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i think a similar question will be, do most people install ovens in the kitchen? may not use often and going to be wasteful. think it's really a personal choice and how much this item will value-add your home/lifestyle ba.... items like aircon have to give it a thorough consideration, as it is something that is not easy to add-on after the renovation without major pipings/trunkings going across your unit. We considered 2 scenarios for our case: 1) if we installed living room aircon during the reno, but after the reno, realised that we never/seldom use it. impact: minimal, as the cost of aircon is already in the reno that has been paid and the impact of the higher reno cost would have been accepted mentally for some time liao. And not using the living room aircon just means lower utility bills anyway. 2) if we did not installed living room aircon, but after the reno, decided that it is really not bad to install it after all. impact: much more, as there would be major trunkings/hackings done. and we would regret *aiya, how come never do at the reno stage....regret liao* then every now and then, when u have big family gatherings, a niggling thought may come to your mind like... *maybe a living room aircon could be a little useful after all, aiya...should have done it* reno sometimes is like this.......even a simple item never do, at the reno stage like not needed to keep the overall budget down... but after the reno.....then really regret how come never just squeeze a little to do the item...hehehe just like the case of ovens....maybe one whole year really do not really need to use the oven at all... but just one or twice in a year you may think of baking something yourself, just an urge to do some baking..... but..hehe...we dun have an oven

great to meet you all today. thanks for the buffet angel! the reno was worth the $$ !! we also liked the curtains alot! hehe sadly we could not have turtle soup as MACE suggested..hehe

now I know why got V-POST USA / V-POST JAPAN liao... cos it's Val-POST USA / Val-POST JAPAN...haha very soon you can really start an e-biz liao

It's the final puzzle that Jigsaw left for the detectives when they came to the last scene of SAW III..hehe

think will meet you all there ba, cos will be at bukit batok area before that maybe can all go back to sengkang together after that

weird weird one leh... dun see any PMs....forum problem...hehe tried sending PM to myself...din see any PM in inbox....lol apple jie, pass us the address when u see us in msn next time..thanks

apple/ranval: can forward us angel's add? Thanks! angel: no worries, we will help you clear your buffet

but this sat what time u all going? still dunno where is angel's place yet, still waiting for PM

wow.the cat vinyls are very very nice!!

hehe... so who is going?

that's true...hehe actually should ask NEA to close down the MET dept.. waste our $$$$ just to ask them to give lousy forecasts really no rain..instead...super HOT

true, i think most of us do not have the fortune to find something that we LOVE doing...but rather, it's more like we do not HATE/DETEST what we are doing that we jus work the days/months/years....hehe i think most of us would only LOVE not to work...hehe

sengkang stop raining for now but next 3 hours still may have rain

actually can arrange between your sis and you.. one station here, one station at chinatown. then both sides can co-ordinate..hehehe

raining very heavily now, hope not in the process of moving yet, wait the things get wet... esp the books if need help later, just msn us, we come down help if we at home hehe

think it's probably *over-enthusiastic* driving a group of 3 same vehicles together, probably a *motor gathering* of sorts to tear the roads together

came back from watching UNDERDOG, went to PUNGGOL, saw a black swift OVERTURN with its roof on the road. parked in front was a white and another yellow swift sport. 2 TP motorbikes were at the site....used a lousy camera phone, and poor lighting... so scary

finish moving your stuff over? just now EM6 park at the unloading bay hehehe

Val - the Mrs version here... I was so do-do.. totally missed out on this Part 2 blog till the Mr version tol me over lunch today... *slap forehead* Anyway, saw your updates on the loan bit. Most remember that final reno bills are usually more more than the quote you signed for... coz along the way, we will add things here and there.. (e.g. electrical points included in the quote maybe only X number of points. Then you add one here, add another there, that's another sum of money alr... ). Our personal experience, our final bill is 25% more than our initial quotation.. coz we keep adding things... So please budget for that "excess". Else sure very very tight when the final bill comes. Also dont forget abt cost of the cooker hob, hood, sink, oven, all sanitaries, aircon, electrical wires (if you have concealed wiring for sound system), lights... these are cost that prob wont be in your reno quote.... And for credit card interest free installment plans, even cheaper electrical stores like Hong Liang etc allow this plan, but need to pay 4% more (if i didnt remember wrongly). Small price to pay for the ease of cash flow. BUT dont forget the annual subscription fees that you have to pay for your credit card. If you have outstanding installment with the credit card, less chance they will waive your annual fee and you have to pay the fee, coz you cannot terminate the installment plan (without paying the penalty). So do check on the credit card subscription fee part. that's all from my experience doing my own house lah.. hope it helps... Mr Compassvale was the macro person (all the decision on what material, what concept, what brand of elecrticals etc) while I was the one who did the micro plannig (aircon trunking etc), the detailed financials (job hazard la) And really, we cant wait to see Oreo. Finally, Fifi will have a same size fren to play with! She currently ignores my JRT, who is being nosey over Fifi whenever Fifi visits.. haha...

wah...next time you not only our yorkie's god-mum, can be in-laws liao

Waiting for Ranval's Love Kennel Part 2!. Your loan how? any updates since then?

apple, if the quote got ABS trimings stated, then Ah Keong shd give it to you for your tall cabinets right? unless he got a good reason, you shd ask it from him i guess....

think got express bus from woodlands interchange or yishun to sengkang.... the one from woodlands quite fast, 20mins reach sengkang liao

same here, will prob go straight to ranval's house ba

er, apple jie, u sure our *group* can get a place there on a saturday evening? hehe must go and put tissue packets on the seats in the afternoon first..hehe