Btw,does anybody know when the road widening outside the entrance of EW will be ready? Thanks.

Also when will the flyover before the toll be ready?

My real estate agent friend told me they only expand up to in front of NSK. I was so shocked. So what's the point? Will that help the jam?

All the corruption so no money to build. I understand that the road expansion all the way from Templer's Park to Taman Tasik Puteri was approved even during Samy Vellu's time but all the money was pocketed so no road expansion.

When BCH was first opened for sale like 21/22 years ago (I think Phase 1 ds linked-houses opened for booking in 1991/2) the developer told prospective buyers about the road expansion so many people bought on that premise. My friend who bought a linked-house in Phase 1 and has been staying since 93/94 told me he's still waiting for the expansion from BCH to Rawang town LOL.

A whole generation has been brought up during that time span and have left BCH while many older folks have passed away waiting. The jam causes the property prices in BCH to go up very slowly. Do you all agree or are there other factors like crime but then in Malaysia crime is everywhere unless you stay next door to the PM.

Jason,

You're right. I forgot about that bridge over the highway! Our property prices in Emerald West and Anggun will also be affected. No wonder the prices in EW and Anggun not going up as fast as should be. Sure there will be a bottleneck there in future if they do not expand the bridge. The only way the developers want to sell fast and at even higher prices is for Guocoland,Hong Bee,Mah Sing,BRDB,Glomac and other developers to get together to expand the bridge.

My real estate agent friend said the developer of BCH,Tanco or whatever they call themselves now is already bankrupt and cabut. He said the site office also no longer there. Last time they sold the bungalow lots at Phase 6 for a higher price bcs of the so-called 9-hole golf course. Now there's nothing there. Anybody knows what they are going to do with the empty space?

These days I don't believe a word developers say. The DPC developer is really good. If I had bought there or at DU I'd have made more than a million just from one property.

Very true nookie. The best is start something small which we can do from home. If you take home RM7k a month after deducting petrol,toll, income tax and daily expenses (your breakfast/lunch etc) and you can earn RM5k working from home the latter option is better i.e. if you can manage within that amount. Let the RM2k go bcs count the costs of stress,time wasted and illnesses caused by stress. It's worth it. I don't mind earning half my take-home pay if I can survive well within that amount as I would have saved myself a lot of stress and heartache as well as time for leisure and exercise.

We should think of the work-life balance,not just the money and status bcs status doesn't mean a thing when you're down with cancer or any serious diseases of stress. I watched the report on CCTV which says that 3 out of the 4 Chinese working population are seriously stressed. 80% in Shanghai and 60% in Beijing are over-stressed. The Chinese in China are so silly bcs they let others judge them on their success. It's a cultural thing bcs the China Chinese are over-materialistic. If you think you're a successful person then you are so why bother what your parents,siblings,relatives,friends and colleagues think.

If I have enough money for the lifestyle I choose I don't give a damn what another person's idea of success is bcs one man's meat is another man's poison. A person can earn RM1million a month and feel very unhappy or live a very unhealthy life. Another earns RM5k a month but has time to exercise and go for nice holidays around the region. I find that one does not need to holiday in Europe to be happy bcs you would need RM20k for 2 people to holiday well in Europe for a week. For less than RM5k you can have a very enjoyable hol in Thailand or Indonesia for a week. Right? Come to think of it the rat race is not worth our health and our life.

You're right,canvas. 3 years now. Looks like forever. Bloody inefficient.

If they do it properly one time, then there is no recuring profit!! ops.

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Added on November 17, 2012, 9:58 amEmerald Gardens update?

Jason,

It's simply corruption and tidakapa attitude. Everywhere it's the same story. The rainy season is here but they do a cincai patchup job. Do lah properly. No need to keep doing. In the long run it's cheaper. Sen wise ringgit foolish! Jams for hours everywhere bcs the roads are full of potholes and the traffic has to move slowly slowly...Thank God I do not have to suffer in such traffic. Imagine the stress!

