Construction is Complicated Stuff

Photos courtesy from my colleague based at the project site

The Most Preposterous Thing I Ever Heard

During last Sunday, William Wong from Sandakan and his sister Ah Fan from Lahad Datu came to stay with us for two nights. William stayed in late grannie’s room while Ah Fan stayed in Jeff’s room. (They came during Harvest Festival this year as well, the same time Adam Barclay was here)

Ah Fan had bought an apartment at University Apartment near UMS & 1 Borneo, developed by Wong Kwok Group. The developer called her up last week to collect the keys since Occupation Certificate had been obtained.

She bought the unit on the 3rd or 4th Floor with three rooms, 750 sq. ft. for RM150,000.00. An agent who formerly worked for the developer also called her to tell her that she found some tenants, UMS students to rent the unit for RM750.00 per month.

William, Ah Fan and mum went to Wong Kok’s office last Monday to settle all the necessary proceedures.

When we were having dinner on Monday night, William told me the most preposterous thing I have ever heard in my entire life. Wong Kok asked for 2 years advance payment of maintenance fee of RM70 per month ie. RM1,680.00!!!!

If there are 100 buyers, Wong Kok would have RM168,000.00 *snap finger*. They sure know how to rob people of their $.

KKIA

Tonight as I was leaving the house to go to KKIA using Lintas Road to fetch my sis-in-law Ros and Alistair as they were coming back from Sandakan on the last flight, the rain started to come down. It was drizzling and is still drizzling right now.

Using the Lintas Road always reminded me of the time when we had to use it and U-turn at the end at the traffic light just before the airport to go to Rafflesia Medical Centre to see grannie.

This was the first time I drove to the airport. I think the new airport is in operation but the problem is cars cannot go in to fetch and alight passengers. I had to drive until outside the old airport where Ros and Alistair were waiting for me.

Drain Construction

These are photos taken this morning on the drain construction near my office after not much rain last night.





Just imagine it after a heavy downpour.

I pity companies which are situated across the road.

Opposite Marina Court Condominium, Kota Kinabalu

Hoardings around the site with Marina Court Condominium in the background


A Sign in Front of the Site


Another Sign in Front of the Site


A Picture in Front of the Site

When I want to go to either Promenade Hotel to attend a function or to Warisan Square, I liked to park at this place, which is located directly opposite Marina Court Condominium (where cousin Christopher Chong and wife Marianne are staying).

But towards the end of last year, this place started to have hoardings appearing around it. And recently I managed to find out what will be happening there.

Apparently there is going to be a new development on that piece of land, namely Kota Kinabalu City Waterfront, supposed to be Asia’s Longest Seafront Broadwalk.

If that is what the developer is aiming for, then I am sure some reclamation work has to be done because that piece of land is too small to boast something of that magnitude.

Warisan Square

Warisan Square was one of my company projects. And hence we were given free vouchers.



I like to eat the chicken and mushroom pie available at San Francisco (SF) Coffee. They are second best to the meat pies I ate in Down Under.

Please do not let the SF word deceives you. My cousin who lives in California, USA said that she has never seen this chain operating there.