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cathylmg

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Yeah thats right....

People from poorer countries wanna experience the concrete jungles....

We wanna go back to basics....

BTW my mum cooked the raddish... Quite yummy....

She cooked the raddish leaves as well. Stir fry with onions and a lil salt.... not sure exact recipe tho... Just my guess.

The chilli padi... So so.... long... longer than my fingers..

And next up is the tomato plants... they have begun to flower....

Bitter gourd is flowering as well apart from onions and cant remember the rest....

Oh yea got carrots, lady finger and brinjal.... but they are a long way off before they can flower....

And i am looking for wintermelon seeds...

Still puzzled with the sums! Since you can't get seeds from root plant, if you plant 1 raddish, you get how many huh? 1? 2? 3? or 5?
 

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Just back from JB.. Decided to stay over for house cleaning

Scheduled delivery of bed, electrical stuff & some furniture on 30/7.. so went in & clean up..
One of the best feeling is after a tired day of cleaning, there is a hot shower & nice comfy bed with air con..

Not exactly superstitious, but avoided the start of 7 month in chinese calender.. :wink:

Hi Bro,

i so envy of you that you can move in b4 7 th month. For me, i have to drag another 1 month to move in Sept. Arrange of delivery also headaches, druing Hari Raya & malaysia national day. By the time should be in mid sept. Cheers!
 

cathylmg

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BTW I paid my Cukai.... dunno what today... at Setia Tropika office...

They had arranged for MBJB guys to come down between 10am and 4pm

Its better than having to go down to MBJB office and pay....

So i went and paid up till July next year.... Nice... can relax....

The Setia office arrange for them to come down for collection yearly. You can time your payment till their next visit.
 

cathylmg

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There are those who believe in the US and Buffet takes the lead in cheering for the US..


Aug 7, 2011
Buffett says US downgrade 'doesn't make sense

WASHINGTON - INVESTING guru Warren Buffett criticised the Standard & Poor's downgrade of the long-term US credit rating, saying it 'doesn't make sense' and would have a limited impact on markets.

'I don't get it,' the highly-respected founder and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway told Fox Business News late Friday, saying his Omaha, Nebraska-based company would hold onto its considerable trove of US Treasury bills.

'In Omaha, the US is still triple-A. In fact, if there were a quadruple-A rating, I'd give the US that,' he said, hours after the S&P cut the US credit rating from a sterling AAA to an AA+.

Mr Buffett said his firm holds well over US$40 billion (S$48.7 billion) in short end T-bills and that the decision 'doesn't tempt me to sell. We'll stay right there.' The billionaire investment wizard brushed off fears that the downgrade will roil world markets.

'If nothing else takes place, meaning, if all other variables hold and there isn't say, a new problem in Europe, it won't make any difference,' he said, referring to the growing euro zone debt crisis. 'The US, to my knowledge, owes no money in currency other than the US dollar, which it can print at will. Now if you're talking about inflation, that's a different question,' he added.

The S&P has defended its decision, attributing it in large part to political gridlock in Washington and the inability of Democrats and Republicans to agree on major spending cuts or revenue increases. -- AFP

Stock market is their ATMs. White face, black face...they take turns to play centrestage. Its more interesting then your regular tv sitcoms.. :smile:
 

maxpark

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Donch you all know?
Singapore already has 5 "national" languages
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English
Malay
Mandarin
Tamil
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Tagalog!


See if PM says "Mabuhay" in National Day Speech! :smile::smile:
 

abugumgum

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Day trippers can also apply for Macs.

At least 4 stamps on the passport in a month will qualify.
Your passport must also have at least 2 years left before expiry.


pardon my ignorance, but the website state eligibility for MACS is “You have either purchased a property in Malaysia or hold a valid Employment visa.” Does that means if a person is merely renting a place in JB, he can forget about obtaining one?
 

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[QUOTE TLPPL
pardon my ignorance, but the website state eligibility for MACS is “You have either purchased a property in Malaysia or hold a valid Employment visa.” Does that means if a person is merely renting a place in JB, he can forget about obtaining one?=abugumgum;790164]Day trippers can also apply for Macs. At least 4 stamps on the passport in a month will qualify. Your passport must also have at least 2 years left before expiry.[/QUOTE]

Thanks TLPPL and Abugumgum for alerting me. Ammost no holds barred now for the MACS applicants. Just have 2 years validity, a photo and RM$30.
Apart from the Danga Bay place, both causeways have the facility. At the second link, it is the second floor; at the causeway, park conveniently and ask directions. A simple procedure and worth the small effort to save filling those tiresome white forms.
 