Bro which is worst curry powder & anjinamoto or smell chicken farm?

Aiyoh Nikmon,that's a very racist question you asked there. Any African reading it would feel hurt LOL bcs not all Africans are bad but I think all are black unless they are Arabs like the Libyans. I think you could sue the seller if you asked and he lied. How could he say don't know who the neighbour is. Surely he must have seen the colour of the neighbour haha. I sound even more racist now.

I would not worry so much about the smell,more about the fine dust from dried chicken dropping that might contain bacteria. We could breathe it in bcs dust is so fine and those staying close to the farm had better be careful. Sometimes,it makes more economic sense to pay more bcs the property will appreciate better also if the environment is better. Alternatively,they could wear surgical masks all the time they are at home!

Is that mean v can refinance it do get more loan? would be interested to know more about that...

Does that mean we can re-finance new loan for the sum of RM490,000/=?

I saw the potential more than 20 years back when KE was not even in the pipeline. I bought into KE when it first started in 2001. Now if you look at KE and Anggun you will      I regret not buying into Anggun.

No no cannot put your eggs all in one basket. If the basket overturns habislah nothing left LOL. Must diversify. Buy in other areas also. I'm in the process of consolidation.

Young people today like to show off. People in the mid or late 20's should start in a modest way. If parents are doing well can help,if not how? It's not fair to expect siblings to help bcs they have their own commitments also. Why can't he get his second prop instead of helping you buy your first prop since he started work years ago and will retire yeras before you? If you're fresh wait your turn. Some parents are not so right in the head. They pressure the older kids to help the new grads in the family to buy their first prop and then cause a lot of animosity among the children. Most people will buy their first prop in their late 20's or early 30's. Of course some start working very young at 21 or 22 bcs they do fast-track degrees (not so solid to do fast-track ones bcs bread takes time to bake,if you know what I mean but if they are so smart to grad early doing a normal degree course then good for them. Imagine being 2-3 years ahead) can start buying at 26 or 27 but I won't advise them to get tied up too early. It's better to commit when you feel more comfortable bcs if the salary is small it would be a struggle to pay the heavy instalments every month while renting is much cheaper. Many people talk about the rental going to waste but they forget that if you buy and take a hefty loan you pay lots of interest too. It's almost the same or there won't exist a rental market.  I would rather commit in my late 20's or early 30's when my salary/allowances/perks have gone up after 5-6 years' working experience and savings. Luxury car should wait for the right time. As long as you've a decent car that won't break down it should be fine.

Agree. With the Chinese school at KE and Aeon KE/Anggun and even BCH should be good to live. Once the banks,private hospital and school come to Anggun City it would be even better. Is the private hospital in old Rawang town in service already? Even now those who have retired or are working from home or only need to go into office once or twice a week should stay. I'm waiting to build - retire early and come live here. Once facilities are all in place at Anggun City and the road from M Residence to the flyover under construction and the road from the flyover to Templer's Park are ready this place is going to boom like mad. That's why if we have the holding power only sell after all these are ready.

Yes, let's hope it would 
Not sure bila will siap lah, I think they will only start upon the completion of Zero-Lot bungalows.
To fan your interest in KE, below is the proposed location of the clubhouse as revealed by the project development director.. Haha!
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The zero lot won't launch so soon, maybe guocoland want to avoid competition with Anggun3, hong bee and hong leong are good business partners.

The 9-hole golf course that was next to Sapphire Precinct? You mean they are going to revive the golf course again? The lake is nice.Tthey should make that place into a jogging area like the one at DPC. I exercise there a lot.

