i'm sexcitingly eggcited

finished breaking dawn at 12:15pm today
i have to say sorry to J.K Rowling & Harry Potter.
it breaks my heart to say this, and the fact that i'm a die-hard Harry Potter fan makes it even more difficult, but i still have to agree with USA weekly, "move over, Harry Potter."
Stephenie Meyer beats J.K Rowling hands down with her Twilight Saga.

"alright! i guess it's brunch and then Con B now."
but no, i had to dig my bag for my notes and TADA!
the half-watched Step Up from yesterday appears and pulls my attention away from Con B.
so i ate my home-cooked Swedish meatballs & watched Step Up, thinking since i'm already half-through it, i wont take long.

and den...
The Holiday had to tempt me after i finished Step Up.

oh wells, what can i say but this:


any-o-how,
GOOD LUCK to everyone for Con B tmr! ((:

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i'm so eggcited about this:

Serangoon Central to get mega shopping mall

$1.3b centre, about twice the size of suburban malls here, is expected to be completed by 2010

IT IS full steam ahead for a $1.3 billion mega shopping mall being built at Serangoon Central - in defiance of the current gloomy times

Designed as an eco-friendly mall, the yet-to-be-named mall will be set amidst lush garden enclaves and landscaped sky terraces.

Construction firm Low Keng Huat was yesterday awarded a $295 million contract to build the mall and the firm is grabbing the contract with both hands.

Its chief financial officer, Mr Chin Yeok Yuen, said private contracts of such a scale are ‘hard to come by’ these days as many developers have delayed projects in light of the slowdown.

Developer Gold Ridge, a special purpose vehicle made up of mainly institutional investors from the United States and Europe, is confident of the project’s long-term success.

Ms Victoria Sharpe, the chief executive of Pramerica Real Estate Investors (Asia) which is advising the investors, said the mall has tremendous potential to be developed into an iconic retail centre serving Singapore’s north-east.

It is also strategically located in the heart of Serangoon with its large residential population and numerous schools.

The yet-to-be-named six-storey mall - which sits above Serangoon MRT station and the upcoming Serangoon Circle Line station - will be integrated with the stations and a new bus interchange.

It will boast a 24-hour zone with shops, food and beverage outlets, a 10-screen cineplex, a 60,000 sq ft hypermarket and a 10,000 sq ft gourmet supermarket. Also, SAA Architects has conceptualised a ‘green necklace’ along the exterior of the eco-friendly building. This involves a series of lush green spaces. There will also be a landscaped sky terrace and an internal roof garden.

A new 16-bay bus interchange will take up part of the mall’s ground floor. The mall will have a total net lettable area of slightly more than 618,000 sq ft. That will make it bigger than Ang Mo Kio Hub, a suburban mall that is also linked to a bus interchange and an MRT station.

‘Suburban malls are usually about 300,000 to 400,000 sq ft in size. This one is big and will be more exciting as it can accommodate more concepts, activities and experiences,’ said property consultancy Knight Frank’s head of retail, Ms Sherene Sng.

Gold Ridge plans to include a department store that may occupy up to 60,000 sq ft, as well as a 500-seat food court. There will be more than 400 specialty shops. The firm is investing $1.3 billion, including land cost, in the project. It had successfully tendered for the site in March this year, with a bid of $800.9 million or $850 per sq ft per plot ratio.

The existing shopping centre portfolio of Pramerica Real Estate Investors (Asia) includes Tiong Bahru Plaza, Century Square and upcoming Tampines 1.

The weak economic outlook is expected to hit retail sales but suburban malls with high traffic may fare better than some prime downtown malls. Said Ms Sng: ‘Suburban mall rents will remain fairly resilient, going ahead. If they were to fall, the decline will not be as great as the fall in rents in prime areas.’

Builder Low Keng Huat yesterday said it had been awarded the construction contract for Serangoon Central Mall, which comprises the mall and bus interchange. The project is expected to be completed by October 2010.

The total value of the firm’s ongoing construction projects, including Serangoon Central mall, is about $900 million as of yesterday, it said in its statement.

Guthrie Consultancy Services is the project manager, retail consultant and marketing manager for the mall. The mall will eventually be held by two or possibly several funds managed by Pramerica.

WHAT’S planned for the mall:
More than 400 specialty shops
A 10-screen cineplex A hypermarket, a gourmet supermarket and a department store
A 500-seat food court
A 24-hour zone with shops as well as food and beverage outlets
A new 16-bay bus interchange will take up a portion of the ground floor of the shopping centre

Source : Straits Times - 26 Nov 2008
http://luxuryasiahome.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/serangoon-central-to-get-mega-shopping-mall/


Huge mall coming up at Serangoon Central
BY JOY FANG

THE sleepy Serangoon district is getting a spanking new feature - a 55,740-sq-m mall to be located at Serangoon Central.

At a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday, developer Gold Ridge said the $1.3-billion mall is slated for completion in 2010.

It will be the centre of an integrated transport hub.

Mr Michael Leong, executive director of Guthrie Consultancy Services, which manages retail development at Serangoon Central, told my paper: "The north-east zone lacks a mall of such size that offers a comprehensive range of services."

The six-storey mall will be about 50 per cent bigger than Plaza Singapura. It will feature a 24-hour retail and food-and beverage zone. It will also have eco-friendly features, such as a landscaped sky terrace.

http://business.asiaone.com/Business/My%2BMoney/Property/Story/A1Story20081126-103474.html

SIX BLOODY STOREY!
50% bigger than Plaza Singapura!!
10 screen cineplex!! (I HOPE AND PRAY WITH ALL MY MIGHT it's Cathay. i ♥ Cathay, but i guess GV wouldn't be too bad either.)
24-hours!!
i hope the shopping would rock and shake my world.

it sounds so... too-good-to-be-true.

i cant tell u how sexcitingly eggcited i am about this. (: