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I have $110 Lorenzo vouchers to let go..it's only valid till 28 Oct 08. Willing to let go at $20. Anyone interested? I got it last year when i purchased my furnitures.

Does the stalls at Alexandra Village Hawker Centre open on Public holidays for lunch?

Hi, Can I just clarify...the activation from starhub is only for ppl watching cable tv? If I didn't sign up for SCV and only watch local channels (Ch5,8,U,CNA) do i need to get them to come? Will it make my local channels clearer? How much they charge for that?

Thanks for all the replies on the book lice..... realised i'm the only one who has it.... It's quite hard to spot...at first glance it looks like a speck of dust, then when that speck starts moving..then i realised it's book lice... i dun hv many books in the house...farny thing is they dun appear near my few books... They can appear on my toilet vanity top, on the toilet floor, on my desk, on the wall, in the wardrobe.... And it's not a big group crawling together, it's usually 1 or 2 here and there... From Alister's info, looks like they also can be found in "newly-constructed dwellings containing uncured green lumber or plastered walls". You guys should start looking out for them...they are small but irritating Heard that u need to use a dehumidifier to get rid of them, as they "feed on microscopic mold and mildew associated with high-humidity conditions".

Hi neighbours.. For those who have moved in, do you'll see book lice around the house? Esp on carpentry or floor... realised that my house is quite humid so such book lice start coming... !! Wonder if any of u experience this problem or is it just my carpentry.

I got my tv from Best Denki (Ngee Ann City) last monday (5 Nov). Yup $2,099 including 5 yr warranty. I remember seeing it at $2,199 last month too. So it pays to wait. They were having a weekend (3rd-4th Nov) promotion and even though i missed it they still offered the same price to me. They always have promotions so if the rest of u can wait, pls wait and keep a look out. Try to go to Best Denki at Ngee Ann City, i feel that they're more up to date. I went to Best Denki at Bishan and they were telling me abt the free gifts from samsung were either the HTS or the Tv+DVD player. but over at Ngee Ann City, they said still got the option of washing machine or robinsons voucher. And this is the updated list of free gifts.

Hi tension_z, I just saw the 40" R81 at Best Denki (Ngee Ann City) selling at $2,999 last week. The free gifts are the same anywhere u buy the tv coz u need to redeem the gifts from Samsung urself. Best Denki was also throwing in an additional 2 yr warranty on top of the 3 yrs Samsung provides. So 5 yrs warranty! I got the 37" R81 from there at $2,099. Neighbourhood shops like Everjoint sells it at $2,018. Decided to get it from Best Denki instead of Everjoint coz of the 5 yr warranty. The price is always dropping so if u can wait, wait till they have promotion. Best Denki always have promotion price which is not the price they label there. Have to approach the salesman to ask for promotion price.

Oh dear...just a tap only leh..also can look like knife... I feel that her tap looks quite ok and i would hv bought the same tap also if i couldn't find my dream tap... Anyway, it's strawberry_pear's tap, and what is most impt is how she views it and what she choose to believe in... !! I'm quite sure she's not superstitious... You are what you think, negative thoughts won't do us any good so choose to think on the bright side and cut off all negative thoughts!

It's ok..don't hv to chk brand for me... I went down to Lookz & *** on Saturday. Realised that the one u got is different from the one i wanted. I wanted one with a larger handle. Couldn't find it at both shops. End up buying this one at Genova for $145!! But i sure am happy abt this mixer!! Took a long time to find this design!!

Ariston 30 litre (squarish design) should only be $220 at those neighbourhood hardware stores. Please don't pay more than $230 for that.

Oh *** and lookz are 2 different stores ah? So i guess i have to go to both and check. Btw what brand is this mixer? Do they carry their own in-house brand? Coz i saw the 'krisroz' brand mixer that looks exactly the same as yours but it has black lines on the handle. Can't see from the pic if yours has the black stripes. But the Krisroz one is selling at $150 at Hoe Kee!!

One piece of advise for those who wanna make black solid top...scratches will be very obvious. White is harder to maintain if u cook everyday but scratches will not be seen. Maybe can choose those off white colours...

Hey how much did ur common bath mixer/tap cost? I'm looking for the same tap but the short one. Yours is mounted on solid top ya? Mine will be mounted on the sink itself...u know how much they sell the shorter one?

Many of you have been to Lookz at Balestiar ya? Can i check with u'll how much they sell a mixer for bathroom? I'm looking for one with a squarish design. Something like the "06B001" in their catalogue online.

Wah what a detailed write-up! I have something to add as well... After you shortlist the IDs that you are comfortable with, go and view houses they have done or are doing now to see the workmanship of the laying of tiles and the carpentry. I have seen IDs with horrible carpentry. Another reason we should view those houses is also to see if u like the design style of that house which the ID has designed. Becoz quite likely IDs tend towards a certain kind of design and all houses they do will have that similar 'feel'. For eg, an ID might like woodgrain laminates alot..so he will always suggest owners to use that. But not all owners like woodgrain. But of coz, ultimately, u are the owner and can always choose whatever u like for ur house regardless of what the ID suggests.

