Celebrated my brother and cousin's birthday.. At my 2 gu house..
Before that we headed to take a look at the pan to develop my new housing area.. Sounds so exciting and wonderful and nice cuz lots of things to explore.. Yappy....
Heres an overview...
Key Strategies for a Waterfront Town of the 21st Century
4 The key strategies exhibited in 2007 for developing Punggol were to plan more homes to build critical mass, bring waters closer to residents, create a unique Town Centre, provide more housing choices, activate the recreational coastline and enhance connectivity for the town. We have provided a summary of the progress at ANNEX B for reference.
Efforts to Build up Critical Mass
5 HDB had committed to launch more new flats in Punggol so that the population mass could level up to attract and support new facilities. Since Oct 2007, HDB has launched three new build-to-order projects comprising about 1,700 units. The take-up rate for flats in Punggol has also been consistently good, with about 80 % of new units offered taken-up. HDB has plans to launch another 4,000 units under the Build-To-Order system by end 2008. As at today, HDB has completed about 16,700 flats in Punggol with another 2,000 units under construction. By 2011, another 4,900 units are expected to be completed, bringing a total of more than 20,000 completed units in Punggol.
Bringing Waters Closer to Residents
6 When plans for the Punggol Waterway was exhibited, 94% of survey respondents supported the proposal of having a waterway through the town and HDB has made exciting headway in laying the groundwork for the waterway. With technical studies for the waterway completed in November last year, our engineers are now looking at plans to incorporate green features, and aspects of making the waterway experience safe and pleasant.
7 To bring the waterway to life, HDB is tapping professional expertise through a Landscape Masterplan Design Competition for the Waterway. The competition is opened to Urban Planners, Architects and Landscape Architects, which are expected to contribute designs and concepts for not just the overall landscape design of the 4.2 km waterway and the 2 tributaries (1.3km), but also the 10m wide promenades at both sides of the waterway as well as the Town Park.
Unique Town Centre
8 The town centre will be the centrepiece and gateway to the town. It aims to provide opportunities for shopping, dining, entertainment, sports and recreation, and community events. The waterfront site for the first mixed commercial/private residential development at the Town Centre will be launched for tender by 2010/ 2011. When ready the Town Centre will also include a Town Plaza where celebrations and events could be held by the waters.
More Housing Choices with Green Living on the cards
9 As regards to housing choice, HDB had launched the first eco-precinct, Treelodge@Punggol and will incorporate eco-features from the precinct into other new developments in Punggol. In addition, green living will be extended to the entire stretch on both sides of the waterway. The plans called for an environment to cater to a unique lifestyle, which incorporates environmentally-friendly and sustainable features. These technologies will also be used for the housing, recreational facilities and the public areas along this stretch.
Recreational Coastline taking Shape
10 Along the coastline, works on the coastal promenade will start soon while development of the Rustic Park at Coney Island will start next year. The New Punggol and Serangoon Reservoirs will be completed by 2009 and Sengkang Floating Island along Sungei Punggol will be completed by 2010. There will also be a host of recreational facilities coming onstream at two activity clusters, including a horse riding centre that will be completed by 4th Quarter 2008 and a Golf Driving Range by 2009.
Better Connectivity with Scenery to match
11 The widening of the Tampines Expressway between Punggol Flyover and Pasir Ris Drive 12 and Pasir Ris Drive 12 will be completed in 1st Quarter 2009 and the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway will be completed earlier in 3rd Quarter 2008. Meanwhile, HDB has already planted 800 trees and 80,000 shrubs on the eastern part of the Boulevard along Punggol Central, between Punggol Road and Punggol East.
