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AHAHA, totally agree. let wife decide and anyth wrong point finger to her! those big big stores alw seem to overcharge, at least tts wad i feel generally la. din really go into checkin them out except they hav lots of display for us to see see look look which is great

ya, they nv seem to recommend cheaper models/brands. alw end up payin more one way or another. but as long as we like what we buy n we dun feel cheated den ok la. haha

actually we wanted a smaller fridge, but they din hav black or stainless steel colour.. den choose choose choose tis was like e smallest one w these colours.. so we bought tis! haha.. we have 1 concern though, wonder if u hav e same tots.. the top 2 doors are normal doors, den e bottom door is pull out drawer. does it look weird overall in such a combi??

ya! tiles choosin were super difficult. even different attendants in e stores had conflicting recmomendations and opinions. super difficult. in the end, we trusted more of henry'sr ecommendation and then chose sth we felt comfortable with.. our tilin's almost complete.. post some photos soon .. hehe

yup, the place is opposite a sch(isit junyuan or sth, cant remem la) =) u know, we keep tellin ourselves muz b practical & $-conscious(at least finacee keeps remindin us bout tt) but in e end, our hearts fail our minds, we keep gg for nice-lookin stuff and fork out e $. haha.. what to do, first time flat owners lei, everyth oso wan sui sui.. u sure have good 'control'! oh and go ahead to post any pics of ur place, no worries. my t-blog's pretty dead too one la(im juz as lazy) heh

they've been aroudn for ages(moved fr bedok to tamp if my mem din fail me). quite established aroudn e east area i'd tink. their shop is alw crowded. ya we considered gg everjoint to have a look too but it was way way way too far! haha.. n nth beats havin a familiar face to recommend and advice. =) (mayb u can consider gg there to buy ur tvs n electornics aft all e work has been done up!)

wow! ur progress seems like a rocket! (or mayb mine had delays la) haha.. initalli we wanted dark toilets(seems more classy) but it seems tt everyone pretty much objected to it sayin it'll b too dark. we're quite happy w the wall as it turned out.. e brightness makin it feel more spacious in tt cramped little place. so what type of tiles did u choose in e end? ur hse is like a complete mystery!

could you pm me e info too? thanks!

kitchen tiles! living room tiles were delivered today.. besides tt.. windows are up!(haven taken photos) alu casement windows for all rooms.. & recementing of all rooms done for laminates.. & have met up w the electrician, ah liang. pretty surprised to see he's such a young chap. i alw tot 头手 were all uncles. haha, my mistake. tiler told me will prob finish tiling by tis wk!

progress updates: reno has finally begun after numerous delays (permits, tiler issues) some progress photos: MBR toilet wall tiles up! e 2 vertical feature wall tiles.. common toilet wall tiles: horizontal feature wall tiles..

went further shoppin again today: fridge: mitsubishi mrv50x ours is stainless steel colour Washing machine: brandt front load 6kg WFE676A Induction hob: Brandt 2 hob horizontal TI607BU Aircon: Fujitsu conventional splitter air-con 12000 btu & 9000 btu w installation(2 trips) and s/s bracket Bought all e stuff at great discounts since its a long time family fren, spent bout $4500 in total but they do offer very competitive prices so everyone do feel free to visit: electronin home appliances and trading pte ltd Blk 801 Tampines Ave 4 #01-287 www.etroninhome.com

i hope it'll turn out fabulous too!

We went jln besar for sink/tap shopping today. here are our purchases! kitchen professional sink kitchen industrial tap MBR 2 x vanity sink and 2 x tall table mounted tap we also bought a very common common toilet shower set and mixer. ALl these were bought from Royal Fanco from Jln Besar. The service was good and prices competitive. Love their service(the couple of henry and wife(i assume) were fabulously helpful. But NONONO haggling of prices though. haha. but we were willing to pay for the service la.

ok clarification, the floor at the vanity is tiles, the 3D gave e wrong impression,, haha... yup, we racked our brains out on e layout n design.. hopefully it turns out nice too!

yup, its right beside e expressway. urs are the slightly newer flats?

