And so it came...the light that will re-illuminate Mak & Abah's abode...
Julie & Mars had discussed getting Mak & Abah new lights for the living room which had been there since 1986!!! It was to be an anniversary gift from all the children, in-laws, future in-law and grandkids!
A recce was duly conducted by Shah & family along the standard place to get lights in Singapore...Balestier Road! Surprisingly, it did not take long for my Better Half to spot a chandelier she thought would look right at home in Mak & Abah's living room...The original crystals, Swarovskis (!) cost a cool 2K!!! After much haggling, arm-twisting and plain pleading, we managed to knock it down all the way to $970 ($900 + $20 GST [supposed to be $45, but the man say give chance one!] + $50 installation charges [the man showed us a broke
n chandelier that was self-installed to convince us that it was not a good idea to self-install!])...Long story short (it's 2222hrs...I haven't bathed, nak terberak, nak tidur - wanna catch the 0300hrs France-Portugal game(go Portugal!) - and I gotta do my nightly bedtime story-telling ritual with the girls...)...once again, long story short, it was delivered and installed without Mak knowing - she was out at Spotlight, shopping sakan! The pics doesn't do it justice...gotta see to believe...
Happy 35th Anniversary Mak & Abah...may you guys have many more happy ones...we love you lots...
2 comments:
WOW!.. the sight took my breath away!.. such a pweety, pweety chandelier.. just luuurvely.. parfait!.. thanks you guys for all the trouble.. (Mars, great taste :).. can't wait to see the real thing..... and oh, yay France! :D
the second pic looks like a shelob's web... hehehe.. tapi memang cantik in real life.. mak tanya berapa.. i just keep quiet.. she said.. $200 eh? i said "ahhh.." $600? "aahhh.." then dia malas nak layan.. so she thinks it's $600..
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