can cover the big u-tube in kitchen?

hmm, wonder if can do a cabinet to cover this thing up???

new key collection date

have changed the key collection date to 14 Sept, Fri... the next day 15 Sept will do the 'door opening' ceremony and the 'first hammer knock' ceremony... 15 Sept is the chosen date after consultation with the temple that my cousin is working in... HUAT HUAT HUAT ah!!!

gottas say a big 'THANK YOU' to my friendly HDB officer Amy!!! v patient, v friendly, v efficient, v professional, v v v v good!!!

i changed the key collection date twice within 15 mins, haha... first, i called her to change the date to 15 Sept... then mum called and said should get key one day earlier so that we will not have to rush to collect key and then do the ceremony... so immediately called Amy again... she was v understanding and friendly throughout... kudos to Amy!

key collection date

from myHDB website:

Status of Application:

Good news! The keys to your
replacement flat are ready for collection.
We have scheduled for you to collect keys
on 16 Aug 2007 at 10:10am.

called HDB to ask if possible to change the key collection date to after 农历 八月初一 which is Sept 11, and the friendly officer Amy said yes... hope can also be a saturday, so dun need to take leave...

first official visit to blk 25A

yesterday evening after work, i went there to walk walk, not knowing that the block already opened... then a contractor approached me and offered to bring me to the 4-rm unit he is renovating...

shower spray and pole, mixer tap already installed!


concealed cold and hot water pipes! see the blue and red sticker lines on the wall...

there is a retractable clothes hanger mounted on one wall of the kitchen... if wanna do cabinet there, the hanger will have to be dismantled... what a waste of money!!! maybe can mount it on the ceiling instead??? hmm, gotta ask the contractor...

nice letter boxes!

nice! i like the color!! =) not the usual steel color.

washing machine and citigas dryer

Bought a 7.5 kg LG washing machine at Courts Suntec closing down sale... it is a display set so got a $100 discount...
pros:
1. this is a DC Inverter w/m, so it can automatically adjust its power consumption rate depending on the washing load... max electricity consumption rate is 1.33 kW...

2. of cos, it can also automatically adjust its water consumption... the max water consumption per full load (7.5 kg) is about 70 litres. the current top load w/m i'm using now uses a whopping 120 litres for a full load of only 4.5 kg!!!

3. max spin speed of 1200 rpm, that means clothes come out of the w/m with less moisture and hence could dry faster...

4. large capacity of 7.5 kg, so probably can do laundry once a week, instead of twice a week... that means more time to sleep!

cons:
1. overbudget but still bearable...

2. extended warranty for 3 more years cost a whopping $200! not sure yet whether to take up the EW... but i need not decide until the w/m is delivered to me, so can just sit on it for the moment and decide later...


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The dryer is the citigas clothes dryer...
yupz, i blogged before that i preferred F&P AD50 dryer to citigas dryer, but i changed my mind after i bought the huge w/m.

with a bigger w/m, i need a bigger dryer, and comparing 6 kg dryers, this citigas dryer is about the same price as electric dryers, but with advantages of faster drying, lower utility bill and softer clothes upon drying.

bought it at promotion price of $599 + 7% gst at the citigas roadshow at vivocity last sunday... usual price is $630 + gst... actually, i just placed a non-obligation reservation... i can cancel it anytime without penalty... seems like a good deal to lock in the price, and if the price drops, i can cancel it and buy at the lower price...

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