mallow

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Thanks TLPPL and Abugumgum for alerting me. Almost no holds barred now for the MACS applicants. Just have 2 years validity, a photo and RM$30.
Apart from the Danga Bay place, both causeways have the facility. At the second link, it is the second floor; at the causeway, park conveniently and ask directions. A simple procedure and worth the small effort to save filling those tiresome white forms.[/QUOTE]

No need to prove "frequency" either by the old 4 stamps in a month requirement.

http://www.puterim.com/joomla/index...hite-immigration-forms&catid=42:faq&Itemid=56
 

checkers

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[QUOTE TLPPL
pardon my ignorance, but the website state eligibility for MACS is “You have either purchased a property in Malaysia or hold a valid Employment visa.” Does that means if a person is merely renting a place in JB, he can forget about obtaining one?=abugumgum;790164]Day trippers can also apply for Macs. At least 4 stamps on the passport in a month will qualify. Your passport must also have at least 2 years left before expiry.

Thanks TLPPL and Abugumgum for alerting me. Ammost no holds barred now for the MACS applicants. Just have 2 years validity, a photo and RM$30.
Apart from the Danga Bay place, both causeways have the facility. At the second link, it is the second floor; at the causeway, park conveniently and ask directions. A simple procedure and worth the small effort to save filling those tiresome white forms.[/QUOTE]

btw..do you know their opening hours - the one at the second link? tks.
 

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Johor second half outlook positive
08 AUGUST 2011

THE outlook for the Johor property market is likely to remain positive in the second half of the year based on the number of property transactions taking place in the state.

Johor Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) branch chairman Simon Heng says its members who took part in the Malaysia Property Expo (Mapex) events recorded a 15% increase in sales.

Some 33 developers who participated in the four-day event held in last November raked in RM331mil in sales over a one-month period and the figure jumped to about RM384mil in Mapex held in May 2011.

“Our members reported better sales in the first half of the year and expect the momentum to continue in the second half of 2011,'' Heng says in an interview with StarBizWeek.

The 30-day period starting from the first day of Mapex is the benchmark used by Rehda to determine the value of sales by participating developers. There were several contributing factors that drove demand for properties in the Johor property market this year especially in the Johor Baru district.

As the pulse of the state, the Johor Baru district has the highest concentration of Johor-based and non-Johor-based developers compared with other districts such as Batu Pahat, Kluang, Muar and Segamat.

Sweetener: Johor Baru’s close proximity with Singapore has attracted buyers to properties in Iskandar Malaysia.

Price uptrend

“Many property buyers in Johor Baru are anticipating prices of properties will rise and have decided to make their purchase before the prices escalate again,'' says Heng.

He says the economic recovery meant that consumer confidence was returning after a two-year low period following the global recession sparked off by the US subprime crisis and European financial woes in 2008 and 2009.

Iskandar Malaysia, Heng says, is another main factor that contributed to the positive growth in the Johor Baru property market as it helps to boost demand for houses in the area.

Prior to the inception of Iskandar Malaysia in November 2006, demand for high-end residential properties was best described as lacklustre, but now demand for such properties is on the uptrend. It is common to see developers with projects in Iskandar Malaysia selling their double-storey link-house from RM350,000 up to RM450,000 each. The units are selling like hot cakes.

“Shophouses are also selling well and reports from our members show that a lot of buyers from Kuala Lumpur are buying the shophouses as investment,'' he says.

Heng: ‘Shophouses are also selling well.’

Heng says many of the buyers consider prices of shophouses in Johor Baru are much lower than those in Kuala Lumpur and that they would make good investments in view of the development taking place within Iskandar Malaysia.

Iskandar Malaysia covers 2,219 sq km located in the southernmost part of Johor and divided into five flagship development zones the Johor Baru City Centre, Nusajaya, Eastern Gate Development, Western Gate Development and Senai-Kulai.

Heng says even prices of properties in the Senai-Kulai area, on the northern part of the Johor Baru district which was one described as “hulu” or remote, are going up due to better accessibility and connectivity. A single-storey terrace house at Bandar Putra Kulai by IOI Properties Bhd launched in June 2010 was priced RM130,000 each and sold for RM200,000 in June this year. The two-storey link house in the same housing scheme which was sold at RM189,00 a unit in June last year, was going for RM269,000 each in June this year.

“Iskandar Malaysia is now gaining momentum with many ongoing projects by both the public and the private sectors at several stages of development,'' says Heng.

He says the completion of the New Coastal Highway, the Eastern Dispersal Link Expressway and the Southern Link next year would improve accessibility and connectivity within Iskandar Malaysia; hence help to push demand for properties.

