hi guys,
we need to temporary suspend the last post as both sides started to exchange strong words, and not so appropriate one too, we just worry the matter will get out of hand & become big problem.
pls use the proper words when give comment so that it will bring constructive action, we know that everyone who give their comment here are with the good intention, but just need to polish the words a bit.
for those who give their comment in last post, we would like to meet up with you guys to clarify the issue, pls do email us at vistacondo.relau@gmail.com, so that we can explain further on the matter.
thanks..., happy Deepavali.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
some proposals for budget 2015
Najib has just done his budget 2015 presentation in parliament, perhaps it's also right time for us to look at how will be our financial outlook next year.
in fact we will spend some time to look at it in the coming committee meeting....
at the moment our monthly income based on the collectible:
service charge RM27500 from 275 unit, and RM2000 from car park rental, total is RM29500, with the condition that most of the residents willing to pay promptly.
regular expenses will be 6200 (TNB), security (4300), management (3300), cleaner (2100), lift (1400), pool (850), PBA (800), 500 (Genset/Electrical contract), 175 (pest control), 240 (phones for office & MC), 2500 (maintenance & parts), for which the total will come up to RM22365.
monthly surplus, RM29500 - RM22365, will be RM7135, or RM85620 per annul.
the surplus will be used to fund some of the project which we have mentioned in previous postings...
assuming, by God's grace, next year we will get gov't financial aid to paint the building, RM350k total cost, which for that we will need to pay 20%, or 70K, so we will take from the above surplus of 85620, to pay this, then another 7 should be used for water tank lining replacement, where 20% need to be paid by us from the total cost of RM35k for 2 tanks. Then the balance of another 7K will used for other upgrading project.
thanks.
in fact we will spend some time to look at it in the coming committee meeting....
at the moment our monthly income based on the collectible:
service charge RM27500 from 275 unit, and RM2000 from car park rental, total is RM29500, with the condition that most of the residents willing to pay promptly.
regular expenses will be 6200 (TNB), security (4300), management (3300), cleaner (2100), lift (1400), pool (850), PBA (800), 500 (Genset/Electrical contract), 175 (pest control), 240 (phones for office & MC), 2500 (maintenance & parts), for which the total will come up to RM22365.
monthly surplus, RM29500 - RM22365, will be RM7135, or RM85620 per annul.
the surplus will be used to fund some of the project which we have mentioned in previous postings...
assuming, by God's grace, next year we will get gov't financial aid to paint the building, RM350k total cost, which for that we will need to pay 20%, or 70K, so we will take from the above surplus of 85620, to pay this, then another 7 should be used for water tank lining replacement, where 20% need to be paid by us from the total cost of RM35k for 2 tanks. Then the balance of another 7K will used for other upgrading project.
thanks.
Friday, October 3, 2014
challenges ahead (part 3)
(side track a bit, if u are reading this, pls pray for Ms Ang our management lady boss, her husband admitted to hospital due to main blood vessel burst, now doctor is doing an emergency operation on him, condition consider as critical, pls pray that he will be able to pull through this stage, thanks!)
last week we mentioned much on the water tank & strategy to counter it's challenges, this week will shift our focus to the more visible, the condition of the paint on the outer wall of both blk J & K, even the corridor wall as well.
in fact even though it's not as urgent as the water tank lining, but the priority will still be given to it, as the old paint will give a very bad impression to those peoples (especially visitors) on our place, and it affects our property value as well.
at the moment Vista Condo apartment worth 280k to 310k depending on the condition of the unit, but if we put a new layer of new paint on the outer wall, one can expect increase of abt 50k immediately :)
sinking fund still no news...., so again we are hoping state gov't will extend help on this, on the 80% - 20% arrangement, one good thing is in the past they didn't even want to consider our appeal on this as we are a private project, but lately they have changed their policy, private project is within the scope of their consideration as long as we can show them that we a low medium cost apartment, for which we have done our part & they will consider our application on this.
the latest development on the application is, we have spoken to both the EXCO & the YB in our area, advice were given that pls submit the application next year because this year they have already given us more than 150k for the lifts upgrade, so, let's try in year2015 :)
thanks.
last week we mentioned much on the water tank & strategy to counter it's challenges, this week will shift our focus to the more visible, the condition of the paint on the outer wall of both blk J & K, even the corridor wall as well.
in fact even though it's not as urgent as the water tank lining, but the priority will still be given to it, as the old paint will give a very bad impression to those peoples (especially visitors) on our place, and it affects our property value as well.
at the moment Vista Condo apartment worth 280k to 310k depending on the condition of the unit, but if we put a new layer of new paint on the outer wall, one can expect increase of abt 50k immediately :)
sinking fund still no news...., so again we are hoping state gov't will extend help on this, on the 80% - 20% arrangement, one good thing is in the past they didn't even want to consider our appeal on this as we are a private project, but lately they have changed their policy, private project is within the scope of their consideration as long as we can show them that we a low medium cost apartment, for which we have done our part & they will consider our application on this.
the latest development on the application is, we have spoken to both the EXCO & the YB in our area, advice were given that pls submit the application next year because this year they have already given us more than 150k for the lifts upgrade, so, let's try in year2015 :)
thanks.
Friday, September 26, 2014
challenges ahead (part 2)
continue from the previous posting....
well, base on our current collection rate, barring office staffs are too fearful to block defaulters access cards, our regular collection should hit 85% to 90%, which is good enough to pay those regular expenses such as utility bills, management service, lift vendor, guard, pool...., even to cover for general maintenance item like pipe or tap burst, light bulb blow, electrical components replacement.
but the real headache is those major items, the 3 items mentioned in the previous posting, lift, water tank, repainting.
in fact out of the 4 lifts in Vista Condo, 2 at blk k have been upgraded recently, with the help of state gov't. Another 2 lifts at blk j still in reasonable condition, which may only need gov't financial aid after 3 to 5 years' time.
this week let's talk more abt the water tanks.....
the 8 water tanks at the rooftop of blk j & k (4 each), immediate attention needed for at least 2 tanks, the rest also can't wait too long, in fact we should complete the changing of the water tank lining for all these tanks in the coming 3 years in order to make them serving Vista Condo residents well.
for these tanks, the outer layer, or the stainless steel panel still in good condition, but should put the new paint to make it lasting, but some of the top cover will need to be replaced not more than 2 years from now. and painting of panel & top cover replacement are still bearable as far as our management fund is concern.
but water tank lining replacement pose a great financial challenge for us, each tank will need 40k to 50k to have it's water tank lining replacement, together with those supporting structure attached to the lining, as said earlier, time is not at our side as we need to replace all of the water tank lining in this coming 3 years :(
so our plan is, run to state gov't for help, and in fact we have just got first approval from fund requisition from them recently, so very soon the first new lining is within sight, but let's pray that we will continue to receive kindness from them for the future requisition.