It's a status symbol for DPC people to rear exotic and rare dogs. One evening my friend and I came across a dog,all orange looking like a lion. Maybe the zoo in China should use that dog to bluff people that it was a lion. This orange dog was friendly and enjoyed being the centre of attention. Lions are actually dark beige,not even orange and the zoo used a black mastiff to pass off as lion haha. I wonder how these DPC people keep dogs when their houses are so small. So small and so expensive. The developer had to charge such high prices bcs of all the lovely landscaping. Their maintenance must be expensive too. I would rather live in a big house but forgo the landscaping. Landscape your own grounds if environment is so important to you. If they want to build big and landscape beautifully some more the houses would cost a bomb. Even now the small built-ups at DPC are not causing price stagnation at all. Prices have gone up to a really scary level.

I guess we could all live in KE and go for evening exercise with our exotic dogs in a few years from now LOL

A golf course should be at least 18 holes but the best is the 36 hole ones. There are also 27 and 45 hole ones I think.

DPC is indeed admirable. I should have bought the first phase (same with Bandar Utama. The standard house was about RM180k then. I thought expensive but it was standard 22x75. My friend bought. now worth over 1million).

The guards at DPC are good (they would tabik ume every time I enter or leave LOL) but could be a bit high-handed. One evening after exercise I was about to go but stopped at a proper rest area to eat a fruit before dinner. A guard came over to tell me to move on. The traffic was so clear,I was not blocking anybody so what was the big deal? He said, Boss marah. I got pissed off so I said, Panggil boss mari. He left me alone after that LOL. One thing good - once I pointed out to a guard a lady who did not pick up her dog's poo. Straight away he told her to please pick it up. They even provide the plastic bags. I don't like dog's hair,their licks,their bark so I don't rear any dogs and cats (cat's poo is the worst. The neighbour's cat liked to poo in my garden so we throw orange/lemon skin around and he stopped coming (cats don't like the smell of citrus). They look for earth bcs they must cover their poo with earth (there's a story behind this but I wonder if there's any logic in it haha). Anyway,it's better to take care of your parents if they're still around than to become a slave to dogs. Taking care of a baby is even better bcs they will grow up and take care of us in our old age. The big dogs can at least guard the house. Those toy/miniature ones are exactly like babies. Let other people be suckers if they want to. Why do I want to pick up dog's poo? But then dogs are perfect companions to the blind.

The developer charge the buyers of DPC so much bcs of the landscaping but the prop owners have to share the lake (water there is clean bcs they had cleaned up the lake so KE must do the same. The water is quite clear) and the jogging tracks with the public. I think it's bcs management earns from parking and the businesses there can't survive if the public are not allowed in. Even the grocery at Top Value (also owned by Aeon) are more expensive than goods sold at Aeon. I hope KE can try to emulate DPC to a certain extent.

The sugar glider is so cute but they are expensive to buy. One might cost you around Rm400? And you need a pair or the lone ranger might die of loneliness LOL. Their cage and accessories are expensive too. They need fresh fruit everyday so might cost you quite a bit every month bcs you need to keep a pair and also they need other types of food to keep healthy. If you've young children it could be worth it bcs you could teach them so many things - responsibility, caring for a life,kindness etc. It's better you give your kids specific duty in caring for them or in the end you and missus end up doing all the work.

If you let them glide in the open will they fly away? I don't want animals bcs I want to travel. Keeping animals and planting flowers etc that need daily watering are impediments to total freedom.

Is there a driving range in KE now? Besides the golf course in Kundang and Templer's where else do they have golf courses in Rawang? I think 18 holes are good enough bcs 36 holes take up too much land. Anyway,such places benefit only the rich who can afford the game. Therefore,we should not allow too many golf courses.

Really don't understand why so difficult to build a clubhouse and jogging track by Guocoland! Need to wait another 3-4years??!! Too slow..

Only 8 years. See positive lah. The road outside BCH still not yet expand and those who have been staying for 20 years at BCH are still waiting so what is 8 years LOL. It take a generation before MY'n businesses or authorities can act.

Coral owners, would like to check if the water pressure for your 1st floor is too low? if all of us face the same problem I am considering to put in a group petition to Guocoland. 1 water pump costs RM1.3K w/o installation