soul Space Therapy has ceased operations early this year but I still feel very bothered by what happened so I feel I should share my experiences. Also because I'm confused at how one company that has two directors (I'll refer to them as 'A' and 'B' in this post) who are so different in many aspects from leadership, communication, the way they treat others in the company, the way they show up as an employer or human being, etc can operate a business together. Maybe that's why the company ended up this way.

For context, I used to be an associate there.

First off, from my experience the atmosphere tends to tense and feel unpleasant whenever 'A' is in the office. My experiences with her are generally unsupportive, no guidance, unapproachable and sometimes unkind. I thought it's just me but when I asked other people, they shared the same.

I also witnessed she physically assaulted another staff and brushed it off as a joke. This happened in front of other staffs and interns. I guess someone told 'B' after that because she investigated and verified with us one on one about it. I think she confronted 'A' because I heard 'A' then asked few of the people about their experiences working with her but to be honest no one dare to tell her the truth. I was and I'm still shocked by this until today because I cannot imagine someone doing this to another person.

I was also affected by the delayed payout few times for work that I've done. It was communicated to us via emails by both directors separately.

'B's' email: 'B' has provided all payslip and amount prepared and verified by external accountant to 'A' to initiate the payments before 'B' can approve but 'A' has refused to. Company has sufficient cash flow for all payouts and 'B' cannot bypass the protocol to approve payment if 'A' does not initiate due to the legal limitations. 

'A's' email: 'B' has blocked her access that's why she cannot verify the figures and initiate payments.

Based on the emails received, 'B' has also asked 'A' to proceed with the initiation many times but 'A' refused to. Eventually, some of the affected people reported to the labour office and I heard in the labour court, the officer called 'A' out for obstruction and instructed her to proceed according to 'B's' instructions. But 'A' justified to the officer by saying she was blocked from operational access hence she cannot initiate the payments. But I heard 'B' then presented many evidences to show that 'A' does have access to all platforms and information within her legal rights and required for her director duties, and the operational access was blocked as she discovered 'A' secretly set up a same counselling business on the side and reached out to Soul Space's clients to go to her new business while she's still a director which means she caused harm to company and other director. So 'B' had to block her access to operations to protect the company's interests. Eventually officer said 'A' was in the wrong, should have not involved anyone in directors dispute and its reasonable for the access to be blocked because of her own misconduct as it has harmed the business interests.

Funny thing is after all the mess that she created, she resigned as a director conveniently and left 'B' to clean up the mess for her. After 'A' resigned, we finally got all our payments after 'B' managed to update the payment processing roles following the resignation to initiate and approve the due amounts. It's not just the payment issue, 'A's' behaviours also affected everything else including sudden closure of Soul Space and us who had to explain to our clients about it and make plans of care but not being able to say the full details of closure.

There are many more things that happened but I don't want to say much to protect myself. I'm not here to badmouth or side with anyone but I feel it's only right that I share my experiences because it scares me and it's a shame that a company that's good is also ruined because of a director's misconduct. Mind you, she's still a counsellor, supervisor and even a head of psych and counselling centre in a well known university right now. And running her own counselling business. 

Imagine having someone like this still being active in the mental health field and going about without having to be responsible for what she has done, at the same time still training and supervising new trainees and seeing clients herself, it just gives me a huge ick.

P/s: If you know what I'm talking about, please share your experiences.

If you have worked with 'A' or 'B' before, please share your experiences too, how it's like working with them.

After what I've experienced and witnessed, I'm genuinely curious if it's normal to have people like 'A' in the mental health industry and holding important role in education setting? Seems like nobody is doing anything about this.

Had a bad communication breakdown with a female coworker—went silent, unfollowed her on IG, and thought we were done.

Suddenly, we cleared the air on Teams, and she teasingly brought up the unfollow.

Now, she’s warm and friendly over text/chat (even asking me to teach her dance moves 1-on-1 for our company event), but in person at the office, she’s awkward, guarded, and much closer with everyone else.

Is she just seeking validation/ego boosts, or is she genuinely interested but awkward in real life? How do I navigate this without getting drained?

Hi,

I am planning a trip to Malaysia with Langkawi and then a road trip mainland, including areas around Kuala Lumpur, Genting Highlands, Malacca, KL to Ipoh Penang and back.

I unfortunately only have a valid Indian Driving License (in English) and due to bureaucracy am unable to get an IDP. However, I get confusing information that IDP is not necessary if the license is in English (which mine is)

I wanted to ask, how is the situation renting a car in langkawi and Kuala Lumpur. In KL, I want to do a road exploration, so KL to penang for a few days and then day trips to other places like Ipoh, Malacca, Genting & Cameroon highlands etc. Is this feasible with just the Indian DL. I specifically want to know only situations with the police or law or if there are any insurance issues with not having an IDP.

I’m in my 20s and trying to build a good financial life, but honestly, I feel a bit lost about what I should be focusing on.

For those who are older, what do you wish you had started doing in your 20s? And what financial mistakes or missed opportunities do you regret?

I’d genuinely love to hear your experiences, good or bad.

We have 2 kids, ages 5 and 7. We've visited Langkawi a few times, but always stayed at Pelangi Beach Resort. The kids and I love it, but my wife is bored and won't stay there again. Can anybody suggest another place to stay that will be good for young kids and has similar amenities to Pelangi (kids club, petting farm, small waterpark)? Ideally in cenang area, i don't want to be far from convenience stores, laundry, restaurants and cafes. Thanks

Has anyone tried using Mr. Car Care before? I got served an ad about them on Instagram. They come to your home to install dashcams for you. I'm going to get a dashcam online but I don't want to go to the service centre to get it installed as the locations are all far away from me.

I couldn't find any reviews for Mr. Car Care online or anything here in Reddit. Perhaps they're still new as a business. I figure they're eager for customers too since I WhatsApped them for details and the next day they followed up.

I'm basically wondering if they're legit.