Monday, January 25, 2010

22 January 2010 - Shopping Day Part 2

Michael came and picked us up about 12.15pm. I went to HQ for CLC meeting in the morning. We went to eat beef noodles first at Laguna Park condo. Not bad. After that we went to Richfield at Simei to choose wallpaper. Another case of choosing until eye pop out. So many choices so I left it to wife to choose. At least I don't need to crack my brain. She chose a bright brown color piece.

I went to Simei mrt to pick up a Apha 230 body for $400.

Next, we went to Changi Expo. Gain City is having a sale there and they are giving away free 5 year warranty with purchase. We bought a LG system 4 (1 x 12000, 3 x 9000)for $3599 and paid another $450 for the servicing contract for two years. We also bought a EF hob and hood for $750.

We proceeded to the EM to discuss further. Went back around 6.30pm.

I told Michael that 26 January would be a good day to start work and to aim to finish by 25 March 2010.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

13 January 2010 - Shopping Day

Michael came to fetch us at 11am. We went to the lighting shop first. It is along Geylang road andat the junction of Still Road. Small shop but the owner is very friendly. He takes the initiative to give us advice also. Because of the unique nature of the pitched roof, he wasn't sure about whether ceiling mounted fans will be permissible by HDB. Michael would arrange with him to go for site inspection with his technician. I saw one kerosene lamp light that resembles the old school kerosene lamp. It retails for >$200. I wonder if a real one would cost that much. Probably less than $100. I think it would look cool in my bathroom or balcony.

Next, we went to the tile shop. It is just across the road. Very big shop. Choose until eyes pop out. We decided to go with the following:

Living room, dining room and study: Matte light beige color homogeneous tiles
Kitchen: Medium brown tiles
Toilet downstairs and common toilet upstairs: Beige and brown tiles combo
MBR toilet: Slate feature wall for rainshower and beige wall tiles

We have decided to emulate the cement screed flooring that we saw in Michael's home as it is easy to maintain, not slippery and also economical. We would do this for all three toilets. We would probably use the old style wooden door as seen in Michael's house as well. We all copycat the good stuff. Haha......

After a late lunch at Fei Fei wanton noodles, we went to get our toilet stuff. Michael took us to a shop along Jalan Besar but I requested to go to Genova. We bought about $2,300 of stuff there. Most of the stuff we bought were similar to those used in our existing house.


2nd Appointment - Collection of keys to EM

On 12 Jan 2010, we went to HDB for the 2nd appt for the completion of our Pasir Ris EM. We reached there around 3.30pm. The process was over in 30 mins. Joseph took us to the EM for an inspection. We discovered that the wooden bedroom door had been forced open and the door was damaged beyond repair. We will need a new door.

Naturally, both of us were very happy as we are now the proud owners of an EM. After we came out of the flat, it rained cats and dogs. Good omen. Water = fortune.