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    Quote Originally Posted by The Sail, 2 hours ago
    a stack 3 unit was sold at $2699 psf in September ...

    ... slowly but surely crawing towards $3000 psf again
    Oh my goodness!

    The Sail resale has hit $2,699 psf in September?

    Wow! Congratulations!

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    Oh my goodness! Looks like I missed the boat again..

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    Quote Originally Posted by focus
    Oh my goodness! Looks like I missed the boat again..
    Which boat did you miss?
    The sail boat or the motor boat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reporter
    Which boat did you miss?
    The sail boat or the motor boat?
    Every property boat there is in town

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    Quote Originally Posted by focus
    Oh my goodness! Looks like I missed the boat again..
    dont fret, there will always be more good boats ahead

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reporter
    Oh my goodness!

    The Sail resale has hit $2,699 psf in September?

    Wow! Congratulations!
    43rd floor $2699
    2nd floor $160X

    $1100 psf difference and $27psf difference per floor.

    Is it worth it? What is the usual visibility (km) index beyond which you can't see

    Does that mean if it was on the 80th floor, the market price should be $3800psf already?

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    Quote Originally Posted by andy
    43rd floor $2699
    2nd floor $160X

    $1100 psf difference and $27psf difference per floor.

    Is it worth it? What is the usual visibility (km) index beyond which you can't see

    Does that mean if it was on the 80th floor, the market price should be $3800psf already?
    Yes, I know how you feel.

    I saw an orange (570hp) Lamborghini Murciélago at Conrad the other day.
    Is it worth it? What if it can't even outrun a WRX STi?

    Does that mean that if it is a LP 670-4, it would cost even more than that 570hp model?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jlrx
    Reporter is a bit slow this time ...

    The Sail @ Marina #61-04 at 2, Marina Boulevard

    Transacted on 18/09/2009

    936 sf @ $2,850 psf for $2,667,600

    Originally bought on 24/11/2004

    936 sf @ $1,051 psf for $983,340
    Sail resale $2,850 psf?

    Yes yes yes, I am slow.
    ... blame it on that slow motor boat that make me late ... can't even catch up with the Sail boat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by richardsng_era
    Dear all,

    My clients from overseas are coming to Singapore on Mid October to invest in private residential properties. Sail is one of their choice condo.

    Their requirements are as follows:

    1) 2 bedrooms or smaller;
    2) Regular shaped interior;
    3) Attractive pricing;
    4) Floor Plan required;
    5) Interior photos provided will be wonderful

    Call me at +65-92993342 or email property details including floor plan & interior pictures to [email protected] before Thursday, 8 Oct 2009 3pm.

    Hi Richard. You have buyers for MBR stack 1 and 10? How much can get now? Mine is #4x

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    Quote Originally Posted by Property_Owner
    Hi Richard. You have buyers for MBR stack 1 and 10? How much can get now? Mine is #4x
    Dear Mr Property_Owner

    Prices for MBR should be around the range of S$2,300psf to S$2,500psf.

    Do feel free to contact me should you require my service.

    I have just set up a Facebook page for Marina Bay Residences & The Sail @ Marina Bay. Join me for faster updates & listings for Marina Bay Residences & The Sail @ Marina Bay.

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    Is Beyoncé crazy in love with Singapore?
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    Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 5.55am



    Beyoncé

    Beyoncé will be headlining the inaugural F1 Rocks here later this month and, if unconfirmed web rumours are to be believed, she might not be checking into a snazzy hotel — try a snazzy Marina Bay penthouse instead. The cyber buzz is that the Crazy In Love singer and her rapper husband Jay-Z have their eye on a US$8-million (S$11.5 million) penthouse with a “360-degree view of the city and the sea”.

    Website zimbio.com quoted a source as saying: “Beyoncé and Jay-Z love Singapore and don’t want to just stay at a hotel while they are there. Some of the apartments they’ve seen have been fantastic but their favourite is the one of the stunning views.”

    While it is flattering that the R&B diva might "love Singapore", it is a tough rumour to believe - seeing as the couple has not been reported to ever have visited our little red dot - much less scope out our real estate.

