Posts Tagged ‘Sibu’
It happen so quick that no one has the time to get ready for this!
Last weekend, I went to Kuchning to find some dealer on post card printing and signboard to be made. Saturday morning, with all kind of excitement, I went back Sibu by boat, I was surprise to see the river level when the boat entering Sibu coast.
The whole Sibu is like an underwater World now. Roundabout became an island, you wouldn’t know where is the corner, unless you drive around daily to know the routine.
I am, finally stucked at home again. The last time I encounter flood in Sibu was 2007, after that I did not go back that frequent, and now I thought of permanently staying in Sibu, it happen again!
Well, like usual, people started to complaint about government this and government that… I hope the newly elected MP of Sibu can handle those complaints, as it is now become he who did not work but not the previous one 
Get some education you moron Sibuan, stop dumping and logging to make a living…
Sound to me like SMC (Sibu Municipal Council) is getting more stingy, or overly corrupted nowadays.
A few days ago, they carried a road upgrade work on my resident area without notice, without help.
A lot of residents here are shock paniced with the surprise work SMC brought in, and did not called to extend our bridge. We all here have to spend money building a new one, which SMC just whipping their arse and leave.
But the story doesn’t end there. Today they came again to apply tar onto it, after almost a week! However, due to their overly clever engineer and accountant, that is all they can “afford”
The rest are on our own, again! Means, we resident here is going to need to spend our money for their upgrading work again.
Yes, local election is needed!
Sunday, a day after I felt better with my fever and sent my parent to airport. My wife and I decided to take a look into the so-called South East Asia biggest temple, in Sibu. Weird, I know, how can a small tiny unknown town could have built this kind of temple.
This temple actually allocated a few small temples inside it, which I forgot all their name and did not tend to remember it too. By the look, it seems like a tourist attraction place. However, there is merely a place to hide from the sun. It was all open-air over the place.
Well, if you ask me, I would say it has lots of empty space. Let’s just say it is the most spacious temple in South East Asia.
Anyway, it was a bit hot the weather so we headed off to get our face wash for acne and do some light shopping before heading home to call it a Sunday, a hot Sunday indeed.
Yesterday, an old friend called me out for a dinner. The purpose is to get into the eCommerce in Sibu, and probably Malaysia.
I personally monitoring Sibu eCommerce closely. I wanted to see how it grow and how it works currently.
Forum as a starter
A lot of Sibuan like to start off with a forum, or selling in a forum instead. Having their own eCommerce store is time consuming and waste of money. After starting off a forum, they will offer a very competitive and affordable banner advertisement in forum, to get themselves going longer.
I can easily name more than 5 Sibu forums which all have above all points, banner advertisement, selling products on (specialized) thread and they are still young.
Well, look closely, each of those forum actually linking each other or buying advertisement with each other, spliting visitors all around the web and hardly get royalty and ended up not much sale on forum.
In short, those forums does not actually provide a platform for the seller (or themselves), but are looking for a profit themselves through the forum. That is the problem with forum as eCommerce.
Unfriendly user interface
Majority, if not all eCommerce store are using the same China made eCommerce script. I’m not saying it’s not good, it’s good and I did a test myself as well, function wise is great, but front-end interface is not.
Like most China website, crowded with images, big and small, and lots of text on the front page.
A while back, I spend a lot of time with my wife outside in malls, we find out that a lots of those stock are from Internet. Those eCommerce stores are actually more protifting as a wholesaler than a retailer. (You can check into forum too).
The key-point to actually winning in eCommerce store, is to get to know more retailers instead.
Login before paying is so yesterday. It is now against the concept of eCommerce nowadays, the convenient become not so convenient. Let me tell you more about the so-called, payment.
Payment gateway
There is absolutely no payment gateway on those eCommerce stores I visited. Don’t mind those Maybank2u or Credit Card logos on the footer.
Forget it, I ended up a message telling me “Our representative will contact you within next 24 hours.” Some even ask me to made the payment first and contact them about the payment and item I needed, right! What is the whole point of having a product clicked and added to cart?
So far, the best thing about eCommerce in Sibu is that I don’t get cheated. I am ensured with the location. With population of 25,000 only, basically to get to know a person and location is easier than flipping yellowpage.
Do I continue shopping online? Yes! The hassle are all away after I know the price is competitive compare to retail 
I miss Sibu food
Majority Sibu citizen who study or work outstation
For those who work and study outside of Sibu said the quote above, my reply – Fuck you!
Kind of fed up with those who keep saying they miss Sibu and not able to go back Sibu and yada yada yada. In the end of the day, they choose to work outside of Sibu, because Sibu can’t find a better pay. They choose to study oversea because Sibu is boring and only ok to come back once in a while, to miss Sibu and nag about how boring it is.
Can’t find a better pay, not can’t find a job. They choose to work outside and study outside instead, and tell all the people how much they miss Sibu? Are we in Hollywood now? I call that hypocrite, nothing much.
After missing the food, come back for a short holiday, having a great stomach filling season. Then, story continue by searching for weightloss products and telling everyone how Sibu food is oily and make them fat and unhealthy.
Do what you want to do, stop hypocrite like you care already lah~
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