If you are in MidValley Shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, head up to the 3rd floor nearer to the Food Junction. There's this shop (NZ Magazine Centre) that sells back-dated magazines at reduced prices (Rm 4 each). The cover price of these magazines are around US 3.95 each (approximately RM15).
You can find 'evergreen' magazines - Entreprenuership (small business opportunities that are vogue in USA), medical, sports (golf, sailing etc), women's issues (women's weekly, women's own, teenager), recipes, parenting and a lot more. I bought 11 magazines (mostly on entrepreneurship) to read up on businesses that are 'hot' in the United states for 2007 and 2008.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Where to find cheap backdated magazines
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Free wireless in KL
Yes! Finally, KL is covered by FREE wireless boradband access. Everyone in the city centre will be able to enjoy the wireless internet service for free for next 2 years. You need to pre-register as a user under www.wirelesskl.com. Registration is easy and didn't require you to provide many privacy-intrusion information.
Expect speeds at 512kb/sec (okaylah, free), using the WiMAx 2.3 technology. Apparently Kuala Lumpur is amongst the first cities in the world to use this technolgy. Spirit of Malaysia Boleh!
Where can you expect to surf for free? Phase 1 zone covers KLCC and Golden triangle, with 1500 zones to be installed. I can't wait for the whole city to be covered by wireless connection. I can imagine myself sitting in the car, listening to the radio while accessing my email in the jam!
Just last week, I was contemplating to sign up for U-Mobile wireless service (at Rm 78/mth) to replace my Streamyx broadband services (paying Rm 77/mth). Luckily I waited. if I am early for an appointment in KL - I will find the nearest hotel and while the time surfing.
When are they going to extend the service to PJ areas?
Read more in KL the wireless online metropolitan
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