人人住得起六千呎大屋 6,000 sqf house could be affordable for all

杜汶澤這段節目精華看了又看還是覺得很過癮。先說明一下,我對大房子沒有感覺,亦不知道房子住得這麼寬敞到底有何用處,但我祇想從現實層面研究一下:實際上,在霹靂州首府怡保是有可能人人住得起六千呎大屋。

去年疫情剛剛在馬來西亞爆發,上台就任才兩週的首相慕尤丁宣佈全國封鎖,經濟活動幾乎完全停擺,房地產產業當然亦無法倖免地慘澹經營。記得那時候我在網上瀏覽就看到怡保市區附近有大房子以五百令吉的優惠價(粵語說「跳樓價」)放租,呎數多少我忘記了,反正就是一千多平方呎以上。若有人當時眼明手快以每個月五百元租下來簽兩年合同,應該是非常划算的交易。

我亦記得七、八年前在怡保看過房子,三層樓透天厝有電梯,叫價六十五萬令吉。以當時匯率來說,這個價格在台灣也就祇有五百萬台幣左右,在大台北地區想要上車置業大概是難若登天。 Continue reading “人人住得起六千呎大屋 6,000 sqf house could be affordable for all”

MM2H getting unrealistically expensive 大馬第二家園貴得離譜

The new rules for Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme annouced in August 2021 were out of touch with reality. Under the new rules, foreigners must earn an offshore income of RM40,000 every month (US$9,630 / HK$74,865) and place a fixed deposit of one million ringgit with a local bank, although half of the sum can be withdrawn to purchase a local property and pay for education expenses.

Harsh regulations? More to come, mate. For you to enjoy a full or semi retirement in Malaysia, a country famous for its relaxing lifestyle, even if you can afford to meet the much higher financial criteria of MM2H, in future you will need to worry about visa extension every five years. Previously approved for ten years at each renewal, Continue reading “MM2H getting unrealistically expensive 大馬第二家園貴得離譜”

〈請將手放開〉之歌詞考據學

這首〈請將手放開〉是香港樂隊Beyond 19974月發表的《請將手放開》廣東專輯的主打歌。當時我正讀著中學,一聽到這首歌就超喜歡的,後來學玩bass也常常跟朋友練團玩這首歌。這首歌的歌詞,我是記得非常清楚:

你 離去又再出現
亦想熱愛 
卻滿載悲哀

我收藏多年的唱片歌詞可以作證:

這個滾石唱片公司做的MV卻寫著: Continue reading “〈請將手放開〉之歌詞考據學”