So I was looking for some suspension lamp for my upcoming place and found this gorgeous suspension lamp from Foscarini. It is currently retailing at yoox.com for £567 which translates to about RM2700. Fair price for a stunner I would think. I then remember that linds furniture in Bangsar does carry Foscarini so decided to contact them for a quote. I would expect it to be marked up by maybe 20% at most of that price but the price quoted is an astronomical RM6800. For that price I could’ve gotten an air ticket to London, get the lamp, claim VAT refund and still be paying less than RM6800! What a price to pay.

I have just received an e-brochure of the up and coming development by SDB (known to us as Ameera Phase 2) named Five Stones (20Trees, Park Seven, see the pattern?). This development will have 2 blocks of high rise condominium units and 3 low rise villas. From the first glances of rendering, it looks really good with a SDB stamp all over it, perhaps the first true high-end high-rise development within SS2.

And the price? Starting at an astronomical RM898,000 for the high rise, and RM907,000 for the villas!  More photos after the jump!

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When I first read about Selangor Dredging Berhad embarking on their bungalow project on a plot of steep hillslope in Damansara Heights, I  wondered how could they build anything on that steep plot of land. The green lung has been there for the longest time, and just like the residents in Medan Damansara, I was quite sure that nothing could be build on that hillslope. Hence when the news broke about this development, I was quite shocked. Even more surprising was to hear that SDB decided to build 25 units of 5-storey high bungalow units!

In today’s StarBizWeekend, there’s an article focused on SDB and in the article there is a rendering of the project, which I have been awaiting as I was curious to see how this development would look like.Looking at how it’s being laid out, I sort of understood how this could work. By terracing the hill to create a flat platform, you could site these bungalows according to the hill slope. I’m hoping that SDB will ensure that every precaution that is to be taken, is taken.

Looking at the rendering, the project does turn out to be quite nice. Very modern looking indeed. Prices start at RM10m, and apparently there are units already taken up. Right. So any takers?