Light In The Sky Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Monday, June 09, 2008

At 4 p.m. today, we are [supposedly] the official owner of Block xxx, Jurong East Street xx, #05-xxx.  It ends the house hunt, it closes the resale transaction .. and a new day has come.

HDB Resale Completion

The meeting with the HDB officer was a jiffy - in about 15 minutes, it was all over.  We walked out of the officer's office with a bunch of keys but left HDB Hub empty handed. 

We had to return the keys to the sellers and requested that they have to hand them back to us on 28th June.  We also mentioned that we want to start renovation from 23th June onwards. 

Ah, a rather crissed crossed crashed of dates - fact is, we do not wish to wait any longer.  I felt somewhat awkward - a lack of ease and unhandy, having to delay the possession of the flat.  It's like you-have-it-yet-you-don't and leaving you with more anxiety.

On a lighter note, the sweetest thing the sellers did was to hand me the bunch of keys clipped in a key chain with a big letter 'K'.  They have bought the key chain as a gift.  The wife smiled as she passed it to me, 'this is meant for you'.  I wasn't aware of it till her husband showed me the word 'kind' inscribed and fits snugly at one corner.  It touches me and it makes me harder to rush them on their renovation and to get them to move out earliest possible.

After they departed, we had a little argument with the house agent.  He insisted that we should pay him the commission today.  Geez, it really spoilt my mood.  First, we have not received any official invoice from his company.  Second, we told him that we will only pay half of the commission and will pay the remainder when we get the keys.  He got quite unreasonable citing that his 'duty' has now completed.  He was, obviously, angry.

We decided to give in as we didn't want to spoil such a nice day.

Somehow, it makes me a little restless ...

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The Schedule Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Friday, June 06, 2008

Now that the resale completion date has been given, it makes it easier for us to schedule for the renovation works.  Ah, I guess, we will be busier soon.

Still, we will not be able to do the renovation immediately.  As the seller sold his flat to us on a contra basis, we are required [not by law but on a gentleman's agreement] to give him 30 days to vacate.  He should be able to have his renovation completed too. 

Legally, the flat belongs to us with effect on Monday 9th, but we are not going to collect rent from him.  Some of our friends feel that we are being too kind.  Now, we are thinking of giving him 2 weeks instead.  We are told that his renovation for the new house is not extensive.  He will only be renovating the toilet, kitchen cabinet and painting of the whole house.

On the other hand, we have to vacate our place by mid September.

Our schedule:

09 June    :    Collection of Keys
30 June    :    Finalised the house renovation concept
   
01 July      :   Start of renovation works
06 Sept      :   Moving Out
16 Sept      :   Hand-over

I intend to start organizing and throwing things next week.

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And the Countdown Begins .. Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Thursday, June 05, 2008

In an unusual way, our completion date transpired via a telephone call rather through an official HDB letter. 

I have been religiously checking on 'My HDB Page' - an online HDB e-Services, for the last few days and there is no indication that the resale complete date has been scheduled.  The last check at 5 p.m. still showed the same old status where the resale application has been approved.

HDB Sale Approval

What's a synchronicity! 
Yesterday, I was checking with another friend who applied for resale flat and he had been scheduled for the second appointment mid next week.  His 1st appointment with HDB was two weeks after ours.  He received an official letter from HDB about three days ago.  That is, supposedly, the standard practice - buyers/sellers will be notified at least a week in advance.

At about 5.45 p.m., I received a call from Mr Wong - the seller's agent, informing me that HDB has scheduled the resale completion on Monday, 9 June. 

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!  A check at our mailbox showed no letter.  Ah, and within an hour from my last online check, the status has changed.

HDB Sale Completion

I am filled with joy - happy that the wait is finally going to be over and we shall be closer to our Reiki Sanctuary.  On Monday, at 4 p.m., we will be officially signing the last of the resale documents, making the full payment and shall be handed the house keys.

Ah, and as the excitement settled, it brings sadness too.  Suddenly, everything about Hertford becomes large - the air, the space, the wall, the ceiling, the smell, the noise, the light - each of her energy reaching out for attention.  The missing-you feeling intensified and I just have to cry for her, again.

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Now, It's Official Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Ah, decided to check the resale status online and saw this good news:

HDB Sale Approval

Now, we are hoping that the 2nd Appointment - which, I think is the day for the collection of keys, can be on the 1st week of June.  We really hope that the seller can move out by 1st July. 

Geez, just can't wait to get things started.

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The restlessness Written by : Reiki Sanctuary Date : Thursday, April 24, 2008

It has been a busy week.  It is good to be busy too as I can, finally, not dominantly think about the new house.

It is often said that happy times come and go fast.  And that, time moves quickly.  But not when we have to 'wait' - it feels sooooo loooooonnnnnggggg that time just halts.

It is the waiting that one gets restless.  And I am just feeling that.  It makes it worse especially when I am not completely 'recovered' from the 'low' Hertford energy.

We are waiting for the day for our HDB application to be processed - and HDB is only scheduling our First Appointment next Tuesday, 29th April.

Thank God that Saturday is coming - that I will be cracking my head when meeting with Chiauw again.  We plan to start going out to 'feel things' - she is going to bring us to few tiles and sanitary shops.

Looking forward ..

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