fightingmom:

janet_lee88:

The only custom made furniture are the built in cupboards in kitchen and rooms. It's plain depressing that flats are getting smaller but prices are getting higher. BTO flats come almost empty. DBSS flats save you on contractor headaches and renovation but cost a lot more. In both cases, the husband and wife are slaves paying for the house. So, how can they dare to think of having 1 or even more kids ?

For all we know, they could translate it to \"bigger space per household unit\" since the family unit is getting smaller compared to 15 years ago.

LOLMum:

Reasons from friends...... Dislike the dirty lift lobby and void deck. Always have stickers, flyers on door attracting unwanted attention when away. Always got sales person knocking on doors. Was a victim of loan sharks looking for neighbors. Can't find parking lot even when holding season parking. Complaints to town council....takes a long time to respond and mostly of no help.

Buy condo - got swimming pool, BBQ pit, function so very good. Easier to make a quick buck (hm.......). Complaints to mgt office...quick sorted out.

fightingmom:

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Sorry, I could be :offtopic: here but just want to share an experience of my gf:

She used to stay in a condo ground floor unit with patio. In fact, it was her matrimonial flat she bought with her husband. A few months into their stay, she found some used tissue paper on her patio one morning. Thinking nothing of it, she cleared it. The following mornings, she started to find bits and pieces of rubbish thrown onto her patio. She bought those big umbrellas but did not solve the issue. Complained to mgt also no use. They only put up the warning notice at the life lobby notice board which most residents could not be bothered to read. The last straw came when she found cigarette butts and used pads one morning. :faint:

She vacated the unit :siam: , bunked at her mum place with her husband and put the unit up for sale. She vowed never to buy any ground floor unit ever !

What I am trying to say is that the kind of neighbourhood we stay in is rather important. If we have unreasonable neighbours, life can be miserable ... :sad:

LOLMum:

LOLMum:

[quote=\"mgnvr\"]If you look at the trend now even the newer HDB flats are bigger than private condominiums. So why are people rushing to buy private? It is for this reason I'm unwilling to \"upgrade\". To me it's more downgrade.

Reasons from friends...... Dislike the dirty lift lobby and void deck. Always have stickers, flyers on door attracting unwanted attention when away. Always got sales person knocking on doors. Was a victim of loan sharks looking for neighbors. Can't find parking lot even when holding season parking. Complaints to town council....takes a long time to respond and mostly of no help.

Buy condo - got swimming pool, BBQ pit, function so very good. Easier to make a quick buck (hm.......). Complaints to mgt office...quick sorted out.

LOLMum:

LOLMum:

Reasons from friends...... Dislike the dirty lift lobby and void deck. Always have stickers, flyers on door attracting unwanted attention when away. Always got sales person knocking on doors. Was a victim of loan sharks looking for neighbors. Can't find parking lot even when holding season parking. Complaints to town council....takes a long time to respond and mostly of no help.

Buy condo - got swimming pool, BBQ pit, function so very good. Easier to make a quick buck (hm.......). Complaints to mgt office...quick sorted out.

Another reason...


ASIAONENEWSSINGAPORE
Punggol residents complain of 'faeces bomber'

AsiaOne
Sunday, May 06, 2012

SINGAPORE - Punggol residents have been complaining that for the past two months, there has been a miscreant throwing 'faeces bombs' from the higher floors of their HDB block.

Shin Min Daily reported that the acts take place at Punggol Central, Block 161A.

The residents complained to the paper that the faeces throwing has caused the area to become dirty and disgusting, creating an unbearable stench.

A female resident who lives on the first floor of the block told the paper that the faeces throwing does not take place at a fixed time. Sometimes it happens as early as 7am, and at others, it happens only around dinner time.

The woman, who only gave her name as Zhou, said that in the beginning, only faeces was thrown. However, the attacks have now intensified, until urine sometimes pours down.

She said that once, when the family had sat down to eat their dinner, the smell suddenly struck, causing the family to abandon their dinner and eat out.

She said she believes the thrown faeces to be animal droppings.

Not only have the attacks dirtied the grounds of the HDB block, it has also caused the laundry hung by residents outside the windows to become smeared with faeces.

Another resident living on the eighth floor said that for the sake of avoiding the 'manure bombs', the family closes all the windows of the kitchen and toilet, and lights up aromatic oils to deodorise the apartment.

The residents said that they have brought their complaint to the town council. However, despite leaflets being distributed calling on residents to be civic-minded, the problem has not gone away.

The Chinese daily reporter interviewed residents of the higher floors who own pets, but they all denied throwing the faeces.

A National Environmental Agency (NEA) spokesperson said that they have received three complaints in just over a month.

To tackle the situation, they have laid an ambush in the HDB area and also installed a closed-circuit television camera to monitor the situation.