God, pls help us....
well, base on our current collection rate, barring office staffs are too fearful to block defaulters access cards, our regular collection should hit 85% to 90%, which is good enough to pay those regular expenses such as utility bills, management service, lift vendor, guard, pool...., even to cover for general maintenance item like pipe or tap burst, light bulb blow, electrical components replacement.
but the real headache is those major items, the 3 items mentioned in the previous posting, lift, water tank, repainting.
in fact out of the 4 lifts in Vista Condo, 2 at blk k have been upgraded recently, with the help of state gov't. Another 2 lifts at blk j still in reasonable condition, which may only need gov't financial aid after 3 to 5 years' time.
this week let's talk more abt the water tanks.....
the 8 water tanks at the rooftop of blk j & k (4 each), immediate attention needed for at least 2 tanks, the rest also can't wait too long, in fact we should complete the changing of the water tank lining for all these tanks in the coming 3 years in order to make them serving Vista Condo residents well.
for these tanks, the outer layer, or the stainless steel panel still in good condition, but should put the new paint to make it lasting, but some of the top cover will need to be replaced not more than 2 years from now. and painting of panel & top cover replacement are still bearable as far as our management fund is concern.
but water tank lining replacement pose a great financial challenge for us, each tank will need 40k to 50k to have it's water tank lining replacement, together with those supporting structure attached to the lining, as said earlier, time is not at our side as we need to replace all of the water tank lining in this coming 3 years :(
so our plan is, run to state gov't for help, and in fact we have just got first approval from fund requisition from them recently, so very soon the first new lining is within sight, but let's pray that we will continue to receive kindness from them for the future requisition.
God, pls help us....
Friday, September 19, 2014
Challenges ahead (part 1)
one may wonder, what is the life span of the vehicle he/she is owning now, and all of us may know, there's no standard answer, your expensive imported car may only in good condition for abt 10 years if you don't maintain it well, but even the local assembled cars can last for more than 30 years if you do the regular service & necessary repair on time, many cars we see on the roads are actually hitting 35 years, which is much longer than the life span set by the car manufacturers.
well, come back to our Vista Condo, sometimes we do ask ourselves, how many years more this condo can be in the reasonably liveable condition? 10 years? 20 years? 30 years? 40 years?
according to our record, Vista Condo exist since yr 1993, which means it has reached 21 years of its age, younger than those in Rifle Range or Kampong Melayu, same era with Villa Condo, slightly older than Taman Desa 2, and consider as veteran if compare with those newly built & nice looking apartment in this area.
to maintain this apartments & it's facilities posed a big challenge for us in the MC, the building structure should be no problem for another 20 years or more, but the aging facilities are the one needed a lot of finance & effort to maintain/replace/upgrade, and if we do it right then Vista Condo should have many many good years ahead.
3 important facilities will critically define & decide how is the condition of Vista Condo, the lifts, the water tank, the outlook appearance (or the condition of the paint at the common wall), other facilities like car barriers, gutters, car parking lots, lights, etc, are also important but just not as critical as these.
share with our beloved residents in next posting (part 2) for more strategies & plans to prolong Vista Condo's good condition to make it a really liveable apartments for many many more years to come :)
well, come back to our Vista Condo, sometimes we do ask ourselves, how many years more this condo can be in the reasonably liveable condition? 10 years? 20 years? 30 years? 40 years?
according to our record, Vista Condo exist since yr 1993, which means it has reached 21 years of its age, younger than those in Rifle Range or Kampong Melayu, same era with Villa Condo, slightly older than Taman Desa 2, and consider as veteran if compare with those newly built & nice looking apartment in this area.
to maintain this apartments & it's facilities posed a big challenge for us in the MC, the building structure should be no problem for another 20 years or more, but the aging facilities are the one needed a lot of finance & effort to maintain/replace/upgrade, and if we do it right then Vista Condo should have many many good years ahead.
3 important facilities will critically define & decide how is the condition of Vista Condo, the lifts, the water tank, the outlook appearance (or the condition of the paint at the common wall), other facilities like car barriers, gutters, car parking lots, lights, etc, are also important but just not as critical as these.
share with our beloved residents in next posting (part 2) for more strategies & plans to prolong Vista Condo's good condition to make it a really liveable apartments for many many more years to come :)
Friday, September 12, 2014
water supply interruption & pump maintenance
some report on the water supply interruption incident & immediate measure to counter it.....
we were alerted by residents from blk k on Wednesday afternoon abt the low water pressure, and subsequently no supply at all at abt 6.45pm.
2 MC members went to the blk k roof top to checked on the water tanks, to their shocking, all the 4 water tanks were without any water, so they went on to check the main tank at the ground floor, the main tank is where the PBA supplied water be stored, before be sent to the 4 water tanks at roof top.
