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Old Mar 30th 2010, 7:46 am
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Hi,

I've stayed at Tanjung Bungah Beach hotel a couple of times and find it clean and cheap.
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We always used to use the Paradise Sandy Bay.
Then last year the hotel next door can't remember it's former name was refurbed and we've tried it recently and it's slightly better than the Paradise.
Not much in it.
The refurbed hotel is called The Flamingo.

The Crab Village is a 15 min walk turn right out of the hotel and the mini mart opposite the hotel sells all the stuff you might need and does some cheap stir fries.
The Indian Rest opposite is also good and there's a Bavarian Rest 10 min up the road turn left out of the hotel.
Buses stop directly outside the hotel and the Kasina car hire has good rates and their office in BF although they will drop off and pick up for free.

We've tried the Tanjong Bungah Hotel but the Paradise and Flamingo are better imo.
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Cheers Paul and ex-reg - I'll stick those in the memory bank. We've already booked something for our next trip (unfortunately) but that's handy to know for the future.

I guess the Indian rest is the Sri Ananda Bhawan (sp?). I've not ate there, it gets a lot of good reviews tho' some friends of ours, who live not far away, say that the service has gone really downhill. The Bavarian, I assume you mean Ingolff's Kneipe? Someone told me that the Indian a couple of doors down from there is quite good. Anyway, I've gone terribly off topic Maybe we should start a Penang Foodie thread?
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Originally Posted by SUNSHINE_HUNTERS
Hi All,
We are a UK family looking at moving to Malaysia under "the second home programme. We have 2 children of secondary school age and wondered about schooling and the price? Is there such a thing as free schooling??
What would we expect to pay renting a 3 bedroom apartment with mod cons?
Also recommendations on tourist hotspots: Would we need a car? How good is public transport?
Sorry for all the questions..........would really appreciate so honest advice good or bad.
malaysia is a third world country. the only city that i would only live in is Kuala Lumpur. trust me. KL is the most exciting and vibrant city with the most jobs.

yes you WILL need a car depending on where you live. KL less so since they have KL sentral, a train system. public transport outside KL is very run down and inefficient.

Tourist hotspots? a lot of waterfalls, beaches and parks, that is about it. Malaysia is a third world country...you can probably finish viewing KL in just 3 days...
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Originally Posted by wowoweee
malaysia is a third world country. the only city that i would only live in is Kuala Lumpur. trust me. KL is the most exciting and vibrant city with the most jobs.

Tourist hotspots? a lot of waterfalls, beaches and parks, that is about it. Malaysia is a third world country...you can probably finish viewing KL in just 3 days...
That's your opinion. Not everyone visits a country and expects home comforts. Something different, is what people like.
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Old Apr 28th 2010, 8:59 am
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Originally Posted by andrewrh
That's your opinion. Not everyone visits a country and expects home comforts. Something different, is what people like.
it is actually an objective fact, not an opinion. i have been to almost every major city in msia.

gdp per capita of 7k usd (same group as botswana and libya) , bumiputra policies, 6 years imprisonment in solitary confinement for homosexual sex aka anwar sodomy case and caning/community service for drinking alcohol! Malaysia!

how about north korea? i heard it is different as well, you might like it.

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Old Apr 28th 2010, 10:11 am
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Originally Posted by wowoweee
gdp per capita of 7k usd (same group as botswana and libya) , bumiputra policies, 6 years imprisonment in solitary confinement for homosexual sex aka anwar sodomy case and caning/community service for drinking alcohol! Malaysia!
You can get 15 years for smoking weed in the US... and there are lots of people on less than 10k a year...I guess that makes lots of the US third world as well.

Your ignorance is really showing - GDP per capita tells you nothing about a country if houses cost 20-50k and food less than $50 per week.

The average US family needs nearly $12k just to pay for their medical insurance, they owe on average $16k per household on credit card debt alone.

There is more to a country than money...

Looking at your other posts you are a disgruntled Chinese Malaysian wanting to get out - maybe tone down your personal dislikes and just give straight advice.

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Probably Singaporean I imagine. He seems to be getting his bowels in an uproar at the moment. I mean, it's only a forum.
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----- "Looking at your other posts you are a disgruntled Chinese Malaysian wanting to get out - maybe tone down your personal dislikes and just give straight advice" ----

I entirely agree.

