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they are like tt one lor. my officer attitude one.nt same person. but a lady. she can raise voice at me lor. n she anyh say thgs one.
 


sigh...if they not happy to work in this line then just jolly well go somewhere else ma...handling this is part of their job scope..
how can they be so irresponsible n unhelpful?

now my officer always MIA, if she ever be rude to me i'll write in a formal complaint letter 1 loh... hdb say going toward good customer service.. then what are these black sheep doing there? the hdb hotline ppl are so much more courteous n helpful..think they should get a higher pay than those who refuse to do their job properly... HMPH!
 
hi guys!
finally got news for appt liao..

sailormoon, diaodu, joan,
how? managed to get your officers n ask?
my this officer dunno why suddenly so nice called to inform me of my collection date...n she sounded so cheerful some more..totally different from the one n only time i spoke to her...weirdo...
 
Hi Ladies!!! sailormoon back on this thread~~

congrats to Magical , momochar & Angel who got yr keys!!!
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*so envy*

today, we managed to finally get hold of our Officer in charge & according to her, she says our flat is still doing the cleaning & final defects before handling the keys back to HDB Sales Dept by end April... she says she will try to schedule by 1st week of may .. anyway, i was grumbling to her how come we ask for early release of keys & our application took so long to process... moreovr, some had oredi got their 1st appt date today ... she gave reasons like our loans application jus approved lah...blah blah... *crap* wat to do .. wait loh~~~

momochar: tell u hor... i accidentally delete alot of my mails in my G-mail (again sotong) & luckily i did print out a hard copy at tat time when a forum fren forward to me ... i will scan it in tmrw in office & post it over here so tat we can all share durin our official house opening .. but for the time being, there r some advices frm our dear vonz in the other thread which i cut over for yr reference ...

----- Copyright - VONZ WROTE TIS ------ Ü
for me...1st opening...we brought oranges, "huat guo", pineapple (whole), red dates..and the candles, "buring paper" etc...cos my mum brought for me from those stalls...it come in a packet..just tell the uncle that you are opening your door, he will get that packet for u.....

before you open the door, u must knock the door first, let those "good friends" be excused before u come in...then when u stepped in, ur hubby must use the left foot in first..then when u stepped in, open up all the window, let the air come in....then can start praying liao lo.....

aiya, we did pray downstair before opening the door..i think that is to pray for the "tu di gong" i think...hehe....

anyway, different ppl has different way of doing..just sharing my way...and also must say a lot of good words..haha standard on lah....and also dun forget the salt & rice..hehe..

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well, i had actually get my dad to look thru the month of may 2 weeks back to standby for some auspicious dates.. & according to the lunar chinese calendar .. 4th may is the best of the best!! *momochar ; u r soooo lucky*

hope diaodu, joan & mine will get our appt date very very very soon! *fingers crossed*
 
sailormoonwt (sailormoonwt) & to those who is going to collect their keys soon ,


Haha.....to add on...when u entered the house, remember to say out all the good words like: peaceful house, happiness, healthy....open up all the windows to let wind circulate....haha also to roll in the pineapple when the main door is open..and shouted "huat" as loud as possible..hehe.....

all the best to u ladies..heheh.....keep us update here when u opened ur door..haha....
 
Morning ladies!

hey sailormoon, thanks for helping to post the ritual! I know copyright, keke.. so THANKS to vonz too!
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I learnt from joan that magical & jas got their appt liao, so i tot our #s quite in front, should get soon. But strange leh, you all didn't get while I did... *scratch head*

I asked my bf did we sign anything that says early release of keys or not, he said no... anyway, i also dunno what i'm signing that day, the officer said sign here, i sign.. keke...
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Told my mum to keep a look out for BIG pineapple liao.. hehe.. anything "Wang Wang" i'll throw in!
 
hi momoc, the appt thg also dunno how they do one, but its nt by queue no. cos i end up got keys same day wif ppl (q no. X 3 of mine) n i got later of the day
 
Hello iceblue27,

yah loh, dunno why like that de... if they pick by random, then how come i never kenna in BE!!?? keke... i siao liao, have also complain, dun have also complain..

Magical, Angel : my appointment at 10 plus, yours?

Diaodu neighbour, you also dun have the appt??
 
hello everybody...

Hope you are well.

