Saturday, January 24, 2009

Keeping a vacation home (like in the highlands?)

Keeping a vacation home
Saturday January 24, 2009
By Thean Lee Cheng


Buyers are unlikely to sell their property as they are passionate about it

A year ago, Yen Chong, 47, and her husband bought a two-bedroom apartment of less than 1,000 sq ft in Silver Park, Fraser’s Hill. It set them back by about RM120,000 but the couple was thrilled about the weekly rendezvous.

Economic turmoil notwithstanding, it is a purchase they do not regret a jot.

Recalls Chong: “We were going up to Fraser’s Hill very often and were renting the three-bedroom bungalows which come with a housekeeper and cook for between RM500 and RM600 for the weekend.”

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Tour of Langkawi- Shorter Tour but seven stages promise thrills

Shorter Tour but seven stages promise thrills
Wednesday January 21, 2009
By Eric Samuel


PETALING JAYA: The 14th edition of the Tour of Langkawi (LTdL) will not be short of excitement even though the championships have been shortened to seven stages for the first time since the inaugural event in 1996 because of financial constraints.

The chief operating officer, Datuk Naim Mohamad, said that the shorter route compared to nine stages last year would not take the competitive edge out of the riders.

The Tour, beginning in Putrajaya on Feb 9 and ending in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 15 with the traditional criterium race at Dataran Merdeka, will feature 20 teams and it will cover a total distance of 1,029.9km.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Christmas flowers for Chinese New Year, anyone?

Christmas flowers for Chinese New Year, anyone?
Thursday January 15, 2009

Auspicious colours: Ang’s wife Jenney Wong arranging the poinsettia or the Christmas flower that are much favoured by the customers as CNY flowers for its strikingly red leaves.
Auspicious colours: Ang’s wife Jenney Wong arranging the poinsettia or the Christmas flower that are much favoured by the customers as CNY flowers for its strikingly red leaves.


GEORGE TOWN: The poinsettia or Christmas flower is proving to be popular not only during Christmas but also Chinese New Year here.

Flower trader Ang Hock Aun, 46, said he was surprised that people were still asking for the plant after the festive season, adding that he had ordered more as his first batch of 150 plants was running out.