Calling all Malaysian brides/grooms
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Marilyn, I'm not surprise your friend paid $600k for a bigger unit in Queenstown. We ever view there which is a few blocks opp MRT, near the church and condo. The price starting fr $380k for 4-rm unit..some even asking for $440k.
My colleague sold her Toa Payoh 5-rm, 30th floor unit for $590k and she moved to condo bcoz wanted her daughter going to Raffles Girl at Bkt Timah.
My colleague sold her Toa Payoh 5-rm, 30th floor unit for $590k and she moved to condo bcoz wanted her daughter going to Raffles Girl at Bkt Timah.
LK - yeah, i'm aware on all those fees incurred .. bo pien, no CPF & not intending to get the 16% out of HDB 20% deposit from bank too ... ok, see how myself can struggle thru this, he he he
Anne, does it mean that the residents staying at those places will make money out of their flats if they would to sell their properties away, right .. LK, that's why you also ngeh-ngeh choose Marine Parade area lah ..
Elaine, I tot your hubby has one liau .. how's your planning like?
Anne, does it mean that the residents staying at those places will make money out of their flats if they would to sell their properties away, right .. LK, that's why you also ngeh-ngeh choose Marine Parade area lah ..
Elaine, I tot your hubby has one liau .. how's your planning like?
Susan, if u r buying resale at high price, u think u can make $$ out of it when u sell later on? My colleague Toa Payoh flat buying price only $228k first hand 51/2yrs back..that's y she can make $$ now. Now the new owner bought fr her at $590k..next time u think the new owner can fetch $800k? I don't think so..
susan... no lah, i choose marine parade becoz i like the area, have been staying there for 7 years liao. It's heartpain to pay high price for the flat.
Anne is correct, usually on the 1st owner will make $ out of the flat when they sell after 5 years. 2nd owner onwards usually won't fetch a higher price to make a gain anymore.
Anne is correct, usually on the 1st owner will make $ out of the flat when they sell after 5 years. 2nd owner onwards usually won't fetch a higher price to make a gain anymore.
Morning ladies...
Actually those flats at north area cheaper hor. My fren bot a 4-room resale flat at Yishun at less than S$200k, and another one bot 5-room resale flat at Choa Chu Kang at S$240k.
anne, ur colleague really make a lot of money from the deal hor. But TPY is a hot area so can fetch higher price.
Actually those flats at north area cheaper hor. My fren bot a 4-room resale flat at Yishun at less than S$200k, and another one bot 5-room resale flat at Choa Chu Kang at S$240k.
anne, ur colleague really make a lot of money from the deal hor. But TPY is a hot area so can fetch higher price.
No lar susan. At the moment staying with MIL. Just that we want to get our own place, so friends & my family can stay over when they visit. I'm keen on TP but prices are steep and no new development. Maybe Punggol. Further but then prices are affortable lor.
I forgot ladies, but anyone staying at Punggol now? How's the buses, transport and traffice flow in the morning? It's basically my main concern.
Cheers!
I forgot ladies, but anyone staying at Punggol now? How's the buses, transport and traffice flow in the morning? It's basically my main concern.
Cheers!
marilyn_chh
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eccentric,
me and evelyn_mao staying at punggol!!
Me staying very near the LRT, 5 mins walk..the frequency of LRT very good, better than bus..butthe after LRT still have to take MRT lah...at the moment there's no direct buses to town, but we have direct bus to tampines, pasir ris and hougang i think.
To go to town, usually we will take LRT then MRT to dhouby gaut (35-40 mins) and change..
Traffic flow for cars?? Dun know what to say cos there's jam every where in singapore one lah..to me, it's quite all right
But dun expect Punggol to be as "wang" as Bishan, ang mo kio, tao payoh, bedok, woodlands or tampines cos it's basically a very new town. Not much facilities except a small punggol plaza (good enough for me at the moment cos there's wet market, NTUC, watson, food court and other shops). No swimming pool or cinema and no big food fourt..
One thing i like abt punggol is lots of garden and big green patches for pets to run and to fly "layang"!!! the wind is good.. almost every evening, residents nearby my unit will bring out their layang and play
Jas,
your collegue that bought the 5rm flat for SGD240K got a good deal mann...It must be very big right cos CCK flat are normally very big!!
me and evelyn_mao staying at punggol!!
To go to town, usually we will take LRT then MRT to dhouby gaut (35-40 mins) and change..
Traffic flow for cars?? Dun know what to say cos there's jam every where in singapore one lah..to me, it's quite all right
But dun expect Punggol to be as "wang" as Bishan, ang mo kio, tao payoh, bedok, woodlands or tampines cos it's basically a very new town. Not much facilities except a small punggol plaza (good enough for me at the moment cos there's wet market, NTUC, watson, food court and other shops). No swimming pool or cinema and no big food fourt..
