KEVIN is annoyed that  he’s not been able to link to the Internet through his Streamyx service for more than a fortnight.

He contacted Telekom Malaysia Bhd’s customer service on Aug 10 to report the problem and was told the phone lines in his area were faulty.

This problem has since been fixed and KEVIN is  able to use his phone to make calls. However, he still
could not access his Streamyx service.

He made another complaint with the TM customer service and has, since then, been calling the service several times without any resolution.

JAINI, who lives in Taman Selayang Utama, is worried that rubbish will be left behind daily by the Ramadan stall operators in her area.

She said this situation happened in her neighbourhood last year and would therefore like the local council to take steps to ensure it doesn’t occur again this year.

“It is nice to have the Ramadan bazaar just a few steps away from the house. But, if the traders don’t take into consideration that there are residents living nearby, that’s when the problem occurs.”

FAITH is annoyed that the delayed arrival of replacement parts for her Perodua Viva, after her car's warranty
period expired, caused her to be billed by the Perodua service centre.

She sent her car to Perodua's Section 19 service centre in Petaling Jaya four months ago, and was told the window rubber lining was faulty and the wiper tank was leaking.

The centre staff told her the faulty parts would will be replaced free-of-charge as the car was still under warranty.

MALAYSIA’s home-grown green technology battery and electric generator company, ETI Tech Corporation Bhd
has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US electric vehicle pioneer ZAP to form a manufacturing and distribution joint venture.

The binding MoU is for the supply of ETI Tech batteries and battery management systems for ZAP personal transportation electric vehicles.

The two companies have also agreed to joint manufacturing and distribution and expect to execute a definitive agreement within the next three months.

But, if you're primed to look out for such free offers, it's possible to end up saving more than you're willing to spend on your weekly groceries.

Firms like giving out free samples because it gets people to try out a new product or brand. If the consumer likes the sample, chances are high that the product will be bought the next time a consumer sees it.

ONG is worried about unannounced power supply disruptions after he received several email on the matter from Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) recently.

He said all the email  have the same content: "There will be power cut (2 - 14 hours) for TNB to do some maintenance work, till Aug 8.

All of Malaysia will be affected."

The email also went on to state: "You can check this website for the time and your area: http://
www.tnb.com.my/tnb/power_alert.php."

And the latest objection from Johor's Sultan Iskandar has raised more questions whether the proposed construction of the third bridge on the eastern side of the State will ever see daylight.

LINA of Shah Alam is annoyed at learning that she had been blacklisted for a car loan despite the vehicle having been auctioned off by the bank.

She admits that she had problems keeping up with the monthly instalments some years back and that the bank had to eventually repossess the vehicle and auction it off.

"Since the bank was able to claim back the car to settle the loan, I am surprised that my name is still blacklisted," she says.

CASSANDRA, who lives in Taman Naga Cheras, claims that she has had no water supply to her house the last eight months.

She explains that her uncle is the owner of the house but was living overseas. When here turned  last year, he decided to sell the house and had disconnected the water supply.

Since then, CASSANDRA claims that she and her family had to depend on rain water for their daily needs.

"I have made applications to Syabas to reconnect the water supply, but my applications have not been  attended to."

SAM of Subang Jaya is used to using public transport to get around. A regular user of KTM Komuter, he got a rude shock on Wednesday when the ticket vending machines at the Subang Jaya KTM station rejected ringgit notes.

"I did not have any coins on me. And I was one of many commuters with this problem," he says. The faulty ticket machines caused long lines to be built up at the manual ticketing counters.

All the while he waited in line, SAM says, no technician came to repair the machines.

UMI is tired of complaining to the management at Sri Suajaya condominiums about the pipe leakage outside her unit.

She claims that the water leaking from an overhead pipe throughout the day is causing the place to look messy and the walls to show signs of mould and rot.

Despite many complaints to the management, UMI claims that no action has been taken to fix the problem.

"I am paying my maintenance fees and this is really very disappointing. The outside of my house is always looking messy because of the leaking water."

TERESA, who is in her 60s, is really annoyed that RapidKL bus drivers sometimes don't give enough time for older passengers to board or get off the buses. While she has experienced this several times, she was surprised to learn that even a younger person had the same problem.

"My niece was on the No. 60 bus around 3pm on May 28 and she had pressed the bell to stop at Jalan Sejati 1
in Puchong. While getting off, the driver did not wait or make sure she was safely off the bus," she claims.

LIM, a member of the True Fitness gym in Subang Jaya, is unhappy that the outlet keeps postponing or cancelling its activity classes.

"I had signed up for 24 personal training sessions with one of the dance masters, and I was later told he had returned to India on March 23," he says.

Since then, he claims, the classes have been irregular.

"I am very unhappy that the yoga and dance classes  have been reduced by half over the last two months.

According to residents nearby, the search has been fruitless and many have simply been forced to park their waste at an inconspicuous corner.

But, according to the same residents, efforts have also been made to ensure that a message is clearly sent to the authorities.

LISA is unhappy that her lifetime gym membership was terminated without notice.

She had been going to the California Fitness outlet in Sunway as normal in January this year but was shocked when told during one of her visits the next month that her membership had been terminated on Dec 27 last year.

She was told the termination of the lifetime membership was due to her failing to pay the annual fees.

Confirming that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency had visited the body, he added: "We have opened our records for their full investigations. We're ready to let any other authority check them. PKNS has nothing to hide."

THE Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) has come up with an eyecatching sales campaign during these troubled economic times — you only need to make a RM500 downpayment for any residential or even a RM2.1 million commercial property purchase.

From Friday till June 7, around 2,300 residential units and 60 commercial lots all over Selangor are up for grabs. Deputy general manager Md Nasir Md Arshad indicated that more properties may be added if the demand outstrips supply as PKNS has also drawn up plans for a similar sales campaign later this year.

These points can be turned into cash vouchers or various other products on offer — if only most of us bother to redeem these points.

Truth is about one-third of all points collected in various cards just end up wasted because the cardholder fails to redeem them before they expire.