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Wish Fellow Neighbours, Happy Lunar New Year 2012 Good Health & Prosperity. For those selling their flat, wish e new yr bring us Higher Selling Price. HUAT HUAT HUAT AH!

- Wat? After June2012 then install? Y 79E so special? Then wen izit ready? - No wonder! I wana subscribe to ST MIO Home package, they say not ready yet! - by e time wen its ready, mayb i'd already sold my flat. Hahaha. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012! BEST WISHES & GOOD HEALTH!

Good. Hope by the time i can sell my flat, it can sell at >S$799,999.00. Had received e 'OPENNET' letter, regarding e installation of cable for fibre network. Dunoe izit a mus to installed e new fibre net box beside e existing SCV box? Can it be installed jus behind e main door? Base on my flat layout plan, if i were to run new trunking, - it gota cum in above e main door, run below e false ceiling of entrance foyer (outside of Household shelter), turn-up & run along ceiling, turn-dn & run dn to skirting, turn-up & run along skirting & all the way straight to beside existing SCV box. It mayb kinda of unsightly. - or e other way is for e cable to cum in frm above e main door, run outside e kitchen along e beam, run under e ceiling straight along e living rm wall, along e beam of bedrm passageway, turn & run above living rm window (below false ceiling) or below living rm window (along skirting), to beside existing SCV box. The unlucky part is dat i hav a box-up jus above e main dr & false ceiling at entrance foyer. The lucky part is dat i dun hav carpentry/feature wall abutting e household shelter wall. I think those units with entrance foyer layout & hav feature wall outside household shelter, and e SCV box is diagonally across e living rm, will hav difficulty in running e new trucking. M wondering, since all elect cables r concealed, Y in e 1st place, e flat doesnt cums with pre-laid cables for future installations???. Opennet fibre network did not jus came out jus like dat, had been planned long ago by e gahment. Any1 got any better ideas or methods of installation? Cheers.

- it was reflected in e hdbinfoweb resale transaction pg, April 2011 transacted. - if he can sell so early, dat means he's frm SERS. - if he's frm SERS. dat means he had bought e replacement flat at e discounted price of <$250k base on e unit's level. - if e unit was sold at $628k, dat means he had made a profit of abt 1.5 times e purchased price after factor in e before & after cost involved. Assume $250k = paid & outstanding loan, refundable used cpf & incur interest. Therefore, $628k - $250k = $378k - if e replacement flat had been fully paid, then it will b $620+k profit after all the admin fees & agent fees. Cheers.

Hey neighbours, election coming. - cast ur vote wisely. - wonder who wil win dis time round. - i only noe, wen mp hse-visit, most neighbours close our doors. Cheers. Hey glennyuen, fyi, - e cpf utilized frm day 1 to present & e incur interest can b checked at e cpf web page. This r e two amount u need to refund bak to ur cpf account if u sell ur flat. login to cpf web page using ur singpass, below ur contribution table, u wil b able to see 'this 2 amount' under e property section. - hdb loan interest rate is 2.6% per annum. as e interest rate is 2.6% throughout ur loan tenure, u wil b able to calculate e amount payable in 'X' yrs time. Cheers. Hey Mysticalrubies, - ur agent brought u to a 38th storey unit to view? The owner or agent never tell u wat size is e unit? - all new flats >1990s r smaller than <1990s, dun u noe? - u may not noe there r 2 sizes of 4-rm unit (75sqm & 90sqm) & 1 size of 5-rm unit (110sqm) in 79A-79E. - if u intend to buy a high level 4-rm unit, b prepare to pay a premium. - my is a 4-rm 90sqm corner high level unit, unobstruct N NS S SE view, can see PIE(kallang), CTE(Potong Pasir), Sg Flyer, Bishan AMK, NDP fighter plane fly-pass, fire-works etc. I can consider sell it to u if u r willing to pay >$750k. But in 2 yrs time. - another option is -> u sell mi ur Braddell 3-rm flat, I sell u my TPY 4-rm flat. u happy, i happy??? - btw, if ur Braddell 3-rm unit is bigger than e TPY 79 4-rm unit, y u still wana pay $$$ to dnsize??? Cheers.

