Monday, June 11, 2007

What Utter Rubbish!


The letter below was emailed to the Management Office of Cashew Heights in May. But it seems to have dropped into a dustbin instead.
Or maybe Ms Teo has been so busy picking up the rubbish around Cashew Heights she does not even have time to acknowledge receipt of the note.

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Isabel Teo
Property Manager

Dear Ms Teo

I refer to your notice dated 15 May to residents of Blk 99A on littering which I found in my post box today.

It is a well-known fact that as far as some residents are concerned, Cashew Heights is just one big rubbish dump.

If you were to take a walk round the estate in the morning before the cleaners start work, you will find rubbish everywhere.

It's in the carpark, on the pool deck and tables, in the Nature Niche, at the bottom of every block and even in the trees and bushes.

If you do not care for a walkabout, then look at this blog http://cashewheights.blogspot.com and you will know what I mean.

I have been highlighting this problem to the Management Committee and the estate manager for at least two years.

But all my feedback has come to nought.

The littering continues; people continue to spit in the swimming pool; they continue to let their dogs run about without a leash and they do not pick up after their pets.

Instead of issuing notices only to residents of Blk 99A, you might want to consider an anti-littering campaign.

If you need photographic evidence, I would be most happy to supply it.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Tree Art


Christmas may be months away.

But Cashew Heights residents are already decorating their trees.

Not just the tall ones.

The shorter plants too are getting some attention.




A touch of colour adds a festive touch.



Some Cashew residents prefer the shiny look.


Others find pink and white rather nice.


Monday, March 26, 2007

More Smoke

Those scary anti-smoking ads on TV must have left a deep impression on some Cashew Heights residents.

At least one (or is he a visitor?) is now thinking twice before inflicting his cigarette smoke on others especially in an enclosed space such as a lift.

On Saturday (24 March) at about 8.35pm, just before he skipped into a lift at Block 97A, this guy flicked his cigarette on the floor right under the notice board in the ground floor lobby.

The lift door closed before I could thank him for being so considerate to the other guy with him.

But I stayed around long enough to see from the lift's floor indicator light that he stopped at the fourth level.

I am unable to provide any visual evidence of his kind act as I did not have my camera with me.

So I would like to say a big thank you here to the guy in the bright orange t-shirt who went to one of the flats on the fourth level of Block 97A on Saturday night.

What would we all do without people like him.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

New Clothes for the New Year

Cashew Heights residents are a traditional lot.

Since new clothes are a must for the Chinese New Year, it's time to get rid of the old.


Colour coordination is vital to a fashionable wardrobe.

For Cashew Heights residents, that first rule of fashion applies even to what they throw out.



White is not an auspicious colour for the New Year.

That's as good a reason as any to say good-bye.



What could be more inauspicious than white?

How about white and old.

So out it goes.



Since their old clothes are gone, Cashew Heights residents find that their old hangers have also lost their shine.

The once cheery yellow is no longer good as gold.





With their old things gone, Cashew Heights residents are making sure their new clothes are kept clean and neat for the coming holiday.

They are well aware that any wardrobe malfunction could bring them down a peg or two in the fashion stakes.