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Sorry, Sanur. Found you have offered all the info after I sent a request on PM. Shoould have read all pages before I started typing.

Last i heard is a one month quarantine period. Definitely not worth it to bring pets over for a few days, much stress in quarantine. More for a permanent relocation.

Go to the Johor govt office in Iskandar, there is a dept that handles import of animals and plants. Friendly and helpful English-speaking staff will give you application form which is only in Bahasa Malaysia. Get the jabs done in Singapore before binging pet over. No quarantine. Alternatively...

If you notice some hairline cracks on the surface paint of sidewalls, or near the edge of ceiling, dun be alarmed. It is very common, even in really hi end builldings. There is no piling of ground foundation for 1/2 storey buildings, same as in sg in the 50/60. The weight of the finished...

Re: Agents' commission Almost every Saturday morning when I return to sg at about 9am, I see long queues of cars and coaches waiting to enter Malaysia CIQ. The queue extends up to the brigde.

confirmed, as experienced by myself and neighbors of strata titled properties, though it took 2.5 years. Do know a case where issue of title deed is delayed, the owner urges about why need to pay group fire insurance on strata title properties, have unsettled biils and management will not inform...

way to produce goody goody, fight only when u are ordered to, don't take things into your own hands, not safe for atas

not suprised. many brand names exctly assembled end products in ASEAN to minimise import tax disadvantage. Used to find product cartons marked with made in kOREA/JAPAN, but now manufactured by Sanyo/LG

Has been to far dangerous places in the course of his travels? What pop up in my mind are those who pay for a package tour to foreign "exotic" places and expect tour guides to be their nannies--no need to make any preparation to know the exoticism beforehand. At home, they can see on TV all...

There are some links among human traits of low risk-taking threshold, selfishness and bochap. A retired Malaysian once told me that when he brought up an issue concerning the precinct, a sg neighbor gave him a reply of "You can complain to the resident's committee because you are a Malaysian...

at LF, not HH, so just for reference. walk around your neighborhood, look for a small green color junction box, usually found on top ofa low concrete block. It has TM stickers on the surface. The box is where the external fiber optic cables ended and it contains a junction block with a...

me too, in LF.

It seems that the tree has no more leaves. I think the tree trunk needs to be chemically treated to prevent rotting and fungi growth. A lightning arrester may be essential if no tree in close proximity is taller. Ideal to own land to build as one wishes and no need to ask for permission or approval.

An old memory was recalled after reading the following. In the early 80's, I invited an American friend to visit my sg home. He brought along his sister who had flown from Houston to visit him in sg. Her comment-- how could you people tolerate others shitting on your head in an apartment...

Just show where the info is and let them do it themselves, it is the only remedy for the pampered.

After a number of overseas holiday tour, I do share your thoughts. No tour beats owning a plot of land and use it as you like to create. No rushing here and there to maximise what you had paid for a tour, just enjoy it leisurely, add when you have an idea and see money grows.

For the air well, my idea is buy a parasol or giant umbrella which are sold at Ikea. less than S$100 for parasol and base stand.

I am considering changing wooden toilet doors and would appreciate for any contact info on door suppliers

easy targets attract crime, G&G etc discourage it as it takes preparation.

external water supply is powerful enough to flow up to the tank on the roof, but water stored in the tank drops to second floor yields only a bit of energy, hence it is low pressure. Heard some houses got a bypass installed on the tank and let external water supply go straight to the end users...