Friday, August 29, 2008
my plants
This is the pot of mint plant that nearly died!!!!!It looks happy now:-)
See the crumbled edges of the leave? My neighbor came over yesterday and told me that was a sign of fertilise burn. Oh-oh.... guess I have to stop spraying fertiliser on this poor chap. I shall let it recover first. I've brought the plant indoors.
Orchid bloomed this week!
scanteak table
This is the scanteak table. Cost at scan teak is $69
I saw the same table at carrefour for $49.90
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But today neighbour said that teak wood will loose it's colour if put outdoors in the sun. Hmmm...unless you constantly put a coat of varnish over it.
Let me look around some more.
I am not in a hurry....
I wonder if I should go down to COMEX tomorrow...or go down to TANGS to see if my vouchers can buy me anything.
Speaking of vouchers. Must go and remind KC of vouchers that they were touting at their booth. How come I did not get any?
Then again, my purchase is not final because I have yet to complete that stupid urine test !!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
AGM
ERO...
Event, manage your Response, change the outcome.
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hmmm....
Anyway, I got a phonecall to help to sign the letter requesting for AGM. We got some very smart people in the block. Apparently they calculated that we should get both the penthouses and 6 units of -01's....these have larger floor areas and we will chalk up the quota faster to call for an AGM.
So from the swimming pool they looked up and called the -o1's with lights on.
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I was glad that I spoke up against lawsuit because I was joined by another voice which brought up the points that lawsuits are costly, time consuming, no win-win, bad publicity and our property price may drop.
Good points.
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The efficient people don't complain too much. They take action rather than sit around waiting for people to act. They pick up the phone to call, they write letters, they walk the talk.
Well put into good use, it is very good.
Put into bad use, it can get very scary too.
eg. someone threaten to post photos of majong lady washing clothes now in the carpark!!!!
public shaming....is a bit everitt behaviour...I think.
Event, manage your Response, change the outcome.
****
hmmm....
Anyway, I got a phonecall to help to sign the letter requesting for AGM. We got some very smart people in the block. Apparently they calculated that we should get both the penthouses and 6 units of -01's....these have larger floor areas and we will chalk up the quota faster to call for an AGM.
So from the swimming pool they looked up and called the -o1's with lights on.
***
I was glad that I spoke up against lawsuit because I was joined by another voice which brought up the points that lawsuits are costly, time consuming, no win-win, bad publicity and our property price may drop.
Good points.
***
The efficient people don't complain too much. They take action rather than sit around waiting for people to act. They pick up the phone to call, they write letters, they walk the talk.
Well put into good use, it is very good.
Put into bad use, it can get very scary too.
eg. someone threaten to post photos of majong lady washing clothes now in the carpark!!!!
public shaming....is a bit everitt behaviour...I think.
Ducks Quack, Eagles Fly
Ducks Quack, Eagles Fly* No one can make you serve customers well. That's because great service is a choice. Harvey Mackay, tells a wonderful story about a cab driver that proved this point. He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for Harvey . He handed my friend a laminated card and said: 'I'm Wally, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my mission statement.' Taken aback, Harvey read the card. It said:
Wally's Mission Statement: To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment. This blew Harvey away. Especially when he noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean! As he slid behind the wheel, Wally said, 'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.' My friend said jokingly, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.' Wally smiled and said, 'No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, water and orange juice.' Almost stuttering, Harvey said, 'I'll take a Diet Coke.' Handing him his drink, Wally said, 'If you'd like something to read, I have The Wall Street Journal, Time, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.' As they were pulling away, Wally handed my friend another laminated card. 'These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio.' And as if that weren't enough, Wally told Harvey that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for him. Then he advised Harvey of the best route to his destination for that time of day.
He also let him know that he'd be happy to chat and tell him about some of the sights or, if Harvey preferred, to leave him with his own thoughts. 'Tell me, Wally,' my amazed friend asked the driver, 'have you always served customers like this?' Wally smiled into the rear view mirror. 'No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard the personal growth guru, Wayne Dyer, on the radio one day. He had just written a book called 'You'll See It When You Believe It'.
Dyer said that if you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself.
