Visit to "A Treasure Trove"

While fetching my wife home from work, when we were reaching Sengkang, I mentioned to her that why not let take a look at the surrounding of the new condo that is launching in Punggol soon.  Thus, we drove there and surprised us was that there is a VVIP Preview of the project.  We reached there about 6pm and the car park is full of vehicles.  Easily 100+ but not too sure how many belong to the property sales person.

Anyway, we spend about 45mins at the show flat.  We find that the 3 bedder (C1) has a very excellent layout that we like.  The size is 1044 sqft with a not too big balcony and all the bedrooms are able to accommodate at least a queen size bed with room to walk.  A 8^th floor units facing south is about $966k with a psf of 926.  The location was perfect too!  Within 5mins walk to MRT station.

With the crowds at the show flat, I can see that the property is again on the rise.  I am very surprise actually because of the recent financial woes globally.

Should I sell my wfk and purchase this? 

UOB by singapore river

Outing to singapore river.  Bored at home.

President Tan of Singapore 2011

Today, the Elections Department of Singapore announces that out of the 6 president candidates who submitted for Certificate of Eligibility, 4 of them got the COE.  Meaning, they are qualify to run for the President Election.  By the way, all 4 of them are by the surname of Tan.  They are Tan Jee Say, Tan Cheng Bock, Tony Tan and Tan Kin Lian.

With that, I am going to get another day of public holiday.

finally

Yesterday, after dinner bought some durian.  Had it.  Too bad, the durian SUCKS.  Not too sure if the end of season is here!

Durian crazy!

Having this feeling about taking durian.  I think I have to take some this weekend.

Durian Again

Bought 7 durians yesterday. I believe I ate 11 seeds. The durian is
getting better and better and the price is also getting cheaper and cheaper.

Sunday Cycling

Last Sunday Morning, sent my wife to Changi for a company event.  I brought my Dahon folding bike along and cycled a total of 40km from Changi to ECP Lagoon Hawker Centre and back to Changi.  After the ride, I roamed around the Changi area.  One interesting place is the Kelong boardwalk.

 

the boardwalk itself

the back is the kelong boardwalk

40km ride. Average speed is rather slow at 25km/h

Show flats visit

Visited 2 show flats (Terrasse  located Hougang Ave 2 and Yio Chu Kang and NIN Residences located Potong Pasir MRT) today.

Terrasse basically has the 5 storey type of condo since it is located at a landed private property area.  The show flat is 2 storey type, as this condo have units that are called Garden Duplex.  A basement units with 2 parking lots and the upper storey where a 3bedroom unit is located.  Wife and I do not like this condo because of the layout and the very minimum windows for the bedroom.  Typical condo now have one side of full-length windows but Terrasse has half of it only.  Well. Designer preference.

NIN is very well located since it is just next to Potong Pasir MRT.  All 3 bedrooms units are sold, left with 2 bedders and 1 bedder that we are not keen.   The smaller units maybe good for investment but will we be able to sell in 5-year time. Will there be a oversupply for such unit?  A specialty is that the project is developed with a 5 storey block and a 15 storey block.  Typically, developer would probably build 2 x 10 storey blocks instead.

 

Wife still likes the layout and the design of SEASTRAND.  Anyone interested to buy my 3 compact in Waterfront Key so that I could buy a unit in SEASTRAND?

Punggol Park Connector again

Finally, I have some time today and capture this evening light lallang.  Two colors, a while and a purple.  This is located at Punggol Park Connector.  If u stay nearby and have not been to this place, do take a trip here.  It is very nice for a evening walk.

all efforts gone!

After walking 5km (joo chiat walk about), riding 10km (Gangsa and T15) on trails and cycle another 5km (bedok to expo and around eastwood private estate), I thought I am going to lose some weight.  Even if it is 1kg!  Too bad, the temptation of durian definitely was so strong that we (family) had 6 durian after dinner. Damn sinful but very shiok! 

 

太爽了

A fruitful Saturday

Wife and son went out shopping and watch Transformer III (Dark of The Moon) with Keith's cousin. For me, I do not really know what and where to go but I do have plan in the evening. That is cycle at the Gangsa loop and T15. Talk about that later.

I left at about 11am, went to Geyland East and bought a light set for my study room ceiling fan. I think we are getting old, so we are feeling that the current fluorescent tube light is getting darker. Bought is at $40 with 2 energy saving lamp included. Think I am being over-charged and I have to installed it myself. Took 30mins to get it installed (in the afternoon). Here is a picture of the lamp.

After buying the light, next would be lunch. Where should I go? Think hard? Since I am nearby Haig Road market, so I drove by and parked at Lion City Hotel. When at Lion City Hotel, was thinking about the lunch buffet at Lion City, not too bad price and food look great but it was no fun having buffet by myself. Maybe I would try this sometime!

Keeping walking to Haig Road market, walked pass all stores that sell local chinese, indian and malay food. What should I pick? Settle down for Ayam Penyet (Malay Fried Chicken Drum stick Rice). There is a malay uncle (Opps, I am uncle too! haha!) who bought a big bowl of Mee Siam and was enjoying it. Soon, another plate of Malay Rojak was delivered to him too. He can really enjoy.

