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December 2nd 2012

Published: December 2nd 2012

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DelAndJulKat

Question 5 picture

^{Answer to Question 4}
^{Damon Hill drove the car pictured in 1994}
^{The model was FW16}

^{Question 5}
^{When we moved into our appartment, the landlord left a dozen or so manuals relating to appliances and furniture. What appliance/furniture does this chart relate to?}
^{And for one bonus point: what do the numbers mean?}

^{I gave you a feast of a blog only a few days ago so won't make this a long one, but this transition is important to mention as we're in our own place now.}

^{It was so odd to be leaving the known entity, the safety, the welcoming team of Regency House and go it alone in this big wild world!}

^{Andrew was away in Parkistan when I came to collect the keys. I absolutely love our place. Before I left the UK, I was telling people I'd love to find a condo not too high so we're level with the trees, not overlooked, with a large balcony and with condo facilities, near an MRT station. This is exactly what we've found + it's on two floors and has 5 bedrooms and a decent size helper's room (by local standards apparently!!).}

Elizabeth Heights

Ours is corner unit - second pink balcony from the bottom.

We're under 10 minutes walk to both Orchard & Newton MRT on the red North/South line.

^{Elizabeth Heights is a 34 year old building - which is old by Singapore standards. All units are duplex (on 2 floors) so on this huge sight, there are only 90 units + a tennis court + a squash court + a large lobby area with carp pond + a big pool and a playground.
This building is a developer's dream. One did try to purchase the site last year but only 70%!o(MISSING)f the landlors agreed to sell, when 80%!m(MISSING)inimum is required for the sale to go through. So we're really hoping no other developer comes knocking on the landlord's door again anytime soon!}

^{When our container was loaded in Cecil Rd, it was massive. It had to be parked over 2 parking spaces. Here, it was absolutely dwarfed by our building, let alone the surrounding ones!}

^{There is a large private, covered entrance where we can leave the pushchair, the scooter and shoes. And we're on the corner, so we have a large balcony that goes to the side, plus a smaller one near the kitchen. Tonight,}

Elizabeth Heights

I spied over the neighbour's balcony and it's half the size of our one. So now, the next step is to find plants and outside furniture, so I can offer breakfast on the balcony to visiting guests. I want to keep our 5 star standard!!

^{Talking of guests, Colin arrives tomorrow evening to inaugurate the guest room! I think Singapore is a soft introduction for his first visit to Asia.}

^{Andrew also comes home from Australia tomorrow. The girls and I have slept 11 nights here so far. Andrew, just four. He won't travel now til first week in 2013}

^{Next time...getting to grips with the neighbourhood and Col's holidays!}

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