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His company crossinvest (asia) pte. ltd; http://www.crossinvest.com.sg/glob.html and affiliated with Crossinvest SA, based in Lugano, Switzerland; http://www.crossinvest.ch/ Send these company a copy of what this loser is doing and the "good-will" that is being generated here!

During my trip a few years ago, my youngest son was 3+ years old then and my daughter was 7+. They had great fun although my son was afraid to take the elephant ride. I did used a tour guide (ex-Singaporean who is now living in CR for the past 20 years). So it was a preety much worry-free...

I just love CM! Sept may not be the best time to visit CM as it is still the raining season there. Best to travel there in Nov to Jan when it is cool and dry. I think the best places to visit are outside of CM city; eg watching sunrise on the mountain top like Pu Chee fa, visiting and riding...

Good luck to your new life. I took the plunge 3 years ago and left the corporate world at age younger than most. It is normal to feel a little lost, this is normal. It took me about 1 year to unwound after decades of work-life. I think there is no rush to relocate to LOS. Take your time. Visit...

I used to have a life just like yours. I remember on one occasion I had breakfast meeting, then lunch meeting and dinner meeting in 3 different countries (all on the same day!). Now it all seem like a long time ago!

Must be good to be able to finally move on. Do keep us posted regardless of how you are doing.

To each its own. As for me, early retirement means that I am able to do what I want, when I want. The best thing is that there is no one that you need to answer to, for your actions. If you do not like what you are doing (or unable to complete your task), then no worries! Just move on to...

Re: dedicated to Leongsam: 4 Things Rich People Should Stop Saying I also use the "rule of thumb" of 4% to determine what can be spent without touching the principal. IMHO, $5 million is a bit much for Singaporean as most Singaporean do not need $200k per year. Even saving $1 milllion can...

Re: dedicated to Leongsam: 4 Things Rich People Should Stop Saying I agree with you on the need to gain financially independent as soon as possible. One of earliest thing I learnt in my journey to somewhat early retirement, I realised that it is not really about how much I made. But...

Interesting. The last 3 years of retirement is great, I am now at the stage of considering doing my share of "helping the poor". How did you arrive at your conclusion? Was it due to the group of people, that you were helping, not doing their fair share? Where (ie which country) was that...

I actually planned to retire at 45! But missed it by 2 years as I had young children (ie I had them later than I had planned). I knew that I need to be financially independent before I can retired and had planned accordingly. I had a spreadsheet that tracked my net-worth and my expenses for...

Nice to see a retirement thread. I retired 3 years ago at a age of 47. I did not come from a rich family and had to depend on my career to fund my retirement dream. Lots of hard work with some luck thrown in. I had a good career, and so no regrets there. I just got tired of living my life...

groovy73, I visited CM twice in the past 3 years and love the place! I stayed at Takham Village which is just outside the old town. I think the rate is about $30/night. Check it out at Agoda. Clean and it come with brakfast in a nice courtyard. Why don't you try visiting the nearby area...

I worked in Malaysia for a period of 6 years. During this time, I applied for this scheme and had the approval to drive to Singapore. The 5 days advance notice is easy. Just e-mail/fax to them and they reply promptly. Bring this approval when you drive into Singapore. Another adv is that...

Giant bicycle is well known in Taiwan. I have been to one of their show-room in Taiwan and saw some very mean-looking bicycle with a even meaner price tag!