Living in JB

[geritan]

From the most naive perspective, it would be that the MY government simply making an investment into a good company. There are lots of Temasek companies in SG too....doesn't mean sg is going backwards just becos of that.

I do think they can somewhat monopolize the price in Johor but ultimately someone must be willing to buy. No demand the price must come down. No way any developer can in the long term deliver poor quality products and charge a premium.

From my simplistic point of view, they want to buy into Setia becos they see lots of profits in that company = many projects = many subcontract opportunities = many lobang for the people who has a say in awarding the sub-out contracts.
If the buy-out happens, let's see if the existing Chinese CEO is allowed to run the show. If Kenna kicked out, then people may worry about values of their SP Setia home.

so should we hold our purchase of setia houses? saw their new project at setia indah, thought of getting one for investment purpose.

 

[geritan]

Usually before 6am. Sometime earlier sometime later. Takes about 20+ minutes to reach there. Don't have any problem with this part of the journey.


Traffic starts to pile up at about 6am. Earlier on Monday and perhaps Friday because of big lorries. The rest of the days are ok to me.

Depends on when hubby knock off his work and my son have tuition on Tuesday. Starts our journey home at 9pm. Usually the Singapore custom right lane has open up so very fast. Takes about 1 hour if no jam. We take the Woodland custom.

I don't have a schedule with me but you can google it. I remember seeing it. Where are you residing? Don't know if the Kempas train station if still working. If you are staying in Setia Tropika, can consider this option.

3. Where do your kids attend tuition, JB or Sin?

My son have his tuition in Singapore. Can't manage to find one in such as short time.



No sweat. Hope I have helped answer your queries.

Thanks a lot for the reply. We will be staying at Austin area. Just try to find out other option when daddy finish work early, he may want to go home first. Then son got to find his way to cross the causeway. After that just pick him up at Johor side. Wow, so the time you spend in Sg is very long.

 

[cathylmg]

Thanks a lot for the reply. We will be staying at Austin area. Just try to find out other option when daddy finish work early, he may want to go home first. Then son got to find his way to cross the causeway. After that just pick him up at Johor side. Wow, so the time you spend in Sg is very long.

If I stay in Singapore, I couch my kids on their homeworks and assessments all afternoon. When I live in JB, the difference is I couch my kids all afternoon in the library. Like now, I am making dd go through her notes as I am typing this. :P

I go the the gym in the morning on Mon, Wed, Friday and spent about 2 hours there. Others days I have my Meridian massage dance to occupy me as well as run errands. Sat, Sun and school holidays will be at JB.

You will think that I will be bored to death in Singapore all day. In actual fact I'm very occupied. Its again, just a matter of planning.

 

[geritan]

If I stay in Singapore, I couch my kids on their homeworks and assessments all afternoon. When I live in JB, the difference is I couch my kids all afternoon in the library. Like now, I am making dd go through her notes as I am typing this. :P

I go the the gym in the morning on Mon, Wed, Friday and spent about 2 hours there. Others days I have my Meridian massage dance to occupy me as well as run errands. Sat, Sun and school holidays will be at JB.

You will think that I will be bored to death in Singapore all day. In actual fact I'm very occupied. Its again, just a matter of planning.

ya, thought you will be bored while waiting for your kids but you definitely got good ways of killing the time.

 

[arsenal]

M'sia, S'pore to put out tender for JB-Singapore rapid transit system

Published on Oct 4, 2011


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By Lester Kong, Malaysia Correspondent
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia and Singapore are seeking a consultant to undertake an engineering study for a rapid transit system linking Johor Baru and Singapore, Singapore's Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said here on Tuesday.

'Both countries will put out a tender at the same time so companies in Malaysia and Singapore can respond. The joint (Malaysian-Singapore) team will evaluate and pick one company,' Mr Lui told reporters after meeting his Malaysian counterpart Kong Cho Ha.

The minister, who was making a one-day introductory visit to Malaysia, said the rapid transit project was 'on time and on track'.