Me so inactive cos preparing for exams lately..
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haha.. congratulations to all who's getting key on first week of May...
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I spoke to my officer yesterday and apparently, there are some problems with the flat & that's why it cause the delay the collection. she very sad when she heard pple behind me got the nos.. She's really quite nice so i didnt pressure her further.. told her will wait for news then..
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certainly still hope to collect before end May to facilitate start of renovation.
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this opening ceremony really sounds interesting..
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Thanks!!!
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hi all,

thanks, everyone!!! finally after waited for so long, we got our keys le.. but very strange leh.. heard from others that they could get their keys within 3-4 weeks time.. dun know why ours so long.. have to wait until the 6th week then can get keys.. hmm..

my TO told me is not according to Q no, its actually according to the branch TO.. whether have they finished checking for defects and when they passed the keys to HDB HQ.. so if your unit is ok and your TO passed the keys to the HQ aledi then you will get your app..

momocharz: you veyr cute eh.. dun know wat you signed?! heehee.. very exicted when selecting flat right? =P my appt is on 2nd may 9:10 am but i will have to change the date or the time cos my hubby is super busy with work.. need to see whether he can take leave anot..

wa, vonz, you did alot of research to for 'opening ceremony' eh.. heehee.. =D
 
Hello.. is anybody attending Wedding Carnival 2006 on next weekend?

It's 22 per couple wor.. me interested in the fashion show but got exams wor..

Anybody knows if this is going to be good?
 
hi all!

heheh..i changed my appt from 4 may to 28 apr! so its this friday! woohoo!
but cannot open door on fri, must wait til sat afternoon coz PILs wan to do the ritual stuff..
but my mum say for our ex home n current home, they didn't do anything at all..just take keys then very excited to open door liao..my grandma also didnt do anything..but she keep striking 4D 1..n my mum also evey now n then will strike..haha..can imagine my parents when they at our age, get flat liao so excited like all of us now..

diaodu,
actually, in my opinion la, these shows is just go for fun 1..hard to say good anot ..
for those hotel ones, if u know they got show, just call n meet their coordinator before the show, then during the meetign they will auto invite you to the show FOC...if they dont invite then u can just say u're interested to go, can waive off the admission charge anot..usu they'll gie u invitation FOC la..then can go eat free yummy food...n its really YUMMY loh...hee..1 very cheapo hor?
 
Congratulations.. Magical..

U are the first to proceed with the opening ceremony among all of us.. heee ..
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Thanks, actually, I am interested in their fashion shows.. cos still vex with the design of my evening gown
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Been surfing a lot of websites already.. hope the show can give me some inspirations but me having exams so not sure if i should go..
 
if u really interested, just take a break of 2-3 hrs n go loh... better than u staying at home n thinking abt it the whole day, then cant concentrate also..

design u can surf internet (like what u're doing already).. mostly the american n european sites have nicer designs..then u shortlist the details, like this type of neckline, flowers along the hem, pleats on side of bodice, back of gown..etc..
then u go your BS n try out all sorts of gowns they have n take photos n remember what sort of details u like n suit you (very impt! i wanted halterneck all along but when i went to try those on, found that was not very nice on me..)

i started going to my BS like 1 yr before my AD..haha..kiasu hor? but i know coz i very indecisive, so need to try on alot ..
but in the end i finally bought mine online..
i wanted something very simple n graceful , but not plain.. my BS either has those ge-tai types or just very plain spagetti straps type..not outstanding..
 
Hi magical,

Thanks for your advice. Actually, I shortlisted some designs already. but I am concerned because the effect btw viewing and trying on can be rather subjective.

Me too... I like halterneck too but most shortlisted are not fantastic and I know what u mean. That day when I went to my bridal, I told them I not suitable for Tube top. Having said this, the tube gown I tried on, turned out to be nicer as compared to the rest. haha..