He said, 'Stop complaining! Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.'' 'That hit me right between the eyes,' said Wally. 'Dyer was really talking about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more.' 'I take it that has paid off for you,' Harvey said.
'It sure has,' Wally replied. 'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it. You were lucky to get me today. I don't sit at cabstands anymore. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on my answering machine. If I can't pick them up myself, I get a reliable cabbie friend to do it and I take a piece of the action.' Wally was phenomenal. He was running a limo service out of a Yellow Cab. I've probably told that story to more than fifty cab drivers over the years, and only two took the idea and ran with it. Whenever I go to their cities, I give them a call. The rest of the drivers quacked like ducks and told me all the reasons they couldn't do any of what I was suggesting. Wally the Cab Driver made a different choice.
He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles. How about us???
Leading the Change of Life & Many More........ .
Enjoy The Life........ !
Wally's Mission Statement: To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment. This blew Harvey away. Especially when he noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean! As he slid behind the wheel, Wally said, 'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.' My friend said jokingly, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.' Wally smiled and said, 'No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, water and orange juice.' Almost stuttering, Harvey said, 'I'll take a Diet Coke.' Handing him his drink, Wally said, 'If you'd like something to read, I have The Wall Street Journal, Time, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.' As they were pulling away, Wally handed my friend another laminated card. 'These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio.' And as if that weren't enough, Wally told Harvey that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for him. Then he advised Harvey of the best route to his destination for that time of day.
He also let him know that he'd be happy to chat and tell him about some of the sights or, if Harvey preferred, to leave him with his own thoughts. 'Tell me, Wally,' my amazed friend asked the driver, 'have you always served customers like this?' Wally smiled into the rear view mirror. 'No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard the personal growth guru, Wayne Dyer, on the radio one day. He had just written a book called 'You'll See It When You Believe It'.
Dyer said that if you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself.
He said, 'Stop complaining! Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.'' 'That hit me right between the eyes,' said Wally. 'Dyer was really talking about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more.' 'I take it that has paid off for you,' Harvey said.
'It sure has,' Wally replied. 'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it. You were lucky to get me today. I don't sit at cabstands anymore. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on my answering machine. If I can't pick them up myself, I get a reliable cabbie friend to do it and I take a piece of the action.' Wally was phenomenal. He was running a limo service out of a Yellow Cab. I've probably told that story to more than fifty cab drivers over the years, and only two took the idea and ran with it. Whenever I go to their cities, I give them a call. The rest of the drivers quacked like ducks and told me all the reasons they couldn't do any of what I was suggesting. Wally the Cab Driver made a different choice.
He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles. How about us???
Leading the Change of Life & Many More........ .
Enjoy The Life........ !
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
court case brewing
hmmm...
Ok I understand that the fire staircase and the iron gate needs improvement, but today there were like 20 emails to-ing and fro-ing about AGM, Court case, law suits and what knot....
hmmm....
I think people even suggested taking photo of majong lady in action and sticking her 'crime' on the notice board.
hmmmm.....
I just want to live quietly...
I don't live in a penthouse, so my lawyer is not in my speed dial. Actually, I've seen my lawyer's secretary more times and I have only seen my lawyer ONCE.
I am too poor for law suits.
Can all this unhappiness, which honestly is a bit overblown, be settled without calling lawyers?
Lawyers are expensive!
hmmm....
Penthouse owner said his balcony has puddle of water collecting when it rains.
Actually mine too because I asked them to replace the tiles that were chipped...and then the new tiles are not the same level as the old tiles....and then rain water collect.
And normal people like me just take a cloth and wipe dry the water whenever it rains!
Penthouse owner also said there were cracks down his walls.
.....maybe they start from the top and it will take a while to reach down to the lower levels.
Ok I understand that the fire staircase and the iron gate needs improvement, but today there were like 20 emails to-ing and fro-ing about AGM, Court case, law suits and what knot....
hmmm....
I think people even suggested taking photo of majong lady in action and sticking her 'crime' on the notice board.
hmmmm.....
I just want to live quietly...
I don't live in a penthouse, so my lawyer is not in my speed dial. Actually, I've seen my lawyer's secretary more times and I have only seen my lawyer ONCE.
I am too poor for law suits.
