It's been a year since I've last posted.
It was a struggle on how to let go... retire and do something that I enjoy...
Finally after months of calculation, I have decided that I have enough money to retire... so threw in the letter.
Seremban was the next destination.
Found a house, bought a house... (then the wife didn't want to move into that house, then rented it out, and then rented another house that she could except.
Bought 2 used cars.
and a lot of other shit...
Will post more pictures when I get my shit together...
But just I to say, I am back...
Woohooo
Sunday, 10 May 2015
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Locations, locations, locations.
As I am planning my retirement, one of the things to consider is where I would like live when I return to Malaysia from Singapore.
Most of my relatives are living in Kuala Lumpur and our family came from Muar, Johor. And of course, I will still go back to Singapore from time to time.
I found KL's to be a no-go for retirement. Housing is very expensive relative to other cities in Malaysia. Traffic is bad, and so is crime rate. I thought of find somewhere that is relatively Kampong but not too kampong to be devoid of civilisation.
Muar is pretty much still stuck in the 70's, I think.
One of the more exciting thing that is happening is the plan for Malaysia and Singapore to build a high speed train connecting both countries starting from KL ending in Singapore. Along the way, the train will makes some stops. Two cities are definitely on the list of stops.
That will cut travel time to about 90 mins one way. Pretty cool.
So, I have narrowed down the cities that I want to live to two: Seremban and Melaka.
Seremban is one hour drive to KL, even less to KLIA (Airport, about RM60.00 by airport taxi).
Melaka is a bit further south. So it is like mid-way between KL and Singapore. But you can't fly anywhere from Melaka, well... except from a small airport in Berendam.
If ever my commercial aquaponics takes off, I would really want to be able to truck my fish and vegetables to KL quickly, so Seremban would be a better choice.
My brothers are living in KL so it will be easier for them to visit me as well. In fact, even in with the current train system (KTM), I am able to take a train and reach Subang where my brother lives in 2 hrs.
So my choice is Seremban.
- It's a nice old charming small city
with really great food, and cheap too.
There are a few big shopping complexes and big supermarkets. One of them is Jaya Jusco:
and a very nice new hospital.
Next step:
Find a house!!!!!!!!!!!
Most of my relatives are living in Kuala Lumpur and our family came from Muar, Johor. And of course, I will still go back to Singapore from time to time.
I found KL's to be a no-go for retirement. Housing is very expensive relative to other cities in Malaysia. Traffic is bad, and so is crime rate. I thought of find somewhere that is relatively Kampong but not too kampong to be devoid of civilisation.
Muar is pretty much still stuck in the 70's, I think.
One of the more exciting thing that is happening is the plan for Malaysia and Singapore to build a high speed train connecting both countries starting from KL ending in Singapore. Along the way, the train will makes some stops. Two cities are definitely on the list of stops.
That will cut travel time to about 90 mins one way. Pretty cool.
So, I have narrowed down the cities that I want to live to two: Seremban and Melaka.
Seremban is one hour drive to KL, even less to KLIA (Airport, about RM60.00 by airport taxi).
Melaka is a bit further south. So it is like mid-way between KL and Singapore. But you can't fly anywhere from Melaka, well... except from a small airport in Berendam.
If ever my commercial aquaponics takes off, I would really want to be able to truck my fish and vegetables to KL quickly, so Seremban would be a better choice.
My brothers are living in KL so it will be easier for them to visit me as well. In fact, even in with the current train system (KTM), I am able to take a train and reach Subang where my brother lives in 2 hrs.
So my choice is Seremban.
- It's a nice old charming small city
with really great food, and cheap too.
There are a few big shopping complexes and big supermarkets. One of them is Jaya Jusco:
and a very nice new hospital.
Next step:
Find a house!!!!!!!!!!!
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