Recent content by rogue1109

Been busy trying to sort out my purchase and learnt a few new things... or at least new to me - 1. There are three sets of legal fees one has to pay in a purchase transaction a. legal fees on the SPA (usually absorbed by the developer) b. legal fees on the loan agreement (may or may not...

Yes have gone for the fireflies trip with my family with two children aged 6 and 3. The younger girl was initially scared about the dark and started crying but after like we've gone 5-10 mins into the dark and saw the fireflies, she got so quiet and very fascinated by the insects. It does...

Thanks bro DOA and Arsenal for the tips. Will definitely check out these places for my papaya tree. Hahaha!

Nice! Im looking forward to plant my own trees in the garden as well! By the way, where can we look for trees in JB?

No I would definitely visit again since I didn't get to try the food. My children loved it (or maybe they were just hungry). The first one after turning into the track is Restoran Alam, has its own parking compound. Next one is Restoran Asli. There's this shared parking compound and have to pay...

Was in JB yesterday and guessed timing was good, cleared Causeway in like 15 mins. Then wanted to try EDL but decided to check out eastern side first and happy to find out that the East Coast Coastal highway is up as well, all the way to Sierra Perdana (15mins drive) but the last stretch to...

Was quoted this through an email correspondence in Feb. I think prices might still be the same. Tulipa II 3,837 Sq. Ft. RM 864,000 (3 Storey Semi-D) (Completed) Vanda 3,537 Sq Ft RM 828,000 (3 Storey Semi-D)...

Hi sky, Had checked out Park Villa too. The place is really beautiful right atop a hill and the houses are huge! And unfortunately also out of my budget. However lady there told me that houses under construction cannot be sold to foreigners, only to locals. Foreigners can only buy...

Hi Bro DOA, Just my two cents worth. There are two types of life insurance - one with cash value and another without. Most term insurance (whether MRTA or MLTA) do not have cash value. They are pure insurance and coverage is for a limited period of time. For those with cash value...

Hi whoami, I was up north two weeks ago to check out the Austin area. Came from Kempas area and first taman would be Adda Heights, followed by Bandar Dato'Onn, then Seri Austin, Setia Indah and Setia Eco Cascadia before heading southwards again towards Austin Perdana and Desa Tebrau and...

Hi whoami, Did you get your nick from a computer prog? Everyday when I log on to my office pc, I see a program running with the exact same name. Anyway that aside, this property you mention, description almost similar to one I visited. Not sure if it's the same but the sales told me...

Thanks for the offer nick... I don't think my loan amount will warrant the banker making a trip to S'pore. Heh. Anyway was on half day today so manage to chiong five banks to gather info and submit application. Public Bank, Hong Leong, Alliance, RHB and CIMB. Felt that Hong Leong and RHB...

Thanks much bro! Saves me from having to take leave to shop for quotes. =) What kind of details do I have to provide? According to the developer, banks will need payslips, CPF contribution statement, IR8A, bank statements... do I have to provide all these when gathering quotes via email?

When shopping around for a loan package, do we have to go down to the banks to enquire in person or can we just email them our details and get their various quotations?

I guess depends on where the east begins? I would think that Austin, Tebrau, Johor Jaya, anywhere on the west of Sg Tebrau would belong to JB City development? In that case, east would only have the Jusco in Permas... Anyway I'm not local so I could be wrong too. Heh.