The Nautical Condo Signage is ready

The Nautical Condo Signage is ready. I went by last week and the signage at the main gate and another one at the back gate near Sembawang Shopping Centre (SSC) have been erected. I think TOP is getting nearer.

The Nautical

The Nautical Side Gate

Is the Nautical Condo going to TOP soon?

The blue plastic stickers have been removed from the glass windows of the sky lounge and the gym since end of Apr 2015. I heard from the Nautical Condo Facebook page that the waterfall at the edge of the swimming pool is running.

The balconies of the two units at Block 93 that were still under construction had already been completed. I didn't have the time to see whether the Nautical signboard at the entrance has been completed. Last time I saw that the sign was still not ready yet.

From the outside, it should look like the Nautical Condo is ready for TOP. I have the feeling that the TOP will be around July 2015.

I have checked the bca.gov.sg eServices website. The Nautical Condo has applied for site inspection on 9 April 2015. I think the site inspection is currently being carried out at the Nautical Condo. Some people have already posted on the FB page that water is running on the edge of the pool (liked waterfall). I think if the inspection takes a couple of months and rectification to be done (if any during the inspection), the most likely date for TOP is still in July 2015.

Status of Plan Application

The website for the Nautical condo handover slots eBooking is up. The venue for the keys collection is at Block 97 Jalan Sendudok 5th floor Sky Dining lounge. The FAQ section will tell you more information on the online booking of appointment and procedure for key collection. You will need to clear all your payments and wait at least 5 days before you can book the appointment.

The Nautical - Handover Slots eBooking System

Canberra MRT Station NS12 to be ready in 2019

New Canberra MRT Station.

The new Canberra MRT station (NS12) will be along Canberra Link and is located between the Sembawang (NS11) and Yishun (NS13) stations. We have waited for this Canberra Station since 2012. When I bought the Nautical Condo unit, I had anticipated that there would be a MRT station near it. This was because from Sembawang to Yishun stations, there is a missing station (NS12). From this, I could tell that one day, the population near the area will grow rapidly and a new station is needed to cater for the people.

The distance from Sembawang station to the Nautical is about 900 metres. If you walk 1 metre per second (1 m/s), that will be about 15 minutes walk from Nautical to Sembawang station. But I don't think we walk 1 m/s, most probably will be faster than that. The walk will take about 10 minutes or so. Of course, I wouldn't want the station to be that near that I can hear the train passes by every few minutes.

Looking at the map and making some measurements, I think the distance from the nearest Canberra station exit to Nautical's main entrance will be about 500 metres. Again, assuming one person takes 1 m/s to walk to the station, it will take about 8 minutes. So, I think on average, it will take about 5 to 6 minutes to walk to the station. That is considered near to the MRT station I must say. I'm thinking that the price around the area will appreciate by 10% at least.

The station is expected to be completed by 2019. I hope that it will be completed in early 2019 instead of end of 2019.

Sold my Singtel and SGX shares 20 March 2015

I sold away my Singtel and SGX shares. They were bought one year ago and already earning 4% dividends. They were sitting on 15% profits and I wanted to lock them in. However, I had the feeling that after I sold my shares, they would climb higher. I learn not to fall in love with my stocks and so I sold them to get some capital gains.

I will buy again when Singtel is around $3.50 and SGX is less than $7. These are the entry prices that I think will earn at least 10% in a year.

Now I'm thinking of whether to sell my CapitalMall Trust shares. It is sitting on some profits that are quite hard to resist but on the other hand, it is paying good dividends. I will sell if it hits $2.30 and buy again at $1.90.

The Nautical Condo Update - Stage 5

Just received the letter from my lawyer that they have disbursed another 5% to the developer for the completion of Stage 5. There is a rumor that the TOP for Nautical Condo is around June and July 2015. Keeping our fingers crossed!

OIBR - Sell or Hold

I have been trading OIBR for a couple of years and made some profits along the way. But last year, I was not quick enough to sell when I have a little profits and now I'm stuck with this stock. The worst part is that it has undergone consolidation to avoid a delisting from the NYSE.

I bought at around $1.60 and then it went up but I didn't catch it to sell at that moment. After a while, it dropped to below $1 and then towards $0.4. After consolidation (10:1), the stock went up to $3. Now it is trading at about $2.09. I'm thinking of selling it but since I have already lost 90% of the value, I might as well hold it till the end. So what is the end? Maybe another consolidation (split 10:1) or more shares dilution from issuance of new shares to investors. I don't know but recently, the Brazilian phone company Oi SA is going to price its shares as part of an offer to merge with Portugal Telecom. The company may authorized the issuance of up to a maximum of 7.8 billion in new shares. This may happen in April and then there may be price fluctuation and hopefully, the economy improves and the balance sheets of Oibr may look better.

Still holding on for now till May 2015. If the price improves and I can get back 50%, I will consider to sell.

See my update on this.

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I have signed up with RevenueHits a couple of months ago. Well, it has zero revenue until recently it shows $0.04 in my account. I looked into the report and realised that the normal ad did not generate any revenue. It is the extra tag that is generating the revenue. As you can see in the below table, there is no revenue even when there is click on the banner or button. The real revenue is generated from the extra tag which is the pop-under or bounce. I see the FAQ from the RevenueHits site and it seems that the extra tag was created automatically till you discover it.

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I have zero revenue from Bidvertiser and I'm trying to figure out how to blend in all the above four ad networks. Also, I'm quite annoyed by the pop-up ads and I hope my readers will not be annoyed by this. Drop me your view and comment if you are annoyed by the ads. Thanks.

RevenueHits Daily Stats Report