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wuqi256

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Bro, your're the man!
I can understand your wife's unhappiness but I'm sure she also knows your undetered love for fellow human beings despite all their weakness.
Just follow your own instincts and self conscious and must be able to accept whatever outcome whether it turns out well or not.

At least you know you've lived a meaningful life at the end of the day. Cheers!

Thank you, it is very hard at times, too many are too quick to label or dismiss, I guess we are too used to the idea that no free lunches,etc. Thinking back, folks who have heeded my words back then and bought HH or other properties direct from developer, what benefit did I get? More competitors to compete wIth me for rental and sub sale? Everyone knows the developers here never gives anything especially when you are not even from an agency but until now, still get snide PMs accusing me of getting kickbacks from HH, etc.

Most times I am the idiot as family will chide me for not charging, back from the days I repaired a pc for a relative in the middle of the night and they complained to my dad for not charging them, unfortunately I am still like that. I am kind of a fossil I guess hahaha.

One of the projects though, the developer insisted I get something. There may be 10,000 souls that one may have helped a little, but even if one of them remembers me, that's enough for me, I will be happy in my grave.
 

cheerguan

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Thank you, it is very hard at times, too many are too quick to label or dismiss, I guess we are too used to the idea that no free lunches,etc. Thinking back, folks who have heeded my words back then and bought HH or other properties direct from developer, what benefit did I get? More competitors to compete wIth me for rental and sub sale? Everyone knows the developers here never gives anything especially when you are not even from an agency but until now, still get snide PMs accusing me of getting kickbacks from HH, etc.

Most times I am the idiot as family will chide me for not charging, back from the days I repaired a pc for a relative in the middle of the night and they complained to my dad for not charging them, unfortunately I am still like that. I am kind of a fossil I guess hahaha.

One of the projects though, the developer insisted I get something. There may be 10,000 souls that one may have helped a little, but even if one of them remembers me, that's enough for me, I will be happy in my grave.

Please don't feel like an idiot when you are willingly helping others under whatever circumstances. I can tell your good karma is growing strongly and is showing right now, whether you believe it or not, and the best part is, it will also pass down to your offsprings.
 

rosnyus

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bro wuqi256, indeed you're a rare man. my mum once told me perhaps the reward is not now for your kindness, but in your afterlife. It's something like building insurance for your stay in heaven.. haha i hope i make sense!
 

shctaw

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Wow...Afterlife...That is a long time to be rewarded.

Let us reward him from today onward.



bro wuqi256, indeed you're a rare man. my mum once told me perhaps the reward is not now for your kindness, but in your afterlife. It's something like building insurance for your stay in heaven.. haha i hope i make sense!
 
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shctaw

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You should do it as I think there are very greedy people out there going to con some buyers with projects which do not exist at all.

Start a company; you will sell on behalf of the developers just like Hutton in Singapore.

Time to become a businessman. The timing; the environment; the people are now all in place.
Take it as a chance to help BLUR buyers.

The Timing is PERFECT.
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Thank you, it is very hard at times, too many are too quick to label or dismiss, I guess we are too used to the idea that no free lunches,etc. Thinking back, folks who have heeded my words back then and bought HH or other properties direct from developer, what benefit did I get? More competitors to compete wIth me for rental and sub sale? Everyone knows the developers here never gives anything especially when you are not even from an agency but until now, still get snide PMs accusing me of getting kickbacks from HH, etc.

Most times I am the idiot as family will chide me for not charging, back from the days I repaired a pc for a relative in the middle of the night and they complained to my dad for not charging them, unfortunately I am still like that. I am kind of a fossil I guess hahaha.

One of the projects though, the developer insisted I get something. There may be 10,000 souls that one may have helped a little, but even if one of them remembers me, that's enough for me, I will be happy in my grave.
 
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cola23

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Dear all,

Due to some pretty interesting turn of events, i now have access to certain developers and their projects. I am able to get some deals and packages not accessible to the open market. Includes landed and high rise properties.

Only for old timers on the forum though and for those looking for own purchase/use.

Greetings Bro Wuqi

I am keen on purchasing an unit for staying. Please keep me posted, thank you.
 

DCputeri

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It is great to have people like you in the forum. We are honoured to know you virtually.
I will not be an agent but I will be working direct with developers.

