Angel81

Paiseh, seem to have missed this post. That blue basket can b used to wash veg, drain pots, etc. So far, I've been using it to store my pot/pan covers. And when I need extra space to dry my pots/pans, I'll take that out. Can put it over my sink and the water will drip down through the hole in the middle. Ur place is really nice and bright now.

New dun drink wine. U drink finish liao then keep the bottle for her. She collects glass bottles. Give her the empty bottle she'll b very happy liao.

Congrates on ur new home! Ur layout is very nice, no weird corners. I also like the altar to be next to the kitchen. But just a note, it's not very conducive for sleeping to have the TV behind the bed (as in option 2's bedroom 1). It'll be very loud and there will be vibration from the Home Theatre system. Hehe, now Jurong Point is sooo crowded! But yah, got lots of stuff. Don't really need to go town area to buy things liao.

wei... Thinking of shifting again? If not, why go recee? heheheheh

Wao. Think Uncle Soon did a really good job at ur place. I'm drooling all over ur tblog pics. Congrates on a fantastic reno! Ur place looks great.

Gorgeous cake u've got there Bun Bun. The piping works look good too. Check with u guys.. My muffins sometime feel very dense/heavy. Any reasons for it? I got try not to overmix liao leh. Heard that when measuring the flour, cannot pack it tight, as it'll be too much. Really true?

Hehe, get to see ur BB guppies! So tiny. Do they need air? Can't see any air pipes leh.

Happy Bdae precious! Hope u have a wonderful day at ur new home today.

Kitchen looks v big with the white tiles now. Nope, Yeak does not tile behind cabinets. Mine also don't have. But if u want, u can request for it. Then he'll just charge the extra tiles cuz gota order more.

Sounds like ur contractor will have to do a super rush job. Not very good to rush, since they may give u a slip-shod job in the end. Did u go to the PC show last wkend. There should be lots of good deals for tvs etc.

Yupz, and monthly instalment should not be the amt that goes into OA. At least there's some increase in ur OA.

My mthly instalment is $1,099. But the amt will depend on what's the value, the amt of CPF/cash u dump in and the length of ur loan. So it's just a rough guideline.

Good luck with the bargaining! And can always get some goodies for ur neighbours for PR PR. Wah, most of them changed liao ah? Show us pics! So no more olive green tiles? Jiayou, good luck and hope u get a great contractor for ur reno!

Haha! The kitchen really very IKEA colours. Looks like there'll be lots of hacking for ur place.

Haha, yupz! There's just a different feeling to EMs, compared to other HDB flats.

Hehe, I like everything naked and bare, cuz that's where the possibilities (in design ok )will come in. Where all the dreams (in designs ok ) will start coming true.

Hehehehe.. Yeah yeah. Thanks! Hehe, my Chinese stories knowledge shucks.

Kinda sound like Yeak really did not give both u and himself a chance to sit down and discuss. Why not try again, since Uncle Soon has not gotten back to u guys yet? Hehe, like what I always say, try and try until really cannot, then try one more time just for the heck of it. And there's that story about Liu Bei trying to invite somebody to work with him 3 times leh..

The first few days of my reno also no electricity, so I used flash light to take pics. Try it and show us pics!

Think it's the case of higher demand than supply. EMs will always be in demand since there's such a limited number of it. So the resale value should be there bah. There are older flats around Tiong Bahru area (those walk-up flats), and they are very much in demand.

Oh cool! Congrates congrates! Hope that all goes well for u then. Totally agree! Wah lao, she sure wun mind! hehe, she told us to hack her tblog in her tblog's title woh. haha

*pat pat* Like what preciousjam said, I'm sure he had his reasons for rejecting your reno project, esp if he could make good $$ out of your large project. Hope u'll find a good contractor soon for ur reno!

Nice place u've got there. Hope to see more pics soon.

Reasons for Buying EM: 1) Love the feel of EMs 2) Love the feel of EMs 3) Love the feel of EMs 4) Never thought of getting any other types of flats 5) Bedrooms have more privacy since it's upstairs Other reasons like balconies and large space can be found in other types of flats too. So they are not really valid. (pardon me for being honest ) Lots of flats have balconies now. There are some EMs where owners extend living room by leveling the balconies, so not all EMs have balconies liao. Large space can be found in most old flats. EAs and jumbos have large space as well. Of course, we did think of pros such as stable resale value, etc etc. But that was not really in our reasons for choosing EMs. We just want to enjoy staying in one. Hehe, think some pple may not get the last sentence. I think u'll need to be an EM lover to get it.

CONGRATES on the start of ur reno!