yapht 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2012 Hi west,Glad that you have completed your reno and loving your new place!Guess what, im actually staying at blk 51 but Im currently renovating my new place at ghim moh...Im going to miss Queenstown!Its certainly a great location with great convenience. Minutes away from Orchard, Harboufrt, Shenton way etc etc...you no need a car here..Im sure you are going to enjoy Queenstown as much as i do...cheerios! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lina Lee 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) Wow ur toilet looks so nice! I wanted to do tat oso but then my husb is e one who feels no privacy he dun like.. LOL.. But anyway with a kid, it's not so 'convenient' oso.. LolUr collection is awesome leh! I love e display cabinet that u haf! I was still wondering y there's no 'like' button on RT.. Can't 'like' the post/photo.. Lolbedroom door viewtoilet viewinside the toiletshiok!! Edited March 20, 2012 by jo'en Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
west 1 Report post Posted March 20, 2012 Hi west,Glad that you have completed your reno and loving your new place!Guess what, im actually staying at blk 51 but Im currently renovating my new place at ghim moh...Im going to miss Queenstown!Its certainly a great location with great convenience. Minutes away from Orchard, Harboufrt, Shenton way etc etc...you no need a car here..Im sure you are going to enjoy Queenstown as much as i do...cheerios!I grew up here and have missed this place when i got married and shifted to jurong... am glad to move back here again after 7 yrs you are right, you can't complain about the location, we paid quite an amount for this resale flat but no regrets... anyway, Ghim Moh is still considered very near to town walking distance to holland V? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
west 1 Report post Posted March 20, 2012 Wow ur toilet looks so nice! I wanted to do tat oso but then my husb is e one who feels no privacy he dun like.. LOL.. But anyway with a kid, it's not so 'convenient' oso.. LolUr collection is awesome leh! I love e display cabinet that u haf! I was still wondering y there's no 'like' button on RT.. Can't 'like' the post/photo.. LolThanks! I guess it is about getting your husband to get used to it.we have a kid as well, but he is still small, when he gets older, i think we need to close the main door next time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lina Lee 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2012 Haa.. My ger's 2yrs old now.. Tink somehow there'd be a way to 'work out' using this design.. Lol.. But haf to see e layout of e hse oso.. Hehe.. Thanks! I guess it is about getting your husband to get used to it.we have a kid as well, but he is still small, when he gets older, i think we need to close the main door next time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akitsuki 0 Report post Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Woah.. ur house is very nice! love ur ceiling. And especially ur view is spectacular.. I can only see my next block neighbour if I looked out my house.. Edited March 21, 2012 by Akitsuki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wooofie 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2012 Hi so sorry to disturb you. I saw your beautiful house! in Particular the hacking of the wall for the kitchen. I wanted to hack mine but HDB wants me to spent $800 to engage an engineer to assess it, wondering if you had the same incident?Thanks for help in advance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
west 1 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) Hi Wooofiesorry for the late reply.For the 1/2 hacked kitchen wall, it was done by the previous owner.I believe it is a requirement when you are hacking part/entire wall in the flat, we had to engage 1 for the hacking of our study rm. As for the pricing, you probably need to look around... $800 like kinda expensive just for a 'signature'.... I was luckly as I worked in an engineering related environment and my colleague recommended another colleague who is a PE. AkitsukiThanks, that is the main reason for buying this unit... Edited September 14, 2012 by west Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yuy 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 we came back in this evening and our new neighbour was nice enuff to inform us that there was a firework show going on...i guess it must be the rehearsal for NDPwe also caught fireworks from sentosa yesterday honestly, if u pay 100k for cov for something like tis is definitely worth it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May_dream1 14 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 now all the talk is abt 1mil HDB. amazing!! so with this new that "west" have, i think paying 100k cov sure worth it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
west 1 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 (edited) definitely not 100k COV back then... *phew* Edited September 14, 2012 by west Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yunyunhere 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 Wow west, your actual end result is far nicer than the 3D drawings! I love everything of it, from the location, views, designs, crazy ceilings, lux bathrooms, arrrggghhh....! I'm going to hack down my study room wall just like yours, but adding a display cabinet is the thing that we never thought of, can I steal the idea? hahaha, gonna check with my ID for the cost of it!Indeed a dream house! Btw, me also stay in jurong west, downgrade from 5rm to 4rm in AMK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yuy 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 definitely not 100k COV back then... *phew*the less den 10 yrs old 4A flat tat I hv seen near AMK mrt has a valn of ard mid 500k and askg 100k cov!!! wat views they hv? oni parks n mrt track so now u feel yr flat overpriced bo? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
west 1 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 yuyi grew up in queenstown, therefore this place will always have a special charm. I have been hoping to return here after moving to Jurong..even if the price was higher back then for this unit, I think I will still be bent on getting it... cos everything revolves around it's location!if you talk about the block itself, it is the most outward-facing among 5 blocks in the estate . For every floor, there are 6 units, 3 outwards facing and 3 inwards facing (into the other blocks in the estate itself). Among the 3 outward facing units , 1 has its view partially blocked due to the structure of the building while the other 2 have totally unblocked view... the fact that it is the 2nd highest unit with such a fantastic view also makes it hard to resist as I was previously from a topfloor unit. in view of all these, I knew it would be hard to find something like this if I gave it up...if you talk about the area, it is really in a centralised location. its just a few mins drive to town area (including my workplace) so you can imagine all the cost savings in terms of time and petrol. furthermore, we have a decent network of bus services at our bus stop and mrt is just 5-10 mins walk away. Sometimes , we just hop onto the public transport instead. groceries shopping is also a breeze as we have a suburban mall with ntuc within walking distance , so unlike previously when we had to drive to IMM/Jurong Pt for our groceries, we just spread out our groceries shopping over a few evenings after dinners with a relaxed stroll to the mall/ntuc. yunyunheresure , go ahead! we are all here to share ideas! for ourselves, i tend to think of it as just a downgrade in floor area... everything else would be an upgrade... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yunyunhere 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2012 Good say, west! it's only a downgrade in floor area! Your flat looks amazingly neat without any visible pipes, my resale flat is also 10-yr old, but the pipes are all around in the bathrooms, with very low hung position, disgusting! If you want to sell your house after 5 yrs, pls let me know immediately, wakakakakakaka!!! Congrats again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
