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pm u ... mine was foc in the package. but the basin tap is quite common in stores, i do find similar kinds in sim siang choon, hoe koe etc etc ... it shld be $100+/- kind. taobao will be cheaper~

pardon my noobness in vacuum cleaners... i actually dono wad dyson vacuum cleaners are! n of cos i diligently asked google, and it brought me to the main website. DYSON VACUUM IS SUCH A BEAUTY AND IT LOOK LIKE BUMBLEBEE!! i'm kind of fascinated by these bunch of dyson vacuum cleaners alr ... LOL ... of cos its alittle pricey compared to the normal brands, but i don mind paying alittle more for the better quality .... definitely dropping by one of the electronic store this weekend to check these out ... must discuss with hub too ... hope he doesnt find me crazy ... oh on a side note, i realized the bladeless fans are from this dyson company too =X .... such a sua gu me! anyway .... THANKS GUYS! for the intro *hugs *

Hello!! I wan to ask a sua gu qn. How to close/open window after u paste the insect screen ar? Anyway congrats on getting the hle letter haha one step closer to key collection

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Thnx for the tips! Alfredt, I am quite interested in taking bagless one as well, heard alot good points abt it... but am worried abt the dust flying ard when emptying the waste. Do u have any issue with that?

with the major big items bought, i'm starting to look around for the smaller misc items. the first small appliance that i want to buy is the vacuum cleaner! cos that's the first thing i would require to clean the house! there are SOOOOOOOO MANY vacuum cleaner in the market that i dono which to buy i want a value for money kind... i once bought a bosch vacuum cleaner for my MIL, but she seldom use and i dono if its good i went to courts and this guy is promoting his energy saving rowenta vacuum cleaner RO5342. i thought it was quite good, and it comes with the detachable head for vacuuming beddings. and when i went to another courts outlet i saw the sales person promoting the same rowenta vacuum cleaner to a young couple, and mentioned that its courts exclusive. so i become cautious if the product is that good, or isit courts exclusive that they are promoting that much. my hub has this fren who bought the newer version of rainbow, and thus selling his old but working fine one at $800. it is considered cheap as compared to the original $3k+ but $800 for a vacuum cleaner??? hmmmmm i dono. im not very convinced over the power of rainbow yet. and also should i buy a bag or bagless? arghhhh .... spoilt for choices any suggestions?

i didn't so false ceiling in the rooms as well. only at the living room. so my aircon trunking are visible but painted, and i think it looks ok. nowadays BTO toilets have the boxup area to hide the water pipes right... most of my aircon trunking in the toilet go inside there. i dono if they can help you redo the trunking, mayb u can c c look look how your neighbours do?

Wa your aircon trunking is really very obvious .. especially in your toilet, I cant put rainshower at tt area anymore .. I think the gain city pple jus choose the easiest way to them, n not the prettiest way. I read at some tblog who share their woes on aircon trunking if u or id is not there to supervise them. I think the trunking will b better after painting as it blends to the wall. But I dono ur toilet how ....

the fabrication of the carpentry has finally started. not much work was done at the house itself, except 1st coat painting & chemical wash. the place is so much cleaner and less dusty after the chemical wash I AM SO TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH MY BLUE CEILING! the grey wall turn out prettier than expected as I was still quite worried it will be too dark. but the colour turn out just nice~ the other side of the wall, the contrast of white-grey-blue the white beam along the corridor seems out of place ... we should be asking the painter to take it grey as well other than that, i'm pretty satisfied with the colour chosen!! :D n i think our basin tap for the MBR toilet looks gorgeous!

3 feet is ard 90 cm, haha u hv the width of 3 long rulers to put ur shoes your new living room is much much nicer!! i think both blue and white walls are good. blue wall give a nice contrast, whereas white wall give u a more spacious look n easy to match with any furnitures! but personally, i prefer the blue wall hehehe

vhive. i went to the tamp branch. i think its having promo till 9 march.

my paint color code for the respective walls! (definitely not green and pink… hehe ...)

i would like to whine abit on this aircon uncle. the aircon we engaged is a long term collaborator of my ID company. the aircon price is a very standard market rate, so we decided to use this aircon uncle since its easier for my ID to coord & also it comes with 2 trip installation. everything was fine during the 1st trip installation. compressor up, trunking up as discussed etc etc however, when we visit our hse for the carpentry discussion, we realized our aircon unit is alr up! when we haven't even started painting. so i asked ID how come the aircon unit is up, he said "the uncle come dwn himself to install. i didn't arrange with him, i also dono y." ID then said if he is the one asking the uncle to take down, he probably will taiji away … so he asked me to call him. so hub called him, and yes he really taiji away. anyway it really makes no sense to hv the unit up now. my painting will b patchy can! no matter wad there will b a rectangle that you can't paint. so when i realized hub didn't solve the issue, i call the aircon uncle again. anyway, aircon uncle try to smoke me by saying is ID call him to install one, so i on the spot ask my ID again so uncle over the phone can hear. when aircon uncle knw he can't smoke me he say oh maybe they call wrong person. and anyway he hv lotsa excuse lyk painting will crack la blah blah … to cut the story short. he agree to take it down for me, quite readily actually. lol he suggested it himself without me requesting it. hub n ID was surprised on the positive conclusion when i ended the call in less than 2 mins. i guess I'm still useful