    Then again, rich pop stars do crazy things. Maybe you'll bump into her in the elevator.

    F1 Rocks, which takes place from Sept 24 to 26 at Fort Canning Park, will also feature performances by the Black Eyed Peas, N.E.R.D and Simple Minds.

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    There is a value. How much does it cost to take a ride on the Singapore Flyer? $30 for 30minutes? In this instance you are sitting on top of "flyer" 360 days a year. Translate this benefit into dollar and sense and you will find hat $1,100 is still reasonable.

    Quote Originally Posted by andy
    43rd floor $2699
    2nd floor $160X

    $1100 psf difference and $27psf difference per floor.

    Is it worth it? What is the usual visibility (km) index beyond which you can't see

    Does that mean if it was on the 80th floor, the market price should be $3800psf already?

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    Why not $30 x 48rides (24hr/30min) x 365days? = $525600 worth. All up to individual interpretation of value.

    For me its worth $30 only. Would you bother to take the flyer again after trying it?

    Quote Originally Posted by durian
    There is a value. How much does it cost to take a ride on the Singapore Flyer? $30 for 30minutes? In this instance you are sitting on top of "flyer" 360 days a year. Translate this benefit into dollar and sense and you will find hat $1,100 is still reasonable.

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    Just heard a #5x-02 sold 2800psf

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    grossly underpriced. its a constructuon site now. shd see the price levels in 2H10 when all is built up and the beyonces/bollywood celebs buy into the atmosphere.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AK47
    Why not $30 x 48rides (24hr/30min) x 365days? = $525600 worth. All up to individual interpretation of value.

    For me its worth $30 only. Would you bother to take the flyer again after trying it?
    Haha.. That's quite true. Whatever view, after some time also like that lor... But no place to park my car for 1 day oredi .

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    Business at Marina Bay Financial Centre due to start in Q4 next year
    By S Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 27 October 2009 1530 hrs
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    Marina Bay Financial Centre


    SINGAPORE: The S$4-billion Marina Bay Financial Centre mega project is on target despite the global downturn. In a year, phase one of the Marina Bay Link Mall under the Centre will be up and running, with tenants moving into the offices above.

    Raffles Quay Asset Management (RQAM), who has revealed plans to make the 176,000-square-foot mall a place to "Shop, Dine and Play”, said the response rate has been positive.

    "So far, the take up rate has been very good," said Wilson Kwong, chief executive officer of RQAM. "We are one year away from completion and we are honoured to have 45 per cent pre-commitments for phase one alone, not to mention that the office segments we have also received very good take up rates."

    Since no development can be complete without two favourites amongst Singaporeans - food and shopping, 40 per cent of the mall will be occupied by food and beverage shops, while the remaining are retail outlets.

    The first phase of the mall is scheduled to receive its temporary occupation permit by the second quarter of next year while the second phase will be ready by the middle of 2012.

    The developer of the Marina Bay Financial Centre said that on the average, about 50,000 people are expected to patronise the Marina Bay Link Mall once it is completed.

    While it did not name the key tenants, the developer promised lifestyle brands and convenience services to cater to those who work and live there.

    However, RQAM said it would be difficult to avoid duplicating some of what other nearby malls in the area already offer.

    "You do need essential services in all the retail malls and that is common not just in Marina Bay Link Mall but in all other malls as well," explained Kwong. "But in doing that, we made sure they are new to market concepts but essentially all the concepts will cater for the residences and the people working in the office towers."

    The mall will also be well-connected through underground pedestrian networks and the future Downtown MRT station.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Property_Owner
    Hi Richard. You have buyers for MBR stack 1 and 10? How much can get now? Mine is #4x
    Hi Mr Property_Owner

    My client would be keen to purchase some units in Marina Bay Residences & One Shenton as well. Please advise.

