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Sep 7, 2008
MY SPACE
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Gardening is a passion for Mr Ong, seen here with his wife Shobana and their twins Shanyl and Tesha at their home in Clementi. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Mr Ong Wooi Hsen, 42
Polytechnic lecturer <TABLE width=200 align=left valign="top"><TBODY><TR><TD class=padr8><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story --><STYLE type=text/css> #related .quote {background-color:#E7F7FF; padding:8px;margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;} #related .quote .headline {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;font-weight:bold; border-bottom:3px double #007BFF; color:#036; text-transform:uppercase; padding-bottom:5px;} #related .quote .text {font-size:11px;color:#036;padding:5px 0px;} </STYLE>Money matters
Cost of home: $440,000
Cost of furnishings: $40,000
Stomp pick
Polytechnic lecturer Ong Wooi Hsen, 42, tells Aw Cheng Wei how he incorporated his love for nature into his executive maisonette in Sunset Way, off Clementi.
Do you have a favourite space in your home?
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161 sq m executive maisonette in Sunset Way, off Clementi
Lives with wife Shobana Ong, 35, a teacher, and their twins Shanyl, a boy, and Tesha, a girl, aged six.
I love my home because...
We have a garden both inside and outside the unit. There are also three water features - two fountains and one pond in the living room, recess area and balcony, respectively.
My decor theme is...
Nature. I like gardening and I decorate the place with different types of plants. I also built the bamboo curtain rods and hardwood beams.
My favourite corner is...
The balcony, as it is cool with the lush greenery and our koi pond. We play chess and have breakfast there whenever we can.
I'm most proud of...
Our kitchen. It is well-lit and the family spends quite a lot of time there. My twins do their homework there and my wife teaches them and cooks dinner simultaneously.
Will I sell it?
We are actually looking for a smaller place that is easier to maintain. It does not matter where as long as we live together harmoniously. It would also be fun to do up the new place. [email protected]
Money matters
Cost of home: $440,000
Cost of furnishings: $40,000
Cost of renovations: $70,000 Approximate value now: $700,000
Sep 7, 2008
MY SPACE
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Gardening is a passion for Mr Ong, seen here with his wife Shobana and their twins Shanyl and Tesha at their home in Clementi. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Mr Ong Wooi Hsen, 42
Polytechnic lecturer <TABLE width=200 align=left valign="top"><TBODY><TR><TD class=padr8><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story --><STYLE type=text/css> #related .quote {background-color:#E7F7FF; padding:8px;margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;} #related .quote .headline {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;font-weight:bold; border-bottom:3px double #007BFF; color:#036; text-transform:uppercase; padding-bottom:5px;} #related .quote .text {font-size:11px;color:#036;padding:5px 0px;} </STYLE>Money matters
Cost of home: $440,000
Cost of furnishings: $40,000
Stomp pick
Polytechnic lecturer Ong Wooi Hsen, 42, tells Aw Cheng Wei how he incorporated his love for nature into his executive maisonette in Sunset Way, off Clementi.
Do you have a favourite space in your home?
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161 sq m executive maisonette in Sunset Way, off Clementi
Lives with wife Shobana Ong, 35, a teacher, and their twins Shanyl, a boy, and Tesha, a girl, aged six.
I love my home because...
We have a garden both inside and outside the unit. There are also three water features - two fountains and one pond in the living room, recess area and balcony, respectively.
My decor theme is...
Nature. I like gardening and I decorate the place with different types of plants. I also built the bamboo curtain rods and hardwood beams.
My favourite corner is...
The balcony, as it is cool with the lush greenery and our koi pond. We play chess and have breakfast there whenever we can.
I'm most proud of...
Our kitchen. It is well-lit and the family spends quite a lot of time there. My twins do their homework there and my wife teaches them and cooks dinner simultaneously.
Will I sell it?
We are actually looking for a smaller place that is easier to maintain. It does not matter where as long as we live together harmoniously. It would also be fun to do up the new place. [email protected]
Money matters
Cost of home: $440,000
Cost of furnishings: $40,000
Cost of renovations: $70,000 Approximate value now: $700,000
