Living in JB

[Analytical Professor]

Neem Spray at DIY Singapore S$ 7.50 (approx)

Same Neem Spray TESCO Rm 9.90

 

[cathylmg]

Aiyo i dunno much about Botany leh (I hate Biology)

But the CJC student who studies higher Bio recomends DURIAN

He burst out laughing when he saw me typing what he replied.

Ahlemak! That one plently for chance to strike first price in 4D early in the morning bro...

 

[cathylmg]

I cant get rid of the Caterpillars leh.... The Neem spray does not seem to work on them. I dun wanna use anything that is not natural..

Small patch easier to prepare the ground/soil/change soil/plant/manure and water.

Why must get rid of them? Its the very food that entice the birds to come to your garden. Get rid of them, get rid of the birds too. Its the food chain.....

 

[Analytical Professor]

yeah lah they will surely leave the malaysians alone.... Imagine all it takes is a few malaysian go back and criticise us.... Wah.... After that we cant even go in.... Remember the Mahathir days the anti-spore resentment amongst Malaysians.... Surely the spore govt wont want to go down that road again....

Those days many Singaporeans were scared to drive in...

One needs the land, the other need the money. Ah Bang-Ah Dik....

 

[Analytical Professor]

Agreed thats what i had mentioned earlier if prices nosedive next election not even KBW will be shown the door as well...

Cause for most of Singaporeans HDB is their only asset which they can trade off in their old age and if that depreciates they have nothing..... Then all this talk of first world living will be bull shit.....

So its not about reducing prices of resale flats but its about making flats affordable to new owners.... especially for their first flat.....

Retirement village is around Desaru side.... Dunno the story though

IMHO, Singapore's property prices will not skyrocket any further for the time being, nor will they let it skydive. An adjustment of 10-15% is at best. Then gradual increase over the years. Singapore has limited land resources. Although they had temporarily thrown so many units into the market, they can't be doing it forever. Upward pressure has been there and will always be there. Unless the economy goes down the drain.

80% of Singaporeans stays in HDB flats. The whole chaos in this election is created by those kiasus who couldn't get themselves their first HDB flats. Fanned by politicians who pick it up as an arrow to shoot the current current government policies so as to score points for their own campaigns. Those that have already board the train will not want to see their single most precious assets depreciate. So if its price skydive, KBW will be in deep shit!

Btw, where is the retirement village that was mention sometime back? I thought should be annouced in May? Now already June?


PS: Its my personal point of view, you are entitled to yours!

 

[Analytical Professor]

Sorry la my Bio no good really.

But then if the caterpillar eats all the leaves the plants will die too right?

Then how?

Why must get rid of them? Its the very food that entice the birds to come to your garden. Get rid of them, get rid of the birds too. Its the food chain.....

 

[Analytical Professor]

Just curious in your opinion and based on your experience which FTS are the least troublesome?

I mean which of the FTS are not so troublesome/keep home clean/kitchen clean etc?

I know the filipinas usually many of them stay in a room/condo.... so whats your take?

Bro AP, most of my FT tenents for the pass 10yrs had been doing so and they are open about it. Nobody wants to takes up citizenship. Their sole purposes here is to earn money money money. Then live like king in their own country. Starting from Malaysians to Chinese to phillipinos and now indians. They are all doing the same thing. That's why I learn early and am now following their foot steps. Just that I am a Singaporean.

 

[cathylmg]

Just curious in your opinion and based on your experience which FTS are the least troublesome?

I mean which of the FTS are not so troublesome/keep home clean/kitchen clean etc?

I know the filipinas usually many of them stay in a room/condo.... so whats your take?

Actually hor, don't shoot me hor, the chinese are the most dirty. Never rented to an indian though. I never get a clean chinese tenent b4. The rest depends on whether high profile or ordinary folks. But in general, I know you will be very proud, Malaysian tenents are more clean. And if standard starts lagging, at least when I nag, they understand where I'm coming from.

Last week was my malaysian chinese student's last day. As I had already moved to JB and not around to supervise, the student's parents, auntie, uncles all came to my house and had a party. On my living room aircon, cooked up a storm. Macam holiday resort. Couldn't be bordered to clean up the oily floor. There were beehoon on the floor at the dinner table. We found out because we went back to our house to get something and bumped into them.

But they are all the same. Needs constant supervision(nagging). Don't expect people to take care of your house. Its not their house.

 

[hangyong]

nothing against Malaysians.... but I had very bad experience renting units out to them...

My mum had a shop house when I was younger and so we all shifted to stay in the shophouse, and rented out the HDB unit to a group of Malaysians.

At the end of the 3 year tenure... I dun even dare to go into the toilet to pee...
Had to do a full renovation to get it into livable condition again...

