MaCe 3 Report post Posted August 17, 2007 Hee hee....next you shop for bigger fridge, better get a big cake box see whether can fit inside or not. Useful when u have kids in future, sure almost everything will conveniently get stuffed inside!talking about those big fridge.....when i saw the GREEN STICKERs all stating over 1000kw - I run for my life.I still got this phobia after my old lousy LG fridge suck me $40+ (electricity ONLY excluding all other charges) every mth. Got to know it when I retired it - PUB bill immediately went down by $40+ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted August 17, 2007 Hee hee....next you shop for bigger fridge, better get a big cake box see whether can fit inside or not. Useful when u have kids in future, sure almost everything will conveniently get stuffed inside!hehehe last time when i stayed alone i had a 400+ litre ariston fridgefilled it with drinks but now the fridge so small all my drinks cannot put insideso most important thing is must have lots of space for my can and bottle drinks nice next time when i got money will hack away all the skirtings not all big fridges are electricity suckers bahlast time i stayed alone, with washer and dryer one month utilities $50 niabut my fridge only 400+ litres, may not be that big Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ranval 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2007 same feeling here! all same same;no offense to those who have them -1) L shape sofa- sick and tired of seeing it. the trend is dying now.2) wrought iron gate- machiam de facto standard by HDB3) Refrigerator concrete base- who still washes their kitchen with BIG SPLASH FLOODs of water in this era ? my house is not a hawker centre, we are using a MOP!4) Side skirting for walls- I have enough of lizards in my parent's house. cos with the skirtings, there is always a gap between the wall and cabinets, desks....creating a HUGE playground and big house for lizards and spiders.Oppps :- I will be having concrete base wor ... hmm.. think i better omit it and the skiritings for the walls.. simply hate lizards ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gendon 0 Report post Posted August 17, 2007 hehehe last time when i stayed alone i had a 400+ litre ariston fridgefilled it with drinks but now the fridge so small all my drinks cannot put insideso most important thing is must have lots of space for my can and bottle drinks nice next time when i got money will hack away all the skirtings not all big fridges are electricity suckers bahlast time i stayed alone, with washer and dryer one month utilities $50 niabut my fridge only 400+ litres, may not be that big Wah..bro MaCe ur skirtingless floor is And like what applefreak mentioned, it's true not all big fridges has high energy consumption.Even if have smaller fridge, it's the habits (eg. opening fridge doors too often and taking a very long time to close back, etc.) & usage patterns (eg. not cooling foods & drinks first before putting in fridge, etc.) that contributes to the high electricity. In fact, there are many other energy hogs - like the steam iron, air-con, electric oven, dryer - not just the fridge alone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted August 18, 2007 (edited) Wah..bro MaCe ur skirtingless floor is And like what applefreak mentioned, it's true not all big fridges has high energy consumption.Even if have smaller fridge, it's the habits (eg. opening fridge doors too often and taking a very long time to close back, etc.) & usage patterns (eg. not cooling foods & drinks first before putting in fridge, etc.) that contributes to the high electricity. In fact, there are many other energy hogs - like the steam iron, air-con, electric oven, dryer - not just the fridge alone.no lah, it's the phobia - scare scare lah.me very energy saving one -1) never use a electric kettle = number 1 culprit2) use lots of energy saving bulbs , those 5watts type3) use fan instead of aircon - unless really too hot.Oppps :- I will be having concrete base wor ... hmm.. think i better omit it and the skiritings for the walls.. simply hate lizards !better think of those comments first - they claim if I mop the floor, when the mop KENA the walls - will have lots of dirty water marks.As all my walls are painted with nippon EASYWASH - i did see anything for the last 2 mths.If you are using other types of paint - i dunno hor.I'm guilty of #3 For #4, I didn't hack the original flooring.no lah, dont say like dat - most of us just gong gong follows what the contractor says lor.me also first time own a house, it's just that I am beri rebellious - always ask WHY must do this WHY must do that.ya me too not doing base for w/m n fridge.. was it a south-east-asia style to wash the kitchen tat way? cos even during my grandparent's era they didn't do tat too.. cos using too much water n it is a waste.. they jus diligently wipe with a damp cloth at most if too oily add a little detergent to the water.. now of cos "upgrade" to using a mop la.. no more kneeling n wipe with the cloth.. hahaa.. but reason y i dun want the base is cos i tink very difficult to move out the w/m or fridge if in case spoil liao need to change.. got to watch tat step.. aiyah.. but i nvr think much abt the floor skirting leh.. indeed a good point to note leh.. thank u mace..hmm..no need to thank lah - cos some pple actually dont agree on this - quite subjective.to me, not ONLY lizards and spiders made the GAP their home also the dust - you can see but you cannot reach and once our furniture are placed who will go and remove them just to clean the dust behind? Edited August 18, 2007 by MaCe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