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    55%楼面租出 滨海湾联通广场明年底陆续开业
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    星期三, 28-10-2009

    滨海湾金融中心(MBFC)内的购物商场——滨海湾联通广场(Marina Bay Link Mall)将分阶段自明年底开始营业。

    负责管理这座霸型综合项目的莱佛士码头资产管理(Raffles Quay Asset Management)零售市场部主管唐碧婷说,整座拥有17万6000平方英尺零售楼面的购物商场,虽然还要等上至少一年才能开业,但是至今已经租出了55%的楼面。

    第一阶段拥有9万3800平方英尺的零售面积,分布在MBFC第一大楼和第二大楼的地面层、地面广场和地下层,预计在明年第二季完工,但于第四季开始营业。
    其中45%的商店已经租了出去,一些已经签下租约的零售商包括:著名酒吧集团哈利控股(Harry’s Holdings)、Mirchi印度餐厅、乐天客栈(Paradise Inn)、Cedele全天餐厅、屈臣氏、百汇珊顿医药与牙科诊所等。

    第二阶段则拥有8万2200平方英尺的零售楼面,分布在MBFC第三大楼的三层楼面,预计在2012年第二季完工。一楼和二楼将设有一些休闲时装店和餐厅,三楼则将设有星展银行大厅和星展银行礼堂。


    滨海湾联通广场将在明年底开始营业,至今已经租出了55%的楼面。右为邝永铨,左为唐碧婷。(梁麒麟摄)

    莱佛士码头资产管理总裁邝永铨昨天在记者会上说,滨海湾联通广场将服务新、旧市区的上班族和公寓住客,并且协助加强滨海湾寓“工作·生活·娱乐”于一体的特色。

    “中央商业区向来都不是一星期七天都开门营业的购物地点,但滨海湾一旦有居民、世界级景点,以及常年不断的活动落户,零售商和餐饮业者应该可以看到这个市场的潜力。”

    唐碧婷透露,单单是MBFC和隔邻的莱佛士码头一号,就拥有430万平方英尺的办公楼面,每天吸引超过5万名上班族前来办公。这还没有包括大约1万2000名在新市区内落户的共管公寓住户。

    她说,滨海湾联通广场不会专走高档奢侈品路线,而会专注于提供附近上班族和居民的日常所需。单单餐厅就尽量国际化,除了中餐厅,还会有印度餐厅、泰国餐厅、日本餐厅、美式酒吧等。

    “路易威登和香奈儿就留给滨海湾金沙(Marina Bay Sands)吧!我们与滨海湾金沙的关系应该是互惠互利的,它们将引进旅客和会展参观者,而我们却能为他们带来日常的上班族群和居民。”

    滨海湾联通广场将建有地下冷气行人走道,由莱佛士坊地铁站,穿越滨海舫(The Sail)共管公寓、莱佛士码头一号、滨海林荫道一号,一直连接到滨海湾金沙,以及未来的滨海市区线地铁站。

    这座商场还有一个焦点,就是一家位于第一大楼顶层的摩天餐厅。这家餐厅将是新加坡少有可以坐在33层高楼,一边临风享受美食、一边欣赏整个滨海湾景观的餐厅,它有1000多平方英尺的楼面在户外阳台,6200平方英尺的面积在室内。

    耗资40亿元建造的MBFC,第一期工程包括高33层的第一大楼、50层的第二大楼、55层的滨海湾居(Marina Bay Residences)共管公寓,以及9万3800平方英尺的零售楼面。目前,第一大楼的办公楼面已经全部租出、第二大楼租出了47%的办公楼面,滨海湾居的428个共管公寓单位已在2006年推出并卖个满堂红。

    第二期工程则包括高46层的第三大楼、66层的滨海湾轩(Marina Bay Suites)共管公寓,以及8万2200平方英尺的零售楼面。第三大楼至今租出55%楼面,拥有221个共管公寓单位的滨海湾轩还未推出。

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    What's up at the bay
    Marina Bay, Singapore's crown jewel, is slowly but surely taking shape

    In 1992, there were plans for a landmark twin tower - Singapore's tallest office buildings - just at the water's edge in Marina Bay, soaring to as high as 80 storeys.

    A model of the towers was even on exhibition in 1996 when plans were unveiled for the area.

