Continued

So where did I left off the last time? Oh yeah! We got engaged in June. Actually, we bought an apartment in April, before he proposed. I said "we" and not "he" bought an apartment because we knew that when we bought the apartment, it was meant to be for the both of us. Lucky for me, RH's Dad decided that Rh should pay for the apartment himself. I initially wanted to put down my name so I can help out in terms of CPF because that is actually one thing that I have more than RH.

He was a foreigner so he did not have CPF. Yeah, notice I said "was". He applied for Singapore PR in April after apparantly realized that he is going to be in Singapore for some time. Hehehe. He claims to have moved to Singapore for me. I do not believe him though.

Anyways, we searched high and low (or rather central and east) for our dream apartment. We knew that we are looking for a private freehold location. RH initially wanted to get a place in Upper Bukit Timah because he was renting Maplewoods at that time and because his friend has an apartment in that area and he absolutely loves the place. (plus, of course it is cheaper than central or say east side).

We decided eventually that we wanted to stay at the East Side (Hurray!) to be near my parents. Of course, that was absolutely good news for me. I have ALL MY LIFE lived in the East. Yeap, our first home was in Telok Kurau Lorong L and then we moved to Telok Kurau Jalan Baiduri which is a street away. So basically, I lived in Telok Kurau all my life.

We did see many many apartments, (at leat 20). New developments, old developments, through showrooms, through property agents. Until we came across Haig Court and fell in love with it. Spacious 3 bedroom with floor space of 1345 sqft. Much smaller than my current house but big in terms of modern apartment. Full facilities, good location (it is situated near not one but two very good schools, one of which I went to, hee hee) and all. Of course there had to be a catch! It was expensive and beyong poor RH's budget.

So, we went on with our search. You thought we bought Haig Court, didn't you? We looked and looked and finally found Starville. A new development proposedto be ready by Dec 2005, full facilities, 3 bedroom, plus bomb shelter, small than Haig Court (only 1238 sqft) but we can't ask for too much, near MRT station, blah blah blah. It was great. Price was within our budget as well.

We brought RH parents to view the place and brought our parents to view the place. Negotiated price with developer big boss and finally got the place at a low price. RH's parents liked another development though. That is Coastarina, at East Coast Road. Good Location and price plus it is a penthouse. However, the livable space was tremendously small and there are no facilities cept for a small pool. Thank goodness, we decided on Starville and so now, we are on to a brighter future. Hehehe.

{So here we are, like proud parents of our new home.}

{This is a model of our Condominium, YES, ours! :P Ours is the third block from the left. You can't see the swimming pool from this side but it is a 50m lap pool. }

{You can see the pool from here. This side is facing the PIE.}

The apartment is situated near Kembangan MRT, only 10 mins walk. 20 mins walk to my current house. Near RH's in laws aka my parents. From this view, our apartment is third from the right.

Start of Renovation & Wedding Blog

Finally decided to start a Renovation & Wedding blog. Nope, I did not just get engaged nor did I just buy a property. Actually, my Fiance bought an apartment in April and I got engaged in June.

The thing is, it just occurred to me to do up a blog about it. Hee Hee! Yup, gonna be hardworking and try to jot down my thoughts and such although I think that knowing how lazy I really am, it would probably just be a photo blog with lots of pictures.

Hmm, I think I really need to update readers about what has happened till now.

So here goes! Let's start at the very beginning. How did I meet my fiance, RH?

Well, it began when I went back to Surabaya last year for Chinese New Year! Surabaya is the second largest city besides Jakarta if you don't know (Should read up on more grography, people). Oh ya, I did mention I was Indonesian, right?

Anyways, my family sometimes goes back to Indonesia to celebrate CNY because my grandfather (Dad's side) is just this really Traditional guy that has to have everyone together for CNY. My family, being brought up in a traditional way (thanks to my grandfather, dad's side of course) is very obedient to the patriach of the family which happens to be (yeah you are right), my grandfather (dad's side, obviously).

It is on the first day of CNY that my older sister SB and I were invited to lunch by an old friend and her husband. She says that she wanted to have lunch with us and a friend. We saw right through it. It could only be a matchmaking session which is quite common in Indonesian Chinese Community. I naturally assumed that the intended was for SB cos she is older than me by 4 years and my parents are too anxious to get her a BF.

Well, it so happens that the guy was being introduced to both of us.....he gets to pick who he likes! (Very unfair! Why don't I get to choose?) So, to cut the story short, that was how I got to know my fiance, RH. Turns out RH works in Singapore even though he is Indonesian, what are the odds of that happening. *feigned shock expression*

So, of course we continued our courtship in Singapore and finally got engaged in June this year.