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Bro Kobelala I specially keep this big portion for you, in my t-blog Anyway, it had already gone by Monday night ....got big rat at home!! ~ hahahaha Sis Marshy You bake biscuits for hubby lor.....keep the cakes for us We Want Cheesecakes!

Talking about my eldest son, I was impressed by their Company's organisational culture when my son's boss invited me over to their office grand opening ceremony earlier this year. I guess this is the reason why my son is willing to work so hard and 'slogged' so many hours to build up his own team. The 8 Steps to Great Works Ethics....Watch closely what is mentioned in Steps 3 & 5......which is absolutely absent in my current workplace sighzz the 5-Steps to a SALE....

I saw similar mesh chair at X'Clusive Home when I was browsing for my dining set.

Corridor units then must installed grilles....otherwise the burglar just need to do is to 'leap' one leg and go in the house le.

No grilles is really shiok!! My mum came and asked "Ah, you don't have grilles meh? Thief climbed in how?" My son said if thief can climb up to our unit, they can't find anything valuable...TV is too heavy, cannot steal and climb down the same way; then climb all the way up to our unit for our old mobile phones? Not worth it lor! Unless you have toddlers / young children at home, then better be safe to install grilles.

My side is also raining now....really sian at this hour because going to

LOL...actually, I was eyeing for this wrought iron 'garden set' which I saw at IMM last month. After thinking and thinking, I find it does not match with the White Powder Coated Windows, and quite pricey ~$600+, and not worth it because this set will be hidden at the back of the low wall (sink). Further, it is wrought iron and will rust easily as I seldom close that 3 panels of windows even if it rains! So, I gave up the idea and instead bought that white round table and chairs from IKEA.

Just like forumer 'therat' posted in 'GE Talk' about gathering public's opinion on IR...in the end, it is already a confirmed PLAN!! Waste people's time!

Agreed with you...IMM is less crowded. There is free shuttle bus from our office at IBP to IMM daily during lunch time. If any of the weekend you are going to IMM, can call me....I join you there!

I have to sing praises to my hardworking & reliable ID again! Someone in this forum mentioned about 1-2mm uneveness floor tiles which is 'industrial' standard and home owners have to accept. But, my ID is willing to go extra miles to meet my high demand on workmanship & quality. When I tell him about the uneven tiles, he gets White Horse to send 4 pieces of homogenious floor tiles as replacement, without reasoning with me to accept them as most IDs and contractors will refuse to oblige!

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Can try asking your contractor to stop work temporary during your exam period so that you do not worry about renovation during exam time?

While surfing this forum sometimes ago, saw someone post this website for cheap floor rugs (the China ones). http://luxebd.blogspot.com/# Then, I saw some Chinese names not fully masked out and decided to do a search and found this site, with exactly the same contents: http://store.taobao.com/shop/view_shop.htm...er_id=234537473 See the price difference for the China rugs?

Sis Marshy You got good taste!! Of so many designs, I like the sleek design of this model of rain shower. Can you still remember how much you paid for the Onimi rain shower? Where you bought it?

I seldom take lunch...as most lunch time is spent running errands at Jurong East or IMM shopping and ta-pau for my son. You may be surprised to find me ta-pau Japanese food from IMM and then took a taxi home just for my son!! Remember my 2-month long reno period? I went home daily, ta-pau for workers but no lunch for me at all! Today is no exception! My 3 items meal is only $44.30 ($8.00 + $22.50 + $13.80) today ....forgot to mention take-away for son (another $12.80 + $8.00)!!! When the waiter said 'combined', I thought my meal + takeaway combined! I saw the bill has 2 portions of Onion rings, one normal coffee, one salad, one sandwich, etc, which apparently Not my order! That's why I walked back to clarify the bills. Can can, you can come & join me, but not TCC again! Can go IMM to try Bali Thai, or any of Japanese restaurants.

