It's all about $$.

The total damage is out --$19,330.09.

Here's a breakdown of the costs for those who might be interested. :)

Renovation works by iDzign Pte Ltd.
Wall stickers from ID My Way. ( an economical way to decorate your place!) STRONGLY RECOMMEND THIS ONLINE SHOP!!!!!!!! :P I am probably going to buy MORE wall stickers from them and decorate my place! hehe

The damage

1) To replace 2 push lock for living room wrought iron grilles $120
2) Painting for whole house and ceiling using original ICI or Nippon emulsion paint $1250
3) To paint 6 sets of door and doorframe $300
4) To repair exisiting common bathroom wooden door $120
5) To revanish existing 3 BR paraquet flooring $600
6) Supply and install 2 toilet bowl and basin incl basin tap $1200
7) Supply and install 2 instant heater and 2 mixer shower tap $900
8) Dismantle and clear away exisiting tempered glass shower screen at MBR $150
9) Supply labour to install 1 ceiling dan at living, 1 ceiling light at living and 2 ceiling light at kitchen $180
10) To repolish existing kitchen worktop $650
11) Supply and install alum grilles at kitchen $650
12) To design and fabricate 7ft casement wardrobe at BR2 (4 door wardrobe) $1540
13) Supply and overlay 2 toilet flooring $900
14)Supply and install 1 wrought iron gate $650
15) Haulage fee $450
16) To design and fabricate 5.5ft vanity cabinent with solid surface top and mirror $1400
17) Acid wash whole house FOC
18) Replace dish tray in kitchen FOC
19) Replace track for kitchen bi-fold door FOC

Price on the steeper side I feel, but the quality of work done is good. The response and speed of work can be improved though. I would strongly recomend their carpetry works that is fantastic. :)

The other items:

Courts/Cooker hob and hock/ $533.00
Harvey Norman/Sony LCD TV + DVD player/ $1,614.00 (5 year on site warranty for LCD TV! )
Sim Siang Choon/Bathroom accessories/ Basin/ $788.29
Chan Huat /Instant heater (2X) /$260.00
Extreme lighting (Balestier Road)/ Downlights/ $741.00
Extreme lighting (Balestier Road)/ PLC downlights / $252.00
Seahorse/ Matteress + Pillow /$404.80
Courts /Washing Machine 6kg + extended warranty/ $1008.00
Gain City/System 3 Air con- inverter / $2729.00 (FREE $200 Fairprice voucher + $150 trade in for old air con unit)

I simply love Sim Siang Choon stuffs! The showroom at Bt Timah Road has a wide range of basins and taps/toilet bowls etc. :) The sales are nice as they will not push u to buy all the high end stuffs,trying to work within our budget. :) Seahorse matteress is good and I simply love the memory pillow, great for neck support. The system 3 inverter from Gain City was a good buy as well!

Finally................................@ Senja

After months of waiting,we are finally at Senja!

Here's the process:

Exercise OTP: June 2009,

1st appointment: August 2009,

2nd appointment : October 2009.

Move in : Nov 2009

Had been a busy weekend! My darling Chelsea is growing each day and it's truly a joy to see her progressing day by day! :)

Hereby presenting our new nest at Bt Panjang Senja Road,located near Woodlands Road,we are stone throw from Ten Mile Junction where Sheng Siong is located.

Foyer walkway.

The lava lamp to create the retro feel.

DIY wall stickers matches with the wrought iron window grilles.

The living room view from bedroom area.

Master bedroom. Notice the 2 door cupboard had replaced the "empty" area over there.

Master BR toilet.
My favourite basin from Sim Siang Choon! :) Vanity top is nicely done up.

Moving on to the Master BR.

We got a Queen size matteress from Seahorse and Chelsea loves to crawl on it. :)

Chelsea's pink room. Check out how wall stickers can create wonders to the house. :)
You need not be an ID to do all these.
Small cost, big things!

Will be sharing my renovation quotation and details and contact with u guys soon! Price on the steeper side I feel but quality of work is THERE. The carpetry work is great. Pace of work can be improved though.

Sneak Preview - 4 more days.

We are moving AGAIN....

Finally a place called OUR OWN.......

...The stressed out CanCan...

Feature wall at bomb shelter/storeroom

The bedrooms

One of the BR.

The house is currently under "make over" in progress.... Stay tuned! :)

My baby- 7 months

We had been busy, shifting, house renovation and WORK.... Time files and it's November now. Darling Chelsea is 7 months old already! She is now learning how to crawl,she can crawl on her tummy and reach out to grab things. Wow....... more milestones to come...

