After awhile you will be used to it. Now I don't really know how to SMS with my nokia phone.

haha same here... will have to leave the spare room for my mom / other family members / friends when they visit me

okie gotta furnish the room before mommy comes in July~

Long-lost sister...... In case if u r shopping around for the furishing... Don't buy vhive wardrobes! Remember u asked me during my hse warming whether my vhive wardrobe is good as u have read that there r mould growing on it and I told u no... Mine has NOW!!!! I have to wipe it every week!!!! Only started recently... Wipe then come back...wipe then come back again.... But the strange thing is my study table which is also from vihive okie leh... Sigh....

After awhile you will be used to it. Now I don't really know how to SMS with my nokia phone.

my problem is that i have very sweaty palm, so it's not the problem of getting used to touch screen.... the screen can't sense my finger as it is wet

Long-lost sister...... In case if u r shopping around for the furishing... Don't buy vhive wardrobes! Remember u asked me during my hse warming whether my vhive wardrobe is good as u have read that there r mould growing on it and I told u no... Mine has NOW!!!! I have to wipe it every week!!!! Only started recently... Wipe then come back...wipe then come back again.... But the strange thing is my study table which is also from vihive okie leh... Sigh....

aiyooooooo oh man! tell me about it.... sis May_dream knows my battle with my moldy house well

just wipe no use one... need to use bleach or some other methods... do a search on mould/mold in RT and read all the threads... there is a wealth of knowledge in there.

and i think the location of your wardrobe could also be a factor... is it near some moisture source? like my home... ikea study table got mold, but the exact same table at my sis' place is okie.... my home is more humid than my sis place.

sigh. wiping mold has become my bi-weekly/monthly rituals *cry*

my problem is that i have very sweaty palm, so it's not the problem of getting used to touch screen.... the screen can't sense my finger as it is wet

aiyooooooo oh man! tell me about it.... sis May_dream knows my battle with my moldy house well

just wipe no use one... need to use bleach or some other methods... do a search on mould/mold in RT and read all the threads... there is a wealth of knowledge in there.

and i think the location of your wardrobe could also be a factor... is it near some moisture source? like my home... ikea study table got mold, but the exact same table at my sis' place is okie.... my home is more humid than my sis place.

sigh. wiping mold has become my bi-weekly/monthly rituals *cry*

Hi gals, I am back. Was a bit sad and busy this week so didn't come online. I also have sweaty palm buy it's ok for my iPhone. Anyway I am thinking of buying another phone too. Hehe....

About the mold, I thought Borax would help? No? Of every week wipe it, doesnt solve the problem leh. I think same model of wardrobe or table still cannot say will have mold or not it's depending on the chipboard use for that batch. Maybe drier chipboard are better? And we can't see whether it's sufficiently dried inside?

If use wet cloth to wipe also doesn't help cos it's damp. Headache when have molds.

Hi gals, I am back. Was a bit sad and busy this week so didn't come online. I also have sweaty palm buy it's ok for my iPhone. Anyway I am thinking of buying another phone too. Hehe....

About the mold, I thought Borax would help? No? Of every week wipe it, doesnt solve the problem leh. I think same model of wardrobe or table still cannot say will have mold or not it's depending on the chipboard use for that batch. Maybe drier chipboard are better? And we can't see whether it's sufficiently dried inside?

If use wet cloth to wipe also doesn't help cos it's damp. Headache when have molds.

hey haven't talked to you for so long~ i was also busy too *sob*

like what bro Topspin said, Borax doesn't totally eliminate the problem, it can just help to length the mold cleaning interval i've tested for a month so far. mold came out on outside of the shoe cabinet after ~ 3 weeks instead of a few days. but for wardrobe, improvement is not so significant (from ~ 2 weeks to now ~3 weeks).

marshy, wanted to send u a pm but unable too, think your box is full?

Hi Marshy how are you, why u disappear again

my problem is that i have very sweaty palm, so it's not the problem of getting used to touch screen.... the screen can't sense my finger as it is wet

aiyooooooo oh man! tell me about it.... sis May_dream knows my battle with my moldy house well

just wipe no use one... need to use bleach or some other methods... do a search on mould/mold in RT and read all the threads... there is a wealth of knowledge in there.

and i think the location of your wardrobe could also be a factor... is it near some moisture source? like my home... ikea study table got mold, but the exact same table at my sis' place is okie.... my home is more humid than my sis place.

sigh. wiping mold has become my bi-weekly/monthly rituals *cry*

get a dehumidifier?

