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Less than perfect weekend?

haha.. nah.. don’t get it wrong.. my weekend had been quite fruitful and fun. It was nice to finally get into the momentum of things, doing things we like. The weather had been awesome, it was very sunny BUT not humid. I am also glad that after 1.5 weeks and lots of exercise, we finally snap out of the ‘jetlag’ πŸ™‚ phew!

The thing about me is I like to wake up bright and early so that we won’t waste the day! So on saturday, BH and I woke up at 7 then drove to a nearby park for tennis. oh.. did i just typed tennis? haha… I rem how BH, YM and I played tennis at NUS. man… I was such a bad tennis player then ( good ball picker though!) and I’m….. still as bad at tennis now! haha.. so I guess Tennis to me should NOT be called ‘Tennis’ .. it’s a ‘pick up balls’ sport. BH said tt playing tennis with me is like playing fetch with a dog! Boo!!! After 1 hour of pick up balls, we decided to play basketball which BH commented that I’m definitely better at.. hahaha.. at least I can ‘hamtum’ shoot some hoops! heh…

as though we were Energizer bunnies, we went to Costco to buy peaches. Heavenly peaches! I love summer… for PEACHES!!! πŸ˜€ Came home finally and BH cooked instant noodles for me.. haha.. which taste great! Looks like his INSTANT NOODLES cooking skills improved after 2.5 mths of training! haha… After the food, we went to Redmond Farmers’ Market which is a short walk away! I LOVE farmer’s market!!!! I seriously think that Redmond’s Farmers’ Market is one of the best!!!! πŸ™‚ Bought veges there, love the fresh organic vege… more ex BUT healthy and FARM FRESH! I bought fresh flowers too!!!








Now our home smells like fresh flowers… reminds me of the flowers on our wedding day… smells so good…

No… that’s not the end of our sat. , 2 of our Singapore friends are going home for good πŸ™ so we sent them to the airport. It’s sad to see friends leave.. oh well… till we meet again!

On sunday, I was tired from the previous day’s activities.. haha.. I slept in till 9am ( still early but considered late for me) Got BH to sell his rubbish on craigslist. Just as I wanted to sell my kindle ( which I raved about.. we decided that the one with special offers is better… there’s a promo code of 50% off groceries!!!) I realised that the bloody 3G is NOT working! Really sad…called customer service… he tried to troubleshoot BUT it just isn’ working.. in the end, he offered to replace.. even better πŸ˜€ Waiting for the new one to arrive

BH did his monthly hsework, change bedsheet! wah.. he’s really good at it man! Fast and neat!! πŸ˜€ I think he mks a good Chambermaid! hahaha… so blessed tt BH naturally know how to do 1 household chore PERFECTLY!

Then we learnt of a deal at Sports Authority , so we went to buy matching shoes!





Not sure how much these shoes cost in SG, it cost US$99 each BUT we did our maths and were confident that each pair will cost US$35 (before tax) if the deal is right. However, we did 1 deal wrongly, so shoes cost US$55 each. I was super disapted.. the shoes were love at first sight!!! πŸ™ haha.. so we are still thinking if we shld keep these shoes or nt… hehe

Ended our night at Matador – One of our fave place to chill out because the Happy Hours ( 4-6pm) are super worth it! and.. it’s so walkable to our home, so we can drink all the alcohol we want! hahaha…

You know what? what I have now… it’s perfect… don’t think anything can replace this..

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#16 Completed product!

haha.. ok.. I talked about the renovation process BUT I have yet to show the completed real product!

Here goes.. enjoy! πŸ˜€


















Pardon the mess :X




Curtains my awesome mum made for the spare room πŸ™‚


Total damage: 19K ( for everything including doors, reno, lights, furnitures, electronics)

I miss my home already…

PS: When I signed the contract with Mr T, I told him to give me a few planks of wood for shoes outside my unit. I called him after 2 weeks when I still didn’t see the wood. He assured me that he got it covered. My parents told me that he finally put up the planks of wood… and it was MORE than planks of wood.. he practically made a SHOES RACK!!! WAH.. I was super impressed!!! πŸ™‚ I haven’t seen it BUT my parents were super hyped about it. It must be good! hehe… see… with Mr T, I can be sure that everything will be swee swee. Highly recommend Mr Toh of Chng Poh Guan ( EXCELLENT after-service!)