The rapid transit link is expected to run from a station near JB Sentral on the Johor side to one near Republic Polytechnic in Woodlands.

 

[arsenal]

Wish Singapore Malaysia border to open wider..... So govt can have more malaysia workers to work in Singapore and we can travel up and down JB with less traffic jam caused by Singapore custom..

M'sia, S'pore to put out tender for JB-Singapore rapid transit system

Published on Oct 4, 2011


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By Lester Kong, Malaysia Correspondent
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia and Singapore are seeking a consultant to undertake an engineering study for a rapid transit system linking Johor Baru and Singapore, Singapore's Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said here on Tuesday.

'Both countries will put out a tender at the same time so companies in Malaysia and Singapore can respond. The joint (Malaysian-Singapore) team will evaluate and pick one company,' Mr Lui told reporters after meeting his Malaysian counterpart Kong Cho Ha.

The minister, who was making a one-day introductory visit to Malaysia, said the rapid transit project was 'on time and on track'.

The rapid transit link is expected to run from a station near JB Sentral on the Johor side to one near Republic Polytechnic in Woodlands.

 

[crystal_tiong]

Can buy JB houses under your mum name ? Many years down the road then transfer to your name lah .

My mum no income leh. How to apply loan?
Anyway I went to hh n nusa idaman show house today.
Nusa is within my budget. So I might get it.

 

[arsenal]

My mum no income leh. How to apply loan?
Anyway I went to hh n nusa idaman show house today.
Nusa is within my budget. So I might get it.

Ha.. One day when you become a stay home mum, you will also find yourself with lowest priority as compared with a working mum..

 

[crystal_tiong]

Ha.. One day when you become a stay home mum, you will also find yourself with lowest priority as compared with a working mum..

Hahaha. U r right ! E more I think about govt restrict us to buy properties the more I angry!!! Just restrict those PRs la, they are e ones jerked up prices in our pigeon hole. Else I won't hv to buy in jb.

At least Maia govt take gd care of their ppl lor.

 

[ginfreely]

Hahaha. U r right ! E more I think about govt restrict us to buy properties the more I angry!!! Just restrict those PRs la, they are e ones jerked up prices in our pigeon hole. Else I won't hv to buy in jb.

At least Maia govt take gd care of their ppl lor.

You will be even more angry to know while locals are restricted to buy, PRs are still allowed to rent out their HDB flat for income while they retire to their home country. They are making good income as HDB has very high rental yields.

 

[ginfreely]

My mum no income leh. How to apply loan?
Anyway I went to hh n nusa idaman show house today.
Nusa is within my budget. So I might get it.

So you buying BTO and Malaysia house at the same time? If can buy BTO, should buy BTO first and not waste the entitlement, most singles have no such opportunity to buy BTO, only can buy resale at age 35.

 

[Lord Aragorn]

Hey guys, I visited many new projects in Iskandar Malaysia. I find the best one to be The Straits View Residences. They have just launched their phase 4 for booking about a week ago. Prices are about the same as Senibong Cove and Horizon Hills but it is way more exclusive and facilities are much better. What do you think of the project? This new website also gives the most information about the project: The Straits View Residences

 

[crystal_tiong]

So you buying BTO and Malaysia house at the same time? If can buy BTO, should buy BTO first and not waste the entitlement, most singles have no such opportunity to buy BTO, only can buy resale at age 35.

I need quality life , so i think i will buy jb house ....
in sg , u are just leasing the house but paying so much!!!

 

[crystal_tiong]

Hey guys, I visited many new projects in Iskandar Malaysia. I find the best one to be The Straits View Residences. They have just launched their phase 4 for booking about a week ago. Prices are about the same as Senibong Cove and Horizon Hills but it is way more exclusive and facilities are much better. What do you think of the project? This new website also gives the most information about the project: The Straits View Residences

okay , my friend currently is staying at the old straitsview , the security is tight over there but i dun like the crowd around the surroundings.
The bridge back to JB/SG is quite jam during peak hours.

