Loose Ends

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8165939558417268248.post-89227441863778460192007-09-13T15:38:00.000+09:302007-09-13T16:31:32.686+09:30Loose EndsWhoopeee! There's a $20 million lottery jackpot this Saturday! Anyone wants to have a potshot at this? Sure would save anybody from the PAP's recent price hike on everything from hospitals to bus fares and anything else they can come up with. Oh, oh, almost forgot the "annuity" component they just slapped on the CPF nest egg. Not that it would be much of a nest egg after that ... Oh, and I've still got prized possession of a virus which sure is, taking its bloody sweet time to clear off. It got my spirits down to the level where I wanted to can this blog because I didn't have the energy to write anymore. So, there still is a humongous demand for experienced Oil&Gas people here in Australia. You don't need to contend with a pesky SG government who keeps poking their fingers everywhere into every aspect of your lives. Very low cost education here for the kids who will probably never want to study in a SG school again after having attended just one lesson here. Still affordable property here relative to SG's hole in the sky. You get it landed on at least 500-600 sqm worth of land. Paying a crazy 600K for a pigeon hole in the sky? Why not consider something here? Very nice cars for just $30K a piece with no irritating COE to bugger you, and they all at least 3 litres and above. For that matter, you might be able to afford 2 cars. You are free to manage your own Super (equivalent to SG's CPF) once it hits 200K and over. Invest it in property, stocks, whatever with your own full responsibility. The AU politicians aren't going to nanny you over your money like this. The Unions will be swarming them over if they ever have any funny ideas like this. The Unions are damn powerful here. You seriously don't want to see one at your door. And because of them, everybody works decent man-hours here. You will likely be at home with the family by 5pm. There are no various petty fees lying in wait for you here and there. The roads are free for your use, any time of day. Except that you will have to pay for parking in the CBD areas of course. Yep, no ERP here. Otherwise, most parking is free. You've got your own garage, so no worries about car park price hikes. The CAT buses plying the Perth CBD area are all free. No maids here. You are responsible for your own housekeeping, gardening and lawn mowing. At least, that's what is expected of a matured adult. You're probably not going to live in a mansion. 200-300 sqm of space isn't going to kill you, so, it's still manageable by me. You can still have housekeeping services if you can afford it of course. But don't expect to get a live-in, 24 hours service maid hanging around you here. Labour costs are a LOT higher here. I would expect anything from $60-100 onwards per hour. Yet, despite the high tax, you do accumulate savings very fast. Due to the DIY lifestyle here, you are pretty much in charge of your own life. And depending on how you live, a debt-free lifestyle is definitely within reach. Just one Kakadu National Park covers almost 20,000 sqkm relative to Singapore's 704 sqkm. So, there's is plentiful land to explore. Go up North for the whales, down south to Bunbury to see the dolphins, Gold Coast is on the eastern seaboard, a varied Sydney is also there to add a cosmopolitan touch. It's going to take you like, a year to go around Australia. Oh, and Perth is also fairly near to SG, so you can fly back at least once a year without too much hassle. Any takers out there?Jashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382069034819145764noreply@blogger.com