what does cosmopolitan means? chap?

There is a big difference between staying in a single storey terrace house and a condo though both are on 1 floor and similar size. Single storey houses are usually viewed as lower end compared with condo. They usually do not have security and in older neighbourhoods. I do not like to stay in condos, but I don't like staying in single storey terrace house either.

Actually, for those seniors, condos would be better. Lifts, facilities, guards, etc. The best condos would be those above Midvalley or near supermarkets where they dont have to go far for food. These seniors are the ones who have truly arrived.

How many can afford to stay at bangsar or DPC?

YTL name is worth 10 sens mah...

If you are already staying there, then watch out for good bargains. It is easier to hunt since you are a resident and you can access the condo before buying it.

I did the same with mine last time, rented 2 years before buying the unit.

anyone got pics of the facilities...e.g. gym, spa, courts, pool?

After staying in condo for 10 years, I am glad to move back to landed property. As I get older, it is more difficult for me to negotiate those never ending ramps, I feel disoriented after a while. Fortunately for me, my last 3 condos only had short walking distance to lifts and our units.

I wont be able to carry all my groceries/daily shopping and walk those corridors!

As ours is gull g&g, you can take your groceries n everything out of the car as slow as you like.

An alternative to g&g condo for senior ppl would be the ground floor of townhouse. You may even have facilities like clubhouse, best of all, you can drive up to your doorstep and unload your groceries.

A few days ago, I had a fall and sprained my right back muscles, though the sprain was not serious, it is very painful and I cant lift heavy things or twist my body too much as I am trying to let it heal. Imagine I have to go up and downstairs with groceries in this condition.

I am still glad to live in landed house, all my furnishings are planned for easy maintenance and minimal care, including garden.

How much is the maint fee at MF? As a renter, you wont have to pay the fees, right?

Where did citydude mention poor ppl? Damansara Heights does not sound low class to me.

He was not condeming Midfields, just sharing his viewpoint on condo living.

When you reach a certain age, you cant do a lot of things younger ppl can. Most ppl think that condos are best for seniors....but they forget about long winding drives up and down the car parks, heavy groceries and long corridors.

Not every senior has family members to ferry them around.

Citydude, forgive me, you are single and always have been?

Dry wall is common in overseas because you don't need brick walls between rooms and you can easily enlarge the rooms by removing the dry walls. I would prefer dry walls between rooms as long as diff units are separated by concrete walls.

My unit overseas, only the 4 outer walls are concrete, all other inner walls are dry wall.