We dropped by 2 childcare centres in the area where we will soon be living yesterday morning. Although we only had appointment with 1, we managed to view 2. But is was just as well as the hubs and I were not too comfortable with the one that we viewed without the appointment but which a teacher kindly allowed us in. The one that we had an appointment with belongs to a chain, is non-air-conditioned and has a public playground in front of it. They only switch on the air-conditioning during nap time. The only turn off is that they have 3 types of uniforms that we must purchase! The young principal of the centre gave us some time and advised us to think about it before committing as this is an important decision.

After viewing the 2 centres, we had lunch, popped by Jerry's for awhile before meeting up with a potential contractor for and at our would be home. We formalised the purchase of the flat early this week and would like to renovate it as soon as we get the keys as we need to release our current home to the new buyer as well.

The contractor is a referral from Lynn who overhauled her house early last year. His workmanship and quote seems good enough and we hope he will be able to give us a more accurate quote after viewing the flat and understanding what we want to have done. The only headache now is that the old flat still has cast iron pipes in the kitchen and both toilets which are corroding! 

The contractor brought to our attention the slight foul smell that was emanating from the kitchen toilet. The contractor reckons that HDB will do an upgrading at our area to change the pipes but the big question is when. So the husband's next task is to send an email to HDB to check on that and if we can change the pipes ourselves if it's not going to be done by them soon. It is quite bad to the extent that the current owners wrapped newspapers around the pipes in the kitchen. Not only are the pipes corroding, they are also placed awkwardly. Well, HDB do not place any emphasis on design many years back except for the generosity with space. Thankfully, the living areas are spared.

And today, we visited the youngest SIL at home after church today. She looks better and is really a strong person. The hubs told me that while his brother isn't keen to try for another one, she still is. Well who knows. He may have a change in heart in time to come. After all, his best buddy's wife is expecting and is due about a month before their supposed EDD. Well, it's good to know she's all well and good now. That's all that matters now.