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Recently some of my friends were interested in looking at properties for sale in Johor Bahru.  One of my friend was looking at buying a condominium as an investment; and my other friend felt that a landed property in Johor Bahru would be a good place for retirement. After all, the prices of condominiums and [...]

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I went to Johor Bahru on a Monday afternoon specifically to visit the Pasar Malam or night market near the KSL City Mall. The pasar malam stretched along the road from the Grand Paragon Hotel to the back of the KSL City Mall. I have the impression that the night market would start normally in [...]

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According to the tips and articles in Lonely Planet, Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown is voted as one of the world’s best Chinatown. I went to Kuala Lunpur’s Chinatown recently and my impression was that it was chaotic, crowded, dirty, noisy  but an authentic Chinatown. Compared it with the Chinatown in Singapore which to me is fake; [...]

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I was in Kuala Lumpur recently and was at the vicinity of Corus Hotel along Jalan Ampang. As I was standing outside the lobby of the hotel, I saw a Chinese temple just opposite the Corus Hotel. I was curious and decided to visit this beautiful temple. I find it quite surprisingly that a Chinese [...]

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