Time to talk about my new house. =)
[p/s: no photos cos im blogging in office, using office laptop.. heh]
One of the many things that’s keeping me busy. Busy because we gotta finish up all the renovation works by end July before BF goes for his knee operation for the 2nd time. BF is the supervisor of our renovation project cos he’s more aware of all the construction stuff since he studied Building previously. If it’s me, I think I wont even know if workers dont do a good job =S
Renovation (in general)
No major works to be done. Thank goodness for the good condition the house was in when we bought it. Anyway, was really lucky and super fortunate to have so many lucky stars helping us out! Some stars include
a) BF’s father who was in the construction line and could converse with the maintenance agent (MA) in a language that permitted us to do the types of works we want to do. It’s all about cham siong-ing. Heh. I think if it’s us who do the talking, it will be ‘No.No.No.” all the way. Not forgetting, the MA agreed to help us with some repair works although it’s been way past the warranty period. =)
b) BF’s 4th Uncle who is an electrician and he will be doing re-wiring and fixing of fittings for us FOC. =)
c) Aircon man (BF’s father friend) who came to our new place twice just to take a look at possible areas to house the aircon compressors (the current location takes up 3/4 of our outdoor area. boo!) He readily gave us a discount despite already quoting a lower-than-market price =) [and we got the MA to ok-ed the new location, though he said "open one eye, close one eye"!]
d) BF’s mum who has been helping to sweep and clean the house (I did my part too!). She also helped to test the induction cooker to make sure that it is in working condition. She also bought 蚂蚁药to get rid of ants in the house (there werent many of them crawling around, but nevertheless, her intentions were much appreciated!] =)
Outdoor Area
Tiles are staying for good. Cos wood, even the best wood, are prone to termites since they are exposed to all types of weather.
Thinking of buying an umbrella, but oh my, are they expensive! The ones that we like cost between $800 to $1200 during GSS now. Anyway, they are a little too big for our little space so no brollys anymore. Shucks.
Cant wait for outdoor steamboat and bbq sessions, and cny & x’mas celebrations on the rooftop! =)
Bed
Too early to be shopping for bed frame and mattress now but how to filter these when all furniture shops sell beds and mattresses????
Anyway, both of us have set our eyes on the Slumberland TempSmart II 3600 mattress. Slumberland mattresses are so inviting!! And the pretty pretty bed frame which you can only find in Slumberland stores (not the subcontracted ones and definitely not those you find in exhibitions.)
But the whole thing cost $4k+. The mattress alone is over $3k. How???
BF, nevermind the cost lar. We buy Slumberland ok?
Sofa & Cushions
Major headache of the entire renovation project. Need to speak to specialists. But I think my proposal will work. =) *fingers crossed*
Sponsors
We already have sponsors for some of the home electrical appliances! How very very nice of them! Thank you very very much in advance for your promised contributions people! Heh! =)
Ok, time for lunch now. Will be back with before-after photos soon!!!!