They found the water level at the main tank is full, which means the pumps didn't do the job of pumping the water to refill the roof top tank, and this condition should be at least 2 days already because it will take more than 2 days for blk k residents to use up all the water in the roof top water tank.
and it's true enough that, it was short circuit & the trip caused no electrical supply to the control panel which resulted pump not running, so we quickly reset the MCB at the switch room, and the pumps run immediately, water supply back to normal at 7.20pm, a bit yellowish, but quality of water improved over times & it's good at midnight hours.
in order to prevent the same thing happen in the future, we called few pumps experts to come in on 13/9/14 (Saturday) morning to check, assess all the water pumps, control panels, float sensors, valves and other related essential components, to produce a report to us which component need to replace or repair now, and even a long term maintenance contract to check & service the mentioned equipment on the regular basis, we hope can finalize the matter in the MC meeting this week & seal the deal, so that the pump vendor can start help to monitor & service our pumps & it's related equipment as early as this month.
thanks.
we were alerted by residents from blk k on Wednesday afternoon abt the low water pressure, and subsequently no supply at all at abt 6.45pm.
2 MC members went to the blk k roof top to checked on the water tanks, to their shocking, all the 4 water tanks were without any water, so they went on to check the main tank at the ground floor, the main tank is where the PBA supplied water be stored, before be sent to the 4 water tanks at roof top.
They found the water level at the main tank is full, which means the pumps didn't do the job of pumping the water to refill the roof top tank, and this condition should be at least 2 days already because it will take more than 2 days for blk k residents to use up all the water in the roof top water tank.
and it's true enough that, it was short circuit & the trip caused no electrical supply to the control panel which resulted pump not running, so we quickly reset the MCB at the switch room, and the pumps run immediately, water supply back to normal at 7.20pm, a bit yellowish, but quality of water improved over times & it's good at midnight hours.
in order to prevent the same thing happen in the future, we called few pumps experts to come in on 13/9/14 (Saturday) morning to check, assess all the water pumps, control panels, float sensors, valves and other related essential components, to produce a report to us which component need to replace or repair now, and even a long term maintenance contract to check & service the mentioned equipment on the regular basis, we hope can finalize the matter in the MC meeting this week & seal the deal, so that the pump vendor can start help to monitor & service our pumps & it's related equipment as early as this month.
thanks.
Friday, September 5, 2014
general updates as at 6/9/14
after all the excitement of the Residents' gathering, now got to shift our focus to the management & maintenance of the common facilities in Vista Condo our beloved homes...
here are some updates for our residents,
1) building supervisor, the new building supervisor has just reported to work 2 days ago, his name is Richard, a veteran with more than 10 years supervisory experience in this line, hope he will do well & enjoy his works in Vista Condo, he is to replace Ah Khye the former supervisor, we want to thank Ah Khye for his various contribution (especially the car park matter), as now he wish to change the working environment & the company granted him his wish & transferred him to another project, we wish him all the best in the new place.
2) we were shocked with another big PBA bill for blk j domestic use, RM8000 plus for abt 6 month usage, but after we check all the related facility and found there's no major leak (for info, only major leak will cause big volume & big money), so we contacted the PBA & asked them to check, and as they also found no major leak here, they went back & check their part, seems it's their meter recording system problem, so now the bill reduced to RM2000 plus, like to share this matter here to ensure our residents that we do check our facility regularly to make sure we can arrest the problem before it become big which will cost us big money :)
3) building repainting, we are at the moment calling those shortlisted vendors for interview, to negotiate further on the quotations sent by them earlier, besides asking them to reduce (if possible) the quoted price, also checking if they have done any projects in Penang, for even though we wish can submit the 3 quotations to the state gov't (as requirement) as soon as possible, we also want to make sure these companies have credibility to do the job, hope by end of September we are able to finalize the 3 quotations & send to state gov't for their consideration.
thanks.
here are some updates for our residents,
1) building supervisor, the new building supervisor has just reported to work 2 days ago, his name is Richard, a veteran with more than 10 years supervisory experience in this line, hope he will do well & enjoy his works in Vista Condo, he is to replace Ah Khye the former supervisor, we want to thank Ah Khye for his various contribution (especially the car park matter), as now he wish to change the working environment & the company granted him his wish & transferred him to another project, we wish him all the best in the new place.
2) we were shocked with another big PBA bill for blk j domestic use, RM8000 plus for abt 6 month usage, but after we check all the related facility and found there's no major leak (for info, only major leak will cause big volume & big money), so we contacted the PBA & asked them to check, and as they also found no major leak here, they went back & check their part, seems it's their meter recording system problem, so now the bill reduced to RM2000 plus, like to share this matter here to ensure our residents that we do check our facility regularly to make sure we can arrest the problem before it become big which will cost us big money :)
3) building repainting, we are at the moment calling those shortlisted vendors for interview, to negotiate further on the quotations sent by them earlier, besides asking them to reduce (if possible) the quoted price, also checking if they have done any projects in Penang, for even though we wish can submit the 3 quotations to the state gov't (as requirement) as soon as possible, we also want to make sure these companies have credibility to do the job, hope by end of September we are able to finalize the 3 quotations & send to state gov't for their consideration.
thanks.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
indeed biggest gathering ever :)
it was truly an overwhelming response on 16/8/14, our record shows total abt 230 residents turned up in the residents' gathering, the biggest gathering we have ever seen in the vista condo.
but we were a bit nervous too, in the afternoon especially, when sky full of thick & dark cloud, coupled with some strong wind, it was sign that heavy rain may on it's way :(
in fact abt 4pm when we collected those hampers from Sunshine Farlim, it was raining in the area of Paya Terubong & Farlim, then 5pm when we started to arrange the chairs & tables, our hearts pumping fast when we look at the sky.....
thank God, somehow the cloud just decided to go other places to have their round :) the weather was fantastic throughout the event, we really see how God is good to Vista Condo again :P
we do have another scare at 7.30pm, when we saw our residents just starting to come to the foyer to register their names & collecting sticker for the lucky draw, suddenly we notice the service team of YB Yeoh & personal assistant of YB Jagdeep Singh around in the parking area, and according to them the two YB already somewhere nearby, but our residents presented there not even 100, malulah if YB already here but just a few residents....
but again, thank God, by the time YB Yeoh & YB Jagdeep Singh arrived, we have abt 90% of participants waiting for them, it's was quite nice to see a big crowd welcoming them, in fact they both were quite impressed by Vista Condo residents' appreciative attitude, especially one of the service team member told us that YB has helped in many projects in this area but our apartment is the only one who regularly organizing appreciation for his help.... :)
food was good, satay was fantastic, ice kacang not bad too...., for kids, they are biggest winners of the night as they have clown to entertain & also special kids food to enjoy, it was truly a marvelous night!!!
