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    • janet88J Offline
      janet88
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      starlight1968sg:
      It is an assumption that bedrooms are meant for sleeping and most of the family activities will be in the living room.

      kids enjoy staying in their rooms....partially because there is homework to be done, so that could be another reason why they are in the bedrooms most of the time. laptop is in the room as well.
      they are in the living room playing Wii during the holidays or else it's meal time.

      in the new flat, I guess it will be no different because I asked the ID to make their rooms cosy...but my work area will be in the recess. my master bedroom will truly be meant for sleeping, so there will be less lights since I am a light sleeper.

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        Funz:

        I guess for me, whether brand new or old apartment also have to reno. I am not the kind who can move into a place as is. If talking about limited lease kind of residences then yes, a brand new place with new longer lease will make more monetary sense compared to renovating an old one. But for freehold places, some of the older ones have a lot of character and are in fact better configured and built than the new ones so it may be better to reno than to move to a new one.
        I agree with you. as long as I have not moved in, I will renovate to the feel I want.
        the new place will probably be our retirement nest...studio apartments are expensive. maybe downsize to 3 room flat when kids get married.
        old condos are mostly freehold and bigger than the new pigeon units. my mum has difficulties maintaining even with a part timer...dad refuses to move because he cannot stand the idea of staying in a confined place. hall is huge and rooms still could put queen size beds and have walking space.

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          @lee_yl. :thankyou: for recommending Sandhyas MA book in an (eons ago) earlier post... We're done with Andrew Ers P1 MA Companion & were wondering what to do to while away some time (holistic assessment begins this term), which brought us to his P1 Challenging MA. Though dd is an unwilling MA student she found the chapters fun! We're converts! :thankyou:

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          • MyPillowM Offline
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            Son is back from OBS - bought 2 obs T-shirt coz cannot buy else where , only on Ubin obs center .

            He seem calm n talk softly .
            Son did not complain abt food - eat canned food , cookies for lunches etc
            Hike 30 km
            Raft very long dist
            Rock climbs
            Slept in Ubin n Coney Island forest
            Lots of mozzy n spiders in forest
            Bring mopiko n prickly powder is good .
            Did not crave for other food
            Seem happy n sense of achievement
            Good training , well done OBS!
            Asked him twice , miss mummy daddy ?
            Answer : No .
            Why ?
            Answer : not my first camp wat.
            Think the Sch prep them well fr Sec 1 to 2 on various level adventure camp n cca UG camp

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            • janet88J Offline
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              son hopes to go to Taiwan next...just 2 days ago, he said he needs a break before thinking of going anywhere :faint:

              he enjoyed authentic Japanese food...but skipped sashimi as he doesn't eat raw fish.

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                sky minecrafter:
                @lee_yl. :thankyou: for recommending Sandhyas MA book in an (eons ago) earlier post... We're done with Andrew Ers P1 MA Companion & were wondering what to do to while away some time (holistic assessment begins this term), which brought us to his P1 Challenging MA. Though dd is an unwilling MA student she found the chapters fun! We're converts! :thankyou:

                Oh, that post was like 2years back. 😓 Wow, your DD finished it? :ugogirl:
                I only bought the book once but both my kids did not manage to complete it.

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                • janet88J Offline
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                  Sandhya’s MA assessment is really challenging. I remember my son was complaining each time he had to attempt that title.

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                  • starlight1968sgS Offline
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                    janet88:
                    son hopes to go to Taiwan next...just 2 days ago, he said he needs a break before thinking of going anywhere :faint:

                    he enjoyed authentic Japanese food...but skipped sashimi as he doesn't eat raw fish.
                    Taiwan and Japan are both excellent places for travelling
                    Study and save hard and off he goes to travel again

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                    • starlight1968sgS Offline
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                      Cloudy at Hillview and maybe raining at some parts of Singapore

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                      • janet88J Offline
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                        starlight1968sg:
                        Cloudy at Hillview and maybe raining at some parts of Singapore

                        it rained heavily in the afternoon.
                        smelled haze late last night and just now when we were at tott cold storage.

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