Ok after my e-mail below, I've sinced move into my new place at Tampines and faced post moving blues. I hate moving.
My parents came down this weekend and we went to see The Geranium. They quite liked it too. We worked out the finances and I think I can afford it although I shall be poor for 30 years.
So this week, I am going to go pay the downpayment. This is going to wipe out my life savings.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Monday, October 10, 2005
Weekend & new found hobby
The weekend came and went - did some packing on Saturday and hauled some stuff to the office which has become my temporary storeroom.
On Sunday I went with my colleague and her boyfriend to go apartment shopping, and I think I've found myself a new hobby. It's such a fun activity. We started the day bright and early and went to eat Siglap Yong Tau Foo at 11.30 pm. And then we went on a flurry of showroom visits:
1. The Geranium
2. Edelweiss Park
3. One K Green Lane
4. Seaview
5. Maylea
The whole thing lasted 4 hours or so and we drove round Singapore and finished with Beer, fries and Onion rings at 4 pm at Blooie's at Science Park near NUS.
I've discovered that apartment shopping is a Singapore national past time because there are tons of Singaporeans thronging the place.
Anyway, I think this is my new hobby, and I shall try to check out one new place every week. Obviously, without a car, things are more difficult. Never mind, I shall not be undeterred in my quest to see new apartments.
My favourite so far is the Geranium. My colleague liked it so much she is going to buy it next week. As in beg, borrow and steal to get the downpayment. I think the place is S$610k, which is a heck of a lot of money for working ppl like us. The downpayment is S$61k, which she will share with her boyfriend.
We thought that we could get a discount if we book together (i.e. I buy the 2 bedroom apartment that I was eyeing there). However, I worked out my finances, and I think I need to look at a few more places before I plonk down my money for anything. The place is nice, but adding renovation costs and furniture costs is going to cost a fortune and I need to be sure that I absolutely want to live there.
I liked Edelweiss Park too - that went for much cheaper, however it is in the middle of Ulu-land opposite the Changi Prison, and, being opposite the prison, will have bad karma and feng shui. The maintenance is also a fortune at almost $300 a month.
Whoever thought that looking at floor plans could be so much fun. My my, aren't we all grown up.
Having been delivered a shock to my system over the weekend, I've decided to beef up my finances by investing. I moved all my savings today into E-savers at StanChart for the moment while I decide what to invest in. Can I just say Maybank is bloody damn slow. Even when there are no people during lunch hour they take so bloody long to serve customers. Can't they bloody put MORE ppl at the counter to serve ppl during lunch. Idiots. And I heard they are buying over Bank Islam Malaysia. Sure go bankrupt. Not putting my money with them.
I need to double my money in a year, or get a new job so that I can afford to buy a HOME and not be homeless. So no car. No car. No No No.
I also need to take charge of my life and:
1. convert my licence
2. find a new weekend activity that doesn't bloody involve singing singing and more singing
3. upgrade my skills so that I can get a new job
4. read more on current business affairs so that I can invest my money
5. apply for PR
On Sunday I went with my colleague and her boyfriend to go apartment shopping, and I think I've found myself a new hobby. It's such a fun activity. We started the day bright and early and went to eat Siglap Yong Tau Foo at 11.30 pm. And then we went on a flurry of showroom visits:
1. The Geranium
2. Edelweiss Park
3. One K Green Lane
4. Seaview
5. Maylea
The whole thing lasted 4 hours or so and we drove round Singapore and finished with Beer, fries and Onion rings at 4 pm at Blooie's at Science Park near NUS.
I've discovered that apartment shopping is a Singapore national past time because there are tons of Singaporeans thronging the place.
Anyway, I think this is my new hobby, and I shall try to check out one new place every week. Obviously, without a car, things are more difficult. Never mind, I shall not be undeterred in my quest to see new apartments.
My favourite so far is the Geranium. My colleague liked it so much she is going to buy it next week. As in beg, borrow and steal to get the downpayment. I think the place is S$610k, which is a heck of a lot of money for working ppl like us. The downpayment is S$61k, which she will share with her boyfriend.
We thought that we could get a discount if we book together (i.e. I buy the 2 bedroom apartment that I was eyeing there). However, I worked out my finances, and I think I need to look at a few more places before I plonk down my money for anything. The place is nice, but adding renovation costs and furniture costs is going to cost a fortune and I need to be sure that I absolutely want to live there.
I liked Edelweiss Park too - that went for much cheaper, however it is in the middle of Ulu-land opposite the Changi Prison, and, being opposite the prison, will have bad karma and feng shui. The maintenance is also a fortune at almost $300 a month.
Whoever thought that looking at floor plans could be so much fun. My my, aren't we all grown up.
Having been delivered a shock to my system over the weekend, I've decided to beef up my finances by investing. I moved all my savings today into E-savers at StanChart for the moment while I decide what to invest in. Can I just say Maybank is bloody damn slow. Even when there are no people during lunch hour they take so bloody long to serve customers. Can't they bloody put MORE ppl at the counter to serve ppl during lunch. Idiots. And I heard they are buying over Bank Islam Malaysia. Sure go bankrupt. Not putting my money with them.
I need to double my money in a year, or get a new job so that I can afford to buy a HOME and not be homeless. So no car. No car. No No No.
I also need to take charge of my life and:
1. convert my licence
2. find a new weekend activity that doesn't bloody involve singing singing and more singing
3. upgrade my skills so that I can get a new job
4. read more on current business affairs so that I can invest my money
5. apply for PR
Sunday, October 09, 2005
You know you're all grown up
when you find yourself discussing with your colleagues what toys you would and would not buy for your future kids.
I have a feeling I might be a biased dad.
I have a feeling I might be a biased dad.
Friday, October 07, 2005
Itchy hands
Right now my hands are like totally itching and dreaming of engaging a gear stick into first gear. Haven't done tt for YEARS.....
And then switching from first to second gear to third gear when the car really picks up.....sighhhhhhhhhh
And then switching from first to second gear to third gear when the car really picks up.....sighhhhhhhhhh
Sunday, October 02, 2005
I wonder
As I saw http://www.amadeus.org.sg/info/aboutus_story.html, I wonder if this would one day become the fate of the Victoria Chorale.