Day 47 of the 60DWCC - Evening Out at IKEA

As it was a Saturday, we woke up late. At 10am, the 3 of us have breakfast at the coffeeshop near our house. THL and I took a bus to Jurong East Central after sending RK off to the tuition centre.

We have not been to Jurong East central ever since we sold the car. Although there is nothing in mind that we wanted to buy but we still ended up buying some brushes for the toilet and a floor mat for the kitchen.

THL and I started another round of spring cleaning after fetching RK back from the tuition centre. It was not until evening time that we finished the planned spring cleaning activities for the day.

We took a bus down to Alexandra after washing up. We had dinner at Alexandra food centre before walking over to IKEA to get some stuff (e.g. Kitchen push cart) that we have on our To-Buy list.

As one of the items purchased was heavy and bulky, we have no choice but to take a Taxi home. Thank goodness it was already out of peak hour and therefore the cab fare was only $14.40 upon reaching our place.

We ended the night catching up with our Korean drama (DVD version).

Transport Expenses: $20.84

Bus Rides:

Bus to JE Central => $0.73 x 2 = $1.46

JE Central back to Home => $0.73 x 2 = $1.46

Home to Alexandra => $1.47 x 2 + $0.58 = $3.52

Taxi Fare:

IKEA to Home => $14.40

Daily Afterthoughts:

Today is another instance whereby it is more useful and convenient to have a car than to take public transport. We would have been in a drastic situation had IKEA not provide the shoppers with a Taxi stand. We would have to carry our heavy stuff and walk out to the main road to either hail a cab or to take a bus back home carrying our heavy stuff. 

As the distance back to our home is not exactly a stone throw away from the nearest bus stop, it would have been very tiring to carry the heavy stuff all the way back home. Or what if the weather turned bad on our way home and we have to wait for hours for the rain to stop? Owning a car in such cases would have help us avoid such pain points but then how often do we find ourselves in such all-bad-cards-in-a-row situation? 

Once in a while...I reckon.

Day 42 of the 60DWCC - Pre Chinese New Year Spring Cleaning Tasks

With CNY being about 11 days away, I reckoned that it was time to draw up a list of spring cleaning tasks. Although we have been doing weekly housekeeping and cleansing chores, there are things that we only do once a year like clearing of junks and white elephants inside the storeroom as well as   cleansing of windows around the house among other things.

• Washing and cleansing of standing fans
• Clearing of junks from storeroom
• Cleansing of windows around the house
• Shifting and moving of furniture around the house
• Clearing and sorting of Music CDs, DVDs in and around TV console
• Clearing of junks from Kitchen cabinets
• Clearing of unwanted clothing from our wardrobes
• Clearing and sorting of RK's toys
• Clearing of cobweb from the ceilings around the whole
• Removal and dismantling of unwanted and spoilt furniture

The above list does not include routine activities like vacuuming and mopping of floors, washing of toilets and mirrors etc.

The 3 of us did not go anywhere today. THL came back home after getting dinner. We will be making a trip to IKEA over the weekends to get some items.

Transport Expenses: $1.66

Home to Boon Lay Interchange (THL) => $0.83
Boon Lay Interchange to Home => $0.83

Daily Afterthoughts:

THL and I are looking forward to the ultimate challenge that is coming our way - the inconvenience of not owning a car during the CNY period. While it may not turn out to be as bad as we would think, we are already mentally prepared that it is going to be a tough ride especially if the weather becomes unfriendly during the CNY period. We are keeping our fingers crossed. :)