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Sunday, March 23, 2008

Attack of the mushroom!

There's a problem with the new house! Some people complain their house is too stuffy and lacks of ventilation. For mine, it's totally the opposite. My house is TOO WINDY. The wind is so strong you can hear it howling like the revving engine of a motorcycle . So loud that the sliding window makes loud continuous rattling noise! Even bedroom doors rattle and make "Knocking" noises. It's the truth! People turn on their air-conditioners when their room is too hot. For me, I turn it on because the room is too windy. When I turn on the aircon and shut the windows completely, the rattling noise will be reduced substantially. Luckily we found a solution to the rattling window. We stuffed thick pieces of paper from 8-days magazine. Why 8-days? Chup claims the paper is thick enough and is off good quality. Whatever...! As long as it stops the rattling. And we stuck long strips of cardboard on the door frame to stop the knocking noise.

2 problems gone. What's next?

As the title warns, it has something to do with mushroom. They are mould and mild-dew. Same family, aren't they?

This next problem that we have no solution to is the extreme humidity and dampness in our bedroom. Again, this must be highly contributed by the lush amount of greenery from the Kent Ridge Park behind the house.

Check out the dressing table of my room.










Nothing unusual, except my bed is not made? Look closer...







Are you getting a better idea now?
Zoom in closer and you can see the mold and milddew growing on the chair!!! Help!!! What can I do about it??? They are spawning and growing uncontrollably! I attempted to wipe them and had to throw away the cloth I used. The cloth turned rusty green in colour. Subsequently, I put a container of Thirsty Hippo Dehumidifier under the dressing table. It doesn't seem to be helping too much. After all, the instructions say that Thirsty Hippo is to be positioned in an enclosed or small space. Don't think that space is considered enclosed at all...

And that's not all. Check out the tragic end to Chup's jacket too!
















...the one who is at lost on what to do

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey..my friend has this problem too...she tried mixing alittle bleach (just abit) to some water, dip a piece of cloth in the mix dan clean the cabinets...it actually helps prevent mold from appearing...DO NOT try it on Chup's jacket ar..it works only on furnture..haha..

Ivy

5:03 PM, March 26, 2008  
Blogger chuplin said...

Really??!? Ok then. I shall do just that!

...the one who's going to Jurong Bird Park today

10:01 AM, March 30, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ewwww ewww ewwwww! Sorry, can't help. Yes, bleach and water helped. That's what jesse did to our apartement mold when we first moved in. But just throw away the jacket. Ewwww!

8:12 PM, April 04, 2008  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I happened across this log post incidentally. I had this problem in the last apartment I lived in. It's likely a mold problem this serious has some other source... like mold growing in the walls. That would cause the mold to be floating around in the air and cause this type of damage. The bleach/water mixture will fend it off for now, but you might consider investing in a room dehumidifier or filter to help take the mold out of the air. Hope that helps.

10:06 AM, November 19, 2009  
Blogger chuplin said...

Thanks there for the suggestion. I guess investing on dehumidifier won't do for the moment since we are moving out from this place next month. The bleach and water will have to do for now... :)

2:18 PM, November 19, 2009  

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