Moving to Denai Alam? Not so soon...
I was browsing the net in one afternoon back in November 24, 2006. No specific topic to look for but ended up browsing through some new properties websites.
Then, my search focused on double frontage landed properties. Double frontage means that the house has two main entrance. There is no rear side or backyard. The backyard is actually also a front side. At that time, only 2 developers offered double frontage houses. One in Putrajaya and another one, of course, in Denai Alam by Guthrie Properties (now Sime Darby Property).
On the same day, I went to visit the show house and quickly took the whole family to see it the next day. The day after that, I confirmed my booking and paid the deposit. What a hasty purchase...but we never regret it. We love our new house.
The house was ready in early 2008. We took over the keys on January, 19, 2008. After that, Sime Darby did some repairs on the defects that we complained. The repairs was completed sometime in July 2008. Then we did some renovation, extending the kitchen, plaster ceiling and grille. This renovation was completed in November 25, 2008.
Now, after more than a year of the possession, many family members, friends and neighbours-to-be had asked us in many occasions, "When are you guys moving in?". At those times, we could not answer this simple question. Many factors were in our minds. Kids schooling, Atiz's transportation to work, interior design, furniture, etc. Actually, we are not rushing to move. We are not planning to sell or rent out our penthouse apartment that we currently lived in. So move now or move later, financially it would be the same.
After thinking a bit, Atiz & I have set out target. InsyaAllah, the answer to that question would be by:
By then, Helmi will just finish his UPSR exam and Jimi will start schooling at the primary school in 2011. Also, another key factor is that we will be able to undertake Atiz's bank staff renovation loan by mid 2010. We need this to continue the renovation, to do the interior design and to purchase some furniture and electrical equipment. We just can't take the existing furniture at our apartment to our new house because most of the cabinet, wardrobe,etc are built-ins.
By the way, like one of the famous Malay song saying "Kita hanya mampu merancang, hanya Tuhan menentukan..."
I was browsing the net in one afternoon back in November 24, 2006. No specific topic to look for but ended up browsing through some new properties websites.
Then, my search focused on double frontage landed properties. Double frontage means that the house has two main entrance. There is no rear side or backyard. The backyard is actually also a front side. At that time, only 2 developers offered double frontage houses. One in Putrajaya and another one, of course, in Denai Alam by Guthrie Properties (now Sime Darby Property).
On the same day, I went to visit the show house and quickly took the whole family to see it the next day. The day after that, I confirmed my booking and paid the deposit. What a hasty purchase...but we never regret it. We love our new house.
The house was ready in early 2008. We took over the keys on January, 19, 2008. After that, Sime Darby did some repairs on the defects that we complained. The repairs was completed sometime in July 2008. Then we did some renovation, extending the kitchen, plaster ceiling and grille. This renovation was completed in November 25, 2008.
Now, after more than a year of the possession, many family members, friends and neighbours-to-be had asked us in many occasions, "When are you guys moving in?". At those times, we could not answer this simple question. Many factors were in our minds. Kids schooling, Atiz's transportation to work, interior design, furniture, etc. Actually, we are not rushing to move. We are not planning to sell or rent out our penthouse apartment that we currently lived in. So move now or move later, financially it would be the same.
After thinking a bit, Atiz & I have set out target. InsyaAllah, the answer to that question would be by:
December 2010
By then, Helmi will just finish his UPSR exam and Jimi will start schooling at the primary school in 2011. Also, another key factor is that we will be able to undertake Atiz's bank staff renovation loan by mid 2010. We need this to continue the renovation, to do the interior design and to purchase some furniture and electrical equipment. We just can't take the existing furniture at our apartment to our new house because most of the cabinet, wardrobe,etc are built-ins.
By the way, like one of the famous Malay song saying "Kita hanya mampu merancang, hanya Tuhan menentukan..."