Hi Marshy how are you, why u disappear again

aiyo i seldom check RT during weekends mah

get a dehumidifier?

i have thought of dehumidifer before but there are some practical issues:

1) dehumidifier emits heat, will make the whole place very warm

2) for dehumidifier to be useful, it should be operated in an enclosed area: i.e. all doors and windows to be closed. i think i will die from heat or suffocation like that

3) need to find some way to channel the water collected as i'm not at home most of the day, cannot be there to throw away buckets of water

if i have a WIW, i may be able to leave a small dehumidifier in it and close the doors. but i don't. so.... well....

now i bought those mini dehumidifiers and put in each compartment of my wardrobe trying to move away from thirsty hippo cos it is just the same as collecting and leaving a bucket of water within the wardrobe~

You need to put up your wedding photo and furnish the room. Better do it soon lah.... Don't delay liao...

Sister Marshy

Aiyoyo!! I have already assembled the Philips HTS and enjoy my favourite songs!!

When are you going to hang up your wedding photo?? You need ??

Sister Marshy

Aiyoyo!! I have already assembled the Philips HTS and enjoy my favourite songs!!

When are you going to hang up your wedding photo?? You need ??

ahahahaha my bad still haven't put up!! oops.... and hubby like not very keen to help

btw, i am finally going to furnish my common room soon. Mummy is coming this month, and my bro has confirmed that he will bring his whole family here in August, so i must have a bed for them to sleep~ going to check out Ikea sales over the weekend~

aiyo i seldom check RT during weekends mah

i have thought of dehumidifer before but there are some practical issues:

1) dehumidifier emits heat, will make the whole place very warm

2) for dehumidifier to be useful, it should be operated in an enclosed area: i.e. all doors and windows to be closed. i think i will die from heat or suffocation like that

3) need to find some way to channel the water collected as i'm not at home most of the day, cannot be there to throw away buckets of water

if i have a WIW, i may be able to leave a small dehumidifier in it and close the doors. but i don't. so.... well....

now i bought those mini dehumidifiers and put in each compartment of my wardrobe trying to move away from thirsty hippo cos it is just the same as collecting and leaving a bucket of water within the wardrobe~

mini dehumidifier? run on batteries?

ahahahaha my bad still haven't put up!! oops.... and hubby like not very keen to help

btw, i am finally going to furnish my common room soon. Mummy is coming this month, and my bro has confirmed that he will bring his whole family here in August, so i must have a bed for them to sleep~ going to check out Ikea sales over the weekend~

Finally!!! Happy that you will finally furnish your room. But your wedding pic must put up soon lah.

bleah.... i dun like the current "view new content" function... last time one was better... now only display updated thread for the past 12 hours... made me miss a lot of update, including those on my own blog!

mini dehumidifier? run on batteries?

not run on battery, it has some moisture absorbant inside (cobalt chloride maybe?? not sure...) and there is usually an colour indicator at the casing. when the indicator changes colour, it means the dehumidifier is full liao, then plug the dehumidifier to a power source to regenerate it and reuse again.

Finally!!! Happy that you will finally furnish your room. But your wedding pic must put up soon lah.

yay~ i'm thinking of a lighter colour theme for the common room.... maybe will go for a birch theme? that's what ikea is best at rite hahaha

okie... some photos on the original condition of the flat...

<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4686986209_339116bb96.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Clockwise from top left: (1,2) MBR, (3) Room 3 - going to be our study room, (4) Room 2

<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4687620770_c8bab3a5bd.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Clockwise from top left: (1) Living Room, (2~4) Kitchen

<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1277/4687620884_71f44fe0da.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Clockwise from top left: (1,2) Kitchen, (3~5) Common toilet, (6~8) MBR toilet, (9) a funny pipe that sticks out from the MBR toilet wall to outside ??? we think it's probably the old air-con drainage pipe but it doesn't look legal to us~! <img src="http://www.renotalk.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />

well, as you can see... since the unit was tenanted out, the condition was really not so good... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> but good thing is that there's no built-in furniture except kitchen cabinet... less things to hack <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

Also, we are lucky that becos the tenant shifted out early, the owner allowed us to start renovation before 2nd appointment <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sport-smiley-004.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="sport-smiley-004.gif" /> the owner have been very understand and helpful all the while and we are really grateful for that <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Hi Marshmallow,

Saw that the owner allow you to renovate the house before 2nd appointment. May I know how does your ID apply the permit for renovation? Is it still under the owner's name? Would appreciate if you could advise more details cos we are having a tight schedule for renovation, and would like to know whether can "chiam xiong" with the owner too Thanks a lot.