Hey, don't forget what the politicans here are paid! Top 30 Highest Paid Politicians in the World (Information obtained from the internet) Clean sweep by tiny Singapore to be in the Guinness Book of Records! Top 30 highest paid politicians in the world and they are all from Singapore. (All amounts exclude bonuses.) 1. Elected President SR Nathan - S$3.9 million. 2. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong - S$3.8 million. 3. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew - S$3.5 million. 4. Senior Minister Goh Chok Thong - S$3.5 million. 5. Senior Minister Prof Jayakumar - S$3.2 million. 6. DPM & Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng - S$2.9 million. 7. DPM & Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean - $2.9 million. 8. Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo - S$2.8 million. 9. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan - S$2.7 million. 10. PMO Minister Lim Boon Heng - S$2.7 million. 11. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang - S$2.7 million. 12. PMO Minister Lim Swee Say - S$2.6 million. 13. Environment Minister & Muslim Affairs Minister Dr Yaccob Ibrahim - S$2.6 million. 14. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan - S$2.6 million. 15. Finance Minister S Tharman - S$2.6 million. 16. Education Minister & 2nd Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen - S$2.6 million. 17. Community Development Youth and Sports Minister - Dr Vivian Balakrishnan - S$2.5 million. 18. Transport Minister & 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim Siang Kiat! - S$2.5 million. 19. Law Minister & 2nd Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam -S$2.4 million. 20. Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong - S$2.2 million. 21. PMO Minister Lim Hwee Hwa - S$2.2 million. 22. Acting ICA Minister - Lui Tuck Yew - S$2.0 million. 23 to 30 = Senior Ministers of State and Ministers of State - each getting between S$1.8 million to S$1.5 million. Compared to other Countries' Leaders: 24. Donald Tsang Yum-Kuen - Hong Kong (S$716k) 25. Barack Obama - United States (S$555k) 26. Nicolas Sarkozy - France (S$441k) 27. Angela Merkel - Germany (S$420k) 28. Gordon Brown - UK (S$387k) 29. Taro Aso - Japan (S$337k) Total of all 6: S$2,856,000 In other words, even our one DPM has higher salary than all of the above leaders combined! Means our DPMs are more able than all the leaders from the 6 biggest world economies combined. We must be thankful to have such talent!

Little incident during my lunch time today.... The weather was very hot and while walking towards German Center, saw the TCC cafe was not crowded and decided to find a cosy corner to enjoy a sumptious meal alone. Have already placed my order for these: a. Soup - corn and mushroom soup b. Main course - Salmon c. Drink - Blue mountain coffee Out of sudden, lift my head and saw my boss with 2 senior colleagues who were about to sit down at the next table! Grhhhhhh! I can't even have a peaceful time to enjoy my meal!! I was telling to myself WTF!!!! My boss saw me and asked if I wanted to join them, I said NO as I preferred to sit alone & quietly. My boss 'knew' what I meant, so they moved and sat at far end, far away from me. When I finished and asked for my bill, the waiter said something like 'combine' but I was not listening to what this foreign waiter was explaining and just said 'yes please'..... Bill came...total $138++, and I paid without checking further. While walking back to my office, I took out the bill and astonished to find dishes which were not ordered by me! I walked back, and again, the waiter didn't explain properly, insisted that I agreed to 'combine' the bills. Blur, I only realised what they meant when they point their fingers to my boss who was about to leave the cafe with 2 colleagues. Sighzzz.....my boss walked over and get the waiter to cancel my bill, he paid for the total $138+!! You know what? Out of the $138 meal today, my portion is almost 50% of the total bill! Paiseh.....

When they "spot ride", they already surveyed & knew which bus is less crowded during peak hours!! For show ride, they purposely pick that trial ride!

I had told him exactly the good things about Singapore when he asked who I will cast my vote for. He retorted that we are a small country, given any leaders they too can run well, especially they are paid world best salary! That's why he popped me the above question! However, what the younger generations think is not wrong too - he asked me 'after pay & pay', when I'm old & aged, what the 'gahmen' do? ...dun talk about the children ...if I have no money to stay in old folks home? Like you said, younger generations are mostly "takers" lor. So, let them think the pastures overseas are always greener than homeland!

No problem.... My blog is already 'rojak', anything interesting can discuss here

My 18 yr-old son also asked me to switch channel! I shouldn't have this post in my reno blog, should have started it here for discussion instead! http://www.renotalk.com/forum/index.php?s=...st&p=628719

Bro bepgof I appreciate your comments, very well said! Younger Generations lifestyles and consumption patterns are gradually shaping our society. Even 'gahmen' now is giving the Younger Generations the chance to create a better future (?) My dear 18 years old son asked me this question recently: "Mum, when you employed maid, you paid levy to the gahmen. You earn money, you pay tax. You get more bonuses, you paid even more taxes. All these years, you pay and pay to gahmen, what have they given you?" Looking at his eyes, I am stunned because I have no answers for him!

Hi, Emobebe I am happy to see you dropping by my blog, thank you! I paid $400 for the rain shower, and I know it is a good deal. Brand is ONIMI Italia.

Sis Marshy Wooden chair legs won't scratch your floor, but mine are stainless steel legs & squarish some more...so the corners are pointed and sharp, can hurt & injured the feet if accidentally step on it too hard.

With GE around the corners, there are many emails flying around on this topic. I usually don't forward emails except for interesting and meaningful ones...like this one received today. The topic is about Life in Singapore with some stories telling and one carton graphic titled " MM Lxx Introducing New Best Seller - Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going Going, Gone..." The Hard Truths are: • Hard to find a job. • Hard to start a family. • Hard to buy a house or HDB. • Hard to buy a car. • Hard to be happy with the ever rising costs of living. • Hard to save for retirement. • Hard to get health care. • Hard to believe that Singapore is the happiest and safest place on earth. • Hard to convince the authority that public transportation is overcrowded. The list goes on and on and on ………….. As a mother with 3 sons, I do agree with the above hard facts to a large extend!