what next....? right, we will forward few building repainting quotation for the EXCO member Jagdeep Singh to consider, for this one of the reason to organize this event, hopefully through God's help, we will have good news by the end of this year.
again, want to thank all the residents who have made this event a great success, u guys are fantastic!!!
but we were a bit nervous too, in the afternoon especially, when sky full of thick & dark cloud, coupled with some strong wind, it was sign that heavy rain may on it's way :(
in fact abt 4pm when we collected those hampers from Sunshine Farlim, it was raining in the area of Paya Terubong & Farlim, then 5pm when we started to arrange the chairs & tables, our hearts pumping fast when we look at the sky.....
thank God, somehow the cloud just decided to go other places to have their round :) the weather was fantastic throughout the event, we really see how God is good to Vista Condo again :P
we do have another scare at 7.30pm, when we saw our residents just starting to come to the foyer to register their names & collecting sticker for the lucky draw, suddenly we notice the service team of YB Yeoh & personal assistant of YB Jagdeep Singh around in the parking area, and according to them the two YB already somewhere nearby, but our residents presented there not even 100, malulah if YB already here but just a few residents....
but again, thank God, by the time YB Yeoh & YB Jagdeep Singh arrived, we have abt 90% of participants waiting for them, it's was quite nice to see a big crowd welcoming them, in fact they both were quite impressed by Vista Condo residents' appreciative attitude, especially one of the service team member told us that YB has helped in many projects in this area but our apartment is the only one who regularly organizing appreciation for his help.... :)
food was good, satay was fantastic, ice kacang not bad too...., for kids, they are biggest winners of the night as they have clown to entertain & also special kids food to enjoy, it was truly a marvelous night!!!
what next....? right, we will forward few building repainting quotation for the EXCO member Jagdeep Singh to consider, for this one of the reason to organize this event, hopefully through God's help, we will have good news by the end of this year.
again, want to thank all the residents who have made this event a great success, u guys are fantastic!!!
Friday, August 15, 2014
see u all at tonight's gathering....
the registration until this already already hit 200!!! it's truly an overwhelming response from our beloved residents :)
we want to thank those residents who took the trouble to register with the office for this event because will help us to have a better estimation for the quantity of food we need to prepare, earlier on we have ordered for 200 pax, but as the registered number already hit 200, now we have ask the food vendor to increase for another 30 pax, based on our experience, it's always 20 to 30 residents who will drop by & register during the event because they only can decide to attend due to busy schedule, anyway we always welcome everyone who would like to come, the more the merrier :P
2 YB have confirmed their attendance for the gathering, YB Yeoh Soon Hin & state EXCO YB Yagdeep Singh Deo, we want to thank them for making themselves available for our gathering because at the moment all the YB are extreme busy for attending the poh-tor dinners, as now is the Lunar Calender 7th month, yesterday I spoke to YB Yeoh, he said average 3 to 4 dinners he was attending almost every night, the same frequency applied all his colleague, really not easy to be YB in Penang....
and now we are praying hard for the good weather, also we pray & hope that Almighty God will bless this event & make it a successful & memorable one for all who attend this event.
see u all, thanks.
we want to thank those residents who took the trouble to register with the office for this event because will help us to have a better estimation for the quantity of food we need to prepare, earlier on we have ordered for 200 pax, but as the registered number already hit 200, now we have ask the food vendor to increase for another 30 pax, based on our experience, it's always 20 to 30 residents who will drop by & register during the event because they only can decide to attend due to busy schedule, anyway we always welcome everyone who would like to come, the more the merrier :P
2 YB have confirmed their attendance for the gathering, YB Yeoh Soon Hin & state EXCO YB Yagdeep Singh Deo, we want to thank them for making themselves available for our gathering because at the moment all the YB are extreme busy for attending the poh-tor dinners, as now is the Lunar Calender 7th month, yesterday I spoke to YB Yeoh, he said average 3 to 4 dinners he was attending almost every night, the same frequency applied all his colleague, really not easy to be YB in Penang....
and now we are praying hard for the good weather, also we pray & hope that Almighty God will bless this event & make it a successful & memorable one for all who attend this event.
see u all, thanks.
Friday, August 8, 2014
perhaps biggest gathering this time :)
quite possible this gathering will be the biggest gathering we have ever organised so far...
up to 12pm today, the registration already reached 104 residents, among them 70+ are adults and 30+ are children, we are so encouraged & want to say "THANKS" to those who signed up early for the gathering, this will help us greatly to do the right estimation of food stuffs we need to prepare.
according to our past experience, more than 50% of ppl will sign up on the same week where the event is held, so if we follow the trend, maybe this time the number will hit 200, which is highest for the event we have organised all these years, excellent!!!
we will hope to see as many residents as possible to turn up for the gathering, besides building better relationship with each other & appreciate what the state gov't have done for us, we also want present our requests together as united group to the gov't, especially building repainting & sinking fund.
we still waiting confirmation from few YB, by the way YB Yeoh Soon Hin has confirmed to attend & even to contribute some items for lucky draw :)
(YB Wong Hon Wei said he will try to come, YB Jagdeep Singh's PA said should be OK, he also has helped us to invited Ramkarpal Singh our MP)
so if you haven't sign up (or know of anyone hasn't done so), pls do contact the office at 019-5730637 to register, we will do our best to make sure the food is more than enough for all who come, and program will be according to the plan, ie Clown to entertain Vista Kids, Satay, Ice Kacang,lucky draw, delicious dinner....
