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Dyson has the most cool products offerings when it comes to household cleaning appliances, my first encounter being the DC16 Handheld Cleaner (£67.79). Somehow the orange and silver combination colour scheme on the design makes it so appealing, almost Transformer like. But this is a true definition of style over substance. You have to charge the handheld for 3 hours, for a ridiculous 6 minutes of usage! Imagine you have to clean your car, and you have to do it within 6 minutes. Otherwise, you have to wait for another 3 hours! Still it does look sexy.

Then there is this Airblade commercial hand dryer. It is simply the best hand dryer EVER. Conventional hand dryers take up to 30-40 seconds to dry your hands. Even worst in Malaysia where the hand dryers are so weak people usually don’t bother using it and go for the environment-damaging paper towels instead. This Dyson Airblade takes only 10 seconds to dry your hands. I used it before and it is simple amazing. Not only it looks great, it really does what it says on the label. You just dip your hands into the Airblade, and the powerful dryer produces tsunami-inducing air, so powerful that you will have a hard time controlling your hands. And by the tenth second, your hands are all dry.

Now, their latest product that was just launched, is a bladeless fan called Air Multiplier. Yes, a fan that has no visible blades to produce air. Well, you won’t see the blades, but they actually have the blades at the lower part of the unit, and the air produced (multiplied by 15 times) is pushed up to the circular bit at the top, providing uninterrupted stream of smooth air. This one really have to see it hands on to experience. Also there is no need to clean the blades after a while. Prices start from £199, that’s RM1100 at today’s prevailing exchange rate. Buy an aircon better, right? Being a gadget freak, I’m sold!

Interesting to note that Dyson has a manufacturing arm here in Senai, Johor since 2001. However, I have yet to see Dyson products being available here in Malaysia, so if you have seen any sold here, let us know!

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BRDB’s The Troika is climbing at a breakneck speed, and it’s almost reaching it’s pinnacle already. And I must say it’s looking extremely sexy. However, it’s a shame that this stunning beauty is surrounded by the most hideous buildings in KLCC. We need more pretty skyscrapers like The Troika. Two more photos after the jump. Photos are taken on 5th August 2009.

 

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Progress photos of Ameera Residences, SS2 as of 5th August 2009. Am loving the gym as pictured above. Work has started on the guardhouse and you can also see there are many green plants being transported and planted within the vicinity. Also interesting choice of dark gray as the color of the paint of the perimeter wall as I recall from the photos in the brochure, it’s supposed to be of a cleaner color. It actually matches the color of the lanai windows, but would be interesting to see how it all looks like after more plants are in place. More photos after the jump.

 

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After an absence of any construction work on Sinaran TTDI, UDA has finally commence the construction and work is progressing fast to catch up on the lost time. I have seen workers work late past 9pm daily in order to meet the mid 2010 deadline. Progress looks good but let’s hope that this is not in the expense of the quality of workmanship delivered to the customers. Two more photos after the jump.

 

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There has been a vacuum of KLCC launches of late ever since the economy took a plunge worldwide. Developers have been extra vigilant in going into the market to launch new properties within KLCC what with the onslaught of many new supplies hence hurting price launches. Other than the launch of Setia Sky Residences near Jalan Tun Razak by SP Setia ( though not exactly KLCC), there has not been any big launches so when st Mary Residences was on the card, there was quite a buzz surrounding this development. st Mary Residences, by E&O Property Development (Dua Residences, Idamansara) with Lion Group (Twins Damansara Heights), is located at the site of the old St. Mary school (which has since shifted to Selayang) at Jalan Tengah. The land is owned by Lion Group who had bought the land way back in 1997.

I have yet to check out the showroom so this one will be on top of my list to check out when I’m back in KL. The prices for 1-bedroom starts at RM900k though already sold out on the day of launch. Early bird discount at 10 - 15% was quoted but according to the sales advisor, this has already lapsed. I will have more details once I get hold of it, but meanwhile, enjoy the photos after the jump.

 

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A few months ago, a friend of mine dropped me a bombshell and told me that she had just got a unit in Twin Palms, Sg Long. While I have seen the beautiful newspaper adverts and the almost permanent advertisement on one of the overhead advertisement along Jalan Tun Razak, I have never actually checked out the place for real. So I decided to follow her to see the progress of her unit.

Twin Palms is located just beside the SILK Highway. If you are coming from Mines, you will need to exit just before the Sg. Long toll plaza. After many many tolls coming from Damansara, we finally arrived the development and is welcome by a very futuristic looking guardhouse. I must say my first impressions were very good of this place. It reminded me very much of Desa Park City, where the landscaping is very fresh with clean and linear lines.

The Clubhouse, called Orinoco, is also very impressive (except for the stupid mushroom waterfall in the kid’s wading pool - why bother?!). Overall, it seems to be a good place for own stay. No wonder she is swayed.

In the end, at about RM580k for the 2-storey links, it seems to be quite a good buy for own stay. I only had wish that the specifications given are much better. Have a look at the photos. The 3-storey Semi-Ds (Areca) looks very impressive, it reminded me a lot of Idamansara but this one the specs are somehow downgraded when compared to the E&O one. Also, for me the location is really beyond me, but given a few years, when more developments are completed, this could be a very nice development in the future.

More photos after the jump. These photos are taken 25th May 2009.

 

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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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I realised that I have forgotten to post these photos of the gorgeous One Menerung, Bangsar. These photos are taken early May, so I suspect by now the development is ready for handover, for the first Phase at least. During my visit to the showroom, there were many units still available in the last block which faces the Damansara side. Also there were attractive offers such as cash rebates after first 2 years and complimentary fittings for the unit. I will provide more details later. More progress photos after the jump.

 

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Was passing through Mutiara Rini’s sales office in Mutiara Damansara last week and realise that they have the Surian Residences Show Unit signage up, so decided to check out if the show unit was truly opened. The show units are available for viewing if you enquire from the sales office. This project is yet to be launched and is expected to launch in October 2009. Sizes available for viewing are the 1400sf and 1800sf, with indicative price of Rm600psf .

Surian Residences will be the last of the 2 condominium developments in the freehold Mutiara Damansara, with Surian Condominium as the first in the now very in-demand neighborhood. All units in the Surian Residences would afford panaromic view of Mutiara Damansara, so this with land being so scarce in Mutiara Damansara, would be a huge factor in determining the pricing.

There are 2 types available for viewing, one 1400sf, and a larger one at 1800sf. The general feeling after viewing the units was that this is very good improvement from their first condo, and this one definitely is modern-looking development, opting for glass balustrades, and many ceiling height windows in the living and master bedrooms. This gives the unit a rather airy and light feeling. However, the interior designed opt for this is clunky, outdated and perhaps a bit on the rural side. Somehow I feel very claustophobic in the 1400sf due to the many unnecessary ID partitions. Overall, it is looking good, no more cheap specs like those given in Surian Condominium.With the price tentatively at RM600psf, a 800sf studio unit will be at about RM480,000.  This is already almost like Mont Kiara pricing. Mutiara Rini is definitely banking on the rising prices and demand for properties in Mutiara Damansara and is not worried about a very (very) high asking price.

More (and I mean a lot!) photos after the jump.

 

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