12 Februari 2020

US Offering a Dozen Second-hand Aircraft to The Philippine Army

12 Februari 2020


US offfer 4 AH-1 used Cobra attack helicopters (photo : US Army)

This is the first time the United States will be turning over rotary and fixed-wing aircraft to the Philippine Army, which activated an aviation regiment late last year as the ground forces intensify counterinsurgency operations.

The Philippines will send teams to the United States next month to inspect helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft to be transferred to the ground forces under the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program of the US State Department as Washington pours more military aid to its former colony and long-time security partner.

This is the first time the US will be turning over rotary and fixed-wing aircraft to the Philippine Army, which activated an aviation regiment late last year as the ground forces intensify counterinsurgency operations to end the Maoist-led rebellion before the term of President Duterte ends in 2022.

Washington has offered four UH-60 Black Hawk combat utility helicopters, four AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and five twin-engine, turbo-prop C-12 Beechcraft planes for troop transport and medical evacuation, according to an Army colonel familiar with the acquisition project but who declined to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the press.

“These are second-hand aircraft but are still operational,” the Army colonel told The Philippine STAR. “These are offered free but we have to shoulder the cost of some repairs and shipment of the aircraft. We will also spend for the armaments and avionics, but these aircraft will certainly boost our capability.”

A second team will leave for the US in April for further inspection of the aircraft, which will be delivered to the country later this year despite threats by Duterte to “tone down” security relations with Washington over continued criticism of his human rights record in connection with the ongoing war on drugs.


US offfer 4 UH-60 used Blackhawk helicopters (photo : US Army)


Close to 6,000 people have been killed in legitimate police operations against illegal drugs and more than 3,000 others slain in drug-related incidents blamed on vigilantes, according to official police records.

Before activating an aviation regiment, the Army relied on the Philippine Air Force for transporting troops and supplies, evacuating frontline casualties and supporting ground operations.

The Air Force operates a variety of Bell combat utility helicopters, mounting light machine guns to support ground operations, MD-500 light attack helicopters and Sikorsky helicopters to deliver air strikes. The Air Force has also started using its FA-50 light fighters to drop bombs on rebel positions in addition to OV-10 Bronco turbo-prop planes.

“We could have acquired six C-12 planes for the Army, but one plane went to the Philippine Navy, which is also building up its aviation unit,” the Army colonel said, adding that naval aviation has two brand-new Agusta Westland AW 159 Wildcat anti-submarine helicopters.

“In the future, we will also be acquiring brand-new light attack helicopters, armed reconnaissance helicopters and multi-purpose medium-lift helicopters. These assets will enable the Philippine Army to conduct a better array of aviation operations to support ground forces and be more responsive in the archipelagic setting in the defense posture,” he added.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has cited the increasing US military aid to keep the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), which the President has threatened to abrogate due to the revocation of the US visa of a close political ally and former national police chief, Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, among other reasons.


US offfer 6 C-12 used Huron aircrafts (photo : Graham)


“The US plans to spend over $200 million in 2020 to 2021 providing aircraft, training, equipment, and construction for the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines), and more than $45 million in FMF (foreign military financing),” Locsin said at last week’s Senate inquiry on the possible impact of the termination of the VFA.

He said the Duterte administration has received a total of $554.55 million in terms of security assistance from the US from 2016 to 2019, including $267.75 million in foreign military financing for the procurement of defense articles.

“In addition, under the VFA, the Philippines is able to receive after-sales servicing in the form of maintenance packages that increase the articles’ value and lifespan,” he said, adding, “without the VFA, the US Departments of State and Defense will be hard put to get funds from the US Congress for FMF and other defense assistance programs to the Philippines.”

Locsin also noted that the VFA allows the US to provide a total-package approach on defense articles that would be compatible with equipment, assets, and systems that are already in place.

The AFP’s current military equipment, assets and systems are largely patterned from and/or provided by the US. Although there are criticisms that the US is using the Philippines as a dumping ground for its obsolete and mothballed aircraft, vessels and other military equipment, Washington has now seen the need to provide better and brand new equipment to its treaty ally to enhance its maritime domain awareness capability.

In the last two years, the US has transferred Scan Eagle drones and C-130-mounted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) equipment, in addition to installing coastal radar stations in the southern Philippines to monitor movements of small and faster boats used by Abu Sayyaf militants in cross-border kidnappings in Malaysian waters.

Senior defense and foreign affairs department officials have supported moves to “revisit and review” the legal agreements with the US that allow its troops in Philippine soil instead of scrapping the arrangements. The officials believe the benefits from the VFA outweigh the costs of hosting US forces in the country.

