{"id":4051,"date":"2012-01-30T18:11:05","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=4051"},"modified":"2012-01-30T18:14:49","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T10:14:49","slug":"exploring-jb-as-a-place-to-spend-for-retirement-and-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=4051","title":{"rendered":"Exploring JB as a place to spend for retirement and healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys and gals,<\/p>\n<p>Once in a while, some members have expressed interest in looking at JB properties.&nbsp; Their idea is to rent the properties for retirement or to buy, if the economics make sense.&nbsp; Unfortunately, some of the organisers with good intentions, withdraw the trip plans, due to lack of support for their suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>There is true the media has reported crimes in JB, theft in non-gated communities in JB, etc etc. <\/p>\n<p>I like to take a different approach.&nbsp; I think that the situation of many retirees and soon-to-be retirees warrant a relook at JB as a destination for retirement living.&nbsp; Many Singaporean retirees have nice big or medium big HDB flats, which are probably fully paid.&nbsp; However, many retirees, not all, see that they are not enjoying the lifestyle that they want.&nbsp; Got asset, but little cash.&nbsp; Why not rent the place out, and move to another cheaper place with more space and maybe conditions worth reviewing.<\/p>\n<p>There, then is the possibility of looking for a nursing home, not for now, but maybe the future for ourselves.&nbsp; Or may be for our old parents, relatives and friends.<\/p>\n<p>I hope we can support those members who want to give JB a look at retirement and nursing opportunities.&nbsp; Find out what it costs, how safe they would feel confortable with at different places, the good food, the ugly side, the bigger houses, etc etc.&nbsp; The media has reported the negatives; and some of us have experienced negatives.&nbsp; But, let&#8217;s not let these negatives prevent us from going to have a look.&nbsp; There are other Singaporeans who have successfully stayed in JB, and come back once a month, to see their friends or for medical.&nbsp; So, again, Let&#8217;s gives others a chance.<\/p>\n<p>As such, I have requested Daniel Kang, who lives in JB most of the time, to coordinate this activity, from JB.&nbsp; It is likely we will adopt the following approaches.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">Daniel will assist to organise a van, likely a 9 seater from morning to late afternoon.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">He will make arrangements to view some properties, maybe the Iskandar project and a nursing home.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">He will arrange to meet some condo and house representatives, so that those who attend can get an idea of the possibility in JB.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">The nursing home for Singaporean is also of interest, and I have asked him to work on this.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">Towards the end of the day, we can land at some makan places, have a good meal before going back to Singapore.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div align=\"left\">All transport to JB and return will be organised by the individual.&nbsp; Daniel&#8217;s task will be to pick up in JB and return you to JB.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"left\">I think that this activity would not suit everybody; but it is for those who wants to explore the possibility of another option.&nbsp; Everybody has different situations, so, give every body a chance.&nbsp; Dont let our experiences with negatives discourage other members from seeing the other side of the river.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Daniel will get back to us soon.&nbsp; I thought it would be nice to inform you of this plan.&nbsp; More later.&nbsp; And, of course, if you live in JB and like to help us with seeing JB from the same angle, send me an email.&nbsp; If you have interest to participate, please put your name down to register, and once the details are available, you can decide if you can make the date.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Terence Seah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys and gals, Once in a while, some members have expressed interest in looking at JB properties.&nbsp; Their idea is to rent the properties for retirement or to buy, if the economics make sense.&nbsp; Unfortunately, some of the organisers with good intentions, withdraw the trip plans, due to lack of support for their suggestions. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/?p=4051\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Exploring JB as a place to spend for retirement and healthcare&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-29","category-6"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silverhairsclub.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}