Can all this unhappiness, which honestly is a bit overblown, be settled without calling lawyers?
Lawyers are expensive!
hmmm....
Penthouse owner said his balcony has puddle of water collecting when it rains.
Actually mine too because I asked them to replace the tiles that were chipped...and then the new tiles are not the same level as the old tiles....and then rain water collect.
And normal people like me just take a cloth and wipe dry the water whenever it rains!
Penthouse owner also said there were cracks down his walls.
.....maybe they start from the top and it will take a while to reach down to the lower levels.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Table....
Table....
My sister said to me, 'you still looking for table?'
Oh....I am always looking for things to beautify my home. But these days I shop like an auntie because I don't want to buy white elephants to put in my house.
Have to consider:
1. Is it worth the $$$
2. Am I going to utilise it
3. Is it durable
4. Is it cheap but not cheap looking
5. Is it difficult to CLEAN!!!!!
6. Is this a novelty....5 days from now....am I still thinking of that item...or once I have acquired the object...the object will loose it's appeal?
Every object is an investment of love, thought and consideration.
I don't believe in buying something at the spur of the moment and then chucking it aside....or get tired of it and change furniture every 5 years.
Then there is the opportunity cost...
I take $$$ out to buy something....I incur an opportunity cost that this $$$ can be used elsewhere.
My Sister....who is the cerebral one...said....
No need to think.
You like just buy.
Then I read my friend's facebook and she was blogging about how a donation of stoma bags to a sick elderly made that person very grateful. On and on the list read....this elderly needs tv. That elderly needs bedsheets. Someone needs a walking stick. So happened friend was online....so I asked her....she said the cheapest donation was $20 for the walking stick....and the most expensive is $600 for the tv.
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Well this is the deal then....
If friend emails me of a need that outways the cost of that foldable table, that means the $$$ is needed elsewhere.
If my share price goes wayyyyyyyyy up.....then I can get both the table and fulfil someone's charity need.
If charity need does not arise....then I will put $$$ on the table.
And if in doubt then don't make any move.
Right now....it is hanging on to 'DON'T MOVE'
My sister said to me, 'you still looking for table?'
Oh....I am always looking for things to beautify my home. But these days I shop like an auntie because I don't want to buy white elephants to put in my house.
Have to consider:
1. Is it worth the $$$
2. Am I going to utilise it
3. Is it durable
4. Is it cheap but not cheap looking
5. Is it difficult to CLEAN!!!!!
6. Is this a novelty....5 days from now....am I still thinking of that item...or once I have acquired the object...the object will loose it's appeal?
Every object is an investment of love, thought and consideration.
I don't believe in buying something at the spur of the moment and then chucking it aside....or get tired of it and change furniture every 5 years.
Then there is the opportunity cost...
I take $$$ out to buy something....I incur an opportunity cost that this $$$ can be used elsewhere.
My Sister....who is the cerebral one...said....
No need to think.
You like just buy.
Then I read my friend's facebook and she was blogging about how a donation of stoma bags to a sick elderly made that person very grateful. On and on the list read....this elderly needs tv. That elderly needs bedsheets. Someone needs a walking stick. So happened friend was online....so I asked her....she said the cheapest donation was $20 for the walking stick....and the most expensive is $600 for the tv.
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Well this is the deal then....
If friend emails me of a need that outways the cost of that foldable table, that means the $$$ is needed elsewhere.
If my share price goes wayyyyyyyyy up.....then I can get both the table and fulfil someone's charity need.
If charity need does not arise....then I will put $$$ on the table.
And if in doubt then don't make any move.
Right now....it is hanging on to 'DON'T MOVE'
Friday, August 22, 2008
table top water feature
Smaller table top water features for less that $100.Then you'll have to treat the water so that when you off it, there are no mozzies.
Electricity or battery?
Plus, under the sun, algae will grow.....and the thing will turn green!
While water features are nice, think of the maintainance.
Anyway, if I buy it, I'll be the one maintaining it.
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Outdoor furniture viewing spree
This is the folding table from Teakland Gallery.Last time I was quoted $280....but today lady boss quoted me $250 for 80cm, and $230 for 70cm.
This is the one that can double up as writing table height....with the Ikea foldable chairs.
