• updates on the house.

    its been a month since my last update! the house have been renovated progressively and we have been checking it every week. the husband some times check it consecutively a few days when he happens to be in the area!   it has changed quite significantly since! the first thing that was done were the aircon trunking, eletrical stuff, false ceiling, then the floors and the grills. the entire house is also given a white wash of paint. the kitchen cabinet are next! and the slowly, the wardrobes and all the rest of the carpentry works. everything is still work in progress, but all carpentry works are done. there’s just…

  • furniture and appliances shopping

    my weekends are pretty much filled with furniture and appliances shopping lately. i’m kinda feeling weary about stepping into a harvey normal/best denki/courts/gain city etc and the sight of washing machines and refrigerators makes my mind tune out due to information overload. we have bought our TV, shortlisted the refrigerator model and color, the microwave oven, and going to check out the electrolux sale next weekend for deals before buying our hob/hood, washer and oven.   shortlisted our sofa and dining table as well, and hopefully the dimensions fit after the design/layout is finalised.   so, we are left with the taps, the sinks and the lightings and miscellanous bits…

  • One last dash to run an errand.

    These days, I hardly could get out of bed. I sleep like a hibernating bear and the role has reversed. Used to be me bugging the boy to wake to grab food to eat, but these days, he wakes and sneakingly creeps out of bed to head home (so that I can sleep longer) but he’s often ‘caught’ since I am the light sleeper and still would rouse and ask a question before my body gives up and slump back into bed. I practically slept the long weekend away. Late last evening, I realized that I needed to head out to buy a new mattress for my room.. the current…