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My bedside table dilemma.

14 Friday Sep 2012

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I have been hunting for our Master Bedroom bedside table forever. Flipping thru every ID magazine I have, and googling up bedside table images whenever I have free time. It was like the item which bugs me constantly (every night when I go to bed!)

Actually, my ID did design a nice layout for our bed which includes the bedside table…

But, I much prefer one-piece standalones items whenever possible. I am an advocate that build-ins should only be at areas where the shape is odd or when you need the shelving to totally blend into the background.

Unfortunately, there is really limited selection of nice bedside table here in KL/PJ/SA area! If I found any, it is priced at between RM1,8k – RM 3k for ONE ! So, a pair would cost us like RM 4k?! (Way over our budget. Sigh…)

I refuse to look into IKEA’s offering as I didn’t want a mass production feel in our bedroom (Don’t get me wrong, I love IKEA, but, I just thought our bedroom should be special). Hence, the search continues… I told hub that we should take our time and find ‘the bedside’. He just rolls his eyes whenever I hunt for my bedside table. For him, it’s not an important piece of furniture. Bleh..

But, for me, it’s important.

I have been living with most of my bedside items (glasses, cups, books, Ipad, hp and etc on the floor). Is it REALLY frustrating I tell you! Every morning when the alarm goes off, I had to quickly sweep my hand along the floor to locate the handphone to switch it off / put it on snooze. Sigh… after a month, I develop special method to locate the phone. First, I locate the charger and then, I reel my handphone in (like fishing). bleh.

There were times that I was ready to cave-in and call my ID to come and just do it… Finally, I decided I have enough. I shouldn’t let the bedside table bug me anymore. I opened the IKEA browser and look under bedside table. Hehehe…

Surprisingly, I found 2 which I kinda like. It’s not ‘the bedside table’ but, it’s good enough. Which should I get? Hmm…and they claim it to be solid wood (I usually take it with big spoon of salt when it comes to IKEA’s claim to solid).

I like this

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I finally choose the RM199 one. Reason? I love the clean look and the availability of open space below. Can put Ipad there and also books!

I’m glad that’s out of the picture… let’s see… What’s next? 😉

HCE sink filter

23 Thursday Aug 2012

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The HCE sink comes with 2 filter stages. The first one has slits of 5mm by 50mm. The second stage is slightly smaller (maybe about 2mm by 40mm). The second stage also acts as a plug when you need to fill it up. Unfortunately, it has a tendency to plug itself when you pour high content of water into the sink. (The water weight pushes it down).

Anyway, if you are as picky as me about filtering things from going straight into the pipe, you will find the HCE sink filter to be failing to do a good job. The slits are just too huge and it worries me to have so many pieces of stuff going down the sink. I know there’s a pipe trap and if anything happen, we can always open that up. But, I prefer to avoid the need to do that.

Hence, begins my quest to find a solution for this. And I found it in Daiso! It’s like a mini mesh bag which you usually see the bigger version used to pack onions, potatoes or fruits in the supermarket.

 

I wrap the mesh filter around the first stage HCE sink filter and viola; I have a filter with smaller gaps!

I have been using this method for the last few weeks and found that it is quite good. And, I only need to change the mesh filter every 1-2 weeks (depending on how heavy I cook). One pack comes with 40pcs (which is about RM 0.125/pcs). So, I just throw the whole mesh filter away when it gets full. Easier to clean also.

Yay ! Problem solved. (Give myself a pat on the head… hehehe). Sorry for the bright photo, but, it is the only way you can see the mesh bag clearly.

 

 

Dyson AM02

09 Thursday Aug 2012

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When friends ask us (Hub and me) what we still need for our new place? We usually tell them nothing as we don’t like like to burden our friends or ask for gift. (Especially for hub)

So, when a really close friend ask us many many times, we finally mention that we need a tower fan for our living room. When the friend ask if we have anything in mind, we explain that we will be happy with anything. A simple basic type is enough. (It’s the truth !!! when hub and I was still hunting for it, we were planning to settle for the traditional round type stand fan with long body)

When the friend brought the gift to us, I was shocked for a while. It is the Dyson AM02. WAHHHH…..

Of course I said the customary, “Ooo…. you shouldn’t have bought us such an expensive one” (it’s only right, right?)….

But, deep down, I was so so so excited and happy. I was jumping up and down with JOY and gleefully grinning away (in secret). Yippee ! How can you NOT love the Dyson Bladeless Tower Fan !!!

(I got this picture from Dyson’s website)

Thank you. THANK YOU !!!! (you know who you are !) big big HUGS !