HDBs

Zephyr · Post by **Zephyr** » 15th Mar, '08, 08:47

Doesn't Muxs live in the Tiong Bahru area? You might want to check with him.

Fyn · Post by **Fyn** » 15th Mar, '08, 09:10

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Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 15th Mar, '08, 10:55

Zephyr wrote:Doesn't Muxs live in the Tiong Bahru area? You might want to check with him.

No, it was Telok Blangah. I go to that area once a week for TCM in a neighbourhood clinic. I must say, it has a very nice vibe.

azzam · Post by **azzam** » 15th Mar, '08, 11:11

Yes, agree. But is the wrong side of town for where I think I might be working. No MRT in that area.

baloo · Post by **baloo** » 15th Mar, '08, 12:02

azzam wrote:Where's Mel's Place?

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Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 15th Mar, '08, 12:07

azzam wrote:Yes, agree. But is the wrong side of town for where I think I might be working. No MRT in that area.

Aside from HarbourFront.....

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 15th Mar, '08, 12:30

Thanks baloo - I just did that for her on IM. Stangee Place is where I was thinking off.

azzam · Post by **azzam** » 15th Mar, '08, 13:09

Fat Bob wrote:
azzam wrote:Yes, agree. But is the wrong side of town for where I think I might be working. No MRT in that area.
Aside from HarbourFront.....

Oh yeah....

Lili Von Shtupp · Post by **Lili Von Shtupp** » 15th Mar, '08, 13:12

Another idea: Wessex Estate.

https://app.creativecommunity.sg/WannaK ... fault.aspx

azzam · Post by **azzam** » 15th Mar, '08, 13:14

Thanks Lili, I know Wessex quite well. the waiting list is closed. Plus it's Premas again, whose latest little game is to make people bid for their properties. Barstewards

SunshineAfterRain · Post by **SunshineAfterRain** » 15th Mar, '08, 13:34

I am a Telok Blangah Estate resident. I moved from Telok Blangah Crescent to Telok Blangah Heights and been living here since I was a kid.

It doesn't has a MRT now but I believe the Telok Blangah MRT will be ready by year 2010 or so. As FB said, Harbourfront MRT is one that is near and depending on which Telok Blangah Estate you chose to live, the other 2 MRT at close proximity are Redhill and Tiong Bahru. From Telok Blangah to go to Shenton Way, Orchard Road, it doesn't take more than 30 mins by public transport anyway.

At the end of the day, it depends on which areas you are more comfortable with and if you already have some places in mind. I know some folks prefer to live on the East side of this island as rental is the main contributing factor to most people now.

Lili Von Shtupp · Post by **Lili Von Shtupp** » 15th Mar, '08, 13:42

Bummer. I don't evny you - I love the Seletar Base feel and don't know how you will adjust to life here without it once you're used to it!

BFG · Post by **BFG** » 15th Mar, '08, 15:50

SunshineAfterRain wrote:Azzam, Dover/Buena Vista is a good choice. I have a friend who lives in the Heritage View since last August and he is pretty happy with the vicinity. It is quiet by the night and the security is good. Lots of taxis just queueing outside the Condo every morning and it is about 5 mins walk to Rochester Park. It takes approximately 20 mins walk from Dover MRT to the Condo. There is a coffee shop just besides the condo and across the road, round the corner of the multi-storey carpark, there is a NTUC and some ATMs, these are just within 5 mins walk from the condo.

Queenstown,Redhill, Tiong Bahru, Telok Blangah, Holland, Henderson Road, these are places that you may want to include in your search. Some of them have nice parks and short distance to the shopping centre/wet market. Most of them are near to the MRT (~ 20-30 mins ride during peak hour) and easily accessible by public transport.

Given the above - why not just walk to Buona Vista MRT which is 5 minutes walk from Rochester Park?

None of my business, of course. Just curious...

Fat Bob · Post by **Fat Bob** » 15th Mar, '08, 18:14

Fat Bob wrote:SAR: why walk from Heritage to Dover MRT when Buona Vista is so much closer?

