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Hi sforshor, would you mind sharing the contact for the lighting vendor? Thanks much.

Aron, I just dropped you another email, as i was unable to reach your Ah Boon today. Please offer me a quote via email if you are able to. Thanks.

Hi Tim, I dropped you an email on a single spilt. Thanks.

Hi Aron, I dropped you an email for a quote. Thanks.

You mean the Guan Yin which you are praying to in your home, Master Chang ask you to re-do the kai guan again? Any particular reason for it?

nice work on your house, and congrats moving into the estate. Welcome to Punggol, and enjoying exploring

Hi Kalimantan, Glad to hear things are on the up for you. Are you the kalimantan from Arofanatics? Can pm me what's your new job scope like in the oil company? Cos I also in related industry.

Hi, welcome to punggol....looking at your pre-reno pics reminds me of my resale unit bought a year ago....layout about exactly the same... by the way the previous owner of my unit installed two aircon units in the living room, one at the wall near to entrance to kitchen and the other at the wall near the window...i was told living room is too big an area for just one unit to work on...

finally 1st to spam chop layout looks spacious 1+yrs old may be too young to have a room for himself. If you want the kids to be independant and not be too sticky to you and your partner, as in sleeping in the same room, i guess looking at their age now, it would be better to house both in a same bedroom for sleep and the other bedroom can be play / reading room for them.

Congratulations I also gave up on the balloting system after being assigned >8k queue number in the oct exercise, and jumped into resale market. Do update us with pics

Good day, Welcome to punggol....I am also in the same estate...just shifted in to my resale unit a week ago... Your kitchen looks familiar, saw your unit on iproperty.com before...Blk 128b? nice sea/river view

Good day guys, I have shifted in to my new house on 19 jan 09. Went HDB today for the completion appointment today. Everything settled finally. Hope i wont be creating any new t-blogs anymore cos that will mean moving house again which is a no no. The craziest part to the whole episode is the moving house part - packing/unpacking... Here's wishing all member happy Chinese New Year.

13k but i did not do any hacking for my reno. The main things done are, tv console and wall platform in the living room, wardrobe for my bedroom, floor platform, side headboard with the quarter circle tv platforms, small tic-tac door compartment, changing of 4 pieces of wardrobe door and changing of better quality tracks, fabricate cultured marble vanity top in the common toilet, joven storage heater, hacking of existing shower kerb and re-doing new kerb with 3piece sliding shower screen, painting of the house etc etc plus some miscellaneous items like re-varnishing of existing wood cabinets, washing, installing of lightings and other accessories which i bought etc etc... I do not know whether 13k is considered good deal or not cos i didnt go around checking quotes. My colleague's house was done by him so i went straight to him, told him that i dont expect him not to earn but please be reasonable in the profits, and i am rushing for cny so the finishing better be good cos i dont want problems to crop here and there. Basically he will call me every other day to update me on the progress. Buying of lightings also i go to the shops he recommended and after choosing i just pay deposit and the shop will wait for his call to arrange delivery of the lights when the reno progresses. i have nothing to complain as everything's a breeze. By the way i have shifted in to stay already

Hi roamca, The string curtain's from a curtain shop located beside chong boon market in amk ave 10....bought it for $89, length about 290cm just nice fit my window's length. Just nice uncle have a ready pack of red colour one so bought it there and then. Spotlight in Plaza Sing also sell string curtains but i believed in shorter lengths...

umm....something like toy car mechanism...about 2 sec only...i can still live with it cos vain mah want nice clock.

you can check via hdb's website using your singpass see if they have updated your 2nd appt date...

hi Jesper, One thing not so good about the clock is that when the motor got activated to flip the date when the time hits midnight, the sound can suddenly jolt u..... As for the kitchen lights, i got it from Light Source in Balestier, 3-tubes light so very bright....my master bedroom one is similar but 2-tubes.

Thanks Angel....my wife got it thru BP from another forum.....women always got lobangs when it comes to shopping for things...

lol....lucky your house isnt my house leh..whahaha seriously though, the lights are too dim for bedroom, romantic but not practical its a wall decal, bulk purchase with other forummers from singaporemotherhood forum. If you want i can send you the link to that member who organised the BP, or i send you the website of another one which i found.....its much much cheaper than winkplay which i was considering initially...

did your contractor tell you about the schedule forecast, by when what will be done, by when what will finish blah blah.....?? By the time your reno complete will be after cny, which will be a dull period so shouldnt be a problem getting deliveries of furnitures on shorter notice...

When you are dropping by to check on the progress, why not buy some kopi/tea bread etc for the workers working there....a simple gesture will go a long way and hopefully they'll reciprocate with better quality work.

yet to be completed kids corner in the living room...wall wil be decorated with photo frames....

took some time to post some pics...

Scared me also leh, should just cut out the kids portion mah...thought how come got 2 kids with tulong looking back at me wor.... Anyway welcome to renotalk...i learnt a lot from here

read in the papers that its the last remaining kampong in singapore or something... Initially wanted to buy a house in that area as well cos very nice quiet environment. In the end opted for punggol nearer to my brother. Do update us with pics as your reno progresses