And also dun piss off your surrounding neighbours or they'll keep on complaining. Kesian one of my neighbours who had to spend a few thousand ringgit just to placate the majlis perbandaran people bcs another trouble-maker neighbour kept complaining when it was really none of his business (you know lar hak sek ppl cannot stomach us tong yen just bcs they think we're better off than them mah). This neighbour extended the kitchen right up to the back wall which is not really against the law even if it's a link house. This is a semi-d. I've seen a lot of link houses which extended their kitchen right up to the common wall.

Ya lor,just get a draftsman who can get a qualified architect to sign. The draftsman and signature also will cost him that much only. No need to kow tow to that hak yen,shouting and scolding almost every day. Sum more must talk nice2 with him and put up some iron grilles for him b4 he would shut up! That n'bour some more so patient. That's why that hak yen was so daring. Old man of like 70. If it was me I would have lost my temper and smashed his blardy face in LOL.

The themepark not so practical!!! Something like Spore VivoCity Rooftop Garden will be good enough..

I don't mind a Bugis Junction type 

"First shopping mall with access from NSE" this attract me a lot!! Their background must be very strong! dun play play I wish to see this mix development, probably 10-15yrs to complete it!

the owner got interviewed by the Star before.. Lawyer qualification but no longer practising and ventured into awning business, thereafter Houz Depot and now property development. anyone with CTOS access can try to trace his identity 

Bugis Junction no green area, but LOTS of eateries 

I understand what you mean LOL. In the particular case I mentioned the reno did not affect him in any way bcs he was not the direct back neighbour. He was noisy just to show some "power" I guess. Perhaps envy got the better of him. A majority of hak sek are cheapskates. He wanted to "force" the owner to do something free for him. That shut him up since he thought he "won" bcs the guy gave him what he asked just to stop him from continuing with the harassment.

no, it's more like the ISETAN in 1U, where a lot of eateries are located at the top floor. of course Bugis Function has more spaces as compared to ISETAN 1U.

ehh.. if you guys recalled, the previous plan was to build industrial factory/showroom. and now changed plan...    another scary part is the plan seems to suggest building condo...  

The ori plan was some kind of huge eateries for tourists and factories for producing products for tourists,right? I was thinking if they can bring in 1% of China people per annum to holiday in MY i.e. 14million Chinese from China and 50% or 7million patronise this place then perhaps can prosper lar since they can afford to bbb. If not where to find so many tourists. MY is not the most popular SEAsian nation to visit. Thailand wins hands down. They make themselves so tourist-friendly. MY doesn't develop her potentials.

NZX was an abandoned project that forced Axbank to step in. all purchasers were forced to buy extra some more..    & look at it now...     

Yes, it is.
It looks pretty ambitious, don't know can take off or not.
Anyway for inquiry, we have to make a call to Singapore 

Guocoland's security charges are very high. Of course,the RA can be set up asap once you all get your keys. However,you must also beware bcs these so-called committees could behave like terrorists too. The members could be very high handed. They set rules as they deem fit,to suit their own ends.

So, just to clarify, developer that doesn't want to carry out the obligation to provide security service can just simply impose a stupid rate so that the resident get angry and set up their own RA. And developer can employ any security company without getting a quote comparison or negotiate for a fair rate, and resident cannot go against that, and to disagree the only way is to set up RA.

There must be something in the DMC that protect the owner.

Initially what they did on the day you get VP/handing over of keys was to make every purchaser of that particular phase sign an agreement saying you agree to a certain fee per month for security. That amount is automatically deducted from the amount of 8% they compensate for late hand-over of VP.

Then after the first year it's automatic renewal,like it or not. I can tell you that Guocoland can be really high-handed. I did not want to pay the second year's security bcs the fees were really high. Like it or not you still have to pay if you decide to sell your property b4 the individual title is out bcs they must approve the sale. Alternatively,when it's time to apply for the memorandum of transfer of title from the master title to your name you still have to settle the fees with them bcs the amount you owe them is never deleted. If you dun pay they will not do their part and you can't get your title out.

So every which way you turn you lose. Therefore,there is strength in number,just like instituting a class action suit. If all or a majority of the purchasers of that particular phase protest the high fees charged they will stop the service. It wasn't any good bcs I lost quite a lot of fixtures like shower heads and tap heads but what they gave were not really quality stuff anyway. There was a time when iron and steel were so expensive,the thieves even removed those little steel covers which cover the drainage holes in bathrooms etc. They only could not remove the steel cover outside the gates bcs it was fixed to the ground. At one time if you did not fix it to the ground they would steal that too and if you dun notice you might fall into the hole and injure yourself in the drain or worse get stuck there if you're big.

The residents can just not set up an RA or get any security service. It's really up to all the purchasers. Security service is really an eye-wash bcs it's really like "harapkan pagar,pagar makan padi". It was people in the industry who set out the thieves and robbers so that everywhere people have to make use of such a service. From non-necessity security service has now become a given. The guards survey every house so the best is not to let them know so much about you bcs they will just blab about one resident to another.

Lim,btw when it's time to apply for your title you still must pay or else they will not do the necessary papers which your lawyer will request from them. Anyway,Guocoland is slower than a snail. It's a slow loris. Even the purchasers of the very first project which started in 2001 have not got their individual titles yet. Go talk to the botak guy (looks like one silly guy manning the whole office. This office can't do anything. They only sell and receive payment. They are like insurance companies which will tell you all over their web pages how to pay your premiums but NEVER how to claim) who doesn't know anything and would tell you to find out everything from their head office.

increase from and to what amount?