Smallboy

very nicely designed kitchen....... i love your commentary... love the poetic literature I am reading... you sure have good command of English...... Experiments and clever endeavours are beginning steps of a great cook........... :)

Fondue, our MBR colours very similar... I chose Bisque...... and our MBR toilet tiles exactly the same... same same mosiacs too.... hee..hee... I saw the BLUM BLUM box.... also in my house now.... :) From Wendy

Apples, I can pass you the ICI book this sat, if you are coming. Ah Soon pass me 1 and I have chosen the colours already.

You got to check with him........ he didn't arrange to meet me today.

Today, you meeting Uncle. I going over at 3 plus later. Hee..hee.. sneak preview. PreciousJam also coming over at 3 plus cos they not working today. hee..hee.. I am a stay-at-home mom, teach part time for a scrapbooking store (at Plaza Sing).... serves in my local church... that's why so free to inspect everyday!

From Wendy: Ivy, it is worth it! You will see perfect walls! hopefully lizards will slide and they wont like my house. I just hate lizards. Updates for TODAY : Kitchen in today... woohooo...... .... all 3 rooms wardrobes are done! Now that mega 12ft bookshelves, still installing today. Saturday open house, got lots of carpentry to see!

From wendy (smallboy's wife): I am convinced by this brand of vaccum called Rainbow... totally sucks up the dust mite... cleanse and clean your pillow... BUT it is so ex. So I hold off buying that.... it is more than a 1000 bucks... from USA.

Smallboy's wife replying (wendy).... I SWEAR by Fancl cleansing oil....... best for removing makeup... very gentle and smooth.... prob because of the oil........ after that I just go thru with a simple cleanser wash... I have gone thru 4 bottles over last year..... very very good product.

I like walls to be smooth smooth.... :) mrspiglet, how's yours overall........ do you find that touch up and paint over, still got this patchy look.

You got a good deal....... mine is $2100 and we felt the PAIN.... ouch ouch! Somemore we same same house layout.

hahaha.... we are still clueless... got my SIL to translate...... Anyway, I have PM some of you my address this sat. Familyof4, we will be there for an hour till 11am... so no worries about being late..... Anyone didn't get a PM of my address, please let me know. Sorry.... too busy with inspection of reno.... My wife learning the marker and masking tape idea from Fondue.... finds that Jason does not inspect that closely.... she pointed out some uneven wall to him......... cos we paid so much for plastering and smoothing of all the walls.... we want it smooth, right??

Great... will be waiting for your pics.....

All the workers whispered softly that Uncle "fire explosion".... wo chi very big..... I think he scolded some people today. Jason came later and also told me Uncle scolding people today. :) think he very frust with losing his files.

his van went for servicing so he had to take a cab! Poor uncle.

Uncle did not have a good day. He was 2 hours late in meeting me.... ... lost all files... my worktop samples..... and he said he lost some telephone numbers of you guys too. If you dont hear from him, those waiting for quotes, please call him.

wow.. the white theme is really beautiful!

Sorry, my chinese very bad.. what does Tai Ko means? :) thanks Pet, I am better... esp after seeing the works coming along better.

Ivy.. I also ask that.... but anyway, Ah Soon sub out his carpentry work to this company. This company does Ah soon wood works. So far, i have good experience with their 'shifu"(master).......... that guy (I dont know his name, let just say H).... H is very detailed... I walked thru all the drawings, on site measurements with H....... and he made these cupboard and my WIW... exactly the way I want it.... VERY VERY happy with H........ today i called H up and thanked him personally. H was so delighted... a bit surprised I bothered to thank him. From Wendy

Here are some pics (which we are waiting for): Kitchen (BEFORE): Kitchen (NOW......... my very white kitchen): Common Toilet: My wife said she didn't like this... regret choosing the tiles this way....... should have put the darker tiles with the green mosic........ sigh.. but well, it is done... no regrets now. Carpentry at the 2 rooms (almost done soon): The 'blue sky' is for my daughter's room. Think will do just white for my mom's room. Dont think old people want to see the sky when they sleep.... hee..hee...

My wife is complaining she is feeling very tired and drained by the reno works..... always got to run down, give instructions, then they still got it wrong.... she was soooooo down for the last 2 weeks. She brightens a little when she fulfilled her BLUM dream and then look of her WIW. She is ok wiht Jason or Ah Soon....... they are good people... honest people. Just feeling drained only.

Ashes.... so sorry to hear that Jason makes his own decisions for you. You may want to discuss with Ah Soon. Now we are also going thru the same phrase..... so my wife goes there EVERYDAY to inspect and supervise. I think overall Jason is ok.... we gave him very specific drawings and printed out our own drawings and listings of colours. My wife like old woman... nagged and nagged at him....(use his own medicine on himself)..... he very scared already. With me, he kept telling me stories and stories... goes on and on! :) My wife very picky with him and his workers......... esp the carpentry part.... :)

Finally I can see your pics! Nice .......... I like your kitchen... so big... can put ISLAND.... what a dream kitchen!

Sounds like the seller will be at the losing end unless he is selling at a much lower price.

AGREE......... it is a WORKER's mentality. The ones with good brain sense are only Ah Soon and Jason........ and they are the ones running the show and calling the shots. Not enough of them on site and supervise. Wish Jason can replicate himself... he is really good. Got brains, think about functionality and also asethetics (did I spell correctly)... my wife always use this word to describe Jason.

I agree with Rune... why can't Ah Soon workers get things right the first time? Like that rectify here and there, waste so many man hours and time and energy and resources .... I really can't get it! The electrical guy a bit blur... we walked thru the requirements with him.......... then he still ask Jason..... then when he about to install, I was present.. he asked Jason and me again... SIGH. For the ones doing false ceiling... also like that. Jason drew on the wall for them ........ still got it wrong. Now I tell them : if they want to install my lights or bathroom accessories......... call my wife.. she walks over and supervise. I just dont like the idea of installing wrongly, take it down........ and in the process, spoil some things here and there. Then got to redo and redo. Though Ah soon will rectify, still dont like that feeling. I dont want money and time wasted.