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fond memories of you

I’m back in the states now after a 2.5 mths of holiday in Singapore.

I left Singapore with a heavy heart. I didn’t tell anyone about this BUT I was thinking of extending my stay 2 days before my departure date. I called the airlines and was told that it’s US$100 for date change. To me, the money is a small amount to see you for the last time. However, my mum and BH told me that I don’t have to do so. Then I thought to myself, maybe it’s better that I left this way. I went to the home and took 1 last look at you – it hurts so bad, you were literally on life support with needles poking over you, the tubes were the only thing that was keeping you alive. I am helpless, you get weaker each time I visit you. I prayed to all the Gods I know to take you away peacefully, removing your pain. I was prepared but the thought of not seeing you again mks me very sad.

Shortly after I touched down in Seattle, my sis emailed me that ‘Khong Khong went to join Po Po already’ It’s no surprise πŸ™ I think they will be happier together

Bye Bye Khong Khong.. Thank you for sending me to and fro school regardless of the weather.. Thank you for bringing me to the doctor when I’m sick.. Thank you for buying me the things my parents will never get me.. The BEST part of my childhood memories are with you and Po Po. I hope that you have met Po Po and is enjoying all the good food you always wanted. Memories of both of you will stay forever in my heart.

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next week. this time. he’s here!

I feel so happy and excited that I’ll be seeing BH soon! YES!! finally.. after so long (in amanda time) AND… he will be going to our new home after he land! wah… that will probably be our first night at our new place!! πŸ˜€

I think i’m gonna be happy for the rest of the week.. hahaha..

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#15a Furnitures, electronics and misc

*warning.. nothing fancy, just very basic and CHEAP items*

I seriously stopped counting our budget. I think that will mk me a happier shopper :X

Anyhow, we bought a sofabed from beds.sg If you are looking for budget furniture, do give this website a try! wah.. I am really glad that we took the leap of faith and purchased the Lazzaro Black Sofa Bed Delivery was puntual , in fact, they came earlier than expected. Product looks the same from the website ( they have no showroom) HOWEVER, the legs of the sofa r not straight :X It won’t collapse and it’s not obvious BUT it’s not something which is durable. BH and I totally do not mind, so we just bought it ( confirm cheaper than outside!)





Our special guest….





She helped herself up…





My fridge .. Bought a medium one from Goh Ah Bee. I wanted to get a even smaller one BUT i was stopped by my mum and my sis ( and i figured out that BH will kill me) Oh well, see the gap? I know… there will be that gap BUT due to budget and practically, I still bought the medium one – Hope to find nice deco to put on top of the fridge to block the gap





Storage stools were purchased at warehouse sale. My dad kindly drove me to this warehose all the way at Toh Tuck to get these stools… ok.. I still bought 1 other shelf which had missing handles, because it was cheap :X Thought I could find the handles at Ikea BUT it was OOS!!! Need to think of another way to DIY





Need to take a picture of my dining table and bed

Washing machine will be coming tml evening – got a basic top-load one ( I WILL NEVER GET FRONT LOAD WASHERS – will tell more in another post) from Gain City and it comes with FREE vaccum cleaner!

Things to buy:
1) TV console ( my dad is bugging me to get this asap)
2) Secure padlock
3) Kitchen stuff (BH’s mum gave me $ to buy stuff, need to get physical items)

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#13b Curtains done!

Phew.. after many changes in dates ( Initially July 8 , change to July 11, change to July 12) The curtains are UP! No screw up.. except that I needed to top-up because she misquoted me. I will not recommend this curtain-maker.

I am pleased with the results though πŸ™‚


Curtains for masterbed room – Dark brown



Curtains for Living room – 2 tracks, Supposed to be Green ( looks gold here) paired with lighter material


P/S: Our unit is really bright.. so it’s difficult to take a nice picture of the curtains.. pardon the bad pictures

My mum will mk the curtains for the remaining rooms .. Thank you!!

