83. rachel rays @ Nusa Idaman
weekend 17-18/04/10
our cafe is officially open for business. The utensils and ingredients abt 40% available so 1st attempt a simple menu of bbq grill chicken wings with main dish ikan-bilis friedrice.
No gas yet for the main cooking stove so the above was achieved on a small portable electric stove. Nothing fancy, elaborate or time consuming....here @ syurgawijr cafe going to keep it simple and easy the rachel rays ways. Quick, delicious and hopefully healthy.
82. syurgawijr Cafe
sketch on our completed wet kitchen.
Glass panelled cabinets
Counter top solid surface
package came with free cooker hood,stove & sinki
contractor: Alu Cabinet
date completed: 07/04/10
with this all works completed on our idaman house but there a lot more of job to be done: lightings, fans, garden, curtains and the list goes on and on....
Phew bila nak bukak rumah ni. Dapur dah boleh berasap tapi sayang lak nak masak takut kotor....
81. Refund of renovation deposit
Monday, 05/04/10 went to Nusa Idaman Customer Service office to submit the refund form. Was attended by a nice malay lady (sorry the name just escape me now) thank you very much dear. The refund would only be ready in a month time - to wait for them to call us for collection.
Since she asked us to fill up a survey form had to feedback on the lapses and lack of security at our precint. were told they received numerous complains also and the matter has escalated to top management (bawak ke meeting kot)
tahu tak ape.
went to sales office across the road visiting Irene unfortunately missed her, had a good chat with Bob & Ayu though. Were told that sporean still able to buy houses at JB at rm$250k only up till this july 2010 as the lawyer informed that the ruling above rm$500k will apply after this month. So to those has intention still got hope but do it fast before the govt revert.
A day of errands & rezeki.
Since she asked us to fill up a survey form had to feedback on the lapses and lack of security at our precint. were told they received numerous complains also and the matter has escalated to top management (bawak ke meeting kot)
tahu tak ape.
went to sales office across the road visiting Irene unfortunately missed her, had a good chat with Bob & Ayu though. Were told that sporean still able to buy houses at JB at rm$250k only up till this july 2010 as the lawyer informed that the ruling above rm$500k will apply after this month. So to those has intention still got hope but do it fast before the govt revert.
A day of errands & rezeki.
80. Exit Nusa Idaman
Direct exit to Nusa Idaman has officially opened. Just next to the exit the building in the picture is the Columbia Hospital - comforting rite, wondering whether we can use our medisave here emmm....
79. our enclave Serambi
Monday, 05/04/10
Installation work done.
Our lepak corner cum cafe is in the final stage.
Left only the solid surface for the cooking area, our last contractor job to be completed would be the kitchen by tomorrow.
78. aerial
Sun, 28/03/10
We decided to have a separate aerial installed as astro doesnt has spore channels.
the tv guys came again the following day to fix the tall aerial up on the roof. after the fixing when he done fine tuning all the captured signals received now we have very clear spore stations and added bonus of 8 indonesian channels.
so many shows/programs/dramas to view wat with astro channels how to watch all during the weekends.
Two small tweaking we need to address are:
1. a decoder for the astro to view at multiple TVs with each remote (set back same channel viewing)
1. a switch splinter to enable viewing thru normal channels direct from aerial or from disk satellite astro channel
the above 2 will be done this coming sunday, 4/4 another appt with the apek guys.
will update total cost after completion.
77. Astro
Sat, 27/03/2010
We had an appointment with the TV guys to install our aerial & astro. We didnt engage them thru direct counters that could be found at giant or tesco supermarkets but instead from a flyer contact found inserted at our mailbox about 3 days ago. Found from 4X that getting this apek guy is more expensive rm$50 for astro installation while direct astro counter rm$30 but we decided to go ahead with calling the shop as we also found out from abgK whom registered direct from astro counter that it had been more than 1 week nobody contacted him for installation. Paid extra rm$20 to get prompt delivery would be more value that doing the waiting game.
They came ard 6.00 pm and directly fixed the Astro satellite up at the roof. The apek fill up the registration form for us which they require a photocopy of IC and being a foreigner they need a copy of utility bill also to verify us as the home owner. The package that we took was apart from the many channels of free available 2 mini ie fun (cartoon) and learning (discovery channel) + sport costing mthly subscription of RM$60. He informed that he need to send the form to KL for registration and ask to wait for 2-3 days for KL to call us to activate. And (un)expectedly on last Tuesday a lady from astro KL office called me up to verify all the particulars and informed that it will be activated in 2 days time. Now being saturday we've Astro channels alredi. best.