Think after my exam, I will go see see shop shop to try on some evening gowns from some established boutiques.
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diaodu,

haha... that was what happened to me also..!
i die die dowan bustiers coz ALL the brides nowadays have bustier gowns.. then hor, ironically, my WG AND EG are bustiers ..haha..

sometimes no matter how much we plan, it'll turn out differently.. so dont be too concerned abt it la.. it'll all fall into place when the time comes...=D

btw how come all the rest disappear liao?

joan, sailormoon,
any news from hdb yet?
 
hi magical,

i tried to call up my branch TO, surprisingly the keys still with her lor.
she said she will pass the keys by this week to HDB TO, then i can call HDB TO for release of keys by next week.
so, i can slowly wait lor.
actually, i'm not in a hurry lor, but just wanna ask ask only... keke...
& oso, i wanna called to ask her if she can help me hack aways those left behind by the previous owner, & she said she will help me put up request after i collect the keys.

hi diaodu,
i think i might be gg to chijmes for the wedding carnival this weekend.
but i dunno which day i might be gg lor.
 
hi everyone
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sailormoon is around ... reading your posting...but didnt hv time to post mine ... :p

diaodu: i m a little blur here ... yr BS package includes MTM WG & EG ah? tat's why u r looking around for designs izzit? i ever heard abt some posting at other threads here tat sometimes MTM gowns dun turn out to be as nice as u wanted to be ... so it's better to take those off-the-rack ones... i tink most of the BS here, their WG off-the-rack r quite alright ... but its their WG tat cannot make it one ... some r like wat magical says ... very "mama-san" ... hahaha
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as for me, i hv yet to look around for designs ... after my ROM then i start to see look see look~~~

Magical: hey my bride-to-be ... another 32 days to become a Mrs man!!! must enj the last 32 days of singlehood!!! *hahaha* how's yr preparation? so far so good i guess ... hvnt hear u panick in yr posting liao! *wink*

i hvnt get my keys yet ... as i said, check up with HDB HQ liao ... most probably 1st week of may as the bukit batok branch office side will only return the keys end april... wat to do ... wait loh~~~~~~~~~

Magical , angel & momochar : how?! must be looking forward to your official opening yeah!! did u ladies prepare any simple opening ceremony? Ü
 
hi joan!
oh i see...okay..=D
hey i havent got time to email u yet..will do so soon ok? sorrie!

hi sailormoon!
haiya, i already a mrs liao loh...we ROM in 2004...now students already call me mrs..
now already given out card to colleagues...need to mail those to friends loh.. some haven given me address yet..so still waiting waiting... but most have replied liao..=D
it take slightly more than a wekk for everyone to reply..n must sms those who haven reply yet..so hard to keep track!!

my PILs will throw rice n salt n something else ba.. my mum say she dunno coz our own place she also didn't do anything..just happy happy open door when get keys...

actually my MTM gown turned out better than i expected! =) very happy with it..its simple n clean cut...so i think also easier to make la..some very elaborate designs might need to communicate better with the designer loh...
 
oops!!!! i did it agn!!! Da Sotong me!!!
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forgot u oredi ROM ... *faint*

i guess keeping track of the invitation cards are the hardest ting to do & finding out who will attend/who will not ... aiyo~~ i will hv a taste of tat when it's my turn ... so how u gonna do to those pple who dun turn up ? in some cases...the restaurant will leave one or two table one rite? then later when the wedding dinner is over, u guys can go back there to consume tat two tables?

hey.. u mentioned tat u hv upload yr WG/EG at multiply website ah... i wanna see leh ... but i dun hv multiply account wor~~ can email me a few ?
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so yr wedding march-in songs select liao ah? how abt your wedding montages? done le mah?
 
hi sailormoon!
haha...its okie..you can wake up from your faint liao..=D

yeah its super confusing..i got 2 reserve tables..so if i dont open these tables, they wont charge me loh.. for confirmed tables that are empty, we can only da bao the food or distribute to other tables..my hotel cannot offer come back another day ..

email ah? can ah..but the files quite large eh.. u gimme your email add loh..

why dont u go sign up for an acc? its very good coz many brides here got an acc..then can go see their pics too..heehee.. www.multiply.com

if u sign up liao my ID is fionazs
if not then u gimme your email la..
 
Hi magical,

Yes I know what u mean. I have a feeling I will have both bustier gowns. :p .. U must be really looking forward to receiving your key 2 days from now!! *cheers & whistle*..

Sailormoon, mine is one MTM, and 1 OTR. On signing with X-zen, I already chosen the WG already. First attempt..and bingo..haha.. *wink*
Actually I also not sure if it's because first attemp wearing WG and it has this beautifying effect, who knows with further exploration, I might change my mind ya. With WG confirmed, I am looking for designs of my evening gown.
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Hmm.. but reading your postings, a bit worried.. really meh.. *mama-san*..hmm.. maybe i will try out their evening gowns to decide. If it's ok, I will take OTR also..anyway, cannot bring back at the end of the day.heehee...