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#11f: Reno Progess week 4 (Completed)

I am just so glad that the renovation works is completed!!! I simply LOVE the amount of natural light in our home. It’s so windy.. so bright… so nice!!! Almost perfect… not ideal.

Seriously, I can’t wait to cook in my kitchen. I already called Citygas to come in to do gas turn on – they will be coming in next Tuesday!





I have not made the final payment to Mr T yet.. and Mr T isn’t the type who is rushing me to pay him. I am very satisfied with the renovation he had done. He handled my requests very efficiently. Any problems were recified quickly too! πŸ™‚ However, pls take note that Mr T is a contractor (old generation type) and HE may not have much modern ideas/suggestions. Go to him if u have something in mind.

Rem I was complaining about wrong drawings – Well, he still mk things right! In fact, Mr T didn’t even give me a specific date for handover when we signed the contract, his exact words were “很快就ε₯½!” So I just trusted him and I’m glad I did!

I am NOT earning commission for this BUT I certainly reccommend Mr Toh from Chng Poh Guan Renovation Construction (Inspiration ID) πŸ™‚

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#14a Doors installed!

After almost 3 weeks, the doors are up! πŸ™‚ The door installer was not exactly friendly BUT he was very puntual. I decided to reach later this time because I didn’t wanna pay the extra parking for waiting, I even contemplated waiting at the gantry of the carpark until another car tailgate me then enter the carpark.. haha.. my sis talked me out of the thought.. oh well… so i looked ard the carpark and didn’t see any lorry that was from Yontat .. Just as my sis and I joked about the worker waiting outside my unit…. IT DID HAPPENED!!! He was quite unhappy and I was only 15mins late. If you are getting Yontat to do your doors…BE PUNTUAL!

Installing doors is no ez job. For installing 3 doors, it took about 2.5hrs! It was messy and dusty… and it definitely dirtied my place which was already quite clean after my contractor ‘acid washed’ the flat. Anyway, the installer cleaned up the mess as best as he could and told me that 1 of the doors was of the wrong size and he need to resized it.. sianz… hate it when things didn’t get completed. Because door was resized, it was short of laminate.

After he left, I arranged for another appointment to get Yontat’s men to come in to paste the laminate (I was glad i don’t have to wait 3 more weeks!). Phew.. they came the next day. The workers were very friendly this time round…he kept asking me to check after he did the sandpaper and before he mount the door up again! wah.. impressed! just when i thought, they are doing a careful and fine job, 1 worker carried the door and gently hit against my hanging light….OUCH!!! Heng ah… nothing happened! I thought I cld have died of heart attack then!

Overall experience with YONTAT – SUPERB! πŸ™‚ Pls order doors early, waiting time is LONG! Doors very nice.. BUT i regretted not buying the solid doors… heh.. the hollow doors just don’t feel durable. Blame it on WWS syndrome !!


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Happy day!

Phew.. after so many upset entries.. time for a happy one! I’m just glad that the major works are over!! Today, the 2 biggest (imo) problems are rectified!

1) Managed to get the lights company to fix my 1 kitchen light! Turns out that the bulb fused… I was extremely glad with their willingness to provide after service! THUMBS UP for BRIGHT HOUSE LIGHTING!

2) Door laminate pasted (Another story will update soon) *nearly had a heart attack when the worker carried the door and knock against my hanging light!!!!! gasp.. heng ah… didn’t crack or break.. and it still works.. thank God!*

[SIDETRACK]
I THINK I HAVE THE BEST MUM – really… she helped me with the cleaning of the dusty place!! I can nv thank her enough πŸ™‚ as though she was super woman.. she came home and cooked delicious chilli crabs!! I am so touched!!!




What’s left?
-waiting for furniture ( not much) to come in
-hoping that a washer will drop from the sky ( yes.. i haven’t bought it yet.. due to WWS)
-BH to come home and do more shopping of other household stuff ( spending money is not my kind of thing.. I think BH will enjoy shopping more than me)