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  3. Posted

    Dear RT members

    My ID was Mr K, hence i cant reali give constructive feedback on other Idealhouse IDs :) I had, however, a wonderful reno experience with Mr K :good:

    Quotation wise, mine was dated waaaay back in 2006. If anyone of you is really interested in getting Idealhouse to do up your homes, do contact them to provide a quotation based on your requirements ;) Dimensons, materials, amt of carpentry & hacking works, will affect the overall price. I hope anyone of you wont feel offended as I really think its not fair to Idealhouse to be giving out 2006 prices as reference & it really wont be of much use unless you are doing the exact same works :D

    Happy reno-ing everyone! :sport-smiley-004:

  4. Posted · Edited by cheesecake

    Taiji, my flat was done by My K as well :( Agree with you dat Mr K is a gem. I do tink he is pretty overloaded now thou. I was lucky as when i signed up with Mr K, he wasn't as busy hence, able to spend more time on my reno. I tink one of my frens approached him last yr but was told he was bz with his wedding preps, haha~

    I tink, when service is good & price is reasonable, word spreads fast. But this may result in unrealistic expectations. Im sure there r many IDs who are as good. I rem i approached Ho Bee as well but cos their biz was sooo good, they didnt have time to get back to me. Which is fine becos if they r too bz, they may not be able to deliver the goods on time. Hence i ended up with Mr K but he turns out to be just as great.

    So, i hope peeps out there who arent able to catch hold of Mr K, wont be too disappointed. Looking for an ID is not an easy task. There must be chemistry between the ID & urself. U need someone who has the time for you & ur reno works. Trust ur instincts when it comes to getting an ID & you wont go wrong. Of cos, we as customers must be reasonable as well. It doesnt mean we pay $, we r king. IDs are human, juz like us :D Good luck to everyone & i hope u guys will be able to get a delicated ID.

  6. Posted

    Piglet0481, i tink most of the newly-weds will face the same prob. Im married for more than 2.5yrs but i have zero urge for a kid. I duno when i will ever be ready but i noe die die i need to produce at least one. Whether we can afford a kid is one prob. How the kid can survive in sg in future is another concern. Sometimes, feel dat bringing them into this world, only means suffering for them, lol. But i guess we all live in this v traditional society where pro-creation is almost a must. Else its not like a 'real' family. And when we die, no-one to send us off, lol.

  7. Posted

    Hi Flo

    If ur hb says he only did it for fun & it isnt serious, he has to prove to u with actions. Wat will he do now to cut off all contact with dat woman? He has to tell u wat he will do to salvage the marriage & show dat he reali is doing something. Change his hp bills to itemised billing (his call records will all be shown on the bill)? Change job (if dat woman is a colleague)? Call u more often to 'report' w/o u having to track him? He has to be open abt his movements now.

    For the time being, u will experience mood swings. Sometimes u will feel dat u can forgive him & deal with it. Sometimes, u will hate him to the core. Watever it is, the mood swings will pass. When they pass, dat is the time to re-think & re-call. Watever happen, it takes 2 hands to clap. Dun blame urself, dun blame him. But try looking ur marriage from a 3rd party's point of view.

    Hope u can find peace soon....

  8. Posted

    Annulment is possible even if the marriage is more than one yr.

    Can annul if the marriage is un-consummated either due to one party's wilful refusal or inability to perform the act loh. Or the victim is 'conned' into the marriage. Or one of the parties is of unsound mind. Or if the woman already impregnanted by some other persons other than the hb. Or if one of the parties got veneral disease.

    Anyway, point is, annulment is not based on length of marriage. So it is entirely possible. But if annul & the flat is less than 5yrs old, the flat will be confiscated by HDB. But annulment got its good points as ur fren can get back her single status which is v impt. In case she remarries & need to buy another flat. Dat will affect her housing loan loh. It will affect her income tax as well.

  10. Posted

    Hi all, no time no see!

    I've received a number of PMs but becos i hardly log in nowadays, didnt reply in time, so sori! To all who had PMed me, pls feel free to click on the link at my signature & it will bring u to a page where most of my post-reno pics are. Understd that its pretty tedious to have to read thru so many pages so hope the link can help all newbies out there.

    Happy Reno-ing everyone!

  11. Posted

    i also wan to upgrade ..... next yr my AD , next wil have baby. wat do u tink? after give birth brain will demage a little how?

    LOL..if i have bb liao, i wont upgrade already...where got the time & $$$??? i tink i will concuss :yamseng: My hb also wana try for a bb rite after AD but im not keen leh..cos i still got things to do...i also duno how...

