It is no secret that we love animals. You might not know this but Mandai Wildlife Reserves (previously Wildlife Reserves Singapore) has a number of staycation experiences – staycation with the manatees, staycation with the flamingos and staycation in the wild. The Mandai Rejuvenation Project is underway and we felt we should go and experience […]
Read More Staycation with the Manatees: Our ExperienceI’ve been going on YouTube to watch property agents marketing houses, apartments and flats for sale and some of them had lights in the wardrobes. The other day I saw a sensor light for sale and decided to add them to my wardrobe. The one I bought was 50cm as my wardrobe was rather wide. […]
Read More A motion sensor light for your wardrobeWe have been happy users of the Bennington C600 since we moved into Punggol Lodge. I shall not go into the storage heater vs electric heater debate. This review is based on our experience with our unit – both of us have never used a storage heater before. The C600 was one of the first […]
Read More Review : Bennington C600 Multipoint Water HeaterIt’s been a hectic few weeks but we finally managed to get our living areas ready to receive guests this Hari Raya. We finally settled on an seating arrangement for the living room – couches in a line with a long bench opposite one and ottomans opposite the other. We chose this arrangement because it […]
Read More Raya-ready HouseAfter a lot of research and wallet-checking, Sidah finally whittled her choices down to two mixers – Kitchenaid (no surprises there) and the Kenwood Prospero. She definitely had her eye on the Kitchenaid for years now but the price has always been a big barrier. This time we made it a point to go down […]
Read More The hunt for the elusive Kenwood ProsperoOk first the pictures and then the how-to. How much do you think this costs? $1800? $1500? $800? $500? Try SGD$100. I won’t lie to you. I spent thousands of dollars on our selection of lights for the house. Sidah wanted chandeliers and hanging lights every where! I made a deal with her that the […]
Read More How IKEA cord lights can help you save on that mega-$$$ chandelierSo after a long break from work, I still found it hard to make time for the house. With Hari Raya looming though it was time to dust off the old drill. My wife and I made time to go down to Song Cho to make some very expensive purchases – 8 of them to […]
Read More Why we paid a Song (Cho) for Welmi stainless steel productsIt was Youth Day on Monday so Sidah and I decided to make use of the free afternoon to go on a shopping trip to King and King Wong at the Nex. The Malaysian concept lifestyle company opened a one-stop 18,000 square feet, two-level megastore which it calls a mid-range lifestyle concept destination for those […]
Read More Our Royal Finds at King and King WongI had the afternoon off today so I went down to the Joo Seng area to look for some pieces of furniture. In particular I need a tv console, study table and a pair of side tables. I’ve been meaning to drop by Hock Sion to take a look at their 2nd hand furniture. First […]
Read More 2nd hand finds at Hock Siong
The Artist and the Geek 