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BE READY.
NOT SCARED.

The free emergency handbook for Malaysian households. Floods, haze, blackouts, outbreaks. Start at Bungkus, work up to Tambah Semua.

Read the handbook Check your prep level

WHAT ARE YOU
PREPARING FOR?

Pick what worries you most. Each guide starts with the ten minutes that matter, then goes as deep as you like.

Northeast monsoon, Nov to Mar FLOOD Water rising? Power off at the DB box first.

Kuala Lumpur skyline under thick haze

Usually Jun to Oct HAZE Which mask actually works, and when to stay in.

A Malaysian terrace house at dusk in the rain, one window lit by a torch

Hours to days BLACKOUT Keep the fridge shut. Keep calm on.

Masks, sanitiser, thermometer and a first-aid box laid out on a dining table at night

We’ve done this before OUTBREAK Masks, meds and a plan for staying in.

Pails and blue water drums filled to the brim in a Malaysian bathroom at night, lit by a headtorch

The one you’ll actually get WATER CUT Fill every pail the night before. Never trust “restored by 6 pm”.

A rain-soaked hillside above a highland road, a slipped slope covered with a blue tarp and cones at the roadside

Hillsides after heavy rain LANDSLIDE Rumbling near a slope? Leave now, sideways.

A locked steel grille door at night with its key on a hook, a smoke alarm glowing above and haze in the torch beam

The most likely one on this list HOUSE FIRE Grille keys on a hook by the door, never in a drawer.

An empty street of old Kuala Lumpur shophouses at night, every shutter down, blue lights far down the road

Avoid, always UNREST Stay home. Nobody needs your “just to see” video.

An evacuated mall corridor at night with shutters down, an abandoned trolley and a glowing exit sign

Run, hide, tell ATTACK Run if you can. Hide if you can’t. Tell when it’s safe.

A cracked kitchen wall after a tremor, a shelf strapped to the wall and a lantern on the counter

Sabah 2015, Penang 2004 QUAKE Sea suddenly pulls back? Run to high ground now.

A radio, passports in a ziplock, cash, a headtorch and a paper map laid out on a table by lantern light

Low odds, long tail WAR Passports valid. Stock up early and quietly.

Three faceless androids stand on a KL condo balcony at night, looking in at a ringing phone and an unplugged router

Science fiction. Mostly. JUDGEMENT DAY Agree a family safe word. Say it out loud, never type it.

Four zombies in an office shirt, a sarong, a football jersey and a guard uniform wait at the bottom of a flat stairwell, a cricket bat by the railing

Statistically unlikely ZOMBIES Go upstairs. Zombies are famously bad at stairs.

START WHERE
YOU ARE.

Every checklist, kit and review is tagged by prep level, so you know what fits your budget.

BUNGKUS The basics, packed. Pocket money budget. BIASA Sensibly sorted. SPECIAL Comfortable. Even smug. TAMBAH SEMUA Bunker, with aircon.

THE WHOLE
HANDBOOK. FREE.

Twelve chapters, localised for Malaysian homes, condos and kampungs. Read it now, while everyone is calm and fed.

1The family planRoles, the 72-hour rule, and how to talk when the network doesn’t. 2Tools and go-bagsPocket, door, house, car. Plus where to buy it. 3StockpileTwo weeks at home for a family of four. Do not run out of Maggi first. 4Maps and safe groundWhere the real information is, and your three rally points. 5Water, fire, foodMaking water safe, three ways to make fire, eating without power. 6First aidThe first 60 seconds, CPR, the big four, and the tropical specials. 7Shelter and defenceWhich room for what, condo notes, and sleeping in the rimba. 8Self-defence and the lawWhat Malaysian law allows, and the tool list, honestly rated. 9Make it yourselfEight builds, from a bottle water filter to a two-bucket toilet. 10Skills to learn nowSwimming, CPR, five knots, and staying calm. 11Barter and tradeWhat holds value when money stops working, as a tier list. 12Scenario briefsThirteen things that can go wrong: before, during, after.

PREPARED,
NOT PARANOID.

“[A real family’s flood story, in their words. One or two lines.]”

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