Updates on the HIP Works and Home Reno..

Today, the workers handed over both the toilets back to us, removed the portaloo (which stinks like on one's business!!)  YES!! We have brand new toilets now!

Mid week, mummy and daddy were debating if they wanted a jacuzzi in the master bedroom toilet, but have decided against it since they feel that it's going to waste plenty of water which will cause an increase in our already sky high electrical and water bill!

They have also decided to redo our kitchen flooring, that also goes to say, we now have new kitchen cabinets (yeah, the old ones were just barely 3 years old..) and a brand new kitchen :)

They have also decided to upgraded the television in the hall to a 47 inch LCD as our good old 32 inch looks miserably small in the living area..  And where does the old 32 inch goes?  Into the study room, so mummy gets to watch TV while doing some work.. :P

NICE!! Mummy is happy, happy, happy! :)

Ohh, perhaps this is something sweet for mummy's ears, all the contractors thought mummy and daddy are newly wed couple with no kids and commented the house looks a bit too HUGE for just the both of them.. And boy, they were shock when they saw us 3 monkies hopping home and walking thru the door after school!! 2 uncles even commented that mummy looks only 25!  Looks a bit too young to have 3 kids! :)  That made my mummy's day! :P

All Thanks to the Stinky Portaloo.. (Part 1)

It wasn't something that mummy and daddy had planned..  Mummy woke up on Saturday morning, asking Grace to remove their clothes and go to bathroom did she then realize that it was IMPOSSIBLE for 2 person to fit into the portaloo!! 

  

As usual, not much convincing was needed for mummy to convince daddy they needed to find a place to bath the kids for the weekend, so mummy proceed to her study room, hid in there for 10mins before reappearing infront of daddy informing him the room have been BOOKED.. :)

  

Of cos the cheeky monkies were excited when they saw mummy packing their clothes, pajamas and swimming wear, couldn't stop probing where are we going to bring them to.. Nick's favourite question has always remain as "Are we going to stay in a hotel?", Grace's one is "we going swimming?" and Sam's one was "mummy, did u remember to pack the passport?"

  

Once we are done with packing, we hurried the workers to work faster so that they can leave and we could lock up.. :)

  

By 2pm, we were out of the house, in the car, ready to move off with the kids still questioning us where are we heading too.. :P Cannot help but to realize that our Nick is so grown up cos the moment we turn into ECP, he already told us we are not going to Johor Bahru.. And the ECP is to lead us to the beach, the Singapore Flyer, Suntec City, Sentosa, Science Centre etc.. 

 

The car turned out at the vivo exit and Nick instantly say "I know we are going Sentosa!!" and then he started making plans on where he wants to go in Sentosa, from the underwater world, to Dolphin Lagoon etc.. 

  

Once we parked at the hotel, checked-in, the kids couldn't stop nagging they wanted to go swimming! So off we went with them in their swimming gear to the Palawan Beach.. 

Grace and daddy fighting for a piece of biscuit..

Nick playing with water..

Nick wanted to blow bubbles into the water, but ended up drinking a little too much water..

Grace "practicing" her Miss Singapore poses..

The monkies had a great time splashing water at each other..

After playing the whole afternoon at the Palawan beach, mummy, daddy and the 3 monkies took a tram ride back to the hotel, wanting to take a short nap, but somehow, the monkies were so energetic that we decided to go for dinner before catching a show at Songs of the sea.. Silly camera of all times had to fail us as we ran out of battery and we have left the charger at home.. :(

* pix taken from sentosa website

  

And after the show, we took a slow stroll back to the hotel. :)  

  

The 3 monkies were by now a little too tired to put up a protest and dozed off almost instantly the moment they got changed into their pajamas.. 

Stay tune for Day 2 (without photos again ):  )

HIP Work-In-Progress..

The workers are coming in today to start on the HIP (Home Improvement Program) works..

  

There will be loads of hacking work as they are knocking off the floor and wall tiles, removing the wash basins and toilet bowls and replacing the pipes. 

  

Hubby and me worked the entire night to get the cabinet, fridge and a portion of the house (which is half the living area and 2 other bedrooms) areas sealed up with plastic from floor to ceiling hoping the dust will not come in and dirty the place so that should reduce the cleaning for maria and her sir.. 

  

Our living / laundry area for the next 10+ days..

 

Our covered up master bedroom and kitchen area...

 

The workers moving in.. 

 

Our master bedroom toilet 

The common toilet

Oh and incase you are wondering where are we going to do our "business" for the next 10+ days since we are toilet-less.. Well, here.. 

Thank god for cameras, the little ones could self-entertain while daddy was busy instructing the workers of what to do and not to do in peace.. :)