Oh my god... What a small world! My partner and I know Richard. My partner met him (decades ago) here in Adelaide and I knew him when I was living in Malaysia, years back. Was wondering if he was still in Malaysia and it's good to see he is.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Wow, small world indeed! 😊

Learning so much!!! You need to do more of these!!!

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ray Mak! 😊

It was so interesting to hear his story and see his stunning apartment! I look forward to more expat retiree interviews.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Linda! 😊

That's lovely to interview other expats, definitely gives a different perspective to the journey. Very nice apartment and lovely gardens. 👍

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. Thanks for introducing Richard.

Merry Christmas Andrew and Richard. Thank you for another enlightening video.

This is by far one of my favorite interviews you did.

@andrewtaylor4558

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

How good was this. Dentists totally agree had to go earlier in the year while touring here and arrived back and needed dentist again and so good. and 1/3 of cost in Australia - mostly compassionate service to a cry baby like me. Moved into my new unit yesterday and first thing I said to my self was- Should have got the one with the balcony. Then I see this and yes the plants make the place so fresh. Good work again Taylor and thank you to your brave mate for being a guest.👍🙏

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Hi Taylor , this is a lovely video interview with Richard , he’s such a happy and cool guy and wow what an interesting life he’s had , so wonderful. Thanks to you and Richard for sharing this .

Wow Richard's apartment is so green and cosy. I love the small fountain, birds and garden. Great deco too!

Really enjoyed it , it is interesting to learn about the life of the expats , thanks Taylor !

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Appreciate listening to Richard and his expat story. Look forward to more of them in the future.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Whoa...I love how relaxing this Interview was.....Kudos👍👍

Good one Taylor!...Love the interview and the house tour...🥰👍

Another awesome video, Taylor! Keep 'em coming!!!!

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

I was transported back in time to our balcony and garden in Singapore 78-80. Wow what a mind trip. Would love to see an interview and hear from a New Zealander who is retired in Malaya.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

That will be easy. I’ll interview my Kiwi friend Jill! 😊

@thebeerhunter7307

Жыл бұрын

Same here, I would love to hear what a New Zealander had to say

@jamesdang5694

Жыл бұрын

Oh..oh..! We are now Malaysia! You will have to time-travel to pre-1963 to live in Makaya. But welcome nevertheless!

@joesemansmmr41

Жыл бұрын

Malaya,, old name for Malaysia..

Thanks for sharing the story and adventure.

wowww!!!! it so nice & wonderful to share this video with us. very happy to see you with other friend (expat) & sharing their experience live in malaysia. hope u'r day become more interesting & full of joy. sorry, i can't hear well richard explanation, his voice very slow & soft. luckily u'r voice clearly. excited to see more story from you.

Tremendously flattering shirts, Mr Taylor, especially the black one at the start! Keep it up!

@andrewtaylor4558

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Great vlog Taylor, nice to meet your new friend , great apartment too

Wonderful and I'm glad to see you and your friend sharing experience in Malaysia. I'm hope you and your friend always enjoy and happy.

The video was great and interesting thank you.

May you always be healthy and enjoy your life Taylor..

Taylor, useful information. Please do more interviews with retirees.

Thank you Andrew for sharing Malaysia with the world. Maybe please put up subtitles or lower the music volume so we can hear the talk better. Keep up the good work!❤

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

They are all subtitled you just have to click on it. 😊

Oh, I like this series 🤗

Very nice that you interviewed someone who's a fellow retiree, you did a great job!

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Love this series already. I hope you will invest in a small mic for this series so it would be easier on our ears :)

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

I plan to. 😊

Great reaction guys...hope you enjoy your retirement here Malaysia and do visit Sabah and Sarawak if you haven't yet....cheers

Great interview! You've got the skill!

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks CK 😊

Your point on KL being a hub for travel is a good one. While Penang has a few international flights to nearby destinations it is not that convenient for the traveller. Sure it's only an hour's flight to KL but in practice it adds many hours to any journey

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Yep 😊

Tqvm sir for the all lovely interview video...awesome.

Merry Christmas!!

Both of you have such a soothing voice...with the soft background music makes it very calming. Oh and I'm Malaysian. Glad to have both you here. Cheers!

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@flatearthsteve

Жыл бұрын

he does :)

Hey again Taylor! I love the new format and I'm excited to see where this series goes! It's great to see you trying out new formats and I think that this one will stick. Did you use the mic from your review a few days ago? Myy partner and I could hear you fine (there was a bit of echo) but it was hard to hear Richard. Perhaps bringing the mic along and passing it to your interviewee when they speak would be helpful

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

I’m planning to get new mics soon. He was very soft spoken. 😊

Great, would prefer you have more interview like this.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

I plan to! 😊

Merry Christmas n Happy New Year To U 🎄🎄

This was quiet good. Thanks.