God, pls give us a nice weather & successful event :)
up to 12pm today, the registration already reached 104 residents, among them 70+ are adults and 30+ are children, we are so encouraged & want to say "THANKS" to those who signed up early for the gathering, this will help us greatly to do the right estimation of food stuffs we need to prepare.
according to our past experience, more than 50% of ppl will sign up on the same week where the event is held, so if we follow the trend, maybe this time the number will hit 200, which is highest for the event we have organised all these years, excellent!!!
we will hope to see as many residents as possible to turn up for the gathering, besides building better relationship with each other & appreciate what the state gov't have done for us, we also want present our requests together as united group to the gov't, especially building repainting & sinking fund.
we still waiting confirmation from few YB, by the way YB Yeoh Soon Hin has confirmed to attend & even to contribute some items for lucky draw :)
(YB Wong Hon Wei said he will try to come, YB Jagdeep Singh's PA said should be OK, he also has helped us to invited Ramkarpal Singh our MP)
so if you haven't sign up (or know of anyone hasn't done so), pls do contact the office at 019-5730637 to register, we will do our best to make sure the food is more than enough for all who come, and program will be according to the plan, ie Clown to entertain Vista Kids, Satay, Ice Kacang,lucky draw, delicious dinner....
God, pls give us a nice weather & successful event :)
Saturday, August 2, 2014
not to be missed....16/8/2014 :)
for those who are coming for the 16/8/2014 residents' gathering (appreciation dinner) will find very good deal on that night....
especially satay lovers, ice kacang lovers & parents with kids :)
as you know this event is free of charge, and some good quality stuffs will be served during the event.
we found out satay still a favorite food of many residents, and this time we decided to give our beloved residents a nice treat, so our fellow satay lovers, sure the satay will make your day on 16/8/2014!
how abt satay with ice kacang :P, yes we will serve ice kacang too, this two are the good combination, and we will need to make sure we order enough quantity for our residents, of course the dinner will be nice one too, fried chicken, fried rice (or beehoon) & other halal dishes too....
another highlight will be the clown, trust that many vista kids still remember how they were entertained by the clown in Vista mini carnival 2 years ago, yes that guy is really good, he brought a lot of laughter & happiness to our Vista kids, so we believe that this time he will again make the Vista gathering a memorable one for Vista kids!
oh ya, lucky draw, at first we thought of do away the lucky draw this time as the event is free of charge, but as we start to receive some cash donation for the event, to our pleasant surprise we actually can allocate some budget for the lucky draw, as per now at least 10 prizes are ready, but who know it will be more if we continue to see big donation coming in ;)
so, will you pls come......? because we also like to show the EXCO/MP/ADUN that Vista residents are the truly grateful peoples, and perhaps this will help to convince them to release more fund for our future plan, especially the building repainting, so see you guys....
thanks.
especially satay lovers, ice kacang lovers & parents with kids :)
as you know this event is free of charge, and some good quality stuffs will be served during the event.
we found out satay still a favorite food of many residents, and this time we decided to give our beloved residents a nice treat, so our fellow satay lovers, sure the satay will make your day on 16/8/2014!
how abt satay with ice kacang :P, yes we will serve ice kacang too, this two are the good combination, and we will need to make sure we order enough quantity for our residents, of course the dinner will be nice one too, fried chicken, fried rice (or beehoon) & other halal dishes too....
another highlight will be the clown, trust that many vista kids still remember how they were entertained by the clown in Vista mini carnival 2 years ago, yes that guy is really good, he brought a lot of laughter & happiness to our Vista kids, so we believe that this time he will again make the Vista gathering a memorable one for Vista kids!
oh ya, lucky draw, at first we thought of do away the lucky draw this time as the event is free of charge, but as we start to receive some cash donation for the event, to our pleasant surprise we actually can allocate some budget for the lucky draw, as per now at least 10 prizes are ready, but who know it will be more if we continue to see big donation coming in ;)
so, will you pls come......? because we also like to show the EXCO/MP/ADUN that Vista residents are the truly grateful peoples, and perhaps this will help to convince them to release more fund for our future plan, especially the building repainting, so see you guys....
thanks.
Friday, July 25, 2014
let's build momentum for residents gathering (appreciation dinner)
we pray & hope that this residents gathering (appreciation dinner) will be a successful one!
in the past we did some gatherings, and most of the times see more than 120 peoples turned up for the gatherings, even though all these gatherings needed residents to pay certain fees, generally adult paid RM8 & kids RM5, but this year will be different, it's FOC!
so, some worry, if it's free then do we able to provide enough food for all who come for the gathering? also some worry that if it's free then residents may think the quality of food is lousy & then they may don't want to come...., honestly we are not sure too abt how many will attend this time :)
but one thing we want to ensure our residents that, although it's free but we still will serve good food & prepare good program especially for the kids, for this most like a clown will be hired to entertain vista kids, food wise if budget permit then we may want to serve the "killer" food such as satay & on the spot fried kuih-teow & ace kacang too :P
some good news to share here, we have so far got some sponsorship from vendors & still more are coming, the most encouraging one is the electrician Lee has committed to give RM500 for the event! abt the guest & VIP, yesterday YB Yeoh has confirmed to us that he will be attending the event, whereas YB Wong Hon Wai said he will try to make it, at the moment we are still waiting for YB Jagdeep Singh (EXCO)& YB Ramkarpal Singh (MP for Bkt Gelugor)'s reply.
one very important reason to organize this appreciation dinner (besides to thank the state gov't for the lift upgrade) is to appeal to their help on the building repainting fund & sinking fund, we hope to present to them this request as huge group of united residents to come together, and we believe as we show our desperation, it will definitely helps for our building repainting fund application and sinking fund matters.
so, our appeal to our beloved Vista residents, can you pls come for this appreciation dinner, and bring your friends & neighbors too.
