Zeng Hu Chu - 曾府组屋

Zeng Hu Chu - 曾府组屋 Lester and Lay Hiang are the home owners of Zeng Hu Chu (曾府组屋). This page documents the making of their new home. So cool right? Haha~

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We have purchased this 5-room flats on 22nd August 2012. Our house is ready for keys collection on 13 January 2016, a duration of 3 years, 4 months, 23 days wait. A little information about our home owners: Lester is a software engineer and a tech blogger. He is always chasing the latest technology and gadgets in the market. Geeky but he prefers not be regarded as an IT help desk. Lay Hiang is an

art director, the mastermind behind this house's design. The husband saves a sum from engaging an ID. She likes everything pretty (of course) and nitpicks on every details. If you stay in the hood and happen to bump into us, don't forget to say hi.

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Not too long ago, we became the home owners and collected our keys from HDB.The collection process is pretty quick. We a...
01/02/2016

Not too long ago, we became the home owners and collected our keys from HDB.

The collection process is pretty quick. We arrived earlier than the appointment time allocated.

It is compulsory to purchase a fire insurance for your house. This covers anything interior within that is part of the HDB's structure but excluding furniture. You can buy an extended coverage, in case fire affected your neighbors.

The default HDB loan period is 30 years. We've asked our friendly CSO to give us a repayment breakdown for different loan years (10, 12 and 15 years) on her computer screen.

A friendly note, you can shorten your loan period anytime. But once you do that, you cannot lengthen the loan period again.

When it comes to shopping for our new home, the husband conquers the land of US, shopping mainly on Amazon. The wife con...
29/01/2016

When it comes to shopping for our new home, the husband conquers the land of US, shopping mainly on Amazon. The wife conquers the land of China, shopping on Taobao, for cheaper alternatives and the varieties they have offered.

We've splurged on our Balmain's bed sheet sets during the Robinsons' sale.Many will agree that these are the departmenta...
27/01/2016

We've splurged on our Balmain's bed sheet sets during the Robinsons' sale.

Many will agree that these are the departmental stores to go to when shopping for new homes:

Best Denki and Harvey Norman: Electrical appliances
Robinsons: Bed and bed sheet collection, kitchen utensils
Takashimaya: Bed and bed sheet collection, kitchen utensils
Tangs: Kitchen utensils

We bought 2 gadgets, from Amazon, which may be useful for our new home.Bosch GLM 35 Laser Measure For measuring large sp...
25/01/2016

We bought 2 gadgets, from Amazon, which may be useful for our new home.

Bosch GLM 35 Laser Measure
For measuring large spaces across the rooms and vertically up the ceiling with its laser beam.
http://lc.sg/22m

Nubee NUB8380 Temperature Gun
Primarily for cooking purpose, to gauge temperatures over hot surfaces like an oven. We have been measuring our walls' temperature with this.
http://lc.sg/22n

We started our window shopping for furnitures 2 to 3 months before collecting keys. We've explored different areas of Si...
22/01/2016

We started our window shopping for furnitures 2 to 3 months before collecting keys. We've explored different areas of Singapore in search for something we both like.

Talk to the sales person regarding customisation, promotions and discounts. Do you need to lock down the price because it is on sale? Not necessary.

Nevertheless, ask politely if you want to take a picture, not all showrooms allow.

We have been looking for a day bed sofa. This is from Contempo.

The artistic wife does her moodboards with Pinterest. She categories her boards into different rooms, for example living...
20/01/2016

The artistic wife does her moodboards with Pinterest.

She categories her boards into different rooms, for example living rooms and kitchen separately, before consolidating them into one final board.

The husband plays the client: to review, feedback, chop and approve.

Home owners of Zeng Hu Chu, 曾府組屋.
18/01/2016

Home owners of Zeng Hu Chu, 曾府組屋.

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