One thing i realised, each time i goto ecohill, there's is this sharp smell which irritate my nose. Initially i thought must be the fertilisers but yesterday when i was having lunch across ecohill junction at the restaurant, the smell is there again. It somehow smell chemical. Air pollution from nearby factory ?

Hahaha abang adik project. Both compliment each other. To some, ecohill provide an affordable entry point with a modern outlook. For EM, it's no longer affordable entry and it gives a buyer option to prefer a different look (different taste).

Of course, for ds link house, a true g&g is a better choice at EM as compared to EH. Then again, price point differs a lot. For those cluster, semi, bungalows, i don't see much different between EH and EM except for the style and one is strata and the other is individual title. Maintenance for strata will be higher though.

I do see a plus point for EH, they have their own pool of polis bantuan from spsetia. As for EM, last i heard from SA, they might outsource.

If only EH club house can be as good as even rahman putra, valencia, i don't mind paying for it. Else just pay and use country garden clubhouse

After so many trips to semenyih, i still haven't walk all they way up to the parc.

Will try this Sunday if the weather is not too hot. Ha !

By the way, does the recycling accept old clothings and soft toys ? Just can't imagine how much stuff you hoard over the years

Hahaha unless i stay in semenyih i can go early. Now still staying in ampang. It take me easily 45 mins to reach semenyih lar. Most of the time i reach the farmer market at 10am

6am Even on weekday i don't wake up at 6am lar

Most of the time i wake up at 8am. Move to semenyih, have to follow bbw advise, wake up at 6am

I will soon know how bad semenyih traffic are comes september A preview before ecohill is ready.

SEH bungalows uses the living room at the back facing the lake and thus, why the door entrance is facing the NW. It's up to individual preference whether they like this kinda setup.

If i have the budget, i will go for tralas. No matter what, it's still a bungalow as compare to a semi d.

Ha. I don't have such a big hat to wear. Even cleaning a ds house is a killer if you don't have maid or part time cleaner If bungalow, you will need at least 2 maids to upkeep.

I checked out Goodview Project over the long holiday. Overall, it reminds me of australia homes where the usage of red bricks is pretty common.

It look nice (again, it's not everyone cup of tea) but to each their own. The builtup is good with very good practical design...2300++ sqft for 22x75. The setback of having such a huge BU, the car porch looks short ( i believe it's in the region of < 20ft length). High ceilings and comes with 4+1 bedrooms and 5 toilets. Some added features, an intercom is provided to every home (it's guarded home and not g&g). 2 years security maintenance is provided by the developers FOC, after that, lu sendiri kow tim with the residents. For additional rm10k, certain type get timber strip for top floor else porcelain tiles.

I also find it a bit over the top that this developer provided a sliding wood door for the staircase with lock (so kiasi meh...scare of robber). Some may find it useful, and some don't.

Now, let's look at the price point. Rm728k (22x75) rm798k (22x80). For 2.5 storey link house (rm1.08mill), semi-d, 35x80 (1.388 mill). Is the pricing good ? I leave it to the buyer to decide.

Accessibility and amneties, not very good. Even though they are building some shophouses opposite the 22x80 ds rows, it will be a challenge to find enough traffic or volume for the 200 acres projects.

Let me share my view as i am staying in semenyih for the past 3 weeks and also EH buyer. Facilities and eateries are plentiful in semenyih as of now. Tesco, econsave, mydin, minimarkets are within 5 minutes drive, fast foods are plentiful, hawkers food too. Only setback, no cinema except jusco selatan which is 20 mins drive using silk-sg long. I did check out the cinema too during the holiday also.

To goto midvalley for shopping, it takes 30 minutes during weekend (4pm) from semenyih (I am staying in TE now, using ttdi grove, to cheras, connect to connaught east west link to midvalley).

Now how about traffic during morning and night peak. To reach taman mayang, first week, it took me approx. 1 hr 10 mins to 1 hr 30 mins (using silk all the way to mines wonderland, exit at midfields to join east west link to federal highway (this is the mother of all jam...cheras ...easily stuck here from 30 mins to 45 mins), then exit to penchala link to head towards DU.

