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,…
Since writing this blog we’ve mostly had positive experiences. Perhaps this post here will offer some variety. It’s probably more interesting to read about failures and troubles. So here we recount our Taobao missing item experience. It’ll be a frustrating tale of how our Taobao shipper lost our parcels and why we have decided to…
(UPDATE: We ended up losing a couple of boxes and incurring a cost of SGD 100 after factoring in the compensation. As such, we decided to stop using MRC and change shippers. So this post really has been one written from experience.) Buying furniture from Taobao is trendy. It isn’t easy, but it’s the most…
Our home is on the 19th storey. It doesn’t really face any other flats directly. At least not where others can peer directly. It also doesn’t get direct sunlight because it’s south facing. There was no real need to get curtains or blinds to cover up the windows. But we still got one because it’s…
One of the things we always buy but seldom think too much about is the kitchen hood. If you’re looking for a kitchen hood review, you’re probably shopping for one and have encountered brands like Mayer, Bosch, Candy, Rinnai, Electrolux, Fujioh, and Tecno. Drop by an electronics or plumbing store and amaze yourself with the options…
This guide tells you how to buy lights in general, and more specifically how to buy lights from Taobao. We haven’t gotten around to showing the stuff we actually bought, but we plan to in a subsequent post. Why we didn’t buy from local or JB shops As always, there’re 3 places to buy from:…
When it comes to flooring, most people see it as a choice between vinyl, tile, laminate, or cement flooring for BTOs. Tiles are the longstanding and steady option, but increasingly more people are going for vinyl flooring. Some also go for the cement flooring option to go for an industrial look, which is something different…
Next up is really to explain the process for getting ceiling fans for a BTO. When it comes to ceiling fans, there seems to be two camps. One says that ceiling fans are hard to maintain or they’re not very nice. The other can’t live without ceiling fans. PQ doesn’t really mind either way, whereas…
We’re not sponsored, so first off we need to add a disclaimer that we wrote only our honest opinion. It is important to know how to choose an aircon for your BTO. You should want as little repair and overhaul as possible for your aircon system. It was important for us to decide how we…
The process to choose basins and taps for our HDB home sounded like an easy one. How difficult was it to choose basins and taps, especially since we weren’t fussy people who needed specific shapes for our basin and certain types of water sprouts? Our preferences were actually quite simple. PQ doesn’t like to have…