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    Quote Originally Posted by leslens
    bro, if people dunno this, i think no need to talk liao la
    "but u nid to noe smaller units psf r higher den bigger sized units regardless gd or bad facing."

    but agreed, no need to debate such things, market will dictate its direction.
    u r really cute

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    Quote Originally Posted by maisonjai
    u very evil

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    I am moving to a new condo which i have found in property guru by Aug 2010. While in the US for a business trip last week, I heard from the news that the car park of the condo I am moving into was submerged in water. May I please know what are my options? Can I back out from my contract? Can I have an assurance that the condo property management will do somethign about it? As I read through the history of the condo, this was not the first flooding in the condo. it is the second in 8 months. I travel a lot and I normally leave my car in the parking area of my current place. The same will be my case when I move in to Tessarina. Can you please give me some advise as the turnover of keys will happen this Sunday. Thank you. regards, Larry

    Posted by Larry de Vera - Jul 23, 2010
    Think there should be this clause in all future S & P contract :

    "The purchaser can opt out or sue the vendor for damages if there is floods during heavy rain or serious defects not disclose in the said property".

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    Quote Originally Posted by sfwoo
    I thought got tender open to widen and deepen Bukit Timah Canal?
    How much deeper and wider would be enough?

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    ironically, in a couple of months, it may be a good time to exploit the Tessarina fire sale...if u believe that the flood issue can be sorted.

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    i heard of a case, someone attempted the contrarian strategy and bought after the first flood. the next 50 years came quickly... second flood happened.

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    http://www.straitstimes.com/News/Hom...ry_572293.html

    Aug 29, 2010

    Flood campaigner's persistence pays off

    By Elgin Toh


    When a 190m stretch of Wilby Road is raised in about three months from now, residents of The Tessarina condominium will have Dr Audrey Tan to thank for her quiet, but determined, campaign.

    Repeated flooding of the road outside the condominium prompted the 38-year-old dermatologist to lobby national water agency PUB; her MP, Mr Christopher de Souza; and even Cabinet ministers for something to be done.

    Why not raise the road level, she asked at a meeting with the PUB in March, after severe flooding four months earlier saw the condominium's underground carpark inundated, causing damage to cars that ran into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

    She said that each time she raised the matter, officials told her that it was an option but that there were budgeting issues.

    She would not let up. Between then and last month, when another major flood hit the condominium badly again, she had painstakingly captured on video five separate instances when Wilby Road was fully submerged.

    Each time, she would make her way to a nearby overhead bridge - umbrella in one hand, camera in the other - wading through shin-high water.

    The images she captured proved critical. As a PUB spokesman noted: 'Dr Tan's videos were very informative because they showed how the floods were developing. Once we knew that, we could take action to mitigate against future flooding, and one of the measures we decided on was to raise the level of Wilby Road.'

    Work to raise the road by half-a-metre - or about knee-high - will start on Wednesday. The $800,000 project will be completed by Nov 23, the spokesman added.

    Doing so should prevent flood waters from flowing into the condominium's underground carpark and causing damage. The water will instead be channelled to the nearby Bukit Timah canal.

    Dr Tan's efforts have won her praise from not only the PUB, but fellow residents and Mr de Souza.

    Said the MP: 'Dr Tan is a good example of how residents could represent their neighbourhood in seeking improvements. This has been a wholesome experience in government-citizen partnership.'

    The Tessarina made the headlines following the floodings last November and last month.

    Heavy downpours caused water from the canal to overflow to the surrounding areas, including the Tessarina.

    Following the floods, the Government improved road culverts, expanded roadside drains, and committed itself to deepening the Bukit Timah canal, a project that will take two years.

    However, Dr Tan pointed out that the canal may still overflow in the interim - hence her call to raise the level of low-lying Wilby Road.

    Among those who applauded her dogged persistence was fellow resident Tony Mok, 43: 'She put in a lot of effort and personal time, and the residents respect her for that.'

    Added retiree Pauline Ong, 65: 'This is such good news. I appreciate that the decision has been reached promptly and efficiently.'

