mit non invt sys 3 - $1903 (3 x 9000btu)
mit invt sys 3 - $2559 (3x 9000btu)
mit invt sys 3 - $2611 (1 x 12000btu, 2 x 9000btu)
mit invt sys 2 - $2223 (2 x 12000btu)

Best solution is the ID coodinate with Aircon installers with owner presence.
no matter what company (GC,AB,BT or Cs) owners need to do due dilligue and be there..do not just leave them at their own accord. do some homework and know some installation pointers.
the sale person/ supervisor who talk to you maybe not the exact person who installed the aircon. so be there when they installed so there is no chances of error.

" he knows doesnt mean they knows as assumption is the greatest folly of oneself"

met Tommy from Gain City 2day...solved the trunking prob oredi...

He said to drill diagonally up from the aircon ledge wall at just above the MBR toilet window frame into the false ceiling inside toilet and then from there, run trunking straight into MBR and then to the 2 bedrms. Much shorter than the kitchen route!

mine is a s1 unit with open kitchen... and i got a system4 inverter + system1 non-inverter... both toshiba... yup 5 x indoor units

- 24 BTU non-inverter in foyer
- 16 BTU inverter in corridor directly opposite open kitchen
- 13 BTU inverter in MBR
- 10 BTU inverter in Bdrm 2
- 10 BTU inverter in Bdrm 3

trunking quite straightforward...

- 24 BTU yard -> kitchen -> foyer
- inverter units yard -> MBR bathroom -> Bdrm2 -> Bdrm3 -> corridor wall outside Bdrm3

At Home & Living at Expo today and purchased the Mit Ind system 3 invertor aircon from Aircon Gallery by Best Tech. The insulation used is definitely a much better quality than what Gain City showed me.

Viewing of showflat at BLK G #07-81 from 07Jan onwards if anyone is keen to look at how they install & they types of lighting they supply.

Also their guys will be stationed there for a month to oversee all aircon installation issues, if any.

We got a namecard from the GainCity staff who were pasting their adverts about the 'showflat for aircon' (#33-41). called them on Tues afternoon when the unit was not open. The guy say probably "end of the week". Anyone has seen the #33-41 unit with the completed/installed aircon yet?

think around 3.5 k for a fully furnished whole unit is reasonable considering that we got no pool and gym and got ugly grills to block off half of our view. we should price lower than the condo in the nearby area.

i dont think the 4 or 5 room makes much diff to the tenant since they both got 3 bed rooms of the same sizes. only slightly bigger living for the 5 room.

but it makes a diff if you r on the low or high floor.

i think 1K for common room and 1.5K for the master bedroom is the price i will go for if renting out rooms alone. almost all rooms in the city near mrt is priced above 1K.

here are some vicinity rental price guide i found. hope this is useful.
price is based on Sept 09. anyway market demand changes and price range varies but it cannot be too big a difference apart. but looking at the nearby Universal Studio & IR coming to be completed very soon, prices may not be the same again i reckon.
good luck to residents who wish to rent out their units. i believe P@D is going to be very hot... heheee

the median monthly rental for:
The Beacon (1109sf) $4155
Icon (657sf) $3827
Sportiswoode (1270sf) $2350
5rm in Cantonment Close (1184sf) $2350
5rm in Kim Tian Rd (1184sf) $2350

i checked URA and came across Icon median psf is 5.67 which is typical for that area which is also close to P@D. if here can fetch $3 - $5 psf, that's a very very good return. (but i feel for $4 - $5 psf can wait long long.... for that kinda price). cross our fingers. of cos we have to be realistic and also must know what type of property we're living in. its better not to anyhow quote prices 1st for now. people can perhaps observe the vicinity rental and do some calculations

We will be having a showflat at Blk 1G Cantonment Road #07-81 and will be ready on the 7 January 2009 for viewing. We make it convenient so that u can witness our installation workmanship and the working condition of the air con. We will also be having our sales rep to attend to all your needs. During this promotion we will be giving away free upgrade K flex class 'O' (Italy made insulation) worth $240 on top of the Free gifts so hurry be the next 60 to get this promotion

heard from one of the residents that there is a showflat for gaincity ac in one of the units? 33-41? but must call to view ... i think gain city knows how to do the trunking

MUMBAI, Jan 1 - India will issue visas on arrival to tourists from five countries starting Friday, according to a foreign ministry statement, just days after a plan to tighten some visa rules drew protests.

The visas, for tourists from Finland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore, will be issued from Jan. 1 on an experimental basis for a period of one year and will be valid for up to 30 days, the statement said.

Single-entry visas will initially be issued at airports in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, it said

The much publicised Mitsubishi Electric aircon with much publicity by Jack Neo is overhyped and overpriced.

It's key selling point is the ease of DIY cleaning.

But the fact is that with frequent opening and closing of the casing, the plastic will crack easily (plastic will harden over time).

Cleaning an air con is not so easy as to wipe here and there DIY.

It requires technical expertise, to also suck out the dirt from the piping, chemical cleaning, checking of air con gas etc.

Mitsubishi Electric air con used to be one of the cheapest in the mkt, but since the Jack Neo fanfare came about, it became the most expensive with unjustified prices.

actually some of the points below are not true:

(4) Bank interest rate is almost non-existent. So if you don't hv the stomach to buy stocks or do biz, i guess property is the next best thing

(6) A lot of single name ILPs have "projected" return of 3.6%.. pretty pathetic considering the kind of risk you are exposed too..

6 Reasons Why You Should NOT Repay Your Housing Loan Early

Dennis Ng from www.HousingLoanSG.com, a leading Mortgage Consultancy portal, has been helping and advising many people with regards to housing loan. One of his advice is not to repay your housing loan early, even if you have the capability to do so. Why? You must be thinking it is so contrary to what was often preached – be debt free as soon as possible! Dennis does have very valid points:

1) It is the cheapest loan

Housing loan is the cheapest loan you can ever get from banks. The interest is about 3-4% and you compare it to car loan (7%), unsecured personal loan (14%) and credit card loan (24%). You can see the contrasting difference! Don’t you think you should leverage on the cheapest loan available to you?

2) Your networth remains the same

Repaying your housing loan early does not increase your net worth. This is because you are just taking your cash from your bank and putting it into the house. Worse, you are actually freezing your cash.

3) Losing your life and money

Having a mortgage insurance can help you in the event of death or total disability, where your loan will be paid off by the insurance. The cash or CPF monies can be left for your beneficiaries. If you have repaid the loan using your cash and CPF, you would have lost this advantage.

4) Opportunity Cost

With the cash in hand, you can invest and generate better returns. Rather than being cash strapped, you have the purchasing power to pick up real bargain stocks when the market crashes. Again, it will not be possible if you have your money locked in the house.

5) Use Interest Offset Loan

With an interest offset loan, you can earn interest on your cash to offset 100% of your housing loan interest you pay on your loan. This equates to repaying your loan, but with the liquidity of your cash where you can deploy when good investment opportunity arises.

6) Buy Single Premium Endowment

If you do not know how to invest and would want to avoid all ‘risky’ products, you can buy a single premium endowment, maybe for 20 years at 3.5% annual return. This would be able to offset your housing loan interest.

will be putting up doors with flosted glass panel so that the lights from window can hit the corridor outside the bedroom