Chapter 1: The Humble Beginnings (April 2022)
Picture this: A simple cat with simple dreams. All I wanted was to document my SERS journey like some sort of feline property historian, creating a digital diary that future SERS victims… I mean, participants… could reference. Think of it as “How to Survive Government-Mandated Home Eviction: A Cat’s Guide.” 📚
The 563AMK blog started as pure therapy – just me, my keyboard, and an unhealthy amount of fried rice-fueled rage about being kicked out of my perfectly good scratching post… I mean, home.
Chapter 2: The Great WhatsApp Exodus 📱➡️🗑️
There was already a WhatsApp group for SERS residents (because apparently humans need group chats to complain properly), so starting a Telegram group wasn’t even on my radar. I had zero intention of becoming some sort of digital community leader – I can barely manage my own litter box schedule!
But then… dramatic pause… I uninstalled WhatsApp from my phone! 📱💥
Plot twist: Losing WhatsApp meant losing my connection to the SERS hive mind! Suddenly, this cat was more isolated than a single sock in the laundry. So naturally, I went hunting for a Pine Ville AMK Telegram group to join.
Surprise Level: MAXIMUM! 😱 There was NO SUCH GROUP! Either it was hidden deeper than my favorite napping spot, or nobody had bothered to create one.
Chapter 3: The Reluctant Community Builder 🏗️
When You Accidentally Become the Mayor of Digital Pine Ville
So what’s a desperate cat to do? I created “Pine Ville AMK Chat” on Telegram and shamelessly promoted it on my blog like some sort of door-to-door salesman, except I was selling loneliness relief instead of vacuum cleaners.
Original Business Plan:
- Step 1: Blog about my flat
- Step 2: Hope fellow SERS cats find me
- Step 3: Create small, cozy digital community
- Step 4: Continue napping peacefully
Reality Check: Around end of March 2024, I was literally the only creature in my own Telegram group! Picture a cat sitting alone in a vast digital wasteland, talking to myself like some sort of technological hermit. Even tumbleweeds would’ve felt sorry for me! 🌵
Chapter 4: The HDB Announcement That Changed Everything 📢
October 25, 2024: The Day My Quiet Life Ended
Then HDB dropped the bombshell: Pine Ville @ AMK would be included in the February 2025 Sales of Balanced Flats exercise! 💣
Translation: My peaceful little blog was about to become Grand Central Station for confused humans!
Slowly, a few brave souls started trickling into my website and Telegram chat. I went from “lonely cat blogger” to “slightly less lonely cat blogger with actual readers.” Progress! 📈
Chapter 5: The February 2025 Human Invasion 👥🌊
When Your Quiet Corner of the Internet Gets Discovered
February 2025 onwards was like watching a nature documentary about migration patterns, except instead of wildebeest, it was confused flat-hunters flooding my digital territory!
Plot Twist of the Century: I was expecting fellow SERS survivors, but instead got a tsunami of fresh-faced SBF applicants who didn’t even know what SERS stood for! It was like preparing for a family reunion and having strangers show up asking to use your bathroom! 😅
Chapter 6: The Accidental Expert 🎓
How I Became Singapore’s Unofficial HDB Information Hotline
Suddenly, I was the only cat in a chat full of humans, which automatically made me the “expert” by default. Being the sole source of Pine Ville intel meant I was busier than a cat in a fish market, answering the same questions daily:
The Greatest Hits Playlist: 🎵
- “Is it 5 or 10 years MOP?” (Asked 47,293 times)
- “Standard or Plus classification?” (The eternal mystery)
- “Does it come with OCS?” (Do I look like I work for HDB?)
- “Any brochures?” (Sure, let me magic some up!)
- “Floor plans?” (What am I, an architect?)
- “Scaled models?” (This isn’t IKEA, people!)
The Shocking Discovery: HDB apparently didn’t have this information either! It was like asking the librarian for a book and discovering they’d never heard of reading! 📚❓
Chapter 7: The Great Enlightenment 💡
When Humans Discover They Know Nothing
The funniest part? Most applicants had NO CLUE this was a SERS project! They were asking, “Why are there so many units available in a matured estate? Are these all brand new flats?”
I felt like a museum guide explaining ancient history: “Well, little human, gather ’round while I tell you the tale of how the government politely asked an entire neighborhood to pack up and move…” 🏛️
Chapter 8: The Accidental Empire 👑
From Lonely Cat Blog to Property Information Central
Before I could say “meow,” my humble blog and Telegram group had somehow become THE unofficial information hub for Pine Ville @ AMK!
Original Plan: Document my journey + find SERS neighbors Actual Result: Become unpaid customer service representative for HDB + attract hundreds of future neighbors from SBF…LOL!
It’s like opening a lemonade stand and accidentally becoming McDonald’s! 🍋➡️🍟
My price analysis articles even caught the attention of Stackhomes – because apparently, cats writing about housing markets is peak Singapore content! Who knew my obsession with numbers and fried rice would make me internet famous? 🌟
Chapter 9: The Countdown Begins ⏰
24 Months to Key Collection = Time to Panic About Renovation
As of today (September 1st, 2025), we’re looking at a full 24-month countdown to key collection! That means next year, this cat needs to start planning renovation.
Current Stress Level: Somewhere between “choosing curtain colors” and “realizing I need to adult harder than I’ve ever adulted before” 😰
Coming Soon: “Pine Ville Cat’s Renovation Diaries: How to Choose Tiles When You Have Paws” 🔨
Pine Ville Cat – Accidental Community Leader, Reluctant Housing Expert, Still Primarily Motivated by Fried Rice
P.S. – To all my unexpected human followers: Thanks for making this journey way more interesting than I bargained for. Now, who’s bringing the housewarming fried rice in 2027? 🍚🎉
Very interesting and easy to read diaries! Great stray cat look!