A real surprise

Now you see it , now you don't. This is a real surprise to me. The pictures above were taken a few days ago. The broken bicycles which I mentioned in my letter to Dats Management had been replaced with some new ones. The new equipments above are the heavy duty type which are more durable and should be more expensive. In a high density condo like ours, more equipments should be needed. The water in the swimming pool is back to normal again. Hopefully, things will remain like that for a long time to come. If I have my way, there are so many improvements which I can bring to Prima. But unfortunately, I can only propose and complain.

I had put up a notice on the notice board to inform the residents that the company appointed by Dats Management had started work on the installation of the card access and the CCTV. According to Mr Yeo, a security manager from the company, the whole project will be completed in one and the half months. Everything should be in place by April . I shall also put up the quotations submitted by two shortlisted companies which tender for the job.

Goodnight and have a nice day!

19th century training bikes which had broken for years.

Two second hand expensive treadmills had also broken down.

Greenish water in the swimming pool.

Things seem to be breaking down at Prima. The swimming pool is closed. The water is greenish at the moment. The condition at the gym is in a pathetic state. Only one multi training station is working at the moment. The training bikes and the treadmills had broken down. I am really concerned over the current situation. I made some inquiries from the management office. I was told that the filters for the swimming pool need to be serviced. As for the gym, I was told that they are looking into the matter. I was also told that the personnel at the site office had submitted a report to the head office and they are awaiting decisions to be made.

This is what I call bad maintenance. The only reason why no action was taken was these people at the head office are sitting on the reports. They are not unduly concerned over what is happening at Prima because they are not the residents there. It seems that Prima is not getting the necessary attention from the right people. I don't know whether the management is aware or not that bad maintenance will affect the collection of maintenance fees . Owners are discouraged from paying maintenance fees simply because why should they pay for something that are not available. One thing will lead to another. Shortage of fund as a result of failure in collecting the maintenance fees will eventually lead to cutting down of services. This chain reaction will definitely bring down the value of our properties. Hopefully, the above scenario will not happen to Prima.

I have written a strong worded letter to the COO of Dats Management. Hopefully, he can resolve the problems that we are facing. I am really looking forward to the implementation of the Building and the Common Properties Act which will allow us to set a JMC ( Joint Management Committee ) to manage our own properties. I will definitely follow up on the above matters.

Good night and have a nice day!