A real home can't look like this!

Monday, August 15, 2005

Yesterday I went to see some show houses with friends. It was far and we only had a map and thankfully a reliable description on how to get to the area, provided by the developer's website. We drove in a rain and having paid quite a bit of toll, wondered if it was really worth the visit. We were also rushing to get there in time before they close. We got there about 10 minutes before the stipulated closing time. The sales people were busy talking to other potential homebuyers and no one paid us much attention.

So we wandered off on our own to what they call a Show Village. It was a large land plot with many units built in various designs. Armed with just a brochure of the many home types offered, we entered the units one by one, awed by the nicely furnished homes, complete with charming interior designs. We were also quite thankful that the workers did not close the units right on time, so we managed to see a lot of units way past their closing time.

As we saw more and more units, each looked better than the last. Then we came to the more expensive and posh house types. They took our breaths away and almost everywhere we stepped into, we exclaimed in wonderment at how large, beautiful and unbelievable they are. Some were done up in Zen style, some in Balinese theme, and one even with Peranakan finish. I couldn't help but snapped a few pictures although they were not allowed.

The cul-de-sac style of the show village resembles the Desperate Housewives setting. The weather was also cooling after the rain and it gave us a very nice feeling, as if you were in a different country all together. As we rounded off our walks, we decided we needed to return and take more time to admire them again. We covered the place in about an hour and it clearly wasn't quite sufficient. I'm looking forward to going again!

The grand home on the exterior. Behind the plants is a tempting pool!

The Zen-styled entrance to the home.

The luxurious living room.

The dining room exudes an air of class.

The romantic, not to mention HUGE master bedroom, with a glass room within it used as a baby's room.

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