Mummy bigeyedfish says Hello

[Bluefish]

Hi Jedamum,


Everyone has 2 chances of getting HDB loan but with attached condition. For example, total combined income must be less than $8K/mth. If one has taken housing grant for the 1st home, the 2nd home (from open market) purchase must be a bigger unit than the 1st home. The only way to purchase the same or down size unit is to get bank loan.

Since I am jobless now without any income, we can take advantage of HDB loan for the 2nd time. If not, we will not able to do it. Thus, I am not sure whether it is blessing in disguise at this time when I lost my job. Honestly, my wife and I feel kind of pinch to pay >$400k for an old HDB executive apartment or maisonette. My 1st home was a 5-room.

Hence my wife is considering a condo in Woodlands area by paying a bit more. She hopes to provide our only child with a nice environment as well as to reward herself since she has been working so hard.

Any comment on Si Ling primary school?

[bigeyedfish]

Hi bluefish, actually we are in the same predicament as you. Now waiting to purchase EM or EA to upgrade but since we are looking around my mum’s area, I’ll still be looking for schools around BP.

[Bluefish]

Hi Bigeyedfish, which school are you targeting at?

[bigeyedfish]

Bluefish:

Hi Bigeyedfish, which school are you targeting at?

Hi Bluefish, looking at BPPS but just got a negative review from my colleague who sent her son there. Now trying to get reviews about St Anthony's because of its affiliation to SJI. Finally SVPS. Either way need to do PV for any of the schools because all are more than 2km away.

[jedamum]

bigeyedfish:

Hi Bluefish, looking at BPPS but just got a negative review from my colleague who sent her son there.

What negative feedback? care to share? you can always pm me. TIA.

[bigeyedfish]

jedamum:

What negative feedback? care to share? you can always pm me. TIA.

Jedamum, sent you a pm.

[Bluefish]

Hi Bigeyedfish,


Please PM me as well. Recently, my sister-in-law submitted the PV application at BPPS. Thanks.

[vividlaurel]

Hi Bigeyedfish,


Can you also pm me for the negative feedback on BPPS? I have a friend who is keen on that school, so can pass it to her.

Bluefish:

Hi Bigeyedfish,

Please PM me as well. Recently, my sister-in-law submitted the PV application at BPPS. Thanks.

[buds]

bigeyedfish:

Hi Bluefish, looking at BPPS but just got a negative review from my colleague who sent her son there.

PM me abt too, please bigeyedfish.
Thanks in advance.

[bigeyedfish]

Hi everyone,


Didn't know many would be interested. I think it's no secret so I'll just post it here. Not sure if it's in the school's culture or that just some teachers are bochap. But as a kiasumum, I would like a kiasu school also (in terms of producing results)

This was what I sent to Jedamum.

BPPS was my first choice because it is popular and has good academic results. However my colleague was not very happy with the school as compared to SV (her daughter's now in SVPS). She said that BP is not systematic. When her son was in P6, there was no supplementary/ remedial lessons for Mathematics because the teacher only took in failures. Her son only scored 60+ and she had to look for a tuition teacher for him. Furthermore, his CL teacher didn't issue any consent form for extra coaching for CL oral. Those who can come come. Those who can't too bad. She thinks the sch has a bochap attitude. I'm still considering.

Found out from Jedamum that the school doesn't have an open house because the number of applicants have exceeded the number of vacancies all along. Just to compare, SVPS is as popular because there is balloting every year but the school has open houses for a few years now, as far as I can remember.