Category Archives: home & garden

Just leave a comment to win HP’s Latest PC!

HP Singapore is having a contest and all you’ll need to do is comment on a blog post for a chance to win. The HP TouchSmart PC is worth SGD$1999. Think of how many hours you’ll need to clock in the office to earn $1999. It is worth spending some time and effort to win [...]

Precious is without a bed

Thanks to the Blockbuster Home Renovation, Precious lost all the furniture and fittings in her room. All she has left are the glaring windows and the cold marble floor.

The Trouble with Renovating When the Dog’s Around

Sidewalk graffiti Paw prints in the brand new floor!

Eeek!

Precious’ Blockbuster Home Renovations - The Bad News

A thief walked into our house in bright daylight and stolen a valuable construction equipment. He was bold enough to acknowledge a construction worker and compliment the good work. The construction worker didn’t think much of it as there have been strangers walking in and out of the house during this period. The electrician, the plumber, the termite controllers, the alarm installers, et cetera.

Precious’ Blockbuster Home Renovation - The Good News

The house renovation is moving ahead speedily which makes it very exciting. Every day that you walk out, you’ll see new progress. All the new rooms are already up although they are not yet ready.

On Monday, the interior designer brought us out to select all the tiles we’ll need. These are the crowd favorite:-

They can [...]

Don’t buy a car. Rent.

Last Friday, Nic and I took the train to the city center for a meeting. We were met with curious stares. Every one had expected us to drive simply because Nic owns a car.
I guess they didn’t know that we live right across the street from the train station in the suburb. Since the meeting [...]

Unless I Say Something Now, This is How My New Room Will Look

Remember the Precious Blockbuster Home Renovation? My Dad emailed pictures of how the interior designer feels my new room should look. Click to see the images in full size.

To be honest, I don’t have any opinion of the furniture layout right now. If you have any opinion, do share with me. I need all the [...]

Two Sisters and a Dog

I knew Suzie was coming to stay for a night, but I thought she will only arrive on Monday morning. Instead, last Sunday when I was still in my pajamas, I walked into the kitchen and bumped into her.
Suzie is the younger sister of our trusted housekeeper, Suzana. She works in a thread factory in [...]

A Funny Idea for an HDB Apartment

Two of my close friends are getting married to each other in June. I can’t wait to attend their wedding! I shared a room with the bride-to-be during my trip to Chiang Mai and she’s such a fun person to room with. I miss our nightly gossiping.
One night, she was sharing with me that she’d [...]

Tricked by Birds! Again!

Remember how I got tricked by the “flock” of birds outside my house? After a weekend of extra careful scrutiny, I discovered,

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Readers who were worried about roasted Mynahs can now read this blog with peace.