Club Seng Kang

[MMM]

atrecord:

Then 2-3 mths ago saw got pple sell this Atilla cluster house say got lift, went there see, it's actually Amanusa... this time saw the rooms. the other bedrooms put one single bed only, finish...

Yes, it's really small. They paid $1.6MM for it. They are quite well off financially and I actually wondered why didn't they get a original state house and rebuild to 3 storey,etc... at that point. They could well afford it as they have 2 other properties which they sold off and there will be so much space. 8 of them as well. Heard their face turned really black when they first took over the unit. When we visited their units, only the kids were fascinated with the lift. The adults were like.... not enough place to sit down.

atrecord:

I'm well aware of the need to have enough space of our own to avoid unnecessary or potential conflicts.

You must be a sensitive new age men :udaman: It's true. When we were in the condo, I would usually stay in the room. Everywhere you go, you end up seeing each other due to space. But now, I feel that I don't come face to face with my pils so often due to space. I am usually in the room while they are in the living room,etc... Or I could be in study room so we don't have to bump into each other.

But seriously, don't give up. You never know if you come across something decent. With the market volatility, you never know.

[atrecord]

MMM:

Yes, it's really small. They paid $1.6MM for it. They are quite well off financially and I actually wondered why didn't they get a original state house and rebuild to 3 storey,etc... at that point. They could well afford it as they have 2 other properties which they sold off and there will be so much space. 8 of them as well. Heard their face turned really black when they first took over the unit. When we visited their units, only the kids were fascinated with the lift. The adults were like.... not enough place to sit down.


You must be a sensitive new age men :udaman: It's true. When we were in the condo, I would usually stay in the room. Everywhere you go, you end up seeing each other due to space. But now, I feel that I don't come face to face with my pils so often due to space. I am usually in the room while they are in the living room,etc... Or I could be in study room so we don't have to bump into each other.

But seriously, don't give up. You never know if you come across something decent. With the market volatility, you never know.

We would not have even gone to view it if we knew it was the old amanusa... and better still, was told the maintenance was abt $800 a mth.

err... not sure abt new age - only know age is catching up
but not only for consideration for DW, even I would like to sometime not have to face my parents. In fact, my feeling is that after living their lives in a way for so long, they might not appreciate us being too near them too, so I made it a point to ask their opinion first - and i made it clear I hope to have some time/space of our own too.

I remember the unit we saw at realty park has a fairly large family area or cosy corner type at level 2, just besides the staircase and before it leads to the bedrooms. Do you have that? It would be ideal for serving as a 'safe haven' other then going into the 'rooms', which sometimes might be viewed as avoiding them. can put another telly there then use excuse of the need to be there cos watch different channels

Been waiting (in vain) for price to correct leh... singapore full of rich pple, so dunno when - if ever - price will drop...

[MMM]

atrecord:

[We would not have even gone to view it if we knew it was the old amanusa... and better still, was told the maintenance was abt $800 a mth.

I thought the maintenance was much cheaper but for the lift, there is an additional maint cost of $800-$1k per year. Quite an amount to maintain when you retire.

atrecord:

I remember the unit we saw at realty park has a fairly large family area or cosy corner type at level 2, just besides the staircase and before it leads to the bedrooms. Do you have that? It would be ideal for serving as a 'safe haven' other then going into the 'rooms', which sometimes might be viewed as avoiding them. can put another telly there then use excuse of the need to be there cos watch different channels

Yes, we still have a family area on 2nd floor. As we did rather extensive A&A works (short of rebuilding), we also created a rather sizeable balcony so indeed there are alot more places to go to without having to bump into each other. It's great because my hubby has a big family and they come to our place every month. So the space is good for everyone to engage in different activities. Our only regret is not building 1/2 storey more then we can stay on last floor away from all :lol: But not likely to happen as it's really troublesome to do so. Neighbours changed their roof and did some minor works recently and they moved out for a month plus.

atrecord:

singapore full of rich pple

It's funny. I always make this comment whenever I see a ferrari or maserati on the road and it's just getting so common.... So now my ds will say... wow spore got alot of rich people when he see those luxury cars.

[atrecord]

MMM:

I thought the maintenance was much cheaper but for the lift, there is an additional maint cost of $800-$1k per year. Quite an amount to maintain when you retire.

I feel this amt is not too prohibitive lah, considering that it works out to less than $100/mth, while most condos would require ~$300/mth for maintenance. if can get that type of convenience in return, it's quite worth it.

MMM:

Yes, we still have a family area on 2nd floor. As we did rather extensive A&A works (short of rebuilding), we also created a rather sizeable balcony so indeed there are alot more places to go to without having to bump into each other. It's great because my hubby has a big family and they come to our place every month. So the space is good for everyone to engage in different activities. Our only regret is not building 1/2 storey more then we can stay on last floor away from all :lol: But not likely to happen as it's really troublesome to do so. Neighbours changed their roof and did some minor works recently and they moved out for a month plus.

oh, yah. partial reno is also messy and troublesome.
To have 3.5 flr means exclusivity and more privacy for you, but it also means more exercises going up/down :lol:

MMM:

It's funny. I always make this comment whenever I see a ferrari or maserati on the road and it's just getting so common.... So now my ds will say... wow spore got alot of rich people when he see those luxury cars.

That's when I would take the chance to encourage kids to study hard now and work hard in the future if they aspire to be like that :celebrate: but this might stress them prematurely...

[Desyiow]

Hello all!!


Just dropped by to say hi, just joined today staying in SK too.

Cheers

[Leia vader]

Hi everyone


i live in sengkang / hougang area.

recent interest: more outdoors for my 2 kids

Boy 6
Girl 4

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[Veiled]

Hi…

Mother of 2 (boy in P1, Girl in K2). Staying in Punggol. Just joined this forum

[b2b3m4]

Hi all,


Mummy or Daddy? -> Mummy
Area? -> Sengkang
No. of kiddos? -> 3, Ages: 6, 4 and 1.5yr
Occupation? -> Healthcare worker

Recent activites: Troughing through KSP forum to decide which school to put DD in… And i am tearing my hairs off…
Ok, pardon for the ventilation. Back to topic.

[goldenretriever]

Hi All,


Just joined today, and I am living in Serangoon area.

[mummymel]

Hey all,


Will be moving to sengkang end of year. So think I still qualify for this forum… hehe. Anyway new to ksp too.

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