Finally...Collection of Our Home Keys Part 1

After a long wait of 5 months since we placed our ballot for a Queenstown slot...which I tot would be jus for fun since the response was overwhelming and was banking on our chances for less desirable areas like Seng Kang and Pouggol, we finally are able to collect the keys.

It was a exciting process mixed with hope, disappointment and finally joy. Guess many of you would be going thru this in years to come ahead. We should count out lucky stars for getting a good ballot number 1x8 and equally lucky when 30+ dropped out before our turn. In the end, we managed to get a high floor unit and the unit of our choice in terms of layout.


So 5 months since we placed the ballot in Jan 2008, we are now offically proud owners of a HDB flat. The key collection process was tedious with lotsa documents to sign and we are glad to have a very efficient officer serving us who was patient with explaining the documents twice as dear can only reach 1/2 hr later than me.


With the keys in our hands, we made our way to the long-awaited house we can call our own (but with a 30 years loan of cos). Met my mom at the flat for some traditional ritual to announce our arrival and cleansing the area.















Mom doing her thing to announce our arrival.




More Photos in part 2....