Shopping Review on Furniture Shopping (French & Whimsical Style)

With the new mall Nex opening over at Serangoon Central, its indeed good news for you. I recently went about to visit King & King Wong - a lifestyle furniture and accessories store that specialise in English / French Country Style.

With a close to an hour in that store, I emerged with some thoughts. Accessories maybe affordable price tags, but however the style / stock list are not that suitable for certain items and the quality are not that great.

With the similar price tags, I have encountered better bargains online. They are Etsy, flea market shopping and some other shops I have went about and out around dragging the Man along.

Especially I just finished doing up the furniture shopping for 3 different bedrooms altogether. Hence I am always on a lookout for pieces that are able to mix and match altogether - pulling the look - clean lines, french / english, whimsical or some say shabby chic.

Back to King & King Wong, I find their bed linens collections are worth the penny. With just SGD200++ you will be able to get a high quality quilt cover, bedsheets, 2 pillowcases and 2 pillow shams. This price is much affordable compared to Sheridan, Cavalli which I frequent back then.

Furnitures wise, I will say perhaps due to the high rental for the duplex store they are having at Nex. I got similar pieces elsewhere at 50% and perhaps even up to 70% cheaper. Some may find furniture shopping online a little hard to believe. However, so far so good, I am a happy customer of Couture Furniture Sg. The owner of that website, Michelle has been fantastic to work with and with the ability to customise the furnitures to fit into the rooms. I am certainly impressed with the quality and service.

My take - furniture shopping is best to look around more, shop around more. Selecting different pieces from different places make the home decor a more interesting experience. *wink

Thoughts aplenty...

I used to think that life is very simple, when two gets together - get hitched, a new path of life begins (now thats a true statement on get hitched and a new path). However little did I expect myself to join in the crowd that contributes to the scaling number of divorcees and divorced.

I am not going to elaborate on my story down here. However, once bitten twice shy. It has been quite sometime since the big D, yes I didn't expect to meet someone. Someone who has the intention of embarking the big M with me.

It has been a tough few months - topics that revolve around the big M and all. I slowly realised that I have a phobia. A phobia towards the big M - things will change and they definitely CHANGE regardless how much a couple knows about one another. Regardless how in love they are, regardless how long they have been together. I have been there and done that before. Thou it fails to work out in the end - but I have been there.

Knowing that things are not always rosy, the big M needs many and plenty of work to maintain, to grow and all. I am starting to doubt whether I have the ability to do so. To be brave, to be strong, to go through all that - with tears, soots, laughter, smiles, heartbreaking moments, heartwarming times...

Am I ready? I secretly doubt myself. He is a lovely person to be with, probably...maybe...I am not ready just yet. Coming out of one M took a toll on me. The thought of embarking into another is frightening.

Wise words needed - probably its time I sit down and pray for more wisdom.

Xmas 09 Gift

Mentioned previously that I am seeing someone new - the said man bought me something very practical and yes we even compared the different diaper bags about in the market. Realising my old Petunia Pickle Bottom Boxy Backpack was erm damaged by the helper / maid hence a new one was being called for.

Afternoon in Aberdeen comes with a pink interior that looks adorably sweet and girly. I am also glad that Mother Works were having a 20% off this bag when I rang on Xmas Eve to reserve it.

Given the wipeable / waterproof exterior, this design works better as compared to my previous baroque version. Hopefully should I decided to have more kids in future. This bag will be able to witness that.

Troubled Hearts

"Where your heart lies, I don't know.
How our paths will cross, I simply will want to know.
Speaking words are things I ponder.
Sometimes my heart aches upon.

Knowing your humble character, I lean on.
For comfort and love, you should know.

Seeking for more wisdom, I should hope.
We both are able to persist on.

Time washes over us, a brand new year is here to start.
I can only pray and hope that may we are able to learn more.
Walking along side by side, overcoming more and more."

L's thoughts on one of those last few days in year 2010.

Lifelink Perhaps?

I recently fall sick again just barely 2 weeks since my recovery of a really bad case of cold. Somehow this reminds me that I have forgotten to blog about a really bad experience with the Lifelink Clinic over at Serangoon North Ave 1.