Hi Joan, so u are going this weekend ya.. But i decided not to go already cos worried about my exams and my FH not interested leh. Me so upset with him.. Everytime don't want to accompany me to see gowns. aih... are all men like that?
 
magical: my dear teacher, u should hv my email add rite? rem i email u gals the overnite Q outside the HDB hub? forget liao ah... *knock knock* LOL~~~
i will try to sign up for multiply then ... mayb over this long wkend.... wah~~ got many photos to peep ah
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... sounds attractive enough to make me sign up!!!

oh! so yrs is the da bao arrangment.. i see ... but i tink da bao oso good lah... tat nite u & yr hb will be busy going round tables & yam seng...so dun tink u hv the luxury to sit down & eat oso hor... da bao liao can eat at yr own hotel room ... so shiok! after a hard day of smiling & walking around .. must pamper yrslf with some nice yummy food ... :p~~

Diaodu: u r not alone, my dear lady ... i oso mah .... aiyah~~ it's always the case one lah ... guys wont go & tink so much on wedding tings one .. let alone surf net & find which gowns r nicer .... to them, they tink tat the bridal boutique will "bao ga liao" .... wat for still go find tis...find tat... when we signed up for the bridal package at the marina sq wedding fair, my bf even says.. okie! gao dim liao...nxt is to find hotel venue, then qi qi ba ba liao! *faint* wah piang ooi...how abt the hand bouquet..wedding cards...wedding march-in songs...the wedding presentation slides...blah blah...1001 tings noe!! but to them...its like child's play ... masak masak like tat...everyting can be done so easily... as for wedding shows... oh! forget abt it ... (hand wave~~) we r oso the one to tell them(the men) abt it & had to "beg" them to go... for me, my bf exams coming soon so i tink i cant go leh ..
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wow! diaodu... yr 1st visit to the bridal studio oredi caught a wedding gown to yr liking! *thumbs up* i hvnt go check out my WG/EG ... after my ROM i guess ...

for me, mine can be both MTM/OTR for WG/EG ... i m more worried abt my EG .. WG i tink my BS got some nice collections there ... EG, i m not too sure liao ...
 
hi diaodu!
yeah...happy but not excited ley..think all the excitement diffused over the past 6 weeks liao..haha.. then anyway only sat afternoon then can open door..so maybe saturday morning then i will start to get excited ba..

aiya all guys are like that 1 la.. mine only agreed to go coz i told him got alots of good food..haha..

hi sailormoon!
oh yeah hor! heheh...forgot..
yeah its good to sign up..then u can surf their sites from my page..but i dont know if theirs is open to public or to groups..if groups like mine then they must accept request for invitation then u can view their stuff la..
 
hi magical

that time we waited almost 2 weeks before we can open door!! haha... coz that time qing ming month, cannot open... i still remember we opened on mother's day
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tomolo, i will be going shopping so not at home... or else we can see each other... haha...
 
hi sweet!
i think now still qing ming right? but we didnt really bother abt these stuff la..although we're hoping to finish up reno n move in well before 7th mth..

hi everyone!
finally collected keys on fri. super many things to sign..luckily i'm a teacher..have experience signing 40 progress reports at any one time..haha..but hubby was struggling n say how come i sign so fast..n he complain that all of his signatures all different 1..

have to go up n down level 1, 2, 3..so mafan..pay conservancy, buy fire insurance, apply water/electricity..etc
brought back a heavy file of documents n also super BIG drawings of the concealed wiring plans , piping, n TV n phone points..

then today went to open door at abt 4pm..knock knock the main door then open..hehee,..courtesy ma..
didnt find any defects..except the front door handle was slightly scuffed..will go back n check more thoroughly tomoro..today just look see look see only..but spent abt 2 hrs there!

we didnt do any rituals la.. just left some joss sticks there before we left..
 
hi magical

not too sure if now is still qing ming.. hehe.. but my MIL quite pantang kind, that time she said dun open yet, so we wait till after qing ming lo...

u better check the tiles as well, sometimes there are hairline cracks
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hi sweet!

i went back today..tried to check the tiles but just too many n too dirty! so we give up halfway..haha..
but found some gaps, cracks n chips off our walls though...