- mine? can only b put up 4 sale in 2 yrs time. - i wonder, in 2 yrs time, can a 90sqm 31-35 floor unit be sold at $800K? - if can, i'l sell, no need think... - e highest resale value shd b wen e unit is jus 5 yrs old. - actually, we can only gain half a million profit if -> e unit is sold at >$750K wen e purchased price was approx. $250K frm hdb under Balloting Exercise. -> e unit is sold at $xK + $500K wen e purchased price was $xK frm hdb under SERS. ($xK = $$$ or cpf which 1 gota fork-out) - watever amount of cpf used wen buying (a) flat frm hdb, gota b return bak 2 e cpf after e sales of (a) flat. - husband & wife % of profit may olso b determine by e contribution rate by both parties during e 5 yrs. - new ruling olso states dat only a small portion of e profit would b release 2 e seller. - lets say we really can gain $500K frm e sale of our unit. Then after e sale, we still need to buy another New or Resale Flat to live in. By then, e New & Resale units' prices would hav olso increase. - We sell at high value, we olso buy at high value. - Unless 1 oleady got another place 2 live in regardless of e sales. Eg. parents' hm, private properties etc. - This is my simple analysis. Let mi noe if fellow neighbours got better $$$ gaining ideas or methods or 'loopholes'. - Btw, my Dec2010 SP services bill did not arrive. Dunoe wat happen? Hope its free for Dec2010.

Hey neighbours, - currently, i hav Starhub Cable Vision, Maxonline & Wireless Homeline package, which tap frm e starhub box in e services duct. - can i add on with e current M1 promotion (M1 broadband + handphone plan + free notebook)? by tapping frm e same box & home wireless line? - checked with M1 CSC, they say canot! - checked wwww, it states -> if using cable network for broadband, 1 jus hav 2 tap from e starhub box. -> if using ADSL/fibre network for broadband, 1 needs 2 hav e singtel box & home fixed line. - my frnd hm hav starhub cable vision, MIO TV, singnet & singtel home fixed line. How 2 explain? - any kind soul can clear my doubts? Thks.

- quite a handful done by them. - got Good & Bad reviews & experiences. - depends on 1s tolerance, requirements, standards & budget. - wats ur reno budget? - wat type of reno u r lookin at? - any long-term plan? - wat type of skate? - skateboarding, in-line skate, roller skate...? - think most of us r uncles & aunties liao, no more skating liao.

- mi olso can hear it every nite. Was wondering wat causes it? - wen recce around e common corridor & staircases, i discovered dat some pipes were missing. - at e staircase mid-landing, there is a vertical stainless steel pipe near e parapet/low wall. - i remember clearly, this pipe used 2 have a T-joint connect out 2 a short pipe with meter & gauges. This short pipe then connect 2 another T-joint out (forms a C-shape), connect bak 2 e main vertical pipe. - this short pipe with meter & gauges is no more in sight. Remains r e 2 gatevalves after e 2 T-joints. - was kinda shock. So wen on 2 check out other staircases. True enough, all of this short stainless steel pipes with meter & gauges r gone. - how many r there in blk 79A -79E? How much do this pipes & gauges worth? - base on my assumption, e leaking of air from this pipes, had caused this whistling sound. - somebody shd call TC 2 complain abt it. - if no action taken, mayb can send in e missing pipes pix 2 STOMP, title: Missing pipes create sound nuisance 2 residents, TC do nothin'. Gossip-> - heard dat e infamous bak kuk teh shop (opp, at Central) had ceased operation. - new pet's stuff store at central, replaced e tit-bits shop. - new vehicle access road is being constructed at e junction b4 e point blk beside MRT stn. Hope it wil ease e jam there in e morning. - 2 vacant stalls r available for rent in our beluv Foodpark. - e prawn mee at blk 85, so so only. - e 'saloon' dnstairs got standard. Mi tried 'Hairtech'. Can say e skill & technic is comparable 2 those branded saloon. - e neighbours i'd met most 4 e pass mths outside dis forum-> babymaro & meepok, dracula & wife, stay79 & family, Roy777 & wife, ... & some non-forumers. - wonder where r e other forumers???

Hey neighbours, - anybody got a spare rm to rent? - my frnd's frnd wana rent a rm at e Central Horizon. - occupier = 1 working mum & 1 JC gal. - let mi noe if any1 wana rent out. ASAP. Cheers.

