The Wonder of Evening Primrose Oil

Have been taking EPO in the recent years in an attempt to improve my irregular periods.

Apart from that, the other benefit that is that it is supposed to be good for the skin.

I would say this method of hormonal therapy do work to a certain extent.

Just this week, I got to know an even better incentive to continue taking this supplement from my physician.

Evening Primrose Oil do help to delay the onset of wrinkles!

According to her, EPO is a much better alternative to Botex etc which might not even give patients the desired effect.

I am just glad that I started taking EPO in my early twenties and hopefully wrinkles would just leave me alone.

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Cockroaches are my new "best" friends...

I seemed to be attracting cockroaches everywhere I go.

!st encounter: While walking back home from the carpark after attending a wedding dinner

2nd encounter: Back in our room just after the 1st encounter. Not able to capture it at all after it went under the sofa bed. Super hard to fall asleep that night imagining the cockroach crawling over me *yucks*

3rd encounter: In the car the next day just above my head *abandon car* *shrieks*

Seriously, cockroaches ought to be next on the extinct list.

They have been around like forever since the prehistoric times and I think it is time they rest in peace forever...

They are just a pest with no positive contributions to the environment at all.

Perhaps just an indicator that the place is dirty and it is time for a cleanup?

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Tentative sequence of events once we get the keys...

Have been thinking about our sequence of events after getting the precious keys especially since the keys are almost within our reach.

1 ) Choose a nice date to open the door (Quite an impossible task to do so especially since we are getting our keys during the Ghost month. Thanks to the tortoise like developers...)

2 ) Door Opening Ceremony (5 types of fruits, 2 Fa Gaos, mixture of green beans, rice & salt, tea leaves, angbaos etc) + new door lock

3 ) Take measurement of limited fridge space (finally can source for fridge)

4 ) Defects checking

5 ) Clean up house for painting (3 days after Door Opening Ceremony)

6) Painting of house (at least 7 cans of 5 litres interior paint, 1 can of 5 litre oil based sealant, 1 can of 5 litre exterior paint)

** painting sequence: Bomb shelter (to setup shelves for barang barang), master bedroom, kitchen, yard, living room, study room, balconies, guest bedroom)

7 ) Buy + install bomb shelter shelves

8 ) Buying of lightings & ceiling fan + installation

9 ) Installation of planter box planks

10 ) Deliveries of barang barang (Bedsheets, washing machine, Serta, TV, Scanteak etc)

11) Buy + install curtains

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Checking of Defects...

Since the collection of keys is going to come by very soon, I guess it is time to dig out the HDB defects checklists provided by online by some kind soul (refer to http://diva79.blogspot.com/2008/03/hdb-defects-checklist.html).

As stated on HDB website, flat owners should inspect their new flat  upon collection of keys.

They should report any defects that may be found in the flat within 7 days of receiving the keys or before commencement of any renovation work.

And it seems like if there are indeed any rectification works to be done by HDB, keys will be held by HDB and we wont be able to carry out any renovation works =<

Refer to http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10321p.nsf/w/BuyingNewFlatDefectsInYourNewHome?OpenDocument for more information.

Hope that there is no major faults with the unit and we are able to shift in asap!

Sneaking into Park Central - Commando style?

Seriously the wait to getting our keys is driving us nuts...

One last item on the To Buy List - Fridge which we dare not commit due to the not-so-confirmed site measurements.

This is like the slowest flat construction project I have ever seen so far.

Usually BTO/DBSS are completed 1 year before the TOP date but not for Park Central which TOP in Dec 2011...

Anyway the wait kind of drove us to desperate acts like attempting to sneak into the site/our unit to take measurements of the fridge area.

So far, we have only scout out the void deck/carpark area trying to siam the Indian construction workers cum security guards...

There was a good moment whereby HE could have just got into the staircase safely without me but once we hesitate, the chance was lost...

I really have to applaud these workers' perseverance in keeping their work site stranger-free to the extent that they even tail strangers to make sure that they really stay away from PC =O

Shocking Number of Bodies found recently

I am pretty shocked at the amount of bodies found in the recent weeks.

05 Jul 2011 - Decomposed body found at Clementi Woods Park

03 July 2011 - Male body found in waters off Harbourfront Walk

02 July 2011 - Human skeleton found at New Upper Changi Road next Tanah Merah MRT station

01 July 2011 - Female body found in water below Helix Bridge

Hope these incidents are isolated cases and not some serial killer at work.

GSS Loots - Bedsheets & Down Duvet

Super happy that I have completely furnished my master bedroom as of 4 July 2011.

Have already decided on a queen sized bed due to space constraints.

Most likely will be settling on Serta Aberdeen as it is much cheaper compared to Sophistication.

Glad that we already made a down payment on the mattress earlier this year as the prices had already increased.

For the Sophistication model, the increase is around $200 ~ $300.

Will be going down to Serta this weekend to 'revise' our options again so as to confirm on the chosen model.

Already bought 1 Cozy bedsheet set back in 2010.

Decided to buy 2 more sets of bedsheets as well as a blanket and hopefully can last us for like 5 years?

Dropped by Robinsons a few weeks back but prices seemed to be rather high even with the GSS discounts.

Decided to look around Tangs on Monday since it was quite a while till my next appointment.

Was circling the bed-sheets section like a shark, trying to figure out the material, whether duvet cover was included and the pricing.

After much consultation with the SA, I bought 2 sets of bedsheets (complete with duvet cover) and a down duvet for $560.

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One set was Egyptian cotton and the other was Sateen cotton (ard $169 for each set)

According to the SA, Egyptian cotton is better than Sateen Cotton as it has a plusher feel.

I could not really feel the different though... No 'magic' touch...

HE was not very happy about it though.

Almost fainted when he saw my SMS =>

No choice, sleep is really important to me!

Cant wait to setup the new bed with the new bedsheets and new blanket.

Hopefully it will be as comfortable as I envisioned it to be !

Sliding Kitchen Door - Not achievable?

According to 1 ID which we emailed for quotation, it is not possible to install a sliding kitchen door due to the limited wall width outside the kitchen opening.

This was his exact reply: "Not possible for sliding door as the wall beside is shorter than kitchen entrance width. Can consider a wooden bi-folding door in laminate/ glass finishing $900 (size:W3ftxH7ft). "

What he brought up did make sense especially after looking at the latest 4 room drawing uploaded at the forum.

Perhaps it is time to shelf the plan...

Save cleaning/wiping time.

Save $ which is very important since I have been shopping like mad this GSS.

GSS Loots - Bosch Washer WAS28448ME

Bought my dream washer today after a comprehensive explanation by the sales assistant at Courts.

Most of the specs seemed to be quite similar to WAS28444ME.

Was not able to really identify the difference between the 2.

Furthermore, both looked the same and I was just too lazy to scan through the technical specs available on the Bosch website.

Just that WAS28448ME is made in Germany as stated at the Bosch webby but not for WAS28444ME.

http://www.bosch-home.com

Some advantages of Bosch Washer WAS28448ME (Logixx VarioPerfect Front Load Washing Machine):

1) During a wash cycle, can add in clothing halfway.

2) Able to finish a wash load in 15 mins with the results as the normal wash cycle but just that warm water will be used instead (higher electricity usage)

3) Supposed to be really water and electricity efficient compared to other models/brands

Hopefully the washing machine really turns out to be as good as the sales assistant claim.

Total damage: $1699 (exclude delivery fees of $29.90)

Freebies: $150 Choice vouchers and Bosch Vacuum Cleaner BSD 2023GB worth $249 but selling at $169 now)