Living in JB

[danteakc]

May I know if for this case, its buyer foot the bill or seller pay? How about agent's commission?

Nope. Your desire ur cause ur pocket. Had to stomach it.
Bought a lemon semi d when I found out after a month 2nd whole electrical wiring f up.
Commision for agent is only 0.01. Normal rates I not sure. Gateway my side facing golf already have 3 sellers but pls get from developer not worth it unless u like the view.

 

[Jogs1]

Happy CNY to everyone, and wishes all of us have a prosperous rabbit year ahead.

GONG XI FA CAI

 

[maxpark]

Gateway semis facing golf course all fully sold i think.. must buy from reseller at over rm 1 mil now

Last I checked, there were still 3 semi-D units all in one row in a cul-de-sac, facing the golf course - available from developer. These units front entrance face the electrical house and side part, in future will face the coastal highway... Prices start from around 1.2 or 1.1m?...

For us, after considerable deliberations and thoughts, have decided to buy HH condo for future weekend stay - a high floor, south facing unit, overlooking the golf course.

Landed is nice and very tempting but for us at this point in time, not quite practical, given it'll need a lot of work and maintenance.
Also thought of buying for 'investments', ie rental income and capital appreciation - but we figured it would be easier to invest in Singapore properties compared to JB as land, even within Iskandar is really abundant and in years to come, there will be newer "hot" areas.
However, for own home stay, landed either in HH or EL, definitely two thumbs up!

Well, lets see what the new Rabbit year brings...
Wish all future neighbours and intrepid investors in IDR, Good Health and Gong Xi Fa Cai!

 

[matix]

Wishing everyone a Happy Lunar New Year. Really envy those who will be able to let off firecrackers.

 

[cathylmg]

Tomorrow CNY. Wish all the bros and sis here a prosperous rabbit year!

Huat Ah! ​

 

[wuqi256]

Writing this now whilst in the midst of a smile.

A tremendous chain of firecrackers going off, scattering red fragments of paper around.

It reminded me that that Lunar New Year is again abound. Tired, yet happy faces from the neighbours that i see slogging away on their homes, it is a time of renewal and where new dreams roams.

Happiness was really not beyond us as we thought, it comes to those who did ardently it sought.

Even before we realised, a new year is already upon us.

Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year including the people that makes SG interesting and superbly CHALLENGING:

1. Those foreign talents who cheerfully abolishes half day for Lunar New Year for all and sundry, negating any goodwill their hapless subordinates had for them.
2. Those Pinoys who need a separate receipt for each and every of their 6 payment transactions(and thus do it 6 times)
3. Those from a multitude of countries (yet somehow classed as talents) who keeps everyone waiting at the ATM machine and does not understand that you can't draw money from an account that has only 1 dollar it it.

 

[wuqi256]

Dear Lord,

Please grant me the patience to wait behind the ATM or AXS queues and the serenity as i picture each of the fumbling talents in front of me take more than 20 minutes with each transaction. Who tells me that they are talents yet cannot read and who can molest our women in Singapore and have the cheek to tell us that they are foreigners and cannot be touched.

Grant me the peace as i picture them on a flight out of Singapore when they complained about our NS policy as well as our government after sucking the very marrow of our nation dry.

Give me the hope that one fine day, people in the ivory tower can finally see that they have brought in more than what they can handle and that the can of worms that has been opened can one day be closed again.

Ahbothen? (SG sign off version of Amen)


Modified from yer olde standard prayer:

Stress-Relieving Prayer



Lord,

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I cannot accept,
And the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people
I had to kill today because they pissed me off.

And, help me to be careful
Of the toes I step on today as they
May be connected to the ass
That I might have to kiss tomorrow.

Amen.


By the way, i always thought of the "ahbothen" comment as coming from a bastardized version of

My good man, ah but then ......

 

[wuqi256]

Hi Danteakc, when did you last buy the semi-d? Don't think any is available now though?

 

[danteakc]

Hi Danteakc, when did you last buy the semi-d? Don't think any is available now though?

Last Yr August made a deposit. Currently there r 2 storey semi on sale from vendor n 1 3 storey. No 18, 66 & 44.
No meetup?
How to apply for streamy?

 

[danteakc]

Ouch. So sensitive.

Dear Lord,

Please grant me the patience to wait behind the ATM or AXS queues and the serenity as i picture each of the fumbling talents in front of me take more than 20 minutes with each transaction. Who tells me that they are talents yet cannot read and who can molest our women in Singapore and have the cheek to tell us that they are foreigners and cannot be touched.

Grant me the peace as i picture them on a flight out of Singapore when they complained about our NS policy as well as our government after sucking the very marrow of our nation dry.

Give me the hope that one fine day, people in the ivory tower can finally see that they have brought in more than what they can handle and that the can of worms that has been opened can one day be closed again.

Ahbothen? (SG sign off version of Amen)


Modified from yer olde standard prayer:

Stress-Relieving Prayer



Lord,

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I cannot accept,
And the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people
I had to kill today because they pissed me off.

And, help me to be careful
Of the toes I step on today as they
May be connected to the ass
That I might have to kiss tomorrow.

