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!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Extreme Home Makeover: Week One!
Work on our home finally started this week! =)
All the shelves, cupboards, kitchen cabinets, tables, WC etc. etc. are gone; and so is the wall of the living room! And all the tiles which we chose earlier for our home are here already! The pretty mosaic at the background of the collage (uncleaned version) are for our kitchen and toilet! Yay!
And it certainly helps that our contractors have a really good sense of humour. There was a self-made No Smoking sign on the door of our home, but almost all of them were puffing away while they worked on the house. Hehehe.
Pray that all the renovation works go well! We'll be back next week to see more changes, as the home of our dreams materialise before our very eyes!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
365 days..
It has been a year since that fateful day at The Cliff, when Jess and I took the BIG plunge into the unknown (aka marriage) and we went back there on 9 March this year with Ah Pi to celebrate our Proposal Anniversary! Hehehe. You can read about it here! =)
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Post-Ramsay Hunt...
[Paraphrased from Wikipedia] Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Type II) is a disorder that is caused by the re-activation of pre-existing herpes zoster virus in the geniculate ganglion, a nerve cell buncle which is responsible for the movements of facial muscles, the touch sensation of a part of the ear and the ear canal, the taste function of the frontal two-thirds of the tongue, and the moisturisation of the eyes and the mouth. The symptoms and signs include acute facial nerve paralysis, pain in the ear, taste loss in the front two-thirds of the tongue, dry mouth and eyes, as well as eruption of veiscles in the ear canal, the tongue and/or the hard palate. Since the vestibulocochlear nerve is in proximity of the geniculate ganglion, it may also be affected, causing tinnitus, hearing loss and vertigo. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Type II) can essentially be said to be shingles of the geniculate ganglion. In brief, the herpes zoster virus - which causes chicken pox - lies dormant in various nerve cells in the body, where it is kept in check by a person's immune system. Given the opportunity, e.g. during an illness which suppresses the immune system, the virus isre-activated and travels to the end of the nerve cell, where it causes the symptoms and signs mentioned above. The largest study on the treatment of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome (Type II) has shown that complete recovery can be achieved in 75% of patients if treatment with prednisolone and acyclovir is started within 3 days of the onset of symptoms. Chances of complete recovery decrease as treatment is delayed. Studies have shown that half of all patients whose treatment was delayed suffered a complete loss of response to facial nerve stimulation.
I remember that Saturday, when Jess, Eunice, Rev Chng and I were enjoying coffee/hot chocolate at Starbucks@Capital Towers. Jess was worrying about whether she would recover from her facial nerve paralysis in time for our photoshoot in March, so that she would be able to smile properly [like this =) ] by then. Rev Chng replied, with an air of confidence, "只要你有信心, 一定可以的!"
Indeed. Thank God! =)
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