Basically some folks up there voiced support after some folks leaked out my background, my wife who was upset with me for spending my time here said, for once this time I will get something out of this and i was pretty amazed that they asked me to help. I will also be meeting a few business folks later this week but have declined to do any projects outside of Johore.

So I guess lets see how it goes. Early days still and I don't think I am much of a business man but i guess i have invested reasonably well. Was not keen to do this, resisted all calls to get involved until very very recently.

Really got touched by some who came repeatedly to my home. I told them honestly, being an IT chap at heart and too straightforward for my own good, I am not really sure how much I can help. I told a developer straight off that his project will not do well and to get off their horse and engage with local agents. True enough hiccups occurred and sure enough, now panicking. Another one, I gave my 2 cents to reduce their price, this weekend, they finally did.

Had a good talk with some folks who somehow believe I could contribute. Felt I could really do something but I am still staying outside the commercial space.

Folks who know me in real life will know. Some recent events, there are some reading this who will know of the deals, if I have said or hidden any details or took any comms, please correct me,

1. Recently a colleague in the company I am in bought a Nusa Duta cluster at a good price and even though sister doubted me as I am not of their faith, I still helped my neighbour sell to her and just their word of thanks was good enough but her sister doubting of me just because I am not of their faith saddened me. Are non believers incapable of doing good? This was a colleague in the office who even got me into trouble (accidentally) a few times. I told her to come by herself on a Cw3 bus to test her conviction to come out here. She did and so I made sure I fulfill my end, no agents, no comms and lawyer, banker, etc the seller side introduced.

2. Helped broker a deal for folks who bought Sky Executive and I made sure the buyer, Aussie friend of a friend did not need to pay anything and helped the other side reduce their comms. In the end, the funds meant for my comms I gave for their discount.

3. Helped to broker a special deal where two good friends bought clusters in a development even though it was not open for launch yet.

4. Placed deposit for a friend for a property and waited more than 5 months before he got the house and paid me back. He just sold recently and made some money and insisted on giving a 5k ang pao which I have refunded.

5. Good friend who invested here wanted to sell a terrace in the Golf to upgrade. In the end, rather then make his money, I told him to sell to his mother in law instead who was keen to invest here. That way, the good property stayed within the family and yet he has funding to upgrade to a different unit.

6. Took an Aussie couple to view the whole of Nusajaya even though they were not buying any of my properties, I still met them when I was recovering from my HFMD and sent them back.

None of this I ever earn a single cent. When I do get anything, I will always notify those who I get a cut from and make sure they are aware and I offer to return the comms to them. One chap asked me to put a name and referral and I did, my friend returned the money to me and we sent him his full amount back to him for his referral and even chased after him when his wife account number given was incorrect.

Of the five years since I have started investing and recommending to friends, there were only 2 times I got anything at all from agent and both times i informed and offered to refund.

Until today, my wife was still upset for the time I spent here and in real life driving others around and away from the family on weekends, etc using another name. At times. I even got accused I was working for IRDA or having MY or developer funding, seriously funny but sad.

One time I treated some folks to food and drinks at a gathering and ended up one chap asked if the money I so "generously" spent was funded by any developer or if I was an agent.

Another time, someone here even asked me to do certain commercials and asked me to start referring spammers to advertise properly. I was really touched by his kind gesture as he wanted me to benefit from my meagre contributions here.

Never expected anything back but somehow, someone cared. Thank you for your kind words.
 

FHBH12

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Wuqi - Good for you. I thought you can do better as a real estate agent/set up a consultancy. Reliable agents with up to date information on government policies or developments are very important for Singaporeans venturing into JB.
 

crystal_tiong

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So sorry to hear, best wishes sis, wherever you go.

hi wuqi , nothing to sorry abt it .... its my own decision ....
i just cant tahan e way they work and contractors and weekends jam etc ....the jams are getting really bad.
my advice , try buy in a neighbourhood with more foreginers , as we dare to speak/voice up when things not done in the right way . cant rely on the locals as they are too easy conteneted , complain only but no action taken ....

But i do enjoyed my 3 nights stay in NI , nice environment to live in and i enjoyed my morning cycling in my taman , feeding stray cat and dog.
just tat guards patrol on bike in every hr in the night was quite noisy . But at least gd to know someone is patrolling ....
 

wuqi256

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You should do it as I think there are very greedy people out there going to con some buyers with projects which do not exist at all.

