Category: Property Perak
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Theme park queuing? That’s past.
I have always hated queuing for theme park rides. I felt that since the whole park is so huge and I have to stand in line for an hour, it is like forfeiting my limited available time in the theme park. Well, this will not happen in the upcoming Movie Animation Park Studios (MAPS) in…
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Food, entertainment and accessibility, that’s Ipoh.
Ipoh food diversity is second to none. This is true even for the visitors from the many islands which always claim they are the best but said Ipoh is famous only for Ngar Choy Kai. Food aside, the number of flights into Ipoh are also increasing. At the last count, there are already three airlines…
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Singaporean buying Ipoh properties?
Is Ipoh an attractive place for vacation? Yes. Lots of nature, lots of temples, lots of hills and lots of greenery. For shopping? Not really. The food? Surely. Would Singaporeans be interested in Ipoh? Potentially, yes. One of Singapore’s low cost carrier, Tigerair would be commencing service from may 29. It would operate four weekly…
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Measure of a ‘better’ city? Cinemas.
Perhaps 4 years ago, I had a ‘debate’ with a Penangite who said Ipoh is nothing more than a sleepy hollow and that given a choice no one would stay there. In fact her sister who is working in Ipoh said there is nothing in Ipoh beyond just ‘Nga Choy Kai’. I asked her to…
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Teluk Intan: Uniqueness second to none
My real hometown is Teluk Intan. I was born there. I do not foresee myself retiring there but let me tell you about Teluk Intan which is also known as Teluk Anson (TA), depending on how old you are. A report in an English daily said that Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has…
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Ipoh Retirement, doing nothing?
Stop the jokes. If retiring means doing nothing, then it’s no longer retiring. That’s more like suffering. I can take it when people say Ipoh’s food not as famous as some other so called ‘famous’ cities. Sure, go ahead. I can also force myself to accept it if someone were to say Penang’s food variety…
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Ipoh is also a property hotspot?
A few weeks ago, an old friend said to me, ‘wow, Ipoh is now a property hotspot. So many new project launches’. Some time back, someone from Penang said that property market in Penang is very developed and is maturing. Let me tell my opinion in one word. Sorry. Yes, just an apology because I…
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Serene Villas in Ipoh? Selling out fast.
Everyone knows I love Ipoh, well at least everyone who knows me. Recently another piece of news caught my attention. Imagine homebuyers camping or queueing for homes in KL or Penang and it’s easy. However, to camp for two days in order to secure a unit in Ipoh? These units by Sunway City Ipoh called…
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Retirement Homes – GreenAcres by TI Homes
It’s very tough when you are the first to the market with something new. For example, retirement homes. An even tougher part is to launch a new concept in a city where people generally believe that they live very well today and may not want to fork out extra for something they have no understanding…
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1 million trees instead of more high-rise buildings or hotels?
According to the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel, a programme to plant one million trees in Cameron Highland will be started instead of more high-rise buildings or hotels. This one million trees will be planted to reduce soil erosion and avoid landslides. I think this is a response to the recent…
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The Banjaran Hotsprings, Ipoh. Winner of The Edge – PAM Green Excellence Award
The Banjaran Hotsprings by Sunway Berhad is the winner in the recent The Edge-PAM Green Excellence category. Not only did they win this but they were also named the No.1 top property developer at the annual The Edge Top Property Developer’s Award as well as having Rymba Hills winning an honorary mention in the same…
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Ipoh flights to Subang, Johor Bahru, Medan and potentially Langkawi and Krabi
I do not like it when people call Ipoh a sleepy hollow. You can have non-stop activities like walking, climbing, drinking, exploring, EATING and there is just no time for you to sleep. Sleepy? Hollow? Just because there are no flights, thus Ipoh is not well known enough and you call Ipoh a hollow place?…