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Marlborough coming to Johor

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:36:08 +0000

Marlborough is coming to Johor Bahru, and we are not talking about Marlboro the cigarette (which has already infested Johor Bahru anyway). Marlborough College, the prestigious British Boarding school has inked an agreement to setup a boarding School in Nusajaya, part of the Iskandar Malaysia expansion plans. Enrolment is targeted to start in year 2012, when [...]

Singaporeans relocating to Johor Bahru

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:04:07 +0000

Singaporeans like to go into Johor Bahru (JB) to shop, eat and play a game of golf – but only over the weekend. When asked the question if they will like to reside in Johor Bahru, most will give a definite “NO”, due to the safety concerns, custom jams and perhaps lingering uneasiness of staying [...]

Company Spotlight: Badan Bookstore

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:46:48 +0000

Walk into Plaza Angsana located in Tampoi, Johor Bahru and one store that is hard to miss is Badan Bookstore. Occupying a total area of 12,500 sq ft at Level 3 of Plaza Angsana, this bookstore sells everything from educational guides, Malay books, magazines, maps, gift sets and stationeries. During weekends, this bookstore gets especially busy with parents bringing [...]

Updates to Petrol Price in Johor Bahru vs Singapore

admin — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:30:12 +0000

Since 1 Sep 2009, there has been an increase in pump prices across Malaysia nationwide. Prices of RON 95 (Research Octane Number 95) and RON 97 (Research Octane Number 97), the most commonly used petrol grades in Malaysia have increased by 5 sen and 25 sen respectively. This equates to a 2.86% increase in pump [...]

H1N1 in Malaysia and the rising prices of face masks

admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:25:18 +0000

Malaysia has one of the highest mortality rates of H1N1 in the world. With 56 deaths from roughly 3000 reported cases of people infected with H1N1, this mortality rate (2%) is way above the global average ranging from 0.1%-0.6%. Are Malaysians more susceptible to H1N1? Probably not, as the demography of Malaysia is largely similar to that of neighbouring Singapore [...]

Why driving an Off-Peak Car (OPC) did not work out

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:57:07 +0000

A car is a must when you have a baby. After all, you will need to ferry tons of baby related stuffs around, like baby prams, small mattress and warmer bags when you go visiting. In addition, you will not want your baby to be exposed to cramped MRTs or jerky buses, if possible. So [...]

Mega Champion Auto Mart – Car Accessories shop in Johor Bahru

admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:57:43 +0000

If you want to buy something for your car to spice up your driving journey, Mega Champion Auto Mart should be able to offer something you like. Mega Champion Auto Mart is located at Jalan Meranti Merah (5 minutes drive from the Johor Bahru CIQ) which faces the Tebrau Highway. It is really a champion of [...]

The day the DVD sellers at Holiday Plaza were left stumped

admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:59:24 +0000

It started innocently enough. I was with my wife at Kiddy Palace at Marina Square with my 6 months old baby girl. All of a sudden, my baby girl giggled. GIGGLED. We were surprised at her reaction because she was really smiling widely. After pondering for a while, my wife and myself realised that this [...]

Fantasy Premier League Challenge – Malaysia vs Singapore

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:19:19 +0000

Calling all English Premier League followers in Singapore and Malaysia! (Kindly ignore this mail if you do not watch EPL). If you have already joined in the game of the Fantasy Premier League for the past seasons, season 2009/2010 is now open! Prizes for this year remains the same as the past few seasons as listed below (extracted [...]

The Paradox of our Life

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:53:33 +0000

Editor’s Note: This post has nothing to do with Johor Bahru – Just one of the occasional blog from us.. The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have [...]