(OneNews)

113 komentar:

  1. Hshaha malon banglasia ga ditawarin US. Hahaha

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    4. Yang kecut xde telor lawan china tak dapat hibah ... sebab tahu kalau di beri hibah hanya untuk SHADOWING sahaje ... πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

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  2. sikaattt smuaa...drim kam tru

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      yg plin-plan, sok jaguh dan miskin ntar dulu..

      ditawari jg gk guna kalo punya dana buat ambil hibanan, apalagi apgred

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  3. Malon makin tertinggal jauh dari Philipina.....tak perlu sewa Helly utility ke 😁

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  5. Malon dikasih hibahpun gakda duit...wakakak

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  6. filipin klo ditawarin, pasti cpet2 diambil.
    beda ama KL, maonya banyak tapi:
    -takde bajet apgred
    -takde ongkir...

    pengennya smua ditanggung mamarike ahhayyy hay haha!😳😳😳
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  7. Balasan
    1. maksodnya klewat gt yak om pedang haha!🀭🀭🀭

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    2. seleranya kebablasan om..
      hahaha

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    3. Wet dream πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜

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  8. Philipina selalu meniru kajian dari malonsial. Wkwkwkwk πŸ˜€

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    1. Heli idaman gembulwira dan xapier πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

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    2. Typical malon sombong dengan kajian, aksi nya tidak πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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    3. Hati2 Philippines bs di somasi malon telah meniru kajian malon πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜

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  9. Nah, ameriki pasti tetep pingin punya pengaruh di kawasan ASEAN

    Denger2 Duterte juga ndak suka ama amiriki

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    1. Ga suka karena ga gratis kl yg lain gratis πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

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    2. Lebih ke politik Jack, masalah belanja mereka noproblemo

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  10. guwe rasa gak lama lg, amrik masuk bisnis rental blekhok ama cobra?

    soalnya uda ada peminatnye haha!🌩🌩🌩

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    1. Bentar lagi ad yg komen sent to indonesia. Padahal negaranya ya sendiri tak Bunya heli serang heli angkut pun mau sewa

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    2. nyoiihhh lupa ngaca doi hahaa!πŸ€‘πŸ€‘πŸ€‘

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  11. Congrats Phil πŸ‘

    Please take it. It's good stuffs.

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  12. Malon tak dapat penawaran dari USA? pasti sudah tahu kalau malon tak Mungkin bisa ambik ni pesawat, maklumlah orang miskin masih kalah dengan negara Afrika πŸ™ŠπŸ™‰πŸ™Š

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    1. Wong convert pesawat MPA loh dikasih duit, terus mau rental heli buat militer. Lha kok mau beli secondhand? 🀣

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    2. Itu kan hasil ngemis menhan mereka, saat menhan mereka datang kemari juga hanya untuk ngemis pembuatan LPD ke negaranya yang selalu salah desaign tu, lawak sangat jiran satu ni bro πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

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    3. USA berpikir percuma je malon dikasi hibah bila nak bawa balik barang hibahpun malon tak de wang πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜

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  13. Banyak banget yg mau dikirim. Si Duterter nyetak duitnya dmn ya? Tiap hr beritanya shoopppiing mulu dan dpt lungsuran alutsista yg lumayan mantap.itu blomn urusan soal perawatannya yg butuh dana besar jg.
    Apa dpt dr blokir uang narkoba para bandar di philipina ya.?

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    1. Budget pertahanan mereka di era duterte makin ditingkatkan om untuk menghadapi cina

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    2. Phinoy sekarang dompetnya lagi tebal karena tiga tahun terakhir ini negaranya kebanjiran pesanan biji nickel, itu terjadi karena beberapa tahun terakhir ini setelah santer beritanya bahwa indonesia yang merupakan penghasil biji nickel kualitas no 1 dan juga penghasil biji nickel terbesar dunia akan menyetop exsport biji nickel. sehingga pasar dunia bisnis nickel mengalami panik, negara cina yg sangat membutuhkan nickel untuk kelangsungan hidup insdustri baja nya melakukan pembelian besar besaran dan melakukan penimbunan....

      Kualitas biji nickel mentah phinoy jauh di bawah indonesia, jadi selama ini kurang diminati pasar dunia, namun belakangan ini cina berhasil menemukan cara mengolah biji nikel dengan kandungan rendah, sehingga cina berani memborong biji nickel pinoy untuk tetap menjaga industri baja dlm negrinya. Dan cina akan tetap membeli nikel dari pinoy selama indonesia masih melakukan penyetopan ekspor biji nickel...

