Spring 2010

last SG · 2010-03-11T03:09:40+00:00

somebody said that but i tot it was february leh. r u serious? it's march? hmm....maybe we get 1 or 2 final snowfall but that's all right? hehehe....anyw...

littlestream SG

hehe...we've been to the falls already. it's not so long drive la...more like 8+hrs from where we are...but we didn't drive non-stop of course...made numerous stops around upstate new york.

*coughs coughs* u mean your american falls or our canadian falls *sniggers* your american falls....*sniggers sniggers*

aiyoh, if u have been to buffalo, why didn't take another 2 hours drive to toronto? u will be shocked. u will ask yourself "is this ang moh country?" kekekeke u can also stock up on the variety of spices and paste available here. :P

huh? only 8 hours meh? u mana mana? boston? u drove via where? maine? vermont? then via quebec? quebec is really nice. very european. the cobblestone walk, the old quebec town with the fort and stuff.

littlestream SG

nah .... that place is a 伤心地 for me ........

I miss the fishing and outdoors though ...

oops, sorry......

yeah, i know what u mean. i will too. i mean ontario is huge eh? the openess (big open space)....it makes my heart bigger also....kekeke

did u read about the tng sua ah pek kena pushed into the stream by ang moh not? aiyah, these people also. never follow rules so they see liao buay tahan, push the poor chap into the water. court case. the guy kena jailed. so it's become awareness for the tng lang to fish according to rules and ethics lor. u know lah....har har...no need me to say much..... :P

Fatum SG

oops, sorry......

yeah, i know what u mean. i will too. i mean ontario is huge eh? the openess (big open space)....it makes my heart bigger also....kekeke

yeah .... lots of ah tiongs fish ... cos they see it as free food .....

the summer before I left, some ah tiong in my neck of the woods was caught poaching ..... not only was he fishing without a license, he had 65 lake trout in his dingy .....

he was fined C$500 for each fish .....

littlestream SG

yeah .... lots of ah tiongs fish ... cos they see it as free food .....

the summer before I left, some ah tiong in my neck of the woods was caught poaching ..... not only was he fishing without a license, he had 65 lake trout in his dingy .....

he was fined C$500 for each fish .....

HOLY CRAP!!!!! 65??????? siao leh....give us a bad name nia!!!! aiyah, so many cases leh i just don't wanna say nia. but seriously. 65???? i still can't get over it!!!!!

Fatum SG

HOLY CRAP!!!!! 65??????? siao leh....give us a bad name nia!!!! aiyah, so many cases leh i just don't wanna say nia. but seriously. 65???? i still can't get over it!!!!!

yeah ..... according to the newspaper he was sitting in a dingy surrounded up to his ass in fish when the rangers flew overhead ...

littlestream SG

hahaha.....now, that description is funny......... lol

lostintransition SG

*coughs coughs* u mean your american falls or our canadian falls *sniggers* your american falls....*sniggers sniggers*

yeah yeah....i went to the american falls...it was indeed *cough cough* poor us could only drool at the glitz that's across the falls.

didn't have time to cross over la 'cos we were on a tight schedule the last time we went there. will definitely plan our trip better the next time

i'm at the south coast (near cape cod). so...can take I-495N and then join I-90W (through upstate new york).

jetta SG

What a beautiful day!!! Finally, 80F weather!!! I took full advantage of the warm sunshine. Spent 3 hours this morning up to my elbows in potting soil, repotting, transplanting, enjoying the feel of dirt. N-i-c-e.

Fatum: Piangz, C$65 for each of the 500 fish he had. OMG!! That'll teach him, the no-goodnik! hahaa!

Lost: Kohl's is so-so. Make sure you scrutinize the fabric quality. Twice now I've had to return blouses because a hole developed in the fabric weave. If you can find a Sears Outlet, that's where we've just started carrying discontinued Lands' End clothes and accessories. You can get a tee for just $5, business shirts for $12 and more. I just transferred from the outlet and it's a lucky thing because I just couldn't resist the great buys.

I'm not into outlets anymore. It's an age thing I guess. The older I get, the less I care about labels.

On the other hand, I've jumped into another business. Check this out: www.thirtyonegifts.com. Love the stuff!!!

lostintransition SG

Fatum: Piangz, C$65 for each of the 500 fish he had. OMG!! That'll teach him, the no-goodnik! hahaa!

