Land

Went to inspect the land last evening. First sign of work done ... levelled and filled the land with additional 100 tonnes of soil. The next step is the concrete work.

Dealing with the builder prior to everything almost gave us high blood pressure (but then again, people we know, experienced the same thing with other more reputable builders ... so perhaps it's the norm).

We've got an appointment with the electricians in a fortnight ... that'll incur another few grands to do additional power points and wiring.

We have yet to find a contractor for our floorings ... we still have about 3-4 months to do that as the floorings can only be done after the house handover (note, most new houses here do not come with marble or parquet floorings yeah, except cement floors).

From now on, our money only goes one way - OUT. Nevertheless, we're very excited. Having been renting for almost 5 years now (I hate living in apartments although I must say the current apartment we live in is superb with first class security and caretaker - I'll talk more about this apartment and show piccies later), I can't wait to have a little nest we can finally call home ... our very own home where we can have a cute doggie (you've to obtain permission from the landlord and the building committee if you intend to keep a dog or cat in most newish apartments), hang pictures on the wall (have to obtain landlord's permission to put nails on the wall) and our own backyard for sunbaking & BBQ!