Remember the Omega Juicer I blogged about a short while back. Well, I ordered one. Specifically I ordered the Omega Juicer 8005 (the cool looking chrome one).
As mentioned previously, the juicer is not available locally in Singapore/Malaysia so to get it means to factor in shipping costs from US where it’s available widely.
Out of good luck (or bad depending on how you see it), the website that I go to get my supply or Krill Oil (I’ll probably talk about that another time) had a Free Shipping offer for almost all their products in conjunction with the infamous Black Friday in the US. And the free shipping applies to international shipping as well.
So thanks to Mercola.com for providing this Free Shipping offer. Effectively I have saved at least SGD100 for shipping alone (well, I have spent like SGD360 on the juicer).
So now, based on the latest delivery status. The juicer has left the US and is on it’s way to Singapore. Will blog about it when it arrives.
By the way, Mercola.com is quite a good resource for health related stuff that deviates from mainstream health recommendations that we’ve grown up with. Definitely a good resource that I recommend to everyone.
Published on
November 25, 2009 in
My Home.
Peiwen and I have always talked about some of the things that we wish to do to improve our home. Ranging from improvements in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom.. well you get the idea.
The “projects” that we have in mind were always just talk and we sometimes forget about it then talk about it again after a while. So this time round, we’ve decided to list them down in a google document. We’ve just started listing them out and the next thing we’ll do is to prioritize, budget and give these items a timeline.
So the projects we have in mind so far in no particular order are
- Change metal gate to wrought iron gate
- New laminate flooring for the whole living room. Or if budget permits, bamboo flooring (go green)
- Modify kitchen cabinet for better storage.
- Enhance lighting in the kitchen. It’s not bright enough now.
- Add to working top area on top of the existing washer.
- New shoe rack
Of course, as and when a project gets materialized, I’ll blog about it. Till then..
My photo wall is slowly growing at a steady rate. The following picture is the latest addition.
Personally, I love the dreamy look.
Nope, this is not a painting like some of you may think. It’s a photograph that I took just hours ago downstairs of where I live.
It’s actually from a fake plum blossom flower that someone stuck at a palm tree downstairs where I live. Did some post processing to change the color of the flower from red to a slight tint of pink.
The blur part (bokeh) is of course from my new favourite lens, the Voigtlander 58mm Nokton. Just love the dreamy effect it produces wide open.
Hope you like it!.
Published on
February 19, 2009 in
My Home.
I bought another nifty item for my house lately; an Olee Dehumidifier.
For those of you who’ve came to my house during the daytime, you might have noticed that my house is pretty dark most of the time as there is no direct sunlight coming into the house. For that reason, it somehow seems that my house can be pretty damp especially in the kitchen. More specifically the kitchen sink cabinet. Over the year, it seems like it has developed a damp smell that’s becoming rather nasty to me (I have sensitive nose).
I started out using those Thirsty Hippo passive dehumidifier which contains some crystal like particles that will liquify by absorbing the moisture in the air. It kinda worked but it requires replacing too fast in my case. So, coming across the Olee Dehumidifier which is an active dehumidifer that requires power to run, I was pretty much interested.
Olee Dehumidifier.. Notice the amount of water it collected.
It’s got a 500ml storage tank and it can collect up to 250ml per day. The dehumidifier will turn itself off when the water tank is full and that’s when you can just take out the water tank and pour away the water. I currently only turn it on at night before I go to bed and turn it off before leaving for work. So far I have it running for about 2 weeks and I must say it’s running pretty well.
The cabinet seems less moist. It better be considering it has collected about 750ml of water just by having it on at night for about 2 weeks. The funky smell seems to be slowly dissapearing which is a good sign.
The dehumidifier's home at the kitchen sink cabinet.
So if you have a small concealed area that’s damp, I do recommend you do something about it. We surely don’t want mold or what not to develop in those areas. The Olee Dehumidifier is a solution for me so it might work for you as well.
Published on
December 30, 2008 in
My Home.
After procrastinating for many many months, I’ve finally printed and framed a few photos to be hung at my Photo Wall.
I selected some photos that I’ve taken from my Japan Trip recently (yeah, I didn’t blog about that… ), printed it, framed it with some cheapo Ikea frame and here’s what I have so far.
Assortment of pictures from Japan
Another angle
Well, sorry about the weird lighting. The photo wall doesn’t really have proper lighting yet. Now brainstorming on how to get some lights there to shine at my photos. That’s another project for another day.
