Hi bros come across this page that maybe useful to us for foods , bus services
http://wikitravel.org/en/Johor_Bahru
http://wikitravel.org/en/Johor_Bahru
one of the girls name sounds like a mainland China girl to me.
my guess is that they were probably china pros would tried to smuggle themselves into Malaysia at that wee hours thinking security would be lax (probaly social visa in singapore expired )
Hi all. I have been looking at JB houses since more than 10 years ago when i was in my late 20s. I used to drive into Johor very often during my off days. Back then Bukit Indah was still developing and the showhouses there were both big and beautiful, not to mention cheap. Like what i always say to my wife "See already saliva all come out!" Prices were around RM250K then. The plan then was to buy a holiday home with a view to retire when old. At least that was the plan then. After reading some posts in this forum, it seems that this have changed - at least for some people. Nowadays, it is more to live there and commute everyday to Sing.
Wow.
I convinced myself then that I will not be able to afford a landed house in Sing. The only way to make a landed dream come true is in JB. This is of course true till today.
The JB house bug never go off and till today, I am still admiring JB houses. However what makes me hesitate to commit is not so much the crime news, not so much the whimisical and fanciful policies changes (the recent finger printing being a prime example) which the M'sian govt is famous for but more because I realise that a house/family is more than just the 4 walls. It is not so much how beautiful or big a house is...it is more of what is contained within.
You see, I reckon that a big and beautiful landed home will not make my wife and kids happy forever. True, they will be mesmerised in the beginning but the magic will soon wear off when you start to realise you have a another home to upkeep - reno, maintenance, fees, furnitures, etc....a large undertaking if you want to keep the magic going. Do i have the time and energy? not to mention about the $.
At least for me, the analogy its like buying toys for kids...after couple of days, they are no longer interested in that toy and are looking for something else...and yet many of us never realise true happiness cannot be bought and we still go out to buy the next toy for our kids..
Looking at the abandoned houses in some of the older parts of Bukit Indah serves as a reminder that it is not easy to always keep this magic going.
For those who have committed and who are living in JB, I read your posts with admiration and even envy, at least you have more balls than me.
Hi bros come across this page that maybe useful to us for foods , bus services
http://wikitravel.org/en/Johor_Bahru
Hi all. I have been looking at JB houses since more than 10 years ago when i was in my late 20s. I used to drive into Johor very often during my off days. Back then Bukit Indah was still developing and the showhouses there were both big and beautiful, not to mention cheap. Like what i always say to my wife "See already saliva all come out!" Prices were around RM250K then. The plan then was to buy a holiday home with a view to retire when old. At least that was the plan then. After reading some posts in this forum, it seems that this have changed - at least for some people. Nowadays, it is more to live there and commute everyday to Sing.
Wow.
I convinced myself then that I will not be able to afford a landed house in Sing. The only way to make a landed dream come true is in JB. This is of course true till today.
The JB house bug never go off and till today, I am still admiring JB houses. However what makes me hesitate to commit is not so much the crime news, not so much the whimisical and fanciful policies changes (the recent finger printing being a prime example) which the M'sian govt is famous for but more because I realise that a house/family is more than just the 4 walls. It is not so much how beautiful or big a house is...it is more of what is contained within.
You see, I reckon that a big and beautiful landed home will not make my wife and kids happy forever. True, they will be mesmerised in the beginning but the magic will soon wear off when you start to realise you have a another home to upkeep - reno, maintenance, fees, furnitures, etc....a large undertaking if you want to keep the magic going. Do i have the time and energy? not to mention about the $.
At least for me, the analogy its like buying toys for kids...after couple of days, they are no longer interested in that toy and are looking for something else...and yet many of us never realise true happiness cannot be bought and we still go out to buy the next toy for our kids..
Looking at the abandoned houses in some of the older parts of Bukit Indah serves as a reminder that it is not easy to always keep this magic going.
For those who have committed and who are living in JB, I read your posts with admiration and even envy, at least you have more balls than me.
Hi all. I have been looking at JB houses since more than 10 years ago when i was in my late 20s. ...The plan then was to buy a holiday home with a view to retire when old. At least that was the plan then. After reading some posts in this forum, it seems that this have changed - at least for some people. Nowadays, it is more to live there and commute everyday to Sing.... At least for me, the analogy its like buying toys for kids...after couple of days, they are no longer interested in that toy and are looking for something else...and yet many of us never realise true happiness cannot be bought and we still go out to buy the next toy for our kids...Looking at the abandoned houses in some of the older parts of Bukit Indah serves as a reminder that it is not easy to always keep this magic going. For those who have committed and who are living in JB, I read your posts with admiration and even envy, at least you have more balls than me.
worst possible news for me as i pump both. siao liao! gota employ a driver and buy malaysia car to ferry me around monday-friday in and out of singapore already cos the savings will be at there
Actually MY girls are in some ways better than our girls. On the whole, less materialistic and always ready to stand by her man. Gives him face too from the examples that i have seen rather than our girls who are very keen to put down their bfs or husbands anytime they get. One of my neighbours regularly kenna, feel bad for him but cannot say much as they are much older than us
Since you clock such high mileage, you should consider getting a Toyota Prius Hybrid 1.8 S(A) which can travel 30.4km/litre of petrol. Say if your present car can only travel 10km/litre and you are paying about SGD900/month on petrol. Your expenses on petrol will become SGD300/month. You can see it in sgcarmart http://www.sgcarmart.com/new_cars/newcars_listing.php?BRSR=15&MOD=Toyota
Please be careful as you reverse....
Most of us are not used to landed living....
Strictly order all children of the car driveway while reversing....
Boy, 2, dies after being hit by mum's car
AsiaOne
Wed, Jun 15, 2011
SINGAPORE - A little boy died on Monday afternoon after his mother accidentally reversed her car into him.
Two-year-old Henry was believed to have run up to his mother's car while she was backing the white multi-purpose vehicle into the driveway of their bungalow.
The Australian housewife, who was identified only as Mrs Harrington, did not realise that she had knocked over her son until a cab driver who was driving past the scene yelled at her to stop the car, reported The Straits Times.
Neighbours saw the distraught mother screaming and holding her son, according to The Straits Times report. She also performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on her son while waiting for the paramedics to arrive, reported the Chinese media.
Henry was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead an hour later.
Police are investigating the accident and have questioned the child's parents
The Straits Times reported that the Harrington family had moved to Singapore last September for work. The Australian High Commission here has offered to assist the family.
The child's body will be repatriated to Perth, Australia, where the funeral will be held. He is survived by his parents and one older sister, aged 4.