Throttle2 Supersonic November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Volvobrick said: Life is short - buy a place you like and enjoy living in! If it appreciates more, we'll and good. If less, you would have enjoyed the place for many years and that cannot be measured in $$. Yes, agreed. Thats why i find that some of my friends who live in a crummy HDB when they have a decent condo, completely missing the point. They should improve their quality of life since they can afford instead of looking at money so much. I understand that retirement is hard for at least 95% of Singaporeans but if we give alway our better well-being, energy, health and youth for money, what else do we have in exchange ? Lets strike a balance. This is not an advice to YOLO away, please. ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Throttle2 said: Yes, agreed. Thats why i find that some of my friends who live in a crummy HDB when they have a decent condo, completely missing the point. They should improve their quality of life since they can afford instead of looking at money so much. I understand that retirement is hard for at least 95% of Singaporeans but if we give alway our better well-being, energy, health and youth for money, what else do we have in exchange ? Lets strike a balance. This is not an advice to YOLO away, please. yup ... must always strike a balance ... what is life if we cannot enjoy the "little things" ... Edited November 2, 2020 by Wt_know Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khng8 4th Gear November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 Anybody here into Singapore equities? The property stocks are down a lot today. Is it in anticipation of more cooling measures coming up? But bank shares are relatively stable. 🥱 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic November 2, 2020 Author Share November 2, 2020 I think there is one more thing to add to that checklist: Check the area for how prone it is to flood... Exit points - some places make you go quite far before you can turn in the other direction. Other places are near a junction that gives you the ability to go in all directions.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mm63 1st Gear November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 31 minutes ago, therock said: I think there is one more thing to add to that checklist: Check the area for how prone it is to flood... Exit points - some places make you go quite far before you can turn in the other direction. Other places are near a junction that gives you the ability to go in all directions.. I agree....my current place has the U-turn issue you mention Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mm63 1st Gear November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Khng8 said: Anybody here into Singapore equities? The property stocks are down a lot today. Is it in anticipation of more cooling measures coming up? But bank shares are relatively stable. 🥱 My luck with SG shares has not been good so far. First REITS has been my biggest loser. I couldn't have imagined that healthcare REITS can do so badly during COVID. I have done much much better with US stocks.😃 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic November 2, 2020 Author Share November 2, 2020 Best to take note of the flood prone areas highlighted in the recent ponding.. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/heavy-rain-leads-to-flash-floods-around-singapore https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/flash-floods-fallen-tree-singapore-lashed-by-heavy-rain-13442154 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic November 2, 2020 Author Share November 2, 2020 Flood prone areas to take note: https://goodyfeed.com/100-spore-flood-prone-areas-you-must-avoid-when-its-raining-heavily/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volvobrick Supersonic November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 2 hours ago, therock said: I think there is one more thing to add to that checklist: Check the area for how prone it is to flood... Exit points - some places make you go quite far before you can turn in the other direction. Other places are near a junction that gives you the ability to go in all directions.. Don't forget about potential landslides too.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mm63 1st Gear November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 2 hours ago, therock said: Flood prone areas to take note: https://goodyfeed.com/100-spore-flood-prone-areas-you-must-avoid-when-its-raining-heavily/ It's almost the whole of Singapore 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind30 Turbocharged November 2, 2020 Share November 2, 2020 8 hours ago, therock said: Flood prone areas to take note: https://goodyfeed.com/100-spore-flood-prone-areas-you-must-avoid-when-its-raining-heavily/ I think flash floods is fixable... might be a chance to grab a good deal of that area has some bad flooding publicity recently like upper payer Lebar near Kovan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyotaShuttle 5th Gear November 3, 2020 Share November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Wind30 said: I think flash floods is fixable... might be a chance to grab a good deal of that area has some bad flooding publicity recently like upper payer Lebar near Kovan. Fixable but is there anyone fixing it? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic November 3, 2020 Author Share November 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Wind30 said: I think flash floods is fixable... might be a chance to grab a good deal of that area has some bad flooding publicity recently like upper payer Lebar near Kovan. Be wary bro, in theory it may be, but I don't think the authorities will do that.. That's why they make some areas add height to their first floor. But the roads outside will still be lower and flood prone. I think there may even be links, URA? to areas which require you to elevate the ground floor... eg Siglap for example and some other places. I think the D19 area has some areas like that too.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic November 3, 2020 Author Share November 3, 2020 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/heavy-rain-leads-to-flash-floods-around-singapore This looked like an exercise in futility...scoops... must take note of the Gambir area.. hope the car survived.. the entrance to the homes are higher, but the road is lower and I doubt that the government will spend $$. It's not Bukit Timah.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wind30 Turbocharged November 3, 2020 Share November 3, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ToyotaShuttle said: Fixable but is there anyone fixing it? heng suay. They fixed orchard road flooding that is for sure... My place is on a slight slope so there is no way it will flood.... I think it is quite easy to tell which areas are safer from flooding. If there is a slight slope no way it will flood unless you are at the bottom of the slope. Edited November 3, 2020 by Wind30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttle2 Supersonic November 3, 2020 Share November 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, therock said: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/heavy-rain-leads-to-flash-floods-around-singapore This looked like an exercise in futility...scoops... must take note of the Gambir area.. hope the car survived.. the entrance to the homes are higher, but the road is lower and I doubt that the government will spend $$. It's not Bukit Timah.. This area is low lying. Quite a big patch of landed houses there. Imagine rain and cannot go home even if driving. Knee high is no joke. The drainage in those areas probably insufficient or they suck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock Supersonic November 3, 2020 Author Share November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Wind30 said: heng suay. They fixed orchard road flooding that is for sure... My place is on a slight slope so there is no way it will flood.... I think it is quite easy to tell which areas are safer from flooding. If there is a slight slope no way it will flood unless you are at the bottom of the slope. More important is where the road leads to eg if your place is at the end but you still need to navigate through a low lying area, do be careful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttle2 Supersonic November 3, 2020 Share November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Wind30 said: heng suay. They fixed orchard road flooding that is for sure... My place is on a slight slope so there is no way it will flood.... I think it is quite easy to tell which areas are safer from flooding. If there is a slight slope no way it will flood unless you are at the bottom of the slope. You at Serangoon Gardens, i thought? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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