Some people are best ignored - why bother ???

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Old Apr 28th 2010, 4:53 pm
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Originally Posted by bakedbean
Probably Singaporean I imagine. He seems to be getting his bowels in an uproar at the moment. I mean, it's only a forum.
bowels in an uproar, i like that phrase, interesting.

Originally Posted by Zootalaws
You can get 15 years for smoking weed in the US... and there are lots of people on less than 10k a year...I guess that makes lots of the US third world as well.

Your ignorance is really showing - GDP per capita tells you nothing about a country if houses cost 20-50k and food less than $50 per week.

The average US family needs nearly $12k just to pay for their medical insurance, they owe on average $16k per household on credit card debt alone.

There is more to a country than money...

Looking at your other posts you are a disgruntled Chinese Malaysian wanting to get out - maybe tone down your personal dislikes and just give straight advice.
you are right. malaysia is a first world country and a great place to live in.
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Originally Posted by wowoweee
you are right. malaysia is a first world country and a great place to live in.
I didnt say that, what I did say was that you would be better giving factual advice rather than personal bias.

You obviously dont have the necessary skills or maturity to carry on an adult conversation, judging by the sarcastic reply.

Maybe just go to another forum, you arent a British expat, you arent being helpful, you arent progressing anything other than a sterotypical view you have gleaned from reading inappropriate and outdated fact sheets.

As I said, there is much more to a country than money. Perhaps if you were to understand that, you wouldnt be so keen to leave your own?
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Old Apr 29th 2010, 1:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Zootalaws
I didnt say that, what I did say was that you would be better giving factual advice rather than personal bias.

You obviously dont have the necessary skills or maturity to carry on an adult conversation, judging by the sarcastic reply.

Maybe just go to another forum, you arent a British expat, you arent being helpful, you arent progressing anything other than a sterotypical view you have gleaned from reading inappropriate and outdated fact sheets.

As I said, there is much more to a country than money. Perhaps if you were to understand that, you wouldnt be so keen to leave your own?
With his pov, I wonder why he has been to almost every major city in Malaysia.

I don't think he is Singaporean or chinese malaysian either.

My bet is a childish ex pat whose parents are out and he has found out how to use a computer.

We can do without him.
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Originally Posted by ex reg
With his pov, I wonder why he has been to almost every major city in Malaysia.

I don't think he is Singaporean or chinese malaysian either.

My bet is a childish ex pat whose parents are out and he has found out how to use a computer.

We can do without him.
As usual you are wrong. But that is the story of your life isn't it?
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Old Apr 30th 2010, 4:14 am
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Of course a good discussion about a country should absolutely include the positive and the negatives, but wowoweee there is no need to keep posting the same thing over and over again. We get it, you think ML is a third country. However, it would be better to have a constructive discussion, and answer the OP's questions. Here is her first post just to get us back on track:
Originally Posted by SUNSHINE_HUNTERS
Hi All,
We are a UK family looking at moving to Malaysia under "the second home programme. We have 2 children of secondary school age and wondered about schooling and the price? Is there such a thing as free schooling??
What would we expect to pay renting a 3 bedroom apartment with mod cons?
Also recommendations on tourist hotspots: Would we need a car? How good is public transport?
Sorry for all the questions..........would really appreciate so honest advice good or bad.
Thanks all
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Old Apr 30th 2010, 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by Sue
Of course a good discussion about a country should absolutely include the positive and the negatives, but wowoweee there is no need to keep posting the same thing over and over again. We get it, you think ML is a third country. However, it would be better to have a constructive discussion, and answer the OP's questions. Here is her first post just to get us back on track:


Thanks all
It is a FACT that Malaysia IS a third world country. Maybe second world if you are feeling generous.

I wonder if anyone here has even been to Malaysia before. The only place I would live in is Kuala Lumpur, the capital.

Originally Posted by Zootalaws
I didnt say that, what I did say was that you would be better giving factual advice rather than personal bias.

You obviously dont have the necessary skills or maturity to carry on an adult conversation, judging by the sarcastic reply.

Maybe just go to another forum, you arent a British expat, you arent being helpful, you arent progressing anything other than a sterotypical view you have gleaned from reading inappropriate and outdated fact sheets.

As I said, there is much more to a country than money. Perhaps if you were to understand that, you wouldnt be so keen to leave your own?
Another drug damaged brain.

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