My girlfriend and I had juz recently booked a HDB unit at Fernvale Vista Phase 2, Sengkang. It had always been our dream in getting one, and we have finally fulfil it.
Actually all aren't quite smooth, from applying to getting a queue number to seeing a 'fengshui' master to booking. It all started when I saw an email from HDB tell me that there's Build To Order House at a location where it's near both my gf parent's house (Anchorvale), my gf god-parent's house (Seletar) and my parent's house (S'goon Nth). I was very happy to break the good news to my gf, but she seems not interested at first. I kept emphasizing that it's at a location very convenient to all the 3 above mentioned places, then she started to get interested. But as she need to get approval from her parent, therefore we're quite late when we apply.
When we get our queue number in July, I was very disappointed. My gf's cousin got queue number 16, but we got 208! Her cousin nice gesture of offering his number to us but was not allowed by HDB deeply disappoint me. I kept telling myself, it's all heaven's will, even though I'm a free thinker. (deceving myself...)
The worst part was, when we consulted my gf godfather's friend, who's a fortune teller. Frankly speaking, I dun believe this type of stuff, but as my gf mentioned before that we may consider consulting one, so we went all the way to consult him after our long day shopping. When we showed him our sitemap, he directly tell us that we can only get two specific blocks, and lagi worst, only on the 8th, 9th and 10th floor of these two blocks after juz asking us our chinese horoscopes. I was quite unsatisfied with the answer, but had to go with it. Both of us had chosen a dream unit each, out of the miserable two blocks & three floors of course. But on the 2nd day, both units were snapped up, and greatly affect my emotion. (There goes my temper, so pity my bao bei... Sorry dear)
But things got better when my friend's friend told me that a Thai monk told him that actually which are the good blocks, which doesn't fully match with wat the fortune teller told us. So I was happy and tell my gf, wat the monk actually said, which greatly change her mindset and doubting the fortune teller. But than when we're at HDB Hub @ Toa Payoh to select, both of us actually was so childish to choose the unit number by playing scissors, paper, stone. (Damn childish sia, how old liao... ke ke) As I lose, I had to give in to her, which she chose 20th floor, which was not actually not my favourite floor. When the lady was about to finalise my application, she mentioned to my gf that we're actually sharing the same level with the 2-room and 3-rooms, which has made my gf reconsider her decision. As 4-rooms will stand-alone from 23rd floor onwards, she couldn't make decision and wanted me to make my decision in the end, which I've chosen the highest floor, which was 27th floor!
Well dun feel envy, as I believe dat I'm purely lucky to able to get this unit on this floor. Hope I'll be able to watch fireworks from my unit in 5 years time, with my wife-to-be of course!
P.S. It's my lucky unit, I strike toto while betting the unit number!
Last drop of ink from no other than Alexandro Enzo Lim JS.
