It is funny how some things just drop through the cracks because it has become so commonplace. We have been coming to Woodlands Terrace nearly every year for about 5 years and I have never thought about blogging it until a friend asked about it. Woodlands Terrace might not be new to many though, I’m […]
November: Month of Massive Online Shopping
I have been planning this for over a year! What am I talking about? Singles Day 11.11 and Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales of course. There is no better time than to spend a couple of thousand dollars, except it might easily be a couple of tens of thousands of dollars as well. Well, […]
My HDB BTO Journey: Renovations
Owning a property in Singapore is a long and expensive journey, or should I say it is an expensive and long journey. Whatever it is, renaming it doesn’t make it sound better and a huge chunk of our savings and earnings are all invested in our homes. Designing Our Home (20/100%) Shortly after we applied […]
Turtle Soup: A Disappearing Delicacy
Although it sounds weird, Turtle soup is one of the least strange things I have ever put in my mouth but increasingly becoming as rare as the other exotic items I’d tried. Some things I would never ever try (e.g. any part of a monkey, dog or cat) but if it is a “traditional or […]
My HDB BTO Journey: Renovation Checklist and Timelines
I’m neck deep in HDB BTO woes and the madness is still going on so I haven’t had time to blog at all. However if not now, then when? It doesn’t look like the madness would stop anytime soon. Securing your BTO from HDB is just the first step, so what next? I really REALLY […]
My Complete Driving Journey at BBDC
I decided to learn driving at the ripe old age of 34. Why? I’ve always wanted to learn but I finally feel that I have the time to properly learn this life skill. Also, self-driving cars don’t seem to be coming to our neighbourhood anytime soon so I’m not betting on it. Anyway, if you […]