    Those monumental structures never quite materialised on the fringe of the waterfront. And it was probably a good thing: Imagine how people in the other buildings behind the two mammoth structures would have felt.

    The new plan by Singapore's urban planners was much more equitable: Let everyone have a piece of the bay views.

    It was a rethinking that meant throwing out the original blueprint of densely developed buildings along the waterfront, and creating districts rather than block after block of commercial buildings.

    And so it was mandated that waterfront developments should not rise above 50m in height, while buildings will step up gradually, much like how seats are arranged in a theatre.

    When the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) was tasked with the job of planning for Singapore's future land needs, it was not just about dumping soil into the sea to create more land.

    The bigger challenge was sculpting the skyline, making sure it looks picture perfect on every postcard and tourist snapshot.

    Meticulous planning

    Marina Bay is, undoubtedly, Singapore's crown jewel - arguably the most ambitious and longest-in- planning development the Government has ever undertaken.

    An enormous amount of contemplation, engineering and investments has been poured into this prime plot, which the public had a glimpse of when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared a fly-by video of it at his National Day Rally speech this year. In his rally speech in 2005, he gave a preview of the new Marina Bay, which was still at the drawing stage.

    The Government has already pumped in $7.5 billion in infrastructure cost to make the land ready for investors, while total private investments tally up to $20.2 billion to date.

    Around 24ha of land within Marina Bay has already been sold for development, including sites for One Raffles Quay, the Marina Bay Financial Centre and Marina Bay Sands.

    It is where everyone will congregate and where everything will happen: the annual night-time Formula One race, New Year's Eve countdown, National Day Parade, big-scale conventions, an upcoming casino, the new financial centre and the city's highest luxury residential blocks.

    With the bay's most iconic development - integrated resort Marina Bay Sands - about to open for business in the first quarter of next year, anticipation and excitement are at an all-time high.

    But it has taken more than 30 years to get to this point. At the beginning, there was nothing - not even land.

    Land reclamation exercises from 1969 to 1992 produced about 370ha in the bay area and 80ha in Marina Centre, in anticipation of the nation's economic growth and, with it, the extension of the Central Business District (CBD).

    Unlike, say, Canary Wharf in East London, which was developed as a huge office and shopping precinct that is separate from the city's traditional financial centre in The Square Mile, Marina Bay's advantage is in its integration with the current financial district.

    'It is not the old downtown and the new downtown. Marina Bay is planned as a seamless extension of the existing CBD,' said Mr Andrew Fassam, deputy director of URA's urban planning department.

    All new roads branch off from existing road networks at Raffles Place and Shenton Way.

    Singapore's urban planners also made a conscious decision to frame the bay, and ensure that the area would have a mix of uses where there would be life after dark - 24/7, in fact.

    Another design principle was that it had to be a place for everyone and 'not just the affluent', said Mr Fassam.

    So the Government decided to put in public-pleasing facilities: A 3.4km promenade linking the major public attractions like the Merlion, Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay and the upcoming ArtScience Museum; underground links lined with shops; and 100ha of land set aside for three waterfront gardens.

    But it also decided to zone the area as a 'white site', which means that developers have the flexibility to build according to their vision.

    When property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng bid for a plum piece of land fronting the bay, he had initially wanted the project to be half-commercial.

    He later changed his mind and developed The Sail instead, two residential blocks towering at 63 and 70 storeys which saw no lack of takers, even though property analysts were initially sceptical and felt only that an office building would work on that site.

    The URA also allotted larger parcels in the area so developers could build bigger buildings based on the needs of financial institutions, such as trading floors.

    An upcoming development, Asia Square, is hoping to plug the gap for Grade A office space in town, especially those that have column-free floor plates.

    When completed, the two towers will add 2 million sq ft of office space to the mix.

    'What clinched the deal for us was the availability of a huge parcel of land that could be developed into premium grade A+ office space, sitting in a prime location that is well-connected to the business hub,' said project director Jeremy Choy.

