My humble house

  • The beginning of a journey

    This is my first attempt to blog as a document on my renovation for the house in Muar . Also , to de-stress I suspect about doing up the house . There are 2 dwellings on a land that is approximately 1 1/2 acres .There is a main house with 3 small bedrooms , 2…

  • Muar on Tuesday 30 June  and picking Langsats and Mangosteens at the kebun

    I have not been blogging on my trips to Muar . Just been tied up with teaching and socialising haha . Met Encik Rahman at 7.30 am at the house . We went to the the kebun atthe back to inspect the trees. Durians are in season so sold everywhere . Mangosteens too but I…

  • Duku-langsats at the kebun

    According to Hamid , the duku-langsats have been flowering . Last year, I did get a harvest of duku-langsats so its of no surprise that the duku-langsats trees are flowering . Actually , bought a book on composting (haha ) so hoping all those dry leaves and cutted grass becomes mulch . The book explains…

  • Durians from the kebun at the back of the house

    I had wanted to document how many durians I had managed to harvest ( is that the right word ?) from the kebun at the back of the house. I was not around in Muar so told Hamid to go and check out the durians at the kebun at the back of the house. I…

  • A small patch at the kebun

    I have not been going back to Muar since March 18 so it’s been a month . This partly due to meetings I have to physically attend in KL and dentist visits . I need to go back maybe middle May if not sooner to settle the small patch of land at the kebun .…

  • Shelving for flower pots

    There was leftover steel racks of shelving in the house . My late uncle ( the previous owner of the house) had used the shelving in a small store room in the house & in the rumah kebun. I had asked Hamid , the gardener to do up the steel shelving so that I can…

  • Looking at the kebun 4th April 2026

    Went with Encik Rahman to view the kebun at the back of the house. Talked to Encik Rahman in terms of options on this small patch . Cannot bring a digger in because the digger might damage the gravel of my driveway . The other way is to level this patch ( in the first…

  • Muar today & durians

    Encik Rahman came in the morning at 8 am today. We took a walk to the kebun at the back of the house to look at the durian trees. The is a clear path now from the main gate right till the end of the kebun which is 1acre . I was able to walk…

  • Clearing a small piece of land in the kebun

    Got all this little projects in my head . Got Hamid , the part time gardener to get some help to clear a small piece of land so that there is a small clearing . This is right after the fence in the kebun near the non-fruiting ( sigh ) mangosteen tree. The piece of…

  • My  aunt’s old robok ( crockery cupboard )

    Got Ati to transport the robok from JB to Muar on 4 Sept 2024 . Got a local carpenter to look at the robok . Cannot move the robok anywhere else as its just too heavy  . It will have to stay where it is !

  • Ramadan March 2026 and Theft

    I have not gone back to Muar for some time . Decided to drive back to Muar on Thursday dated March 12, 2026 after my meeting was over during this Ramadan with my friend , Saliha. Encik Rahman had messaged me requesting that I go back as there was suspicious activity on the land that…