- yah, i did dat 2. - i gues most answers frm fellow neighbours were on e negative side, dats y auto-answer. - told him-> (1) CCTV at 12th sty lift lobby & sky garden r not effective enough. Stil got alot of hidden corners wher it is out of e CCTV range. (2) MSCP too dark, quite a nos. of hidden corners. Shd instal brighter type of light tube & instal CCTV. Ask him y there's a hdb mscp i noe of (not in dis area), e lighting is so much brighter & wif CCTV, he cant ans. (3) neighbours get-to-noe fellow neighbours at sky garden, unlikely, as sky garden is frequent by non-residents rather than residents. (4) fitness area not feasible at sky garden. (5) i hardly go 2 e sky garden as there r a lot non-residents & nuisance ppl. Littering, empty beer can/bottles, underage couples etc... (6) noise generate frm sky garden can b heard at units near e sky garden. Mine too far, cant hear. - i 4got 2 suggest 2 him abt card-access system.

Hey neighbours, - i wonder wats e status of e 'petition' 2 our beluv MP quite sumtime ago? - i m hoping e relevant authority could-> 1) replace existing 'parking coupon system' in our mscp into new 'cashcard entry system'. - dis will 100% reduce e nos. of 'free-parking motorists' & reduce e nos. of non-residents visitors. 2) install cctv (real or dummy) in e mscp. - dis wil deters any possible theft cases. 3) patrol e mscp (residents-volunteer or commercial security guards). - dis wil olso deters any possible theft or mischief. - y e sudden tots? B'cos i m sooo fed-up. Although i'm a biker, i had 2 travelled up e carpark to at least deck 4 & above in order to get a parking lot, almost on most of e nites. Every nite, i gota travel 500m frm e mscp entrance to e parking lot. The lower decks' lots were occupied by e time i reach hm. Also, my bike's accesories were stolen 2 days ago. How i wish dat dat 'thief' kena accident & both his hands fractured & got 'free amputation'. - think our precinct is a guinea-pig. - e Dawson's 2 projects r much better than ours in-terms of internal layout & facade treatment. - 1 with multi-generation configuration, loft with 4-5 rm pair with studio apt. (improve version of executive maisonette) - 1 with several types of internal layout 2 choose frm. Unit with lesser piece of wall, e unit price wil b much cheaper. Kinda contradict to ours. In normal cases such as ours, we gota spend a additional of $1-2K if wana hack wall & make good affected areas. - their sky-garden's level & their views r much better ours. - izit? Looking 4ward 2.

Straits Times News This is e best part i like -> Members of the public can go up to the skygarden for $5 to admire the view, and will be able to ballot for a spot to catch special events like the NDP fireworks. - running track on our topmost level of mscp? - e TPY Stadium is jus nearby lei. - mayb u wana try stairs-climbing. - everynow & there, i see 'athletics' training up e stairs & then take e lift dn. - they dun look like 79 residents 2 mi.

Haha, - was chatting wif my mum jus las nite abt e Probable Resale Prices of 79 flats in e near future. - after deducting watsoever need 2 deduct/top-up, take-bak cash amount wld b at least >$100-$200k, depending on one's loan amount. - so those who hav some xtra cash, u noe wher 2 invest? - yah, sg is influx wif more & more FT. Population is getting biger & biger. MRT is getting more crowded. Roads r getting more cars (more ERP ...)... - btw, any1 kena selected by e Singapore Department Of Statistics 4 e 'Census Of The Population 2010 - Pilot Survey'? - any1 noes wats dat?

- any1 recieve letter frm SP Powergrid? - letter states inspection of gas pipes within premises for every 15yrs. Now my unit is due for inspection!

- my unit if it were 2 release in dis exercise, it wld b my purchase price + $166k - i calculated base on e left-over unit above mine, minus $1k/floor, minus another $1k/10th floor. - base on my personal opinion, left-over units shd b sold cheaper than e 1st sales pricing, take in2 considerations e reduced yrs of tenure etc. - wher on earth do ppl sel their left-over goods/products at a higher price? - if i remember correctly, hdb used 2 hav a slogan 'To Build Affordable Homes'. - dis may work but in fact, - by changing e shower-head may not affect e water pressure significantly. - by changing e shower head may not solve e water dripping frm taps. - in theory, water is supply thru e PUB underground supply main to e pump room at 1st sty. - abt half of e supply is store in domestic water tank in e pump rm, for units at e lower levels. - abt half of e supply is pump-up to e roof's water tank by means of a booster pump in e pump rm, for units at higher level. - e main gate-valve regulates e overall 79's water supply. Loosening e valve, increase e water supply, tightening e valve decrease e water supply. - after e desirable nos. of units had been settled dn, TC tends to loosen e valve & increase e water supply. - with e increase in water supply plus e normal wear & tear of domestic equipment (e rubber gasket in all taps) water wil tends to drip frm e tap & shower head. - wen more water is supplied, e excess air in e pipes need avenue 2 escape, dat is y 1 can hear e 'creepy' sound wen on-off e taps. Dis sound wil eventually go-off wen trapped air in e pipes had escaped or no further increase in water pressure. - water pressure we canot change much, we can only control e amount of supply (rate of flow) thru e small cock-valve in our G&W services duct. - water dripping frm taps, we can stop it by replacing e worn-out rubber gasket in e taps, which can b purchase at any DIY store. - water for fire-fighting hosereel is separated frm dosmetic water supply. - water for dry-riser, needless to say, is supply by e fire engine & fire hydrant, thru a breeching inlet which is located near e fire engine accessway. - water for washing staircase, common corridor, centralized refuse chamber is another supply. - some ppl say, e non-dosmetic water is from recyled water or industrial water? - 1 thing for sure, e water supply in our units r dirty. - every other weeks, can see e black dirt accumulates between e basin's bottle-trap & strainer. - i dun see dis kind of dirt at my former unit. - if any1 happened to see such act, pls call e POLICE immediately. - it is a chargable offence under e Criminal Procedure Code. - depending on e charge, which falls in Chaper 224, Section 300+ of e Penal Code, e offender if convicted & found guilty by e judge, he/she may b Jailed or Fine or Both.

