Zombified

P's dad is having his surgery today and P had been accompanying him since last night (meaning Mdm was all alone in our house, which suddenly seemed humongous!)

I was trying to enjoy the rare private time I was granted with but I ended up lying on the bed and stayed awake till wee hours of the morning. And this morning, I came to work totally zombified.

This, plus the breakout I am having and the new rather ridiculous haircut I had during lunch break, I look kinda disasterous.

Building up a nest is darn tiring

I am so super tired from all the cleaning up, moving of stuff etc. I feel like my body is giving way very soon but I can't help but keep working!!! At 10.30pm, P actually wanted to water the plants. We are obsessed!!!

I spent a day yesterday painting selected walls in the house while P was kept busy moving stuff from our old place. We now have our sofa, dining table and our master bedroom's mattress. But, we still have tonnes of belongings (clothes, books, etc.). Having a mover is definitely a blessing which we do not have.

Looking at these, I guess our hard work these 2 days paid off!

The master bedroom's red wall and newly assembled wardrobe area (partition still missing)

P's pride. He did most of the drilling, and swearing.


Reading area with my black wall and P's installation.



More to come.

We shifted!

Our Sunday was incredibly hectic.

We got up at 8.30, did our own delivery and got our divan base, went to get the miscellaneous (cleaning accessories etc.) and bought a mattress (which was delivered to us on in 2 hours!), a wardrobe and a cabinet for my folks' room. We got back to the old place in the evening, grab all the essentials and went back to our nest. At 9 pm, I busied myself setting up my folks' room (which we would be using for the time being till we get some help in delivering our old mattress to the new place) and P carried our stuff down the super Chevy, which has been doubling as a delivery truck. He cooked our first meal (i.e. 5 packs of instant noodle with eggs, eggs and eggs) and even without our living and dining furniture, we settled ourselves comfortably down at the kitchen island.

And so, we spent our first night in our new place!

House is becoming home

Bought our wardrobe system yesterday.

AC installation today.

Internet connection and getting divan tomorrow.

Aiming to move in by end of this month!

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Something moved in before us

While cleaning up the uber dusty kitchen area, I looked out of the window and saw



Hello neighbor!


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Our house + some privacy

With the curtains up, the house is starting to look liveable (though still without furniture)

First set



Followed by tonnes of roller blinds



Second set, leading into the garden



Our desk and coffee table (still unwrapped!)



A full view of the living area


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Our first DIY - shoe shelving!

Building process of the shoe shelf

1. The shelf

2. Drill drill drill


3. Assemble and it's done!


Tadahhhhhhhhh!!!


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When would u see beyond colour, Dr. M?

Dr M warns Malays against S'pore fate

"If we don't act rationally, one day we will be like the Malays in Singapore - a people who are truly powerless. So, they have to bow down to another race," said the former premier.

I think Dr M is getting really sick, mentally. Comparing apples to apples, I think our government is being so much fairer to the minorities in Singapore as compared to how our neighbour is to theirs.

Becoming a herbivore

Went for a full body check-up few weeks ago and got the results back last Saturday. Was dismay to find myself diagnosed with:
- Lower than normal WBC
- Higher than normal uric acid level
- Extremely high blood cholesterol (like 244!!!)

I am not even 30.

So for the past few days, I have been pushing myself harder on the treadmill. I have also started meat fasting since Monday. For the rest of June, anything non-meat is going to be my best friend. I thought it wouldn't bother me much but at Day 4, I salivated at the thought of grilled chicken.

All these for good health and... in preparation for MM's big day!!!

我的妹妹要出嫁

因为你是我的小老妹，所以我期望你生命中的每一天都能过得无与伦比的美丽。

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To: 小老弟，

套套杜德伟的《为我照顾她》，

别让她受伤害
让她学会如何去爱
她依然像个小女孩

别忘了喊我一声大姐。

Day visit to Fang district, Chiangmai

Took a 3-hour car ride yesterday and ended up in Fang, a district to the north of Chiangmai.

(freshly laid egg in a flower pot!)

Had the opportunity to do a bit of sightseeing in the not so touristy Fang district. We visited the new Chedi Kaew in Thaton and I was pleasantly surprised by its architecture, a deviation from the grandeur of most Thai temples.

On my way up Chedi Kaew, I could not help but notice the contributions of my fellow comrades!



Made our way to the top of the Chedi. The massive use of stainless steel is not a regular sight in most Thai temples. I thought Chedi Kaew is really kinda a modern interpretation of Buddhist architecture.

(My in-laws!)

Magnificent view of Fang from the Chedi

On my left just across from where I stood, I spotted a small settlement located in the midst of greens. It must be really frustrating to watch the construction and subsequent completion of a 200 million Thai baht temple right across from your village while your dilapidated living condition prevails.




Some "I-didn't-force-him-to" shots

What could I be?

I don't know what I could be because there are so many choices and soon I have to make a choice
- Freckledhaakon, Norway, Shoot Nations

Green kitchen at it's 100%

Kitchen all done up!






Our curtains and roller blinds will be fitted next week, before then our house will be all the same.

I just can't wait to shift in our furniture!!!

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Designing - Beyond conventional

Sculptural cities out of everyday objects via AT



My favourite and the super duper cute "Best friend's home" via AT


This west highland must be so so happy.