2nd week, i tried another route (took me 50 mins to 1 hr). Using silk all the way to mines, exit at midfields, then join NPE and exit at federal highway to join ldp (this is much smoother flow).

All this time taken, i leave TE semenyih at 7am (surprising pretty ok the traffic and i didn't even use lekas to exit the semenyih town). As for going home, again, the mother of all jam...cheras again , no matter it's 7pm, 8pm, 9 pm, or 11pm, connaught is always jam during the weekday. Penchala link is another hell before 8pm. If you are caught in this, it will easily take you 1 hr 20 mins to 1 hr 40 mins to reach semenyih. Half the time you are stuck in penchala link and cheras jam near connaught.

I manage to find a shorter duration by using lebuhraya sg besi to pass thru mines heading towards UPM and connect to SILK. This bypass the infamous cheras jam and pretty smooth flow. This routes cut down my journey home to approx. 1 hr or even less depends how bad penchala link jam. I am still exploring more options, again, yes, it may be far in distance, but it's not that bad. I prefer a smoother traffic drives than stuck 30 mins in standstill traffic.

Just my 2 sen on semenyih to PJ traffic for those who need to know. Oh, semenyih traffic at night after 8pm is ok especially the old town. So use lekas before 8pm else can just use the normal old route.

Sam bro,

Yeah the traffic light at semenyih takes about 5 minutes. I have tried using lekas and going thru old town (timing is similiar) depends how bad the old town jam. The first traffic light that turns into jalan bangi to hit lekas, before i turn, usually i look ahead to see how bad the traffic, if not much traffic, i use the old route. If its heavy traffic, i will use lekas.

As for the living in semenyih, i am slowly adjusting to it. My other half beginning to like it. She manage to find a good hair salon near tesco (very important for lady ) , most of our groceries shopping is at tesco. Somehow we begin to have better pre-plan if we need to head down to KL as compared to previously. Food wise, we have no complains. Quite a lot of good food can be had around the semenyih bus station else a drive to bandar teknologi kajang is also possible. My previous place....chinese food is not so easy to come by and need to drive further. Oh, mamak restaurants are abundant too as compared to my previous place where there's 2 sucky mamak which we hated so much.

The only thing i missed about my old place, my neighbour persian cat which always come to my house to lepak. At semenyih, all i get is frogs, insects, and cow and goats grazing along the empty land (not forgetting cow dung smell...hahaha). It is very breezy at night and pretty chilling in the late night and wee hours. Of course, safety too as i am not worried of someone jumping on me when i reach home. Of course, some of my friends find it amusing that i am leaving civilisations to move to semenyih but somehow, i tend to disagree as i believe, it all boils down to your own needs and expectations. It is not that bad after all.

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Once EH is ready and I move there....It may even cut my driving time by another 5 to 10 mins as compare to TE.

Oh I forgot to add bbw mention that goodview will have less flippers as compared to EH. He may be right as Goodview entry price point is higher and vp is only 8 mths away as compare to EH which we do know entry price is at rm400k++ and there are some units taken up by spsetia staffs. Overall, based on what the SA told me, they did mention most EH buyers are for home stays. Of course we can't deny there will be investors too. For rm798k (goodview 22x80), I believe my luzento which I got for rm864k (36x78) is way better deal ;)

Defects happen in any development. I would says, it's damn rare for a development with no defects. I think it's easier to strike lottery than no defect. It's just a matter of how detail an owner wants it to be.

I would says most important is how quick the developer can resolve those defects. The problem with Malaysia property development, the defects inspection lies upon the buyer themselves. No thanks to property that is not fully built and sold where owner can inspect every inch. If got defect, then don't buy. This will sure pull the builders and developers socks up.

Ok, before bbw comes and says, buy Goodview, they are not really true build and sell. You still have to place 10% and wait for developer to complete and pass you the key. So, indirectly, you still can't see whether how good your unit are and developer can still cincai do and pass you the key.

You want true BTS, then go aussie or US. You can walk around, inspect every inch and detail, if you don't like the unit, go next one.

