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Dia log 13 May 2012
Just learnt the simplest trick with those **** mosquitoes: Wet your hand before you start swatting and add 50% to your effectiveness.
One unexpected benefit about living in Johor is that you get to come upon manufacturers of such useful things for charity fundraising or corporate gifts. I’m sure you yawn at some kitschy thing and long for a really useful item, specially if you have to pay for it. I personally love umbrellas as they are always being lent to people who never return them, and it’s a bit cheap to ask for it back.
Try this place for well-made, affordable and your-design umbrellas:
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These few days have been hopeless for crabs: full moon so recently, Mothers’ Day family outings … last night a good restaurant was charging RM115 a kilo, and that is before cooking, so we will just wait.
Friends who ask about our cable TV programmes … we get just about everything that is available in Singapore. But we do not get Fox News (though we get Fox Entertainment) and S’pore does not get Al Jazeera. Innumerable kopi tiams in Johor show Channel 8 TV, and in S’pore, some kopi tiams show TV3.
So nice not to be suffering intense heat or freezing cold, and the rain is a freely watering the gardens daily. Deo gratias. |
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Why did I start this weblog? |
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So many questions from too many people…hence this web-log
Frankly? Johor suits me brilliantly just as it now is: few people, square miles of space, unbelievable affordability in housing, food and living in general and 80% less stress than in my last 10 years in Singapore.
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MALAYSIA MY SECOND HOME (MM2H)
Malaysia is possibly the most popular, welcoming destination for people looking for sanctuary in sunshine with lush green forests and all the conveniences of a modern country.
This scheme granting qualified foreigners – many of them over 40 or retirees – long visas or multiple-entry social visit passes on rather easy terms may suit you if you are planning to stay for long periods in Malaysia.
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Can you buy fresh pork in Johor?
Will my house get flooded every year?
Is cholera everywhere?
Should I leave RM$50 in a bowl in the living room so robbers won’t assault us? Read more...
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 Is buying a property in Johor a good investment?
Apart from a huge improvement in quality of life if you also live here – also an arguable point if you thrive best in a bustling city or must have hot nightlife most nights, or must be less than 20 minutes from your office – this is really the question.
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Instant Conversational Malay for Determined Newbies
I can gladly promise you that this will be the easiest language to learn and you will be sufficiently communicative in the shortest possible time.
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Why did we move from Singapore to Johor?
Because in Singapore we could not afford to buy a house with land to grow fruit trees and vegetables and have space for our dog to run free. Our simple two-storied bungalow in Johor within the IDR is on 9000 square feet of land and cost us less than a 4-room HDB found in a good location.
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Save money at the Tolls!
20% rebate possibility
If you cross any combination of toll booths 80 or more times in a month you will be entitled to a 20% over your expense. For drivers who use the Second Link and Woodlands Causeway often, this is a Good Thing.
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What should I do if my passport is lost or stolen?
This is what you need to do as of today - and I shall keep you informed of any changes.
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