rained super heavily just now..no water seepage but rain just poured in MBR window..! think its coz got strong wind ..next time must remember to close that window when it rains..

hi diaodu!
7.60 for fire insurance n 3 months conservancy at 147..
but yours 5 rm think conservancy is different charges..
 
yahlow~~ everyone ... wat r u guys up to tis long wkend? shopping or jus nua at home? for me ...i nua at home the whole day & went gym to burn my fats in the evening ... *hehehe*

magical: u r very smart...noe tat must go back & check for water seepage for yr new flat *thumbs up* so u didnt check the hollow tiles in the end?

hey...how long did u & yr hb hv to spend at HUB hub? around 2hrs mah? jus asking to see if need to take leave on tat day or not... anyway, my keys r not here yet
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*sigh*

Diaodu: eh, lady ... u must be busy preparing for yr exams yeah... how is it going? Jia You ooh! the goodview folks r here cheering for u!! *GOOD LUCK*
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Thanks Magical.
Ya.. hor..i forgot ours different..keke..

Thanks Sailormoon,

tomorrow last paper.. so sian.. hee..
after tomorrow i will be a free bird ..
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hi magical

rain heavily? then i know what time u came by liao... hehe... take your time to check the tiles throughly.. that time i even had pop-up tiles in the kitchen.. but the officer handling our case was very nice and patient.. think the HDB ppl came at least 4 times to rectify some problems that we found
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hi all,

sweet: the HDB people came down 4 times ah? so nice.. but i thought you have to report the defects within 7 days? i was worrying about this problem.. what if we found more defects after 7 days? can we still ask HDB to handle?
 
hi angel

yup! my HDB officer was very nice
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even when my reno was in the progress liao, she still sent her men down to rectify the problems... it was a good 6 mths after we collected the keys but they still came down
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hi sailormoon!
the sky was turning dark when we we re on our way there..then it rained when we were there..

hm..not so long there la..maybe abt 1 hr, give n take...

hi sweet!
haha...so you were home la..the rain super heavy loh..my MBR window was pouring in..but the other 2 BRs n LV didnt kena... n hor, when we were leaving, the rain was pouring in at the corridor loh..got wet when getting out of main door..

poor angel_z was screaming all the way...haha!
my first visitor but no chairs to sit on..n got wet from the rain..heheh..
 
hi magical

wow, angel came with u? hehe... yup, i was home on sun... hehe.. taking a nap in the afternoon when it rained
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so i roughly know what time.. haha
 
hi all,

ya man.. that day (sunday) was reali bad!!! its crazy.. like doing battle with the storm.. and its reali a storm loh.. scary.. the wind very powerful, blew the rain everywhere.. take umbrella oso no use.. and the shelter there oso no use..

goodview gardens usu very windy le so when there is rain, its like storm.. heehee..
 
yeah but quite exciting ley...i walk until nearing the car park going to have shelter liao then i lost my one of my slippers .. too wet la..then had to go back out into the 'storm' to get it..so pai seh...lost it in front of a mummy carrying a kid...heheh..
 
hi all,

hahaha.. the kid must be thinking: "this jie jie in front very funny eh.. raining so heavily still dancing n playin...(scratch head)" wahahaha...
 
hihi,

ya.. the 4 of us went steady when we were 16 (sec. 4)... heehee.. =D

after O levels, magical and i went to the same JC then went NUS tog too.. now oso working in the same jobs (teachers).. heehee..
 
Hello all..

Finally, my exams is over..
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Hi Magical, Angel..

Wow.. your relationship is really impressive.. :p


Can i ask you a question about the HDB loan? Not sure if it's sensitive.

My bf and I would like to take up 10 years HDB loan so that we can pay lesser interests and clear up the liability within shortest time frame.

However, my friend, who work as a banker, said most pple take up 30 years. Because in the event, let's say 5 years down the road, we decide to sell, we need to refund whatever sum deducted from CPF + the interests it would have earned if it was left there to accumulate.. If we don't take so much out from CPF, we don't have to pay so much interests.

What's your take on this?
 
diaodu: my sis recommend tat i take up 30yrs. cos if choose lesser period, then cannot move back to longer period. she said even if 30yrs, u can always make lump sum payments to reduce principal.
 


diaodu,
we just took 30 years coz right now cash flow quite tight considering both of us are relatively young n do not have the financial foundation built up yet..
 

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