Friday, 29 October 2021

HDB Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) Great For Pinnacle Flat Owners!

 

Remember I was explaining how owners of those "rare" HDB terraces houses were pretty upset when their houses were chosen for enbloc eons ago?


Yup, there are always exceptions in life. Someone's loss is another person's gain.


Those "lucky" HDB terrace house owners that were not chosen for enbloc got to thank big daddy big time! 

Big daddy made those "rare" HDB terrace houses even "rarer"!



If I'm a flat owner at Pinnacle, I would be jumping with joy! And high-fiving with my neighbours right now! 


As big daddy build more PLH BTOs in future, those HDB flats located in prime location (Pinnacle) that have no extra encumbersome rules and restrictions, what do you think?

Will they not be more popular? 

Duh!



I wonder who are those 7,500 "kaypohs" that so "generously" provided feedback to big daddy?


It would interesting to find out how many were staying in private condos or landed properties?

Is it a social economic class thing?

Ahem, rental incomes and capital gains should only be the purview of private property owners. 

Subsidised public housing should be for living in purposes only, OK? (KNS)


Or can it be the majority of the 7,500 contributors are sour grape HDB heartlanders doing the dog in manger thing? 


Wait. Of the 7.500, some are waiting to get their first HDB flats?

You know what would be "justice"?

Let them get their PLH BTO flats!!!

When they gave their 2 cents' worth, I bet these Charlie Browns probably thought they won't be so lucky as to get the ballot for these PLH BTOs!



Readers who have bought the recent BTOs at Telok Blangah, come, I congratulate you!

Some of you is pure dumb luck.

But some of you is "preparation meeting opportunity". Wink. 

You took noticed when the Greater Southern Waterfront project was first announced in 2013, and more importantly, you took action!

Now you pray a future PLH BTO would be announced near your flats.

I don't think you need me to spell it out for you...



There is still hope for those of us not staying inside the Central Area or Greater Southern Waterfront project.

There is another definition called the Central Region.

I'll also use this Wikipedia link for Central Region to make it easier for bei kambings to determine which HDB towns are included. 

A quick question: Where is Telok Blangah!? 

This proves those who are staying in Telok Blangah, Bukit Merah or Queenstown have our backyard edge over those who not familiar with the area. Wink.


Its a big region. 

Look, big daddy says they have plans to launch one PLH BTO per year...

It won't happen within the next few years. But in a decade or two? 

When all the available land in the Central Area or Greater Southern Waterfront have been allocated to PLH BTOs?


HDB flat owners staying at Kallang or Marine Parade area would be hoping the future Dakota BTOs would be part of PLH!

Same for me. 

I mean Bukit Merah and Queenstown are within walking/cycling distances to the Greater Southern Waterfront project. 

Bukit Merah residents you go via Henderson Road; we in Queenstown use the Alexandra Road. Both very green and scenic. 

We don't compete amongst ourselves. Either one of us get, we'll share in the halo effect! Its all good.

Our "competitor" will be those residing in the East. They got "lao goh" to lobby for them!?

LOL!


What about Bishan and Toa Payoh in the North of Central Region?

Eh... Sorry. You're not in the running.

Not I say one hor!




P.S.  You know why so many suck at fundamental analysis? Don't read annual reports?

In the wall of text for the Bishan and Toa Payoh link, if you not observant and missed that one sentence...

I know. 

Reading is hard.







Wednesday, 27 October 2021

Bring Forward Or Delay The Inevitable?

 

For those of us snake oils who have planned or participated in sales promotions or marketing campaigns, have you ever experienced this inconvenient truth?


I mean we celebrate when the marketing campaign has been a success! Get our extra commissions, bonuses; plus accolades and recognition from top management.  


But then sales for the next few months dropped quite a bit lower than previous years...


It quickly dawned on us that we have merely brought forward the sales from future months.


In fact, the company would have made more money had we not done the sales promotion in the first place...


What do we do?


Of course next quarter or next year, we will still propose doing the same thing all over again!


That's the difference between hired guns/sellswords from business owners.


Especially when we noticed the business owner is "passive" or not very hands on. Wink.




Got to feel for big daddy. 


During early days of Wuhan virus pandemic, got "recognised" worldwide for our zero Wuhan virus strategy.


Compared to the alarming number of deaths and infections around the world, we really stood out. 


Even got "luxury" to start planning how to "profit" from this pandemic like in past crises. If we open up before everyone else...


Then discovered we are merely delaying the inevitable...


While other countries have peaked, their deaths and infections numbers coming down...


We are now playing "catch up"...




This is not a smart alec "behind horse cannon" poke. On hindsight, everyone is genius!


This post is for those who like to parrot.


"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."








Monday, 25 October 2021

SkyParc@Dawson Lauded For Good Design And Construction

 

Not I say one hor!


HDB said so!





For those who prefer to Trust but Verify:



Living With Birds And Bees




Luck is sometimes preparation meeting opportunity.


Total 5 sites for us to choose our replacement enbloc flats from.


With the exception of 1 site where its "normal" HDB flats for the budget conscious, the other 4 sites are same same "premium" HDB flats. 

All paid similar prices; yet my chosen site won the design and construction award. Wink.


Let's just say my chosen site is definitely not the most popular one during balloting. Heng ah!

If not, how would I have gotten the top floor with my ballot number?


To paraphrase Steve Job's connecting the dots backwards, my time spent loitering at the Art Club during my secondary school days has turned out useful after all...

I've shared in my "look see, look see" photos that I have a thing for design and sculptures, and architecture is 3D Art that's all around us!


Appreciating good design comes natural to me.

Especially the sensuous 36, 24, 36 curves on the female form.

Now that's heavenly Art! 







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