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  1. Posted

    Recently, some agents have 'revised' their rates to 2% to sell, 1% to buy.

    But as a norm, usually 1% sell and 1% to buy is also an acceptable market rate for HDB sale/purchase.

    For Private property sales, it can range between 1.25% to 2% borne by the seller.

    In general, buyers need not pay any agent commission if they buy from seller's agent directly or even via a co-broke.

    Also, some agents may charge GST, others may not. It all boils down to individual negotiation.

  2. Posted

    Haven't logged on to RenoTalk for almost 2+ years now.

    Looking at these pages gone by really brings back a lot of nostalgia and memories of the many nice people I met here and made friends with, and also of all the time and effort spent in doing up the home. The plan for the home was a long term one, but due to changes, we have decided to let go of this beautiful home, which we had built from scratch and enjoyed living in for the last 2.5+ years. Yesterday, our home finally found a new owner who really loves and appreciates it as much as we do.

    We will be moving out around September and moving on to another new place and another new Reno chapter. Will share more in time to come.

  4. Posted

    wall paper is nice,but i scare pop up after sometimes..

    Will it or not?lately i went to Bangkok and saw the showroom,the wall paper so nice...

    even baiyoke shy hotel toilet wall paper also looks nice!!

    regrets i didnt do it previously!

    Rondy, still not too late mah. The only troublesome part for you is that you'll have to move your furniture around abit here and there; And maybe suffer abit of slight 'overspill' of the wallpaper glue. If its laid properly, I don't think popping out's an issue. I think the lifespan of wallpaper, if properly taken care of and not abused, can last a few years. After that you can change.

  5. Posted

    hahha i cannot imagine a ghost wing chair! so big yet so not there!! haha...

    ya ottoman only one backside la. but for u n christine sure can 2 backsides.

    the ottoman is L58 x W60 x H40cm

    i exchange one wing chair for 2 ottomans :D

    Ahahaha .. thanks Pal. I'll consider about the Barcelona and Ottomans.

    Right now I'm seriously having a big headache with the Living Area. A big ghost wing chair would really be a welcome thing lah.

    Sometimes hor, perhaps getting a 42" TV was abit of a mistake cos' of the close viewing distance. Also, the high-back sofa is another headache.

    I was thinking perhaps I will put the high-back sofa against the wall where the TV console is now and create a low-height partition for the TV console, which will now run parallel to the balcony. Haiz ... headache!!!

    AJ.... *phew* it's been so long since I've crawled in here... :P

    Good to see your reno done! I love that wallpaper too... where did you get it? :) It's simple and chic..

    Hiya Pet, long time no see. Welcome back. Have you started Phase 2 of your place yet?

    I got the wallpaper from Europa. Am still exploring Wallpaper on some other key walls ....

  8. Posted

    I every try the salt water method before when he was younger but he super scare of water

    then come back with sand stuck amidst the beard.. so messy to clean.

    Wah, 20-30L... how to transport??????? Power!

    MY T-blog already becoming a dog thread liao :P

    Hahaha, ya Char, I think soon your blog will be the doggie thread for the RT Dog lovers liao! :)

    My little girl also very scared of water and like you, we were also afraid of getting her fur in a mess with all the fine sand, so I thought the best way is to bring the water back to her instead. We bring about 2 to 3 10-litre containers and put it in the boot and bring it home.

    Peeps...

    My MBR bathroom door, I have change to clear glass door instead of frosted de. Since i have relocated the doorway to where my WIW is..

    im going to pay for hacking anyway right? I tot of hacking the whole wall and replace it with clear glass, so e whole area will look bigger.

    So the whole bathroom will be see through from the WIW area. Is it worth to do it that way or no need just save the $$? :unsure:

    Char, I had this debate over the clear vs frosted glass for the MBR Bath as well. In the end, we went with the frosted option.

    So far from my experience, frosted is not as bad as I thought. You can still have the transparent effect as you can still see the shadows, more so with the lights on. If you stand close to the glass door, the sillhoutte is quite clear although the frosted glass blurs abit. So in a sense, frosted is not on the other extreme, but sorta like an in-between. And somehow, in a closed passage like yours, the aesthetic of a frosted will looks quite nice as well, especially with the lights on.

    anyway i just came back after sending my baby for grooming

    this is the pic i took using my HP finally can see his eyes hahahaha :P

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    Kopi, your little doggie so cute. Aiyo, very fluffy and adorable! :)

  9. Posted

    Yo Kopi.

