tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post8037219540152244615..comments2023-10-21T22:09:59.332+08:00Comments on EN BLOC BLOCK BLOG - Block collective sales ©: In the coming year of 2008 ...The Pariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725490396019425388noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post-88047682117928737082008-02-13T16:53:00.000+08:002008-02-13T16:53:00.000+08:00Dear Anonymous: Thank you for your comment. "En b...Dear Anonymous: <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment. <BR/><BR/><B>"En bloc windfall" is a misnomer! </B> <BR/><BR/>Like you, I too have NOT heard of anyone who managed to upgrade in the SAME neighbourhood after an en bloc without coming up with more cash or taking on another bank loan! <BR/><BR/>For a Gahmen so fond of statistics, I wonder if the Gahmen did a study of the extent of <B>The Pariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725490396019425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post-6409223107960950432008-02-12T19:27:00.000+08:002008-02-12T19:27:00.000+08:00I like what you said: Enblocs should not push down...I like what you said: Enblocs should not push down everybody! <BR/><BR/>We haven't heard of any one who managed to upgrade after the enbloc windfall. We know of some who are so cheesed off strata title apartment because of this enbloc law that they decided to pool resources and top up to buy terrace house instead. But that means having to top up with more bank loans - stupid, right? Enbloc Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post-91567159120664451132008-01-07T23:20:00.000+08:002008-01-07T23:20:00.000+08:00Dear F Richard: Thank you for your kind encouragem...Dear F Richard: <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your kind encouragement. <BR/><BR/>Indeed, there are moments of self-doubt even as I hear heartbreaking accounts from en bloc victims on the one hand. But on the other hand, most of them won't give voice to their concerns openly ... partly (I sense) out of <B>"Fear"</B> and partly (I am told) due to <B>"Perception"</B> that Gahmen thinks they know best The Pariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725490396019425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post-36082735518982689842008-01-07T17:32:00.001+08:002008-01-07T17:32:00.001+08:00I have been following the very cogent comments in ...I have been following the very cogent comments in your blog and am writing to register my admiration and support of your points. The enbloc process has spawned many a broken heart and much unhappiness, even among those who are supposed to reap substantial financial benefits out of it, as they find themselves unable to find suitable alternative compatible housing within the same locality. Hence Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post-15479805432807799742008-01-07T17:32:00.000+08:002008-01-07T17:32:00.000+08:00I have been following the very cogent comments in ...I have been following the very cogent comments in your blog and am writing to register my admiration and support of your points. The enbloc process has spawned many a broken heart and much unhappiness, even among those who are supposed to reap substantial financial benefits out of it, as they find themselves unable to find suitable alternative compatible housing within the same locality. Hence Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post-57482773786836126522008-01-07T03:19:00.000+08:002008-01-07T03:19:00.000+08:00Dear TP Soo: Indeed, your concerns are very valid....Dear TP Soo: <BR/><BR/>Indeed, your concerns are very valid. <BR/><BR/>They were similarly echoed by <B>NMP Assoc Prof Kalyani Mehta during the 20 Sep 2007 parliamentary debate of the LTSA amendments:</B> <I>"If social communities have to be swept away in the prospect of progress and a cleaner, healthier environment for the people of a nation, such as when the kampongs were eradicated in The Pariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725490396019425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post-70182397606212891622008-01-06T22:35:00.000+08:002008-01-06T22:35:00.000+08:00Well said. I fully agree with your points put forw...Well said. I fully agree with your points put forward so lucidly and humorously.<BR/><BR/>Frankly I believe the original aim of the enbloc process in Singapore mgiht have gone out of control, and has degenerated into something ugly and divisive for our entire society, including creating a sense of uncertainty and anxiety for those who just wish to keep their homes. Any wonder why Singaporeans areAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post-73972772989484037182007-12-26T14:33:00.000+08:002007-12-26T14:33:00.000+08:00Dear Anonymous: I don't know whether the "govt peo...Dear Anonymous: <BR/>I don't know whether the "govt people" (as you put it) read my blog. <BR/><BR/>As I am one of those who would not talk behind your back if I am not prepared to say the same thing to your face, you can be assured that I have written directly to MinLaw on most of the issues covered in my blog. <BR/><BR/>Sigh ... I am but only one lone voice. <B>More need to Stand Up and Be The Pariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725490396019425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4038005493604109435.post-71117648383650815902007-12-26T10:49:00.000+08:002007-12-26T10:49:00.000+08:00Spot on, man! All that stuff about Doing Right as ...Spot on, man! All that stuff about Doing Right as opposed to Being Right. If those govt people read your blog, you think they will re-think and do a proper job about this law? <BR/><BR/>Interesting bit about South Korea en bloc law. South Korea can. So why Singapore cannot meh? Peng san! What's more - South Korea ministers are not paid so much $$$!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com