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Haha don't worry, she's used to it.

Unfortunately the storeroom has already been hacked and gone. That was the debate me and my wife had about the storage. Actually the walk-in is for all family members including the children. And not all walk-in space is wardrobe. Quarter of it is actually a cabinet for storage purposes. Plus we are also going to have platform beds to stash stuff that we have to keep and can't throw for sentimental reasons. We don't really like to keep stuff at home, having the store only gives the wife more excuse to hoard stuff that we don't need.

Hi HKNDNDANIEL already pm u the contacts

I'm using Amcon. Since now can buy direct from TB, no need to pay agent fee. Plus Amcon's charges are pretty much reasonable if buying a lot of things and bulky items.

Not yet, my stuff are still sailing across the sea haha. I will write about all the stuff once I have them. So far from the pics it looks quite classy. I was choosing between this and another brand called Kraus. Kraus is from amazon, and very classy too. But together with shipping its about $600 odd. So I guess the TB one beats them in price haha. Kraus is deeper at 220mm. Heres the link if you want to compare. http://www.amazon.com/Kraus-KGD-412B-Single-Granite-Kitchen/dp/B00E6SP5FW

HI coyote This is the link of the shop. http://leivi.tmall.com/shop/view_shop.htm?spm=a1z09.2.9.304.FzOa4Z&user_number_id=761765908 Their depth about 200mm. But just a note if you are buying from them. They charge extra if you want them to be delivered to the forwarder. About RMB 55 more. Paid seperately. And they say will take about 5 days before they send it out from their warehouse. So thot you might want to know.

Haha. My place was suppose to go thru HIP, I went to opt out of everything. Even the officer at the desk said that we shouldn't take the items given since we are renovating cos it won't go with any styles at all..

Hi HKNDNDaniel I'm buying from TB SEA. You can actually choose eNeTS from most of the local banks in Singapore. Credit card wise I think they only accept DBS cards. I'm using Amcon as my forwarder. Charges as below - RMB $ 550 / Cbm2 - Documentation $35 - GST 7% base on your value of items Basically just have to be more hardworking and see thru the reviews and their ratings. Most of the items I chose are usually the more reliable sellers with those Crown or Diamond ratings. I also look out if they have Gold Medal awarded to them. If possible try to buy items from the same seller. It's more for packing and saving space to buy more items. Usually most of the prices are not much difference, maybe just $2-3. Do take note big items you need to arrange with them to send to Amcon warehouse if you are using them. Cos some items like my kitchen sink and WC don't help to send. You need to arrange and they may charge for additional courier charges as these items are actually self-collection at their designated collection points. Small items are not an issue. There's also a real-time internet chat where you can communicate with them or if you have any queries. But if you are still not sure on how to manage the buying and arrangement with the forwarder, I can give you a contact where everything can be done for you. Somewhat like an agent, but everything will be done from buying to delivery to your house. Of cos at a small fee.

Hi Woods Technically you can put a bathtub. But from what I understand, may need HDB approval and a PE endorsement. The PE endorsement is the one that may cost you quite a bit. It's due to the loading of the unit whether it can take the weight of the bathtub. I have seen a design that has a bathtub. Shd not be much of a problem. Just the PE endorsement. Might cost about 1.2k just for that signature. Hope your ID has a good and cheap one to recommend. As for the TV console, unless u custom make. It not most TV console is at least 1.2m and above. Plus if you getting a 40 inch TV, it's already about 1-1.2m in size. So overall look might seem a bit out of scale. Unless you getting a smaller TV, then proportionately looking shd be ok.

Hi sentinel Yes, its for the missus and children to bake cookies and make cake and throw flour. Original plan was to extend to the living room but I guess its an overkill. haha

Day 21 of renovation Came back to take a look at the house and found that I have no main door at all!! Its like an open house to a refugee camp, haha. House is now secured by a flimsy metal gate with a number lock. Wonder if this is common. They have cement screed the living and bedrooms. They are still in the process of waterproofing the common toilet and the kitchen. However tiles have already been placed in the MBR toilet. At least 1 thing is complete. I was told that the kitchen tiles shipment has also been delayed. was suppose to arrived on the 10th, but it looks like it will only arrive end of the week which is tomrw. ID said he will plaster the walls and ceiling first. It should not pose any delays so lets keep the fingers cross. My TB items have all reached Amcon. They are supposed to be shipped out today. So it shd reach latest 10 days from now. Can't wait for the items to arrived. Hopefully all in good hands. I must say most of the sellers or the delivery service in China are very good. The kitchen sink seller says it will take 7-10 days to reach the warehouse but they only took 5 days. It all is good, then the next shipments will be mostly furnitures.

Finally, the long awaited revised 3D Drawings. Overall accuracy about 85% as some of the fixtures are not ours. But the look and the feel is what we are looking at. Found out that the TV console area is a bit bare as we didn't want a TV feature wall. But I guess we will do something about it later. The kid's room feature wall is also not flowing with the children's room theme. Have discuss with the ID and he will fix up something. Well we will see how the actual house will look like after it's fully completed.

More pics of the things that i bought on TB