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A bit of subsale dilemma

Karpanan — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:25:59 +0800

Guys, I am in need of some opinions. Currently I am looking at a subsale condo which ticks all my checkbox, there are only 2 concerns preventing me from signing the booking form immediately.

1) There is a long hairline crack on the ceiling in the living room, which goes through the lighting and the ceiling fan, as if its following the wiring beneath, picture below which I found on the web is a good illustration of it, excepts its much longer. Its only on the ceiling and does not extend until the wall.

2) 1 of the bathroom used to have water leakage yellowish stain at the ceiling, apparently owner are aware of it and informed the management as well, I am being told that the problem is fixed by unit above and the stain has been removed and repainted as well, a week has passed and I revisited the unit and noticed that there is a "bubble" forming at the bathroom ceiling, albeit without any yellowish stain.

I really liked the unit and would like to get it for my own stay, I don't mind forking out some money to fix all the problems but still would like to get some opinions whether they are some underlying serious problem with the issues above.

Opinion required

Karpanan — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 03:20:59 +0800

I am currently looking forward to purchasing my first property and would like to get some second opinion.
There are currently 2 properties that I am looking at and this is purely for own stay purposes.

Property 1
There is this 800+ sqft sub-sale condo that is nearby my workplace which would cost a little more than 500k(fully furnished) depends on negotiation. It is fairly new and not more than 2 years old. By purchasing this, I can just walk to my workplace. I have considered the fact that I might not stay in the same company in the future, however I have been renting nearby for few years and are quite fond of the surrounding location. The downside is however it would deplete 80% of my saving with all those downpayment, stamp duties, legal fees etc.

Property 2
The second one would be the infamous extremely high density RC residence, despite all the negative feedback, the price and location are extremely appealing to me. It would take me around 15-20 mins drive at most to reach my workplace with usual traffic. I prefer the 800 sqft where it would cost me less than 400k, however there is the cost of petrol and time for travelling.

I have around 4k each month after deducting all the expenses, ptptn and car loan, the remaining after the housing loan+maintenance+utilities will go into saving. I am in no rush to purchase now but I think it is good to start looking and do some research. I really like everything about the sub-sale condo but the thoughts of depleting most of my saving does not bode well for me, and also the fact that I might be too unrealistic by purchasing 500k properties.

Could all the sifu please enlighten me.

Money Changer in Kuchai Luma

Karpanan — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:47:18 +0800

Guys, is there any money changer in kuchai lama or anywhere near it? i have limited transportation and i need to exchange some SGD as im going Singapore for a few days.

what is the function of rotating screen?

Karpanan — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:00:53 +0800

well most of you know that pressing and holding the CTRL+ALT+(Arrow Key) will flip or rotate the screen to 90, 180, 270 degree right. what i wanna know is what is the purpose of function of this, i've been confused for a while and hope that you guys can clear up my mind.

Where to purchase this model in Ipoh

Karpanan — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:53:22 +0800

As the topic stated, i would like to know where can i get the Acer 5750g in Ipoh, Perak. This is my first time buying a laptop after my desktop failed me. By the way i heard that there is a with-bluetooth and without-bluetooth version, is that true? And how many types of Acer 5750g is there out there, are all their specification same?
Well this is my first time buying, hope you all can help me thank you

Oh "sheet" H1N1

Karpanan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:08:29 +0800

Guys I'm worried about my friend that have the symptoms of H1N1 (none to little fever,runny nose,cough,sore throat already cure) but he live in Ipoh and if I'm not wrong there are no cases on Perak yet and he always stay at home like a nerd.So is it normal flu?He did plan to go to check up but just some information would ease his heart LOL

Warranty issue

Karpanan — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:48:16 +0800

ok my whole new Nokia 5800 xpressmusic has a lcd problem so i bring it to the Ipoh Nokia Customer Care and they say they will change a whole new lcd for me.Will it void my warranty if they change the whole new lcd?And assume they are Nokia authorized customer care they will not use some imitation or cheap spare parts right?(i mean something like not the original lcd for 5800)

EDIT:Its a Avaxx set and one more thing will they replace my other parts without telling me?because i heard some cases about this

Nokia warranty issue

Karpanan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:18:54 +0800

If there is cracking sound(distortion) on my phone stereo speaker when playing music can i claim warranty or i need to use money to replace the speaker?

speaker problem

Karpanan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:06:13 +0800

Hi guys i m new here.I wanna ask is there a sign that indicates the phone in built stereo speaker is spoiled?I think my phone os or software has corrupted but will it affect the phone speaker
quality?I personally think that if the os or software is corrupted,it will not affect the phone hardware right?because its 2 different things.