Today my mother called about problems with her flat in Hong Kong again. Since she collected the keys 15 years ago, she has done countless fixing and touch-up of defects in her apartment. Two years ago, the neighbor downstairs complained about water seepage from her master toilet. She spent thousands of dollars to fix it. Next came the second toilet. Again they had to … [Read more...]
Say it until it comes true
In my twelve years studying in a Catholic girls school, I was taught to pray if I need to. Till today, whenever I run into troubles, I just keep praying. And I also visit different temples to say the same prayer just in case. I believe that, in the end, some God will do something. It may have nothing to do with my devotion, but the fact that God just can’t stand my nagging any … [Read more...]
Let 4 traits of monkeys tell you properties in the monkey year
Last year this time, I have written about “The Property Market in the Year of the Goat”. It’ time we reviewed the past year before telling what we will expect in the Year of the Monkey. Year of the Goat: Enough bad news? The strong earth element in the Wood Goat year had posed a big challenge to the world economy. The high disturbance in the global asset market in the last … [Read more...]
Knowing what’s happening and what’s next in properties
Time flies. Since the setup of Property Club Singapore in April 2014, I have organized seven talks, run five workshops and spoken in seven property events. During this time, I have the privilege to find topics of common interests for property buyers and owners; get to know industry experts while inviting them to speak; and benefit from these gurus through their generous … [Read more...]
Downtown Line 2 – It’s closer than you think
On the last week of 2015, Land Transport Authority (LTA) was calling everyone to “Give Your Car A Break” and take a free ride on the newly opened Downtown Line 2 (DTL2). To show my support, I took a bus to the first station Bukit Panjang, then got on the DTL2 train that passed through twelve stations to the last stop Chinatown, while keeping check on the way the exact time … [Read more...]