NEA staff have also visited the residents there to encourage them to report the culprit, and to remind them that the culprit has to bear the responsibility of the inconvenience caused to the other residents and cleaners.

janet_lee88:

The only custom made furniture are the built in cupboards in kitchen and rooms. It's plain depressing that flats are getting smaller but prices are getting higher. BTO flats come almost empty. DBSS flats save you on contractor headaches and renovation but cost a lot more. In both cases, the husband and wife are slaves paying for the house. So, how can they dare to think of having 1 or even more kids ?

LOLMum:

mgnvr:

If you look at the trend now even the newer HDB flats are bigger than private condominiums. So why are people rushing to buy private? It is for this reason I'm unwilling to \"upgrade\". To me it's more downgrade.

Reasons from friends...... Dislike the dirty lift lobby and void deck. Always have stickers, flyers on door attracting unwanted attention when away. Always got sales person knocking on doors. Was a victim of loan sharks looking for neighbors. Can't find parking lot even when holding season parking. Complaints to town council....takes a long time to respond and mostly of no help.

Buy condo - got swimming pool, BBQ pit, function so very good. Easier to make a quick buck (hm.......). Complaints to mgt office...quick sorted out.

janet_lee88:

Hi Chen,

My brother's flat is a HDB...beside Tiong bahru plaza.
Cousin's flat in Pinnacle does not have a place to dry laundry...cannot hang bamboo. That wash area has no sun...so aunt has to bring the rack of clothes to the window every morn to sun.
Old 4 room flats are about 104sq meter. New ones are 90 sq m, including unusable areas. So how can new flats be the same as those built 15 years ago ? The numbers are totally different already :faint:
New flats have bedrooms so small that after putting in a single bed and cupboard, there is no space for study table and a cupboard for books. So pathetic.

LOLMum:

mgnvr:

If you look at the trend now even the newer HDB flats are bigger than private condominiums. So why are people rushing to buy private? It is for this reason I'm unwilling to \"upgrade\".


Buy condo - got swimming pool, BBQ pit, function so very good. Easier to make a quick buck (hm.......). Complaints to mgt office...quick sorted out.

fightingmom:

pinky:

[quote=\"fightingmom\"]lesser usable space cos Aircon ledge area is inclusive of the size of newer flats. Kitchen definitely smaller - for some units , the design is such that 2 is a crowd in the kitchen! For most newer units, bedroom can only put a queen size bed. That's why for some young couples, they hack the common room to make the master bedroom bigger so that they can accommodate a king-sized bed and more wardrobe space.


I also realise that the \"Tek Gou\" (the bamboo stick for hanging out the clothes) also shorter liao :rotflmao:

at least there is space to hang laundry outside. Pte condo laundry area is non existent - only a washing machine cum dryer. have to hang laundry indoors all the time :yikes:

pinky:

fightingmom:

lesser usable space cos Aircon ledge area is inclusive of the size of newer flats. Kitchen definitely smaller - for some units , the design is such that 2 is a crowd in the kitchen! For most newer units, bedroom can only put a queen size bed. That's why for some young couples, they hack the common room to make the master bedroom bigger so that they can accommodate a king-sized bed and more wardrobe space.


I also realise that the \"Tek Gou\" (the bamboo stick for hanging out the clothes) also shorter liao :rotflmao:

at least there is space to hang laundry outside. Pte condo laundry area is non existent - only a washing machine cum dryer. have to hang laundry indoors all the time :yikes:

fightingmom:

lesser usable space cos Aircon ledge area is inclusive of the size of newer flats. Kitchen definitely smaller - for some units , the design is such that 2 is a crowd in the kitchen! For most newer units, bedroom can only put a queen size bed. That's why for some young couples, they hack the common room to make the master bedroom bigger so that they can accommodate a king-sized bed and more wardrobe space.


I also realise that the \"Tek Gou\" (the bamboo stick for hanging out the clothes) also shorter liao :rotflmao:

mgnvr:

If you look at the trend now even the newer HDB flats are bigger than private condominiums. So why are people rushing to buy private? It is for this reason I'm unwilling to \"upgrade\". To me it's more downgrade.

janet_lee88:

fightingmom:

For most newer units, bedroom can only put a queen size bed. That's why for some young couples, they hack the common room to make the master bedroom bigger so that they can accommodate a king-sized bed and more wardrobe space.

My brother has a 4 room in Tiong Bahru...hall is small and supposed to be dining area too :slapshead: He converted one room into \"living room\" for watching TV. Flat is worth money bcos it is in the city. But I cannot bear to stay in such a small flat. I will be very depressed if there is no space to walk around at home.

mgnvr:

If you look at the trend now even the newer HDB flats are bigger than private condominiums. So why are people rushing to buy private? It is for this reason I'm unwilling to \"upgrade\". To me it's more downgrade.

fightingmom:

For most newer units, bedroom can only put a queen size bed. That's why for some young couples, they hack the common room to make the master bedroom bigger so that they can accommodate a king-sized bed and more wardrobe space.