At 6 in the morning, upon realising that my world is spinning and I feel impossibly hot to the brink (literally and not the "hot" if you are thinking of) - I decided to pull myself together and get to the nearest 24 clinic to get a jab to bring that 40 degrees burning hot fever down. Hailing a cab and giving really clear directions, I was at the clinic door at 6.45 am still burning hot and the headache now evolved to somewhat resembling to those almost constructions drills alike noise.

To my dismay, the nurse in charge told me there are No doctors on duty as its shift change and I would have to wait on for more than an hour till someone is here. That set me thinking - then why a "24 hours clinic"? So I ask her this - I am running about with a 40 degrees fever and all you can tell me is to wait? She shrugs.

Fantastic. Lifelink indeed - Imagine your life is "LINK" to this LIFELINK 24 hours clinic. I am sure will be on the way to see Hades or Jesus soon...

For more information on the fastest route out of this world, more information can be found :
http://maps.google.com.sg/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=lifelink+serangoon&fb=1&gl=sg&hq=lifelink&hnear=Serangoon&hl=en&view=map&cid=17272076801134573239&iwloc=A&ved=0CEQQpQY&sa=X&ei=WAkbTYfNIYOCuwO__ZWkCA

Till then, good luck!

The Call of Being an Employer

Before you even start thinking of what this entry maybe, I would like to ensure you that what I am referring to is actually being a maid's employer.

No pun intended but I would like to rant it off here and let out some steam of frustration of a maid who doesn't seem to understand whats the whole issue about and not to mention her laziness.

Despite her character is pretty all right, I find her a little too loud for my comfort. Perhaps it also due to this, henceforth she finds it pretty all right to sneakily slack in certain work / chores. Until someone or me found out and she gets a telling off - she will finally get it in her head.

Do not get me wrong, I am not one of those unreasonable employer around and no I do not mishandled my maid. But somehow I would like to provide 1-2 incidents that I came across as near to unacceptable.

Incident 1:

Detergent bought beginning of the month - 2 packets of refill. After a fornight, I was informed that only 50% of it was left. My first thought - do you drink detergent as part of your meals? After monitoring her, I realised her concept is : THE MORE THE CLEANER. I told her it doesn't mean the more detergent the more cleaner it will be , infact there's a guideline.

So I ended being a hawk for 1 week !


Incident 2:

The more bleach the better and everything should be bleach.
She thought it was wonder clean - anything can be bleach and all. Till my younger sibling started having her clothings back in funny shades of color.

Mom's being notified and bleach found to be left 20% despite its just bought less than a fornight ago. She is officially given a strong warning and No bleach will be refilled till she learns - everything is moderation.

Your thoughts?

Wise Words

It has been quite a long while since I am back here to update and all, I didn't expect one of my very first updates after close to 5 months of missing in action to be what I refer as a high class insult.

子曰 不患人之不己知 患不知人也。

Confucius said it doesn't matter whether people understands him but it matters whether he understand those people.

In a recent crossed fire argument I came across, that phase suddenly popped up!

Now understanding one's character, it does not matter any longer. As a wise nerd and his missus recently said:

People who matter, doesn't mind. People who mind, doesn't matter. Don't mind people who mind.

Wise words indeed.

That got me thinking of the whole drama - a spinster's lack of attention from the male species perhaps got her really frustrated hence she is unable to even think / walk straight. Or perhaps is so involved in her own world that she may have forgotten that her biological clock is silently tickling away every single second and the world does not revolve around her only.

Funny thing is that I known of many galfriends and wise ladies who are unmarried (even older than the said spinster as mentioned previously) whom I know for sure will not have the similar reactions even if they come across similar incidents.

Now do not get me wrong, I have no qualms about any spinster that exists around but perhaps just that single one that crossed my path very recently. In reality, we all live on our own, fulfilling those life missions we set out for. By crossing people path's in the most unnecessary manner may cause some misfortune in future (which some refers it as Karma). I strongly believe in.

Disclaimer: The author would like to announce that she does respect all spinster except that very one she is referring to.