Malaysian customs (or govt officials if that matters) really suck. I guess just becoz he's from Singapore (and maybe the amount of tax is not that much after currency conversion) they're charging him the tax. Stupid.

Hmm...I wonder what their answer would be if I were to ask them to smell my fart and tell me when exactly did I fart 

I received another shipment from PA yesterday morning. I ordered 2 games below RM500 inclusive courier charges. No tax at all.

So the answer is ...

1. below RM500 inclusive FedEx = no tax

2. above RM500 inclusive FedEx = tax 20% (10%+10%)

Kung Hei Fat Choi - Happy Chinese New Year from Play-Asia.com
 
Play-Asia.com wishes everyone a happy Chinese Lunar New Year. The Lunar Year 2008 (Year of the Rat) has started today (Thursday, February 7th). Shipping and customer service will be suspended during the public holidays (from Thursday, February 7th until Sunday, February 10th). Business resumes as usual on Monday, February 11th.

A lot of people may have heard about the Chinese Lunar New Year Festivals, though it is probably not common knowledge what's behind all of it. Below is a small background information for those who are interested:

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.

The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.

The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Year's Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community. The communal feast called "surrounding the stove" or weilu. It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations....

Here is what Wikipedia has to say about the Year of the Rat.

Kung Hei Fat Choi, everybody.

I had ordered Armored Core 4 US from Play Asia  for the first time..Use fedex shipment..ordered on Feb 11 2008 but now the status still "preparing order" ..Is it normal for the first timers??

Grand Prize won by Malaysian! who's the lucky fella...

Winning Item: Spider-Man 3 (Collector's Edition)
link

Don't worry he is in the forum.

oh.. you will see him alright

seriousssss.... quite what ah.. a malaysian someore.. id like to congratulate him! not like the others..wanna assassinate him pulak.. especially this hitman. haha. lagi his nickname hitman

still not arrive for 2 weeks.. abit worried lor

so far all the  packages  that  i ordered arrived on time.,

this time got one item take very long...

Will you get taxed for buying games from Play Asia?

btw, the easter sales thing..Will you get the money back after purchasing the item or what?