I like this stool also from Teakland Gallery. $78
NATURAL LIVING
Tanjong Katong Branch that specializes in Outdoor furniture.
I love the lamps. This is the water hyacinth collection: Big $500; Medium $480; Small $450.
This one I can change the light bulb without having to climb ladder. And it has a nice feel.
This combination was recommended to me. Chair $550 Table $450. They are having 20% storewide sale.
Resin: so can wash. 5 year gurantee. Interior is aluminium so will not warp or turn mouldy.
Water durable.
Close up of the Fiona Tombo set. Special this weekend only. If table only = $350 lelong price.
This is the Fiona & Tombo collection lelong at $1,199 + $53.50 for delivery.
I like the round table.
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You know, if I have money to throw around, I don't need to think. But I am so fussy about the look of the furniture, how use friendly it is, how easy to maintain it is....take measurements....think and think and think.....
Anyway, I love everything that I see at Natural Living.
And it always comes down to needs and wants.....
How often will I sit on that chair or use that table????
Thursday, August 21, 2008
The mah jong lady
Residents have complained about that lady who uses the swimming pool toilet to shower every night. Plus, do her laundry at 3pm.
I think emailing and comparing notes on the general compound is fine. Complaining about neighbors....can tread a fine line to the Everit behaviour.
I think emailing and comparing notes on the general compound is fine. Complaining about neighbors....can tread a fine line to the Everit behaviour.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Gardening
Here you can see the buds on my orchid plant.
This orchid has bloomed for a week now.
Plant stand bought from IKEA last night. Originally intended to put my TV on the plant stand, but it seems too wobbly....so I took it out to put the money plant which has leaves falling out of the pot. I hear that the roots can stain the wall. So I think putting it on a stand will solve that for now.
I picked this plant out of the cactus section. $2.50. Cheap!
Then as I make my payment, the lady told me that the plant is a feng shui plant.
So I asked, where must I put it....
The lady said, 'go by feel'.
This is the terranium that I made. I got the inspiration after seeing this at hortpark. Of course the hortpark one is much nicer. But I like mine too.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
garden
Now you may be wondering what on earth I am doing with glass and stones?
Well that is my project his week. Stay tuned to find out.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
more foldable furniture
This is the terje chair from Ikea
Costs $28
So if I get 2 of this....$56
Plus that foldable from Teakland in Serangoon Road
$280
Total $336
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The foldable chair from Teakland is $85 each
They are going to charge $30 for delivery
Another option is to ask neighbor to combine, then split the transportation fee.
Foldable Furniture
Now looking for a Foldable Table...
Found some nice Bamboo; Teak and Rattan ones on the web.
Preferably, the table can double up in the balcony, and indoors...as office table.
Also need foldable chairs.
Foldable because I can store them away when not needed.
I am looking for something cheap and good.
Hopefully, aesthetically pleasing, and blend well into my furniture.
Found some nice Bamboo; Teak and Rattan ones on the web.
Preferably, the table can double up in the balcony, and indoors...as office table.
Also need foldable chairs.
Foldable because I can store them away when not needed.
I am looking for something cheap and good.
Hopefully, aesthetically pleasing, and blend well into my furniture.
Bamboo
Star Bamboo (S) Pte Ltd
2 Jurong East St 21
#02-143 IMM Building
Singapore 609601
Tel: (+65)-6565 9217
Fax: (+65)-6565 0508
Email:
Levante
I saw the foldable table that I saw at Carrefour here. Wonder if this is the source
http://www.levante.com.sg/index_files/page0003.htm
Showroom:
21 Toh Guan Road East,
#06-02 Toh Guan Centre,
Singapore 608609
Phone:
(65) 6316 3595
Fax:
(65) 6316 3590
Contact Person:
Mr. Cheng K G
Email:
home@levante.com.sg
Website:
www.levante.com.sg
http://www.levante.com.sg/index_files/page0003.htm
Showroom:
21 Toh Guan Road East,
#06-02 Toh Guan Centre,
Singapore 608609
Phone:
(65) 6316 3595
Fax:
(65) 6316 3590
Contact Person:
Mr. Cheng K G
Email:
home@levante.com.sg
Website:
www.levante.com.sg
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