Thanks.
in the past we did some gatherings, and most of the times see more than 120 peoples turned up for the gatherings, even though all these gatherings needed residents to pay certain fees, generally adult paid RM8 & kids RM5, but this year will be different, it's FOC!
so, some worry, if it's free then do we able to provide enough food for all who come for the gathering? also some worry that if it's free then residents may think the quality of food is lousy & then they may don't want to come...., honestly we are not sure too abt how many will attend this time :)
but one thing we want to ensure our residents that, although it's free but we still will serve good food & prepare good program especially for the kids, for this most like a clown will be hired to entertain vista kids, food wise if budget permit then we may want to serve the "killer" food such as satay & on the spot fried kuih-teow & ace kacang too :P
some good news to share here, we have so far got some sponsorship from vendors & still more are coming, the most encouraging one is the electrician Lee has committed to give RM500 for the event! abt the guest & VIP, yesterday YB Yeoh has confirmed to us that he will be attending the event, whereas YB Wong Hon Wai said he will try to make it, at the moment we are still waiting for YB Jagdeep Singh (EXCO)& YB Ramkarpal Singh (MP for Bkt Gelugor)'s reply.
one very important reason to organize this appreciation dinner (besides to thank the state gov't for the lift upgrade) is to appeal to their help on the building repainting fund & sinking fund, we hope to present to them this request as huge group of united residents to come together, and we believe as we show our desperation, it will definitely helps for our building repainting fund application and sinking fund matters.
so, our appeal to our beloved Vista residents, can you pls come for this appreciation dinner, and bring your friends & neighbors too.
Thanks.
Friday, July 18, 2014
residents' gathering will be on 16/8 (Saturday)
like to make an early promotion for the yr2014 Vista Residents' Gathering.
in our last MC meeting, we have decided to organise an annual residents' gathering on 16/8/14, Saturday 7.30pm, but this time will be free one :)
part of the reason we decided to make it free for our residents is because this gathering will be an appreciation dinner for the blk k lift project as well, as for this reason, the YBs who have helped us to get the gov't fund for the lifts upgrade will be invited for the gathering, and we like to say thanks to them before the newspaper reporters, so far those YBs in our invitation list are YB Yeoh Soon Hin, YB Wong Hon Wai & YB Jagdeep Singh, we will send our invitation letter to CM as well, hope that he can drop by for awhile :)
at the moment we are approaching our vendors & contractors for the cash sponsorship for the event, in the past they used to sponsor in cash or present for lucky draw, but as this year we will not be having the lucky draw, so we will channel all the sponsored cash for the better food if possible, also if by then the budget permits then possible we will hire a clown to entertain our vista kids, still remember 2 years ago the clown had brought so much fun & laughter to the peoples who attended the gathering? what a nice memory....
in order to have better estimation for the quantity of food for the gathering, we will like to invite our residents who plan to attend the gathering to register their names (it's free of charge) with the office, we will put up the notice to officially inform our residents concerning the gathering once all the detail be finalized, but we welcome residents to do the early registration with the management office.
lastly....in case...just in case, if anyone like to give donation for the gathering, we will be very happy to receive the donation so that better food will be served :P
thanks.
in our last MC meeting, we have decided to organise an annual residents' gathering on 16/8/14, Saturday 7.30pm, but this time will be free one :)
part of the reason we decided to make it free for our residents is because this gathering will be an appreciation dinner for the blk k lift project as well, as for this reason, the YBs who have helped us to get the gov't fund for the lifts upgrade will be invited for the gathering, and we like to say thanks to them before the newspaper reporters, so far those YBs in our invitation list are YB Yeoh Soon Hin, YB Wong Hon Wai & YB Jagdeep Singh, we will send our invitation letter to CM as well, hope that he can drop by for awhile :)
at the moment we are approaching our vendors & contractors for the cash sponsorship for the event, in the past they used to sponsor in cash or present for lucky draw, but as this year we will not be having the lucky draw, so we will channel all the sponsored cash for the better food if possible, also if by then the budget permits then possible we will hire a clown to entertain our vista kids, still remember 2 years ago the clown had brought so much fun & laughter to the peoples who attended the gathering? what a nice memory....
in order to have better estimation for the quantity of food for the gathering, we will like to invite our residents who plan to attend the gathering to register their names (it's free of charge) with the office, we will put up the notice to officially inform our residents concerning the gathering once all the detail be finalized, but we welcome residents to do the early registration with the management office.
lastly....in case...just in case, if anyone like to give donation for the gathering, we will be very happy to receive the donation so that better food will be served :P
thanks.
Friday, July 11, 2014
a good deed by resident, good lesson to learn
last Wednesday night, a blk k resident's good deed might have save vista condo from some big trouble, we would like to share the story here, and encourage our beloved residents to continue to show care for vista condo, this will indeed make vista condo a much safer place to stay :)
story goes like that, abt 8pm, a blk k resident just came back to vista condo, while parking his bike at the bike area, he noticed that a floor a bit slippery, for the time even though he was in the hurry to go back to have his dinner with the family, but he felt that he need to find out what has caused slippery floor.
so he traced the oil stain, to his shocking, he has found a bike with a Johor number plate leaked petrol badly, and got so much petrol on the floor near the blk k ground floor next to the ladies toilet, as he understood that petrol is an inflammable material, and for that quantity of petrol on the floor, if anyone just careless enough to throw a cigarette butt on it, the fire will be caused and 10 over motorbikes which parked at that area will be at risk!
so he immediately gave a MC member a call, and the member also contacted other members & guard to attend to it, the guard helped to check the bike and found the petrol tube is loosen & it cause the leak, so he helped to fix it, the MC members to attended to this also took water from ladies toilet to flush away the petrol from the floor to prevent any possible of fire, they also asked the guard to monitor the area through the CCTV as it is covered by our CCTV system.
we are not saying if this resident didn't report the case then fire will sure happen, but the chance for it not small too, because many smokers do have a habit of throwing cigarette butt on the floor, especially that area is also a walk way for many blk k residents...
this is a good example of how a good initiative of resident can help to prevent unfortunate things from happening, so we just want to share it here for the benefit of everyone in Vista Condo :)
story goes like that, abt 8pm, a blk k resident just came back to vista condo, while parking his bike at the bike area, he noticed that a floor a bit slippery, for the time even though he was in the hurry to go back to have his dinner with the family, but he felt that he need to find out what has caused slippery floor.
so he traced the oil stain, to his shocking, he has found a bike with a Johor number plate leaked petrol badly, and got so much petrol on the floor near the blk k ground floor next to the ladies toilet, as he understood that petrol is an inflammable material, and for that quantity of petrol on the floor, if anyone just careless enough to throw a cigarette butt on it, the fire will be caused and 10 over motorbikes which parked at that area will be at risk!