Let every idea count towards Shaping My Punggol
12 When HDB exhibited the remaking plans last year at various locations, it attracted about 110,000 visitors and HDB received over 11,000 completed survey forms. Moving forward for Punggol, HDB would like to hear from Singaporeans, the students and especially Punggol residents ideas about how their homes along the Waterway will look like, the kind of facilities and amenities they look forward to and how to make the Waterway environment clean and special. Ideas can be submitted to HDB in any media, such as drawings, photographs or a written piece via http://www.hdb.gov.sg. Selected entries will be published or posted online and the contributors will receive a token or appreciation from us.
13 This call for ideas is an important part of resident engagement to help harvest the best possible ideas and inspiration for the Waterfront Town of the 21st Century
Going forward
14 HDB will also be updating Singaporeans on the progress of the remaking plans for Yishun and Dawson, the two other showcase towns under the Remaking our Heartland plans in the coming months.
NEX B - PROGRESS TABLE BASED ON THE STRATEGIES EXHIBITED
| Exhibited in Sep 2007 | Updates |
| · New feature after damming up of 2 rivers. · Promenades along both sides | The technical study for the proposed waterway had been completed in 2007 and engineering design of the waterway is currently in progress. HDB has launched the Landscape Masterplan Design Competition for professionals. |
| Iconic commercial cum residential development – Sale of waterfront site to be launched within in 5 years. | Launch by 2010/ 2011 |
| · New housing forms. · Terrace gardens and courtyards · Common area activities · Eco-friendly features | HDB has launched the Call for Ideas exercise to hear from the public and the students, their ideas to shape Housing, Community Spaces and Facilities and the Waterway Environment along the waterway. |
| Concentrate housing around Town Centre and along waterway | Recently launched Punggol Spring (494 units), Damai Grove (738 units) Punggol Lodge (516 units) Under construction Punggol Vista (628 units), Treelodge@Punggol (712 units), Coralinus Phase 2 (365 units), Coralinus Phase 1 (369 units) New Units to be launched 4,000 from May - Dec 2008 |
| Coastal Promenade | New Punggol and Serangoon Reservoirs Completion: 2009 Activity Cluster 1: - Horse Riding Centre, Completion: 4Q2008 - Interim Park, Completion: 2010 Proposed Rustic Park at Coney Island Start Development: 2009 Coastal Promenade: Completion: 2010 Activity Cluster 2: - Golf Driving Range & Plant Nursery, Completion: 2009 Proposed Lorong Halus Wetland: Completion: 2011 Sengkang Floating Island : Completion: 2010 Sengkang Sports & Recreation Centre Completion: Jun 2008 |
| · Tree-lined boulevard along Punggol Central · Improvements to TPE and completion of KPE | - 800 trees & 80,000 shrubs planted along a 1.4km stretch (between Punggol Road and Punggol East) - KPE, Completion: 3Q2008 - Widening of TPE, Completion: 1Q2009 |
18th May 2008
Been a fruitful Sunday cuz went to places which i've not went for a long time or nvr been before.. Thanks to dear dear.. He always bring me to places which i really enjoy going to as i love to explore!!!
Pulau Ubin Here i Come...
Was there Sec school days and it's been over 10 years i've been there... Enjoy the cycle there.. Dear was like going... "ok ok, up up the bike, going down hill... / down down, down down, going uphill.."
Going down hill was so scary, worst then a roller coaster ride..
End the afternoon after 4 hours cycle..
At nite was another exciting ride up.....
The Singapore Flyers..
Look at the colorful lightings..
Nice view up on top...
Look at the silly thing i trying do and one ah ma really thought i was mad trying to open the cabin door and was saying.. " Bui Sai ku ah girl.. Wei hiam Ah.." Ha HA.. Sorry Ah ma tat i frighten u..
Not forgetting the horrid dentist visit i went Thursday 15th may 08 cuz i was having this black spot on the front tooth at the back and it's due to a decay tooth!!! My god, the drilling of the tooth, the pain and the aches!!! Killing.. Still got one more tooth at the back to go!!!
Movie watched last Sat... Speed racer.. Dear said not so nice.. Me ok, can watch...
http://speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com
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