Years ago, Singapore boasted one of the countries that seldom and almost zero accounts of flooding. Meticulous studies and research to prevent flooding was made and it worked nicely for decades. Singapore was almost flood free. Almost as certain parts of Singapore still faces slight flooding.

Boon Lay Way, where the old Boon Lay Secondary School used to be, always faced the problem of flooding at the side gate. It was a major to trudge through the ankle deep water just to get out from the gate and to the bus stop. It was even terrible when you have school the next day and the only pair of shoes  you have were those wet ones you wore in the flood.

However I didn’t expect an important place like Orchard Road to be facing a terrible flash flood. So who should we put the blame of the recent flash floods? Will it be the unpredictable weather or the construction works on the Marina Barrage that affected the main water flow of the main river in Singapore or the ever on going land reclamation project at every known Singapore owned islands?

In my opinion, it would be all of them. I wonder if the geologist in Singapore has done any studies of the movement of the earth. Constant digging through the earth for tunnels and other purposes, land reclamation and the lacking of widening of the main water flow such as the rivers and canals  may perhaps be the factor of the flash floods in Singapore.

But is Singapore sinking? I am not sure about that. Unless there is a major earthquake (touch wood!) it may perhaps move Singapore like what it did to some countries after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

Coral reefs were destroyed, some land were pushed upwards from the sea while some land sank. I can’t really remembered what was the title of the documentary but I clearly remembered how much land the quake had pushed out from the sea.

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I went to Singapore yesterday and did a walkabout in Orchard and Bugis. Lots of things have changed since the last time I stepped into there, which was 2 years ago. The old Ngee Ann City was torn down and replaced by a new mall, Ion Orchard. The old Specialist Building was torn down and replaced with 313@Somerset and the open carpark next to it had a new building made over it. The Orchard Emerald was gone, leaving the Peranakan Place intact.

In Bugis, well nothing major had changed but there was a new mall beside the Bazaar stalls which used to be car parks. My old rojak stall is not in view, not sure if he had moved off but apart from that, the Old Victoria St still looks the same.

I did some light shopping at Orchard and Bugis. NEVER BUY THOSE $10 clothes unless you can try them or you are as skinny as a toothpick. The clothes may look very nice and tempting but the moment you try to fit into it at home, it just get stuck at your shoulders and worse, your breast.

Don’t get overwhelmed by all the cheap prices. Buy only clothes that you CAN TRY AND FIT. Or you’ll end up tearing the poor clothes at the seams. *glares at the smallish-ly laced blouse*

Anyway I did manage to scout for my supplements. I really think that the price in Malaysia looks much nicer than those found in Singapore. They are 30% costlier!

I really pity Singaporeans and I mean PITY. With the amounting population of both PR and Singaporeans, it is very, very difficult to get a house in Singapore. A few years back, getting a house will not take a long time. Now it take years to get a new house. If a buyer is urgently seeking for a house, the resale houses are very expensive. In fact the price itself is the same as getting a 22 x 70 double storey terrace in Malaysia.

The recent launch in Punggol by HDB was over subscribed by 6 times. I know Singapore is a great country to live in; great public transport, nice ambiance, good facilities, good healthcare, fine foods, good security and so on. And due to this cause, the houses in Singapore is badly over subscribed. A house in Singapore is such a precious commodity that some even rent them out at high costs.

There are even cases of buyers who was trying to purchase a BTO waiting for years before finally giving up and bought out a resale flat.

Anyway my partner and I did try to apply for a BTO in Singapore. Our application was rejected even though my partner’s credit standing was great. They needed joint applicants who are working and you can’t even choose what house type (3-room, 4-room, 5 room) you want. They will calculate the total salary and from there they will ensure match the house type in par with your salary.

This means even if you want to purchase a 3-room FLAT for economy but  your salary is more than their threshold, you would have no choice but to stick to a 4-room and 5-room FLATS and paid by both partners. By the time you reach your retirement age, you’d be left with a fat zero in your CPF.

So much for having savings for your retirement age.

I am luck to be staying in Malaysia since the houses here are not as suffocatingly small and not priced at sky-high. No doubt the security, public transport and bla bla bla is not as good as Singapore but at least I don’t need to worry for my retirement age. I saved alot when I am staying here and it is less stressful than in Singapore where everyone rushes to everywhere.

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