link from STOMP - abt e children playground at blk E.

- there is. - she lives in either blk A or B. - 4goten wat's her nick liao. - if i'm not wrong, those articles on 'property matters' r written by her. - if i'm wrong, then its too bad. - if 'u' happen 2 b reading dis, pls provide assistance.

Hey dasimond, - nice analysis u hav there. - below is e 'draft outline of e petition' not e actual petition which already been written. - e compiled list of Renotalk members' names who r in favours r s shown. - at e end of day, e nos. of signature may well exceed e nos. below cos 1 can bring along their neighbors who r not Renotalk members 2 sign olso. - interested party, pls PM e co-ordinator, so dat arrangement can b made 4 signing at e earliest date available. - dun make them walk all e 5 blks of abt >1000 units. - or mayb dats not a bad idea, cos can get more signature. Proposal to write a petition to Bishan-ToaPayoh Town Council to install a card access electronic gate to our sky garden 1) so that only residents can access to the garden; 2) so as to minimise non residents 'loitering' around; 3) so as to have a safer environment for fellow 79 residents and their children; 4) so as to enjoy the garden in peace; 5) so as to help to keep our garden clean and nice; 6) so as to minimize unwanted activities at the garden:- i) playing catching and screaming on top of their voice at 3am; ii) couples showing public display of affection; iii) group of teenagers showing their 'musical talent' in the middle of the night; iv) teenagers sniffing glue; v) and many many more .......... Co-ordinator : shercjw Responses in favour: 1) Shercjw 2) twinklestarzz 3) Stormcontrol 4) Roy777ong 5) Yeoman 6) meowie49 7) M&M 8) Dracula 9) Shivan 10) Alister 11) Meepok 12) Babymaro 13) zanie98 14) ms_white 15) shay_d 16) liana79b 17) pooh_75 18) droplets 19) yhw22 20) zincy 21) Vlanze 22) RacKel 23) xinni 24) CCS79 25) Kinkie 26) joanlebelle 27) dasimond

- dunoe e pledge stil wan talk big. - a primary 1 student can recite better than u. - somemore post e pledge wrongly. i suspect u r a FNT. - i suggests u go learn e pledge all over again but i doubt u r able 2? - we did or did not pledge on dat day, u wana noe? - i dun tel u lei. - y dun u go ask ur neighbours, frnds etc instead? - ohh, i think no nid ask lah, cos nobody wld ans u. Or rather u got no frnds 2 ask dats y u'd asked here. - u think by reciting e pledge prove sumtin out of u? - u think by voicing out our views & suggestions in e forum showed dat we r against e current 'policies'? - u think u r bigger than e gahment 2 prevent us frm voicing our views? - u think by postin unconstructive comments shows dat u r helpful? Since u take a time longer than normal IQ people 2 comprehend wat 79 kakis r telling u, let mi explain 2 u in simple english. - u r so kpo; - u r so naive; - u r so lonely; - u r so pity; - nobody here cares whether u pledge anot; - nobody here bothers 2 read ur worthless posts; - nobody here cares whether u got $ 2 eat anot; - nobody here cares whether u r a undernutrition underage teen or a half-dead sick old man. My english beli e simple, if u stil dun understand. I olso canot help u, cos i got better things 2 do. Or rather i'm not a doctor. This post will automatically proves its correctness wen it is quoted & replied by e intended recipient.