    Dr Tan modestly played down her role. 'I think it's all been worth the while, even though it has not been easy. I give credit to all the agencies involved and to Mr de Souza. If they had not been so approachable and willing to help, we would not have got this far.'

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr funny
    http://www.straitstimes.com/News/Hom...ry_572293.html

    Aug 29, 2010

    Flood campaigner's persistence pays off

    By Elgin Toh


    When a 190m stretch of Wilby Road is raised in about three months from now, residents of The Tessarina condominium will have Dr Audrey Tan to thank for her quiet, but determined, campaign.

    Repeated flooding of the road outside the condominium prompted the 38-year-old dermatologist to lobby national water agency PUB; her MP, Mr Christopher de Souza; and even Cabinet ministers for something to be done.

    Why not raise the road level, she asked at a meeting with the PUB in March, after severe flooding four months earlier saw the condominium's underground carpark inundated, causing damage to cars that ran into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

    She said that each time she raised the matter, officials told her that it was an option but that there were budgeting issues.

    She would not let up. Between then and last month, when another major flood hit the condominium badly again, she had painstakingly captured on video five separate instances when Wilby Road was fully submerged.

    Each time, she would make her way to a nearby overhead bridge - umbrella in one hand, camera in the other - wading through shin-high water.

    The images she captured proved critical. As a PUB spokesman noted: 'Dr Tan's videos were very informative because they showed how the floods were developing. Once we knew that, we could take action to mitigate against future flooding, and one of the measures we decided on was to raise the level of Wilby Road.'

    Work to raise the road by half-a-metre - or about knee-high - will start on Wednesday. The $800,000 project will be completed by Nov 23, the spokesman added.

    Doing so should prevent flood waters from flowing into the condominium's underground carpark and causing damage. The water will instead be channelled to the nearby Bukit Timah canal.

    Dr Tan's efforts have won her praise from not only the PUB, but fellow residents and Mr de Souza.

    Said the MP: 'Dr Tan is a good example of how residents could represent their neighbourhood in seeking improvements. This has been a wholesome experience in government-citizen partnership.'

    The Tessarina made the headlines following the floodings last November and last month.

    Heavy downpours caused water from the canal to overflow to the surrounding areas, including the Tessarina.

    Following the floods, the Government improved road culverts, expanded roadside drains, and committed itself to deepening the Bukit Timah canal, a project that will take two years.

    However, Dr Tan pointed out that the canal may still overflow in the interim - hence her call to raise the level of low-lying Wilby Road.

    Among those who applauded her dogged persistence was fellow resident Tony Mok, 43: 'She put in a lot of effort and personal time, and the residents respect her for that.'

    Added retiree Pauline Ong, 65: 'This is such good news. I appreciate that the decision has been reached promptly and efficiently.'

    Dr Tan modestly played down her role. 'I think it's all been worth the while, even though it has not been easy. I give credit to all the agencies involved and to Mr de Souza. If they had not been so approachable and willing to help, we would not have got this far.'

    ya ya

    then pay those idiots in the ministries who what ?

    to sit and do ntg and wait for the people to come up with ideas ?

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    She should be the one getting the ND award, how come the GFN CEO got it?

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    Wah, you straightaway hit their modus operandi of waiting for people to come up with ideas (otherwise no solution)?

    Quote Originally Posted by proud owner
    ya ya

    then pay those idiots in the ministries who what ?

    to sit and do ntg and wait for the people to come up with ideas ?

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    is the carpark alright after this morning's rain? shall we see more pictures of lambos submerged in water?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stalingrad
    is the carpark alright after this morning's rain? shall we see more pictures of lambos submerged in water?
    You seem to enjoy other's misery. Don't forget what goes around comes around someday for you.

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    I'm monitoring these whole stretch of condos...1 unit recently transacted at $1250 psf/ $1.65m 3 bedder. Do u think its price softening or due to jam or due to flood?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HP65
    I'm monitoring these whole stretch of condos...1 unit recently transacted at $1250 psf/ $1.65m 3 bedder. Do u think its price softening or due to jam or due to flood?
    Flood again 2 weeks ago right?

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