Checking defects is very subjective leh..depends on how yim jim u are... For me i checked for things like: - cracked tiles/walls - wooden doors scratched/chipped - all windows can close and open fully - window sill/grills not damaged - All keys can work - Brought a small night light to test all the electrical sockets - Turn on water to check taps and toilet flush - leaking shower hose - toilet fittings fitted properly/ sink stopper working - bomb shelter door can close n lock - rubber along bomb shelter door in good condition - all doors can close properly/alignment of doors Didn't really check on alignment of walls etc...coz i tot new HDB flats are pre-fab so didn't bother. Also din want them to create more defects while rectifying defects. I reported the following: - Leaking shower head - sink tap stopper stuck - loose shower tap fitting - chipped main master bedroom door - holes in floor tiles gaps - chipped/dented main door Another thing to look out for will be like what M&M said - hollow tiles.... bring a chair to check tiles on top and torch to shine for cracks

Wah hollow tiles at the top ah...oh dear...i didn't bring a chair...oh well...hopefully nothing will happen to it. Yup they fill up the holes.... But i suppose ur ID can also 'sun bian' fill up the holes when they do the tiling works.

For bridal package, think abt where most of your money will go to.. i feel that most of our $ goes to the photos so our focus when we hunted for bridal package was their photography skills. I've seen my friend's album by jazreel...negative negative.... !! The rest i haven't seen before. so can't comment. Actually the gown don't need to be so nice/exp...coz one yr later nobody will remember what gown u wear...and even in photos, ppl won't focus on gown...the focus is more on ur appearance (makeup, angles, pose,etc.) So the photographer is impt. My bridal shop was Golden Horse Awards @ Yishun. Photographer was Steven.

Hollow tiles should be considered major rite..coz they would need to hack the tile out to replace ya? I ah gar ah gar check my tiles so didn't really notice any hollow tiles. I also didn't want them to hack everything out and later result in more defects. BUt i reported the holes in the gaps between tiles in the Kitchen & bathrooms. Oh btw..u can go to the office at the void deck of 79C to check. Coz i collected back my keys from there. Has anyone used Turbo or Fujioh Hob and Hood before? Any comments? There are so many brands out there...not sure which is better.....

My defects took 1 week..submitted form on 26 Sept & completed on 3 Oct. But when we went to check, they didn't rectify one item properly...so when i feedback to them, they immediately got the maintenance guy to come up to check n rectify. So on 6 Oct it was completed. But mine is very minor defects...i'm not that particular... If i'm not wrong the rectification is done by Chip Eng Seng..so u can check with the office at the void deck of Blk 79C. For me, town council also gave me the contact no. of the officer-in-charge (Barry Lee) if i need to check on status of defects. As for screeding, they took 2 weeks to complete. I only requested for screeding of the 3 bedrooms floor. Screeding is done by another contractor...not Chip Eng Seng.

I can't join you guys for the 1st gathering also... Remember to bring camera and take photos for the Blk 79 record! Anyway, i've collected keys (blk 79C) on 26th Sept (after postponing) and HDB has rectified the defects already. Just that the screeding is not completed yet.

Doremi, Wah u very zhun leh..my appmt really same day as u - 20 Sept. Unfortunately, i'll be away so hv to postpone it. So much for the excitement... Mine is 4rm also.

I've also been checking online everyday for the status..still no update! I submitted loan application on 23 Aug...that's 2 days after u..i can hope to expect to collect keys 2 days after u also.. Yah meet more IDs and talk to them thoroughly...it's impt to be able to communicate with ur ID before u decide on signing the contract with them. Nowadays, hard to trust these IDs, so it's better to get ppl who have used them before to recommend. This way, at least u can trust them to complete ur job according to plans.

So looks like many ppl are hacking the wall..... Like what Tension_Z said, becoz of the resale value, i'm not hacking walls. So it's a trade off lor...Either hack now and get a comfortable sized room and may be hard to sell or don't hack and easier to sell next time. It really depends on the target market next time. The next buyer may also hack the wall even if you don't hack it now. So it's a dillemma... But i did get an idea from a ID firm to hack just part of the wall to make a entrance to the WIW n study in the adjacent room. But i decided not to do that coz i prefer a larger study room. So i'm sort of decided on putting my wardrobe in the adjacent room. i also got alot of clothes!! Need a huge wardrobe..at least 6-8 doors for both my hubby n i.

Your place is 75sqm or 90sqm? You decided on hacking wall between Master bedrm & adjacent rm? Mine is 90sqm and while doing space planning...realise that i can't fit a proper wardrobe into the master bedrm. And we also don't wanna hack wall otherwise will end up with only 2 bedrms. The master bedrm really very small!! !! Anyway the quotes i got are ranging from $16K to $26K. That is for not overlaying toilet tiles and not hacking walls. I doing only the basic things. What are those metal bars up on the wall for?