    The development's parent company, Macquarie Global Property Advisors, bid more than $2 billion for the land.

    The integrated development also houses a 280-room five-star hotel, and has space for retail and food and beverage, in addition to office space.

    Mr Choy added that one of the critical deciding factors was the long-term plan for the area.

    That the area was supported by the latest advances in infrastructure, like access to a district cooling system, also helped seal the deal.

    Buildings in the area are served by common services tunnels which carry sewerage, water and telecommunication pipes typically buried under the road. These tunnels can be accessed without digging up the roads.

    This is the first such network in South-east Asia.

    The district also has its own cooling system, which makes for better economies of scale. In the pipeline is a centralised pneumatic refuse collection system that sucks all rubbish to one central location and saves the garbage truck from having to go door to door.

    Even the greening of the area has been planned to a T. Planting plans include green, pink and yellow themes for different districts within the area. Coupled with this is a night lighting plan, which was originally designed for the Civic District but has since been extended to the CBD and Marina Bay.

    Under the plan, buildings are required to be lit as part of the sale conditions, while the Government gives a cash grant to existing buildings around the bay to light up.

    'We can put good hardware in place, but that doesn't mean that the place will be successful. The right software is important to make it come alive,' acknowledged Mr Fassam.

    So it went and wooed private investors by going to overseas fairs, some of which have translated into successful land sales.

    Good long-term prospects

    Likewise, the clincher for Marina Bay Sands has been the long-term prospects of the area and the growing exhibition and convention business, said its chief executive officer and president Thomas Arasi.

    'The company's investment and commitment were based on the fact that Singapore has breadth and depth across all the major travel segments to make the integrated resort thrive. Few global gateways offer everything that Singapore can offer tourists from around the region and around the world,' he said.

    Over the years, the plan has been constantly refined - from when it first appeared as a concept plan in the 1970s, to 2000, when the first site was launched - which has since been developed into what is now One Raffles Quay.

    At one point, Marina South was thrown up as a possible site for the Singapore Management University campus, but it was decided that the university should go back to where the schools traditionally were, in the Bras Basah area.

    Marina South's interim tenants have since all gone, and infrastructure works are taking place there now. That land had been sold on short-term leases of between 21 and 24 years after it was reclaimed. Those leases expired last year.

    But the fervent development of Marina Bay as the new financial hub has also thrown up some concerns, among which is whether there will be an oversupply of office space, especially since the economy has been hit so badly.

    The authorities do not seem worried.

    Some office leasing agents have reportedly seen an increased number of leasing enquiries over the last quarter as rental rates became more competitive, and lease packages offered by landlords became more attractive, said URA.

    And this could spur demand and help absorb some of the office space that is coming on stream.

    Some developers have also continued to delay the completion of their projects, while a few others are considering converting existing office buildings in the CBD to residential use.

    This would help regulate the supply of office space, they reason.

    There has been quite a bit of international interest, said Mr Fassam, with investors asking when the next parcel will be released for sale.

    But the authorities are in no hurry to open the floodgates and let buildings sprout.

    After all, it has taken three decades for Marina Bay's transformation, and it could well take another three decades to fill up the rest of the land.

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    Marina sparkles
    Shoppers and tourists say the Christmas light-up in Marina Bay outshines the one in Orchard Road

    It is that time of the year when Orchard Road not just lightens your wallet, but lights up your life too. Yes, Christmas light-up time is here.

    While shoppers last year reckoned the wire-mesh decorations of sweets along Singapore’s premier retail strip were more trash than flash, they are lapping up this year’s array of Santas, reindeer and snowmen perched on street lamps.

    But the Orchard roadshow is being outshone by the glittering display of decorations at Marina Bay.

    Marina Bay is wowing shoppers with its elegant display of an arched entrance at Raffles City Shopping Centre, ropes of golden and blue lights aglow above the traffic and columns of lights that stretch from Suntec City Mall, Marina Square, Singapore Flyer to Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Clifford Pier.

    Well, that is according to shoppers and tourists LifeStyle spoke to last week. In fact, they felt that the decorations at Marina Bay, Singapore’s new financial district and home to the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort, were actually better than Orchard Road.