Amen.


By the way, i always thought of the "ahbothen" comment as coming from a bastardized version of

My good man, ah but then ......

 

[contra]

Yup, missed the first boat but second boat is still ok.

Bros in this forum itself is enough to keep Nusajaya going

Even the Macanese are coming in big time today..

" Global Asia Investment (Macau) Ltd (GAIM) is looking to invest in more property projects in Iskandar Malaysia following its initial foray into Johor Baru market".

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/2/2/business/7910277&sec=business

 

[aangsc]

Wishing everyone a Happy Lunar New Year. Really envy those who will be able to let off firecrackers.

yeah man ! Still don't know where those guys got e stuff. Am disappoint , didn't get any. Am sure most sg kids would be thrill to see it goes off. Wonder whether the guard in HH stop anyone from letting go fire-cracker.

 

[wuqi256]

yeah man ! Still don't know where those guys got e stuff. Am disappoint , didn't get any. Am sure most sg kids would be thrill to see it goes off. Wonder whether the guard in HH stop anyone from letting go fire-cracker.

Dear aangsc,

Tonight there will be MAJOR fireworks at the stroke of midnight.
Come to HH tonight, even outside the Gateway you will see. We have 108 shots, 25 shots and 49 shots that everyone will be setting off. It will be a worthy sight to behold. You can get it easily at the Pasar Malam on Wednesday nights right before the CNY.

There will be enough fireworks for everyone tonight. Some one just let off more firecrackers.

 

[wuqi256]

Aside from really SERIOUS fireworks, there will also be a lot of kong ming lanterns or sky lanterns going up in the night sky.

Picture this

http://www.google.com.sg/images?hl=...tle&resnum=7&ved=0CG8QsAQwBg&biw=1139&bih=765

 

[wuqi256]

Last Yr August made a deposit. Currently there r 2 storey semi on sale from vendor n 1 3 storey. No 18, 66 & 44.
No meetup?
How to apply for streamy?

I see now, its the ones that isn't so good due to the location and potential noise.
You can go to one of the stores in Aeon/Jusco mall in Bukit Indah, its on the 3rd floor in one of the rows opposite a Samsung store, they are a Streamyx reseller but the thing is, to sign up for it, you need to put about 1k RM for security deposit as we are foreigners. Btw, for bros who want to buy simple UPS units, can buy at the Thundermatch, also on the third floor. There is also a Celcom booth there that can handle payment and sign up.

Also, there is a new POS office that allows you to pay your utilities as well as Astro bills, etc.

 

[Batok Seri]

Before every festive period, HH management mail circulars to remind residents of the Malaysian law against setting off fireworks.

Enforcement is another story.

 

[Aeroflot]

Hi Everyone,

Happy CNY to everyone here

I just bought a unit a Mont Callista last week and was pretty glad i did. I supposed most of you folks here are horizon hill residents. Would just like to find out if it is better to get a loan for the property in Malaysia or the few banks in Singapore that do Malaysian Property loans (Maybank, UOB, RHB etc).

Am just looking for a 70-75% loan over a 20 year period ...
Are the any recommendations or things i should look out for?

i read somewhere in this thread that people are not too comfortable with the Mont Callista neighbourhood, i wonder if there are any potential problems that you folks see that i haven't figured out yet.


cheers

 

[danteakc]

for those who are lovers of DIY for curtains or wall mount hooks or handles. Go ahead. I was so happy that I get to be able to drill through the wall which happens to be the pillar of my home.
2 things cross my mind.
My 20++ year old HDB back in SGP need heavy duty drill to pierce at least 5cm which my 12v drill can't do. Be it pillars or wall.
My 12v drilling machine can pierce through any wall even pillars of my current home. Sssssssssscary..........

Sigh
Anyway fyi when surfing mobile broadband by celcom pls go high like 1st floor as ground floor sucks.

wuqi should I be worry for an earthquake?

 

[Aeroflot]

there are walls in your HDB that are very hard to drill .. that is because they are load bearing pilars ... (u drill those walls even to put curtain rails will have problem - will have those grey ash coming out) ...

your semi-Ds in Johor has min load to bear (only the floor above and maybe another one if its 3 storey) ... so they dun need to be so 'tough'

 

[Aeroflot]

for those who are lovers of DIY for curtains or wall mount hooks or handles. Go ahead. I was so happy that I get to be able to drill through the wall which happens to be the pillar of my home.
2 things cross my mind.
My 20++ year old HDB back in SGP need heavy duty drill to pierce at least 5cm which my 12v drill can't do. Be it pillars or wall.
My 12v drilling machine can pierce through any wall even pillars of my current home. Sssssssssscary..........

Sigh
Anyway fyi when surfing mobile broadband by celcom pls go high like 1st floor as ground floor sucks.

wuqi should I be worry for an earthquake?

there are walls in your HDB that are very hard to drill .. that is because they are load bearing pilars ... (u drill those walls even to put curtain rails will have problem - will have those grey ash coming out) ...

your semi-Ds in Johor has min load to bear (only the floor above and maybe another one if its 3 storey) ... so they dun need to be so 'tough'

anyway thats my opinion
happy CNY