2010 National day celebration
@Kovan Melody
From left: Yeo Guat Guan
George Yeo,
Minister of Foreign Affair
Andrew Yap,
Chairman MCST3245
National flag flying
at the balcony
Aerial view from Kovan Melody
Aerial view from Kovan Melody
Kovan Road leading to Simon Road
Aerial view from #15-04 Kovan Melody
Show flat of Kovan Melody dinning
Flower Road off Upper Serangoon
Aerial view from #15-04 Kovan Melody
Sun set view from #15-04 Kovan Melody
Location of Koven Melody
Kovan Melody sign board
Kovan Melody 佳裕园
Kovan Melody swimming pool deck
Central Hotel 中央旅店
When I first migrated 移民 from China 中国to Singapore 新加坡, I was living at Tiong Bahru prewar flat for a short period before we moved to a one room apartment hotel named 中 央 旅 店 at Jalan Bersa near the Jalan Bersa stadium.
Redhill Close 红山区
My father later applied a 3 rooms HDB rented flat at RedHill Close. The monthly rental was $54 per month. It was a seven storey flat. We lived on the 4th storey. The address was Block 3, 180-c Redhill Closed. There was a red hill in front of our flat with a mud road. The road was not properly constructed.It was an undulating road. The road will become muddy & slippery whenever it rained. Many vehicles got stucked in the mud. The passers by will help to push & free the vehicles. There were some zinc roof houses on the hill. These houses had no government electricity supply. They got their power supply from their private generator. The generator only operated at night and shutted down in the day time. We saw pigs walked on the mud road frequently. The pigs were reared by the villagers.The hill was later been flattened and a tar road was constructed. It is named Jalan Bukit Merah 红 山 路. There were some new HDB buildings being constructed on the flatten land. The precinct is named Bukit Merah Central 红山中心.
Telok Blangah Crescent 直落布亚湾
My dad had decided to purchase a flat for long term ownership and had successfully obtained a 3 rooms modified corner HDB flat at Telok Blangah Crescent. The address was block 6,#11-432 Telok Blangh Crescent. The Telok Blangah flat has a very good enviroment. It is facing the Mount Faber. We can walk up to Mount Faber by using the properly constructed steps. There is a hawker centre/ wet market in front of the flat and there is a Singtel telecom exchange behind the flat. I married at the age of 27 and stayed at Telok Blangah with my parents after I married.
Dover Road 杜弗路
Under the HDB rules,married couples are eligible to purchase their own flat from HDB.I had purchased my own 3 rooms modified corner flat at Dover Road and moved out from Telok Blangah area. The address was block 38 Dover Road, 07-263. The house was facing NUH/NUS (National University Hospital/National University Singapore)国大医院/新加坡大学。 There are many educational institutes along Dover Road. They are Fair Field primary & secondary School. ITE (Institute Technical Education).The rich & famous ASC(Anglo Chinese Independent School)
Singapore Polytechnic 新加坡理工学院,New Town Secondary School光伟中学.
Woodland Estate 勿兰区
Dover Road precinct was en bloc purchased 集体收购 by HDB 建屋发展局 for other development after I moved to WoodLand estate. My address at Woodland was block 521 Woodland street 14, 08-352. It was an executive flat. The flat was spacious. The area was 143sm or 1539 sf. The woodland flat was about 20 minutes by walking to the Woodland MRT station. Due to its distance to town, we have decided to explore moving to other area.
Kovan Melody 加裕园
After staying at Woodland for 5 years we have found a ideal home at Hougang 后港 area.This is a 99 years lease hold condominium 共管公寓 called Kovan Melody 加裕园.This condominium is considered the most convenient location I ever stayed.It is just next to the MRT NE13Kovan 高文 Station. The North East (NE) line 东北线 terminates one end at Ponggoal 扳鹅and the other end at Vivio City 仪丰城.My house is facing the low rise landed properties.It has an unobstructed view.The night scene is very beautiful. I make use of the common facility like swimming pool, tennis court, gym quite often. On the other side of Kovan Melody 加裕园,facing the Upper Serangoon Road, there is a small shopping mall named Heartland Mall. There is a wet market and hawker centre next to Heartland Mall.I enjoy the convenience here.There are 2 super markets opposite my house. They are Cold Storage super market冷藏超市 and NTUC super market职总平价超市. I get my weekly supply from these 2 super markets.NTUC super market gives senior citizen (age 60 and above) extra 2 % discount on every Tuesday for purchases made at any amount.
Thank You very much NTUC for helping the senior citizens & retirees to save money ($). Cheers.......
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