Extension of my rental flat tenancy.

When i woke up today this morning, i realised today is "now or never" for me. Quickly washed up and transport the wheelchair over. My sister sick today, brought my biggest niece to polyclinic, leaving 2 nieces for me, which spared me from booking a 7-seaters taxi. If my sister was at work, then i have to book a 7 seaters, because my mother plus me plus my maid plus 3 kids exceeds the maximum capacity. So just booked a normal taxi.

It's very smooth, 3 years into her job, means the maid is experienced liao. The maid basically handle my mother's transition to wheelchair into the taxi by herself. Steady lah.

And so we reached Clementi Branch Office. Caused quite a stir. Who can resist looking at my mother, not that she's nice, but her head just tilt backwards. Her neck muscles has lost her function totally, she cant even keep her head upright. And so the maid got to support her head. She's using her b***** as "cushions", to keep her head in place. Me cannot, when i tried, her head will gradually roll down by the side of my tummy. Hahahaha.

And so we settled the tenancy for another 2 years to Jan 2009. Monthly rental based on income increased to 150 dollars (30% of market rate) from 61 dollars. The officer asked me to write in to appeal based on my mother, so in the next few days, i will draft a "touching" letter to convince them that they should not raise my rental. But if they are not convinced, 150 dollars is okay. I think that i still can somehow squeeze it out. I already got 40 bucks cut from monthly PUB bills, another 50 maybe will cut from my transportation and food when i get a bunk in the new year, and stay in for a couple of days every week.

But the real issue is 2 years down the road. Based on the new HDB rules & regulations after the change, the 2nd renewal at Jan 2009 (today's one considered as the first) if my income remains the same, it will be 50% of market rate ($250) or if my income breaks the 2k mark, it will be 70% of market rate ($350). By then, it's superb not worth it to rent, got to buy, but with my job almost certain to go in 2010, U think i dare to take the risk to buy?

It's sad loh. What's the gxxx trying to do? Encouraging the low income to upgrade, to make the climb into the social ladder into middle low income, and yet giving us a big tight slap when we got there. We are not in the low income, also not really in the middle income group, so where to go for help? In my case, i cannot dun work because of my mother, and yet becoz i work, i lost so much assistance.

I am very sianz. When pp got to know my job, i find it damn hard to convince pp that i am as poor as an NSF. But the truth is i am almost there with them. Maybe next time i shall just declare myself as an NSF. Hahahahaha.

Well but at least my housing needs is settled till Jan 2009. We would then work from there. 2 years is long, dun even know what will happen.