I really enjoyed reading Jack's post on Brunei businesses going bust. Absolutely agree that its not all gloom and doom and its just a matter of time before the economy starts pumping again with all those projects slated for the 9th RKN.
My only concern is this, what do we do before then? Aside from jostling for position with arms (and mouths) wide-open, ready for the giant JPKE to award those "mega-projects"?
Anyway, thats boring stuff. I was more excited by the suggestion that Brunei become a retirement village for the rich (and famous?). I like that idea, and I think it can work! Not only as retirement village but also as a residential base for executives from multi-national companies, it would be ideal. With all ASEAN capitals within a short flying distance, these executives could telecommute daily and fly to and from meetings as and when.
In return, they would get a safe, tax-free, and clean environment to bring up their families.
Sweet...
My only concern is this, what do we do before then? Aside from jostling for position with arms (and mouths) wide-open, ready for the giant JPKE to award those "mega-projects"?
Anyway, thats boring stuff. I was more excited by the suggestion that Brunei become a retirement village for the rich (and famous?). I like that idea, and I think it can work! Not only as retirement village but also as a residential base for executives from multi-national companies, it would be ideal. With all ASEAN capitals within a short flying distance, these executives could telecommute daily and fly to and from meetings as and when.
In return, they would get a safe, tax-free, and clean environment to bring up their families.
Sweet...
of course you don't know me, but I always visit your blog from time to time. Straight to the point, may I know which architec built the spiral stairs in the pic? I'm planning to build a house in near future and those stairs perfectly fit to what I had in mind. Owh btw I also had downloaded your earlier pic about the same subject, hope u don't mind.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting. The architect for both the stairways you saw is:
ReplyDeleteA G A - Abdul Ghani Arkitek
Chartered Architect (R.I.B.A)
Address: 7 & 8 4th Floor Badiah Complex
Bandar Seri Begawan
Tel: 2227029
Fax: 2227030
Email: aga121@hotmail.com
Tell them I sent you. I won't get any commission but I know I'll get a nice thank you from the principal architect heheh...
Good luck on your new home project and do drop by often. I have tons of architecture pics which I intend to post here :)
Thanks for the info bro..
ReplyDeleteI sure will mention about you to them as my referral..hoping to get some favourable price quotation of course hehe..actually my house plan has been approved by relevent authorities and I already have secured the gov't loan. For the time being, I'm looking for a suitable contractor and probabbly open up my tender once I come back to Brunei..
Thanks again bro..