    Yes, most companies do discrimate on how long you take for the course, whether is it distance-education and if its from the original school. Realise that when you fill up the application form, the education section always ask for the year, "From" and "To". Some forms even have a column for you to tick if its "on-campus" and "off-campus/distance learning".

    Eg there was a time when Thames claimed to offer a degree program from University of Cambridge, but very soon everyone realised that its actually a Thames' certification and they pay University of Cambridge to mark it. After realising that many students actually dropped out when they found that very few employers would honour such qualifications.

    But i tink most part-time degrees will require at least 2yrs rite? Those with relevant dip can complete in 2yrs provided they pass everything at first try loh....Dats true, got the From & To. Come to tink of it, if im the boss, i will also find those 1-yr degrees rather dubious....

    i wouldn't say discrimate. i will say they will be more careful with those who obtain their degree via express lane. 1 -2 yr of partime degree will get you where?

    my bro's partime nus degree will take him 5 yrs. imagine. but his degree will certainly be recognised anywhere.

    cheesecake, for adv dip holders do check out how long does the full time student take. den see if the duration given by partime is realistic.

    i did system development for hr before. all i can reveal is that duration does matter. to what extent or how much emphasize does the company choose to make on the duration i am not sure.

    do some market study..better if you have frens from hr ask them. local uni like nus, ntu are highly favourable. smu also not bad. other uni u have to see if they are recognised. ask your fren if they have grad from the partime course does the cert worth their time? is their market value enhanced becoz of that cert?

    i did not do my degree partime so i cant really help. but the advice i can give is do more market reasearch before signing up on one. n dun believe all the stuffs the sch brochure tells u...even if 2 yrs 3 yrs is really alot of time and $ invested..so think carefully before embarking on one.

    dun let the duration be a factor to deter u from choosing a good one. becoz end of the day if an express cert cant get u anywhere might as well dun spend your time and $ right?

    Diva, since u noe more abt this, hope u can advise me also....Cos at first, im looking at the local part-time biz ad dip from SP. It will take me 4yrs to complete....I find dat its abit too long but again, i dun have enuf $ to embark on a 3-yr part-time degree course from UniSim as well. Hence, im actually trying to see where i can get a dip so dat it allows me to enter year 2 of the part-time degree. UniSim part-time dips will take 2yrs. Full-time is one yr.

    Most of my frens are holding local uni certs so they cant help me much also. For me, i cant be like ur bro, take NUS part-time degree rite? Cos local unis have stricter criteria, not any dogs & cats can juz take up part-time there loh. To b frank, i find dat no matter how i research, i get conflicting info & views evwhere so its rather hard for me to decide.

    For the 4-yr part-time dip from SP, they also dun allow students to defer shld the need arise. Rather confused now...Getting a degree now is not an option so im lookin at dip. I juz went to find out, the 14mth part-time advanced dip im looking at, takes 9mths if its full-time....wat u tink??....

  12. Posted

    i think any good cert will take a resonable amt of time to finish. even for degree. my hb took 3.5 yrs to finish his part time degree while i know of other places which afford like 1-2 yrs!

    but my local full time degree took a good 3 yrs to finish. so for partime 3 yrs is like half the time also right?

    with my experience i believe that the duration matters. some company doubt that 1 -2 yr can get u a decent degree and actually asked how long did u take to obtrain certain certs..

    so dun let the duration spoil the purpose of upgrading...

    Hi Diva...at first hor, dats wat i feel too. But a few colleagues told me dat even for students taking full-time, they dun study 5 days a week, 8hrs a day. They also have lectures & tutorials spread out. So sometimes will have lessons, sometimes dun have so no need to go sch lor. So 3yrs aint reali 3 yrs. But i see the part-time progs for UniSim, reali xiong...reali hesitate as my brain now is 80% rotten already & im not sure if i can pass so tot of gg for a dip first. Btw, got places where u can get degrees in 1-2yrs?? So far i've checked, for dip holders, at least 2yrs loh....For me, cfm is 3 yrs at least....So u mean u doubt dat the 14month advanced dip dat im considering to get wont get me far? :P This advanced dip can let me go to year 2 of the part-time degree programmes if i pass....

    huh, u mean company will discriminal pple who go for upgrading and ask how long its take?

    I dun tink companies will ask how long it took for us to complete our upgrading but they will see our certs are obtained from where? :bangwall: Cos no matter where we study at, at the end of the day, the one who give us the cert is the 'original' sch loh...Like whether i study at SIM or Stansfield, if the programme is an UOL programme, the cert wont mention anything abt SIM or Stansfield...will juz state its UOL...i tink its lidat. But duration wont put there lar ;)

  13. Posted

    Not true dat pte students gota wait longer for practical...i tink its heng suay...i see quite alot of students waiting up to 3mths for the next practical..quite long also loh. I only waited one mth for my 3rd practical, lol. but for the 2nd practical test, i waited for 3mths. So i guess its luck lor...