One thing i like abt punggol is lots of garden and big green patches for pets to run and to fly "layang"!!! the wind is good.. almost every evening, residents nearby my unit will bring out their layang and play
Jas,
your collegue that bought the 5rm flat for SGD240K got a good deal mann...It must be very big right cos CCK flat are normally very big!!
marilyn_chh
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mmm, may be next time can consider move to CCK after selling away my punggol flat
marilyn, ya, units at CCK/YT areas are big! Think she bot it last year, so maybe that time property price still quite low.
Another fren better, he bot a 3 bedrooms condo at Upper Bukit Timah at only $500k plus! Been to his house b4. Very new and quite big! Even my hubby think it's a good price for such a condo.
tlc, since u work at real estate agency, any lobang for our house-seekers here?
Another fren better, he bot a 3 bedrooms condo at Upper Bukit Timah at only $500k plus! Been to his house b4. Very new and quite big! Even my hubby think it's a good price for such a condo.
tlc, since u work at real estate agency, any lobang for our house-seekers here?
marilyn_chh
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jas,
ya, no doubt 500K very attractive price for a big condo at upper bukit timah but unfortunately i got no $100K cash to pay for downpayment..hehe... and me not willing to be in debt for a long time just to own a nice apartment lah...haha....
and what if hor one day kena retrench, jialat... no money to pay installment, then kena force to sell the place
oopss...me not cursing your collegue.. ur collegue very cash rich is it?
ya, no doubt 500K very attractive price for a big condo at upper bukit timah but unfortunately i got no $100K cash to pay for downpayment..hehe... and me not willing to be in debt for a long time just to own a nice apartment lah...haha....
and what if hor one day kena retrench, jialat... no money to pay installment, then kena force to sell the place
Haha marilyn, u so cute.
He is not my colleague but my fren's hubby. Work as a IT Manager with PWC and from a quite well-to-do family in Sarawak. Think he got some support from his family for the house lah. Else so young save hard hard also extremely tough to have $100k rite...
He is not my colleague but my fren's hubby. Work as a IT Manager with PWC and from a quite well-to-do family in Sarawak. Think he got some support from his family for the house lah. Else so young save hard hard also extremely tough to have $100k rite...
melodygirl
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Jas > sorry to bother u again.. need to get more infos from u.. as u were saying tat ur cousin were holding on to WP last yr end when she came to work in a bank..
can i know how long has she been hodling on to this WP/how long has she been working here when holding on to WP?
Wat is her qualification? estimated income at that point in time when she is holding to WP?
u sos mentioned tat she first apply for EP? is it successful? her EP is S/P/Q pass? any idea how she go abt applying for her EP? ( juz submit the form to MOM? )
Coz from wat i know is that as long as u dun earn ~ 1.8k, cannot apply for any pass leh (S/Q/P), die die can onli hold on to WP onli.
very curious how come she managed to get her EP?
I know i beri loh soh... but i sort of frustrated n kan cheong lah for my fiance.
can i know how long has she been hodling on to this WP/how long has she been working here when holding on to WP?
Wat is her qualification? estimated income at that point in time when she is holding to WP?
u sos mentioned tat she first apply for EP? is it successful? her EP is S/P/Q pass? any idea how she go abt applying for her EP? ( juz submit the form to MOM? )
Coz from wat i know is that as long as u dun earn ~ 1.8k, cannot apply for any pass leh (S/Q/P), die die can onli hold on to WP onli.
very curious how come she managed to get her EP?
I know i beri loh soh... but i sort of frustrated n kan cheong lah for my fiance.
melodygirl
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Susan > u were oso mentioning that ur co worker oredi got his PR upon submittig his ROM cert, n sponsored by his wifey who is a PR ya..
any idea how long is his wife working in sg already huh? coz u were saying she earn < 1.5k n her qualification is oso lower ya (is it diploma or SPM?) How come in the first place his wife can get a PR? any idea how she got it a not? coz from what u mentioned, seems like she dun meet the requirement for PR leh?
any idea how long is his wife working in sg already huh? coz u were saying she earn < 1.5k n her qualification is oso lower ya (is it diploma or SPM?) How come in the first place his wife can get a PR? any idea how she got it a not? coz from what u mentioned, seems like she dun meet the requirement for PR leh?
melodygirl,
My gf got good SPM results, so she got EP although pay less than 1.5k. After a few months, she applied and got her PR, hehe. That was during 2000-2001. Don't think the same rules still apply now, right? They do change their rules from time to time.
Has yr bf filed an appeal?
I remember the first time I applied for EP I was rejected. My employer helped me draft appeal letter and subsequently, they approved the application, hehe. This was way back in 1996.
Now u know how terribly old I am, can only tell u stone-aged stories, hehehe.
My gf got good SPM results, so she got EP although pay less than 1.5k. After a few months, she applied and got her PR, hehe. That was during 2000-2001. Don't think the same rules still apply now, right? They do change their rules from time to time.
Has yr bf filed an appeal?