      Karena kepentingan ekonomi itulah duterte bersikap agak lembek terhadap cina yg selalu menganggu wilayah lautnya, dan sikap lembek itu juga lah yg membuat duterte menuai kritikan bahkan olok olok dari warganya sendiri...

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    3. Itulah beberapa sebabnya kita melihat beberapa tahun terakhir ini pinoy agak gencar belanja alutsista,... Mereka kecipratan rejeki dari kebijakan penyetopan ekspor biji nickel pemerintah RI..

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  14. yang komen plis dong gak usah bahas malon lagi, level kita dah beda dgn mereka... jadi kaya blog murahan aja isinya umpatan mulu..

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    1. High level tetep.
      Bahas/bully malon tetep.

      Dengan itulah blog ini tetep "hidup".

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    2. Jangan di blog ini kalo ga mau di bully

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    3. Itulah serunya blog ini, menyadarkan malon2 dri pengaruh Umno

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    4. Buly malon itu keniscaya'an om...

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    5. Dah dibully pun tetap je malon sembang dan sombong mas,apalagi gk di bully makin menjadi2 mereka kpd Indonesia

      Hapus
  15. Malon banyak2 kajian aja lah shopingnya tidak, emangnya kalo perang pake banyak2an kajian??


    Wokwokwokwokwokwokwokwokwok πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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  16. Sebenarnya malaysia adalah termasuk negara Superpower kalo di lihat dari banyaknya kajian dan RFI Alutsista nya

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  17. Global Firepower akan memasukan Kajian dan RFI dalam hitungan untuk menentukan peringkat militer
    Dan malaysia akan masuk 5 besar kalo di hitung dari banyaknya RFI dan Kajiannya




    Wokwokwokwokwokwokwokwokwokwokwokwok πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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    1. 5 besar dalam kajian & RFI πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜

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    2. Jane's pun sampai bilang malon the best kajian

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  18. Global Firepower 2020 berdasarkan Kajian dan RFI

    1. Malaysia
    2. Zimbabwe
    3. Vanuatu
    4. Tuvalu





    Wokowkowkowkowkowkwokwokwokwokwowkowkwwok πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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  19. Buat bahan belajar.. simulasinya cakep bener,

    https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2019/08/15/belanja-militer-indonesia-kalah-dari-singapura

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    1. Ini juga cakep..

      Nanti keliatan deh negara mana yg lebih pro ke alutsista dari US, Rusia atau EU.

      Kyk Viet yg separuh lebih ambil dari Rusia dan Sing yg 54 persen ambil dari US, semua tergantung kedekatan politiknya.

      https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/1912_arms_flows_to_south_east_asia_wezeman.pdf

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    2. Myanmar kmaren2 ada peristiwa apa ya kok gede banget belanjanya?? πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”

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    3. Kayane waktu dikucilkan PBB itu mas terkait HAM yaa ? Tapi kalau dipimpin rezim militer memang umumnya defence budgetnya gede bener mas.... kita negara Republik dan Demokratis bukan Kerajaan jadi semua expense harus melewati keputusan bersama dan pasti akan sulit untuk menaikkan budget defense karena banyak suara yg ikut menentukan.

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    4. Myanmar sempat menduduki tahta peringkat 1 yg bung super. Sementara Indonesia dr peringkat atas langsung anjlok ke urutan 5 sejak terkena krismon.
      Tp selalu diatas itu gak enak jg ya bung super.
      Kalo selalu dibawah juga kurang bebas geraknya ya bung. Sehingga kurang maksimal.Biasanya yg maksimal menghasilkan itu justru kalo melalui jalur belakang, bukan begitu mas super.?..πŸƒπŸƒπŸƒ

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    5. "..Biasanya yg maksimal menghasilkan itu justru kalo melalui jalur belakang.."

      ====!
      Pengalaman ente ekstrim mas bro..πŸ˜‚πŸ˜

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    6. Iki arek kakehan Moco stensilan 🀣🀣🀭🀭🀭

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    7. Thai dan Myanmar rezim militer nya kuat mas... Dan rakyat sana terpaksa tinggal dibawah rezim ini... Kalau dibilang efek alutsista nya kuat ya bisa jadi itu nilai plusnya.. tapi ingat.. penduduk mereka sebetulnya iri lho dgn negara demokratis yg tidak dibawah pengaruh militer.. mereka lebih prefer hidup kayak disini... Bebas ngapain aja sih selama dalam koridor hukum yg ditentukan bersama bukan ditentukan rezim militer. 😁

