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Hey hey, The house is looking good, slowly becoming a home! I like how your dining light and chairs are quite matching. Heh. Looking forward to your pics and review!

Waah, there are are so many ways to remove stains and glue marks... *jotting down notes*... will come in handy. Counting down to the weekend for you Samjie! You must be so excited. Can't wait for your pix!

Thanks for the compliment! In Jaskel's defence - it's not just up to him to make the new house nice lah. We must chip in also. Thought I'd better say something - before Jaskel have to pop more panadols, or have to buy up all the M&Ms in the supermaket to get enough of his 'blue pills'. We want you in one piece Jas!

LOL. The bins remind me of Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. Haha. Actually each bin was for a different room. L - Papa Bear Bin - for kitchen (the place with the most trash) M - Mama Bear Bin - for MBR bathroom (also a lot of stuff to throw) S - Baby Bear Bin - this one sort of floated around wherever it was needed. haha. How many boxes did you have to unpack?? Yeah, thinking about it gives me a headache. Think we'll do it in phases - hubby's Home Theatre will be the top priority (boys cannot be w/o their toys!), then the PCs. Then clothes and toiletries. Then maybe pots n pans. Books should be the last. Welcome to RT! Congrats on your purchase in CCK. As a fellow EA owner, you should read angelous666's T-blog - interesting conversation we had on 'why did you buy an EA ah?' For the solid surface - explore your options. Seems LG is now almost as expensive as Corian... go figure. Oh, the hubby posted an interesting article on solid surface vs grante - go check it out. Hahaha... good one Jaskel. Lemme guess - you will open a bag of M&Ms, eat all the blue ones, then leave the rest behind??? Hahaha. I like the peanut ones, got more of a crunch. Hmm. Which explains why I prefer Snickers to Mars... and crunchy peanut butter to creamy peanut butter.. Hubby likes creamy, so I have to buy both types. Haha. D.a.m.n this food talk is making me hungry!

Haha, the hubby is correct. Maybe while you're here you can also help us scrub a few walls, floors... heh heh heh Yeah Jaskel, you mean you eat the blue pill when you're stressed??!?!? Your poor wife...

Thanks! Our contractor wanted to go with the two-toned kitchen cabinets, i.e. darker colour for bottom half, lighter colour for top half. We knew the two-toned concept was popular, but we weren't really that into it, and insisted on ONE colour throughout, telling him that the glass panels for the top half would break the 'heaviness'. And we were right. After it was done up he said 'Actually can hor...' Thanks! Hee hee. Waaah, stress sia. Must really make sure the new place is super "swee". Time to put more pressure on the contractor... mwahahahaha... Heh heh, guess we did up our place at when the craze for cove lighting was just picking up. For the overall design of the house, we were going for a sort of Zen look - straight, clean and simple. Think the most important thing in a design is timelessness. Especially if you're going to stay there for long-term. Oh yes, buy more moth-balls! Heh. There's no doubt light coves etc have a really nice effect! Thanks for the offer to help us unpack. We give you the address when the time comes - an extra pair of hands in the house will be very handy.

The Big Move - Part One (cont'd) D-Day - Monday 26 Jul Woke up in the wee hours of the morning to pack all the last minute stuff (huh?!? still got stuff to pack!?!?). Good thing too, the movers came 1/2 hour early. We were really surprised when a team of about 8 guys showed up on our doorstep! First stop - the in-law's place where we'll be staying until the new place is ready. Total - 4 boxes of his and her clothes (yes yes, more 'HERs' clothes than his.. ), personal stuff, shoes and other things we'll need in the interim. Second stop - the warehouse, where our 50 something boxes and 30 over loose items got stacked onto pallets and shrink wrapped for storage. Must say, the strength of these mover guys is amazing. They work so fast too! Turns out the team of 8 was actually two teams - since we were the first stop the second team tagged along and were dropped off along the way. Heh. 2nd Appt - Tuesday 27 Jul Went for our 2nd appt for our place today. We are now officially 'homeless'. Settled in at the in-law's, and partially living out of boxes. But we stayed here before, whehn we were waiting for the keys 7 years ago, so it doesn't feel totally strange. Must really thank my in-law's for being so nice and putting us up. Plus, it isn't just us - it's us and our two cats! Heh heh. My in-law's dog has been having an interesting time following my older cat around. LOL. So, we'll bide our time here... till it's time for the BIG MOVE - PART TWO... the move to Bishan. p.s. the faster our reno is done, the faster we can move in.. *hint hint*

The Big Emptiness... (cont'd) Side view of the platform bed View of the empty WIW Close-up of our cove lights in the MBR... installed 7 years ago... didn't know at the time it was such a 'cool' thing. Hahaha. And it still is... View of our full-height bookcase from the TV room The empty kitchen Goodbye house... we had a lot of happy memories here...

