I dun really have the urge to blog nowadays cos usually i'll take ~ 1 hour to write something perhaps. And i've got only like 4-5 hrs after work, which half of it will be used to do mandatory stuff like eat, bathe, brush teeth, talk to the gf etc. Stuff to keep my life in order. And the other half is me time, which is abt 2-3 hours? And 1 hr is usually for working out. That leaves abt 1-2 hrs. I think blogging can wait.

But today's a special case. Cos lately i've been seeing quite a number of articles/commentary on buying houses in SG. I seriously think the situation now is quite ridiculous. Just imagine: I'm drawing half of my dad's salary, possibly buying a house that will most likely be smaller than my dad's, and paying twice the amount. And this problem is further compounded by the following issues:

- I have to stay sufficiently near my parents cos my Mom is a needy woman and she's very afraid that no one will take care of her next time.
- Which means i have to buy somewhere close to Jurong, a mature estate. Which means a resale flat (expensive and yet not a NEW flat)
- But i'd buy a new flat cos it's cheaper. And NEW.
- But u don't get new flats in Jurong. It's all in the northeast. Which is far.
- It doesn't help that even if i wanted to buy a new flat, i'd have to vie with ~1000 people for 100 units. That's 10% chance in statistics terms.
- Even if i got lucky and was selected, doesn't mean i'll be the first person to choose from the 100 units. Which means i might not get my desired unit and floor (i don't want to live in 1st floor for obvious reasons)
- And that's only if i really want to live in the NE.
- And that's only considering my own opinion. I have my wife-to-be opinions to consider as well.

I guess ultimately there isnt much choice, and not much planning can be done too. It really depends on what the situation is at that moment in time, and whether i will be financially ready to capitalise on it. Which is why i'm trying my very best to save as much as money as possible, while still maintaining some sense of normality.

"Higher standard of living mah" - Chao

I dun get why i'm eating veg rice everyday.