Johor Bahru - share is caring - Part 2

[Andrew833]

Tun aminah kopitiam next to the famous Lai Kee fishball also got sell the duck egg CKT…

so so only

 

[Coffeelix]

so so only

Yup. I tried and felt the same.
Just the novelty idea of fried with duck eggs

 

[Andrew833]

Yup. I tried and felt the same.
Just the novelty idea of fried with duck eggs

That was when we first time there, don't know eat what, so eat at the coffeshop.
Second time then try Lai Kee fishball.

 

[Meemoosaa]

Good idea to stay overnight in order to explore the whole area at leisure. Where have you been staying so far?

That one time we stayed at Sunway Hotel, I guess back then not many places were established so the longest walk was NSK to Starbucks. When we're heading to Eco after checking out, I was thinking people would have thought we're crazy if we'd tried walking out the previous day. It's generally bare land around.

When was the last time you were there ?

We usually stay at Sunway Grid (Residence). We have been meaning to try Sunway hotel one of these days. There is still is a lot of bare land around, a chat with an airbnb host told us that they are looking forward to the developments in the area in the next 5-10 years. I think a medical center or hospital is going to be built soon in the area close to big box, I see land getting cleared, ready for more development. In general, still a new township, not as exciting as the more developed areas but that's what we like about it.

Many shops in Grid hub and 88 are still not occupied, one of the vendors told us shop owners are all trying to hold out for higher prices than rent it out.

 

[Andrew833]

When was the last time you were there ?

We usually stay at Sunway Grid (Residence). We have been meaning to try Sunway hotel one of these days. There is still is a lot of bare land around, a chat with an airbnb host told us that they are looking forward to the developments in the area in the next 5-10 years. I think a medical center or hospital is going to be built soon in the area close to big box, I see land getting cleared, ready for more development. In general, still a new township, not as exciting as the more developed areas but that's what we like about it.

Many shops in Grid hub and 88 are still not occupied, one of the vendors told us shop owners are all trying to hold out for higher prices than rent it out.

JB problem, too many shophouse clusters everywhere, if high rent low footfall also die. Just the new area (clusters) at Mt Austin, need months to years to rent out the place and attract crowd to go there. Outside Sutera Mall another new shophouses waiting to rent out but good location should fill up very fast.

 

[Habrosus]

Yup. I tried and felt the same.
Just the novelty idea of fried with duck eggs

First time I tried was in Melaka. Couldn't tell the difference, so I went back to their Singapore Fried Prawn Noodle/Hokkien Mee.

When was the last time you were there ?

We usually stay at Sunway Grid (Residence). We have been meaning to try Sunway hotel one of these days. There is still is a lot of bare land around, a chat with an airbnb host told us that they are looking forward to the developments in the area in the next 5-10 years. I think a medical center or hospital is going to be built soon in the area close to big box, I see land getting cleared, ready for more development. In general, still a new township, not as exciting as the more developed areas but that's what we like about it.

Many shops in Grid hub and 88 are still not occupied, one of the vendors told us shop owners are all trying to hold out for higher prices than rent it out.

Ooo... quite a while back already. Went out to Starbucks, looked around and all I could see was the petrol kiosk.

The hotel's nice. Nice friendly reception staff, nice room... Just that location-wise nothing much (back then) to stay more than a night, unless willing to Grab here and there.

 

[SantyBalls]

Anywhere reco to go today?

Gng ksl later for night market aft check in

 

[SantyBalls]

JB problem, too many shophouse clusters everywhere, if high rent low footfall also die. Just the new area (clusters) at Mt Austin, need months to years to rent out the place and attract crowd to go there. Outside Sutera Mall another new shophouses waiting to rent out but good location should fill up very fast.

Mt austin rental is often easily 20k rm/mth. Things there wont be cheap 1

 

[Meemoosaa]

JB problem, too many shophouse clusters everywhere, if high rent low footfall also die. Just the new area (clusters) at Mt Austin, need months to years to rent out the place and attract crowd to go there. Outside Sutera Mall another new shophouses waiting to rent out but good location should fill up very fast.