Pretty in pink.... 7 months Chelsea.

Finally got the pink exersaucer! :) Yippie!


Sweetie in pink.....

Enjoying her new toy!

Not very willing to take pic...LOL

Looking stoned at Fajar SC McDonalds' while mummy and daddy enjoying their McD breakfast. :)

Trying to sit up straight with support.....

Can eat???!!!!

Her favourite rattle toy now.

Chelsea :)

Pretty.....

That's all for now! See ya!

I am a bitch...

In the mood for bitching... (This is from my Facebook. Dun try and add me if you dun know me.)

Someone says: Dogs will never call you MUMMY & DADDY out loud... sad indeed??

(I think it is even more sad to see someone that USED TO call you daddy and mummy turning their back at you one day.)

This someone is simply IGNORANT... and had seriously offended yours truly.

My fellow dog owners! Pls leave your comments.

Summer the GR cross looking for a home

Meet Summer.

She was found half-starved at a playground... but even then, she was very sweet to her rescuers. She has since been nursed back to health from 3 weeks ago and the Vet has given her a clean bill of health... and her teeth are so CLEAN!

It is kinda obvious that summer contains some GR blood in her.... the facial structure is unmistakable. Her body size however is pretty small. About 18-20kgs at best.

She is very very sweet. Very tame. And seriously quite beautiful. She doesn't smell a day over a year old. In fact, she is estimated to be about 9-11 months old only. She has yet to be spayed, so it would be good that her new parents would help her do that.To view, please contact TK at killertouch@hotmail.com or fusionbox@hotmail.com

Currently she is fostered at Station99(SPECTRA Arts and Adventure Hub 270 Upper Bukit Timah Road #01-11/12)

So if you are looking for a great dog to begin with, contact us immediately and we will see if Summer is just the right dog for you!

***Summer is not a eligible candidate for HDB dwelling***

Pictures and text from Bear's Blog.

All about toys +Updates

My sweetie pie is 6 months 2 weeks now! Wow! Time files.... There have been quite a number of babies popping lately! Congrats to all the new mummies! It is delighting to see new babies and somehow I do missed Chelsea when she was just a newborn. She was sooooo tiny when she was borned,barely 3kg. She is now weighing 7.4kg.

Chelsea got a new exersaucer recently! From Rent that toy! That is a more economical way of getting toys without having to worry your baby gets sick of it very fast and storing it when baby has outgrown it. :)

The evenflo mega exersaucer

I am STILL aiming for this...

Tea party exersaucer

This toy is so hot that I dun have a chance to rent it! :P

Chelsea enjoying herself in the exersaucer! :)

We have been going to places lately with Chelsea. With a trustworthy pram,anywhere is possible! :)

At 888 plaza KFC after her 6 in 1 jab for 6th month. Look at how "chor law" she is! LOL

At Lot 1 CCK food court smiling at mummy!

At clementi MOS burger while waiting for daddy to go to the doctor's

Sweetie loves car rides! It's always good to keep her entertain with something in case she goes cranky....lol. :) That's Chelsea with her cloth book from Aunty Cassandra.

Mummy has been crazy over Fisher Price rainforest series stuffs since she got the Jumperoo! She is aiming for the Rainforest series high chair now... hehe.. Anyone who has one to let go at a reasonable price? Or know of anywhere to get a cheaper one? Let me know k!

Next mummy is thinking of getting an activity walker when Chelsea is learning how to walk,she spotted this and thought that is duper nice too! :)

vtech activity walkerMummy got a new toy from vtech for Chelsea too! That's when she got to know that vtech toys are lovely too! To mummy, it's important to choose the right toys for our babies. I will never compromise for a cheapo china brand toy if there is a better choice elsewhere! Some china brand toys do serve the same purpose but the music is loud and not pleasing to hear. Eeeeks... So far, Fisher price,leapfrog and vtech have served us well. :)

vtech sing with me piano

Mummy is also very particular about choosing a good walker too. We have heard of "horror" stories about them and the dangers of using a walker. Most mummies actually prefer getting an exersaucer now! Reason being it is safer and of course MORE INTERACTIVE toys for babies to explore! I have seen many baby walkers around and I simply love this. I love this coz of an interesting toy tray.

Goodbaby baby walker

Chelsea had actually tried the walker before at Lot 1 CCK Kiddy Palace.

We are not getting it due to space constraint at home. Wait till we shift to our perm home then!

6 months..... 7 months.... 8 months and counting down... We are looking forward with more adventures with Chelsea and soon the dogs will follow us too! hahahaha...

Coming soon..... 12 more days...