Home Small Home

Finally, two years after they selected and purchased their place, my Goddess and the Horny Devil's place is ready for collection!

Going up to their home for the first time - my Goddess faced mixed apprehension - the house is going to be damn tiny and will take some time to get used to, and most importantly, they have to now pay their own bills, do their own housework and laundry!! She suddenly feels more married within a day, one year after their wedding.

The narrow corridor. Luckily her apartment is not adjacent to any other houses, unlike the other 2 units

Welcome home?

Knock knock!

And then here comes the most fun part of the day - rolling the pineapple! In dialect, the pineapple is called 'Ong Lai' aka 黄梨 in Chinese. This sounds like 旺来, which means the coming of good fortune.

Rolling the pineapple the bowling and shot-put style

After the pineapple is rolled, the reality of the tiny minnie mouse apartment sinks in.

That's the dining and living room. Yep, that's how small the place is

Before they explored the place further, it was more traditions and rituals to be done. First, the sprinkling of pomelo water which signifies the ridding of bad luck.

And then rice and salt is sprinkled at all corners of the house - to rid of any evil spirits hiding at these corners.

And finally - the primary school science experiment - growing of green beans! This signifies the growth of a family with lots of kids and grandchildren.

Look how fast a green bean can grow! Some beans are starting to show signs of sprouting!

After all the necessary rituals are done, it's time move on to take a look around the house.

This is the only saving grace of the house!

The narrow kitchen

Room 1

Room 2

And room 3

Master bedroom toilet

Common toilet - bigger in size than MBR toilet

Fridge and yard area

And bomb shelter for the Horny Devil to stay in if he angers the mistress!

 And my top 3 peeving areas:

1) Super huge planter area. Whose pots will be so huge?? Only extra cost to us to level the area. And after leveling, the balcony will be bigger than the living room!

2) Gigantic bay window with window at master bedroom toilet shower area. The shower head is on the right side of the wall, and so is the neighbour's bedroom diagonally across on the right. Does HDB expect us to do free shows here? So another sum of money needs to be spent here on curtains/blinds/frosted films.

3) Zero space between door, toilet bowl and sink. My Goddess is already leaning against the sink, and the door is just inches away. The only way to get in is to stand beside the bowl, facing the bowl and push the door, especially for pregnant or plump people.

To sum it up, the day was a meaningful one. The SP and City Gas guys came and had the power and water all settled. They also had their house done with a fengshui audit. So now, they need to decide where and what do they want to do with each room, and entrusting an ID/contractor to do the house. And of course, the rectifications of defects in between. They've already spotted 10 so far. Come Saturday, they will do a more thorough check, and perhaps more will come?

The friendly SP power guy

Fengshi Shii-fu