Our 1st Appointment

I guess this event is one of the most awaited one for this year. My dear mentioned that it was akin to taking an exam, and that she was very nervous, as if she had butterflies in her stomach. Prior to this, she was actually very worried that something might go wrong with this event, such that we will not be able to get our flat. And like always, I assured her that everything will be alright.

The appointment was at 1030am but as anxious people like we are, just like our housing agent, we reached HDB hub early at 10am. And I guess time passed really fast for anxious people for the entire process only ended with the payment at 12pm. Frankly speaking, much of the time wasn't spent on waiting (atypical of government agencies), but rather in filling up and signing the numerous forms that were there (this however is very consistent with government agencies). There were two rounds of forms filling and signing and of course, there were waiting for the sellers to complete their forms but I guess the sellers waited a longer time for us.

While waiting outside the resale rooms

Guess which number is ours? Prizes to be given if correct.
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Actually, none of the numbers was ours =P When our numbers (A7781, 266) was up, we were simply too excited to enter the room and thus not enough time was available to take a clear shot.

The officer in charge of our case was very patient in explaining the terms and conditions of the various forms as well as answering our numerous queries. After all, this is our first time and the stakes involved are very high. The officer was also very experienced, from the way she printed the countless documents while talking to us and waiting for us to sign the earlier documents. It does help that she, after all, is a female with strong multitasking capabilities. After more than half an hour in the room, we ended off the session by paying off all the necessary expenses.

Now we shall continue to wait for the 2nd appointment on the 13th December... with much anticipation =)