We had an appointment with the TV guys to install our aerial & astro. We didnt engage them thru direct counters that could be found at giant or tesco supermarkets but instead from a flyer contact found inserted at our mailbox about 3 days ago. Found from 4X that getting this apek guy is more expensive rm$50 for astro installation while direct astro counter rm$30 but we decided to go ahead with calling the shop as we also found out from abgK whom registered direct from astro counter that it had been more than 1 week nobody contacted him for installation. Paid extra rm$20 to get prompt delivery would be more value that doing the waiting game.
They came ard 6.00 pm and directly fixed the Astro satellite up at the roof. The apek fill up the registration form for us which they require a photocopy of IC and being a foreigner they need a copy of utility bill also to verify us as the home owner. The package that we took was apart from the many channels of free available 2 mini ie fun (cartoon) and learning (discovery channel) + sport costing mthly subscription of RM$60. He informed that he need to send the form to KL for registration and ask to wait for 2-3 days for KL to call us to activate. And (un)expectedly on last Tuesday a lady from astro KL office called me up to verify all the particulars and informed that it will be activated in 2 days time. Now being saturday we've Astro channels alredi. best.
76. stairways to syurgawijr
css carpet furnishing
johor jaya
75. Delivery
Saturday, 27/03/10
A day full of deliveries.
Reached idaman about 3.30 pm met with 4X family (many many thanks to them for overseeing) whom was at our home since 10.00 am in the morning for appointment of the carpet guys laying the carpet. The work was completed soon after we arrived.
Almost immediately after they left all the 3 deliveries that we arranged came one after another.
1. Anda Perabot -
Queensize bedset w/ mattress (guest room)
Canopy bedframe + mattress + wardrobe + dressing table + side table (gals' bed)
2. iBenz
Single bedframe + pullover bed w/ 2mattresses
1 Kingkoil mattress
3. Clover
Masterbed frame (blink blink)
Sofa set
A day full of deliveries.
Reached idaman about 3.30 pm met with 4X family (many many thanks to them for overseeing) whom was at our home since 10.00 am in the morning for appointment of the carpet guys laying the carpet. The work was completed soon after we arrived.
Almost immediately after they left all the 3 deliveries that we arranged came one after another.
1. Anda Perabot -
Queensize bedset w/ mattress (guest room)
Canopy bedframe + mattress + wardrobe + dressing table + side table (gals' bed)
2. iBenz
Single bedframe + pullover bed w/ 2mattresses
1 Kingkoil mattress
3. Clover
Masterbed frame (blink blink)
Sofa set
74. Hujan Rahmat
Sun, 21/03 midday just after JJ finished with installing the sprinklers it rained.
It was really a downpour, raining hard and heavy pouring washing over our house.
73. 5 days of turning our house into a home
Last week as from Wednesday, 17/03 straight to Sunday, 21/03 we were going in and out crossing the causeway for 5 straight days. Each day going in as early as dawn and getting back home ard eleventish.
We've set appointments with the various contractors, carpeting, nursery and other errands to coincide with our school holiday leaves. Earlier we thought that all works could be completed before the school holidays as all the construction works were done but due to some inevitable setbacks (expected I guess) the final carpentering still going on making it impossible for the final acid wash of the whole house to be done in the same week.
The tight schedule we oversee were:
Wed, 17/03: went in just the 2 of us
1. contractors clearing out the rubbish
2. work on transforming the garden
3. went to Ah foo nursery @ Pontian with abg K order of plants
Thurs, 18/03: went in just the 2 of us
1. work on feature wall & family room platform begins
2. css carpet guy came to measure & quote for the stairs & master bedroom
3. work and installation of aluminium wardrobe @ masterbedroom walk-in-wardrobe
4. buying of lightings, paintings and porcelain sinki
Fri, 19/03: went in with the kidz with suffi & haatim overnite at Horizon Hill
1. work on feature wall continues
2. installation of lightings done by JJ
3. painting of verandah interior white and exterior green done by JJ and MKN
Sat, 20/03: went in just the 2 of us with suffi & haatim came in later from 4X
1. work on feature wall continues with them replacing the dented formica and took out the door to be fixed next tuesday to complete with the border for the family platform.
2. electrician men came to fix our TV on the unfinished feature wall, lightings for this area and the platform area plus the garden lightings
4. Aircon guys came and installed all aircons
3. Nursery apek came & planted the 5 plants
4. painting work continues final layers done by JJ and 4X
Since we've our aircons we decided to overnight there. Our very first stayover the experience was shared with Suffi & Haatim very excited! after clearing the masterbedroom we laid down our inflatable matteresses with the aircon on and had a contented sleep there, syukur about 80% of our dream realised....Amin.