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    8. Myanmar rezim militer,makanya militernya cenderung diperhatiin,kita negara Republik yg selalu berusaha antara ekonomi dan kesejahteraan plus militer seimbang...yg lucunya

      Kerajaan beruk malon,rezim militer kaga,Republik dan demokratis kaga...dia bikin aliran sendiri Rezim Songlap....Negara bangkrut militer lemah syawat...hahaha


      Wah om Ss angkatan 70an nih apal stensilan...hahaha pengarangnya anny arrow.ya om......wakakkaa

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    9. Lewat jalur belakang itu maksudnya black market bung PS, yg mana penjual dan pembelinya berkulit hitam semua.
      Dulu F-16 kita sempat mengalami pembelian suku cadang lewat black market katanya ya.?

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    10. Lewat jalur belakang khi jarane luwih gede presentasine nek dadi mergone penetrasine luwih intens lan luwih jeru lak ngono tho yo mbah gono lan mas smill

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    11. Yup, tuku nang black market, liwate black hole..yo mambu mambu penguk ngono kuwi mas'e..

      πŸ˜‚

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    12. Kalo lewat jalur belakang mending nanya malon deh...mereka kan shemale semua πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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    13. Rian @ πŸ˜πŸ˜‚πŸ€£

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  20. @Darul kajian
    Hahahahahaa
    1. Malaysia
    2. Zimbabwe
    3. Vanuatu
    4. Tuvalu
    And
    5. Lembu

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    1. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚....

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    2. πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜πŸ‘ŽπŸ‡²πŸ‡Ύ

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  21. Mereka order heli ATAK itu jadi/gak sih?

    Kalo heli ATAK+ex Jordan+ex US ini jadi, aset atack heli mereka jadi salah satu yg terbanyak se SEA...πŸ˜€πŸ‘

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    1. Baca di Janes udah order tank IFV ke turkey mas Phil Army Ini. Pake versi yg ada dorongan tractornya didepan πŸ‘

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    2. Untuk invasi Sabah philipine ini harus punya banyak, untuk pemukul mundur heli sewa malon



      wokwowkwokwokwowkwokwok πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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    3. Embuh mas.. tapi kayane jenis IFV semacam model Marder tapi ada dorongan traktornya... Kelasnya senjata RCWS sih bukan meriam 105mm.

      Hapus
    4. Dorongan tractor itu maksudnya blade dozer kah mas super.?
      Kok mas super sukanya main yg didorong dorong sih.?

      Hapus
    5. Suale yen ACV15 kii sing ning malon ditampal dadi Adnan, pancen ono versi IFV'ne ...πŸ˜„

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    6. Choko (Ahlinya ahli) => dari belakang.. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜πŸ˜‚

      Sekarang semuanya jadi jelas..πŸ˜‚

      Hati-hati mas super, kencangkan kolor sampeyan..πŸ˜‚πŸ˜

      Hapus
  22. Malon biarpun hibah milih milih, sudah ada programnya

    Kajian Hibah
    Kajian Shoping
    Kajian Cancel

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    1. Kajian sewa jgn lupa bro πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜

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    2. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ kajian jubur bangla juga

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  23. Komentar ini telah dihapus oleh pengarang.

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    1. Waduh rek, onok honocoroko'an iki...πŸ˜‚πŸ˜πŸ‘

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    2. Tak translate honocorokone gak kenek rek πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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  24. @ darul kajian

    Kajian Hibah
    Kajian Shoping
    Kajian Cancel
    And
    kajian RFI

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  25. Enaknya kl punya Wang lebih disuruh milih barang second beli semuanya jg ga pa2 kl yg tak de wang cukup nunggu hibah ja itu pun sambil lihat2 isi dompetπŸ˜ƒπŸ€£πŸ˜‚

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    1. Hibah terima jadi dan pakai tak ada wang upgrade dan wang delivery, alias Raja Gembel

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    2. Hibahpun kalo tak de wang guna upgrade dan bawa balik barang tuh percuma je bro πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜

      Hapus
    3. Malon raja gembel om, sudah di kasih hibah minta ongkos di antar pula πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

      Hapus
  26. Kasihan yg cuman bisa sewa,,,country ugly darul kelakar πŸ˜‚πŸ˜œπŸ˜

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    1. Malon cuma bs ngences tulang πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

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    Cuma di mallasial ada hibahan ga ada duit buat upgtade nya.
    cuma di mallasial atuk atuk bau tanah jadi PM.
    Cuma di mallasial pilot jaguh mental ke genteng karena ejector ke pencet.
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