the sty

did i mention in any of the entries years ago that we're applying for a HDB apartment? we did! in yr 2005, 3 years ago... so fortunately we got it too... and guess wad... we finally collected our keys early this month (last mth le, since i kept delaying the post..)! woohoo!

anyway until now, we've gotten our renovator/interior designer(ID)/contractor, wadever u wanna call it.. applied and got approval for loan for renovation.. bought the lightings.. bought kitchen and toilet fittings... bought the essential electrical appliances.. bought the essential furnitures.. gotten contacts for window grilles and doors.. now we're just waiting for HDB to rectify the defects we spotted when we took over the unit.. once everything is cleared, we're gd to go!

it's been quite busy this couple of months anticipating the collection of the keys.. meeting up and discussing with the ID was actually very tiring, u know how it is.. price negotiation.. super difficult! ya sure u say it's the customer's rights to negotiate price/designs, they're under our payroll, we haf the final say in everything.. but u know wad they say abt nv offend the waiters/cooks of the restaurants who're going to bring u ur meals later on? i wont wan my renovation to screw up and results in delays, or they giving me substandard jobs or craftmanships.. on one hand if we be less "gey-gow" with them, later on when u need more things to be done in the process of the reno, they'll be less "gey-gow" with you... u scratch my back i scratch urs la...

anyway, here's the list poisons which we spent on.. sigh... and the list is not exhausive...