Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Top 10 Tastiest Condos

Let's run a little quiz on the most 'delicious' looking condos! Finally, you can have your condo and eat it!

Can you guess all of them correctly?

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

My Choice of Cooling Measure on a Hot Day

Recent days have seen sweltering heat interspersed with heavy thunderstorms. I happened to be around Vivocity at that time and out of the blue I developed a craving for ice cream. Since pay day was the day before, I reckoned I could afford to indulge in some Ben & Jerry's.

As I approached the outlet, a boarded up shop greeted me. The sign read: Sorry, we're closed for renovation till November 15. Drat. I made my way to Giant next since I had to pick up some groceries.

In the frozen foods section, I passed by the ice cream counters. I saw the good old 'potong' red bean ice cream blocks on sticks going on promotion pricing, and thought, why not, since my craving was still raging and so was the scorching heat outside. Nevermind that it is 'brandless' and not Ben & Jerry's. Walking out of Vivocity, I didn't wait long to feast on the 'potong'. The satisfaction was beyond compare.

We have seen the challenges Sky Habitat in Bishan faced this past year and a half in selling off its units. To date, it is still less than 35% sold. Designed by the world renowned Moshe Safdie, it was positioned as a pinnacle in the developer's war chest, exemplified also by its price range. Fast forward to a few weeks ago, its sister project, Sky Vue, sold like hot cakes in no time with a stellar performance score of 85%. Apparently, without a brand name architect and sky high psf, it proved even more popular.

I guess, when it boils down (pun intended) to a need to keep cool on a hot day, any ice cream will do, whether branded or not. Likewise, a home is but an abode and shelter to rest and recharge in, brand name architect and designer looks or not.