so he immediately gave a MC member a call, and the member also contacted other members & guard to attend to it, the guard helped to check the bike and found the petrol tube is loosen & it cause the leak, so he helped to fix it, the MC members to attended to this also took water from ladies toilet to flush away the petrol from the floor to prevent any possible of fire, they also asked the guard to monitor the area through the CCTV as it is covered by our CCTV system.
we are not saying if this resident didn't report the case then fire will sure happen, but the chance for it not small too, because many smokers do have a habit of throwing cigarette butt on the floor, especially that area is also a walk way for many blk k residents...
this is a good example of how a good initiative of resident can help to prevent unfortunate things from happening, so we just want to share it here for the benefit of everyone in Vista Condo :)
Friday, July 4, 2014
big goals to hit in 2014/15
we hope that in this coming 12 months, some big things can be achieved, besides those small upgrades here & there...
in fact to set vision like this is very important, that was how we have dreamt & eventually to see it happened later for some big projects like entrance shade & blk k lifts upgrade. (actually other smaller projects like walkway shade, kids playground, CCTV were also went through the process of converting the vision into reality, but bigger vision will normally take much longer time to see the actualization.)
first one is the sinking fund, for we have tried very hard & so far what we have is paper judgement from the high court that we have won the case & the developer should transferred those money to us, but..., well we haven't give up yet, right now still trying all available option to recovered the money & hope to see hope break through in this coming 12 months.
second one will be the blk j & k building repainting, as now the MC have been given the green light to go ahead to apply fund from state gov't on the sharing cost of 80% - 20% basis, we should quickly decide in the MC meeting which quotations we would like to submit to the state gov't for their consideration, and to see our buildings with the new coats before next July, all by God's grace :)
third one is to replace at least 4 water tank lining, for we have at the moment 8 water tanks for residents' domestic use, 4 on top of blk k roof, another 4 at blk j rooftop, these water tanks have been serving our residents faithfully for coming to 20 years already, many of them share the common problem, ie the lining (the plastic-like material which holding the water inside the tank) start to give way & some of them have reached the stage of beyond repair, for which the replacement is needed to prevent water leakage, each water tank lining will cost from 8K to 12K depending on it's size, the good news is state gov't have approved our application of 20K to replace 2 lining, for which they will absorb 16K & from our management fund 4K, we will try to get approval in this coming MC meeting & then hopefully to send the 4K cheq to the state gov't to issue work order to the contractor to commence work on the 2 tanks (each blk one tank) as soon as possible. We wish after the 2 linings are replaced we will be able to get more fund from them to replace another 2 water tank linings in this coming 12 months.
God pls hep us..... :)
in fact to set vision like this is very important, that was how we have dreamt & eventually to see it happened later for some big projects like entrance shade & blk k lifts upgrade. (actually other smaller projects like walkway shade, kids playground, CCTV were also went through the process of converting the vision into reality, but bigger vision will normally take much longer time to see the actualization.)
first one is the sinking fund, for we have tried very hard & so far what we have is paper judgement from the high court that we have won the case & the developer should transferred those money to us, but..., well we haven't give up yet, right now still trying all available option to recovered the money & hope to see hope break through in this coming 12 months.
second one will be the blk j & k building repainting, as now the MC have been given the green light to go ahead to apply fund from state gov't on the sharing cost of 80% - 20% basis, we should quickly decide in the MC meeting which quotations we would like to submit to the state gov't for their consideration, and to see our buildings with the new coats before next July, all by God's grace :)
third one is to replace at least 4 water tank lining, for we have at the moment 8 water tanks for residents' domestic use, 4 on top of blk k roof, another 4 at blk j rooftop, these water tanks have been serving our residents faithfully for coming to 20 years already, many of them share the common problem, ie the lining (the plastic-like material which holding the water inside the tank) start to give way & some of them have reached the stage of beyond repair, for which the replacement is needed to prevent water leakage, each water tank lining will cost from 8K to 12K depending on it's size, the good news is state gov't have approved our application of 20K to replace 2 lining, for which they will absorb 16K & from our management fund 4K, we will try to get approval in this coming MC meeting & then hopefully to send the 4K cheq to the state gov't to issue work order to the contractor to commence work on the 2 tanks (each blk one tank) as soon as possible. We wish after the 2 linings are replaced we will be able to get more fund from them to replace another 2 water tank linings in this coming 12 months.
God pls hep us..... :)
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
new MC members line up :)
the new MC committee members have a first meeting on Sunday night, during the meeting we have chosen the new office bearers & coordinator for different areas in regards of Vista Condo management & maintenance, below are the new line up:-
Office Bearer :
Chairman : Cheng (J-11-6)
Vice Chairman : Megam (K-6-8)
Secretary : Selva (K-17-5)
Treasurer : Deva (K-10-4)
Internal Auditor : Morgan (K-16-3)
Coordinators :
Lift : Deva/Selva
Safety : Tan/Selva
Security : Deva/Hamid
Plumbing : Selva/Cheng
Housekeeping : Ang/Megam
Swimming pool : Siknee/Arman
Electrical : Morgan/Cheng
Trust that this new team will bring Vista Condo to a new height, with God's grace & support from Vista Residents :)
Thanks.
Office Bearer :
Chairman : Cheng (J-11-6)
Vice Chairman : Megam (K-6-8)
Secretary : Selva (K-17-5)
Treasurer : Deva (K-10-4)
Internal Auditor : Morgan (K-16-3)
Coordinators :
Lift : Deva/Selva
Safety : Tan/Selva
Security : Deva/Hamid
Plumbing : Selva/Cheng
Housekeeping : Ang/Megam
Swimming pool : Siknee/Arman
Electrical : Morgan/Cheng
Trust that this new team will bring Vista Condo to a new height, with God's grace & support from Vista Residents :)
Thanks.