Sun, 21/03: woke up feeling tired otherwise jubilant.
1. JJ doing gardening fixing the sprinklers
2. the washing guys didnt turn up reschedule to next thursday
3. Alex came handover 3rd payment to him
4. we did some final clearing for thurs washing
5. set for sg home early in the evening to avoid the holiday jam
phew setting our home is not an easy task but definitely an exciting journey
We've set appointments with the various contractors, carpeting, nursery and other errands to coincide with our school holiday leaves. Earlier we thought that all works could be completed before the school holidays as all the construction works were done but due to some inevitable setbacks (expected I guess) the final carpentering still going on making it impossible for the final acid wash of the whole house to be done in the same week.
The tight schedule we oversee were:
Wed, 17/03: went in just the 2 of us
1. contractors clearing out the rubbish
2. work on transforming the garden
3. went to Ah foo nursery @ Pontian with abg K order of plants
Thurs, 18/03: went in just the 2 of us
1. work on feature wall & family room platform begins
2. css carpet guy came to measure & quote for the stairs & master bedroom
3. work and installation of aluminium wardrobe @ masterbedroom walk-in-wardrobe
4. buying of lightings, paintings and porcelain sinki
Fri, 19/03: went in with the kidz with suffi & haatim overnite at Horizon Hill
1. work on feature wall continues
2. installation of lightings done by JJ
3. painting of verandah interior white and exterior green done by JJ and MKN
Sat, 20/03: went in just the 2 of us with suffi & haatim came in later from 4X
1. work on feature wall continues with them replacing the dented formica and took out the door to be fixed next tuesday to complete with the border for the family platform.
2. electrician men came to fix our TV on the unfinished feature wall, lightings for this area and the platform area plus the garden lightings
4. Aircon guys came and installed all aircons
3. Nursery apek came & planted the 5 plants
4. painting work continues final layers done by JJ and 4X
Since we've our aircons we decided to overnight there. Our very first stayover the experience was shared with Suffi & Haatim very excited! after clearing the masterbedroom we laid down our inflatable matteresses with the aircon on and had a contented sleep there, syukur about 80% of our dream realised....Amin.
Sun, 21/03: woke up feeling tired otherwise jubilant.
1. JJ doing gardening fixing the sprinklers
2. the washing guys didnt turn up reschedule to next thursday
3. Alex came handover 3rd payment to him
4. we did some final clearing for thurs washing
5. set for sg home early in the evening to avoid the holiday jam
phew setting our home is not an easy task but definitely an exciting journey
72 Feature wall
18/03/10
Family room platform fixed
Living room feature wall work-in-progress
and yes we felt a lot safer with the grilles installed!
71. The Garden
We finally have our garden.
8. A palm tree, 3 sets of bamboo, a small fern & a fushia (batik) 2 layered tree.
7. on saturday, 20/03 the electrician came to fix the lights and to our dissapointment were told that the bali stones not suitable so we had to get these tall lightings which we got for a bargain @ only costing RM$100 and on the same day the nursery apek (from pontian) came with the 5 ordered plants which they helped to plant it straightaway. In the picture below taken the following day my very own gardener JJ installing the sprinklers.
5. original plan the bali garden lights holder but alas... :(
4. by evening all done
3. laying of pipe for the covered drain
2. the sand for the plot
1. the rubbish being cleared
On wednesday, 15/03 the small precious plot of land had been cleared and the drain was covered. Carpeted grass were nicely laid down and planted.
70. Supervising
17/03/10
workers clearing the dumps,
workers inserting pipings in concealed drains
workers preparing for The Garden
69. bright lights in a rainy day
13/03-14/03/10
this weekend we see the lights. All the downlights has been installed. ilike.
and it the rains was a nice welcome after eduring hot spells past weekends.
Luv the smell of rain, the sound of it hitting the roof and the gush of winds swaying the trees and engulfing us @ the open verandah.
iluv.
68. outdoor painting
Big boy Small man.
67. my Island space
the painting continues into the 3rd week. the look to achieve here will be pure white spacious inspiring where i'll be spending my time cooking with luv for my loved ones esp these two hardworking guys hard@work - many many thanks to my darlings for taking the orders patiently from the very cerewet chief chef ;)
66. my Dream Kitchen
The plan of the wet and dry kitchen + the false ceiling at the dry area.
going for Green
65. Painted walls
contrasting dark grey stairs set against the sunrays
64. Painted masterRoom
Royal purple
