S'pore family sold their 3 room HDB to fund 6 months holiday trip

[Tree]

S'pore family sold their 3 room HDB to fund 6 months holiday trip​

 

[Sustanon]

No need to guess again.....

 

[congo9]

Well that's life.
If you have enough, why not ?
You only live once.

 

[Boonsiong]

Race ?

 

[jurongkechil]

Buy thing that got resell value better. Gold or rolex.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Must collect their brains for research purposes when they pass on. Must be some aggressive brain virus that attack the brain cells.

 

[Tree]

YOLO. I support.

 

[Hightech88]

 

[shock888]

Come back eat wall?

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Singapore family sells home, car to fund 8,000km road trip to Turkey​

PHOTO: Screengrabs/Instagram/fatstarfish_
The family sold their flat and car to finance a six-month road trip to Turkey.
The goal is to reach Turkey by land.

And to realise that, a family of four sold their HDB flat and car to fund their travel.

A video on the family's Instagram account on Sunday (May 3) announcing the start of their adventure has gone viral having been viewed over 247,000 times, garnering over 4,000 likes.

"We have been planning this for a very long time. And finally, it is happening," read the caption.

Based on their most recent video, the family has reached Penang, Malaysia.

Mohammad Shahrom Mahat, 44, and his wife Mastura Natasha Malek, 40, sold their three-room HDB flat and Suzuki car to finance a six-month road trip that is estimated to cost around $100,000.

Together with their two children, Nadine, five, and Seth, six, the couple will be travelling through Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia before reaching Turkey.

The family aims to reach China by June in a Toyota Hilux pickup truck.

Mohammad is self-employed and will continue to run his photography business while Mastura left her job as an educational therapist.

The couple told AsiaOne they love travelling and going on road trips in campervans, and they have been planning for this adventure over the last decade.

"Our family are all excited about our trip. My parents gave us their blessings," they shared.

They said their initial plan was to travel to Morocco instead of Turkey. "But we could not sell our HDB flat on time."

The couple said they will stay with their extended family upon returning to Singapore, and plan to buy another home in the future.

Netizens have left positive comments in support of the family's decision.

"Have the most amazing adventure guys! What a bold and beautiful decision (and) wishing your family unforgettable memories on this journey!" wrote one user.

Another commented: "Have lots of fun and make plenty of memories."

Asked about their next travel plan after Turkey, the couple said: "After Turkey, we are going to take it one day at a time."



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[zhihau]

You’re a winner!

Life isn’t just about the rat race and this upcoming experience would enrich your family far beyond what you can expect.

 

[bobby]

Low SES mudds. Their 2 chewren will thank them when they grow up homeless

 

[rocket]

No need to guess again.....

Low SES mudds. Their 2 chewren will thank them when they grow up homeless

Need ask @syed putra

 

[rocket]

Low SES mudds. Their 2 chewren will thank them when they grow up homeless

How they manage to think of this brilliant plan to travel ?

 

[Tree]

How they manage to think of this brilliant plan to travel ?

Nevermind lah. If money use finish, just cross the border from Turkey to Syria. Join ISIS and become suicide bomber.

 

[The Crow]

Nevermind lah. If money use finish, just cross the border from Turkey to Syria. Join ISIS and become suicide bomber.

If not the 2 kids and the mother can become "chicken" to earn $$$$$$$ ...

 

[VanDick]

"...stay with their extended family upon returning to Singapore..."

And you know with the m&ds, this will open the doors to more incest and in-breeding.

 

[syed putra]

That's the malay spirit. BTW, there is a Swiss family going all over the world and always saying Switzerland is most corrupt country on the planet.
They are on you tube.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Low SES mudds. Their 2 chewren will thank them when they grow up homeless

There is always the free AirBNB option at Changi ‘Hotel’ for them.

 

[bushtucker]

Six months later, they sell away the suzuki, rent a one room flat from the govt, husband buys an rx-z to work grabfood, wife buys a tricycle PMA to fetch kids to school and back home, children claim all sorts of funding from mendaki.