tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post5344087258157033741..comments2024-03-28T12:38:11.434+08:00Comments on Singapore Man of Leisure: Got lucky again! I got my HDB SERS Penthouse replacement!Singapore Man of Leisurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-63931902350096591812016-09-23T17:44:02.999+08:002016-09-23T17:44:02.999+08:00Pomme K,
Hey! Congrats future neighbour! You got ...Pomme K,<br /><br />Hey! Congrats future neighbour! You got the top floor corner unit too!!!<br /><br />Our service yards face each other diagonally.<br /><br />You can wave down at me since your block is 3 floors higher than mine ;)<br /><br />Our place got 24 hours NTUC supermarket and upstairs NTUC got Kopitiam food court. <br /><br />Nearby the new Skyxxxxx BTO opposite got coffee shop and mini Sheng Siong downstairs. What more to ask?<br /><br />The 10 minutes stroll to MRT can count towards our daily 10,000 steps regime? LOL!<br /><br />Orchard Road super near and can be our backyard shopping area if we feel like some downtown excursions ;)<br /><br /><br />P.S. You know what to do with your 2 single girl buddies... Wink.<br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-70801024207320287362016-09-23T15:04:16.173+08:002016-09-23T15:04:16.173+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220428227554256853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-26151561441144263822016-04-09T08:42:26.632+08:002016-04-09T08:42:26.632+08:00Rainbow lady,
Thanks!
Have fun when its your tim...Rainbow lady,<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Have fun when its your time to get a place of your own ;)<br /><br />Don't follow the crowd; follow your heart.<br /><br /><br />There are those who prefer to live close to the ground - they aspire to join the landed class ;)<br /><br /><br />And if extrapolate into the future with population growth, our grandchildren may have the option to live in apartments underground!<br /><br />No need air-con as it will be cool all year. And no sun whatso ever for those who hate sunshine beaming into their windows!<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-24906833643683843802016-04-08T22:54:29.626+08:002016-04-08T22:54:29.626+08:00Thanks for sharing on your SERS part II and congra...Thanks for sharing on your SERS part II and congratz! :)Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762360552800572152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-40360297640346511072016-04-08T22:42:27.050+08:002016-04-08T22:42:27.050+08:00Looking at the way BTOs are built these days, the ...Looking at the way BTOs are built these days, the heat, wind and light exposure can really vary very much between high floors and the low floors.<br />I guess I am the odd ball blogger staying at low unit (till I can get lucky with my own flat). Little sunlight, negligible wind and perpetually cool... can grow mould liao.Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762360552800572152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-65498743111170713052016-04-07T19:37:53.107+08:002016-04-07T19:37:53.107+08:00E H,
Of course luck is the no.1 ingredient!
Tha...E H,<br /><br />Of course luck is the no.1 ingredient! <br /><br />That's why I am pinching myself - queue 251 still can get top floor!? LOL!<br /><br /><br />The other alternative will be to wait 5 years and pay top dollars for the top floor units in the resale market :(<br /><br />Sometimes got money also cannot buy...<br /><br />The occupants don't want to sell...<br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-34048441643878025122016-04-07T18:56:54.715+08:002016-04-07T18:56:54.715+08:00It's very much dependent on luck if you ask me...It's very much dependent on luck if you ask me. Get a good ballot num and you got all the choices available. Get a lousy draw, good luck. <br /><br />My take on enhancing chances at BTO for young couples: http://callingthetop.blogspot.sg/2015/11/how-can-young-couple-get-unit-at.html?m=1KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681244843883578276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-85961015449725021132016-04-07T17:42:28.052+08:002016-04-07T17:42:28.052+08:00E H,
Cool! That makes 5 of us now and counting!
...E H,<br /><br />Cool! That makes 5 of us now and counting!<br /><br />What are the odds?<br /><br />All of us are bloggers too ;)<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-30152031512976087942016-04-07T17:23:15.158+08:002016-04-07T17:23:15.158+08:00I got a top floor corner BTO too.I got a top floor corner BTO too.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681244843883578276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-72354110134732761412016-04-07T09:18:10.478+08:002016-04-07T09:18:10.478+08:00Endrene,
谢谢!
