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Know Your Car Basics 101: Life Saving Good Tire Puncture Kits

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Imagine this scenario: It’s Chinese New Year, you’re driving along, and suddenly, you experience a tire . To make matters worse, all the tire shops are closed. In such situations, having a can be a lifesaver. However, with numerous options available in the market, it’s essential to understand the basics before making a purchase.

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Home Makeover 101: Part 3 – Repairing Broken & Old Kitchen Cabinet (Continued)

Kitchen Cabinet Hinges Interior Design

Before I forget about this, this is a continuation of the project to repair the broken which initially started with the idea of just changing the rusted hinges but it went on into a proper of the whole as the tabletop was still in good condition.

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Personal 101: Mystery Water Leak & The Living Room Got Flooded Heavily

Water leak disruption tap dry Selangor Bunker

leaking in the can be a nightmare for anyone and personally, we have experienced water leaks in the past before and this was mainly from the rooftop water tank which we end up having to replace twice & one was from rainwater through gaps between roof tiles. Waterproofing the main areas of the bathrooms will be the next project at . Photo by PS Photography from Pexels.  

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Special Projects 101: Part 5: New Car Makeover 2021 – New Rubber Solves Mysterious Flooding

rubber car makeover restoration project

My project for the had to take a backseat after June last year as I get to travel less on the road and inability to purchase new changes like rubber linings for the car due to the pandemic. So I rather focussed on the car being kept clean and polished to ensure that it looks new as much as possible. I finally decided to switch my point of servicing the car as it was getting expensive to an old car at the authorised service centre. Image source: 5-Minutes Craft Youtube

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Special Projects 101: Part 4: New Car Makeover 2021 – Adding New Steering Cover

Steering Wheel Cover DIY Car Lazada Online Makeover

I knew my childhood stitching skills will come in handy one of these days when I saw this steering cover were on sale for less than RM20 on Lazada. Image source: Lazada.

My original steering cover already came with leather wrapping when I first bought the car but it was worn out, tired looking and need a replacement fast. cover was not however part of my original project list as there were other items that needed makeover more urgently.

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Special Projects 101: Part 3: New Car Makeover 2021 – Repairing Faulty Air Conditioner Switch

air conditioner switch rolling down window fuel consumption

According to this study and on the contrary, belief, rolling down your windows does save more fuel than rolling up and switching on the . Personally, I roll up the windows not to save the fuel but to keep the cabin down for me to listen to the music when I am diving. Image source: Business Insider

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Prepping 101: 5 Essential Things You Must Have When You Move To New House

wrench set house prepping toolbox hardware

(My favourite set of tools as I can use for both related fixes and also repairs. It is easy for my kids to use to fix their own cabinets and book selves for their rooms. Image source: Lazada) 

In the last 2 years, a number of my colleagues, friends and had bought new houses and immediately set on renovation and interior decoration. However with the global pandemic where the future is uncertain, it pertinent for all to revisit on the idea of prepping the house so that you can depend less on others for simple fixes and works.

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Special Projects 101: Part 1: New Car Makeover 2021 – Suspensions

car makeover Proton suspension 2021

Image of the leftover parts changed after they had collected all the old parts and replaced it with brand new original parts. The decision to change all in one go is to save cost and time before it breaks down.

This will be Part 1 of the car makeover project but please expect this series to take some time to complete considering the and progress of work in this pandemic. The project actually started back in the last quarter of 2020 and not because I planned for it but it was the other around.

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Know Your Car Basics 101: Dumbass Mechanic 2

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Read the first instance here

(The last thing I expected to see on any is the and that too on a well maintained new car. But I understand that over time all things will deteriorate and breaks down. The important thing is to get it fixed on time and without much hassle. The last thing we need is a dumbass in the equation. Image source: https://www.businessinsider.my)

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