Up Next...

1.) Cusm Furniture Shop's Supplier Ratings. They ended their work at the house last November 16, but before I post the details, I will clean the house first so that the cabinets will look somewhat presentable in the pictures (hahaha!).

Please note that since they did many different cabinets in the house, I will break things down per area to avoid confusion. But the ratings and the comments are basically the same as the issues encountered in one section were the same as the other sections. (Not surprising though considering they were all done by one supplier.)

2.) Another installment of "Excerpts from the Experts." This time from Libby Langdon.

Needless to say, this post is about buying myself more time - just the thought of cleaning all those cabinets makes me want to stay in bed the entire day...

Book of the Month

Decorate: 1,000 Design Ideas for Every Room in Your Home

I promised myself that I would not buy anymore decorating books, but this one had so many good reviews on Amazon that I could not resist! Yup, promises are REALLY made to be broken...

My aunt will be bringing it with her when she comes to Manila next month. I can't wait!

Intersection

Ain't it pretty? I'm not too fond of MS Word clip art but I must say this was not only cute but also apt.

A few months ago, I mentioned that we received "a bit of news that has sent us in a tailspin..." I also said that we would not mention what it was until it was confirmed. Well, it's taking much longer than we thought and we can't move into the house until they make up their minds.

I'm not making any sense am I? Let me start from the beginning.

Earl's office informed him that they might be sending him abroad and the secondment could take as short as a year or as long as four years. The wonderful thing about this is that he gets to bring me along! So at the moment, here are our options:

1. Germany
2. Singapore
3. Cavite

He could be sent to either the head office (Germany) or the regional office (Singapore) or we get to stay home (Cavite). This is the reason why we cannot buy furniture or decorate the house. Can you imagine a mattress just gathering dust for the next four years? It's a good thing we found out about this before we had the range-hood installed! So until we know for certain, the range will not be leaving its box.

If I must be honest, I prefer the first option over the other two. I've been to Europe before but never to Germany. I've also lived in a couple of other countries so I know how exciting a new environment can be.

Singapore, I've been to many times so I know more or less what to expect. The good thing about them is that everything is in English and most of the brands are familiar. Thus, grocery shopping will not be a problem. Also, the place is a short plane ride away from Manila - checking on the house will be a breeze. The only downside I can think of is that Singapore is not bordered by France, Switzerland and Austria.

But if we end up not going anywhere, it would still be a good thing as we can finally start moving in. I'm not too worried about the house since there's barely anything in it - nothing to rob and easy to clean.