Next, I was around Joo Chiat area and walking from the intersection with Geyland Road to Dunman Road along Joo Chiat Road. Joo Chiat Road do have some old shops, old house and also new restaurants and pubs. This is actually my first time walking on this road. Here is an old house that is not occuppied. How nice if I could purchase it, renovate it and stay there. The house was raised about ground so that it will not get wet if there is flood around that area. Old time Singapore get quite a bit of flood and actually recent years as well (due to weather changes and landscape changes).

I had walked a total distance of 5km along Joo Chiat road and back to Lion City hotel through Haig Road. Good exercise after a unhealthy lunch.

Finally, in the afternoon, loaded up my mountain bike to my i30CW and drove to Bukit Panjang. Proceed to ride along Gangsa loop and Mandai Track 15. As I was riding all alone, I was able to go at a good speed that I am comfortable with. The Gangsa loop was not easy. It has quite a few up and down slopes. At some stretches, I had to ride with 1-1 gear in order to climb. Here is a picture at the end of track 15, it is a Army Live Firing Range. No entry for civilian.

On the way back, on one of the slope, I was probably going down at too fast a speed, I almost slide and fall. I really have to be careful next time while ridng. No need to injure myself.

So, what do you think? I am happy that I did these in one day. What a fruitful Saturday!!!

Durian Trip

Yesterday we went to Malaysia for a durian and shopping trip.  Overall experience was ok only because only part of the trip was achieved.  We had durian but we only given 1h 20 mins for shopping.  Of the 16hours trip, more than half of the time was on the coach that ferried us from various destination.

Anyway, at least we had our durian thought the durian were just normal durian.  Believe the 9 of us had 12 durian. 

Pictures for your viewing.

Baskets of Durian for us

Opening Durian

The Durian Team

The Duck Tour

Last weekend, we had our first Duck Tour.  Singapore Duck Tour has been around for many years so it is a little ashamed that we were experiencing this first time.  The duck tour uses a World War II amphibian vehicle, a military vehicle that can drive on the road and cruise in the water.  When my elder brother was in the Singapore Army (30 years ago), he was one of the fortunate one to pilot such vehicle.  

Coming back to the duct tour, it is about an hour long with about 40mins in the water and the other 20mins on dry lands.  The route introduces Marina Bay building including The Singapore Flyers, The Floating Platform (for National Day Parade or other event), The Esplanade – Theater by the Bay (local call it The Durian), The Merlion, The Marina Bay Sand casino, and the upcoming Botanic Garden by the Bay and of course the Civic District.  Not going to talk too much on this, you would be able to more information if you do a Google search for Singapore Duck tour.

Overall experiences was great and I do pick up a few history about Singapore even though I am a Singaporean. Enjoy the pictures

The Singapore Flyer

The Swimming Duck

The Merlion

The Marina Bay Sand

Class A (A 级) vs Class C (C 级)

I was reading the paper this morning and came across a comment made by one of the newspaper reader.  The reader commented that in current Singapore, we parent always give the best to our children but not our parent.  He quoted an example;  if you child get sick, you will send him to Class A ward (A级病房) while if your dad get sick, you probably will send him to Class C ward (C 级病房).  What has happen to this world?  We have lost our filial party?  Because we have less kids per family?  Seriously, I am not too sure.  Will I do the same?  Maybe? And my son will probably do the same to me!

 

This is Life!  A SAD one thought!

Weekends Plan

In about 2 weeks time, we will be heading north to our neighbor country for a durian feast.  Wow!  I can’t wait for that trip.  Hopefully by then, the issue about the neighbor country finger-print capturing machine would be running at higher speed that what is it now.   Read from the news that a typical weekend waiting time to cross the immigration is about 1hr to 2 hrs.  this is too damn long.  If that is the case, I would eat less durian because the time would be taken at the immigration.  Let all hope thing will goes well.

 

Anyway, probably should eat durian this weekend.   Oh!  This weekend planning for the duck-tour. Hope it will be great and pray hard for a nice weather.  Keith should like it.

兴化卤面

This lou mee was one of the very special lou mee that I ate when I was young.  This lou mee was introduced by my elder brother who brought me there a few time when I was working in a printing company with him.  Here is a picture taken from the TV show and it still look so original.

Base on the TV show 老字号, this lou mee has about 50 years old of history.

I will find sometimes and go that this particular restaurant for the lou mee. 

More goodies

1. NWC clearest calls for higher wage hikes since the 1990s
2. HDB Purchase Income ceiling to be revised within 6 months
3. S'pore to participate in human rights review for the first time

Durian for supper

3 big durians for a family of 3.  Damn shiok!

I love General Election

Not to sure about other but i love general election. why do I say so.

1. Grow and Share package 2011
2. Launches of new HDB flats
• Many new launches of HDB flats since H2 of 2010 

3. Cement walkway instead of muddy walkway

• Just an example.  Look at this google map, both the left and right leading toward Compass Point has been a small walkway (muddy during raining season) is now (just) laid with cement.  Pictures taken this morning.
4. No GST increase for the next 5 years.
5. New bus service for Seng Kang West. 
6. Remaking Hougang, East Coast, Jurong Lake. 
7. what else?  do a search in the WWW, you will see it.

So, what else can I ask for?
Or maybe cut short the term of the ministers and MP, so that we can have General Election every 3 years.

WP rally at Serangoon Stadium 29-04-2011

Look at the crowd.  When I took this, I was outside the stadium.  GO WP GO.