Friday, April 06, 2007

Finally we bought our own house!

We have been searching around for a flat for about 3~4 months... It's not easy. Cos when finding a resale flat, you get to see everything. You will like certain aspects and dislike some others. Which level is the unit, the layout So it's not easy to find something we really really like. If we do, the price will be rocket-high! The area we were initially looking at is very hot. It's near Serangoon MRT station. The flats there are about 17 years old liao. But for a 4A flat, valuation is about 290K and the cash portion is usually 20K++. Abit insane right?

After CNY, we extended our search to Lorong Ah Soo which is also very near to PIL place. Saw one unit which was very spa-like. It was a 5I flat at 10th floor and 10 yrs old. Valuation 305K, owner asking for 360K. Agent mentioned someone already offered 30K cash above 305K. Luckily I didn't think too much about it. When I called the agent to see if the offer is still on cos contemplating whether to put in an offer. Guess what, the bidding had closed and someone paid 42K above the valuation. dud?




We bought a 4A unit at Hougang Ave 1 on 24-March! It's near to my in-laws place. Very happy that I can get the 40K grant. =) It is actually quite near to my sis's workplace at Defu Lane.


Allan and I were very happy when we bought it on 24-March. it was also our 6-months wedding anniversary on that day too. So the feeling is like... erm... reaching like another milestone of our couplehood. We felt really happy! The area there is quite peaceful but not too ulu. near expressway and there's a wet and dry market within 5 mins walk! A big hawker center and lotsa kopitiam. feels excited thinking about it. Gonna sign my 1st appointment on 27-April. I can't wait to receive the keys man! We went the hawker there for breakfast today...


This is the 2-storey market. 1st-storey is the wet market... 2nd-storey is the hawker stalls. see below for more....


This stall has a long queue. It was featured in the Chinese Zaobao not too long ago. Lorong Ah Soo Lor Mee...



This long queue was for a Nasi Lemak stall. $2 for rice, small fried fish and ikan bilis. Not really worth it lei cos no chicken wing... hee... Don understand why these pple are queuing for it.

Anyway, I feel happy seeing so much stalls. Yum yum...We ate vegetarian food today. So Hubby was planning to eat kway chap on Sat and Lor Mee on Sunday. WOA haha.... Food, here we come! =P

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