My humble house

  • Dad’s carpet

    Went on Saturday to PJ house to get the carpet . I had to ask Munirah to come along as I needed her help to get the carpet into the car . The carpet was heavy . I could not carry it on my own. We drove  to the shop at Jalan Klang Lama .…

  • Before’s and After’s

    Just to recollect some of the restoration that I have done on pieces of furniture for the Muar house . The cane arm chair is I believe in the furniture from the 1970’s . The golden brass bed is my sis’s wedding bed . The bed was a present from my parents to her for…

  • Solo trip to Muar- Day 4 & Day 5

    I basically just worked on my laptop . Had so much to do in terms of work . I have to come back to Muar as I got to solve the mattress problem for my bedroom ha ! Also, there is another cat ( a fat cat ) sauntering around in my garden , see…

  • Solo Trip to Muar-Day 3 Monday

    I did the most important errand today . This is to go to the Pejabat Tanah to collect documents on behalf of my brother . I did this within 20 minutes ha ha ha . Drove to Pejabat Tanah in Muar at 8 am and was able to find parking in the compound which is…

  • Solo Trip to Muar – Day 2

    First thing in the morning . I set out to Linda’s daughter house to have breakfast with her . Her daughter recommended this cafe which served good food but only for breakfast and tea . There was a queue maybe because it’s Sunday morning but Linda told me its a popular place . Cafe was…

  • My Solo Trip to Muar- Day 1 ( Saturday)

    Drove alone to Muar on Saturday morning . I was suppose to go with a friend but she had something at work last minute . That’s ok because these things happen . Left my condo at Templers at 8 am and arrived in the Muar house at 10. 30 am so the journey took me…

  • Johore Bahru and tea with Derek and Singapore

    Called upon Derek for tea on our second day in Johore Bahru . He is 95 years old ! He is still lucid ( thank god !) as we were able to have a conversation with him . He does have short lapses of memory but he is aware of this . For instance ,…

  • Day 4 Drove from Muar to Johore Bahru dated 25 July 2024

    On the 4th day of the trip, I drove from Muar to Johore Bahru. The drive took me about 2.5 hours as I wasn’t driving fast . We arrived in Johore Bahru after lunch . We stop by the highway R&R and had our lunch and more fish asam pedas . The fish asam pedas…

  • Day 2 Trip to Muar with Mazni dated 24 July , 2024

    Day 2 in Muar starts with Encik Rahman coming to the house after the termites man left the house . This was  about noon time . The two cleaners were already in the house . Encik Rahman showed me the kebun behind the house. Then we went to see the other kebun at Sg.Sudah .…

  • Day 1 Drove to Muar with Mazni dated 22 July 2024

    Mazni came over from Penang the day before so that we could drive to Muar on Monday .I had several items on my checklist to do . I could only transport items & furniture on Monday from my condo . This is because condo management will not allow transporting of household effects on weekend .…