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Very true. One of the things that can be difficult is knowing what is adapting to the situation and what is someone talking advantage of you. You want to be a good guest and not expect unreasonable things. You don't help though by being taken advantage of by those who can use the "you are...

Thanks. Tesco is very poorly run here, in my opinion. They are actually fairly well run internationally so it is disappointing. Even their vegetables (an area of focus for Tesco internationally, and any sensible market actually) are pitiful. I was standing around for minutes waiting to get...

Where are good places to shop for a refrigerator. Nothing fancy, mine just died and I want a replacement.

Well said. I don't understand why people don't first and foremost see themselves as part of the broad sweep of humanity. Where our parents happened to sit on the globe when we grew up is a detail that people get far too excited about. On the positive side that is fine (just having fun and...

Very good business it seems to me. The process is in need of much improvement. This is essentially what property managers do. The only part that take much thought is dealing with agents. I would most likely plan on having my own people to show people houses (eventually, if not at first)...

Attracting talent to supplement your country and target a few key areas is wise. Especially when you do it in new emerging markets/technologies while you develop internally. Brining in too much foreign talent is costly and risky. Developing your own talent is the best by far (supplemented...

No one can. This is the first year they are open. It will take years to see how it is doing. Based on their reputation and the teachers they hire you can start to feel comfortable. But no matter what the reputation is you need to see what actually happens on the ground to know. I would...

Re: Your Friendly Bank in Singapore! This seems crazy for 2 reasons. First just because 100 year mortgages for a house are crazy. Second, the population of Japan is declining. That is not the environment in which real estate prices surge. Japan has been extremely reticent to accept...

Very nice. My problem would be that view in February :-) Covered in white frozen water :-(

I'm just curious are there any details provided on how points and power are calculated for each user (I guess how many posts you make is part of it, is that all? or do other things influence it too?)? Or what they do for you (are they just for display and don't really do anything?). Does...

A couple pieces of advice are always good. First people have to make their own decisions about their investments. If they don't understand the potential rewards and risks they shouldn't do it. Investing because some smart friend is investing is not wise. Second, for investments be able to...

When you say typically 5-6% do you mean that a landlord would get in rent on a 500,000 unit 500,000*.05 = 25,000 a year or 2,083 a month? They still have expenses on top of that right? Paying the realtor, paying real estate taxes?, paying condo fees (if a condo), paying interest (if a mortgage...

Completely correct. I am extremely positive on Iskandar. The biggest things I would like to see more results on are 1) Getting more high paying jobs in Johor - you need office towers full of high paying jobs to allow people to afford luxury condos and bungalows. Otherwise it will be some...

Doesn't it seem like the continued inability to even handle the current load of traffic is going to dampen the Iskandar-Singapore concept? As I was thinking last year, this is a serious problem that is getting worse fairly quickly. I don't understand how this issue isn't more directly...

The casino wins, obviously. If the government is smart they can make a fortune too: with fees and taxes on the casinos, plus taxes on hotel rooms and the crazy money some of the gamblers spend on conspicuous consumption. If you were limited to gamblers from your country I think it is a net...

Interesting thoughts from everyone on what policies Singapore could improve with. Issues seem to revolve around wanting more money (either for working class people or retirees), improvements in health care and transportation issues. There seem to to be worries about the elite taking more...

Foreigner living in JB. When I look around the globe it is hard for me to think of a country with a government doing a better job than Singapore's the last 30 years. And I like to learn more about what they can do better and where people see problems. Health care nearly everywhere people...

I have read quite a bit of complaints about Singapore being too costly, too crowded, too aggressive (not laid back). And frustration with policies, but I am never really sure what other policies are wanted? Is is common to want to reduce the foreign workers (both the rich and poor ones)...

Does anyone know where I can get sugar free Red Bull in JB?