Columbia Asia Hospital - Thumbs up!

Took my wife and son to the Columbia asia hospital couple of weeks back, was pretty impressed, total just spent 155 for son's fever and wife's condition. Very professional doctors.

Turned out one doc is living at The Gateway too. Pretty nice place. Staff speaks English pretty well and the small cafe has not bad food. The chicken wings, noodles with soup and chicken chop were just some of the things we tried.

Very nice and very professional. I thought i was in one of the private hospitals in Orchard road.
Having regular visits to Mt E, Thomson and Gleneagles in the past, the service was really comparable.
The hospital is a little small though but we were quite happy.
I didn't have great expectations other than the last time we did a quick look but this time, saw their facilities, etc. Not bad and price is good as well and doctors don't seem to be in a hurry to rush you out. Can talk about properties even, one of the doctors from Penang even shook my hand when i went in. Very polite.

Only later found out he is a neighbour in HH.

KSL City - First link area

Not a bad place, small Tesco though. Parking is bad but hey you can use Touch and Go at their carpark.

The only thing that attracts me to KSL is........
The gaming accessories for the XBOX Kinetic/PS3, etc are really really "REASONABLY" priced.
They have wider selection than most places.

:)

Medisave

Some hospitals already allow the use of medisave in Malaysia, not only for Johor but even Malacca as well. Seems quite a number of hospitals already allows but not for outpatient.

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/207014
http://www.healthxchange.com.sg/News...hospitals.aspx

Question about bank loan.

Banks like EON banks offer the flexi way but really do charge the 10 MYR monthly

90% was actually possible for foreigners but now most banks will lend only up to 80% or 85%. Most bros i know got 85-90% easily when they first came here though 80% is more the norm now. A friend of mine recently still got 85% though but he is doing pretty ok.
70% for third residential property can be circumvented in a way by using wife name solely for first batch of 2 houses and then husband for second batch of 2.

Thai Food

There is a Thai food place, near Casa Alymyra, from Perling towards Bukit Indah, that direction. They moved from Nusa Bestari area (near Trendy) and their food is pretty nice. Good selection too and best of all, not very full so can find seats easily. Just went for dinner on weekend and then yesterday night. My fav includes their omelette, the chicken with cashew nut and there is a dark, sweet tasting pork dish that i like very much. It reminds me of the baba honey pork dish that i so enjoy (maybe because of the bit of baba blood in us)

Note to the little one.

Relieving the past, in 2006 and 2008. Two times i was overjoyed, twice i was devastated.
Life goes on but the memories remain. Now with my wife pregnant again, i must remain
strong for their sake.

Hearing your first heartbeat was sheer joy,
seeing your little face, those forming eyes

That first time we saw you, still fresh in my mind,
an image stuck in the eyes. Of you, your
future, your happiness. The endless possibilities,
You our joy.

But, it was never meant to be, your heart
stopped beating just like the first one. The one
who would have been your elder, your sibling.

You were meant to be the third, i never had
the pleasure to hold you, never had the chance.

I am sorry, i really tried as i pretended to be
brave, always trying to be strong.

Inside, i lost a part of myself
when you passed on. No heartbeat the doctor said,
i told you so, he softly chided.

Yet, can i not but try? Waited for you we did.
I have to, for your sake, your mothers and mine.

My face showed no disappointment that day, how could my
eyes weep when the heart is already dead?

I went home and cried silently on the floor, till today,
a scan of you, still in the drawer near our door.

Years passed, the scars never healed, i promised every
day i would start it anew.

Yesterday i had quite a fall, i did nothing to stop it,
sometimes i just want to end it all.

I slided out to the road and hurt myself, if i had
died then, probably just as well.

At the very least, i might be able to see you guys
again and end my nightly silent pain.

I am so so sorry, please forgive me, of you, recurring in my dreams.
Becoming your happy father i could never ever be.

Yet for the family, i have to press on, for your remaining brother, i
have to be strong.

Please wait for me, until the end of my days, to finally finish my duties
here. The day when we could all be together again.

I look forward to that day.

Have you hugged your parent today?

These days, everyone is always so busy, too busy to give their dad and mum even a simple call while they rush about making ends meet but yet they ALWAYS have the time to volunteer for their son/daughters school or send them to piano/violin/ballet/swimming lessons.

A lot of people spend more time on pets than a simple kind word of thanks to our parents. Sometimes dad and mum would like to hear from you too, have you hugged your parent today?

Whenever my parents are not in JB for short trips back, i always think of them. Just never said it out aloud.

Things are changing

Something is changing, i see more and more rich Johoreans buying houses. Seems they realised what they were sitting on now. Getting lots more people asking me about their own neighbourhood and helping as much as i can. I guess they saw something different this time and its not only their government involved but that of some others as well.

MACS counter at Bukit Indah will be closing on Nov 15, 2011.

A gentle reminder to all good bros and sisters here.

MACS counter at Bukit Indah will be closing on Nov 15, 2011.
Please do go and get it done if you have some time to spare.

You don't need photographs nor S&P or forms. Just bring your
passport and yourself. You only need 13 months left in your
passport to qualify for MACS and of course 30 MYR.

Added update - Its now on until Dec 15, 2011.

Hi C@J, if you are referring to Horizon Hills, then yes every precint has its own parks and some small recreational or children playground.

The main clubhouse facility though has numerous activies including an olympic size swimming pool, a well equipped gym, tennis courts, reading room, professional massage facilities(after a long day of golf)

They also offer a host of ad hoc and regular activities as well from time to time.

A shard of light

Weird thing happened yesterday, mum came to visit and gave me something to keep at home. Apparently she went to a medium recently as she heard from my wife that things were not going well for me. We had to send our helper away as she was always complaining and comparing, even though we gave her tv, etc she still wasn't happy. We even sometimes make coffee/tea for her when she was tired. In the end, she quarelled with one of our staff and even turned violent. We had to send her away.

Then my wife's health isn't so good so have been assisting her, worse time especially when her helper is gone. My work isn't going so well, even working 72 hours straight last week ended up with my boss shouting at me. Seems i can never do enough and i am the dogsbody for whatever goes wrong. I even recommended a bro of mine for promotion and i am glad that they are getting the rewards they deserve. Me? I just want peace and quiet and not always given last minutes stuff to save. Tears of frustration fell that day as i was just so tired from doing so many things and handling last minute things, only to be accused of bad planning. Was it fair? But then again, life is never fair.

Some quarrels between relatives were also pretty taxing although i try to be neutral as much as i can, helping whenever i could in between with some advice and 2 cents about their renovation.
Son isn't too cooperative either. I am quite prepared to go until my wife broke the news to me. I may have an incoming son/daughter soon.

Finally, a shard of light piercing though the mournful gloom.