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Oldbird Senior	04-Aug-2012 22:54        Oldbird About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Nice to meet u, friend I just came bk from macau via ZhuHai because of typhoon on tuesday. Same as u , i already hv a china made 12 year old girl ! Kensonic77      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 22:46) Posted: > Hello!  I have been living in Zhuhai for many years already > The cost of living is very low there > I just bought a condo in Zhuhai with my china wife >   I am going to retired there and live a simple life > Maybe built up a small factory to export goods to Singapore Retailer
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Kensonic77 Veteran	04-Aug-2012 22:46        Kensonic77 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	> Hello!  I have been living in Zhuhai for many years already > The cost of living is very low there > I just bought a condo in Zhuhai with my china wife >   I am going to retired there and live a simple life > Maybe built up a small factory to export goods to Singapore Retailer
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Oldbird Senior	04-Aug-2012 22:45        Oldbird About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Yes , labour is fairly tight at one state Especially nowadays worker can get about the same pay (may be 20 to 30%cheaper) to work in home town. Currently a bit better because of the softening . 20k chinese mgr is possible if he is kind of a rare in his profession and working in a MNC. xing78      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 22:33) Posted: by the way, my china colleagues working as asst. manager in mfg sector is drawing close to RMB20k per month prior tax in SZ. xing78      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 22:30) Posted: labour in sz about sgd600? i have a hard time finding labour at RMB3,000 in G
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xing78 Elite	04-Aug-2012 22:33        xing78 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	by the way, my china colleagues working as asst. manager in mfg sector is drawing close to RMB20k per month prior tax in SZ. xing78      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 22:30) Posted: labour in sz about sgd600? i have a hard time finding labour at RMB3,000 in GZ Oldbird      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 21:45) Posted: For most cities in china , depend on how you live, if you live like them to go market and cook yourself, it is cheap especially in 3rd tier city, car in China is half price of singapore (local assy foreign brands), petrol is 70 % of SG, condo in coastal cities high end to high end is probably 30% cheaper. Labor in SZ is about SGD 600/ include food, lodging n cpf
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xing78 Elite	04-Aug-2012 22:30        xing78 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	labour in sz about sgd600? i have a hard time finding labour at RMB3,000 in GZ Oldbird      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 21:45) Posted: For most cities in china , depend on how you live, if you live like them to go market and cook yourself, it is cheap especially in 3rd tier city, car in China is half price of singapore (local assy foreign brands), petrol is 70 % of SG, condo in coastal cities high end to high end is probably 30% cheaper. Labor in SZ is about SGD 600/ include food, lodging n cpf. xing78      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 21:26) Posted: probably i will pay a visit to both myanmmar and cambodia by end of the year to have.a feel of the local economic situation there.
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tedsokny Senior	04-Aug-2012 22:05        tedsokny About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Have a Angkor Beer!"
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	same here la...my mum in law cook for 12 pax 2 meals a day (lunch & dinner) marketing ard 15to20 usd a day...here water bill v cheap but electric high...its between malaysia n sg...petrol ard 1.25usd per litre, recon lexus 2nd car 28k usd, prius 2007 ard 15k usd... labour cost: factory worker 50 usd pm, office worker exec lvl 120 to 160 usd pm depends on exp, snr exec/ mgr lvl 550 to 1k usd pm...but may hv some exception eg my bro in law work tax consultant in 1 of the big 4 US MNCs mgr lvl 3k usd pm...cos highly sought n hard to find calibre... a house maid 35 usd pm... ok if compare viet n cambo...i know food px cambo cheaper, property oso cos viet flooded wif capitaland ...but they nt here yet...1 beer draft 1usd...
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rutheone1905 Veteran	04-Aug-2012 22:02        rutheone1905 About Contact  Quote this Post! Style: Combined   Mood:
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	me long too dare not short....good luck to all Bopanha      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 17:01) Posted: Dow cheong all the way on Friday.   STI will be seen to make a strong upward thrust on Monday. Anyone betting against this?
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tedsokny Senior	04-Aug-2012 21:49        tedsokny About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Have a Angkor Beer!"
x 0   x 1  Alert Admin	Master Xing, px in myammar cheaper than cambo...fyi if u go bkk now...the small stallholders employ burmese workers...culture, food wise cambo same as thai except thai food spicier...both nation friendly pple...burma diff food, religion same...history of these 3 nations language fr sanskrit...but i work wif burmese colleagues b4...not as friendly as thai n cambo Oldbird fyi, i vested in Ntegrator, it svc for viet telco n cambo telco (special svc...cambo military only use this network)   n they got presence in myammar...seems to me this coy got gd connections in these ctys which is impt to get biz...as for HLH no comments cos dunno much  fyi, here all $...my biz visa 1 yr is ard usd300, convert car license 30 per yr...
