Our house is nearing completion already.. doing painting works and installation of windows now.. guess 2 more months will be ready le.. everytime take MRT pass by lakeside will take a look at the progress and it always seems to be a faraway dream.. even now...
hav yet to settle the guest list prob.. we onli wan to invite close frens and relatives to our ROM ceremony but our mothers like wan to invite sooooo many ppl.. we chose hi-tea at hotel is to hav a simple ceremony wif close frens n relatives and to do away wif the traditional customs but.. haiz.. both mums keep telling mi they wan this wan that, sometimes it's really choking mi.. i understand tat parents will wan everybody to know tat their son/daughter is getting married but i dun c the point of inviting those relatives whom we dun even get to see once a yr to our wedding.. if invite all, the lounge at the hotel will be super packed and not enuf seats for all which is not veri nice plus it will exceed our budget as well.. told them we not having dinner banquet, no space to invite so many ppl le.. dunno if they will listen..
have emailed the hotel to ask if we cancel our reservation now can get back our deposit anot.. if both mums insist on the way they wan, we'll jus cancel everything.. hav chosen another date, 6th june, to sign papers at the ROM.. it's a sunday and during school holiday which is better for mi.. since our house will be ready soon, we can collect keys earlier too.. cos hdb wans our marriage cert in order to collect keys.. we'll see how things go 1st..
anyway, back to our house.... took some pics when i was on bus 30 to work from B's place.. these 2 pics were taken 1 or 2 mths ago.. now most of the blocks already painted nicely.. one of the cranes on top oso removed already..
Bought our first piece of furniture durng the CNY sale at The Furniture Mall.. it's a veri simple and cosy dining set.. i've been looking around wif a design similar to this in my mind and it was really love at first sight.. B's first concern was 'is the table strong enuf to put steamboat?' haha.. he's worried next time cannot eat steamboat at home.. the salesman assured him it is made of solid wood den after some knocking to test the sound of the wood, he said ok.. the 2 benches are big enuf for 4 adults.. can someone steal 2 wooden stools from ya kun for us? realised their stools match our dining set so if got 2 stools at the other 2 sides den can seat 6 pax.. haha.. we'll look out for tat 2 stools when shopping for the other furnitures next time.. this dining set costs us $299 plus $30 delivery charge.. quite a gd deal so we bought it on the spot..
Another update.. we have settled on our flooring too! confirmed on having bamboo flooring for our living room and 3 bedrooms.. B is a veri 'green' person so he found this bamboo flooring company online.. bamboo is more eco-friendly than other solid timber cos it takes 4-6 years to mature unlike other timber which takes at least 15 yrs to mature.. bamboo flooring is still new in s'pore so price is more exp than those teak parquet flooring.. after considering its strength and durability compared to other woods, bamboo is a lifelong investment so the money spent is worth it.. costs us 9K.. the company that we engaged is Star Bamboo.. can find more interesting info on it's website..
http://www.starbamboo.com can tell the boss is oso a veri 'green' person.. haha..