    Congrats on getting the keys! Finally get a glimpse of your soon-to-be-transformed palace! :) Hack and re-do man! Hope the FSM's instructions doesn't affect much of what you planned though. This can be frustrating, depending on your preferences and level of belief for the FS elements.

    Pet's idea about the mosaic is what I think would make a difference if you were to go ahead with doing a strip. If its that sort of proportion, it'll look really outstanding. The only thing I can see that will be quite annoying for you is all the sanitary pipes in the bathrooms. For some, wanna do box-up also like very difficult or impossible. Sometimes I wish the HDB architects could've done better with these! 2 sanitary pipes in the shower spoilt the whole look of my common toilet too.

    Eagerly awaiting for your progress to unfold dude! :)

  10. Posted

    im back.. after sooo long.

    reno not complete cuz i had some prob previously.

    but im glad im back on track now!

    *hooray*

    Hi Ling3bzr! :)

    Welcome back. Nice to see you again.

    I recall both our homes were being done at the same time, but Mr Yeak told me yours was delayed.

    Hope everything's been sorted on your end and see your progress soon! :)

  12. Posted

    ya uploading pics now. :D

    u get the wing chair i use my barcelona ottomans exchange with u lor! gd??

    i was thinking of getting one from 2nd life lei..

    my living around also v cramp that why we using the jolly tables as coffee tables.

    small n cute.

    eh take full view of the living area from fron t door so i can see better can?

    wa pal, u look very beautiful in ur profile pic.. hahaha...

    Actually hor, the Barcelona is smaller than the wing chair size slightly by 10cm. :P

    Right now headache lah to shift around sofa and then mark out spaces for the wing chairs to test all the options.

    The 2nd life stuff are quite good lah. If only Kartell got Ghost Wing Chairs, that'd be perfect. It's like there but not there ... ahahahahaa.

    I'll take the living view so you can see the 'cramped' space.

    Thanks hor, of course with make up, styled hair beautiful la... :P Ehehehehehe!

  13. Posted

    Sorry ah reply so late cos company internet went down whole afternoon :curse:

    anyway yes yes the cleaning is a nightmare

    red_devil bro i using storage heater cos i installing rain shower for both my toilets le :)

    Dude, if you choose Option 1, you gotta stock up on Mr Muscle and Scotchbrite ... but don't worry lah, as you're cleaning it and looking at your nice wall, you'll come to the realisation that its worth it! :) Ahahahahaha!

  15. Posted

    Ah so you are the AJ who kopi mentioned right?? He want to cut out my croc tiles and make soup for you!

    Thanks so much for your blessings, seen your T-blog before too... your house is also very ZAI!

    My boy used to have the Schnauzer bump, but was since cured after the vet taught us how to care for it.

    Now is on and off pimples like rashes but so much better than before. Good Thing thing is he prefer vegetarian & fish than meat so easy to convert his diet.

    Fish oil try before, not much improvement until we try dermatrix and pet sun chlorella. :thumbs up:

    I didnt know Head and shoulders can be use wor.. Smart!

    Yup, I'm that AJ. Wah, very touched that Kopi thinks of me and my asthma until he wanna cut your croc tiles! So extreme! :P

    No need to worry, I got my crocodile meat source already. Heehehehehe!

    Ya, I remembered you posted on my blog previously... You're right, my house is ZAI - As in SUPER CRAMPED in terms of space! Hehehehehe!

    My doggie's really living up to the Schanuzer's reputation of being a gulper with a big appetite and not knowing when to stop. I try to give her more 'natural' stuff like fruits to quell her hunger rather than treats. The dry food's also fish-based. Actually I learnt alot of the alternative 'therapies' from our dog-owner friends too. Like the Head and Shoulders thing was shared by a friend who has a Lab and JRT. She also recommends Selsun. I have another friend who uses Johnson Baby Bath and other gentle cleansers like Cetaphil and Esemthan (which I use for my kids too). I guess if its gentle enough on babies and humans, can't go wrong for dogs too. Just got to make sure its not drying.

    The bathing in sea water is also good, but we just have to make sure that the water is relatively clean. When we were doing this, it meant every Sunday, my wife and I would go to either Changi point, far end of East Coast or a clean stretch of Kallang River where there's less people and pollution. We'd gather almost 20 to 30 litres of the salt water in our jerry cans and bring it back to fill a tub to soak our doggie in for about 20 minutes a time, before proceeding to give a gentle shower. After a couple of weeks, it really helped get rid of the bad skin and rashes.