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Oldbird Senior	04-Aug-2012 21:45        Oldbird About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	For most cities in china , depend on how you live, if you live like them to go market and cook yourself, it is cheap especially in 3rd tier city, car in China is half price of singapore (local assy foreign brands), petrol is 70 % of SG, condo in coastal cities high end to high end is probably 30% cheaper. Labor in SZ is about SGD 600/ include food, lodging n cpf. xing78      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 21:26) Posted: probably i will pay a visit to both myanmmar and cambodia by end of the year to have.a feel of the local economic situation there.
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xing78 Elite	04-Aug-2012 21:26        xing78 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	probably i will pay a visit to both myanmmar and cambodia by end of the year to have.a feel of the local economic situation there.
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xing78 Elite	04-Aug-2012 21:22        xing78 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	in terms of living cost, cambodia is cheaper than vietnam? i dunt feel it is cheap to live in china 3rd tier city and india 2nd tier city durinf biz trips there recently... in vietnam, still can say cheap, not sure of cambodia coz havent visit there just yet. Oldbird      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 20:41) Posted: Yes I understand what you mean as I have seen that in SZ before, but it is very interesting ! Time will fly for you just like me ! Cheers, friend tedsokny      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 20:15) Posted: Oldbird, current econ v gd here, real estate only up n up...like viet all use usd though hv own currency: riel.. foreigners can buy certain px only n mostly ang mo buy condos...locals dun like condo so rental mrkt limited...My in-laws buy a land in phnom penh 10 mins motor ride to main city, 15 mins fr airport...build a house with 15 rms...rental yiel 10% very gd... road infra all done by prc coys...cambodia n prc gd frens...high rise building done by prc or korean firms...not many sg firms here...cos here run biz more " cowboy" than prc...lots of chinaman work here mostly garment ind...my family oso in garment biz..local mrkt, but not export cos materials fr prc n thai so px is ex...lots of sg pple thot here cheap, but here px is like malaysia cos they use usd...no mac here so kfc px same as KL or JB. Like indon or india or prc..the rich here dam f--king rich...either do biz or undergrd bookie...
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Oldbird Senior	04-Aug-2012 20:41        Oldbird About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Yes I understand what you mean as I have seen that in SZ before, but it is very interesting ! Time will fly for you just like me ! Cheers, friend tedsokny      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 20:15) Posted: Oldbird, current econ v gd here, real estate only up n up...like viet all use usd though hv own currency: riel.. foreigners can buy certain px only n mostly ang mo buy condos...locals dun like condo so rental mrkt limited...My in-laws buy a land in phnom penh 10 mins motor ride to main city, 15 mins fr airport...build a house with 15 rms...rental yiel 10% very gd... road infra all done by prc coys...cambodia n prc gd frens...high rise building done by prc or korean firms...not many sg firms here...cos here run biz more " cowboy" than prc...lots of chinaman work here mostly garment ind...my family oso in garment biz..local mrkt, but not export cos materials fr prc n thai so px is ex...lots of sg pple thot here cheap, but here px is like malaysia cos they use usd...no mac here so kfc px same as KL or JB. Like indon or india or prc..the rich here dam f--king rich...either do biz or undergrd bookie...
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iPunter Supreme	04-Aug-2012 20:25        iPunter About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Sifu is so right... Humans are daily deluged by information all over the place... newpapers, Internet, TV, magazines.     It is really practically impossible to avoid being exposed to them. That is why zombies* make the best players... [ *殭 屍 ] xing78      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 19:52) Posted: only way to win in the market to me is not to read the news and this forum too... TradeChancellor      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 11:32) Posted: only 2  ways to beat the market is insider trading which is illegal other way is you are best buddy with the BB and  he can push up  or drag the price down by  1-5% , and he reveals to u his next action....