 

[cathylmg]

nothing against Malaysians.... but I had very bad experience renting units out to them...

My mum had a shop house when I was younger and so we all shifted to stay in the shophouse, and rented out the HDB unit to a group of Malaysians.

At the end of the 3 year tenure... I dun even dare to go into the toilet to pee...
Had to do a full renovation to get it into livable condition again...

How about you hangyong? Care to share which ones are clean and which ones are not? Now it seems that those looking for rental houses in the market are mostly Indian families. Have you have any experience with them?

 

[hangyong]

How about you hangyong? Care to share which ones are clean and which ones are not? Now it seems that those looking for rental houses in the market are mostly Indian families. Have you have any experience with them?

I have only rented a room in my flat to my ex classmate (who is a Malaysian), and she takes care of the place very well.
The other rental experience is what I mentioned above (my mum's case).

Indians... er... if its a family, I think its ok. But if its a group... stay far far away from me...

 

[aangsc]

? Now it seems that those looking for rental houses in the market are mostly Indian families. Have you have any experience with them?

There are 2 types of indian, the north and the south, depending which you get, the result can be very different. Even PRC has the high class one but you seldom see them rent HDB.

 

[cathylmg]

nothing against Malaysians.... but I had very bad experience renting units out to them...

My mum had a shop house when I was younger and so we all shifted to stay in the shophouse, and rented out the HDB unit to a group of Malaysians.

At the end of the 3 year tenure... I dun even dare to go into the toilet to pee...
Had to do a full renovation to get it into livable condition again...

One thing with malaysians is that their father, mother, brothers, sisters, aunties, uncles, cousins, nephews, friends always like to come visit them and proberly stay for the night. If you don't charge them extra all will come. If you charge then less will come but still come. Best if you are not at home they will come secretly.

I don't get this from tenents from other countries.

 

[hangyong]

One thing with malaysians is that their father, mother, brothers, sisters, aunties, uncles, cousins, nephews, friends always like to come visit them and proberly stay for the night. If you don't charge them extra all will come. If you charge then less will come but still come. Best if you are not at home they will come secretly.

I don't get this from tenents from other countries.

oh yes.. you are right.... but I meant for Indians, if Family I am ok.

 

[cathylmg]

oh yes.. you are right.... but I meant for Indians, if Family I am ok.

Ok. Points noted. Got an appointments to view my house tonight. Indian family. Wish me luck!

 

[Analytical Professor]

I think regarding indians what i heard and readvin the papers is that they cook a lot. Hence singaporeans who have done up their homes nicely usually dun rent to indians

 

[Analytical Professor]

Tell them first la no doin this and that else will deduct from deposit. Then they usually behave. No stick no one will take care

Ok. Points noted. Got an appointments to view my house tonight. Indian family. Wish me luck!

 

[jasonjst]

Thanks, horizonhills. Chances are you will be right. At RM1 million, it's still cheap by S'pore standards - only S$410,000, equivalent to the price of a 4 room HDB flat. Well, that will be good for all of us who have bought houses in Nusajaya. In 10 years' time, the price could go up to RM1.5 million, when Nusajaya is up and swinging. Again, still cheap by S'pore standards. I got texted by an agent in S'pore about 10 Shelford Road - 2 bedroom unit asking for S$1.7 million! 3 bedroom asking S$2.5 million. Crazy or what? How can anyone afford such prices? Only foreigners. Definitely beyond buying power of locals.

Dont get too carried away , always remember it is all about JB living . We are here for sweet and afforable living . I think it is wrong to use SG property as a reference point when we are talking about JB property , it is really very different market leh .
A more acurate reference point might be JB city or at best KL properties .

 

[Analytical Professor]

Valid and helpful observation.

Dont get too carried away , always remember it is all about JB living . We are here for sweet and afforable living . I think it is wrong to use SG property as a reference point when we are talking about JB property , it is really very different market leh .
A more acurate reference point might be JB city or at best KL properties .

 

[jasonjst]

I have been to 10 Shelford showroom and was told that a conservative 500+ sq feet 1 bed-room apartment is going for almost S$1 million. But cant compare la cos 10 Shelford is in prime Bukit Timah district and 1KM from Nanyang Pri and Raffles Girls Primary School. For a kiasu parent like me, I would pay S$1 million for a 500+ sq feet condo in Bukit Timah anytime over a S$1 million 5000 sq feet bungalow with swimming pool in East Ledang. I guess education remains a top pirority for my kids.

Why not just a neighourhood school ? I would spent 200K for a HDB and 800K for other more meaningful things for everyone in the family. I think my 3 daughters are doing reasonably well despite studying in neighourhood school. Always top 10 in school , I think they might get last in class if they were in Raffles .