    One of those interviewed, senior sales manager Tan Cheng Tee, 39, said: ‘Marina Bay’s simple yet glitzy decorations would have complemented Orchard Road’s classy new look, which includes revamped malls such as Paragon, and new malls Ion Orchard and Orchard Central. Orchard Road’s light-up pales in comparison to the one in Marina Bay.’

    Could it be that the Santas and reindeer in Orchard Road may sleigh the families, but are a tad cute for today’s increasingly sophisticated shoppers?

    Not so, according to the man behind them, Mr Edward Tang, 47, creative director of ModernAge Design & Communications, who has been doing Christmas decorations for over a decade.

    He lined the road with symbols of a snowy yuletide and divided it into three zones featuring blue, orange and red lights. He said: ‘A uniform colour for the 2.5km stretch may look boring.

    ‘The blue theme gives a romantic feel from Tanglin to Shaw Centre. As it gets busier from Ion Orchard to The Heeren, it has a warmer tone of orange lights.

    ‘The reindeer along the pedestrian walkways in front of Ion mall to Ngee Ann City are dressed up to depict an upscale fashion street. The red zone from Orchard Shopping Centre to Concorde Hotel Singapore depicts a young, energetic and modern vibe.’

    Shoppers LifeStyle spoke to said this year’s Christmas decorations are a ‘marked improvement’ over last year’s, which consisted of wire mesh-like material with hanging sweets draped across the road to represent the theme A Sweet Christmas In Singapore. It was designed by veteran singer-songwriter Dick Lee.

    Mr Roland Lim, The Heeren’s marketing communications manager, gives this year’s light-up, themed A Christmas All Decked Out, the thumbs-up. ‘The decorations have a stronger festive feel because of the Christmas icons. The themes along Orchard Road differentiate the major shopping sectors,’ he said.

    However, shoppers griped about the coloured baubles or ’snow’ balls on the trees. They said some trees looked ‘bare’ with only a few baubles.

    Mrs Rosemary Lim, 42, an executive secretary, said: ‘The best places to get a good picture are at Ion Orchard, Tangs, Ngee Ann City and Paragon because the trees are brightly lit.’

    However, Mr Tang explained that not all trees can take the weight of the balls. ‘We can’t place too many baubles on some trees as the main branch is not thick enough to take the weight and may break.’ Each bauble, which is 60cm in diameter, weighs 2kg.

    Marina Bay’s light-up is by local firm Q’s Advertising, which was also behind the success of this year’s Deepavali street light-up.

    The firm was roped in by the Baywatch Association, comprising 10 members such as Esplanade theatres, Raffles City Shopping Centre and Suntec City Mall. Baywatch declined to reveal the cost of the light-up.

    Orchard Road’s decorations were jointly organised by the Orchard Road Business Association and the Singapore Tourism Board. The board declined to reveal the cost of the light-up, which is partly sponsored by Hitachi and Visa.

    This is the first time that the Orchard Road Business Association and the Baywatch Association are behind the Christmas light-up. Previously, the light-up was undertaken by the Singapore Tourism Board.

    But whether you love the way Orchard Road has decked the malls or are swayed by Marina Bay’s display instead, the colourful lights add to the festive atmosphere.

    Administrative manager Justina Singh, 34, said: ‘The light-up in Orchard Road and Marina Bay each has its own charm. The good thing is, there are different decorations to check out at two shopping areas this year.’

    Source : Sunday Times – 15 Nov 2009

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    Aiyoh, mr gfoo, are you not tired of posting all these newspapers articles all the time??

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    Shoppers and tourists say the Christmas light-up in Marina Bay outshines the one in Orchard Road

    It is that time of the year when Orchard Road not just lightens your wallet, but lights up your life too. Yes, Christmas light-up time is here.

    While shoppers last year reckoned the wire-mesh decorations of sweets along Singapore’s premier retail strip were more trash than flash, they are lapping up this year’s array of Santas, reindeer and snowmen perched on street lamps.