The Kempas-Tebrau, Mount Austin, Nusajaya and Kulaijaya areas are expected to be the property hot spots with several projects to be launched within the next one to two years.

Investment boost

Meanwhile, KGV International Property Consultants (M) Sdn Bhd director Samuel Tan Wee Cheng says the property sector constitutes 30% of the total committed investments while the manufacturing sector makes up about 40%.

He says although the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) wants the services sector to be the forefront, the manufacturing and the property sectors are still the main contributors to the cumulative investments in Iskandar Malaysia.

Irda chief executive officer Ismail Ibrahim says that as of June 2011, Iskandar Malaysia has received about RM95bil in committed investments, up from RM73bil in the first quarter of the year.

He says that while Iskandar Malaysia is a main factor that pushed demand for high-end properties, the stakeholders must ensure that buyers who could not afford them are not left out.

“It is good for developers to be able to sell high-end properties especially to foreigners but we need to have a balanced approach to ensure locals are not sidelined in the name of progress,'' says Tan.

Rising demand

He says demand for properties in Johor Baru was up in the first half of the year as many prospective buyers missed the opportunity to buy the properties at lower prices due to the 1998 and 2009 economic recession.

Typically, buying a property would be the last option most people would consider committing to during economic uncertainties given concerns over job security.

“The moment the economy starts to show signs of recovery, those who missed the boat earlier will invest in properties as properties are always a good hedge,'' he says.

Tan says confidence in Johor is now at all time high especially with the progress made by Iskandar Malaysia since its inception five years ago, although many are sceptical in the early days on whether it would take off successfully.

Tan says the property sector constitutes 30% of total committed investments.

He says that as the Government-backed economic growth corridor in the country, Iskandar Malaysia has strong backing from the Government in terms of funding for infrastructure development projects.

“Road upgrading and new road projects within Iskandar Malaysia will improve accessibility and connectivity and buyers will look at other locations which were previously unpopular,'' says Tan.

For instance, Rawang and Shah Alam in Selangor used to be out of the radar among property buyers in the Klang Valley but now, buyers are flocking there as better infrastructure has turned them into preferred locations.

Tan says foreign investors, who were largely interested in Singapore and the Klang Valley, are also gradually turning their gaze to Iskandar Malaysia. A definite sweetener is Johor Baru's close proximity with Singapore which has attracted buyers especially Singaporeans to properties in Iskandar Malaysia. “Like it or not as close neighbours, Johor and Singapore complement each other in economic activities due to a long history of economic interdependence,'' says Tan.

With the republic's investment arm Temasek Holdings showing its serious commitment to invest in Iskandar Malaysia, more Singapore property players such as Mapletree and CapitaLand would likely invest in the property sector here.

Tan hopes that the Government will take a proactive step to correct the misconception that Iskandar Malaysia is Nusajaya as there are other areas that need equal attention in terms of infrastructure projects and investment flows.
 
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totally agree but too late. They r all laughing at us oredi.

Yeah so sad, irreversible damage already done. Come to think of it, even for estate management matters, the committee need to call an EGM and get 75% approval for decision on matter that is not day to day running of the estate. How come PAP can just bring in millions of foreigners and build casino without getting EGM approval?!
 

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Agree with you bro


"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments, and the tendency of people to disparage statistics that do not support their positions. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point.

The term was popularised in the United States by Mark Twain (among others), who attributed it to the 19th-century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881): "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." However, the phrase is not found in any of Disraeli's works and the earliest known appearances were years after his death. Other coiners have therefore been proposed. The most plausible, given current evidence, is Englishman Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke (1843–1911).

Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions.
Evan Esar, Esar's Comic Dictionary
American Humorist (1899 - 1995)

I think statistics and numbers cannot lie, it is the manipulation of statistics and hiding of data that can lie. Some statistics that will not lie:

What is the unemployment rate of Singapore-born Singapore citizens? Not unemployment rate of citizens and PRs lumped together!

What is the number of jobs created by the two casinos that went to Singapore born citizens?

What is the number of Singapore citizens who are customers of the casinos and what is the percent out of total casino customers?

What is the amount of revenue earned from these Singaporen gamblers and the percent of total revenue?
 

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Putin criticize the dollar position or rather the position that has arisen due to the current political impasse that has created the down grade of the dollar and then he suggests that the ruble can be a reserve currency. He's trying to talk the ruble hence Russia into a position of influence. He's trying very, very hard. I don' believe nations like Japan or for that matter China will allow that to happen. All to do with face and historical baggage!!!!!

Wow Russia has progressed. I remember last time in 90s, my Russia customer told me they rather put their money (USD, not roubles) under the pillow than in the bank! Was told their banks can't be trusted!
 
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