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Sealing up the sides of hob with transparent silicon. Sis Marshy said she read from forum here to leave a gap....so, I left one corner unsealed The sealed hob...can't tell the difference

That is the quickest method to test for stains....if the tile 'tasted' and your tongue felt like 'biting', this type of tile will absorb water easily, so the stains! The fastest way of testing for stains. You can also pour water on tile and see how fast the water dissipated....if the tile dried up so fast, then you know this kind of tile is prone to stain adhesion...the tile can 'eat' anything left on it.

ID sent the contractor back to seal up the hob as well as regrinding / repolishing the solid surface top last Saturday. Here are the pictures I took while the guys were here: The super glue stains.... The workers grinding in progress... Then, polishing in progress.... Viola....the Shine is back!

Wow...looks like those people are lurking here... My second son is having his semester break....will get him to be featured!

Thank you, Bro bepgof I used to give him praises whenever he tells me his achievements. Now, I must pass these words to him.

BaZi Profile - The Performer These are people who are stars,showmanship, artistic display, happy go lucky people. Performer is about showing offyour true self, your ambition & performance. It is about star power, like Oprah, about branding, about how to brand yourself. Performers need to be seen, need to be heard & they like to work on own persona. People with this Performer profile can create wealth by virtue of your wealth b Basically, Performers want to feel valuable, want to feel worthwhile, able to perform, be impressive. Path of least resistance to success: To be a Star in your own field all about Branding, so personal magnetism is your asset Magnify attraction, lead the front line, to show off

Hi, Bro bepgof I am so happy to see you dropping by, and as usual, your advice is truly commendable. About my 3 darlings, not sure if I have mentioned it somewhere, they are without a complete family at young age. When parents divorced, children become the victim & most neglected. At that time, both elder & second son were at a maleable age, easily influenced by bad company. We are blessed that our children were well behaved: elder son was addicted to cybergaming, but not so bad as he earned some money from prize money & was quite well known in the gaming arena, and represented Singapore in many overseas tournament (he likes to play counter-strike). Now, he is trying hard to build up his career in direct marketing (credit cards) - early morning before I even woke up, he already left the house by 6:00am, and by the time he came home, it is nearly midnight. Besides training & recruiting his team members, he has to plan & organise their schedule. No annual leave, no bonuses. Don't even have offdays...after field works, when all his team leaders & executives packed up & go home, my elder son has to go back to office for paperwork. So, when he comes home, I leave him alone to rest, don't want to nag at him. Second son, being 2 years younger than his sibling, was determined to excel in his study & he did make the family proud of him. Infact, the reason why he took up Maritime & Offshore Technology course when he completed his 'O' level, was to quickly make good income for parents, as he knew at that point in time, his late father had already contracted late stage cancer. Being a very filial son, his only ambition is study well & make good $$$. These 2 years when they returned to stay with me after their late father passes away, I am trying my best to be their good mother, doing the household chores that I have never done for them before. As for youngest son, he is the most pampered one; I got his custody & all the while, it was the maid who was taking care of this little prince, until 4 years ago when I was really frustrated with one maid & henceforth, did not renew any maid after that. At home, the most the children did was to tidy their own room. I don't expect them to mop or do washing. So, you see, different mother have different priority at home. These are the chores I am happy to do when I'm retiring in a few years time, when both elder & second sons are successful in their career. My wish is to see them happy with their choice of career.

Bro, actually I'm referring to this blog here, with all the 'chap pa lang' topics I intend to create my own blog, specifically for Chinese Metaphysics only, but as my BaZi profile, I am still thinking where to create one: on this reno talk under My Blog, Facebook, or elsewhere. The same problem again - still THINKING For the timebeing, I will continue to blog here.... By the way, I saw the marble table you bought from X'clusive Home. I guess I know which table you bought - the rectangular one with rounded corners. There is one picture I saw somewhere in this forum. If I saw it again, I 'steal' & show you ok?

Does the 6" exhaust fan really effective? I never consider it as I prefer to install lourve type of window and you can adjust the panel & open up for better ventilation.

