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    • How to Buy Lights from Taobao
    • Kitchen Hood Review: Do You Need One in Your HDB Home?
    • Taobao missing item experience – how our shipper lost our parcels
    • Taobao vs Shopee: Taobao is More Expensive After COVID-19
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    • Review of Fujioh FS890R kitchen hood
    • Taobao missing item experience – how our shipper lost our parcels
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    • Taobao Cabinet Review: Not Cheap, Quite Pretty, Hard to Install
    • Floor Xpert LURF Review: Great Value for Money, Good After Sales Service
    • Taobao bomb shelter racks review – super cheap, lousy quality
    • Be careful! Taobao isn’t that cheap anymore
    • Taobao Photo Frames Gave Us a Booklice Bug Infestation
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    • Should You Buy Furniture from Taobao or Ikea?
    • How to Buy Lights from Taobao
    • Getting Ceiling Fans for a BTO
    • How to Choose Basins and Taps for Your HDB Homes
    • Taobao missing item experience – how our shipper lost our parcels
    • Taobao Cabinet Review: Not Cheap, Quite Pretty, Hard to Install
    • Taobao ceiling fan review: it’s noisy and it sucks, but it looks pretty
    • Taobao bomb shelter racks review – super cheap, lousy quality
    • Be careful! Taobao isn’t that cheap anymore
    • Taobao vs Shopee: Taobao is More Expensive After COVID-19
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  • General
    • Why we shouldn’t overpay for an HDB flat
    • Don’t worry about the HDB leasehold controversy, you own your HDB flat
    • 15 Types of Neighbours in HDB Whatsapp, Facebook Chats
    • Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle (Super Long Queue) Review
    • Huge Recall of Unsafe Elmark Ceiling Fans
  • Preparation
    • Choosing Between an ID or Contractor
    • BTO Key Collection and Rectification Work
    • Our Clean BTO Home Design
    • Guide on Cement Screeding for Our BTO Home
  • Renovation
    • First Trip to Install the Aircon Piping
    • Multi-Tone Painting Works for Greater Contrast
    • Wet Works in the Kitchen and Toilets
    • Buying and installing our ceiling fans
    • Installation of Vinyl Flooring for Our BTO
    • City Gas Pipe Installation for Our BTO
    • Our BTO Home Lighting Design and Lighting Installation
    • Our HDB cabinet design – kitchen cabinets, wardrobe, storage settee
    • City Gas Activation for our BTO
    • Our 4 Room BTO Design and Completed Home
    • Our DIY Washing Machine Installation
  • Shopping
    • Should You Buy Furniture from Taobao or Ikea?
    • Budget Guide: Shopping and Taobao Shipping to Singapore
    • How to Choose Basins and Taps for Your HDB Homes
    • Budget Guide on Buying a Bed
    • How to Choose An Aircon for Your BTO
    • Getting Ceiling Fans for a BTO
    • Choosing Vinyl, Tile, Laminate, or Cement Flooring for BTOs
    • How to Buy Lights from Taobao
    • Kitchen Hood Review: Do You Need One in Your HDB Home?
    • Taobao missing item experience – how our shipper lost our parcels
    • Taobao vs Shopee: Taobao is More Expensive After COVID-19
  • Honest Reviews
    • Review of Fujioh FS890R kitchen hood
    • Taobao missing item experience – how our shipper lost our parcels
    • Baton Sleep Review: Good Bed, Value for Money Bed Frame
    • Taobao Cabinet Review: Not Cheap, Quite Pretty, Hard to Install
    • Floor Xpert LURF Review: Great Value for Money, Good After Sales Service
    • Taobao bomb shelter racks review – super cheap, lousy quality
    • Be careful! Taobao isn’t that cheap anymore
    • Taobao Photo Frames Gave Us a Booklice Bug Infestation
  • Taobao
    • Budget Guide: Shopping and Taobao Shipping to Singapore
    • Taobao Tips and FAQs: Shopping and Shipping from Taobao
    • Should You Buy Furniture from Taobao or Ikea?
    • How to Buy Lights from Taobao
    • Getting Ceiling Fans for a BTO
    • How to Choose Basins and Taps for Your HDB Homes
    • Taobao missing item experience – how our shipper lost our parcels
    • Taobao Cabinet Review: Not Cheap, Quite Pretty, Hard to Install
    • Taobao ceiling fan review: it’s noisy and it sucks, but it looks pretty
    • Taobao bomb shelter racks review – super cheap, lousy quality
    • Be careful! Taobao isn’t that cheap anymore
    • Taobao vs Shopee: Taobao is More Expensive After COVID-19
  • Setup
    • Our HDB WiFi Setup – Asus AiMesh Wifi Network
  • Maintenance
    • How to Change a Ceiling LED Light Bulb (Recessed Downlight)
    • How to Clean a Glass Toilet Shower Screen
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Read more about the article Taobao vs Shopee: Taobao is More Expensive After COVID-19