Exactly, too much land, not enough people.

The way property (and land) being managed in JB is a very strange concept to me coming from Singapore but then, it is not Singapore I know. Lol Owners holding out rather than renting, development that takes 5-10 years to build traffic - feels like a lifetime to me.

I went to google and found out the entire Johor state has only 4m people (2023), and JB itself has only 1.7m ? Lol. So the entire state has less population than Singapore !

Pretty much explains everything. Lol

 

[Andrew833]

Exactly, too much land, not enough people.

The way property (and land) being managed in JB is a very strange concept to me coming from Singapore but then, it is not Singapore I know. Lol Owners holding out rather than renting, development that takes 5-10 years to build traffic - feels like a lifetime to me.

I went to google and found out the entire Johor state has only 4m people (2023), and JB itself has only 1.7m ? Lol. So the entire state has less population than Singapore !

Pretty much explains everything. Lol

Last time, most land own by plantation giant. Someone starts the idea of converting plantation to township. So, they started building housing then road. You can see this happening on the left side of JB after you clear CIQ. New housing builds out of nowhere. If project fail, the whole place become ghost town.

 

[Meemoosaa]

First time I tried was in Melaka. Couldn't tell the difference, so I went back to their Singapore Fried Prawn Noodle/Hokkien Mee.


Ooo... quite a while back already. Went out to Starbucks, looked around and all I could see was the petrol kiosk.

The hotel's nice. Nice friendly reception staff, nice room... Just that location-wise nothing much (back then) to stay more than a night, unless willing to Grab here and there.

oh so even KFC wasn't there at that time ?

The petrol kiosk very happening now as it has a great family mart - have hot food like oden, ban mian and other noodles too though no place to sit and eat.

 

[Habrosus]

oh so even KFC wasn't there at that time ?

The petrol kiosk very happening now as it has a great family mart - have hot food like oden, ban mian and other noodles too though no place to sit and eat.

KFC was there, IIRC. The one meal we'd other than in the hotel, was at The Chicken Rice Shop near Mr DIY...

Oh, went to the petrol kiosk to help look for NFC TnG cards back then...

 

[Elon Jobs]

JB problem, too many shophouse clusters everywhere, if high rent low footfall also die. Just the new area (clusters) at Mt Austin, need months to years to rent out the place and attract crowd to go there. Outside Sutera Mall another new shophouses waiting to rent out but good location should fill up very fast.

Yeah, Pelangi also. Malaysia build shophouses faster than we build BTO.

 

[SantyBalls]

Plaza sentosa very post apocalyptic feel

If fallout series wanna get asia theme can come here get inspiration

 

[SantyBalls]

@Coffeelix found this at ksl pasar malam

 

[LWZ]

the guy frying looks like he will have trouble reaching his pockets

 

[Coffeelix]

This is one o the reasons I

u found wat?
U found me?
Not possible…
I don’t like going that way

This oyster omelet is nice.
Did u manage to find your mango juices?

 

[Coffeelix]

the guy frying looks like he will have trouble reaching his pockets

Last Wednesday my hubby was saying he must have eaten too much of his unsold batch of oysters to become this

 

[oceanpriest]

Tun aminah kopitiam next to the famous Lai Kee fishball also got sell the duck egg CKT…

Johor jaya hong kong boys also have duck egg ckt
https://johorkaki.blogspot.com/2014/09/hong-kong-boy-kopitiam-penang-char-kway.html

 

[Meemoosaa]

More Sunway goodies,.... I'm not usually into Famous Amos but passed by one the other day at big box featuring Nasi Lemak version. I had to try it, for at least 100g. RM12.50 ! Spicy and quite shiok !!!

Is this new for Msia ? Don't think I've seen it in Singapore either.