Malaysia Money Matters

You gotta laugh, isn't it? If it was all so tragic to begin with, that is... Needless to say, the fallout of the 13th General Election continues in many permutations - ironically, many pro-BNers are very bitter about "winning" while PR has been rather politically astute in quickly catching on the mood to continue drumming up support through rallies and such - which I think is a waste of time but you know, it's all just political drama.... I was quite taken aback by the very acrimonious racial rants by those aligned to the BN government, so much so that I had to unfriend an old schoolmate (was never close to him anyway) when he was spouting a lot, really a lot, of very offensive anti-Chinese things on his Facebook. I'd rather not have to see that, thank you - I have very close Malay friends and I am not what he paints all Chinese to be in his postings. But no point in confronting, why exacerbate matters? Dia nak bodoh macam tu, biarlah - maybe he needs to get i...

This condo development has been in my sights like forever, ever since it was launched. Love the location and the concept - at the time of the launch, it was going for about RM600,000+ (about RM660K if memory serves me correctly). Unfortunately, couldn't afford it then. A number of years passed and with some cash now, I revisited the place and it is still good. Sub-sale price of about RM880,000 - some sellers were pushing at close to a million but the agent told me that he felt that was rather overpriced. Basics of the unit:  - about 2,000 sq ft  - 3 bedrooms + 1 utility/maids room  - master bedroom comes with walk-in wardrobe  - shared bathroom between the 2 standard bedrooms is huge  - rectangular layout that is markedly different from the standard condo and maximises space  - long balcony and glass panel door along (est)  60% of the length of the condo to capitalise on the view of the mountains beyond  - dry kitchen and wet kitchen ...