LOL! I'm not into those extreme...Endrene,<br /><br />谢谢!<br /><br />LOL! I'm not into those extreme Fengshui stuffs.<br /><br />I do use common sense "Fengshui" though.<br /><br />The living room and bedrooms are facing the Dempsey area - a sea of green "maciam" overlooking Central Park, New York ;)<br /><br /><br />Looking at the URA Masterplan 2014, I don't think they will develop that area for the next 10-15 years. Even so, the plot ratio opposite my block meant my flat will tower over them even if they were to build a condo opposite ;) <br /><br /><br />Heng heng is right! I'm glad the majority didn't do their shoe-leather research! Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-44502474764119458272016-04-06T22:21:15.343+08:002016-04-06T22:21:15.343+08:00南北不是西北,heng ah! :P
Congrats, SMOL! Not sure if u ...南北不是西北,heng ah! :P<br /><br />Congrats, SMOL! Not sure if u have checked your gua number. Hope it's the heng heng facing for u! :DEYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07808509235536260830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-35781492582814959492016-04-05T23:35:57.555+08:002016-04-05T23:35:57.555+08:00Thanks Rolf!
That makes 4 of us staying at the to...Thanks Rolf!<br /><br />That makes 4 of us staying at the top floors :)<br /><br />I guess we are able to transfer our stock picking skills to picking choice units in our high rise honeycombs :) <br /><br /><br />Yup, that's the downside of staying with mommy dearest...<br /><br />Can't bring penthouse pets home :(<br /><br />Thank goodness I did my wine, woman, and song bit in Shanghai :)<br /><br />Got it out of my system. Now just waiting for true love to hit me with a sledgehammer!<br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-48323639509585522782016-04-05T22:10:40.439+08:002016-04-05T22:10:40.439+08:00Hey Jared,
Congrats! SERs is always good. I thin...Hey Jared, <br /><br />Congrats! SERs is always good. I think HDB is a gift from our govt to Singaporeans really. <br /><br />Like u, I am particular about the N-S facing which both my current and previous flats are. Both also at top floors. One highest and now second highest. <br /><br />Any similarity is I also like to be near train station but not too near. <br /><br />Congrats once again for ur penthouse! Sounds like some kind of "magazine"?<br />Rolf Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723925075715114650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-47282114579626103372016-04-05T14:39:59.289+08:002016-04-05T14:39:59.289+08:00Joyce,
Thanks!
"Akan datang" :)Joyce,<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />"Akan datang" :)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-63717015860292213062016-04-05T14:28:46.014+08:002016-04-05T14:28:46.014+08:00Hi SMOL,
Congrats! Yes now for the Toto pot of si...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />Congrats! Yes now for the Toto pot of silver!Joyce Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819848496778263890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-86956464493684697982016-04-05T13:45:58.341+08:002016-04-05T13:45:58.341+08:00theuser,
You'll make a good RC member!
Crack...theuser,<br /><br />You'll make a good RC member!<br /><br />Cracks outside you care :)<br /><br />I would love to have neighbours like you. Lifts not working, corridor lights broken, place dirty, you'll call town council on our behalf ;)<br /><br /><br />As for HDB flats built after 1998, they do not require the water proofing membrane any longer due to new technology used.<br /><br />And this new technology includes heat buffering ;)<br /><br /><br />P.S. It will be interesting to see what you would do when it comes to your own BTO. Will you forgo the top floor and choose the one floor lower?<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-34290547912542116292016-04-05T13:06:15.165+08:002016-04-05T13:06:15.165+08:00Kevin,
It's subsidised public housing after a...Kevin,<br /><br />It's subsidised public housing after all...<br /><br />Those pre-HDB Tiong Bahru walk-up apartments' walls are solid like hell. But no lifts :(<br /><br />Older HDBs suffer from spalling concrete and ceiling leaks; but they are in demand now due to bigger sizes. For eg, the 3 room "I" version's kitchens are bigger than today's BTO 5 rooms!<br /><br />Now the new BTOs bedrooms and kitchens are like WTF... I can't complain as I've seen HK and Tokyo's apartments :(<br /><br />Nothing lasts forever. We just have to follow the shopping centres and do "makeovers" every 10 years for our HDB flats if we want everything to be "perfect"? <br /><br />Once upon a time I used to mind a wrinkle and an acne. <br /><br />Now? <br /><br /><br />I see "imperfections" as part of being unique ;) Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-29355252570400729292016-04-05T12:26:12.343+08:002016-04-05T12:26:12.343+08:00Hello, yes it's actually my parents unit. The ...Hello, yes it's actually my parents unit. The cracking walls I was referring to was exterior walls of the building. Not interior.<br /><br />Hence no amount of interior touch up will help as the exterior is the one where it has the cracks. <br /><br />North south facing or not, top floor always gets more sun as the sun shines on the ceiling. So the urban rumour is to choose 2nd highest floor. <br /><br />For pre cast homes, hard to say whether they are more durable as the old ones as they aren't really that old yet. <br /><br />All flats will have their pros n cons, just need to cherish the pros and live with the cons. :)theuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812026988884541727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-88281132386144719152016-04-05T11:53:24.490+08:002016-04-05T11:53:24.490+08:00Hi Jared, :)
