Recent content by curiouscat

That is fine. 20 years ago, Singapore didn't have to view poor results as better than pitiful results. They viewed good results as a stepping stone to better results. They didn't create an airport that was less bad than some of the worst places. They didn't accept the excuses other...

Quote Originally Posted by PuteriWorld View Post > Its quite obvious Singapore cannot do without Iskandar. . It is both. JB should benefit more just because they have more easy gains to make. It is harder the richer the economy gets to make big gains. Singapore handled the move from...

You would be amazed how rough calculations people have for real estate price increases. They will often do things like median sales price from one year to the next with no allowance for changes in mix of sales. This falls into the Simpson's Paradox data understanding failure...

Business thinking has to change. The best startup success area in the world by far is Silicon Valley - very expensive rentals, very high taxes (USA + California), very high health care costs (USA health care costs nearly double every other rich country - much more than double Singapore), very...

It seems to me if it is the only time in 3 years then you are right about him just being upset about something and yelling when he shouldn't have. Not making it worse in that case, is likely the best thing. It seems to me there are several lessons here. 1) don't yell at people 2) if...

Thoughts on killing the Goose laying golden eggs in IM. The prospects for economic growth in IM in the next 5, 10 and 15 years remain very strong. They are stronger than they were 5 years ago. Investments that produce economic activity (theme parks, factories, hospitals, hotels, retail, film...

The option isn't invest in JB or invest in Singapore. Those are 2 options. Other options are invest somewhere else and move operations completely away from the Singapore area. Or just don't invest in the Singapore area because the costs are too high (or you can't get workers, or the...

I don't see how congestion won't be very bad the next few years (until a 3rd link is added). It was obvious several years ago a huge number of condo units (that cost so much they will largely be filled with people working in Singapore) were going to be added every few months for years. This...

HackerspaceJB is a community-operated physical place, where people can meet and work on their projects. Projects range from websites to robotics. HackerSpaceJB also has monthly meetings, see website for details on HackerSpaceJB http://www.hackerspacejb.org/ HackerSpace JB Twitter feed...

Four are also necessary if Malaysia and Singapore want an economic development region. You can't have long delays going between the 2 places and expect companies to distribute their offices around (similar to how it is done in Manhattan - both Manhattan and suburbs gain great benefit). Also...

Shopping questions, where are good places to buy 1) futon 2) custom made suit (not too expensive) 3) cushions for wicker furniture

Very true, markets adjust to the constraints imposed. If you require foreigners to pay more, then units will become larger and fancier etc. One of the skills needed to effectively design policy is to make sure the policy doesn't have large negative affects you don't want compared to the...

In their marketing (though the journalists etc.) they claim to be thinking of themselves as Disneyland type place. If that is accurate, "after normal hours" use of the park will be very common. Special days have special events. Host evening events for businesses, school groups, conventions...

Very good idea. Helping others is good, everyone should do so. But you shouldn't spend so much time on many others that you don't have enough for yourself and those closest to you. And people who are not appreciative of the help (making you wait, not even telling you when they are...

Johor Bahru Arts Festival - all during the month of September there are arts events in JB - music, short films, dancing, photography, Ghazal (love poems), plays, even stand up comedy...