    But the Orchard roadshow is being outshone by the glittering display of decorations at Marina Bay.

    Marina Bay is wowing shoppers with its elegant display of an arched entrance at Raffles City Shopping Centre, ropes of golden and blue lights aglow above the traffic and columns of lights that stretch from Suntec City Mall, Marina Square, Singapore Flyer to Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Clifford Pier.

    Well, that is according to shoppers and tourists LifeStyle spoke to last week. In fact, they felt that the decorations at Marina Bay, Singapore’s new financial district and home to the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort, were actually better than Orchard Road.

    One of those interviewed, senior sales manager Tan Cheng Tee, 39, said: ‘Marina Bay’s simple yet glitzy decorations would have complemented Orchard Road’s classy new look, which includes revamped malls such as Paragon, and new malls Ion Orchard and Orchard Central. Orchard Road’s light-up pales in comparison to the one in Marina Bay.’

    Could it be that the Santas and reindeer in Orchard Road may sleigh the families, but are a tad cute for today’s increasingly sophisticated shoppers?

    Not so, according to the man behind them, Mr Edward Tang, 47, creative director of ModernAge Design & Communications, who has been doing Christmas decorations for over a decade.

    He lined the road with symbols of a snowy yuletide and divided it into three zones featuring blue, orange and red lights. He said: ‘A uniform colour for the 2.5km stretch may look boring.

    ‘The blue theme gives a romantic feel from Tanglin to Shaw Centre. As it gets busier from Ion Orchard to The Heeren, it has a warmer tone of orange lights.

    ‘The reindeer along the pedestrian walkways in front of Ion mall to Ngee Ann City are dressed up to depict an upscale fashion street. The red zone from Orchard Shopping Centre to Concorde Hotel Singapore depicts a young, energetic and modern vibe.’

    Shoppers LifeStyle spoke to said this year’s Christmas decorations are a ‘marked improvement’ over last year’s, which consisted of wire mesh-like material with hanging sweets draped across the road to represent the theme A Sweet Christmas In Singapore. It was designed by veteran singer-songwriter Dick Lee.

    Mr Roland Lim, The Heeren’s marketing communications manager, gives this year’s light-up, themed A Christmas All Decked Out, the thumbs-up. ‘The decorations have a stronger festive feel because of the Christmas icons. The themes along Orchard Road differentiate the major shopping sectors,’ he said.

    However, shoppers griped about the coloured baubles or ’snow’ balls on the trees. They said some trees looked ‘bare’ with only a few baubles.

    Mrs Rosemary Lim, 42, an executive secretary, said: ‘The best places to get a good picture are at Ion Orchard, Tangs, Ngee Ann City and Paragon because the trees are brightly lit.’

    However, Mr Tang explained that not all trees can take the weight of the balls. ‘We can’t place too many baubles on some trees as the main branch is not thick enough to take the weight and may break.’ Each bauble, which is 60cm in diameter, weighs 2kg.

    Marina Bay’s light-up is by local firm Q’s Advertising, which was also behind the success of this year’s Deepavali street light-up.

    The firm was roped in by the Baywatch Association, comprising 10 members such as Esplanade theatres, Raffles City Shopping Centre and Suntec City Mall. Baywatch declined to reveal the cost of the light-up.

    Orchard Road’s decorations were jointly organised by the Orchard Road Business Association and the Singapore Tourism Board. The board declined to reveal the cost of the light-up, which is partly sponsored by Hitachi and Visa.

    This is the first time that the Orchard Road Business Association and the Baywatch Association are behind the Christmas light-up. Previously, the light-up was undertaken by the Singapore Tourism Board.

    But whether you love the way Orchard Road has decked the malls or are swayed by Marina Bay’s display instead, the colourful lights add to the festive atmosphere.

    Administrative manager Justina Singh, 34, said: ‘The light-up in Orchard Road and Marina Bay each has its own charm. The good thing is, there are different decorations to check out at two shopping areas this year.’

