Yeah...dunno y i suddenly thought of writing back on this blog when i wanted to abandon it one year ago...huhu....

perhaps cuz i wanted to kill some time before its 10pm in this bakery...yup my mum is currently running a bakery in Giant Alor Setar....please come to us if u feel like eating a cake...haha..we take orders too...

ok enuff wif the cake thing....dunno wat to write but hmm lets choose a topic...hmmm how bout my new prepaid card ?? hmm ok?? It was a few weeks ago tht i thought that i'd buy a new Babolat badminton racket and Mizuno shoe from an online Hong Kong store....apparently the only type of payment they accept is paypal...so I applied for a paypal account. Then i found out that i require a credit or debit card...I don't have one back then and i thought applying for a debit card at a bank would be a nuisance cuz of all the requirements that u need..

So I googled for alternatives and found out about prepaid cards....not ur normal topup mobile phone craps la....its neither a credit or a debit card or ur topup cards...its a stored value card. A card that u have to reload in order to use it. U don't need to have a bank account to apply for a prepaid card or a stable income. As a student this is perhaps a good choice...So then i googled for prepaid cards available in Malaysia...

The most popular card would the Eon MolFreedom Prepaid Mastercard...The website says that the Starter Pack available in 7eleven stores throughout Malaysia...So I went to the nearest 7eleven store in Taman PKNK Alor Setar only to be dissapointed....When i asked them wether they have the card or not....i got the reply.."wuzzat?? u mean the game topup card???" Ok perhaps this store doesn't have it...So i went to the next 7eleven in front of City Plaza only to get the same reply....I e-mailed to their Customer Care and found out tht all the stores are out of stock with the next batch to only come somewhere in a few months..

I can't wait tht long so i went to next option the Ambank NexG Prepaid Mastercard, I never tried to apply for the card because the monthly and annual payments were high plus its unembossed (meaning ur name is not on the card)...And u have to apply at the bank for the starter pack.

Then i found out about Tune-In Visa Card from TuneMoney.com.... Monthly payments are RM 1.50 and the only thing that bothers is that u have to reload RM 50 first before u get ur card. This can be done either online or at BSN and CIMB bank counters...The card is has your name on it and u can apply for this online at their website. Juz click on "Apply Now" on this page
and click on "first time customer" on the next page. Fill in the forms, reload RM 50 and upload your IC copy and ur done...The site states that u'll get the card 14 days after finishing the process but i got mine after just 4 days....upon receiving i activated my card online and verified my paypal account. I haven't done any online transaction yet cuz i haven't get my payment from my mum...huhu... :( but i've used the card in a hypermarket and it works...gr8!!