I'm not into outlets anymore. It's an age thing I guess. The older I get, the less I care about labels.

On the other hand, I've jumped into another business. Check this out: www.thirtyonegifts.com. Love the stuff!!!

80F!!!! wat you folks just went from winter to summer!

we've got quite a bit of rain past 2 days....my freaking basement is soaking wet despite the seriously overworked sump pump. most part of my town and many of the houses are below the water table so the basements are prone to flooding.

eeeks...i absolutely hate cold, dark and wet basements. & i've to do my laundry down there *sob* can't believe many of the stupid houses here are close to if not over a million dollars....i won't even pay a couple hundred thous for a house with flooded basement!!!! arghhh

the men's shirts at kohls (their housebrand) aren't too bad actually. and for $4.20 each...i really won't complain much at all. even the most crap shirts with tissue-paper thin material at SG Giants are like SGD10!

lands end/LLbean of course good but usually not cheap. i've a LLbean outlet near my place and i did buy quite a lot of stuffs (esp shoes) from there. absolutely great quality but not so fashionable.

hey that's an interesting site. what business is that? like etsy type? i'm shopping like crazy at etsy these days.... jetta: are you on etsy? share with us some of your creations! =)

jetta SG

Nah, I'm not on etsy. People there are sneaky enough to copy your designs to call their own. After all the hard work I've put into my creations, no thanks. I'd much rather continue selling at craft fairs.

Yes, Lands' End isn't cheap but their stuff is guaranteed. Period. I have returned stuff three years after purchase with no problems. Inventory at the Sears outlet is fantastic, with prices even more fantastic. We're not talking seconds, or overruns, just stuff from the previous season.

Save all your Kohl's receipts, is all I can say. I'm a receipt saver. lol

As for the weather, our winters are mild. I think our coldest days are balmy to you folks to the north of us. Don't forget flood insurance. Mucho importante!

littlestream SG

wah jetta......u put me to shame lah. the kind of planting or gardening that i do here is SO digs, i just put in the plants. :oops: besides, me no like sun. :P anyways, i am impressed!!! *applause* u the eh sai lady!!! power~~~~ :)

eh, not fined C$65 per fish leh. that chap caught 65 trouts ah. one is allowed ONLY FIVE per variety!!!! so, he was fined C$500 per fish exceeding that 5.

it's not an age thing lah. i've NEVER been an outlet person. hehehe i fact, i've never been a brand name person. cheap skate lah. hahahaha..... u forgot meh? it was funny how the s'poerans here joked that in sg, one brags about how much they pay for an item. but over here, one brags about how less they pay for an item. :P

thanks for the link, jetta. but bags ah? hmm....i used the same bag day in day out. i guess i am not much of a shopper eh? hahaha good luck with your new biz venture!!! :) wishing u much success!!!! ;-)

littlestream SG

wah seh, ah lost.....your rented home sounds really rundown leh. good thing your rental is up in june? u actively looking for a new home yet? market is hot here. don't know about where u r. anyways, good luck. :)

jetta SG

"Eh sai lady."

If only I had a yard. All I have is a 12x15 concrete patio and all I can do is plant in containers. Wish I had your pretty yard. So what are you going to plant this year? I have decided to go the drought tolerate route, choosing only native CA plants because of our never ending drought conditions.

Speaking of the weather, anyone here getting the deluge of flood water? I see scary pictures on tv. First the heavy snow, now flooding. Poor things.

I was laughing at what you said about people here bragging about how little they paid for stuff. So true! *raises hand*.

I stand corrected on the fish fine.

lostintransition SG

wah lao...the sump pump was acting all weird yesterday (it's supposed to start and stop periodically when the water level rises but yesterday, it just remained on the start mode and didn't stop) and this morning when i went to check...the pipe was spitting water everywhere...good gawd....one side of the basement had water everywhere. so we took some fabric/tape/ropes and secured the leaking pipe...it's better now but still leaking a little. will have to talk to my landlord about it when she comes. heard the plumbing here costs big bucks. good too that the rain has stopped...otherwise i think the sump pump is gonna blow and we'll be swimming in the basement!

ya la....the house generally is okay....can't expect much from an antique house (more than 100yrs old). just the basement is gross. yup my rental contract ends june...we'll be away for 2 months and then we'll either start renting again in september or MAYBE we'll have our own place then. once summer is over...there'll be tonnes of summer home rentals to choose from at very affordable rents...so guess we need not worry about finding a rental place too.