    Karen is rite. Blindspot is super impt. If nv learn correct techniques while learning to drive, pass liao go out become road hazard.

    Air, dun wori...treat it like u r ferrying ur tester to some place. I took 3 times then pass loh, hehe...I always fail at circuit as my steering is s.h.i.t :dunno: Keep calm...u already noe how to drive...u juz have to show it to dat uncle nia. When i finally got my license after 8mths of lessons & 3 tests...yeah!:dancingqueen: No need to kenna honk by stupid drivers already. but, abit miss the days of having 'L' plate. Cos everyone will siam me...lol.

  14. Posted

    Me too..had a good experience with Jetstar. Abit cramped thou as my hb is quite tall but overall ok leh. I tink the most impt thing is the seats allocation loh. Juz check in earlier & they will even ask u if u wan emergency seats boh, lol. But i've nv tried Tiger or Air as most frens say Jetstar more comfy...but its mainly cos i wana shop at T1 :dancingqueen:

  15. Posted · Edited by cheesecake

    Prettibride, thanks for advice! Errr...im not dat 'western' type, most like 'hokkien' type :dancingqueen:

    16 days u also feel its too rushed? Dats wat im worried abt also...but i feel dat if go on tour with local ones, cfm is touch & go type lor. And the prices are quite cheap compared to the ones offered by Insight & Globus..

    But how do u F&E? I feel quite intimidated by the prospect of gg F&E. We arent reali interested in visiting alot of places at one go, preferably juz concentrate on Switzerland only. Read dat the train system in Switzerland runs like clockwork & shld have no problem getting around but i scared leh...Do u plan to go F&E to europe again soon? heh....

  16. Posted

    Anyone of you here planning to upgrade? I understd dat some institutes like Stansfield, PSB, SIM etc offers degree programmes from UOL, RMIT, etc. Am wondering, if its feasible for me to take an advanced dip in Business Studies at PSB? I have 2 'A' level passes & 2 'AO' passes. At first, planned to take up the 4-yr part-time dip at SP but hb tinks dat its too long & wat if i wan to go for a degree later on :dancingqueen: The advanced dip will take 14mths. I cannot afford a degree programme so am planning to take a dip first & when enuf $, go on to a degree...any advice?

  17. Posted · Edited by cheesecake

    Wow....thanks ppl for the info....

    Wonder if u guys can give some comments on the below...

    Insight Vacations

    1)Country Roads Of Switzerland

    14 days - US$2578

    13 buffet breakfasts & 6 dinners

    Day 1 - Zurich at leisure

    Day 2 - Zurich - Villars

    Day 3 - Swiss Country Excursion

    Day 4 - Lake Geneva Excursion

    Day 5 - Villars - Zermatt

    Day 6 - Zermatt at leisure

    Day 7 - Zermatt - Lugano

    Day 8 - Lugano at leisure

    Day 9 - Lugano - St Moritz

    Day 10 - St Moritz - Interlaken

    Day 11 - The 'Valley of Waterfalls'