Very inspiring. One day will retire and follow his footsteps.

Welcome and thank you

Wow!!, Richard...your house is so beautiful...no no no couldn't be in Malaysia !!

Hey dude.... l love this part of your channel... what a great idea with a tropical living at one of your friends house, its gorgeous...l hope more attractive videos from you... Thanks for sharing... 😊

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

Nice work. Very informative. It’s good to have an apartment, or, house tour. Personally, I have lived in Asia from the U.K. since 1999 . I have avoided houses with gardens like the plague, in preference to serviced quality condos with huge swimming pools and gym facilities. The reason is simple. Houses with gardens get invaded by all sorts of lizards, spiders, snakes. Mosquitos ( water and trees are ideal habitats), and , other creepy -crawlies.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@wanibrahim2993

Жыл бұрын

Consult professional land/gardenscapers. I've read about so many REPELLANTS advertisements & documentaries in Malaysian Newspapers, magazines & TV !!!... Even for snakes & lizards !!! Just in case you want to own A SAFE GARDEN !!!

Goodness Andrew I also use the map like you did while I lived in KL 😆 I would print the google map and highlight the route with a marker and carry it out, but I still got lost along the way xD Richard' lake garden in Adelaide is so beautiful! 😍 Smart thinking on aquatic plants too. I know that during pandemic aquatic plants became a hot commodity and sold at high prices lol Richard's apartment in KL also looks big with even bigger balcony than normal, all the tropical plants makes it seems like it's on the ground floor instead, good catch 👍😄

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. 😊

Interesting. I know a number of Chinese from KL who have been living in Auckland, New Zealand, for quite awhile, now, and for the most part have settled in well to what is really a quite different lifestyle. They often return to Malaysia during holiday breaks to see family, but none of them, as far as I know, have moved back permanently and they all seem to have got good jobs, though have done it hard initially. It seems the grass is always greener, no matter where people live! I'll be interested in seeing who else pops up in your series of interviews and home tours. 👍

@nutzhazel

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Australia advertising professional jobs with citizenship to help populate the country, many Malaysian took up the opportunity since the pay is higher and it's closer to travel back home.

@human-wd8pg

Жыл бұрын

Chinese in Malaysia not an dominated races right ?

@flatearthsteve

Жыл бұрын

the reason they probably never go back is because once they hit grandparents age their new job is to take care of the grandchildren. lol . whereas maybe westerners are more independent. Just a guess.

Andrew why don't you change your youtube channel as Andrew's expatriate life and friends in Malaysia instead of just your name. This is just a suggestion to differentiate your youtube channel than others.

It was so nice to see Richard in KL. We know him from Adelaide.

Great videos. 👍

Wow it’s a very huge apartment and very nice design too. I wish I have that kind of creativity to decorate my place like that.

Great content

❤️ From Malaysia 🇲🇾

What an inspiring and talented gentleman, thank you Taylor. It's difficult to hear his voice though , would you be able to reduce the background music?

@andrewtaylor4558

5 ай бұрын

Sorry can’t fix sound. 😞

BE HAPPY AND ALWAYS TAKE CARE. MALAYSIA LOVE YOU ALL 👍👍👍

I love his house... so nice with plenty of plants

There used to be even more australians up north at penang or butterworth as the airforce is there. Now scaled back a bit.

Welcome guys

I really loved that apartment-a good interview-I gather that was one in the 5000 a month range-lovely plants all around

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

I think it might be a bit less but not sure. 😊

Hey Andrew, thx for the vlog, I decided to return to Msia to settle down after living in the US and SG about 12 years ago. I always find these vlogs so interesting to watch… hehe… if you’re in KL, how about catching a cup of kwoffee… looking forward to ur reply :-) and OMG, how I rmb having to print out sheets of directions when I had to drive from Denton, Texas, to Dallas to go to the Asian Market and Malaysian restaurants hehe

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Sure! Email me! 😊

Welcome sir. Great..enjoy warm tropical wheather n the diffences n diversit

Hi Andrew! Good to have nice people come retire in Malaysia and contribute in whatever way! Just one request : could you tone down the background music/noise? Thanks

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, hard to please everyone! 😂 I had trouble with the audio on this one. 😊

Would like to hear more of an expat living here in Malaysia. Thank you Taylor. Can you show us a bit of Earl Grey please 🙏😸

Hi Richard nice to see you.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Richard probably won’t see your message. I don’t think he checks the comments often. 😂

Nice apartment.. Thanks for sharing 👍

Just watching this Andrew,what an endearing man,and Andrew you have a quality you probably don't realise...such patience and a good interviewer ,hope you never have to interview my dad...he always digresses and he would say,I have to digress...ahhhhh, and you don't look past 55 Andrew!!

