The Best Journey Always Leads Us Home

[insane 0]

Thanks insane! The simplicity works for us! Probably the only place in the house that isn't cluttered haha!

- Ely

If only my balcony can put that chair of yrs! But mine will be boring. I don get to see scenery but people opp my Blk instead....

[RimBlock 0]

If only my balcony can put that chair of yrs! But mine will be boring. I don get to see scenery but people opp my Blk instead....

Put a telescope on your balcony and you will quickly get a lot of privacy as everyone is too scared to open their curtains .

RB

[insane 0]

Put a telescope on your balcony and you will quickly get a lot of privacy as everyone is too scared to open their curtains .

RB

Lol! Don need a telescope. The distance between mine n the opp blk is so near that i can see what shows they r watching on tv!

[RimBlock 0]

Lol! Don need a telescope. The distance between mine n the opp blk is so near that i can see what shows they r watching on tv!

Cool, save on singtel and starhub and view tv in the fresh air .

Unfortunately our balcony overlooks a bank and main road so probably better it has a roof/windows and has been made part of the living room.

RB

[marshmallow 0]

LOL yes!! I showed her the pic quite a while ago because I said it was an eerie resemblance to my younger brother's new haircut, and she laughed, so that night we carved a pomelo and tried it on the various pets! They were not pleased. Mom and I had fun though

Hmm, not sure how/why but at least it's working now. The electrician said to call him should it happen again and he'll rush down to fix it again - he said it stems from the common bathroom (where the plumbers were drilling into from the kitchen...) Oh well.

- Ely

well done! well the pets may not like but at least they will spend good after that... i like pomelo~

hmmmm let's hope that you won't need to call the electrician again.......

[Ely1 0]

Lol! Don need a telescope. The distance between mine n the opp blk is so near that i can see what shows they r watching on tv!

Cool, save on singtel and starhub and view tv in the fresh air .

Unfortunately our balcony overlooks a bank and main road so probably better it has a roof/windows and has been made part of the living room.

RB

LOL! That was one thing that bothered us when we were first viewing some resale HDB flats. We're sticklers for privacy so that was a main concern (besides I never look my best going about the daily chores in the house). At my parents' place where I lived for 25yrs, I strangely enjoyed the view of the road that leads to the ECP. It was oddly calming, just watching the cars, and because there was an overhead bridge, the nosy-parker in me managed to witness some horrible fights between couples. Not sure why the overhead bridge was such a popular spot to argue. I watched a lady hit the guy with her handbag; a guy yelling vulgarities at the girl, and she was begging and holding onto to his feet while he was trying to leave; couples screaming at each other till the girl fled in a taxi, etc.

Man, I miss those RL dramas.

Now, I watch trees. A lot of trees. And sometimes spot people swimming in the pool. At least the resident parakeets are quite fun to watch, and the kingfisher couple are awfully sweet.

Never really showed pics of the balcony in its entirety so took some with my phone (pardon the mess, no editing, and the sprawling creatures~):

- Ely

[Ely1 0]

Clicking frenzy continues:

Some attractant fire hydrant so that Maxey will hopefully take to Potty Patch (besides, it's pretty cute and matches our red bricks haha!)

Blu ray concerts:

Realised one of our favourite things to watch are concerts, so here's more:

- Ely

[JumpStreet 0]

Hi there,

Love what you did to your place and I absolutely love the balcony! Very chillout friendly....

I've been following this blog and am truly amazed at the final effect.

From a fellow internet shopping addict,

JS

[Ely1 0]

Clothes rack:

All our clothes are currently dumped on the ottoman - not a pretty sight

Vintage camera bookends, for the ultimate Hollywood bedroom haha!

Incense burner (for the balcony) - had growing obsession with incense after our trip to Bali and bought an entire carton of incense!

Edited June 16, 2011 by Ely1

[Kobelala 8]

Never really showed pics of the balcony in its entirety so took some with my phone (pardon the mess, no editing, and the sprawling creatures~):

Very tastefully done

[Ely1 0]

Hi there,

Love what you did to your place and I absolutely love the balcony! Very chillout friendly....

I've been following this blog and am truly amazed at the final effect.

From a fellow internet shopping addict,

JS

Heya JS,

Your place is shaping up beautifully too - have been reading your t-blog too! Can't wait to see the final pics! You have impeccable taste

Thanks for the compliments - yeah, the balcony does not quite blend in with the other parts of the house but WTH, it suits the surroundings It's a great place for my morning coffee and for reading. We only have one standing lamp (and a small solar lamp) so it can be too dark at night, but I love the coziness it exudes and besides, we have lots of candles!

Welcome to OSA!

- Ely

[Ely1 0]

Very tastefully done

Thank you Kobelala! It's simple and pet friendly, and that was all we wanted

- Ely

[adidaem 6]

Wow, your balcony is huge and looks like a nice hangout/chill corner. Totally understand why you got the apartment.

Clicking frenzy? Hmm... what else did you buy?

[csingeu 0]

Ely, your balcony is absolutely fabulous! super nice!

[Ely1 0]

Wow, your balcony is huge and looks like a nice hangout/chill corner. Totally understand why you got the apartment.

Clicking frenzy? Hmm... what else did you buy? ,

Yeah, it definitely looked bigger once we hacked off the planter boxes since we remembered it with an overflow of plants from the previous owner. Definitely my favourite place

Isn't 8 clicks in the span of an hour quite a frenzy (4 blu ray concerts, 1 clothes stand, 1 fire hydrant, 1 lotus incense burner, 1 camera bookends)? Umm, I also got shampoo and conditioner online (ridiculous I know, but it beats going out and looking around at different salons for them), misc. buys like collagen eye masks imported locally, MAC LE blusher, a croc-skin ruffled umbrella, photo paper, beaded bookmarks, 2 more blu-ray movies, 2 more incense holders, a lot of 12 NYC lip glosses, rattan balls on a string lights for the balcony, cardboard rhino... *BLUSH*

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- Ely