Expenditure To Date + Lessons Learnt Today

Another item added to our Home Building Cart..=)

2 Queen Fitted Sheets from Hallmark $60 X 2
1 King Size Quilt Cover from Hallmark $80
8 Pillow Case from Hallmark $13 X 8
2 Bloster Case from Hallmark $10 X 2
1 Anti Dustmites Quilt King Size $109

Grand Total $433

Good Buy!!! Our Bedsheets are of a HIGH QUALITY one ok!! Hallmark leh..Mai Play Play...Their greeting cards cost $6 to $7 wan ok!!!...511 thread count per 10cm square...Good!!!... Normal ones are about 300++ thread count while really premium ones have about 800++ thread counts..Ours are 100% cotton satin...thou not Egyptian ones..but VERY GOOD already...

Anyway here are some valuable lessons learnt: -
(Future home builders can read our blog and learn from our experiences!!...cheers!!)
1. Quilt or Comforter - Comforter has its cover sewn on it, so if u need to change the cover, u need bring the whole comforter to the laundry. Plus u need to buy several comforter in order to match ur bedsheets.. For quilt, you only need one quilt and buy different quilt cover to match your bedsheets. Plus u can wash your quilt cover more often as u can remove the cover to wash without bringing the whole quilt + cover to laundry...Less hassle..But of cos u need to sun your quilt regularly for better hygiene habits..=)

2. Thread Count + fabric - Sales promoters say the higher the thread count the better...I would suppose so..so it is more pricy for those with higher thread count.. Normal range about 300++ TC...Quality ones about 800++ TC...Fabric...Quality ones are Egyptian ones...but pricy...so best stick to 100% cotton ones...won't go wrong...=)

3. Size of Quilt - We bght a King size quilt even thou we bght a Queen size bed..cos it can rest nicely on the edge of our bed plus you can ensure that the COUPLE won't fight over the quilt on a super COLD night..whahahha...but bear in mind folks..it will mean u need to buy the sheets + quilt cover seperately cos u can't buy in set anymore...those in set normally give Queen sheets + Queen quilt cover..so either u buy seperately or u need buy a KING set and downsize ur sheets to Queen just to cater to your King size quilt...=)

4. Washing Machine TOP LOAD or FRONT LOAD?? - Ehh...tricky one...Good thing about TOP LOAD..U don't need suffer from backaches!!....However, in terms of performance, FRONT LOAD said to be better..FRONT LOAD experience less entanglement (thus less damage to clothes) plus can use hot water to wash your clothes...Bad point about FRONT LOAD, might leak cos rubber might wear off..As per Alan (Hubby's fren at MUSTAFA), just make sure the rubber is dry after use and don't close it when not in use...(FRONT LOAD MACHINES)

5. Washing Machine 6.5KG or more?? - For a newly wed couple like me and Hubby, 6.5kg is more than enough...even big enough for washing bedsheets..6.5Kg (TOP LOAD ones) cost about $200+++ (SAMSUNG) 8Kg ones cost about $400+++(SAMSUNG)..Needless to say, FRONT LOAD ones are more expensive...

6. FRIDGE - Sales guy at Audio House bght up the topic of RATED CURRENT...meaning the consumption of electricity...ranges from 0.X to 1++...The Samsung fridge that we eyed on has a 0.65 rated current (cost about $990 from Audio House..496 ltr)..which is considered quite energy saving cos normal ones can go up to 1.2 rated current...Then again, dunno whether we go gana smoked or not...hehe...

7. FRIDGE Side to Side door?? - Watch out cos large items (in terms of width) might not fit into the fridge......I didn't really tot of buying a side to side door cos it is really v big..my only requirement is that the freezer compartment is below...bleah...=)...so now that Hubby gave me the green light to consider that, I might seriously consider buying a SIDE TO SIDE!!..

8. Water Heater - no need buy a seperate shower head cos the water heater set normally comes with one...but of cos..cannot choose...so might not be nice....keke..so if got spare cash on hand and really can't stand the sight of the shower head...get one u like..*wink*

9. WC - Normal ones (cheaper ones) need to be rested against a wall..while pricier ones can stand on its own..Normal ones cost about $180 to $200...saw one Rigel WC costing about $229....

10. Sink - Saw one kitchen sink along a shop at Jln Besar...2 sink side by side...costing about $299...Just wan to roughly know how much it cost to buy a kitchen sink....As for bathroom sink...normal ones cost about $190..

Gosh...there are so many things going on in my PEA brain now....Information overload...=S

That's all for today ya!!!