The Big Emptiness... Final views of the house, looking all empty and weird... The Dining Room The Study The TV Room The Guest Room Front view of the platform bed in the empty MBR To be cont'd...

The Big Move - Part One (cont'd) And Finally, Boxes in the Kitchen... Final Count - Boxes: 54 Loose Items - TV, Floorstanding speakers, Electric Guitar, Exercise Machine etc - 33 PHEW!!!

The Big Move - Part One Boy what a weekend. We've been packing room-by-room for about three weekends over the last month, took 2 days of leave last week. Yet it still felt like there was always something else to pack! T-2 days - Saturday, 24 Jul All rooms packed. Dismantled all the AV equipment, bubbled wrapped and packed into boxes, TV disconnected. NO TV FOR THE WEEKEND! THE HORROR!!! T-1 days - Sunday 25 Jul The last things to disappear into boxes - our PCs. NO INTERNET FOR THE WHOLE OF SUNDAY! THE HORROR!!! Went over to the in-law's to drop off the furkids first, and had dinner and watched TV there instead. Haha. Suddenly being able to watch TV was a luxury! Here's how the house looked ... Boxes in the Study... Boxes in the Dining Room... More Boxes in the Dining Room... Boxes in the Guest Room... Boxes in the Master Bedroom... To be cont'd...

Cool Continuing the count down to the move out of Sembawang... 5 days... One more weekend... And I'm suffering from infected tonsils! and flu-like symptoms... argh argh argh. Thankfully we've finished all the rooms, so we're just left with the stuff that is not going into storage. I credit our early packing to me - if left to the hubby he'll procrastinate till the very last minute. It's 2.23am and fully awake, thanks to the meds that made me sleep through most of the day. Argh argh argh. Am really hoping I'll feel much better tomorrow. Kick in meds, d.a.m.n you!

hehe...christmas came early this year! we like the terms we assume the 7 days is a buffer for rectifications? btw pls check your e-mail, sent you some updates

Hmm. Depends. If it's a small intimate meal, home-cooked with tender loving care, then proper plates and metal cutlery. If it's a big group, finger food-type or catered, then of course disposable plate/bowl/fork/spoon. No need to wash up just throw away!

Hope things get sorted out. Hang in there!

Woohoo.. one month to go till start of reno. Haha.. 'various-sized cuboids'- what will be even more fun is when the things have to come out of the 'various-sized cuboids'.. ugh.... *Imagining an angry green woman smashing up toys....* LOL Yeah, pretty excited! It also feels surreal, like it hasn't really sunken in that we're moving out! Haha. Probably only really sink in after we've vacated the premises. A friend recommended Citimap, 'coz they do both moving and storage. Will see how their service is, heh heh. Enjoy your movie!

Welcome back! There was almost a week of silence... lol... My house is also box-land now. Plus my buyers are coming over for the pre-2nd appt inspection tonight - think they will get a shock. Haha. It's been an interesting experience, the packing I mean - watching your life disappear into boxes, and deciding what to keep and what to throw. Say, how many Sylvanian families do you have? Have fun choosing tiles and lights! So exciting. Say, I heard Despicable Me is really funny... maybe should try to catch it too.

Wear comfy shoes!! Have fun shopping. Bring 'em on dude!

LOL. That sounds familiar though... is from a movie?? This one is good...heh heh heh "Men are like fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd like to have dinner with." ~ Kathleen Mifsud

Couldn't agree more! Space is very important for me... must walk into the house and have that 'Aaaaah' feeling. Yeah, the reactions to our purchase ranged from... "Oh, nice area" to "Wah, why don't buy private"... Think we should tape our answers to the latter question and play back for the skeptics. Heh heh. Ultimately, it's really what you value and what you want. As long as you're happy PEACE.

Hey there, glad to hear that things are going well. Just realised that we bought very similar Hansgrohe stuff. My balcony is about the same size as yours.. what you planning to do there? I wish the balcony windows were bigger - i.e. the wall is lower so that there is more of a view. The nicest are those condo ones, with the full glass balcony. Oh well.

Heya, welcome to RT. Wow, we have quite a few Pasir Ris EA-ers. Your balcony is HUGE ... can do a nice outdoor feel. Say, how big is your unit? Wishing you a smooth reno journey! Looking forward to pix.

Hey there, Welcome to RT, fellow EA buyer. Nice giant living/dining room you got, and you have two balconies! Cool. What's the floor area for your unique looking unit?

@ne0 - yes you did! Either that or the Powers that be think you should get a dog.. heh heh I say again... MEN... *rolls eyes*...

Heh heh, really good friends you have! And wah, you'll be shifting in this Sat... only a few days more to enjoy your new home. YAY! Eh, I've seen a mini version of the 'lion head' being sold in Chinatown! Would be so cute if your gal can do the doggie dance for you!!! Kawaii!!!