Reverie of Thoughts

When you think that renovation is as easy as playing The SIMS online, you are mistaken. Unless you have been dreaming about your dream home since the day you were born , it will require tons of research stretching to days, months and even years. In my case, I only had 2 months to find a forever home and choose my ID. I am old school, so I had to use spreadsheet to collate information and list down the things I need to do. I also had to browse around forums such as renotalk, hardwarezone, homeanddecor, visit pinterest, youtube, and join facebook groups . It also didn't hurt to subscribe to telegram chatgroups, @SgReno and @SgRenoProducts to find out more about renovating ( it's a chat group where like-minded individuals share their thoughts on renovation ). While researching, I caught a glimpse of what people were sharing about in their renovation journey.  ( So do your research !)  So to help you readers start on your renovation journey, I've listed a couple of things tha

One of the double edge sword of travelling abroad is using the credit card.  When abroad , most of the shops are not yet fully equipped with the latest tech and their POS systems are still riddled with the old system. They are forced to use your credit card's magstripe (that black line you see at the back of your card) when performing transactions (e.g. Paying for your hotel stay, etc.) , and this is where you can be vulnerable. Things to watch out when you're overseas travelling and you're using your credit card: 1. Are they using EMV chip to do your transaction or are they still using a magstripe? 2. Is the POS machine that they are using an old version (is the pin pad is old)? 3. Is the amount being charged to your credit card the correct amount? 4. Did they bring a receipt for you to sign or did they perform the transaction on the POS machine in front of you? So what do you when you need to settle a dispute? Call and have the card blocked immediately by the credit

One fine day in SG, I've found the time to finally use the SGRediscover vouchers. These vouchers were given by the government to the locals (Singaporeans only) to help boost domestic tourism.   It took me awhile to decide where to use them and in the end, I chose to use it on the Star Wars Identities exhibition  (x2) and the SG Flyer  (x2).  So here are the steps on how I utilized the vouchers:  Step 1: Go to affiliated websites that can process the rediscover vouchers, such as  but not limited to,   Step 2: Select the attraction you want to go to (Normally, this will entail date, and time, as well as number of people).  Step 3: Select T&C and Proceed to Checkout.  taken from Global Tix Step 4: Click on Use SgRediscover voucher, you will be redirected to this website . Follow steps below on how to generate Voucher Code (Do note: different platform will have different look and feel for the check out page, but everything should redirect to you to use your sg rediscover voucher).