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Dear abugumgum I am sure I speak for many on this thread when I express my deep sympathies for your nasty experience. Hope you did not lose too much. The feelings of outrage and violation are difficult to come to terms with. The ONLY thing that is remotely a relief is that you were not home...

Entertaining Mongolians, so cannot dash out. Across the road, opposite the aquarium/plant shop, note the little store with lots of hanging plastic flowers ... go in and get a stunning surprise at the price of little things like scissors. Sardines are very cheap. Unusual things like washers for...

Hello Grago 1 Cancer: Yup, stress, pollution (food/water/environment), genetic disposition ++ 2 Cats: A single female can reproduce in a range from 100 to 5,000 offspring. They can have four litters a year. Dogs: in Malaysia fare much worse, though the cruelty and neglect in...

Folks, if you are serious about living in Johor, pick up the lingo. At least words and phrases. Never mind if your accent ain't perfect - you're making a good attempt, and that is plenty. Look here...

in Singapore? Do you have any study/report to support this AP? I have been searching everywhere for it. A friend who is a blind-stubborn supporter of the system actually admits to 1 in 4, but she too has no stats or study. It is terrifying, and so very many friends and acquaintances have...

Insects rule - see the Hellstrom Chronicle. But note well that Singapore is also termite infested - one lot came through concrete and ate up most of a room of papers and boxes that had not been opened for two years. This was in a luxury development in Siglap about 7 years ago. Why worry?

I think we are built on top of a vast underground system of termite mounds, and in between cities of ant and wasp nests. Contractors routinely pour poison on the ground to try to prevent attacks, but this only succeeds in poisoning the fruit and veg you subsequently try to grow on it. Then when...

So vigilance and 'go in peace' seems to be the best way, since they will be there long after we become fodder ourselves. Erm ... I fully appreciate your Buddhist approach Cathy, but, sorry to confess, I zap cockroaches, mosquitoes and ants any way I can. But I am fine with lizards, who eat...

While expats in Singapore may not know all the lobangs to make life less expensive, the cost of living is still remarkable for we Singaporeans. Truly, the move here is a relief. S'PORE NOW SIXTH MOST EXPENSIVE LOCATION IN ASIA FOR EXPATS ------------------------------------------- SINGAPORE -...

Hi AP - long time. Cathy is right about the food chain/birds... add butterflies since that is what comes after the fat caterpillars. Naturalists hand pick them off, gently without hurting them, then leave them on some other green plant or tree away from your plants. Not, of course, an...

Just what my husband would do too, and you are both lucky nothing bad happened to you ... VERY sorry to say that, and may it be that soon this would be the only and correct thing to do. It is now about 10.20 pm, and are any of you enduring loud explosion sounds, with some actual rattling of...

Attended a Friday get-together last night at the Urban Retreat which was relaxed and a very pleasant way to meet neighbours and weekend neighbours. White wine was apparently tawar, and the red wine non-existent, but beer flowed, and the wine situation is to be immediately remedied. Company was...

Hey AP and flens, it occurred to me a short while back and this seems confirmed after reading this and the other post about whatgoeson in Singapore, that there are many rightful advantages and perks available to us, even though we have chosen to spend most of our time in Johor. With this in...

For a friend living in LH: Free baby rabbits to a loving home Contact Mrs Kok: [email protected] We have 4 baby rabbits, just 4 weeks old now, that should be ready for adoption in a couple of weeks' time. Owner must be committed to daily care-giving ;)

Hey AP and flens, it occurred to me a short while back and this seems confirmed after reading this and the other post about whatgoeson in Singapore, that there are many rightful advantages and perks available to us, even though we have chosen to spend most of our time in Johor. With this in...

Aiyoh Cathy! What babi & ungrateful people you worked for! Very glad all has worked out for you and that you are enjoying life here now. Yes, we are on our own. I have always found that doing anyone a favour is risky if you hope even for gratitude. As one friend put it. "Expect terima kasut...

Hi Soon2BFree Happy to read your post with such clearly articulated thoughts. I get so much flak for having moved over [not that I really care, but it can be boringly repetitive from genuine friends, so cannot politely tell them to diam mulut yet again]. Was just with some newbies at the...

Folks, while I fully agree with the sentiments, may I advise sensitivity in this vitally important matter? This is not our country, we are guests. True we are heavily invested financially and our lives and assets are at stake - but we came into this with eyes wide open. It is not that citizens...

Re: Have you never been Mallow/ Thanks for a pleasant flashback Cough Seri!

Since I get nagged all the time about crime in Johor and moving over, this is always a terrible thing to happen. This advice from a Johorian friend: "Happened to my wife's car as well last month at Tmn Pelangi, JB. They prised open the boot and took away my laptop and PSP. These crooks are a...