Shower Me With Your Love...with GROHE

We cannot decide which is better...GROHE or HANSGROHE? So we made a decision to have the best of both world. Our master bathroom will be equipped with HANSGROHE, while our common bathroom will showcase GROHE :p

Here's a brief literature of the brand. GROHE is Europe’s largest and the world’s leading single-brand manufacturer and supplier of sanitary fittings, holding roughly eight percent of the world market. As a global brand for sanitary products and systems, GROHE is setting standards in quality, technology and design and its products deliver the perfect flow of water.

If you are reading my blog and wonder what's the relation between HANSGROHE and GROHE? The history seems to be like this: Hans Grohe founded the company. Later his son sold the brand to an American corporation and set up his own company again. This time round he cannot use HANSGROHE, so he used the brand GROHE instead. HANSGROHE is the original company created by Hans Grohe. His son created GROHE and made HANSGROHE specialise in showers and GROHE in mixers (or faucets). Then Klaus Grohe, current CEO of HANSGROHE took control of the company and GROHE got sold (and has been sold numerous times). HANSGROHE is still owned by the GROHE family, but Klau's side!

As for which is better, I have not had the chance to compare them. Can only give the verdict after we have moved in to our little cozy pad. Well, should you be curious about the results too...you are most welcome to come by for a "shower experience'...at a minimal COST. hehehe.

Here's what we bought from GROHE, stay tune for our next purchase...akan datang.

The new GROHE Tempesta is a super-sized 100mm diameter handshower with an extra-wide spray emulating a luxurious overhead rain shower. The Tempesta leader of this range has to be the Tempesta Trio, which enjoys the addition of a Massage spray setting. SpeedClean® nozzles prevent the build-up of limescale while GROHE CoolTouch® technology means it’s never too hot to handle. Incorporating the benefits of GROHE DreamSpray® technology and a shockproof wrap-around ring, to minimise damage to your bath or shower tray if you drop it, Tempesta offers superb showering enjoyment at an unbeatable price.

Retail Therapy @ IKEA

When the pressure of work gets the better of you, what better way to ease it with "Retail Therapy". Headed down to IKEA after work and came back with these prize possessions which have been in my "Wish List" since the planning of our cozy pad.

The Triumph

Finally, a spectacle of Baroque Living in our dining room. This must have been one of our better buy as we could not find any that came close to what we have paid for. True to T like what some of the forummers has recommended...the shops around Kelantan Street does offer better deals then those along Balestier Road or Jalan Besar Road. Will most likely return to buy our toilets and kitchen lighting another time. Picture was not taken too nicely as the Uncle who sold us the black chandelier not very friendly type leh. So I had to take the picture quickly. What to do? Good bargains may not neccessary comes with good customer service.

Oh! What A Hack...

While I am still slogging it out in the office, SN made a trip down to inspect the progress after work. Here's the report of his findings... :)

Saturday Surprise...

We went down to our unit on Saturday at 5pm to pay our HDB Contractor the deposit required for our bathrooms upgrade. Hold-and-behold, we witnessed the progress of our bathroom tiles which was only meant to start on the week of 20-25 October 2008. It was indeed a pleasant surprise for both SN and I :)

Progress of Our Renovation: Part 1

HDB contractor needed SN's photo-copied IC to apply permit for the hacking of the wall between MBR and Bedroom 2. So, we went by this afternoon for the very first time after the commencement of the ground breaking since Wednesday - 8 October 2008. Must say, they are pretty fast. The tiles hacking is like almost 90% completed. Will probably drop by again next weekend to see the progress.

Experimenting the IKEA Home Planner

Become your own interior designer with the help of the IKEA Planner Tools. Drag and drop your choice of furniture into the room and fit them to the exact measurements of your home. Rearrange and try different styles until you’re satisfied with the result. View it in 3-D and print with all the measurements, just like an architect. See how much it will cost and get the list of all products.

Once you’re happy with your plan, save it onto the IKEA server so that you can pick it up at your nearest IKEA store. Then get final planning advice and assistance from IKEA before purchasing the products you need to make your virtual room a reality.
Please note that IKEA does not allow personal storage devices like a USB memory stick or CD to be brought to the IKEA store due to security reasons.

This is our preliminary experiment with the IKEA Home Planner software for our WIW. The price excludes the study table which we may well possibly have it customised by our contractor and also the door for the study shelve.

Ground Breaking I: HDB Defects & Our Tiles Upgrade

Since we have no time and budget to engage a Feng Shui Master, we have pretty much taken things in our own hands. We researched on http://www.geomancy.net/reports/free-report/freerpt-dateboth.htm and concluded that 8 October 2008 is one of the good day for us to do ground breaking. The website enables you to find the auspicious date that is suitable to two person for the next 30 days. This analysis is optimised for Move-in, Start of renovation. Not optimised for wedding date/rom. It's limitation is purely because it only analyse 30 days ahead from today's date & no hourly analysis included. Should you urgently need to look up date beyond the free 30-days limit, then you will need a Monthly Paid.

Anthropology G.O.D Acrylic Chopsticks Set

Newly acquired after a long debate within...Acrylic chopsticks with the auspicious Chinese character - "double happiness", bought from Anthropology at Raffles City. Set includes 6 pairs @ S$36.00.