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Project Management 101: Working Hard From Home – Benefits & Detriments

Working from home old office

One of the key factors in deciding the best workplace these days is work-life balance and despite many workplaces in Malaysia being capable of coming up with some concessions to have a good balance between work & life, they more often insist on a 9 am to 5 pm working timeline.

This was the case until the COVID19 pandemic decided to shake things up at the workplace with strict lockdowns & introduced the concept of work from home (WFH). Image source: Internet

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General Elections 2022: What Are The Best Odds For a PH Win in GE15?

malaysia parliament GE14 GE15 PH Pakatan Harapan elections

In the 2018 General Elections, the people of Malaysia went out in force and gave Pakatan Harapan a massive 113 parliamentary seats, and together with Warisan from Sabah, Pakatan Harapan formed the next Federal Government with a total of 121 seats. Barisan Nasional suffered its worst defeat by losing its hold on the Federal Government for the first time. Image source: Bloomberg / Yahoo Finance.

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Military 101: Why Often Famous Military Themed Movies Get Military Tactics Wrong?

F-14 Fighter Jet Military Tactic Air Force

When it comes to military assets and tactics-themed movies, you will hardly remember movies like Top Gun as there is nothing much of tactics there except for Tom Cruise and the beautiful shots of F-14 Tomcats facing the Russian MiGs (which are actually Northrop F-5Es in camouflage). Image source: Wikipedia.

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Gaming 101: Chess – Deep In Strong Strategies & Tactics Thoughts

Chess Game Gaming

A long time ago before we started playing the well-known game of strategy, chess, we played checkers in our old neighbourhood as it was simpler to play. It was difficult to play chess initially as different pieces on the board have different modes of movement and also because there was no one to teach us the right way to play. Photo by Simón Arroyave.

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Prepping 101: Doomsday Bunker – Part 4: Waste Management And Disposal & Clean Fresh Air Supply

Bunker NBC Air Filtration Doomsday

This will be the last post on the doomsday bunker and will be touching one of the key components of a doomsday bunker which is clean air ventilation. The ventilation needs to withstand nuclear, biological and chemical attacks and must be able to filter toxins from the outside, powerful enough to vent the whole bunker and is easy to be operated manually by a child. Image source: Keep Your Tribe Alive

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Prepping 101: Doomsday Bunker – Part 3: Clean, Good Water & Food Supply

Water disruption tap dry Selangor Bunker

It is said that one can go on without food for 30 to 40 days but one will die without water in 3 days’ time. So it is imperative that these 2 crucial items are part and parcel of the doomsday bunker logistics and is able to sustain the occupants for a very long time. Image source: Photo by PS Photography from Pexels

It also needs to have a good filtration system to ensure the water is clean enough for consumption.

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