    Source : Sunday Times – 15 Nov 2009

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    bo lah, use this as a story archive mah... paisay if was prev posted elsewhere

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    Quote Originally Posted by DW
    Aiyoh, mr gfoo, are you not tired of posting all these newspapers articles all the time??
    DW

    at least this appears only in SAIL related thread

    perhaps you should also ask REPORTER ..

    he posts the same article in evry thread .. so irritating ..

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    Quote Originally Posted by proud owner
    DW

    at least this appears only in SAIL related thread

    perhaps you should also ask REPORTER ..

    he posts the same article in evry thread .. so irritating ..
    You are irritated cos' you are a moron? Never read and think before commenting? Must be!

    All articles I posted in any thread are relevant to the thread. I highlighted the word(s) in pink to show the relevance. Maybe mr funny can consider highlighting the word(s) in similar situation too.

    This includes Genting renaming StarCruise to Genting HongKong and Singapore's business to Genting Singapore in the "Genting hiring 5,000" thread. F.Y.I., RWS will be grouped under Genting Singapore, the employer of these 5,000.

    Let me repeat what I mentioned to you again:
    "Instead of finding fault with others, make use of this time to make more wealth from the market."

    I have scanned through your previous postings. You like find fault with others and you are proud of this bad habit. Try me!

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    Keep up the posting please. The highlights is useful when there are so many things to read.

    Quote Originally Posted by Reporter
    You are irritated cos' you are a moron? Never read and think before commenting? Must be!

    All articles I posted in any thread are relevant to the thread. I highlighted the word(s) in pink to show the relevance. Maybe mr funny can consider highlighting the word(s) in similar situation too.

    This includes Genting renaming StarCruise to Genting HongKong and Singapore's business to Genting Singapore in the "Genting hiring 5,000" thread. F.Y.I., RWS will be grouped under Genting Singapore, the employer of these 5,000.

    Let me repeat what I mentioned to you again:
    "Instead of finding fault with others, make use of this time to make more wealth from the market."

    I have scanned through your previous postings. You like find fault with others and you are proud of this bad habit. Try me!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reporter
    You are irritated cos' you are a moron? Never read and think before commenting? Must be!

    All articles I posted in any thread are relevant to the thread. I highlighted the word(s) in pink to show the relevance. Maybe mr funny can consider highlighting the word(s) in similar situation too.

    This includes Genting renaming StarCruise to Genting HongKong and Singapore's business to Genting Singapore in the "Genting hiring 5,000" thread. F.Y.I., RWS will be grouped under Genting Singapore, the employer of these 5,000.

    Let me repeat what I mentioned to you again:
    "Instead of finding fault with others, make use of this time to make more wealth from the market."

    I have scanned through your previous postings. You like find fault with others and you are proud of this bad habit. Try me!
    as long as a project name appears in that news..you will post it in that thread

    if thearticle mentions10 projects in district 15 ... you will post the same article in 15 threads all in dist 15 ...and if it ever mention also novena ... you will post the same article in all the novena thread

    thats what i mean ..

    is that relevant and useful ?

    take a poll ...

    see if everyone find it useful or irritating

    if the poll shows I am the only one that finds it irritating... then i will change my name from Proud owner to Moron

    i appreciate your posting ,, but not the same news in every thread ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by teddybear
    Keep up the posting please. The highlights is useful when there are so many things to read.
    like i said

    i appreciate his posting and the high lights make reading very easy ...

    but not doing it in every project thread just becos that project is mentioned in it ...

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    I have scanned through your previous postings. You like find fault with others and you are proud of this bad habit. Try me![/quote]


    i dont find fault with others .. i post questions ..to make people think ..

    if this is right / fair etc etc

    i also give advice in some thread ..... you seem to have miss those ...
    selective reading on your part ??

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    I think the updates are fine. Very good to be precise. Relevant postings. I thought that should be appreciated. Well, at least I appreciate someone posting relevant news into relevant forum.

    Unlike some agents post this, post that. Knn. I heard MBS stack 3 fully sold out. Some cheques are even used to secure units above 30th floor which the developers haven't launch. Let's see the market reaction after this Thurs.

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