Me Time!

[chenlaoshi]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2077210\" time=\"1659538726\" user_id=\"3:

Ouch. I lost my notebook computer today . Was throwing things in the void deck and my brother in law threw everything including my notebook into the recycling bin. I discovered I was missing the notebook too late just 10 minutes later and by the time we were back at the place, the trash was already raided and the notebook was gone. I was devastated as I was the only one with the P1 registration data, so if it was gone, I don't know where to hide my face. Luckily, I checked onedrive and thank God, it was all down there.

Going to buy a new notebook tomorrow. What is a reasonably good notebook around $1.5k?

Opps :oops: thankfully there's cloud storage. I'm using Lenovo Thinkpad. There are 8.8 offers - vouchers on top of discounted prices, so if you are not in a rush, can check out https://shopee.sg/lenovoofficial or https://www.lazada.sg/shop/lenovo/?path=index.htm official stores.

[ChiefKiasu]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2077217\" time=\"1659545805\" user_id=\"162894:

Opps :oops: thankfully there's cloud storage. I'm using Lenovo Thinkpad. There are 8.8 offers - vouchers on top of discounted prices, so if you are not in a rush, can check out https://shopee.sg/lenovoofficial or https://www.lazada.sg/shop/lenovo/?path=index.htm official stores.

Thanks for the recommendations! Unfortunately I am in a hurry so I'll buy it at sim lim Square today Well, hopefully, my old notebook will go to someone in real need of help.

[Nebbermind]

janet88\" post_id=\"2077202\" time=\"1659531924\" user_id=\"12950:

My place is in the outskirts of Bukit Batok…no coffee shop or hawker centre.
Tengah is on the opposite of the road.

I'm surprised they continued to expand BB without giving them a proper food centre and market

[Nebbermind]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2077210\" time=\"1659538726\" user_id=\"3:

Ouch. I lost my notebook computer today . Was throwing things in the void deck and my brother in law threw everything including my notebook into the recycling bin. I discovered I was missing the notebook too late just 10 minutes later and by the time we were back at the place, the trash was already raided and the notebook was gone. I was devastated as I was the only one with the P1 registration data, so if it was gone, I don't know where to hide my face. Luckily, I checked onedrive and thank God, it was all down there.

Going to buy a new notebook tomorrow. What is a reasonably good notebook around $1.5k?

You shifting out from your riverside place?

[pokoyoko]

ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2077220\" time=\"1659564882\" user_id=\"3:

Thanks for the recommendations! Unfortunately I am in a hurry so I'll buy it at sim lim Square today Well, hopefully, my old notebook will go to someone in real need of help.

You are so patient and kind. If it happened to me I would ask my in law to pay for it.

[sharonkhoo]

Nebbermind\" post_id=\"2077239\" time=\"1659577731\" user_id=\"15571:

I'm surprised they continued to expand BB without giving them a proper food centre and market

HDB always waits till there is \"sufficient\" population in a new town before putting in amenities. I was one of the first few to move into Bukit Panjang in 1987, and lived there till 1995. The bus terminus did not get built till after we moved out, and we had a \"temporary\" bus terminus along the side of the road under my bedroom window for those 9 years. Bukit Panjang Plaza was only built long after we moved out - they hadn't even started clearing the ground in 1995! No wet market or food centre (as far as I recall) during the time we were there, but there were a few neighbourhood shops and coffeeshops here and there. Of course no LRT in those days either, and since KJE hadn't been built, there were traffic jams along upper Bukit Timah Road to get through to reach the CCK MRT station. We used to mostly shop and eat in CCK, Bukit Batok or Beauty World because were were fortunate enough to own a car.

[Estéema]

Nebbermind\" post_id=\"2077239\" time=\"1659577731\" user_id=\"15571:

I'm surprised they continued to expand BB without giving them a proper food centre and market

Bt Batok hv no proper wet mkt since the late 90s as far as I know.

Was recommended a stall at one of the HDB shophouses setup for herbal black chicken & shopped there every weekend for at least 5 years before we gave up the long trip & hv to send kids for recreational activities. Veggies are very fresh & cheap there as I rmbr. Not sure what is like these days. Might make a trip to relive nostalgia. I believe the more livable town Centres with proper food centres & wer mkt wld be Toa Payoh, Bedok, Tampines, Clementi, Woodlands, Simei, Chong Pang, Tiong Bahru.

Not sure if anyone hv vibrant Town Centres to share.

[Liew Nga Wing]

Estéema\" post_id=\"2077254\" time=\"1659581995\" user_id=\"66413:

Bt Batok hv no proper wet mkt since the late 90s as far as I know.

Was recommended a stall at one of the HDB shophouses setup for herbal black chicken & shopped there every weekend for at least 5 years before we gave up the long trip & hv to send kids for recreational activities. Veggies are very fresh & cheap there as I rmbr. Not sure what is like these days. Might make a trip to relive nostalgia. I believe the more livable town Centres with proper food centres & wer mkt wld be Toa Payoh, Bedok, Tampines, Clementi, Woodlands, Simei, Chong Pang, Tiong Bahru.

Not sure if anyone hv vibrant Town Centres to share.

My Dear Friend, Boon Lay Place Market is within my walking distance.

[Nebbermind]

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2077245\" time=\"1659578903\" user_id=\"28674:

HDB always waits till there is \"sufficient\" population in a new town before putting in amenities. I was one of the first few to move into Bukit Panjang in 1987, and lived there till 1995. The bus terminus did not get built till after we moved out, and we had a \"temporary\" bus terminus along the side of the road under my bedroom window for those 9 years. Bukit Panjang Plaza was only built long after we moved out - they hadn't even started clearing the ground in 1995! No wet market or food centre (as far as I recall) during the time we were there, but there were a few neighbourhood shops and coffeeshops here and there. Of course no LRT in those days either, and since KJE hadn't been built, there were traffic jams along upper Bukit Timah Road to get through to reach the CCK MRT station. We used to mostly shop and eat in CCK, Bukit Batok or Beauty World because were were fortunate enough to own a car.

Ya, the planning for BB & BP is so different from JE & JW (not the NTU side) and they were probably developed at about the same time. I think JE has at least 2 markets. BP only got its foos centre a few years back.

[Estéema]

Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=\"2077255\" time=\"1659582623\" user_id=\"195250:[quote=\"Liew Nga Wing\" post_id=2077255 time=1659582623 user_id=195250]
My Dear Friend, Boon Lay Place Market is within my walking distance.[/quote]

I’ve not been to Boon Lay mkt, so no idea how vibrant or what’s available there. TP is a tad crowded for my liking but it’s plenty of competition amongst the shops/stalls there. Similarly at Chong Pang, but CP hv a certain 人情味 air in their social vibes. I enjoy Bedok & Tampines as I can find many varieties in one trip & s’times hv problem with ‘self-control’ when shopping there.