I remember the first time I applied for EP I was rejected. My employer helped me draft appeal letter and subsequently, they approved the application, hehe. This was way back in 1996.
Now u know how terribly old I am, can only tell u stone-aged stories, hehehe.
Hi melodygirl,
My cousin started working here October last year, after she graduated from Australia. She works in OCBC with a salary of $2k plus. She applied EP think sometime Feb this year, and got it 1 mth later. Not sure what class of EP she is holding. And she just submitted her PR application 1 month ago. Now waiting anxiously for approval. She said her colleague who is in similar situation as her has oredi got her PRship. So she very kam cheong now...
U said ur bf applied for PR b4 but got rejected. Did ICA explain the reason?
My cousin started working here October last year, after she graduated from Australia. She works in OCBC with a salary of $2k plus. She applied EP think sometime Feb this year, and got it 1 mth later. Not sure what class of EP she is holding. And she just submitted her PR application 1 month ago. Now waiting anxiously for approval. She said her colleague who is in similar situation as her has oredi got her PRship. So she very kam cheong now...
U said ur bf applied for PR b4 but got rejected. Did ICA explain the reason?
To add on wat Sunsnow said, u may have to call or go Ministry of Manpower to check whether ur bf need to get approval before u can ROM, as he is a WP holder. That happen to my hubby as he was a ex-WP holder more than 10 yrs ago! We only find out 2 months ago but oredi ROM in Msia last October. So we purposely take half day leave to go MOM, end up the officer told us for my hubby's case, no need to seek approval as there are some changes recently on this rule and hubby fall under category NO approval is required for marriage. General rule is: If ur spouse is a WP/EP or ex-WP/EP, he/she need to get MOM prior approval before can get married. But not sure how for ur bf's situation. Better check first.
Hihi sp, I hope i can be as "xiao1 sa3" as u lei... Sometimes i do think shd i give up my work here and go back jb instead of ask my hubby to give up his job in jb to come here. Sigh... Very hard decision...
On my PS, actually more look forward to ID one as not as tiring and more "zhao4 xin2", more interesting hor... ;p K, sure will snap some photos to share wif u gals.
On my PS, actually more look forward to ID one as not as tiring and more "zhao4 xin2", more interesting hor... ;p K, sure will snap some photos to share wif u gals.
Melodygirl - about my colleague's case, yup, he's a WP holder, earning salary less than $1500 .. i believe before year 2003, his wife already obtained her PR. I don't think she has diploma and she is still earning salary < S$1500 because the husband said that her CPF contribution is only S$300/month based on 20% deduction.
as before 2003, the PR restriction wasn't that tight and many of my PR colleagues (with low salary) now got their PR before 2003 and they even said, the government offered the PR status to them ..
I came right after 2003 and I've been researching about PR and the rules changed after SARs .. that must be a EP holder first before can apply and now, lately, if u're an S pass holder, u can apply liau ..
and for ROM, because my colleague's wife is a PR and he's a WP, they informed MOM about their ROM and got approval for that, eventhough they did their ROM in M'sia .. they didn't go thru any ROM in Singapore.
so, it's proven that if u can't obtain EP/S pass, then you must get ROM (advance MOM approval is required), then should be no problem liau in getting a PR ..
Jas, your cousin has a degree but because her salary is <$2.5k, therefore, she's only entitled for WP but since, she has the qualification, she tried for the EP and she got it.
Jas, going for your PS - shoot mei-mei ah .. give the sweetest smile, ok ..
as before 2003, the PR restriction wasn't that tight and many of my PR colleagues (with low salary) now got their PR before 2003 and they even said, the government offered the PR status to them ..
I came right after 2003 and I've been researching about PR and the rules changed after SARs .. that must be a EP holder first before can apply and now, lately, if u're an S pass holder, u can apply liau ..
and for ROM, because my colleague's wife is a PR and he's a WP, they informed MOM about their ROM and got approval for that, eventhough they did their ROM in M'sia .. they didn't go thru any ROM in Singapore.
so, it's proven that if u can't obtain EP/S pass, then you must get ROM (advance MOM approval is required), then should be no problem liau in getting a PR ..
Jas, your cousin has a degree but because her salary is <$2.5k, therefore, she's only entitled for WP but since, she has the qualification, she tried for the EP and she got it.
Jas, going for your PS - shoot mei-mei ah .. give the sweetest smile, ok ..
Anne, Jas,
Hospital bag not packed yet! Hb thinks it's still too early, hahaha. He said if I want, next week can start packing. He's "confident" bb will listen to him and come out on EDD 27/7, so still got plenty of time, kakaka
How nice to hv easy-going hb to balance my gan-cheong nature, heh heh heh.
Hospital bag not packed yet! Hb thinks it's still too early, hahaha. He said if I want, next week can start packing. He's "confident" bb will listen to him and come out on EDD 27/7, so still got plenty of time, kakaka
How nice to hv easy-going hb to balance my gan-cheong nature, heh heh heh.
