On the Kindness of Others

When my parents held a house warming or received gifts for their wedding, there were a few very popular gifts received. That's the reason why we ended with 3 of those very classic Morphy Richards Iron (the chrome one with black handle)...
Well, we didn't have to buy an iron for more than 25 years though..

In order to avoid gift duplication, and to get truly useful gifts from our dear friends, we've drawn up a wish list. We're truly grateful for the response so far since most of the necessities have been catered for. A very pleasant surprise came from Hulk's ex-client's users (no she didn't terrorise them into giving), who gave us $500 worth of NETS vouchers which we used to subsidise our electrical appliances purchases.

Our siblings also gave us support too. Their subsidies helped to make the kitchen more affordable, and gave better air circulation to the always-sweating Barney (hey the suit isn't exactly comfortable you know!)

We've also gotten help in subsidising the Philips vacuum cleaner we've been eyeing for a while. So the only major items left on our wishlist are:
1) Philips DECT phone CD440 Duo
2) Rice cooker (Panasonic or Philips with fuzzy logic for cooking porridge and rice)

Well, we should take advantage of the Philips sale till 31st July since item (1) comes with $30 worth of Philips voucher which we can use to subsidise either the vacuum cleaner, or the (2). And, $150 worth of Philips purchase gets you a free sandwich maker.

To sum it up, thanks for all the contributions, thanks for all the help. You've all put in some part to help build up our new home little by little :)