Taobao vs Shopee: Taobao is More Expensive After COVID-19

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:22 December, 2020
  • Post category:Shopping
  • Post comments:0 Comments

If you are thinking of buying and shipping from Taobao - STOP. Don't do it. We no longer recommend buying from Taobao for one simple reason. COVID-19 made shipping from…

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Read more about the article Our HDB WiFi Setup – Asus AiMesh Wifi Network

Our HDB WiFi Setup – Asus AiMesh Wifi Network

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:15 December, 2019
  • Post category:Setup
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Wifi is a basic need. Especially in Singapore. Everyone here goes online on their laptops and phones via Wifi. So your HDB Wifi setup is the most important thing to…

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Read more about the article How to Clean a Glass Toilet Shower Screen

How to Clean a Glass Toilet Shower Screen

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:8 December, 2019
  • Post category:Maintenance
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Having a Glass Toilet Shower Screen A toilet shower screen is nice, especially when it's made of glass. A screen is more expensive (around $500) than a shower curtain, but…

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Read more about the article Budget Guide: Shopping and Taobao Shipping to Singapore

Budget Guide: Shopping and Taobao Shipping to Singapore

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:8 December, 2019
  • Post category:Shopping
  • Post comments:52 Comments

Note: We no longer recommend shipping from Taobao. Check out our Taobao vs Shopee comparison. Taobao Shipping to Singapore - Is It Possible? Yes! In the past, you needed to…

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Read more about the article How to Change a Ceiling LED Light Bulb (Recessed Downlight)

How to Change a Ceiling LED Light Bulb (Recessed Downlight)

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:31 July, 2019
  • Post category:Maintenance
  • Post comments:0 Comments

We moved in for about a year, so some things have started to spoil and needed replacement. We had to change a bathroom ceiling LED light bulb, a recessed downlight,…

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Read more about the article Our DIY Washing Machine Installation

Our DIY Washing Machine Installation

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:21 July, 2019
  • Post category:Renovation/Shopping
  • Post comments:0 Comments

We DIYed our washing machine installation. It sounds easy. Unfortunately, it wasn't. Buying our washing machine without installation We bought our washing machine before renovation finished. We wanted to take…

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Read more about the article Be Careful! Taobao Isn’t Cheap Anymore

Be Careful! Taobao Isn’t Cheap Anymore

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:20 July, 2019
  • Post category:Shopping
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Taobao isn't that cheap anymore. This shouldn't surprise you. Taobao was super cheap Most people caught on to the fact that Taobao was cheap around 2015 to 2017. Indeed, things…

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Read more about the article Taobao Cabinet Review: Not Cheap, Quite Pretty, Hard to Install

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

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:16 August, 2018
  • Post category:Honest Reviews/Shopping
  • Post comments:5 Comments

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…

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Read more about the article Taobao Missing Item Experience – How Our Shipper Lost Our Parcels

Taobao Missing Item Experience – How Our Shipper Lost Our Parcels

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:16 July, 2018
  • Post category:Honest Reviews/Shopping
  • Post comments:12 Comments

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…

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Read more about the article Taobao Tips and FAQs: Shopping and Shipping from Taobao

Taobao Tips and FAQs: Shopping and Shipping from Taobao

  • Post author:pewpewpew
  • Post published:12 July, 2018
  • Post category:Shopping
  • Post comments:11 Comments

(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…

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