Extreme Home Makeover :)


hubby and i went to check on the progress of our house renovation :)


haha, the walls and tiles are all 'hacked' to the max..hee









cement, cement and more cement



the ID/contractor's way of communication


master bedroom



master bedroom's toilet..everything is hacked..from the tiles to the basin to the toilet bowl..only left with the pipes


this is a sample of my master bedroom's toilet wall tiles..will match with the blue mosiac tiles below..


black toilet i like :)


the black tiles will turn out to be something like the pic above..


my husband, the greatest husband in the world :)


sand...duh!!


white tiles for the common toilet..with a line of red tiles..and with small black mosiac too :)


the rough kitchen floor tiles..


this is how my dining area wall tiles will turn out to be like..i chose this cause' it looks like a wallpaper design that i wanted to get for the wall :)




close-ups of the tiles..i am super excited over the dining area tiles..can't wait for it to be completed :)



and for this one above?

haha, nah..i din not get it for my home..cause' it's rather pricey and i jus can't find a good location for it..

but it's really nice...the flowers design is printed on the glass...but it's a tile actually..so it's a tile with a mirror function and with flowers design..

it's $11 per piece :) and a piece is about 30cm in length and 15cm in width :)

alright, gonna run off to catch my HK Drama on channel U :)




I won something at the Dinner & Dance..

haha..i went for my company's D&D last Friday at Furama..finally i won something!!..haha, i am one of those 20 lucky ones to go back home with an additional prize..

i won prize no. 15 which is a....

BRAUN ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH..

yes yes..toothbrush..electricde..

well..i am happy to win something la..i mean, it's in everyone to be glad to win something from the lucky draw..though what i really wanted was the mircowave oven or the Wii which i could use at home..

i was actually praying to God secretly in my heart that i get something that i realy want and need (microwave oven)..

well, i guess God really gives people what they need most..and for my sad case, it's an electric toothbrush..

even my colleagues find it super funny..

but then, i am proud of this toothbrush :)

haha, whoever wants it..i can sell it to you..it's a Braun one, selling at $39.95 at Watsons..i'll push it down to $30/- (self-collection at City Hall if you are a stranger but if you're my friend, then we'll see)..

the price is negotiable.. :)

need to get if off cause' i don't really need it..plus i am raising funds for my Panasonic Rice Cooker that's gonna set me back by $169..

hubby says no no..but i am super excited about it..cause' i can cook rice and porridge in it and in addition to all of this, i can bake a cake! :)

hee...i've taken out my piggy bank coins and they are worth $70+..so i would need to sell off the toothbrush to buy my cooker :)

buy my toothbrush will you? it's really good and nice, with pro-white brushing..comes with a warrently card, unfilled. package not opened.

will post a pic if anyone is interested :)




It's a Tiles Day

hubby cheng and i have signed on a ID/Renovation Package with Ideal House. Major and complete renovations of the kitchen, 2 toilets and wardrobe would set us back by $19K.

another super duper investment of our lives. :)

but we are happy to spend this amt though. can't wait for the reno to start and be completed and we can start moving in!

it's seems to be a little high but it's worth it cause' we have faith and trust in our ID and contractor. why? cause' my ID is in his 40s and he is a teochew (haha, same as me!!) so unlikely to cheat me...haha, but main reason was his experience and his sense of responsiblity..if it can't be done, he'll tell me it can't be done..and would give suggestions..

as for my contractor, he's ah geng..haha..ain't a gangster but he has experience and has helped hubby cheng's close friend to do reno for the whole unit so his carpentry work is good :)

i am ok and happy with everything so far..just that the pricing is a little high..but then again, i really don't mind paying a little more to have a peace of mind now and the years after that stuff would not be falling apart :)

also, i read about Ideal House in renotalk forum and they received lots of good reviews :)

so, am feeling quite safe to leave my first home in their hands :)

hee, i am gonna go select tiles today with my ID, alton and hubby cheng. he's gonna pick hubby and i from KKH. before meeting him, hubby and i are gonna go for a nice lunch at station. i am planning to have the fabulous mee rebus...slurp!

hope the tiles selection would be a fun deal..very excited actually to be choosing tiles that are gonna lay in my house..it's like a dream come true since young when i wanted to have my own place

one thing though..am deciding on whether i should have a solid surface sink for my kitchen..it's about $580 for a double sink..

and i just read reviews about how white solid surfaces would turn yellow soon..

so i am contemplating on the idea of giving up a solid surface for a sink and going for a stainless steel sink since my parents' home is using one now and it has never failed my family no matter how much hot stuff and pots i put in there and how much curry and soup i have poured in there..haha

well, it's a big difference in pricing too..for a stainless steel sink, i pay about $200+ but for a solid surface one, i pay $580..haha..i shall discuss with my husband later..

and i just realised about the CityGas water heater and the TV licence..haha..all needs to be settled when we move in...

money money money..i need to strike 4D real soon!

and since my unit is a 4 room, we have 3 bedrooms..one's gonna be our master bedroom, one's gonna be my study room while the other will be hubby's gym room..

we are gonna start a competition soon to decor our own room. hubby thinks he's gonna win but..hahaha..i'm so gonna win it lor..

i am planning to paint the room pink with a feature wall of white polka dots..i am gonna call it a Princess Corner..and it shall have a white table, pink chair, pink sofa-bed and lots of girly stuff..

haha, can't wait to start!

hubby cheng: boo boo to your gym room! hahaha




My Home

Finally, hubby and i collected the keys to our very first home on 29 Oct 2008 :)

renovation works will soon be on the way :)

this is a house we both bought, our very first big investment in life, an asset or bluntly put it, a roof over our heads :)

it's a house we bought but a home that we'll gonna work on and build our lives together


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mr and mrs cheng


the living room