Say a little prayer...

Over the past few weeks, Jess and I have become pseudo-experts in electrical equipment and furniture (we are available for expert consultation at a mere $20 per hour; if interested, please leave a comment with your required area of advice and we'll get back to you). We found out the difference between HD-Ready and Full-HD, plasma and LCD, as well as a contrast of 10,000:1 and 8,000:1; we did research on whether a washer-dryer combi is better or a washer with a separate dryer. We became more-than-familiar with the standard dimensions of a L-shaped sofa, a coffee table and a dining table; and we now know how to get to Sungei Kadut, Joo Seng Road and Jalan Ampas without having to refer to the street directory. And we're still not done with shopping for our home yet!

While I do enjoy shopping for our new home (really!), I guess this is where Jess and I are really quite different. I'm the type who walks into a single shop; chooses whatever looks ok / costs reasonable, and then simply pays up and go. Jess, on the other hand, wants to visit every single stall in Singapore (and JB and some say Batam) to make sure that she will not have any regrets and that she gets the best price for an item. So not surprisingly, there have been conflicts, verbal spates, threatening remarks and the like (i.e. a feel of post-wedding life). I admit; it's my fault most of the time (I'm a grouch) - so for the record: Dearie, I'm really sorry for all the times that I've made you angry or sad over the past few weeks! =( Oh well, while I'm at it, all the times that I've made you angry or sad over the past years! But on a happier note, we've already bought most of the biggie pieces and I'm sure our home is going to turn out great! =) On the topic of shopping, let me share a little miracle which happened a few days ago (actually, it happened to Jess but she's too lazy to blog and she's a Luddite; so I'll share it on her behalf). We were shopping for a sofa and a sofa bed; and after visiting 1,023,874 shops, we were more or less quite decided on what we wanted to buy. But just as we were about to head over to the respective shops to place our order, we saw this little lok-kok shop hidden in a corner of a lok-kok building at Henderson Road, with gaudy less-than-impressive signs shouting "Cheap!" and "Wholesale!". Of course, I didn't want to go in but Jess - being the most enthusiastic furniture shopper ever - wanted to go in, just to take a look. Well, we did; and we definitely didn't regret it! This lok-kok shop (Style Furniture at 207, Henderson Road; in case you're interested) actually sold the exact same sofa and sofa bed which we wanted to get - but at much cheaper prices! So we happily made our purchase there instead, saving us time, effort, petrol, money and everything else! The person there was really nice as well, giving us advice on other stuff such as mattresses and tables, even though we were not intending to buy them.

Q: What does this have to do with saying a little prayer?
Well, after all was said and done; when we were home and enjoying our dinner, Jess shared with me that just before we went into the shop, she said a quick prayer to ask God to help us make the best decision for our sofa and sofa bed. Well, I guess God heard her little prayer and gave us His blessings in extra-quick time! =p Coincidence or divine providence? I say the latter!