    I checked out the Pet Sun Chlorella. I think I'll give that a try! :)

    oh dear, AJ you also got dog huh, maybe we can set up a Doggy club here in RT. my colleague's dog also have problem. her dog is the Yorkshire terrier. cannot take chicken. so she bought the dry food, fish for him. before that, the poor dog is having rashes and always biting and scrathing

    Yeah, good idea Pinklady. I think there's quite a number of Dog lovers here in RT. :)

  16. Posted · Edited by adrian_john

    Hi Felix,

    Welcome to RT. Glad to meet a new 'Yeaker'. Hope all goes well for your reno!

    Just curious, were you and your wife the ones that popped by my place?

    hi felix!

    we did consider yeak, cus we heard his contractors' workmanship very gd but after chasing him for a month+ for the quotation, he still hasnt sent us any yet, so i guess our reno works too little for him.. hee..

    looking forward to more pics from u! ;)

    Heya Amrasenelya,

    I hope Yeak does get back to you soon. Perhaps he's quite tied up. I know for sure the whole of last week and abit of the week before he was very occupied with a personal family matter.

  17. Posted

    Kopi - For the mosaic choice, I'd go with the first choice cos' it'd really be very bold and give an edgy look to the shower that makes it stand out.

    Option 3, while practical, can still look good but the strip cannot be too thin or else its very minimal in terms of effect.

  18. Posted

    wa ur black leather sofa very cute lei. like me bah bah pong pong one. wahahha....

    eh my living wall also stripes lei ;)

    Eh, you painted the stripes oredi ar?

    Hey Pal, I realised my Living area quite cramped man. I think maybe cannot get the Wing Chairs liao or else my Living will be too jam packed.

    If I get the Wing Chairs, then I'll probably have to ditch the sofa and sell it off. Now maybe I'll have to look at just ottomans. Doesn't make the Living look too blocky and yet fulfils the function of providing seating and also neat storage for magazines/books since I don't have a coffee table. :)

  19. Posted

    yes this i fully agree just like what happens to ppl who just renewed their contract in Starhub for the sake of EPL

    but i guess there're still ppl outside willing to subscribe to it so of cos they're unwilling to rethink their strategy so for me i will nvr pay to get mio for the sake of EPL

    at the most i dun watch lor hahahahaha

    Yeah, at most don't watch or 'tompang' some friend's house and watch. Alternatively, if your favourite club has a fan club, they always have meetings to catch games at their respective 'clubhouses', which is some pub. Good athmosphere plus you get to sit united with your fellow fan(atics). :)

    Unfortunately, I'm not really a fan of any particular club so I don't know where to go ... Ahahahahaha!

    Kopi, since you going to be kopitiam owner soon, can always open up for us poor deprived football fans. Ahahahahaha! :)

    how to not watch!!!!

    when i was staying in rental, i'd go downstairs to the kopitiam and sit w all the uncles and watch...

    but i'll drink teh-o while they drink beer.

    kekekeke.....worse case, i'll have to do this again and persuade hubby to go downstairs with me. :P

    agree it sucks that singtel got the EPL rights....the only losers are the subscribers....

    their broadband services also so-so only and in my mom's hse, my phone cannot receive singtel signal!!!!

    very ^&%$#@

    reading up hardwarezone forums, pple seem to agree that broadband-wise, M1 is the best...or starhub...but never singtel....

    Necrosis, didn't expect that you were a lady too! :P

    Yes, Singtel sucks big time. Always money-grabbing-minded.

    Watching at some kopitiams actually got good athmosphere too. Can be quite colourful lah with all the Uncles' live commentary and swearing. Quite enjoyable.

    hi

    yeah, been a spurs fan since hoddle time, even b4 gazza n lineker joined us

    anyway, to the issue of mio or starhub...

    i'm also playing the waiting game

    waiting like tuababy to see who gets to screen world cup

    but also more hoping that in dec...both starhub n singtel have some excellent promotions

    especially for home bundles

    cos im looking for home phone line, internet n cable at the same time

    at the moment...singtel looks most attractive

    Wow, glad to know you're a hardcore Spurs fan. I've seen alot of them diminish in recent years.

    Like 2 of my close buddies from young all Spurs fans...until recent years, they've dumped Spurs for Arsenal (of all clubs!) - Bloody traitors! Ahahahaha!

    For bundle, actually both Singtel and Starhub have now, but just that its not incorporated the Football aspect (for Singtel) as yet.

    Starhub's bundle would actually be good if they still had soccer though - cos' at least for their digital voice line, there's no monthly/quarterly fees unlike Singtel.

    Plus, their Maxonline always got those 35% discount rate.

