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His powerful trending device/program is his mind. Cultivated by his experiences, shaped by his learning. As all-encompassing as possible, without limits, without artificial self-imposed restrictions.

Indeed, rental return in JB is a bonus if it happens.

The fibonacci sequence, in nature, in life. Most interesting. It is like a secret formulae of everything including human behaviour and systems comprising human beings.

Like you, many successful people achieve their dreams with hard work, passion and a strong desire to learn. Reading lets one stand on the shoulders of giants. The wisdom of those who pen their experiences can be found in their books/literary works. Thus we are able to learn from their mistakes...

I believe that in order for zone A of Iskandar to succeed, tackling the causeway bottleneck would be essential and it can be resolved with some political conviction from both sides. It won't take a team of rocket scientists to figure out how to tackle the jams in various dimensions -...

Yes, a wise man learns from another's mistakes, a fool from his own. But that is still better than not learning at all. :D

Very mature and thoughtful replies. Kudos to both of you. Everything is relative. Only hindsight is 20/20. The profile of every investor is different and his investment strategy is fine-tuned for his own characteristics and personality.

The construction of the tunnel is paid for by the developer as part of the project so I believe the cost of maintenance will come from the unit owners (both residential and commercial elements).

Actually this project ticked quite a lot of boxes for me. One of the biggest plus points for me is the private tunnel. Effectively it is akin to carving out a small part of JB to be an extension of Singapore. Effectively we would be buying "Singapore" (equivalent of Woodlands?) at JB prices.

From the overall block orientation, it seems that stacks 1 and 5 of tower 2 will be blocked since they are facing the commercial blocks. That was what I thought initially. However if you look at the floorplans, you will realise that majority of the units' openings (especially the living rooms)...

I think the tallest tower will be 301m instead of 310m?

I bought a stack 3 unit. There seems to have been changes in the floor plans and they have up-sized the units. Mine was 2619sf initially, now it has been up-sized to 2662sf (no additional cost).

To be more specific the white-colored buildings are the Johor Police Contingent Headquarters (Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen Johor in Malay).

And it is sad but true that many malaysians have better work attitude than a lot of singaporeans.

How many is too many?

Bingo. Low TFR (Total Fertility Rate) and increasing old to young ratios are a recipe for disaster. A country with aging population without any sound plans for population renewal is doomed in the mid to long-term. No growth story -> no investment -> no jobs -> no consumption -> no business...

Buying and selling usually come in waves. a. Insiders with first-hand information are the first-movers. b. Followed by smart money. c. Followed by speculators/specuvestors. d. Followed by masses. e. Followed by dumb money. Wave d is usually the biggest and lasts the longest. In each...

Poor or rich, it depends on who you are comparing yourself against. If I compare myself to a billionaire who can splurge a million bucks a day without batting an eyelid, I would definitely feel poor. If I compare myself to the chap who lives in a one-room flat and relies on government...

For the JB (and Malaysia at large) property market to become viable, the locals must enter it. This means the purchasing power of the locals has to be improved one way or another. The long-term prospects of the property market of any country cannot diverge from the economic viability of the...

Risk is relative. SGD $1m for some is the whole of their life savings (present and future). For others, it may be just 1% of their existing portfolio. It is easy to become attached to one's decision and the physical symbol of it e.g. a house or a condo unit. When emotions set in, it becomes...