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BTW do you mind to share your experience in getting a good property agent. There are many calls and mails, but I don't know whom to engage. Should I get as many as agents as possible ? Any good recommendation ?
How many weeks in advance will you receive the TOP notification letter ? Is the key collection day on weekday ? I am working and would need to apply leave.

Does the unit come with electricity and water when you first get the keys ? So you mean you have registered the utilities under your name ? Will it be troublesome to change to tenant name if you manage to rent out in a short period of time ? What type of lighting and curtain are suitable ? If TOP in Jun, do I get agent to find tenant now ? I am still waiting for the TOP date. I am feeling excited for the TOP.

My 2nd property will be TOP in Jun/Jul. Can anyone advise me what are the things I need to do ? I intend to rent out the unit. Do I register for the utilities under my name or wait till I have a tenant ? I heard that the landlord is required to install the lights and curtain, are these the main essential items to be done if the unit is partial furnished ? The unit comes with washing machine, dryer, cooker, aircon and wardrobes. If I install the curtain and lights before I have any tenant, am I allow to claim for tax rebates ?

Sorry I have so many questions, but this is my first private properties hence not experience in dealing with the rental. All your advice and experience will be valuable. Thanks in advance. :lovesite:

I totally agreed with you. These are the ways that we had followed by using penalties/rules and let my child agreed to. My son does not have data plan, he is using a hi-card. This enables us to control his internet access.

Yesterday, I have a conversation with him, explaining the reason of such penalty. After I have said all, I asked him did he has any to say. He said he has nothing. I have explained to him that it is easy for me to take his phone or requested for his password or requested him to delete away all his download but I did not do all so because I respect his freedom and also want him to think of ways on how to solve his problem. In the past, I have proposed solution to him but he did not agree to. Hence since this problem surfaced again, I need to take away his handphone. I told him it will be returned to him after 3 days and during this period, he can have a clear mind without interruption of the phone, however he can use an old phone. I will continue to monitor closely does the old phone causes the same problem. After the discussion, he did not show any negative feeling towards me as he talked to me, so I felt that it is good.

As I am more soft hearted, so I requested my husband to sit with me during my conversation with my son. This helped me a lot as my husband is more firm.

On Friday when I return the phone to him, I will use your steps as they are listed systematically. Thanks a lot.

BTW, we gave my daughter data plan only when she was in JC1 and we have told her that she has to pay by herself if she exceeds the data plan. The main purpose of the data plan is to assist in her school work.

My son (Sec 3) does not have any data plan and we give him a hi-card and we also do not install fibre broadband at home. The only times he can get access to internet is in school before and after school lessons and when at home when he will ask for mobile broadband from us. this is the way that we restrict him in using internet. However, I noticed that he has stuff in his handphone which he can view without internet, so I suspect he has preload video into his handphone when he has access to internet. When he ask for the mobile broadband, he will tell me he need to see his whatapps, email but definitely he does other download.


At the beginning of this year, his school teacher has called him at night asking why he is not responding fast enough when she sent out the message via whatsapp as my son is the class chairman who needs to do some responsibility. My son has explained the reason to her that he does not have data plan. So now the teacher will send a separate SMS to him in addition to the whatsapp to the class.

All the while, I have explained to him the problem of using his handphone compromising the time to be spend on study and I know that he also understand it, but he is still not able to control himself and be motivated to focus on his study.

In fact, I was too angry yesterday and asked him to surrender his handphone but he did not. I plan to confiscate it tonight but am just too scared of any rebellious consequence from a 15yrs old teenager though he has not shown any such behaviour so far.

Sorry I have been too long winded in this posting.

Dear Parents

Can you share with me on how do you control your child in getting addicted to mobile phone. I am having the problem of controlling my kids in using their handphone and not putting their study as top priority. With the requirement from school, such as the teacher in using Whatsapp in communication, e-learning, etc, I found that it is difficult for me to control my child in getting access to internet and download stuff and store in the handphone. I am just getting too frustrated and tired in telling my kid not to use handphone but to study. It is all depend on the child and it is actually no use in controlling. But how to let the child be able to "wake up" and be an independent learner.

Thanks in advance for all suggestion/advice.

Dear Parents

I am looking for a personal tutor for my son who will be taking his O level CHinese this year. On the PTM last week, the teacher said that he is the lowest in his class, scoring just 52 marks. I have been worrying about this and urgently need recommendation for a good Chinese tutor. Appreciate if you can recommend me any good tutor. Thanks in advance. No agent please !

Dear SJI Parent

Do you have any good HCL tutor to recommend ? My son is in Sec 3 and I am urgently looking for a 1to1 tutor for him. I would prefer recommendation instead of agent. Please PM me if you can recommend. Thanks in advance.

The student can choose 6, 7 or 8 subjects.

Dear Parents

I am also looking for good tutor for Chinese and English tutors. I am staying at North West. Please PM if you have recommend me your tutor, especially Higher Chinese, if the tutor is good. Thanks.