 

[checkers]

Thanks horizonhills for your frank sharings...seeing living in jb from another angle...very true

 

[crystal_tiong]

Hi Horizonhills

Thanks for sharing with us on your views.
I tried once returning via woodlands custom after pumping petrol at 630am , agreed that the jam was horrible , i was stucked for 2 hr!
As i still have a bedroom in my sis house , if i cant tahan the 2nd link jam , i will stay in SG , Mon-Thur and Fri-Sun at jb house.
Thats my last resort.

I am not familiar with 2nd link so I will try it when my house is ready 2 yrs time.

 

[jasonjst]

Best is to have both lah , jb for quality life . SG to compete against the FTs must not lost out to them mah .

 

[crystal_tiong]

Best is to have both lah , jb for quality life . SG to compete against the FTs must not lost out to them mah .

hi again

of coz i wan to have both worlds but sg policy makes me made a choice ...
somemore me 1 income leh , have to pay for car loans etc ......earn SG money and utlise in jb to maximise my dollars ma ....

 

[arsenal]

I guess your transport bill can cut at least 50% if you travel by causeway..

Allowing me to input my personal views here. If life is really so good and easy in JB, 5 million Sporeans would already be staying in JB. If you think of using the customs daily, never even think of using Woodlands customs. There are instances whereby I leave my house at 6am and reach office 9am, esp during rainy days. The traffic is horrible and I dont think one would want to subject yourself to these perennial stress and struck in traffic jams for 4-6 hours daily. Once a week is fine but if u are struck in jams EVERY day, its really bad for your health. We are not talking about CTE jams, which is really nothing compared to those at Customs whereby cars simply cut u off anytime without any signals.. And u get the risk of dents on your cars. What for?

I decided to use 2nd link but still, ever since they reduced the toll charges, the traffic has increased and is EVER increasing. The traffic now at 2nd link is like the Woodlands traffic in the 1990s where jams are very rare except during weekends but for how long? It will surely become another Woodlands checkpoint because every other day, new house owners are moving into Gelang Patah, Taman Scientex, Sri Orchid, Nusantanra, Perinitis towns, Skudai, Bukit Indah, Horizon Hills, Leisure Farms, East Ledang and Ledang Heights etc.. not forgetting the condos that will ultimately commands the skylines.

Currently the jam is "acceptable" even though sometimes it takes 5-10 times for 1-2 cars in front to clear at Tuas.

In the months of Nov and Dec, one has to observe and prepare the jams because of the school holidays. Last time around Dec time, there were many postings regarding the horrible jams at Tuas throughout the months of Dec. I remembered kena strucked in the Tuas Checkpoint when I was returning to JB for about 2 hours daily during that period.

Ask yourself, if you can accept this current jams or the eventual jams that will surely materalise in the coming 5 years.. if u can, then you can move into Nusajaya. For me I have tried daily and I think I can't accept, as it is taking a significant toll on my mental beings. I had to plan, organise daily and when I am driving towards the Tuas and Malaysian checkpoint, it has come to a point where my heart beats faster because I am wondering if the jams will be there.

After sometimes, I moved back to Spore and found that I saved quite a bit ( around S$1000 ) on tolls and petrol.. The journey to and fro Nusajaya and spore office alone is about S$1000 a month with tolls, which is absolutely extra expenses for me. Yes. I get to stay in a larger house with fresher air but the jams daily simply turned me off. Now I only return to JB once a week, sometimes to collect rent, pump petrol etc and I find that life is much easier and I got so much more time on my side. No more horrific jams at the customs and I being to appreciate the simple PIE and CTE jams and the journey from Tampines to Jurong seem to much shorter than before.. as I dont have to drive 120 km to and from my Malaysian house and Spore office daily.

 

[jasonjst]

My mum no income leh. How to apply loan?
Anyway I went to hh n nusa idaman show house today.
Nusa is within my budget. So I might get it.

Possible , check with your developer . Buy under her name , you do the financing without your name in the SPA . You can then apply BTO with you name.