Nowadays lego-block HDB build very f...Hi Jared, :)<br /><br />Nowadays lego-block HDB build very fast, but even after the building is done standing there, you wonder what is the administrative stuff holding back the release of keys.<br /><br />The flip-side of speedier construction is cracks for sure. Every room in my house, from floor to ceiling, has a continuous, enormous crack. Even in bathroom wall-tiles there are cracks. Tsk.<br /><br />Probably after a couple of yrs, if you find such things an eyesore then it's another round of plaster/paint.<br /><br />TIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411364233161075380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-57246721410818555552016-04-05T10:37:34.068+08:002016-04-05T10:37:34.068+08:00Sillyinvestor,
Work has started on the replacemen...Sillyinvestor,<br /><br />Work has started on the replacement SERS sites. The site I've selected is due for delivery Sept 2021!?<br /><br />5.5 years from now!? Still early days!<br /><br />I guess everyone now smart. Under promise over deliver? (Can't be it takes 5 years to build a HDB BTO)<br /><br /><br />Singaporeans nowadays very short fuse. A bit of delay KPKB. <br /><br />I now have converted to the Eagles' "Take it easy", and Thailand's "Sabai Sabai" mindset. <br /><br />It's all good!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-24093510064268937742016-04-05T10:24:04.164+08:002016-04-05T10:24:04.164+08:00Frugal Daddy,
Thanks!
You got a great queue num...Frugal Daddy,<br /><br />Thanks! <br /><br />You got a great queue number! Mine was 251.<br /><br />Even so, I can imagine your nail-biting moments hoping the other 20 people ahead of you can't see what you see ;)<br /><br /><br />Yup, this is another pot of silver added. <br /><br />I guess I'll count it as property silver?<br /><br />Nice addition to my career and investing pots of silver ;)<br /><br />Now waiting for my Toto pot of silver to drop on my lap... Waiting for 30 years liao. How's that for long term punting?<br /><br />"Wait long will have"?<br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-75035390260130178562016-04-05T06:17:11.594+08:002016-04-05T06:17:11.594+08:00Congrats !! SMOL!
Housewarming? Lol?Congrats !! SMOL!<br /><br />Housewarming? Lol?Sillyinvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228581533460899084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-20508369896742652182016-04-05T06:08:32.817+08:002016-04-05T06:08:32.817+08:00Congratulation!
I feel you because I am a proud o...Congratulation!<br /><br />I feel you because I am a proud owner of a top floor corner BTO flat owner too. However, mine is quite beside the MRT but not affected by the visual and the noise. This is actually my top choice because my queue no. is about 21. lucky that the first 20 missed the gem. haha.<br /><br />This is how you just earned yourself a pot of gold for retirement. Luck matters a lot on finance too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-24927659021968336822016-04-04T23:25:18.663+08:002016-04-04T23:25:18.663+08:00LP,
I tell you. When browsing the housing forums,...LP,<br /><br />I tell you. When browsing the housing forums, there are strange urban myths being spread that buying one floor below the top floor makes better sense!?<br /><br />HDB has cotton on to it and now priced the top 2 floor units at the same price for my block. <br /><br />Talk about reverse psychology! LOL!<br /><br /><br />Now I can enjoy the same views you were sharing in your Facebook ;)<br /><br /><br />You are right. I am not greedy. I got my Singles grant and now this SERS grant - 2 bites of the cherry already.<br /><br />If one day I ran out of money, I can do a sell and lease back or downdrade to HDB 2 room; and still get a 3rd bite of the cherry with the $20K grant from big daddy!?<br /><br />A bit of luck, a little bit of creativity, plus a little shoe leather ;)<br /><br /><br />Now waiting for luck to smile on me for my Toto.<br /><br />Wait. I'm greedy afterall!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-25717109783301704572016-04-04T23:03:42.345+08:002016-04-04T23:03:42.345+08:00Hi SMOL,
Wah, looks like you got lucky :) I would...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />Wah, looks like you got lucky :) I would also choose the top floor if I can help it. I lived in one and know how it feels :) I know the feeling you get cos the place I was living (with my parents) kena SERS too. Same thing, nobody wants the top floor, so we take loh, hahaha! SERS too many times can heart attack, reallyla papillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372278083694506953noreply@blogger.com