Was realli excited when we 1st got the hse.... still is... but now the cost of renovation, furnishings, etc are setting in.... so getting kinda stress financially... tho tryin to keep the reno minimal, still not cheap man.... but my parents' view is, if wanna do, better to do wats required now.... dunno how... now still getting quotes from different contractors to compare prices....
Our furnishings, have also tried to keep to wats necessary... even additional tv for the mst bedroom oso put on hold.... wahhahaa.... hey, can take a look at my list... remind me if i've missed out anytg... coz i'll be startin my hunt soon... of coz if u wanna make a little contribution to my new home, u're more den welcome... geez... juz let me noe....
Both josh & myself still wanna cont to trust God for His providence & blessing in every area...
Pin & I are so thankful tat finally our prayer is answered... on tis yr's May day, pin & i, tgt wif our family, went to the seller hse & cnf e deal.... last wed, 6/8/08, we finally went to HDB for our 1st appt... i was sick, but still we made it there to sign the docs.... tis is indeed a long awaited one.... we've been prayin for a hse in our parents area... in our desperation, we even opened our options to areas like the north-east & west... however, no matter how many times we balloted (tink we did like 7-8 times...), we still couldn't get a flat.... so finally, we've decided to stay at my aunt's plc for awhile... God has His reason for e'thing.. as we looked back, even if God had gave us a house b4 our wedding, we wld haf been struggling financially....
tho tis resale flat tat we got is not cheaper either... our savings are pretty wiped out.. really learning to be thrifty, yet not stingy... cuttin down on shoppin liao man... scared if go shoppin will end up buying redundant things... now, to buy some not so impt stuff, will think twice... thank God, my veri patient & logical hubby will be there to help me by asking 'do u realli ned it'... hahahaa... pretty sad & hard at times... but i noe its all worth it... its all for OUR HOME... i'm getting excited & counting down the daez... too bad the seller can only hand the key to us end of sep.... prayin for miracle tat she can hand us the key earlier... & pray tat all things (reno, shifting, etc..) will go smoothly....
and see, pin's hand ended up like tis..... 
So, one item off the list... Thanks so much for the gift, Papa & Mami!!! a great gift indeed...
