Some budget bursting info & pics

Called a few shops & managed to get prices for the following...not sure if they r the lowest but its lowest amongst those i've asked & definitely cheaper than the big stores. Got one shop quote reali cheap. After searching around, realised this shop got a pretty nasty reputation for giving display sets...so ppl, beware of Maximu* Cred*t...

1) F&P Fridge - $885 (2yrs warranty+5yrs warranty for compressor/motor??!)
2) Electrolux w/m - $780 (same as fridge)
3) Electrolux vacuum cleaner (ultra silencer series)- $285 (1yr warranty)
4) Samsung 37" R series LCD tv - $2550 + $100 Taka voucher + free gift* (3yrs warranty)
*choose from:
i) samsung fridge
ii) samsung w/m
iii) camera
iv) HDTC receiver (??!?!?)
v) home theatre system
vi) $350 taka/robinson voucher

Any advise which one to take? (i) to (iii) is out loh. Asked abt topping up cash to extend LCD tv warranty to 5yrs but aunty explained dat extend to 5yrs warranty only means extended warranty for certain parts. She explained dat alot of ppl dun understd & nv read the T&C carefully before paying up. Not sure if she's speaking the truth but i'll chk it out...

The shop auntie asked me to call back tml cos F&P may b having a X'mas promo soon & i shld be able to get better deals for my fridge. Hopefully, its juz cash discount pls. Dun gv me vouchers...Will be getting them to deliver on 23rd Dec morning. Hopefully can, cos this shop is in Jurong area as well. Lobang was given to Chris by his long-time insurance agent.

Some pics to share..taken by Chris..

My 4" platform at living room windows. Chris's mum is gona get a fit when she sees this. Cos she say her heart feel like jumping out when she open the windows. And she was only standing on the bare tiles.

My MBR platform in the making. ID has repainted the toilet & MBR door frames to the same colour as our metal gate in milky white. I prefer this rather than the pale yellow. Looks more matching to me as im having white+grey wardrobe. Have requested him to repaint all the door frames in this exact colour.

This was when they 1st starting painting the MBR. The pale yellow looks like pale pink in the pic but its actually yellow. Quite gross to me..i msg ID in the middle of the nite to ask him if its ok if paint the door frame to a matching colour.

Happy with the progress so far & im reali excited now cos my carpentry will most likely come next Wednesday. The bomb shelter area will have a simple glass feature wall & my shoe rack. Tv console will be ready & my 2 full height wardrobes both in white & grey. Last but not least, my kitchen cabinets! Not sure if should post up pics thou...thought i shld let u guys see for urself when u all visit my flat so at least there's something to see?

Oh & i've received my PUB bill of $102, LOL. We chose non-giro payment hence the $100 deposit. Will pay when bonus come, haaa...

Any recommendation for desktops? Now got this Sinex 2006 at Expo selling Acer desktops & laptops. This particular one caught my eye:

Acer Aspire E560 (64MR25) is now retailing at $1999.

1. 1) 19 inch crystal display monitor
2. 2) 512MB of DDR2 RAM
3. 3) Speedy Super Multiplus 16x DVD drive
4. 4) media Centric PC dat comes with 9-in-1 digtal media reader
5. 5) 7.1 Channel Audio support
6. 6) PCI Express-based ATI Radeon XI300 Graphics card (512MB Hyper Memory) with TV & DVI output

It says buy at Sitex & get $300 discount off the usual $2299. Get a free upgrade to 1GB of DDR2 RAM & 320GB of storage...Any comments? Im reali no expert on this...