Fixer

I am feeling a little lost. Not exactly sure if I am leading a life that is fulfilling. I thought I am but now I realised that things may not be what it seems.

It feels like i’m no longer content with myself.

Something is amiss and i can’t put a finger to it.

I wish i am earning more. but how much is enough?

I wonder who are my friends left. They say friends come and go but there should be some who will stand by you. I have no idea who they are anymore. This is rather depressing i thought.

I wonder if my life can be better? and how can i go about making it happen but what is the bench mark?

Seems like some part of my soul is in need of a fix. one a time. patching it up.

The truth is really out there?

I am contemplative about my time here in Aus. It is becoming a bitter sweet experience and I’m not sure what could be the problem or is there one in the first place?

I like the country itself, the huge space and good dining experience in a lot of places… I also like the time you can have to yourself. Doing your own things and stuff but are all this enough to justify the reasons of being here?

Maybe it could be something else…something that is closer to the heart, the mind and the soul. What is the real purpose of me here?

Some of the questions to ponder about but in the meanwhile, i shall escape to my alter reality where a more intriguing and strange world exists… The X-files. Yes I am watching it all over again. To catch up with the episodes I missed. It gives me the solace and takes my mind away from this harsh and cold cold place I am living in right now.

Qantas… How reliable are you?

After reading so much news on Qantas and its recent string of incidents, it is making me a little worried about my flight back home @ the end of the year. Hopefully this will prompt them to implement stringent checks on all its aircrafts. CEO of Qantas has once again reassured the people that Qantas is “one of the safest in the world”.  How good it is? it really depends on its reliability over the next few months will speak for itself.

Dawson Estate

I read the news on Dawson estate (Queenstown) the other day. HDB is planning to build 1,800 new flats in the area which will be designed by  award winnning architects. Sounds really good and promising to me considering the location of the place and you know that visually, it will look nice. However, the only questions would be,

1) The costs. I believe it will definitely be a premium because of its location unless HDB has other cost effective measures in place but I doubt it. Plus the location will be a reason why the selling price can be position at a higher level.  Just look at the ones at Boon Keng.

2) Popularity of the flats. People are easily excited about the new projects from HDB. Especially if it’s a good location. i.e. outside of punggol/sengkang/boonlay… everyone has an interest of it. Because of the convenience and distance to the city. For me, I’m used to living in central parts hence the thought of moving north east… doesn’t sound too appealing to me. I prefer to move closer to the city than away from it. Judging from the past, it seemed like most of these ‘premium’ flats will receive overwhelming response however the actual take-up rate is much lower. Reasons from the developers… Does not meet or exceed criteria (e.g. > $8K income) or market condition is not very favourable at the moment so everyone is tightening their budget and more conscious of their big purchase.

It would be interesting to the see how the response from the public will be coming 3rd Qtr next yr when HDB puts those flats on sale. I understand that there is some exhibition going on at the atrium on how you can customise your flats… well, I can’t see for it myself at this time but I certainly do have interest in those flats. Will bear that in mind as one of my “TO-DO” items.  Of course, there might be other projects coming along the way just like the recent Central@AMK which attracted alot of attention as well and so are the upcoming ones like Bishan, Toa Payoh… which can be quite promising too but at the end of the day, it’s all about the initial deposit. Once you get past that… everything will be a breeze abeit it will be a long journey of mortgage repayment that’s all.