the on site measurement is a fun experience as u c uncle carpenter (Uncle C.) help to put design into practical use. it let u hav a better visual view on where your carpentry are when Uncle C. drew pencil markings on the wall. the discussion was a loooooooooong, good and thorough one. i lyk the way Uncle C. pointed out to us where and which part will b impractical and proposed on the spot solutions he is really experienced! now, i am having troubled with my living room. this is the proposed place of where all my carpentry will b … as HDB doesn't give a flat wall, my living room comes with a recessed area. Uncle C. was suggesting to hv the shoe cabinet neatly sitting inside the beam as shown above. i think this look perfect if i only hv all these … but my TV area looked very cluttered if i'm gonna put a display cabinet in between …. it looks better if i shift the cabinet towards the door but tt also means my shoe cabinet will be affected by the beam. at least 1/3 of the cabinet will be more shallow. i dono how it will look lyk in real, will it give the cluttered feeling as well? hub suggest to put the display cabinet into one of the common bedrooms. well tts a solution too, but my 1st choice was to b in living room to DISPLAY. **sigh** so troubled …..

thanks!

How's ur filter system? Is it good? Haha I'm thinking of installing one filter too but I dono what kind to choose frm ... there's so many in the market!!

hi leonjennawong! i enjoyed reading how u pen down ur thots in the entries, v interesting~~~ hehee … i love tt mint laminate of urs!!

hehe thnx haha perhaps u wanna load a thumb drive with some classic kenny g mp3, play it loud at the stores n c which one let u hv a better feel … tts wad we do when we r choosing … anyway if u wan a solid one choose a 5.1. sound bar can nv win tt...

OMG im so happy to randomly chance upon the display glass cabinet!! was lost when ikea's went out of stock but finding these definitely make my day ..

awesome planning! haha i didn't plan anything ... i think i will jus dump stuff into it according to my liking ... hehe anyway, fyi, be prepared tt the "food prep" & "rdy to serve" areas will be VERY minimal with hob, sink & fridge in a lane. n also the cupboard area above your dish washer is basically 0 becos there is a big water piping there ... on the other hand, the oven side is a total clear space for you to play ard with anything ... jus tt its shorter in length compared to the other side ...

haha i think there is about 5 times ... but we fix our living n kitchen quite fast. its the wardrobe tt changed design many times .. hehehe usually we only do minor changes lyk changing colour to visualise things

hihi~~ i am gg to paint one of my wall as "coloured" ... as what you are thinking ... haha obviously i think its ok tts y im gg to do tt =X also, good luck in your 3D drawing! i guess its tough on ur side because everything is via emails ... but even for my case ... its a long to n fro process until we are happy abt it, so hang in there

ID updated us that tml will be the on site measurement for my carpentry ... tt also means my tiling phase is finally over! *yeah! :dribble: i guess you can never finish buying things for house reno, and ytd was the toiletries shopping ... the purchasing of stuff is just never ending! we bought: x1 mirrorx2 toilet paper holderx2 towel hookx2 corner rack for shampoos/shower gelx2 bidet spray setx2 clothes hanger x1 clothes hanger (to mount it behind MBR door)and all add up to $350 i think the price looks ok individually, but scary when accumulated. till now i dare not calculate my total spending yet... on a side note, today is the 1st wave of delivery. lights; fans; hob and oven. we will be delivering those sim siang choon items tml, tgt with my taobao rain shower set ... the kitchen tap is still on its way shipping .. hope its in time for the installment! the delivery guy called me just now b4 gg down ... to check if there is someone at home to receive the goods... i quickly called my ID to make sure he's ard .. as i passed him the cheque for the balance payment ... my ID actually said this to me: "give them my no. and ask them call me directly, tell them don kajiao u..." i thot tt was nice of him ... hehe ... time really fly .. when u need to juggle work, reno & ...................................... solemnization is next week only ! (a mixture of feelings hehehe)

very nice!

hi makanology, can you advise which tap connection does the Kuche washing machine use (A or B)? i'm thinking of buying a dual tap for the service yard ... thanks!!