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tedsokny Senior	04-Aug-2012 20:15        tedsokny About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Have a Angkor Beer!"
x 0   x 1  Alert Admin	Oldbird, current econ v gd here, real estate only up n up...like viet all use usd though hv own currency: riel.. foreigners can buy certain px only n mostly ang mo buy condos...locals dun like condo so rental mrkt limited...My in-laws buy a land in phnom penh 10 mins motor ride to main city, 15 mins fr airport...build a house with 15 rms...rental yiel 10% very gd... road infra all done by prc coys...cambodia n prc gd frens...high rise building done by prc or korean firms...not many sg firms here...cos here run biz more " cowboy" than prc...lots of chinaman work here mostly garment ind...my family oso in garment biz..local mrkt, but not export cos materials fr prc n thai so px is ex...lots of sg pple thot here cheap, but here px is like malaysia cos they use usd...no mac here so kfc px same as KL or JB. Like indon or india or prc..the rich here dam f--king rich...either do biz or undergrd bookie...
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xing78 Elite	04-Aug-2012 19:52        xing78 About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 1   x 1  Alert Admin	only way to win in the market to me is not to read the news and this forum too... TradeChancellor      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 11:32) Posted: only 2  ways to beat the market is insider trading which is illegal other way is you are best buddy with the BB and  he can push up  or drag the price down by  1-5% , and he reveals to u his next action....
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Oldbird Senior	04-Aug-2012 19:51        Oldbird About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	How is the property market in Nomh Penh, can foreigner buy ? Take a look on HLH since u r there, u can understand them better ! tedsokny      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 19:44) Posted: Oldbird, no nt vested in HLH...
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tedsokny Senior	04-Aug-2012 19:44        tedsokny About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Have a Angkor Beer!"
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Oldbird, no nt vested in HLH...
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Oldbird Senior	04-Aug-2012 19:39        Oldbird About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	In SZ, i bought HLH which has 10000 h of land in cambodia. Do u buy this guy ? tedsokny      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 18:47) Posted: thx for advice, pt noted & agreed....which city u in? been to chengdu for work trip...thats y sure buy ying li haha...   Oldbird  Member Posted: 04-Aug-2012 18:26   x 0    x 0 Of course, I miss a lots of sg foods, like char kway teow. if you are in this kind of country, look up to buy properties at most busy area (CBD) or future development area, you will likely to make a lots 10 years from now ! You will not have this kind of opportunity in Singapore !  tedsokny           ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 16:30) Posted:  Hi Oldbird, u in prc so long...sure u ms sg food...i in phnom penh but dun ms sg food cos my cambodian wife can cook sg food esp cantonese cos im a cantonese...i just went bkk last week, had bryani & masala chicken there...gg there again in 3 wks... Only thing i cant get Cafe 21 2-in-1 non sugar instant coffeee here or in bkk...so when fren come lumpang 10 or 15 packs...
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tedsokny Senior	04-Aug-2012 18:47        tedsokny About Contact  Quote this Post!   Yells: "Have a Angkor Beer!"
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	thx for advice, pt noted & agreed....which city u in? been to chengdu for work trip...thats y sure buy ying li haha...   Oldbird  Member Posted: 04-Aug-2012 18:26   x 0    x 0 Of course, I miss a lots of sg foods, like char kway teow. if you are in this kind of country, look up to buy properties at most busy area (CBD) or future development area, you will likely to make a lots 10 years from now ! You will not have this kind of opportunity in Singapore !  tedsokny           ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 16:30) Posted:  Hi Oldbird, u in prc so long...sure u ms sg food...i in phnom penh but dun ms sg food cos my cambodian wife can cook sg food esp cantonese cos im a cantonese...i just went bkk last week, had bryani & masala chicken there...gg there again in 3 wks... Only thing i cant get Cafe 21 2-in-1 non sugar instant coffeee here or in bkk...so when fren come lumpang 10 or 15 packs...
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Oldbird Senior	04-Aug-2012 18:26        Oldbird About Contact  Quote this Post!
x 0   x 0  Alert Admin	Of course, I miss a lots of sg foods, like char kway teow. if you are in this kind of country, look up to buy properties at most busy area (CBD) or future development area, you will likely to make a lots 10 years from now ! You will not have this kind of opportunity in Singapore ! tedsokny      ( Date: 04-Aug-2012 16:30) Posted: Hi Oldbird, u in prc so long...sure u ms sg food...i in phnom penh but dun ms sg food cos my cambodian wife can cook sg food esp cantonese cos im a cantonese...i just went bkk last week, had bryani & masala chicken there...gg there again in 3 wks... Only thing i cant get Cafe 21 2-in-1 non sugar instant coffeee here or in bkk...so when fren come lumpang 10 or 15 packs...
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