Start a company; you will sell on behalf of the developers just like Hutton in Singapore.

Time to become a businessman. The timing; the environment; the people are now all in place.
Take it as a chance to help BLUR buyers.

The Timing is PERFECT.
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Thank you sir, resisted all these years. Now very careful as well as i set up a couple of deals in the past with no financial benefits to me at all other than that i also get the same discounts/deals they got.

In the end, someone took it over when i was overseas and tried to get my friends comms and cut the benefits to them so that he can get comms but i put a firm stop to it and i told my friends to cancel their purchase as they could just deal through me free since i rebated everything i got to them.

Working with some right now, a new developer offered me a direct chance to work with them so lets see. My focus is on getting value and helping the developer save time and some money while getting a good package and filtering out the good developments from the bad for the buyer.

Case in point, just as an example and not referring to any developer. :wink:

If one developer tries to sell 1100 psf and then at a road show sells 900 psf for the same unit, then it flags this out.
 

Funds Transfer

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Can consider New Zealand. Chinese money flocking there.

Wall Street Journal

Updated May 26, 2013, 9:36 a.m. ET

New Zealand, China in Talks on Convertibility of Currencies .

By REBECCA HOWARD And JAMES GLYNN

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Seeking to help its exporters, New Zealand is negotiating with China to make their currencies directly convertible, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister John Key said.


Most of New Zealand's exports to China are agricultural products—particularly milk powder, meat and wool—while most of its imports from there are computers, mobile phones and clothes. Above, sheep shearering near Dunedin, New Zealand in September.
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Wellington's push is aimed at driving down costs for companies that do business with China, which is close to overtaking Australia as New Zealand's No. 1 trading partner.

Talks are in the "very early stages" and "progressing," the spokeswoman said, adding that the issue had been brought up during Mr. Key's visit to China last month.

Officials at the People's Bank of China didn't return calls seeking comment.

Direct convertibility between the Chinese yuan and New Zealand dollar would end the need for New Zealand's companies and currency traders to convert New Zealand dollars or yuan into U.S. dollars when making or receiving payments.

New Zealand's two-way trade with China totaled 15.3 billion New Zealand dollars (US$12.4 billion) in the year ended April 30, compared with NZ$16.8 billion with Australia, government data showed last week. Most of New Zealand's exports to China are agricultural products—particularly milk powder, meat and wool—while most of its imports from there are computers, mobile phones and clothes.

Trade relations took a knock earlier this month when China temporarily blocked millions of dollars of New Zealand meat from entering the country, as it bolstered scrutiny of imports after a spate of mainly homegrown food-safety scandals.

Beijing is undertaking a long, gradual campaign to establish the yuan as a more market-oriented, international currency. China's State Council, or cabinet, said in a statement this month that the country would draft a plan to allow the yuan to become fully convertible. Meanwhile, the People's Bank of China is guiding the currency higher and set the median point of its permitted daily trading band last week at the strongest level ever.

China and Australia reached a deal to allow direct convertibility between the yuan and Australian dollar last month; before that, only the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen were directly exchangeable with the yuan. As China has become more industrialized, it has become Australia's biggest trading partner and buyer of its commodities, including raw materials such as copper and iron ore.

For New Zealand, "There is no time frame for concluding an agreement," Mr. Key's spokeswoman said. "We are aware it took Australia around 12 months to achieve its recent agreement with China."

China topped Australia as New Zealand's biggest trading partner from February through April this year, recent monthly government data showed. Trade between the countries has been growing ever since they reached a bilateral free-trade agreement five years ago. That increased trade helped New Zealand, like Australia, weather the economic turmoil in Europe and the fragility of the U.S. recovery, both of which have weighed on global growth.

As well as lowering business costs, direct convertibility may pave the way for New Zealand's central bank to diversify some of its foreign-exchange assets into Chinese government bonds. Last month, the Reserve Bank of Australia said it planned to invest up to 5% of its foreign-currency assets—close to 2 billion Australian dollars (US$1.9 billion)—in Chinese government bonds.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand declined to comment.
 

wuqi256

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hi wuqi , nothing to sorry abt it .... its my own decision ....
i just cant tahan e way they work and contractors and weekends jam etc ....the jams are getting really bad.
my advice , try buy in a neighbourhood with more foreginers , as we dare to speak/voice up when things not done in the right way . cant rely on the locals as they are too easy conteneted , complain only but no action taken ....

