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Re: Where is Home? Thanks for the warm welcome. I have spent the better of 6 years in white country. I didn’t feel at home. But, when I spent 1 year only in Johor, I already felt quite at home. I guess the key to this is the social circle. If there is a positive social circle, things would be...

Re: Where is Home? Thank You for the encouragement. But, I am sure my personal knowledge is limited, the collective wisdom would be deadly. in metta ...

Currency vs Property Prices This question has plagued me for a long, long time: Why does the property price keeps going up, while the wages of people remain stagnant? Japan Once upon a time, Japan was the loser in the world war II. But, America, the victor, has decided to be magnanimous...

Re: Where is Home? A Big Thank You for being kind. I hope with more sharing, we can achieve a greater debate, instead of just a monologue. This is indeed my new year wish ... Each and everyone of us are strong in our own ways, I hope by sharing we can become stronger and more learned in...

Where is Home? It’s a profound but important question. I have been running around like a blue house fly looking for a place to permanently reside. The place I left was a bad place, full of poison. Some people might want to say that I have to mind-fuck myself deeply in order to claim that my...

Re: A Developer’s Curse (con't) A Big Thank You for the great compliment. I have always believed that as long as we share honestly and sincerely, there is no such thing as a poor post. But, not many people out there are willing to be frank as they too were faced with everlasting crooks. I don’t...

A Poor Man’s Meal Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all … Sorry for not being able to write up as I was busy making ends meet. Must make hay while there is still festival. Preamble It is not that I have travelled that far to become a guru in this topic. But, the sad news is...

Re: A Developer’s Curse (con't) It is an honour to be able to answer your question. I will try my best. But, first, let me congratulate you and celebrate with you on your fine purchase. Your location is currently the talk of the town. I hope it is a freehold property. If it is, then you should...

Re: A Developer’s Curse (con't) I have repeated Part 1 here. I hope the Moderator(s) approves this banned Part 1. I have not much idea about Bukit Indah and Medini Iskandar areas, most of these developments are priced way-beyond me. So I didn't think about them. If we try to emulate Warren...

Re: A Developer’s Curse I must first apologise for not being clear. There is a limit on me in writing my essays (2000 chars), so in the end, the essay has to be truncated into 3 parts. Interestingly, only parts 2 and 3 were approved by the Moderator(s) for publishing, but not part 1. In part...

Merry Christmas to you and all. Yes. I stay around Kulai area. in metta ...

A Developer’s Curse (con't) Always keep one car in the porch. In Malaysia, cars are cheap and therefore, it is possible to own 2 or more cars per person. One can get a working car 12-15 yo for rm6k. road tax is only rm300 per year. For older cars, insurance is cheap, rm500-800? Just leave a...

A Developer’s Curse (con't) In the end, buyers, being disorientated by sg’s high-rise units, continue to buy high-rise condo units, without realising that Malaysia is a big country and land price is not going to move much. Maintenance would not be as tight because they have plenty of choice to...

A Developer’s Curse Once upon a time, I bought a condo unit for rm200k near the centre of KL. 10 years later, I only managed to sell it for rm100k. I lost in exchange rate. I lost in actual value. I lost in investment opportunity (time factor). During that time, the swimming pool dried up with...

A New Restaurant Tale (con't) Being a hobbyist shop in a developing economy, where food on table is more important than keeping an ornamental fish alive, making a living by selling hobbies, cannot be easy. But, the shop managed to pass through the sands of time. Now with valuation of rm1m...

A New Restaurant Tale 3 months ago, nearer to the north of Johor, a restaurant with the same name as the pet shop next door was opened for business. For more than a year now (I have just moved here), I have been buying all kinds of dog food and cages from the pet shop. The pet shop owner was...

A Generations Game (con't) After 3-4 generations, most of these Johorians now owned freehold lands, established food stores, shophouses and kopitiams. Their livelihoods were never better. The minimalist cars they drive are the toyotas and hondas. There is truly no shame in restarting if one...

A Generations Game Thank You, Moderators for accepting my post. I shall do my best to contribute. A Generations Game It is never easy for me to restart and throw away everything I know and treasured dear. I have worked in many white countries. I even sent my kids to these countries...

Hi guys, I have learned a great deal just by reading this forum. A big Thank You. I have just moved to Johor and am new to this forum. Hope to learn more and hopefully in time share ... I have currently just moved to the northern part of Johor. Things are slightly cheaper here than in...