Tag: property

  • Plus one room for scale model maid

    Photo by fullres Real estate agents can be arseholes sometimes. A few years ago, being first time home renters, Naomi and I were conned into paying double commission by this chow ah beng of an agent, and last year, we were treated to a siao char bor show by this independent agent who got her…

  • Settling

    It takes a couple of weeks to unpack, say some of our friends who’ve also had the good fortune to change their surroundings once every couple of years. And we’re still settling in, moving things around the house because Jake the Cat has been displaying his acrobatic prowess by leaping from shelf top to fridge…

  • Since the morning that we came

    Mac’s settled in easiest – as long as he’s got his cushion, he’s sweet As with any new premises, there are things to get used to. But to call them teething problems would mean this apartment has more teeth than it was supposed to. There are however, nicer things. In the carpark, between the parking…

  • May is the month for moving

    Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! I haven’t blogged for a few days because we’ve been busy arranging our big move to our new premises, and some things are falling into place, although, as with all moves, it’s still a little stressful. Looking for new premises has had its interesting moments though. There was one landlord who…

  • A rude and painful shock

    Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! So the report is out, and our apartment’s security guard intimated that there were some areas of Singapore where apartment security was stricter, and where security guards like him were instructed to always take down particulars of visitors and their vehicles and not let anyone who didn’t oblige with their particulars…