Category Archives: Melbourne

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The Keys to a Place We Called Home

The Keys to a Place We Called Home

It had been two weeks and two days since we did our house inspection and the day of handover had finally come. At 9am this morning, the handover took place at our nest. Today, we are officially a first home owner. Now, the next step … Read More

St Kilda Festival

St Kilda Festival

Last Sunday, hubby monkey and I spent our afternoon to check out the St Kilda Festival. It was my first time but hubby monkey’s second experience. There were road blocks everywhere and it was packed. Overall, it was a great experience and will definitely go … Read More

Tools for the house inspection

Finally, The House Inspection!

At 2.30pm today, we have an appointment with our builder for the house inspection. It is our first house inspection to check and point out things that need to be fix, making sure the house is all good before handover. After today, the builder will … Read More

Building Dream Homes on Your Doorstep

Sneak Peek Into The Building Progress

Our home is looking very good. The house is now at the final stages of completion! Since the lock-up stage, the building progress has since been really slow. We could no longer sneak inside to check on the progress. Sometimes, we were lucky to be … Read More

Austral Bricks - Nougat

Construction Update for This Week: Bricks

In the past four weeks, we have been seeing three constructors stacking up the bricks of our house, piece by piece, as if they were playing the tetris game. It looks fun. As fun as playing tetris! I was wondering how many pieces of bricks … Read More

It All Points To A Better Life

It All Points To A Better Life

The main reason we bought the land and built our first home at Saltwater Coast among the other estates in Point Cook, is the lifestyle, facilities and living environment that they offered. It has a 50-hectares of pristine park and wetlands around the estate. It … Read More

Construction Update for This Week: Plaster

Construction Update for This Week: Plaster

Since the past two weekends, we had been expecting for the bricks to be completed but apparently they have yet to start working on the bricks at all. Instead, they have been working on the inside of the house after the roof tiles. They have … Read More

The Anchorage Restaurant

2nd Wedding Anniversary

Two years ago today, we exchanged our vows in Singapore. Tonight, we celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary at the Anchorage Restaurant, Williamstown. It was a beautiful place by the pier, overlooking the sea and the WestGate Bridge. We arrived just on time to see the … Read More

roof

Construction Update for This Week: The Roof Tiles and Bricks

Yesterday, we did our weekly visit to our house to check on the construction update for the week, which we were told the roof tiles and the bricks. Before we turned to the right into our street, we could already see the roof of the … Read More

Construction Update for This Week: Gutter and Fascia

Constructions Update for This Week: Gutter and Fascia

Flashing back to a couple weeks ago, we were anticipating for the house construction to begin and today, we can already see the house coming to shape. The construction progress is speeding up! In the middle of each week, hubby monkey will receive an email … Read More