Even bungalows in valencia get wall cracks (plaster crack lines). Even though it's few millions moolah, gamuda is quick to rectify it when owner complains.

I wonder whether project like pajam which is using precast concrete for their walls could eliminate those ugly crack lines. The advantage according to the sa, you have a flatter and smoother wall. No wavy or uneven surfaces as compared to traditional brick walls.

To each their own. Some buyer prefer sg. long, some prefer kajang, some prefer semenyih. There's no right or wrong. It's up to individual taste.

Before i decide to move to semenyih, i have surveyed all this 3 areas (plus other areas as far as pajam, rawang, shah alam, sg buloh). I kinda like jade hill but my pocket says no.

I saw sg long, my other half don't like the environment.

Semenyih, we both agrees on it (price point and environment). Accessibility & township provided by SPsetia sold us. And they start with a clean sheet. Not pocket residential development.

Goodview had nice valleys and costs above rm700k. At night i am sure will be misty if they still retain the forest. Sg long fans may love it. If given a choice where EH, EM and GoodView launched at the same time, i will still get EH.

reason : maintenance and security provided. Just like how gamuda does very well in their g&g concept.

Just my 2 sen.

BBW, i don't ride bike. No thanks to my parents whom don't encourage me to do so even though my mom ride her kapcai to pasar every morning.

So, i take foh hup bus till i save enough to buy my first milo car.

Sometimes i do wish i could ride bike as it's the best mode of transport to beat jams but due to my other half protest, i rather toe in line and stick to 4 wheels mode.

Ok back to distance travelled, for me, distance is never an issue. Jam is an issue. When i had a short stint in golden triangle, i hated it so much. Coz just to get out from the car park, you could easily stuck there for 30 mins during peak hour. This doesn't include KLCC where it had pretty good design with good exit to disperse traffic. I believe if given a choice, it will be great if your office is just next door your home, then again, it may not be everyone cup of tea coz can't ponteng

People may ditch semenyih far ulu no value or even rawang too, but given some time for it to mature, distance won't be an issue as commercial hub is also moving outskirts. At the end of the day, it's your money and your decision. Whether to flip or own stay or hedge against inflation or even wrong choice, we can debate till no end, the final is still your own money and not bbw money. Buyers should be thankful now with so many projects, choices, information on hand, google maps, etc to make a good decision. So, even if you buy senawang project, i must says, good for you and congrats on your purchases.

BBW, come lar during this weekend. Throw aside the differences spat in this forum. Come neutral. If not happy, got other developers surrounding here. MKH, Kuen Lai, Country Garden, Eco World.

Call me bias lar, but after visiting all the developers above, hats off to EW and SPS. With their constant engagement with buyers and prospects, you also feel good being one of their buyer. Not like other developers, u sign, ok...see u during vp. At least this one, you are constantly reminded that they do appreciate your purchase.

You know, it's the little thing that make people happy, even a birthday card send to your home to wish you happy birthday (eg. from a car manufacturer.) All this is important to maintain your branding and publicity. Not just, oi...please buy, nah sign here, sign there...ok. here's the key. Tq.

At the end of the day, you are not buying only a home, you are also buying the experiences.

I missed the earlier talk although manage to listen a bit on the fengshui. Fengshui will sure says good thing as long as they know who's the paymaster

Look like there will be another sms send out for the next launch of their 20x70 and 22x75. hehehe.

In any township, most important is maintenance. No matter how good they lay it initially, proper maintenance is a must. Hopefully the lake doesn't turn out to be teh tarik and become mosquito breeding ground. (That was one of the point my friend showed concern when he checked out tralas with the back facing the landscaped lake). Anyway, putting some fish in the lake may help to control it from being a mosquito breeding ground.

The water retention pond where the yet to be launched 22x75 may be a concern though. If it becomes mouldy, it will be an eyesore

Thanks for the info. I was a bit concern when my friends in setia alam mentioned it and i have personally seen eco park their lake water to be yellowish muddy colour

Perhaps prevent soil erosion and removing rubbish from inconsiderate folks who throw rubbish into the lake. Put some crocodiles