SunshineAfterRain wrote:FB, it was because I alighted at the wrong MRT

Read more carefully in future!

azzam · Post by **azzam** » 15th Mar, '08, 18:27

Lili Von Shtupp wrote:Bummer. I don't evny you - I love the Seletar Base feel and don't know how you will adjust to life here without it once you're used to it!

I've been here nine years, Lili, and only one of them has been at Seletar. Before that I was in Hooper Road, which was almost as nice.
I really don't want to do the private condo thing again. I find them soul-less places and wouldn't want to live in one I could afford! ( or want to afford ) So, it's walk ups or HDBs for a while, I think.
Still favouring Spottiswoode, just might have to wait for a while to get the right block. 106 overlooks the container port - that would be pretty cool.

There was a walk up at Tiong Bahru in the paper today. Two bedrooms, above a coffee shop, $2800. But I decided there aren't enough trees around in that area.

Thanks SAR - haven't got around to thinking about your area yet.

I'm not going to stress about it - it'll happen.

BFG · Post by **BFG** » 15th Mar, '08, 19:34

Fat Bob wrote:
SAR: why walk from Heritage to Dover MRT when Buona Vista is so much closer?

SunshineAfterRain wrote:
FB, it was because I alighted at the wrong MRT

Read more carefully in future

I think reading it at all would be a good start - dull, dull, dull...

Addadude · Post by **Addadude** » 17th Mar, '08, 12:37

Azzam, like SAR I am a Telok Blangah Heights resident, in my case for the last 4 years. The first 2 years i spent in Harbourview Towers condo and the last couple in a 4-room HDB flat (3 bedrooms, a store room, smallish living room and quite large kitchen). I am very happy living here. Telok Blangah Hill is literally next door and Mount Faber is just across the road. Although it is a HDB estate, it doesn't feel too congested or high density. (That may change with 2 new 40-storey blocks and 1 new 20 -storey block being built in the estate in the next year or so...) Most of the flats in the estate have been recently upgraded with new bathrooms and, in some blocks, additional balconies. There is definitely a 'neighborhood feel' and I think you'll like the ambience if that is what you are looking for.

IMO, proximity to the MRT is not really an issue with a neighborhood this close to town. The buses along Telok Blangah Road are very frequent and can get you into Raffles Place in less than 30 minutes. I work in Tanjong Pagar myself and I can be in my office in 20 minutes, door-to-door. The 124 bus, which passes through the estate, will get you into Orchard Road in less than 30 minutes - on a good traffic day.

BTW, the HDB block I am in is quieter than the last condo I stayed in!

azzam · Post by **azzam** » 17th Mar, '08, 15:06

That sounds about right for me Addadude. Thanks, will look into it. Do you know anyone who can show me around, or do they just come up in the paper?
If the job in Mount Sophia doesn't come through, my main work areas are Tanjong Pagar and Pasir Panjang Road, so could be a good compromise.

Aliya · Post by **Aliya** » 17th Mar, '08, 15:24

We could always find a big house together

SunshineAfterRain · Post by **SunshineAfterRain** » 17th Mar, '08, 16:03

Azzam, I could show you around except this Wednesday - that's if you don't mind it.

Kooky · Post by **Kooky** » 17th Mar, '08, 16:07

Aliya wrote:We could always find a big house together

Run, azzam, run for your sanity.

azzam · Post by **azzam** » 17th Mar, '08, 17:33

SunshineAfterRain wrote:Azzam, I could show you around except this Wednesday - that's if you don't mind it.

That's really kind of you SAR, thanks! I'm pretty free these next couple of weeks. Could you sneak me in to look at a couple?

azzam · Post by **azzam** » 17th Mar, '08, 17:34

Kooky wrote:
Aliya wrote:We could always find a big house together
Run, azzam, run for your sanity.

Who is this strange Aliya person? Why does she want to take me in? I'm not living in her cleavage, if that's what she thinks.

BoD · Post by **BoD** » 17th Mar, '08, 17:45

Do you have any rugs she could nibble?

azzam · Post by **azzam** » 17th Mar, '08, 18:06

Some old shoes I could spare

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