storeberry 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2007 Mace, electric kettle used alot of electricity? My this mth bill was $128! Haiz... must think of ways to cut costs! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted August 19, 2007 Mace, electric kettle used alot of electricity? My this mth bill was $128! Haiz... must think of ways to cut costs!ya! use gas to boil water lah - it's really a lot cheaper.electric kettle, vacuum cleaner, microwave oven, aircon, hairdryer, ironing - they drink electricity like fish.my house-electric kettle(didnt buy) = use gas to boil watervacuum cleaner = use feather duster to sweep first, then for those fine dust, use vacuumcleaner to suck them up.microwave oven = try to use gas/hot water to warm up stuffs instead.aircon = try to use the fan hardryer = didnt buy ironing = use steam ironing - novita Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted August 19, 2007 sigh, more tiles popped at my place :~patrick will be coming by tomorrow to see what can be done got a windchime for my balcony as advised by the FS guymetal, not painted at $5 off yahoo auctionsound really not bad went by beng tuan just now to ask about something took some pix of the bedframes and mattressusing camera phone so really blur my bedframe, ordered but still not here yetmy parents bedframethe mattress for both bedspix of the cat stuff i have in officethink will shift all back home and display aroundcalendar from daisotissue holderstuffed toymagnetic picture frameposters with catsmy favouritemy colleagues got it for mefrom spcafrom science dietanother magneta magnetic signboard, the words are written by me suppose to stick on side of monitor, but i cannot bear to use it3-D jigsaw scottish foldfrom those tikam-vending machinecoin bankthese are from japana bean toya nodding catlast but not least, the real puss-in-boots Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumobear 0 Report post Posted August 19, 2007 GOSH...the popping tiles look scary! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaCe 3 Report post Posted August 19, 2007 so many meow meow ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
storeberry 0 Report post Posted August 19, 2007 Yah man.... Is it the kitchen tiles? So Patrick will be able to advise you? All the best applefreak! Wow! You have so many cats thingy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted August 19, 2007 hehehe, think i should have more nicksapplefreak, pixfreak, catfreak the meow meow stuff are from friends / colleauges who knows i LOVE cats so they see very cute stuff they will buy for me those are my living floor tilesit first popped after 12mn, on the first day of seventh monthbasically everyday just shifted a bit, but today another major 'explosion'heard from the unit directly under us, they can hear popping sound every nigh now can only pray that nothing major happens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamez 0 Report post Posted August 19, 2007 hehehe, think i should have more nicksapplefreak, pixfreak, catfreak the meow meow stuff are from friends / colleauges who knows i LOVE cats so they see very cute stuff they will buy for me those are my living floor tilesit first popped after 12mn, on the first day of seventh monthbasically everyday just shifted a bit, but today another major 'explosion'heard from the unit directly under us, they can hear popping sound every nigh now can only pray that nothing major happens :Perr...not to freak u out (excuse the pun ).....but the part abt first popped after 12 mn 1st day 7th month sounds freaky...very night can hear popping sound? dat means everynight got tiles pop out? anyway i love cats too...but my wife dun like... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
applefreak 1 Report post Posted August 19, 2007 every year seventh month also got weird sounde.g. one year was pots shifting on the stove - you know the sound when you drag a heavy pot on the stove? another year was the sound of hangers being pulled on the metal rod me believe in ghost but not really afraid of them think the cement is 'shifting' that's why my downstairs neighbour can hear the sound everynightthe tiles are shifting slightly everyday but will only see the difference if we pay very close attention Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamez 0 Report post Posted August 19, 2007 every year seventh month also got weird sounde.g. one year was pots shifting on the stove - you know the sound when you drag a heavy pot on the stove? another year was the sound of hangers being pulled on the metal rod me believe in ghost but not really afraid of them think the cement is 'shifting' that's why my downstairs neighbour can hear the sound everynightthe tiles are shifting slightly everyday but will only see the difference if we pay very close attentionwah.... dat will freak me out man. are u a christian or buddist? got put any worship items in the hse? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
