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MY SPACE
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Technician Jose Tan tells Debbie Yong how his hotel-themed room gives him a feeling of always being on vacation.
Jose Tan, 35
Process technician
Lives in an 84 sq m three-room HDB flat in Bukit Batok
Lives with his retired parents - father Tan Mee Kea and mother Lin Siang Cheng.
I love my home because...
It is just a three-minute walk to the Bukit Gombak MRT station and there are many nature parks in the area, such as the Little Guilin, a popular tourist attraction. Hawker centres and supermarkets are right around the corner too.
My decor theme is...
A hotel concept. I enjoy travelling and I love the feeling of staying in hotels so I decided to redecorate my room to resemble a hotel room. It gives me the feeling of always being on vacation.
My favourite corner is...
My bedroom. It is where I relax at the end of the day.
I'm most proud of...
My bedroom. I painted the room and decorated it all by myself.
Will I sell it?
Not at the moment.
[email protected]
MONEY MATTERS
Cost of home: $170,000
Cost of furnishings: $5,700
Cost of renovations: It only required some painting, no renovation costs incurred
Approximate value now: $220,000
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Do you have a favourite space in your home? Send us a picture. We will consider it for publication in Stomp and The Sunday Times. MMS or e-mail your pictures to 75557 or [email protected] with the key words 'My Space'.
MY SPACE
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>A hotel at home
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Technician Jose Tan tells Debbie Yong how his hotel-themed room gives him a feeling of always being on vacation.
Jose Tan, 35
Process technician
Lives in an 84 sq m three-room HDB flat in Bukit Batok
Lives with his retired parents - father Tan Mee Kea and mother Lin Siang Cheng.
I love my home because...
It is just a three-minute walk to the Bukit Gombak MRT station and there are many nature parks in the area, such as the Little Guilin, a popular tourist attraction. Hawker centres and supermarkets are right around the corner too.
My decor theme is...
A hotel concept. I enjoy travelling and I love the feeling of staying in hotels so I decided to redecorate my room to resemble a hotel room. It gives me the feeling of always being on vacation.
My favourite corner is...
My bedroom. It is where I relax at the end of the day.
I'm most proud of...
My bedroom. I painted the room and decorated it all by myself.
Will I sell it?
Not at the moment.
[email protected]
MONEY MATTERS
Cost of home: $170,000
Cost of furnishings: $5,700
Cost of renovations: It only required some painting, no renovation costs incurred
Approximate value now: $220,000
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STOMP PICK
Do you have a favourite space in your home? Send us a picture. We will consider it for publication in Stomp and The Sunday Times. MMS or e-mail your pictures to 75557 or [email protected] with the key words 'My Space'.