@andrewtaylor4558

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊

I want to retire in similar fashion! Live off my rental income. And base myself in a hub in a region for intense exploration. I still have time, before all that. But it's really nice to have a role model!

It is interesting story.. enjoy your stay in Malaysia..

Done subscribed. We support you always

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

What a place! 😍

I studied in Adelaide before , nicr city. One of my friends who also studied in Adelaide has a store IFMAL in Melawati that sells many food items from Australia (Coles, Woolies and Kmart).

Yes

Richard has beautiful garden apartment. I like this type of video although it is quite difficult to understand or hear him. Another mic for the interviewee is recommended.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

We were equal distance from the mic. He just talks softly. A second mic is on my wish list. 😊

Richards apt is tastefully decorated

Lovely keep going

God bless you all

You should do Audio books 📚 I enjoy listening to your voice

Thanks for this kind of interview. I think you need to find your own touch for this youtube channel, and it was evident from the start that you can't chase the same things than the youngest youtuber. Also, something I would love to see in your channel is interview of Malaysian people. I would love to know how they live and what they think about expats.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Good idea. 😊

love yr balcony

Nicely decked out apt

Inspiring story

Boss,the music is loud..could not hear what he was saying..(boss is what we Malaysian sometimes address people🤣).sometimes we address uncle/aunt to older people to respect them 🤩🤩🤗🤗..u will come across it one day so dont get culture shock🤣🤣

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I know. 😊

Great interview! You gotta give your interviewee their own mic, otherwise we won't hear them well though your mic.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

We were equal distance from a shared mic. He is just very soft spoken. I plan to get better mics when I can afford them but they cost rm 1,400. 😊

I still don't get the reason why he chose Malaysia, of other SEA countries for retirement, or he did tell but can't hear well due to the background music..

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Sorry. He talks softly too. 😊

@azizahkatan3941

Жыл бұрын

I prefer without background music

@marymariaothman7418

Жыл бұрын

Yes exactly...

How beautiful !

Great view apartment

Now, i have a happy dilemma. Penang or KL? Thanks for the insightful interview.

@steadylearner1

Жыл бұрын

@andrewtaylor4558___ How can I reach him?

Nice

I live in Adelaide

Hello Taylor. Excellent video. Lots of good info and different points of view. However, I'm a bit hard of hearing. Your background music while quite relaxing, seems to "overpower" the conversation!😊. At least for half deaf folks like me! Lol!

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

I’ve gotten better since then. This is an old video and my first interview. I didn’t even have the proper mics. 😂

@johnkowalski5756

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewtaylor4558 Thanks!😊

Dahhling i like ur interview... but perhaps... the sound of de fountain can be sooth out..as i having diffulty listening to his story

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Sorry about that. I know and I had noise reduction on too! 😊

Interesting

Weldone

Does Richard use a regular cleaning service?

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know. 🤔

your channel quite interesting

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

Great content but the video would be much better without the background music 😅

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@nineaqua

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewtaylor4558 but i like the music. Keep it 😀

Great story Taylor but the video was really hard to hear as the music was pretty loud. Perhaps turn it down or off whilst interviewing others?

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, it was my first interview and he was very soft spoken. Bet you could hear me! We were the same distance from the mic! Anyway, I agree about the music. 😊

@jackbaldwin3649

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewtaylor4558 But it was a great interview Taylor! I really like your style. :-)

The sound is too faint hardly can hear.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Turn it up. 😂

I'm malaysia people for me malaysia is are good country ..malaysia have one habit ..because the our politican people are very crazy ...

How much is rent for an apt like that in KL?

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Probably rm 2 - 3,000

Well, with their new visa requirements, he's obviously a very rich guy. Malaysia and Indonesia have told ordinary retirees to drop dead.

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

Or he got in under the old rules. 😊

I noticed he has his doors open to the outside. Does that mean there aren’t many bugs that come buzzing in?

@andrewtaylor4558

Жыл бұрын

His apartment is in the middle of the city. Plus, they regularly fog for mosquitoes. 😊

@lisas44

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewtaylor4558 tks! Also enjoy your channel, very upbeat. I will say good night from the US. No doubt middle of the day where you are.