But i do enjoyed my 3 nights stay in NI , nice environment to live in and i enjoyed my morning cycling in my taman , feeding stray cat and dog.
just tat guards patrol on bike in every hr in the night was quite noisy . But at least gd to know someone is patrolling ....

Full understand, yes jams are really getting worse. Thats why folks asked me to continue let those trying to scare off people to let them do their jobs to keep the jams down.

Best wishes and may happiness follow you.
 

wuqi256

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Can consider New Zealand. Chinese money flocking there.

Wall Street Journal

Updated May 26, 2013, 9:36 a.m. ET

New Zealand, China in Talks on Convertibility of Currencies .

By REBECCA HOWARD And JAMES GLYNN

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Seeking to help its exporters, New Zealand is negotiating with China to make their currencies directly convertible, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister John Key said.


Most of New Zealand's exports to China are agricultural products—particularly milk powder, meat and wool—while most of its imports from there are computers, mobile phones and clothes. Above, sheep shearering near Dunedin, New Zealand in September.
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Wellington's push is aimed at driving down costs for companies that do business with China, which is close to overtaking Australia as New Zealand's No. 1 trading partner.

Talks are in the "very early stages" and "progressing," the spokeswoman said, adding that the issue had been brought up during Mr. Key's visit to China last month.

Officials at the People's Bank of China didn't return calls seeking comment.

Direct convertibility between the Chinese yuan and New Zealand dollar would end the need for New Zealand's companies and currency traders to convert New Zealand dollars or yuan into U.S. dollars when making or receiving payments.

New Zealand's two-way trade with China totaled 15.3 billion New Zealand dollars (US$12.4 billion) in the year ended April 30, compared with NZ$16.8 billion with Australia, government data showed last week. Most of New Zealand's exports to China are agricultural products—particularly milk powder, meat and wool—while most of its imports from there are computers, mobile phones and clothes.

Trade relations took a knock earlier this month when China temporarily blocked millions of dollars of New Zealand meat from entering the country, as it bolstered scrutiny of imports after a spate of mainly homegrown food-safety scandals.

Beijing is undertaking a long, gradual campaign to establish the yuan as a more market-oriented, international currency. China's State Council, or cabinet, said in a statement this month that the country would draft a plan to allow the yuan to become fully convertible. Meanwhile, the People's Bank of China is guiding the currency higher and set the median point of its permitted daily trading band last week at the strongest level ever.

China and Australia reached a deal to allow direct convertibility between the yuan and Australian dollar last month; before that, only the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen were directly exchangeable with the yuan. As China has become more industrialized, it has become Australia's biggest trading partner and buyer of its commodities, including raw materials such as copper and iron ore.

For New Zealand, "There is no time frame for concluding an agreement," Mr. Key's spokeswoman said. "We are aware it took Australia around 12 months to achieve its recent agreement with China."

China topped Australia as New Zealand's biggest trading partner from February through April this year, recent monthly government data showed. Trade between the countries has been growing ever since they reached a bilateral free-trade agreement five years ago. That increased trade helped New Zealand, like Australia, weather the economic turmoil in Europe and the fragility of the U.S. recovery, both of which have weighed on global growth.

As well as lowering business costs, direct convertibility may pave the way for New Zealand's central bank to diversify some of its foreign-exchange assets into Chinese government bonds. Last month, the Reserve Bank of Australia said it planned to invest up to 5% of its foreign-currency assets—close to 2 billion Australian dollars (US$1.9 billion)—in Chinese government bonds.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand declined to comment.

Good call, always good to have more than one burrow, the clever hare must have at least 3. NZ/Thailand, etc are all still very viable places to go.
 

Funds Transfer

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Recently, Thailand's economy shrank 2.2 percent in the three months to March from the previous quarter. It was the first contraction in more than a year -- as manufacturing output fell.

Now investors are bracing for a rate cut.

Perhaps, good for property and equity investors looking to advance in the country.
 
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