    Day 12 - Interlaken - Engelberg

    Day 13 - Mt Pilatus Excursion

    Day 14 - Engelberg - Zurich Airport

    2)European Highlights

    12 days - US$1890

    11 buffet breakfasts & 6 dinners

    Day 1 - London - Amsterdam

    Day 2 - Amsterdam - Rhineland

    Day 3 - Rhineland - Innsbruck

    Day 4 - Innsbruck - Venice

    Day 5 - Venice Sightseeing

    Day 6 - Venice - Rome

    Day 7 - Rome Sightseeing

    Day 8 - Rome - Florence

    Day 9 - Florence - Lucerne

    Day 10 - Lucerne - Paris

    Day 11 - Paris Sightseeing

    Day 12 - Paris - London

    Globus Journeys

    1)Alphine Countries

    15 days - US$2390

    13 buffet breakfasts & 8 dinners

    Day 1 - Arrival at Frankurt, Germany

    Day 2 - Frankurt - Rothenburg - Munich

    Day 3 - Munich

    Day 4 - Munich - Salzburg, Austria - Vienna

    Day 5 - Vienna

    Day 6 - Vienna - St Veit

    Day 7 - St Veit - Italian Dolomites - Innsbruck

    Day 8 - Innsbruck - St Moritz, Switzerland

    Day 9 - St Moritz - Lugano

    Day 10 - Lugano - Stresa, Italy - Zermatt

    Day 11 - Zermatt in leisure

    Day 12 - Zermatt - Berne - Interlaken - Lucerne

    Day 13 - Lucerne

    Day 14 - Lucerne - Heidelberg, Germany - Frankurt

    Day 15 - to airport after bb

    2)Switzerland at Leisure

    10 days - US$2169

    9 buffet breakfasts, 2 lunches & 4 dinners

    Day 1 - Arrival at Zurich, Switzerland

    Day 2 - Zurich

    Day 3 - Zurich - Lucerne - Interlaken Area

    Day 4 - Interlaken Area at leisure

    Day 5 - Interlaken Area - Jungfrau excursion

    Day 6 - Interlaken Area - Berne - Gruyeres - Zermatt

    Day 7 - Zermatt

    Day 8 - Zermatt at leisure

    Day 9 - Zermatt - Chur - Zurich

    Day 10 - to airport after bb

    Would appreciate any advise & comments :wub:

  18. Posted

    Chew, dats y i tink i cannt tahan if juz ski nia on honeymoon :dunno: I need some sight-seeing as well esp Zermatt..but it seems like not all Europe tours will go dat place...Thks for the tip, i will surf around for Insight :bangwall: Was telling my hb abt gg for Europe for abt 12-14 days but he says his fren told him at least 18 days then enuf !!

  19. Posted

    depends on how much + how deep you wanna go into FS.

    In FS - a four legged bed is a must and the space beneath the bed must be cleared of all garbage - empty space below.NO platform no storage bed. this is to enable the Qi to circulate both on top and below when a human is sleeping.

    Thks MaCe..so by rite i shld have a proper 4-legged bed? But even if i buy one, i still have to plonk the bed on my platform :bangwall:

    hmm ic ic thanks! i tink i won't engage a FSM... just listen to those normal obvious ones sld be ok bah?

    like cannot sleep under a beam <---- why huh??

    or cannot sleep facing directly at the door or window.. <-- why ar?

    sometimes don't understand why we can't do this n why cannot do that

    Not sure correct boh but my mum also told me cannt slp facing door...she say ma chiam like coffin. Under a beam, i also heard before but not v sure also...mayb cannt have things ya1 on you?

  20. Posted

    U r rite...my hb went Japan for work & he bot 3 boxes of TenseUp Ex & 2 bottles of Washing Powder for me. I nv tried Fancl before...now juz started using the Washing Powder & am tempted to buy the Cleansing Oil already...jialat...The 3 boxes cost 6000yen only!:( His buddies all stock up like mad for their other halves....some buy alot to sell online ;) If anyone noes anyone who's gg Japan, reali shld buy there....

  22. Posted · Edited by cheesecake

    Din wana start a new thread, tot revive this thread abit :(

    I saw a white coloured xmas tree 6ft tall at Metro Compass Point for $119. I like it very much but not sure if $119 for a 6ft is worth it. Went Tamp Ikea too & many lovely deco items....Last year moved to my new place on Xmas eve hence no time (and no $, lol) to have a nice Xmas tree...tot of having one on my living room platform this coming Xmas....

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    thats bcos of gambling - it will happen to anybody and everybody. as long as one doesnt gamble - it is VERY difficult to spend millions of dollars. my fren dont.

    MaCe, got something to ask....i dun have a 'proper' bed at home as me & hb prefer to slp on the floor. We juz have a platform & plonk the mattress onto the platform to :(...isit ok huh?? I cant rem who told me dat a proper bed is a must....

  24. Posted

    i thought contiki was more for singles looking to hook up? kinda like a matchmaking tour...

    huh!:bow:! U sure?? Alamak, i duno leh...i tot its juz a tour kinda thing for ppl aged 18-35. No wonder the age limit...hmmm...

    Oops...this is the kind of trip that a married person would go and tell his/her spouse that s/he is on business trip...

    Double oops... :);) !!

    !!

    Dun give other ppl ideas lar :)

    Me planning to go europe for honeymoon too....plan to go next year if our budget allows it....i also wana go while i'm still young and without kids...!!

    My friend booked her honeymoon with SA tours for a 13day trip and costs 3.8K+, incl. airfare, accomodation and i think meals too...can't remember....but i think quite a good deal....

    Ahhh...was tinking me+hb go Europe would need abt 8K at least....Ur fren went during winter or wat???

  25. Posted

    Aiyo, why lidat??? Dun wori, Electrolux support is good...I've been using it since last Dec, till now no probs...But if it reali spoil, i also duno how cos the whole set-up was done by the delivery uncle loh...i still read the menu now & then thou...esp the part on maintenance of w/m...

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