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Living in JB
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Hi dapbest,
The one which is 3 times the size of Singapore is actually Iskandar Region.
Nusajaya City is only a small part of Iskandar region and it is 1/6 the size of Singapore. Nusajaya City is one of the 5 flagship zones of Iskandar Region.
Medini is just a small part of Nusajaya. I'm interested in the progress of Medini because the Iskandar Financial District is inside Medini. Nusajaya's success will very much depends on the progress of Medini.
Your HH is also part of Nusajaya City
You guys are more like investing rather than finding a place to stay?
As for me, one unit is for own stay, extra units are for investment.
Wow that's really fast =)
Yes I agree, we will see more appreciation of property prices in Nusajaya in 2011 and 2012 when 2 Theme Parks, 2 International Universities, retail shops, Hotels and Coaster Highway bring Nusajaya to life!
My travelling time from my front door in Nusa Idaman to Chai Chee is typically between 1 hour to 1:15.
Most of the time delay is caused by slow traffic on AYE between Jurong Town Hall and Clementi stretch.
My usual set off time is 8am to 9am.
Yup... it seems the crowd came earlier around 6plus to 7plus.
I tried 2 or 3 times and gave up on the earlier timing.
Consistently set off between 8am to 9am for the last 1.5 years.
Look more like people in MY are moving forward , they upgrade house fr 1 flr to 2 flr , semi d too !
In SG , our parents used to be in big houses , EA and now we got to be contented to stay in 4rm and even a 3rm liao for future generations
My conclusion , next 20yrs , MY progress while SG will go down the hill !
Ok Dap,to try this out for myself, today i did the same thing he did yesterday, i asked him to sms me the time he left for work and reached the front door of his office. He just SMS me, he again left around 8am,at exactly 8.05 am and i left at 8.18 am.
He reached Orchard area at 9.02 am and i reached my workplace near his at 9.10am. So really 8am is quite doable for work for central or West area. East areas or South may be more time. Please note though, this is through the 2nd link.
He reached Orchard area at 9.02 am and i reached my workplace near his at 9.10am. So really 8am is quite doable for work for central or West area. East areas or South may be more time. Please note though, this is through the 2nd link.
Hi ,
You mean you have been doing this for 1.5yrs already ?
Worth while or not ? Cost $12.8 toll + Gas $5 + time 3hrs x 20 days = S$500 ?
I only use my house as weekend home and maybe for retirement next time ,
I think should be more feasible
rdgs
Hi ,
You mean you have been doing this for 1.5yrs already ?
Worth while or not ? Cost $12.8 toll + Gas $5 + time 3hrs x 20 days = S$500 ?
I only use my house as weekend home and maybe for retirement next time ,
I think should be more feasible
rdgs
I do have other reasons for moving here, but put that aside, strictly for assessing if it is worthwhile:
1) Gas costs me MYR35 x 20 = MYR700 per month ==> same as the S$300 per month i would incur to travel from Bukit Batok to Bedok + local commute daily
2) Toll was $9.20+MYR21.60 = S$18 daily ==> S$360 per month, if i work at office everyday (meaning i could chose to work from home some days) This has now been reduced and it is about S$280 per month.
3) Travelling time: daily to and fro office-bkt batok is 1:30 mins, daily to and fro JB-office is 2hr to 2:30 mins ==> in fact the incremental time is no more than an hour in total daily.
4) Food and Supplies: generally about 30% to 50% cheaper in JB, depending on what you spend on. Hence if meals and household supplies costs S$2000 a month, my savings is about S$600 to S$1000.
5) PUB Bills... my bill was about S$350 per month in SG, i incur about MYR300 per month in JB but with a 2.5hp aircon turned on 24 hrs.
6) House cost: Average S$800k condo in Bkt Batok. Now rented out at S$3k per month = MYR7k. Rented a corner terrace in Nusa Idaman for MYR1k p/mth ==> left with surplus MYR6k per month.
I leave you to do the sums.
I'm a poor man hence these savings are significant for me. The main draw is my huge dog has a big garden to run about, and we have lots of space in a comfortable house, plus nice food.
Plus i can ram my car up to 200kmh every morning.
I've turned up with ~S$600 extra savings nett factoring other expenditures. More humble background as a single and not owning any property to reap profits from in SG. I eat much better these days growing my own herbs in the balcony and cooking a fair bit of meals when I am home. These things could be easily done in SG too except I would not be able to live like I do currently. I was one of those chasing for a dream home in SG only to be priced out of it when I could finally afford the previous pricing.
That is consistent with my numbers.
The main draw is living a lot more comfortably at a bigger place and not burdened by housing, trade-off being travelling an hour more daily.
Better quality of life at a lower costs.
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Plus i can ram my car up to 200kmh every morning.
You didn't factor in the savings in traffic fines in cheap RM versus the exorbitant SGD fine ....
Fine for driving in bus lane in Sg - SGD120. No bus lane in Nusajaya.
Fine for parking in zig zag line in Sg - SGD120. No zig zag line in Nusajaya.
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