the properties are indeed moving here (or at least the good ones are) prob 'cos everyone is rushing for the april deadline for housing grant. we are looking for something with a bit more space....so movements for that category houses' seem to be very sluggish so we're in no big rush.

and we are not looking to buy where i'm currently renting 'cos of the wet basements issues and high prices...we're looking further north of our current place. i hate water accumulation anywhere near the house/in the house....so i'm hoping to find some place near the coast but with elevation such that i don't get flood problems.. so flood insurance not necessary but i might be hit with wind insurance especially at the higher elevations. we get winds of 55-60mph quite often.

lostintransition SG

I was laughing at what you said about people here bragging about how little they paid for stuff. So true! *raises hand*.

*raises hands and legs*

lostintransition SG

Save all your Kohl's receipts, is all I can say. I'm a receipt saver. lol

As for the weather, our winters are mild. I think our coldest days are balmy to you folks to the north of us. Don't forget flood insurance. Mucho importante!

ya..when it comes to sewing...it's easy to just copy. but i see people there selling their patterns too....and they seem to be making a good business out of it. i'm mad shopping over there....didn't realise you can buy all kinds of supplies for sewing online.

i tried buying some stuffs online from jo-ann and they'd always write back to say whatever i wanted to buy is no longer available....yet i still see the items for sale online??!!! pissed....

i don't have a sears near my place....but will definitely check it out when i see one. you can return stuffs after 3 YEARS??!!!

jetta SG

i tried buying some stuffs online from jo-ann and they'd always write back to say whatever i wanted to buy is no longer available....yet i still see the items for sale online??!!! pissed....

i don't have a sears near my place....but will definitely check it out when i see one. you can return stuffs after 3 YEARS??!!!

This much I know because I'm proof. Costco will take anything back within 2 years. Lands' End adheres to their "Guaranteed. Period." creed. Eddie Bauer too.

Online purchases on Joann.com is frustrating. Orders take as much as 4 weeks to arrive, so I just don't bother.

As for selling my patterns online, no thank you. There will always be plagiarisers. No thanks.

lostintransition SG

This much I know because I'm proof. Costco will take anything back within 2 years. Lands' End adheres to their "Guaranteed. Period." creed. Eddie Bauer too.

Online purchases on Joann.com is frustrating. Orders take as much as 4 weeks to arrive, so I just don't bother.

ya...i like the return policy here - "no questions asked". singapore is still way behind in this aspect. some shops in SG are already practising it...but so far, maximum is up to a month for return. good for impulsive shopper like me. once buyer's remorse sets in after i reach home...at least i can still return it f i want to. i keep most of my receipts too as i tally all my spendings on my debit card regularly.

tell me about jo-ann. i ordered stuffs like weeks and weeks ago and only rec'd it (minus various stuffs that suddenly became out-of-stock but still selling online!) yesterday. think i'll have to go to the store to get some padding material for my laptop/netbook cases that i'm gonna make. but everytime i go there...i'd end up buying more than i ever need. wish there's a jo-ann very near my place....the sewing section at michael's sucks...the last time i went there for a couple of things like zipper, chalk, bias tape....all weren't available....bleahh

jetta SG

Michael's isn't known for fabrics. Sidenote: Did you know that if you "forget" to bring your Michael's coupon, they'll jot your name down in a little book and give you the discount?

Have you googled fabric stores in your location? Many fabric stores here have gone bust leaving us with just a handful of fabrics stores. Quilting is big here so many of the said stores cater towards that hobby which means fabric is expensive. Expect to find prices close to $10 a yard at quilting stores. That's why I like Joann's so much, more so when I'm armed with coupons. lol.

Considering the mindset of Singaporeans, Sg will never have a generous return policy like the States. I can only imagine the abuse of the system. Robinsons, however, does have a return policy.

lostintransition SG

Considering the mindset of Singaporeans, Sg will never have a generous return policy like the States. I can only imagine the abuse of the system. Robinsons, however, does have a return policy.

talking of which i was reminded of a story my fren had shared with me. she said when she was studying in chicago...there was this asian gal who'd buy all the branded clothings and then she'd wear to parties/outings and then she'd return the clothings after she had worn them. and once my friend said she saw the gal wore a blouse with the price tags still intact!!!

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