Friday, June 20, 2014
some brief report on the AGM
first we want to thank God for the peaceful & successful AGM :)
we are glad that our residents have given MC the green light to apply for the financial aid for Vista building repainting, for we also reassured our residents that we will try our best to save enough money in the management fund for the 20% of total cost as part of the requirement set by state government, we hope that we need not to collect extra money residents by the time approval granted by government for this project. (just like those days we didn't collect from resident extra money for blk k lifts upgrade)
we are also thankful for the questions raised by residents during the AGM, for this have given us the opportunity to explain & clarify on various matters, and even to promote some of the on going projects. we also heard useful feedback from residents which we will bring to the committee meeting for new MC to consider.
some other important decision also be made especially concerning the fire insurance policy, besides explain to residents why such a huge increase in the recent premium, we also get instruction from residents that we should call an EGM to let residents decide for the next insurance renewal, for that we will call the insurance agent to explain in detail on the policy coverage before residents decide what level of coverage they would like to have for the common property & individual units.
we also glad to see many residents responded to the call of joining the new MC committee, in fact all the 14 slots are taken up, but after management office screen thought the payment status & other eligibility, 10 candidates are qualified to be in the MC, we are sorry for the 4 unqualified nominations mainly due to their outstanding Service Charge payment & fire insurance, but we would like to thank them for the heart to serve, and we believe surely they still can find many other areas in Vista which their contribution is truly needed.
now we are busy compiling the minutes & other documents for the submission to COB on this AGM, most likely the first MC meeting will be held next week, we welcome the new members to be on board with us, and we pray, hope & believe that by God's grace we will form a highly united team, and with the continuous support from our beloved residents, we will be able to bring further improvement to Vista Condo & making Vista a better place for living!
thank you.
we are glad that our residents have given MC the green light to apply for the financial aid for Vista building repainting, for we also reassured our residents that we will try our best to save enough money in the management fund for the 20% of total cost as part of the requirement set by state government, we hope that we need not to collect extra money residents by the time approval granted by government for this project. (just like those days we didn't collect from resident extra money for blk k lifts upgrade)
we are also thankful for the questions raised by residents during the AGM, for this have given us the opportunity to explain & clarify on various matters, and even to promote some of the on going projects. we also heard useful feedback from residents which we will bring to the committee meeting for new MC to consider.
some other important decision also be made especially concerning the fire insurance policy, besides explain to residents why such a huge increase in the recent premium, we also get instruction from residents that we should call an EGM to let residents decide for the next insurance renewal, for that we will call the insurance agent to explain in detail on the policy coverage before residents decide what level of coverage they would like to have for the common property & individual units.
we also glad to see many residents responded to the call of joining the new MC committee, in fact all the 14 slots are taken up, but after management office screen thought the payment status & other eligibility, 10 candidates are qualified to be in the MC, we are sorry for the 4 unqualified nominations mainly due to their outstanding Service Charge payment & fire insurance, but we would like to thank them for the heart to serve, and we believe surely they still can find many other areas in Vista which their contribution is truly needed.
now we are busy compiling the minutes & other documents for the submission to COB on this AGM, most likely the first MC meeting will be held next week, we welcome the new members to be on board with us, and we pray, hope & believe that by God's grace we will form a highly united team, and with the continuous support from our beloved residents, we will be able to bring further improvement to Vista Condo & making Vista a better place for living!
thank you.
Friday, June 13, 2014
AGM tonight....
each time when AGM or EGM is near, honestly we do have some stress too.... :P
it's always so much worries & concerns, such as will we get scolded? will some angry residents become uncontrollable & take matters into their own hand? will peoples who can't get the parking lot which according to their wish be throwing tantrum there? or some very persistent water leaking problem will turn residents mad & we become the target during the meeting...???
for some of these happened during AGM/EGM before, but actually most of the AGM/EGM are the peaceful one, hope that tonight God will give us another peaceful & fruitful AGM :)
we understand that we are mere human being & it's impossible to solve all the problem, or make decision which will please everyone in Vista Condo, in fact sometimes we do made unwise decisions too, but overall we just glad that we didn't mess up too much things in Vista Condo, and we are happy to see some of the things we have done really benefits Vista residents, for this we would like to thank God, also thank Vista residents' support & cooperation on those successful projects.
what we hope for tonight is we will have an AGM which is like family members sit down together to discuss & decide on various matters, let's bear with each other & give others chance to express their opinion if there's some different views presented during the meeting. And from the MC, we would like to take this opportunity to update our residents over some of the on going & completed projects, and even future plan for Vista Condo.
so, see u guys tonight, look forward to the fruitful AGM :)
it's always so much worries & concerns, such as will we get scolded? will some angry residents become uncontrollable & take matters into their own hand? will peoples who can't get the parking lot which according to their wish be throwing tantrum there? or some very persistent water leaking problem will turn residents mad & we become the target during the meeting...???
for some of these happened during AGM/EGM before, but actually most of the AGM/EGM are the peaceful one, hope that tonight God will give us another peaceful & fruitful AGM :)
we understand that we are mere human being & it's impossible to solve all the problem, or make decision which will please everyone in Vista Condo, in fact sometimes we do made unwise decisions too, but overall we just glad that we didn't mess up too much things in Vista Condo, and we are happy to see some of the things we have done really benefits Vista residents, for this we would like to thank God, also thank Vista residents' support & cooperation on those successful projects.
what we hope for tonight is we will have an AGM which is like family members sit down together to discuss & decide on various matters, let's bear with each other & give others chance to express their opinion if there's some different views presented during the meeting. And from the MC, we would like to take this opportunity to update our residents over some of the on going & completed projects, and even future plan for Vista Condo.
so, see u guys tonight, look forward to the fruitful AGM :)
Sunday, June 8, 2014
no posting this week....
hi,
we will take a break this week as some of us will be away for taking family for school holidays trip, also like to wish all vista residents happy school holiday :)
we will be resuming the posting again next week.
thanks.
we will take a break this week as some of us will be away for taking family for school holidays trip, also like to wish all vista residents happy school holiday :)
we will be resuming the posting again next week.
thanks.
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