I Missed Malaysia

While I was in Melbourne completing my degree, I returned back for every break to not only be with my family and friends but because I missed the Malaysia culture and food – not a fan of the weather, though.

The saddest moment of my life in Melbourne wasn’t leaving my family but accepting the news my beloved grandmother (on my mother’s side) passing away just after 1-2 days since I landed in Australia. But that’s another story.

Then there was one time I wanted to return for my holiday but unfortunately, the flight I wanted to take was fully booked. A friend told me before approximately 10,000-25,000 Malaysia students further their studies in Melbourne. *shrug*

During that time, I did quite a number of digital illustrations using Photoshop and the Pen tool. This was one of them when I knew my flight left me.

I really missed Malaysia. The thought of seeing my family and friends at the airport. The warmth I’d get when my girlfriend were to hold me tightly and the many more hugs my family would’ve given me.

This was Malaysia. She was a place I called home. She was the place my family and friends resided. She was the one with many cultures and varieties of food which I love, and still do.

Happy Merdeka to the rakyat (people) and her children!

Why Must You Buy a .COM Domain Name?

Back in 2006, I wrote an article titled; Domain names made simple, and it was about interesting facts about domain names. But what I’d like to discuss about today is the importance of owning a Top-Level Domain (TLD) domain. And, the most recognized TLD domain name today is the .COM suffix.

Although most countries today have their localized domain name suffix, it’s important to register and own the .COM suffix because it’s an internationally recognized signature. It’s the first thought which comes to the mind of anyone you’re sharing your website address with.

Here’s a classic example I found as Malaysia’s independence (Merdeka) day is coming round the corner on August 31. It’s in regards to the 1Malaysia campaign.

Unofficial 1Malaysia (.COM) website

Official 1Malaysia (.COM.MY) website

Clearly, there’s a miscommunication in online branding now and I’d say the .COM is borrowing the media awareness of the official campaign whenever someone doesn’t tpye in the correct website address.

The Malaysia web industry is still plagued by many fundamental mistakes made by personal, corporate and government agencies. Why are the corporate and government agencies facing such problems I dare not bring up as I know there’d be much to debate later.

But the fact remains, whenever possible you should always register your .COM suffix if it’s available.