百家乐~! Home Sweet Home!
Finally I managed to move back to my home in Potong Pasir after three weeks of renovations! It all started due to the massive crack in the tiles across the living room's floor one day. It literally formed a "hump" in the middle of the living room, making my living room seemed like a car park... Only one thing could be done; replacing the whole flooring in the living room. But one thing led to another. Mom decided a make-over for the kitchen - from the kitchen stove to the cabinets, as well as the kitchen's toilet.
"The rooms became cramped with everything from the living room & kitchen~!
Lucky there's still place to sleep when I need to..."
Lucky there's still place to sleep when I need to..."
So, we tidied & packed up the place, moved everything into the rooms, & moved out (on the night of the June Race). Because it was too late to move in with my auntie & kids that night, Mom & I moved into Hotel 81 for an one-night stay, while Brother went to stay with 'Sis-in-law'.
How small the room was! One small toilet immediately facing the door, with the simplest, essential basin, toilet bowl & shower spray. Next to the toilet is the bedroom, with two single beds, a cramped dressing table & TV set with the cupboard beneath it. It is very cramped (very little walking space) but "space-effective". What you need is all there, nothing more, nothing less... And I kinda expected it. After all what you think people do there anyway? Book the room for a few hours (or at the most till the next day morning?), do what the birds & bees do, and be gone after it's done...
So anyway, sincere thanks to my Auntie, Mom & I put up at her place for the past three weeks. She & her kids (Uncle was overseas) welcomed us with open arms, after we were turned down by my granddad & 'selfish' cousin (long story)... During this period of renovation, I had to go back home to unlock the room doors when needed, 'supervise' their progress, shop around with Mom for kitchen & bathroom accessories. It was tough work!
...to this~! New cabinets, new electric stoves & a new sink~!
The bathroom changed from this...
...to this~! New wall & floor, new toilet bowl, new water heater, new mirror cabinet~!
The living room also got a new coat of paint...
... and new curtains, with help from Charmaine.
After all the renovating, comes the CLEANING PART... That's the hardest part!
Took Mom, Charmaine & me 2D2N to clean up the kitchen & living room (sweeping & washing the floors & washing the refrigerator);
move everything out from the rooms, clean them before placing them back in place... and clean the rooms again.
And that's not the end of it... we still need to get some new furniture from IKEA - that means more shopping to be done!
Omg, when will it end?
So anyway, sincere thanks to my Auntie, Mom & I put up at her place for the past three weeks. She & her kids (Uncle was overseas) welcomed us with open arms, after we were turned down by my granddad & 'selfish' cousin (long story)... During this period of renovation, I had to go back home to unlock the room doors when needed, 'supervise' their progress, shop around with Mom for kitchen & bathroom accessories. It was tough work!
The new living room tiles were layered with cupboard for protection,
as the living room became a temporary rubbish dump, full of dust & dirt...
as the living room became a temporary rubbish dump, full of dust & dirt...
But finally after three weeks, all the long wait was over~!
The kitchen transformed from this...
...to this~! New cabinets, new electric stoves & a new sink~!
The bathroom changed from this...
...to this~! New wall & floor, new toilet bowl, new water heater, new mirror cabinet~!
The living room also got a new coat of paint...
... and new curtains, with help from Charmaine.
After all the renovating, comes the CLEANING PART... That's the hardest part!
Took Mom, Charmaine & me 2D2N to clean up the kitchen & living room (sweeping & washing the floors & washing the refrigerator);
move everything out from the rooms, clean them before placing them back in place... and clean the rooms again.
And that's not the end of it... we still need to get some new furniture from IKEA - that means more shopping to be done!
Omg, when will it end?
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