- bingo. u r rite man. - dats y i would wear my torn shirt & short as any other day. B'cos i noe my unit won't b visited by VVVIP. - if so 'lucky' dat e VVVIP cums & visit mi, then its good 4 them 2 see e 'real' lifestyle i'm living in rather than 'fake' lifestyle i'm imposing.

Proposal to write a petition to Bishan-ToaPayoh Town Council to install a card access electronic gate to our sky garden 1) so that only residents can access to the garden; 2) so as to minimise non residents 'loitering' around; 3) so as to have a safer environment for fellow 79 residents and their children; 4) so as to enjoy the garden in peace; 5) so as to help to keep our garden clean and nice; 6) so as to minimize unwanted activities at the garden:- i) playing catching and screaming on top of their voice at 3am; ii) couples showing public display of affection; iii) group of teenagers showing their 'musical talent' in the middle of the night; iv) teenagers sniffing glue; v) and many many more .......... Co-ordinator : shercjw Responses in favour: 1) Shercjw 2) twinklestarzz 3) Stormcontrol 4) Roy777ong 5) Yeoman 6) meowie49 7) M&M 8) Dracula 9) Shivan 10) Alister 11) Meepok 12) Babymaro 13) zanie98 14) ms_white 15) shay_d 16) liana79b 17) pooh_75 18) droplets 19) yhw22 20) zincy 21) Vlanze 22) RacKel 23) xinni 24) CCS79 25) Kinkie

channelnewsasia SINGAPORE: Singapore's fourth Prime Minister could be among the new faces fielded in the next general election due by early 2012, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Thursday. However, he added that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is now having a more difficult time looking for suitable candidates in their 30s. Mr Goh said Singapore has a unique system of political succession. He said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who stepped down as prime minister in 1990, marked his own contribution to Singapore not by what he has achieved but whether the country can continue to sustain its development. "If Singapore can, then he (Minister Mentor Lee) will say, 'I've succeeded in building Singapore.' If Singapore falters, 4, 5 years after he is gone, then he would say he's not succeeded in his ambition of building Singapore," said Mr Goh. "So, in order for that to happen, he started planning for political succession and he did not look to just the political party itself for successors, because not many people wanted to join political parties," he said. Mr Goh added that Mr Lee also made it very clear that Singapore's leader should be chosen by his peers, so there will be no infighting within the political party. The senior minister noted that he became prime minister at the age of 49 and Mr Lee Hsien Loong took over at the age of 51 and he is now 58 years old. Mr Goh noted the next prime minister will have to be in his 30s today. That is because it will take another five to 10 years for the potential candidate to fully understand how to deal with people, policies and international partners. "It's not an easy task," Mr Goh said. "He's (Mr Lee Hsien Loong is) having a more difficult time now. He's looking for a fourth prime minister." Mr Goh added that during his time, he could get ministers at the age of 37 or 38. Now, ministers are in their early 40s. Mr Goh made the comments at the inaugural Asia-Middle East Media Roundtable held in Singapore on Thursday. Cameras were not allowed to film the closed door dialogue session, which was meant to be an informal exchange of ideas between Mr Goh and the 30 or so journalists from ASEAN, the Middle East, India and China. The aim of the session was to encourage better engagement between the people of the Middle East and Asia. In his opening remarks, Mr Goh said the current economic crisis presents a good opportunity for the Middle East and Asia to grow its relationship. One way is to promote tourism. Mr Goh said: "The West had always been the magnate for relations between Asia and the West and between Middle East and the West. "All of us were actually looking more to the West for economic relations and of course for political relations, and we tended to look at the Middle East mainly as a source of oil for us. "But it was the wrong attitude, as I've discovered, because in the Middle East we have plenty of opportunities to do business. There's a very rich culture there which we need to try and understand, and Middle East has become more important in time to come and so would Asia." Separately, Mr Goh also touched on the situation in Myanmar. He said while pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seen by the West as the solution, she is also "part of the problem" because she believes she is the government. Mr Goh noted that Ms Suu Kyi's political party needs to seek a fresh mandate in the 2010 general election. - CNA/ir -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - wonder who izit? - r u e 1?

- 'slack' or 'not slack' its up 2 individual's perception ... - actually, mi frm INFANTRY battalion ... - oleady finish my 'tour'... - oleady under Mindef Reserve, got e Letter Of Appreciation & souvenir frm Mindef ... - although e 'days' r gone, e 'memories' stay 4ever ...