Seems like my entries seem to lag abit taking into account tat its December Hols. But I tell ya, Hols are no longer fun! No 2 at my work place comes to work everyday! How do you hav fun when the "cat" is always around? Sigh...
K updates on my house reno. We went to 4 different contractors. 3 medium size and a big size firm Chew Interior. Despite all the hype, the quotation seems not much different from each other. But when one walks into the shop, one must try to make a decision which is not to be influenced by the wonders of the showrooms. Of course each company have their own plus points. For example, Under One Roof (yap that's what they are called), have their own carpentry workshop at Sembawang which we had visited. So of course, their cabinets might be cheaper than the rest.
After much running about and tough decision making, we decided to sign with the renovation co tat my mum will be using their service too. Calibre, tat's what they are called. Located at Toa Payoh, its a small co which is a year old. The management is mixed with young Malays and Chinese. But the one factor which made us pick them is the sales person attending to us, a middle age Chinese man, Edgar. One can see that he is quite experienced and capable. We were most comfortable with him and that is one important factor in choosing a renovation company. He will be overlooking all our renovation and today we will be going over to sign the quotation and finally, we can put our mind at ease. Reno will be 3-4 wks but due to the Hols season, we might only be able to move in Feb 06. Sheesh....But nevermind, will keep u updated wif the progress....
Well, I finally got myself a Digi Cam. I was deciding between Canon iXus, Nikon Coolpix and Panasonic Lumix. Canon was only a 2.8x optical zoom so tats out, although they say 2.8 and 3 is not much different. I didnt really like the squarish Nikon Coolpix either but Nikon had always been known to be a trustworthy camera brand. I was especially attracted to the Rose Pink Panasonic Lumix, well, simply because of the color, and of course, it is 5MPx and 3x Optical. (My hubb shook his head when I told him that I prefer Lumix coz of the Rose Pink color) The final factor tat made me choose the Lumix was because it was made in Japan. The Nikon was made in China. (To this, my hubb couldnt say anything more, other than to agree! Haha..)
Blowing my budget of $500 didnt matter coz I bought it at Courts Weekend Specials which comes with
1. Free mini tripod (But the sales person accidentally gave me the big tripod which in his hurry as I was the last customer at 10pm! Didnt realise until I was home)
2. A multi card reader retailing at $39
3. A camera carrying bag
4. A hard case for the camera
5. A Panasonic cordless phone (For our home, yay! Saved some $ there)
6. AND a 512MB SD card!!!!! (Haha...Why do you think I was the last customer that day?)
So here is my spanking new Lumix in Rose Pink.... Dont u juz love the color? Expect more pics coming from my lovely lumix...soon..
I've put up some new items on my ebay...and soon to be website....soon...
Time flies, this Friday will be the last lesson on Econs! Yikes! Exams is 2wks away and Ive yet to get my bum on the chair to really sit down and study! Ok, sweat is rolling down my face now....Panic...Panic...Must Study, Must Study!
BTW, I scored an A for my English Module. How I wish Econs is as easy as English!
Oh, few days ago, I almost got locked in the work place. They armed the work place without properly checking if anyone else is still around. I swear Im gonna leave on time from now on, even if Im late!
Right now, I envy those who are taking leave to go to hols abroad, even if its juz across the causeway. Im stuck here. Take leave but no where to go. But I guess its nothing compared to the feeling I will be experiencing when I finally see my home ready. Mmmmm...really looking forward to that....
posted by LiN at 11:21 AM
