Month: August 2018

Don’t Worry About the HDB Leasehold Controversy, You Own Your HDB Flat

Don’t Worry About the HDB Leasehold Controversy, You Own Your HDB Flat

Many people have been furiously commenting online and saying that HDB home owners are not owners, they’re tenants because HDB flats are sold under the HDB leasehold arrangement. Such arguments apparently have been gaining traction since National Development Minister Lawrence Wong (who used to be our MP!) said HDB will not renew the leases of…

Taobao Cabinet Review: Not Cheap, Quite Pretty, Hard to Install
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Taobao Cabinet Review: Not Cheap, Quite Pretty, Hard to Install

We got a lot of stuff from Taobao for our HDB BTO home – well, at least those that arrived safely anyway. (If you’re thinking of starting out, then you should check out our guides!) Many of you probably are thinking of buying a cabinet from Taobao. It’s so cheap there. We won’t discourage you,…

Baton Sleep Review: Good Bed, Value for Money Bed Frame

Baton Sleep Review: Good Bed, Value for Money Bed Frame

Baton Sleep is an online retailer of beds in Singapore. It adopts a similar online strategy like US online retailers (e.g. Casper) and competes against others like Noa Sleep, Haylee, and Wonderbed. You know everyone’s copying everyone when each retailer uses the same website design, pricing strategy, and “review” page. Check their websites out yourself….