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Bayan Lepas’ gems
In Penang island is a single-storey factory with two-storey office
annexe on a 21,758.15sq ft site in Bayan Lepas Industrial Park (IND-8016).
Situated in the non-free trade industrial
zone of the scheme, the leasehold property with a gross floor area of 10,947.63sq ft and an IV of RM1.25 million is 3km from
the Bayan Lepas International Airport and 16km from George Town.
The Bayan Lepas area is already well established for
its industrial character and as such, the successful bidder is assured of the benefits that come with this.
For a start,
the industrial park forms part of the larger Bayan Lepas Develop-ment Corridor that also includes residential and commercial
developments. These two components serve two functions: as a labour catchment area and as worker accommodation.
Another
property in the area that should be considered is a one-and-a-half-storey factory with a three-storey administrative building
pegged at an IV of RM3.705 million (IND-8023).
In this instance, its sheer size of 59,944sq ft in gross floor area
makes it ideal to be a three-in-one premises for corporate activities, industrial operations and even worker accommodation
in the administration block’s 31,860sq ft of space.
Every time I walk by a store window displaying an exquisite curtain fabric that is draped
with expert finesse, I can’t help but wish the entire setting be transported to my home so I could own the most beautiful
windows in Ampang. Unfor-tunately, it hasn’t happened.
Choosing the right window treatment depends on a lot of
things. What type of look are you aiming for? Is your décor contemporary or traditional? Is it for the living area or another
part of the home? What’s your budget?
There are lots of questions to be asked before ordering yards and yards
of fabric. There’s nothing more disheartening than to rashly spend lots of money on window treatments, only to find
out later that they simply don’t suit a home at all.
For window treatments to be effective, they must satisfy
functional requirements, complement the decorating style or mood of a room and lastly, harmonise with the rest of a home’s
décor.
Functional requirements
The meticulously planned garden of this double-storey terrace house in Kota Tinggi, Johor,
is the pride and joy of owners Baser Senin and Zety Zelinda Zainal Abidin, with the tropical design currently occupying a
quarter of their 3,500sq ft of land. But that proportion’s set to grow.
“After two years (of living in
their home), there’s still a lot left to do,” said Zety. “We plan to add a gazebo and more plants to make
the garden cooler. It’s simply not shady enough on a really hot day.”
Gardens are to houses what settings are to gemstones. No matter how rare or well
cut a stone, its true beauty is lost if it is displayed in a mediocre setting.
The same holds true for a house. You
can spend lots of money renovating it or doing up the interior, but if you do not put as much thought into ensuring that the
garden complements it, you might as well have saved yourself the expense.
Gardens today are no longer just a patch
of green that surrounds a house. They can become an outdoor extension of the indoors with the right use of accessories and
plants. Besides providing cool relief from the harsh tropical sun, they can help enhance the appearance of a home, thus, increasing
its value.
Is your garden just waiting for a makeover? There’s a variety of designs to choose from. Aiming for
an English country manor garden? Then fill it with a profusion of colourful flowering plants. If your inclination swings to
the other extreme, go for a Zen-like Japanese garden with sculpted green foliage, pebbles and a little stream with a bridge.
If
the sound of running water soothes your frazzled nerves after a hard day at work, go for a tasteful waterfall and rock pool
filled with happy koi - it’s good for prosperity!
Plant paradiso
There are two ways to achieve the garden
style you want: do it yourself or engage a landscape artist. The latter may turn out to be the more sophisticated, convenient
(but expensive) choice, but the former is infinitely more satisfying. You can find out how to get started by reading gardening
books or surfing the Net. You can also prowl around your neighbourhood nurseries and engage the owners in conversation to
get tips on plants and their care.
國行再調息0.25%
大馬去年經濟成長5.3% updated:2006-02-23 10:22:11 MYT
（ 吉隆坡訊）國家銀行週三宣佈 大馬經濟去年成長5.3%，比前年的7.1%放緩，同時也宣佈調高隔夜政策利率25個基本點至3.25%。 國家銀行在文告中說，隔夜利率調高後，頂限及底限相應調高3.5%及3.0%。 國行去年杪才調高隔夜政策利率30個基點至3.00%。 國家銀行表示，政府更多的開銷及製造業的蓬勃活動，協助大馬經濟去年增長5.3%。國內生產總值（GDP）去年第4季成長5.2%，2004年同時期為5.6%，2003年則是5.3%。 建築礦業等放緩增長製造業成長率從2004年的9.8%放緩增長至去年的4.9%，服務業維持成長6.5%，礦業增長0.8%（2004年為3.9%），農業增長2.1%（5.0%）及建築業增長1.6%（1.9%）。 不過，若以季對季計算，除了製造業，所有領域都出現萎縮；製造業在第4季成長7.3%，之前3季分別是5.7%、3.1%及3.5%。 製造業成長率較好製造業有較好的成長率是因為電器及電子業的回彈。 鑄造金屬產品組裝、電子、機械及裝備從之前一季的3.2%增長8.1%，此組為製造業的增長率貢獻60.2%。 國家銀行說，建築業在去年10月及11月繼續萎縮0.6%，但比前年稍微改善。礦業萎縮2%，農業萎縮1.1%及服務業放緩成長，從之前一季的7.3%減緩至6.0%。
The traditional Oriental reception area with rosewood and mother of pearl inlay set juxtaposed against a
screen featuring a family of ducks swimming in a lotus pond.
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