  20. Posted

    yes yes pls thanks :D

    anyway my bro schnauzer also got this skin problem leh dunno why think they very sensitive de

    90% schnauzer got skin allergy de so cannot eat chicken

    My worst, born with genetic skin problem... more sensitive. other meat also will itch.

    so usually must take extra extra care for them.

    Now my house no aircon.. he itch like mad.. bo bian so keep him botak

    Char,

    Nice to see you set up your blog. All the best for the upcoming reno! :) Look forward to the progress.

    I have a schnauzer too, and yes, their skins are very sensitive. She has had an outbreak of those 'Schnauzer Bumps' and dandruff before which could only be treated by medicine, proper diet and bath. Also, have to avoid those very strong shampoos that may dry the skin. In addition, we also found some alternative solutions that helped: 1) Bathe in sea saltwater 2) Shampoo with Head and Shoulders. So far, she's been doing quite OK. Only occasionally abit pop up but it goes away very fast without needing medication.

    Chicken is a definite no-no. Stick to 'safer' meats like Deer or Fish. We try to give her as fish oil supplements for her skin and coat too. :)

  21. Posted

    mmm....question...will you guys switch/sign up with MIO for the EPL coverage next year?

    i'm so torn ....on the one hand, i want my EPL, on the other, MIO movies sucks *** big time...

    and i love AXN, Star World for the sitcoms n nonsense shows.

    how ah? any ideas?

    It is a big blow for Singtel to have overtaken the rights to EPL coverage (not to mention Serie A and Champions League).

    I've never been a big fan of Singtel for any category of their services so I must say I'm cynical.

    Some conspiracy theorists would argue that although now they're promoting that their rates for Football will be cheaper than Starhub's, somehow, it'd be for a limited period only. Let's say they give you cheap for one year then they increase by double for 2nd year of contract also you LPPL right? You not happy wanna break contract also got to pay the early termination fee, which they also earn.

    In the bigger picture, maybe its the goal of the bigger fish's strategy to lure all consumers to have both Mio and Starhub Cable at the same time. After all, they all belong to T or G entity right? :)

  22. Posted · Edited by adrian_john

    Wah lao.....

    *Gag !! word being stuff into my mouth*

    Weiweiwei ... Not only I say hor, BD, Ivy and PJ also say one! :)

    Ehehehehe!

    Ya man what to do ? we should thank HDB for the "affordable" housing mah :P

    Sometimes actually, its not totally HDB's fault lah. Its really the mentality of greed and kiasuism and of course also the market spoilers who have contributed to 'affordability' or rather lack of; in terms of housing here. Economics of supply-demand and monoploy also play a part. I think HDB also has alot of catch-22 scenarios which are hard to solve (despite all the 'highly paid talent') because its simply is a case of alot of things not within control.

    Imagine, you make new house price low, then resale price drops drastically - Those who bought high or looking at asset appreciation kpkb; Then private housing people also kpkb say you make their values drop, or everyone buy private and push private beyond rich except to elite spenders... vicious circle that all boils down to kiasuism, greed and non-community mentality. Sadly Singapore.

  23. Posted

    Hey DSMan.

    Congrats on starting your T-Blog! Waiting to see your reno progress! :)

    Yes, its also a good thing too to see a passionate supporter of an EPL club other than the Devils, Scousers and Blues.

    Have you been a long-time Spurs fan since the days of Hoddle and Gascoigne?

  25. Posted

    LIVING AREA UPDATE

    We're glad that the Living area is more or less 2/3 done. We've gotten our TV as well as chosen a sofa, so finally we have a place to sit other than lean against the storage cupboards.

    tvconsole1.jpg

    Previously, we had wanted to tile the wall at the back of the TV. We scouted a few nice large-sized Italian tiles and even considered mosaics but in the end, decided on simple wallpaper so that we could have the option to refresh it every couple of years. My preference was more of a white-based Paul Smith striped type, but my wife felt it wouldn't be good to watch TV with too many find stripes in the background, so we settled for this simple black-grey-silver.

    sofa02.jpg

    Thanks to New's feedback and recommendation, we popped by Hommage to check out the sofa. We had initially saw a similar design at Harvey Norman, but was rather uncomfortable with the salesperson's continous upselling and persistence - From fabric they tried to get us to spend almost double to get full leather etc. Hommage provided sincere and efficient service and with very reasonable prices as well.

    Now the next step is to get the secondary seating chairs and side table to complete. We've also got to work the layout of the furniture there abit too, cos' its really quite a tight space. Actually, I had wanted to get the compact Muji L-shaped set, but my parents didn't find it comfy so had to give it a miss.

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