i got tis reply from a FSM when i asked him bout dongtu, (i engaged him to select weddin date but decided nt to do 'house audit') ::: On door opening ceremony: <reply> This is the Chinese procedure that you may want to do (optional) when you open door for the first time (if you need a date for this, i can advise you free here as this is a general tong shu date. From feng shui perspective, it is not impt): 1) Roll a pineapple from the main door to the middle of the living room to symbolise ushering in of wealth and prosperity. 2) Mix rice and salt together and sprinkle on all corners of the house. Rice is to represent abundance of food in the future and salt is believed to get rid of spirits and ghosts. It is also believed that these spirits hide in corners of the house, hence people normally throw at the corners. The last burst you will throw out of your house to symbolise getting rid of them out of your house. 3) Sprinkle green beans at the living room area. It is believed that if the bean sprout, it means lots of offpsring. But this is not possible as there is no water. Hence in modern days, what some will do is to bring along a plate with wet cotton wool and put the beans on top (in addition to sprinkle on the floor). Only this way will the beans sprout. Other than these, if you want to do any form of praying etc, you can go ahead as those are more of religious practice, not feng shui. :::: Also, any procedures to follow for the dong tu ceremony? <reply> If the hacking of the tiles do not fall on the dong tu day, can we just use the hammer to knock a crack in the tiles? Does that suffice as a commencement of dong tu? Just ask the contractor to start hacking or renovating the house within the 2 hrs will do. Yes they can use hammeer to knock a crack in the tiles, but best is still to hack and drill something of significance. -------------- well hope tt helps!

nah... nth to do with us.. the unit is on e 8th fl.. cant remem which unit though.. juz hope they dun kajiao other pple around e area!

jeffcraze: if u take e lift on my side down to level 8, u'll see loan shark splashings painted over to cover it up.. hope it doesnt affect any one of us!

no shower screen.. when u bathe, water will spray all over e toilet bowl and wet e whole toilet.. 1 word: SMALL!

love ur toilet! saw it on ur tblog too.. u went for e full ht glass one.. tink we'll be stickin to half half.. tink we shall prefer tt.. haha.. but urs is nice n sleek!

thanks alot for e advice! appreciate it. for e study/relax area vs dining area: yup we've tot bout doin wad ya say before too but we decided to place more emphasis on e study/relax area cos we'll most prob spend more time there than dining.. so we still decided to hav more focus on tt area. & we got a rotating tv fr MBR to study/relax area where we can use our laptops and watch tv at e same time.. =) if only we have an even larger space den we can hav best of both worlds! haha kitchen: yep considering ur advice and see how it goes =) toilet: our toilet is really VVVVVVVVVVV small.. even aft bring e vanity out we hav problems fixing a shower screen and toilet bowl into e original toilet space..

photo3: kitchen design is what we have in mind.. but the colours need fine tuning.. haha.. probably prefer a black n white concept n juz a normal microwave oven for cooking noobs like us.. photo4: mbr vanity area outside toilet our vanity tt is pulled out of the toilet in MBR.. tinking of whether to make full height glass parittion or half wall half glass.. Henry was e one who suggested full ht glass but we were tinkin half half but now full ht oso seems nice lei... oh & the toilet door we'd probably prefer frsoted glass door.. comments comments!

Another surprise today! Henry juz gave a call juz now and sent us our 3Ds! here goes.. the living rm hmm... nt exactly accurate to our requirements.. we're gg to install a ceiling fan instead of a chandelier. design looks nice for the feature wall and tv console but tink we'd prefer more of black/white laminates over woody feel.. photo2 : the knocked down walls to form a open study/relax area with glass looking into kitchen. we pretty much love e design of tis.. with the bench n stuffs.. =)

Had a pleasant surprise today. received a call fr Henry at noon and he asked me if i've went up to my pl to see.. apparently, henry hacked off e walls that have been approved and cleared all e debris and had e tiles/sand/cement delivered! He also told me he'll show me some 3Ds nxt tue/wed .. looking fwd! still awaiting a certain permit to be approved for e final 2 walls to be hacked.. made more sense if everyth approved den hack and clear debris at one shot instead of doing it twice like now.. henry says no pt waiting & waiting la.. do what can be done first.. so it was a pleasant surprise indeed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following proposed renovation works are pending evaluation by our Technical Departments. We will let you know the result after our Technical Departments have evaluated the proposed renovation works. 1. Demolition of internal walls at BEDROOM 2 marked RED on plan. 15/07/2010 ; Arch: Advisory:;1. Bedroom 2 that is to be converted into a Study Room shall not be used as a habitable room.;2. Cooking activities should be confined to original kitchen floor area.. ; SE: (1) All existing reinforced concrete structures are not allowed to be tampered with in the course of the works.;(2) The lessee shall be responsible for the proper installation, stability and safety of the proposed works.;(3) Demolition of internal brick/internal block/lightweight panel wall is allowable up to the underside of the RC Beam/Slab only.;(4) Hacking of lightweight panel wall or block/brick wall should commence from top down.. If you have any enquiries, please contact our staff at Tampines Branch Office at Tel No. 63477253. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The HDB officer told me yest tt its juz awaiting the Archi dept for approval and they've given verbal approval alr.. so its juz e paperwork.. and on e application it clearly shows tt the archi has written their comments.. BUT... IT STIL SAYS PENDING. oh well.. wait awhile more then.. shouldnt b too long now i hope.. (but the HDB officer is really a very nice ger)

Hi darkfear, how come u need to 'hope' to start renov? hope it goes well for u too!