Around Singapore

By developer SingHaiyi

HDB Compassvale Broadwalk BTO launched in May 2012 Site plan and floor plans compassvale-broadwalk.pdf Lease Commencement Date: Year 2015

The Stagmont Park: A sweet little park.... off Choa Chu Kang ....

I have taken a photo of the distinctive walk-up staircase design with it's unique U shaped and a distinctive circular "pot-hole" close to the Top of the stairs. Close-by, Block 10A Boon Tiong Road has just TOP. However, it's multi-storey carpark is still under-construction. But, I have taken several snap-shot of it's "protruding" staircase leading towards the upper floors of the multi-storey carpark. You can see from the photos that this new carpark had copied the same design from the old Tiong Bahru Flats. Specifically from the photo taken of Blk 28 Tiong Bahru.

Hi Everyone, I recalled a user had asked what a Kei Loon is. I had taken some pictures the `Kei Loon' (guarding at four different directions) at a memorial site for a war hero. Warmest Regards, Cecil

Part I - Case Study of Inauspicious Layouts =========================================== 1. Type of Flats: Housing & Development Board, Singapore (Government Built Flats) 2. Locations: Block 272A, Jurong West St 64 and Block 271D, Jurong West St 24 3. Enclosed please find two sample layout plans from designs found in these two flats. 4. Availability: Currently for Sale 5. `Threats' related to these two layouts:- 5.1 Riddled with major missing corners 5.2 Toilet at the center-point of the house (imply financial problems or money cannot be easily retained) In this first part, overall recommendation: Don't Buy. (There are other better layouts to select... Try to Avoid) Wa…

HDB Waterway Sunbeam BTO launched in January 2012 Site plan and floor plans

Government's Asset Enhancement Scheme 1. Photos taken@ Teck Whye Lane showing a block of flat in the process of installing several lift shafts to ensure that each unit can be reached by a lift. 2. Formerly, such a block has a central lift and the lifts often only stops at staggered floors e.g. 1, 3, 6, 9, 11 floors. 3. One good thing about the lifts to every unit is to allow the elderly and allow for wheel-chair friendly access. 4. Previously this government asset enhancement scheme was a "carrot" used during every elections (in the past): "if you don't vote for me; you don't get such an upgrading". Many believe;in the 2016 elections; thisis no longer a carrot nor a stick…

Sea Esta and it's "million dollar" sea view...

HDB Fernvale Flora BTO launched in February 2011 site plan and floor plans fernvale-flora.pdf Lease Commencement Date: Year 2014

Has PAC MAN anything to do with the designs of the various blocks of flats found in the attached street directory map? Or was the architect a fan of PAC MAN and wanted to immortalise PAC MAN in his/her design of the block of flats in various parts of Bukit Batok?

1. Auspicious Patterns Part II 2. Most of the patterns form an eternal loop symbolising eternity.

A user recently requested to know what a Chinese gold nuggets (bullion) looks like. The attached picture shows three Chinese bullions on a decorative pedestal.

HDB Depot Heights BTO launched in July 2012 Site plan and floor plans depot-heights.pdf Lease Commencement Date: Year 2016

HDB Forfar Heights / HDB Commonwealth 10 = Blocks 50, 51, 52 and 53 The Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) Site plan resource bank. Expected TOP in 2020

Buangkok Edgeview Sales Brochure: Site Plan and Floor Plans buangkok-edgeview.pdf HDB Buangkok Edgeview Just T.O.P. This PCN starts from Gerald Drive and goes thru Anchorvale and towards Punggol PCN. To the left of the photo (hidden) is the last KAMPONG Buangkok:- Finally, a small shopping centre. The nearest is Giant which is around 800 metres away.. View of Fernvale (furthest) then Seletar Springs condo and the nearest is Mugliston Park. A small enclave of landed properties. Many years back the river was the resting place of broken down Sampan wooden boats. Thus this place was called “Tongkang picha”…

3rd Gen HDB 5 Bedroom Point-Block Flats located opposite Ris Grandeur Condo. These type of flats were built around late 1980's (1988 to 1990's).

The Chinese especially, from the dialect group Cantonese dread the number 4. To them, in their dialect means : `say' or DIE. Worse if it is repeated e.g. Die, Die, Die... Especially numbers like 4, 44 or even 444....

[Note: This message contains 4 images. Each image range from 55k to 27k] 1. In modern times, Chinese Red Packets or Hong Bao (in Mandarin) and Ang Pow (in Hokkien) are given by married couples to their elders and to children of relatives and friends and unmarried family members during Chinese New Year. *Joke* The advantage is to remain single and unmarried. Here, the parents or relatives may continue to give you yearly Red packets. -But in real life, this is True- 2. Remember if one gives a Hong Bao to give money in `pairs' e.g. $2, $4, $10 etc... Never give money in odd numbers e.g. $1, $3 etc... This signifies loneliness. 3. It is common especially for Banks, businessne…

Queens condo TOP in 2002, with three towers of 39 storeys each. There are a total of 722 units.

The owner of this house uses these items:- 1. The Ba gua trigram on the outside of the concave mirror is to ward off evil. 2. The charms with the mao pi is also meant to ward off evil. 3. The greatest threat for a neigbhour facing such an apartment (apartment door face to face) is the concave mirror in the middle of the ba gua mirror. The intention of such a concave mirror is to "suck wealth".... 3.1 There are many versions of such a mirror: some with the Chi-lin in the middle; some with the flat mirror; These are purely to ward off evil. 3.2 some Ba Gua's with the convex mirror are to deflect poison arrow(s) or sha qi.

Note: Apologies, my camera does not have a zoom lens so the image is small. This new building has two `boomerang' roofs that is unfriendly to other buildings at the same level.