When my ID had selected the tiles, you know what I did? I took the sample tile, wipe it clean & use my mouth to test it, not taste it! Why? Because when you bite the tile, and if your tongue has that 'tinge' feel, it means that the tile is easily prone to absorb stains! That sales person & my ID

Why buy Chimney hood? I had chimney hood in my old kitchen & I didn't box it up, to 'show off'. Fridge: I didn't box it, as explained by csingeu. Unless your fridge is jutting out somewhere in the middle of cabinet & you want it flushed with rest of cabinet. Otherwise, if it is placed in a corner, like mine, it is wasting $$ only. Both of them No need & no good!

This is what happened to my 2 months old solid surface top: Just a week before the soup spilled incident, I spotted 3 drops of super glue stains on the solid surface when I came home in the evening. Asked my youngest son, he said not him. Asked my second son if he had used super glue, he also said NO. So the culprit must be the eldest son, who hasn't come home yet. Furious, I reached for the knife & madly scrapped the glue spots trying to remove the hardened stain. Besides not removing the glue stain, the solid surface top was badly scratched. This is how the solid surface got scratches & stains. When my eldest son came home, he denied flatly! However, on the next day, while washing his long pants, I saw a glue spot on it. So, when his girlfriend overcooked the soup, my temper really hit the boiling point & can't hold my anger but to release at him & his gf.

BaZi Profiling Hi, if you have been following my blog on BaZi profiling, my next write up is the Performer profile. Stay tune if you are one of them.

Bro Kobelala I only serve plain water to my guests, so you will definitely have a taste of it next Sunday! During the renovation period, I asked the vendor to collect back for filters replacement & servicing. The vendor is very kind to store the water purification for 2 months in their place, even though they also moved their office during the same period, without charging me for storage.

haha......at the last gathering, as Maydream1 said, we have overhelmed her hubby quite abit. Sis Marshy is fortunate, her hubby is really nice man & can see they are lovely couple. So, if we intrude their private time again, especially me, wonder if her hubby will faint seeing me again! Anyway, love her place...lots of amenities...I even ta-Pau Japanese Bento back along the track to MRT.

So, here we are, PLACES OF INTEREST!

Today, the solid surface contractor is coming to seal up the gas hob and repolish the top for me. I guess it must be very dusty hor? Anyway, I thank my ID for going extra miles to help me repolish the solid surface due to my rash act. I will explain this in detail later today.

I guess only me & my second son who is now taking a semester break. Elder son is working & the youngest one is camera shy.

Very funny, two days ago I received a pm from Straits Time reporter X who saw this reno blog & asking the same request as the reporter M who approached me last month for my contribution to 'My Space' weekly column. I initially thought they were from the same team, because when that lady reporter M approached me earlier, it was scheduled for March publication. However, due to space constraint, the column stopped for couple of weeks, and our slot is postponed to April. So, when the other reporter X contacted me 2 days ago, I thought they have resume the weekly column. Today, when I received 2 separate PM from them, I then realized it was a duplication & explained it to the reporter X. I have confirmed to Reporter M to send the photographer for the shot on next Friday afternoon. Will let you know the publication date of my contribution to ST's column.

I am not sure about electricity consumption, but it is convenient as there is a water tap to connect water to the dispenser. The cold water is really ice cold type.

Singapore Flyer Does anyone know that they did a feng shui recently? Can you spot the difference between current entrance and the old one? Notice the round about in front of the new entrance? The new bus-coach bay before the exit....

Besides not cooking at home, I don't even boil hot water at home. I bought this water dispenser which comes with hot / cold water, and only troublesome is to change its 4- filters once a year.

I thought can play bedminton

Hi, friends78 Congratulations! You can finally move in to your long waited new place which is beautifully done up. Can't wait for your super brother to upload the pictures

My advice to him is the same as yours - better gain a few years of working experience before he further his study. Green horn, knows nuts about working life, least to say organisational management skill. PHD....like my youngest son used to tease him - study until Permanent Head Damage, 'no use one'! He did tell me he more or less has interest in research work....hmmm.....he said his final project now focus on energy research on how those photovoltaic / solar energy / wind turbine / fossil, or dont know wat, can be designed & used in shipbuilding. I surrender myself to all my children! Just hope that at least 1 of the 3 darlings can make a decent living & support me when I retire in the next few years.