My contractor is so cute this morning . Just had to blog on what transpired between us. I gave her photos 1 & 2 for the patio doors at the back that looks out to the kebun . She gave me photo 3 and asked me is this ok . I told her , I…

Taking a 20 minutes break at work from reviewing Postgrad’s students papers . Keep reminding myself that my reviews need to have constructive criticism that is , I need to encourage these students to keep on improving their written chapters and offering suggestions on how they can improve their writing . Tiring on the brain…

The tiles I ordered and paid for has arrived from KL to the house . Yay ! The tiles are for the living/dining & kitchen & bathroom in the house . Also, the tiles are for the tiny Kebun House bathroom . I have already bought all of the bathroom accessories and I have made…

Went on Sunday after breakfast to visit Ati, my cousin who is living at my late Aunt’s house in Johore Bahru . The house and land I bought in Muar was my late Aunt’s and after she died it was given to her only son , Yem , Ati is Yem’s sister . The house…

After meeting my cousin, Ati at my late aunt’s house on Sunday , we went to have cake and tea ( that sounds very English, dosen’t it ! ) with Derek Hewitt, my father ‘s old English friend who is residing in Johore Bahru. He told me he will be 94 years old in 2…

Since this is a long weekend as today is a public holiday due to the King’s birthday , I drove down from home to Melaka on Friday with my aunt and uncle . We spend one night in Melaka which is always a pleasure as Melaka is lively . My aunt and uncle was happy…

Before ,the house has pseudo-greek white small pillars . Now, those pillars are no longer there and bricked up so that there is no more of a little verandah and becomes part of the living room . As from the photos above, the living room ( before) had sliding doors . This has been bricked…

It’s with a heavy heart that my good friend Florence Enau died last night in Miri. She was 80 years old . May She rest in peace . I will miss her . I have no mood to write but my mobile gives me blasted prompts to blog. Florence always read my blog with great…

The pathway from the back door with patio to the front of the Rumah Kebun. The back door which will have the antique teak doors will lead out to the Rumah Kebun and to the view of the Kebun itself. The photo on the right is the back of the main house. There were 2…

The bricking of the walls are being done for the main house . The walls are coming up and I need to do another progress payment to the contractor ! I have not been blogging because been busy teaching so a little slow at doing up this blog.