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  • House Cleaning, Part Two

    A quick check on the to-do list:

    • Pass ah fen a hamster – done.
    • Grab the side table we ordered from Defu – done.
    • Pay the balance for the sofa and dining table and arrange for them to be delivered next week – half done. More screwups with the delivery.
    • Grab the trolley, TV and sub woofers from parent’s office. I left my new TV there for storage – done.
    • Bak Kut Teh at Jurong East for lunch at 1300 hrs – failed.
    • Clean the living room, and maybe three bedrooms if they get dusty again – done.
    • Figure out where to mount the bathroom accessories, and what else we need to buy – half done. We know what we want to mount, but haven’t figured what we need to buy.
    • Assemble the Ikea lamps – done.
    • Set up the home router. It’s going to a Linux box with Vyatta, then I can establish an IPsec Site-to-site VPN! Whoopee! – Not done!
    • Hopefully a karanguni drops by so I can get rid of the old ceiling fans – didn’t happen.
    Leaving Sakae Sushi at TradeHub.
    Leaving Sakae Sushi at TradeHub.

    When Ferren arrived at Jurong East, she found that the entire hawker center was under renovation, so we ate Sakae instead of Bak Kut Teh.

    Duckie smiling on the way to the new house.
    Duckie smiling on the way to the new house.

    Even Duckie’s excited about the new house.

    Study room cleaned and ready.
    Study room cleaned and ready.

    This is the study room with Ikea chairs and tables, all set up and ready for use.

    Watching TV in the living room after a tiring day.
    Watching TV in the living room after a tiring day.

    We watched G-Force and some crappy YouTube videos in the evening after two days of cleaning.

  • House Cleaning, Part One

    Sincere thanks to Hui Zhen, Ferren, Yan Po, Wen Xi, Chrispin and Sheng Xuan for helping clean the house. Every little bit counts!

    Unfortunately, I left my DSLR in the new house. I will get some photos and post them up tomorrow.

    Meanwhile, here’s what we accomplished today (Saturday).

    • Cleaned up the store room and moved the mess in the kitchen over.
    • Cleaned up all three bedrooms, kitchen, windows and grilles. Thanks ladies! Fantastic job.
    • Built the Ikea furnitures – a study table, two office chairs and a side table with drawers. Some instructions are wrong, especially the cheaper furnitures.
    • Installed the almighty lock that only requires one key for all! Whoopee. How I wish my car key could be used instead.
    • Set up the bed in the master bedroom.
    • Carpenter dropped by to inspect the work done on Friday.

    Here’s the agenda for tomorrow (Sunday).

    • Pass ah fen a hamster. 🙂
    • Grab the side table we ordered from Defu.
    • Pay the balance for the sofa and dining table and arrange for them to be delivered next week.
    • Grab the trolley, TV and sub woofers from parent’s office. I left my new TV there for storage.
    • Bak Kut Teh at Jurong East for lunch at 1300 hrs.
    • Clean the living room, and maybe three bedrooms if they get dusty again.
    • Figure out where to mount the bathroom accessories, and what else we need to buy.
    • Assemble the Ikea lamps.
    • Set up the home router. It’s going to a Linux box with Vyatta, then I can establish an IPsec Site-to-site VPN! Whoopee!
    • Hopefully a karanguni drops by so I can get rid of the old ceiling fans.

    I’m still thinking if I should start moving some old books and computer equipment. Maybe my R/C stuffs can go over too.

    The audio system will go over next week before the weekend, that’s for sure!

    More shopping list for next week.

    • A stool, just to facilitate cleaning some stuff that’s higher than us.
    • A (cheap) bicycle? Just to get to and fro the in-law’s place and Bukit Panjang Plaza.
    • A mini TV console for the master bedroom?
    • Another Ikea side table for the master bedroom?
    • Subscribe to StarHub TV and Internet! (Sorry SingNet, your marketing and helpdesk just fails me.)

  • Miss Singapore 2009 is FAIL!

    ZOMGWTFBBQ how can one speech likes that?

  • Renovation Backtrack

    The renovation has already started as of this posting, but I was too busy to blog about it, so I shall backtrack a little and start with the house still in original condition.

    We bought this flat off the resale market from a local chinese lady and got our keys the day after our ROM. We liked the flat because it’s spacious and all square with no weird corners. However, the original renovation was extremely distasteful and a major overhaul was required.

    Living room, main door and bomb shelter.
    Living room, main door and bomb shelter.

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