I am a little more health and environmentally conscious especially since being a home and starting a family. I’ve almost sworn off anything that is made of plastic, only use glass containers and stainless steel cookware and now, shower filters. Maybe because my immune system is not as good as it was 5 years ago … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve last updated about our home although I’m consumed with renovations now. Good news, my washrooms are complete and I’m only left with a few touches for our kitchen. We pay our home a visit at least once a week to do some cleaning and light shifting so it won’t … Continue reading
I take long showers, I take them regularly and I’m not ashamed to say that. I love my showers, there’s just nothing like coming home from a long, hot, sweaty day of work, standing under the shower and just let it wash away all that grime and stress. In fact, I told Shine that one … Continue reading
Surprise, we got our keys! We collected them way back in January actually. Sorry we took so long to update but I really did not want to rush through this particular post because it’s a big milestone in our lives and marriage and there really is a lot that I would like to share from … Continue reading
Finally, after 4 years of waiting we can collect our keys! Here are some tips I’d like to share with neighbours who probably have some of these questions like I did.Address: HDB Hub, 480 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310480 Tel: +65 6490 1111 (Weekdays 0800 – 1700) Important Notice: I suggest you arrive at … Continue reading
Since we’re antipating the collection of the keys to our home soon, I was blesses to get an invitation to Purion Wall’s official launch recently to learn more about Singapore’s first natural paint. And let me tell you, I’m so impressed, I’m considering to have Purion for our home. Purion Wall serves to not only … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I’ve written any updates on our BTO and I figured this would be the right time because… EVERYONE IS ASKING. Dear Neighbours, if any of these questions are familiar to you… “When you getting keys?“, “When your house ready?“, “Why so long?“, “Why Ahmad / Raju / Ah Tan get … Continue reading
When you think of Hermes, you’d probably think of Birkin and Kelly handbags when in fact, Hermes has been making furniture since the 1920s. At Hermes Through the Walls Exhibition created specially for Singapore, experience the French luxury brand’s home collection of furniture, fabric and wallpaper.The exhibition, inspired by the anarchitecture of Gordon Matta-Clark, showcases … Continue reading
*Blows off dust. Wow, it seems like a long while since I’ve updated about our BTO project. We’ve been so busy with our planning for our Wedding, it almost feels like a second job! Well, now that our Wedding is over, we can now go back to lamenting on our home. Despite having our hands … Continue reading
Its been a while since I’ve last updated about our BTO. Whenever I take the MRT headed towards Jurong, I’ll always look out for our projects to see how far it has progressed. This is the latest update from last week… Here is Eastlink 1 where we’ll be taking the MRT/buses, having our breakfast/lunch/dinner at … Continue reading
Omg!!! 😱😱😱 This picture was posted by our neighbour on our neighbourhood Facebook Group chat. The last I updated on our BTO building progress, it was in February and was just a flat land then. Now, I can see our block!!! It’s the one on the bottom right hand corner that has the ground floor already … Continue reading
My Jelly Shoes on original marjolica tiles in old Saint Joseph Institution, now Singapore Arts Museum. Having Watermelon Volcano from Geylang Serai Ramadhan Bazaar. Cluster of coconut trees while tanning on Siloso Beach Sentosa. #OOTD on the steps of the former Supreme Court, now the National Gallery of Singapore. Everday essentials in my Louis Vuitton mini … Continue reading
I’ve heard from our future neighbours in the Eastlink Facebook group that the machines are finally coming into the bare empty lots! So as I was in the train to Shine’s place, I was eager to see them for myself. Our neighbourhood will be located in between Sembawang and Yishun MRT Station so we are … Continue reading
If you were wondering why I haven’t been updating much recently, its mostly because I’ve been spending much of the last two weeks researching on housing. If you’ve been reading my blog or if you’ve known me for a long time, you’d know how important this it to me.As you know from Part I of … Continue reading
Let me first begin by explaining my situation. I will be turning thirty this September. I have a severe case of endometriosis; a condition my doctor explained will only go away after child birth. Shine and I are trying to apply for a home this year. So the bonus question is – which one should … Continue reading
This is the story of a Singaporean couple’s journey is acquiring a home for their future. The said couple are none other than Shine and I. Yes, we are planning to apply for a BTO (Build-to-Order) flat together. We are both thirty this year and my severe case of endometriosis will require me to conceive … Continue reading
